Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy VI

I can't really review this soundtrack from the gamer point of view, because I haven't played this game yet. I did buy the psone remake a while ago, but I'm too busy right with too many rpg's: Mystic Quest, Breath of Fire III, Dragon Quest VIII, Digimon World 2003 and Final Fantasy X-2. But after I defeated the last boss of the last rpg in this list, I will play Final Fantasy VI..

Since Episode V, the amount of discs never returns to just one, so be prepared for long blog posts, with long tracklistings and long hours of Final Fantasy-ismic Music.
I thought this soundtrack felt like a megamix of previous Final Fantasy melodies, same structure, same build up, same lightheartedness where necessary, but all very well played out over the three discs. I did think a few times that it was time for Nobuo Uematsu to get out of his lazy chair and show us some new tricks, instead of playing by the same old rules in the book.
This doesn't mean there aren't new compositions here, it just felt a bit "same old, same old" some times.

Released: NTT Publishing, 1994.

Disc 1

01. Omen
02. The Mines of Narshe
03. Awakening
04. Locke's Theme
05. Battle
06. Victory Fanfare
07. Edgar & Sabin's Theme
08. Kefka
09. Mt. Koltz
10. The Returners
11. Shadow's Theme
12. Troops March On
13. Cyan's Theme
14. The Unforgiven
15. Phantom Forest
16. Phantom Train
17. The Veldt
18. Gau's Theme
19. The Serpent Trench
20. Kids Run Through the City
21. Under Martial Law
22. Celes's Theme
23. Protect the Espers!
24. The Decisive Battle
25. Metamorphosis

Disc 2

01. Terra's Theme
02. Coin of Fate
03. Techno de Chocobo
04. Forever Rachel
05. Slam Shuffle
06. Spinach Rag
07. Overture
08. Aria di Mezzo Carattere
09. Wedding Waltz ~ Duel
10. Grand Finale
11. Setzer's Theme
12. Johnny C. Bad
13. The Gestahl Empire
14. Magitek Research Facility
15. The Airship Blackjack
16. What?
17. Mog's Theme
18. Strago's Theme
19. Relm's Theme
20. Esper World

Disc 3

01. Floating Continent
02. Catastrophe
03. Battle to the Death
04. Rest in Peace
05. Dark World
06. From that Day On...
07. Searching for Friends
08. Gogo's Theme
09. Epitaph
10. The Magic House
11. Umaro's Theme
12. The Fanatics
13. Kefka's Tower
14. Dancing Mad
15. Balance Is Restored
16. The Prelude

Finger Disc 1
Finger Disc 2
Finger Disc 3


Previously posted:
1987: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy I
1988: Tsuyoshi Sekito - Final Fantasy II
1990: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy III
1991: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IV
1991: Máire Breatnach - Final Fantasy IV Celtic Moon
1992: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy IV Piano Collections
1992: Ryuji Sasai & Yasuhiro Kawakami - Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
1992: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy V - Disc 1
1992: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy V - Disc 2
1993: Nobuo Uematsu - Final Fantasy V Piano Collections