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Final Fantasy IX Soundtrack

Released by:
Tokyopop

Distributed by:
Electro House

Not often do North American gamers get a domestic release of the musical goodness that is Nobou Uematsu’s Final Fantasy soundtracks. Tokyopop has brought an OST (Original Soundtrack) of Final Fantasy IX to North America. Now hold your horses; don’t go running down to you’re local game store looking for this disc just yet. While there are some nice tracks on the CD, it is all music straight from Final Fantasy IX, it doesn’t have any tracks that have been arranged for an orchestra, nor are there any spruced up tracks. It’s the exact same low quality MIDI-like instrument sounds, and the music certainly isn’t Uematsu-san’s best work (that’s Final Fantasy VI).

The tracks appear on the CD in the same order as they do in the game. While there are some very good songs on the CD, like "A Place to Call Home" and "Behind the Door" but tunes like the battle theme and "Melodies of Life" are either very similar to previous Final Fantasy tunes or are just a little hokey.

Nonetheless it is a respectable CD, far better than a lot of videogame soundtracks out there. If your looking for a Final Fantasy soundtrack, but you don’t want to have to track down an import this CD is worth looking for. Just don’t expect it to be of the legendary stature of some of the other Final Fantasy soundtracks out there.

- Mr. Nash