This CD is the second of two “vocal” soundtracks that Square released for Final Fantasy I-VI. Basically, tracks are taken from the first 6 FFs and arranged for vocals. In comparison to “Pray,” this soundtrack is much better. It’s hard to describe the feeling you get when you hear your favorite songs SUNG…But it’s generally a good feeling. These songs vary in language, as they contain Japanese, English, French, Portuguese, and track 7 is unknown to me (though I’ve been told it’s Native American). If I were to choose a favorite track (and I have) it’s DEFINITELY Track 03, “Have You Ever Seen Me?”, sung in English. The lightheartedness in this song is just so much fun, I can’t get enough of it! Another incredibly well-written track is Track 06 “Traces of Days Long Gone.”
I really cannot express how good this soundtrack is…I take that back, I can. I decided to break our own policy on sampling (5 tracks per disc maximum). I couldn’t decide whether I wanted track 1 or track 5 more so I took both and I’m now giving out 6 samples for this CD, just as more enticement for you to purchase this thing! Also, many will probably question why I chose to take the last track (the lyrics are incredibly cheesy and make no sense). The reason is because Risa Ohki starts scat-singing right in the middle of the song! I’ve never heard a Japanese person scat-sing and I don’t think I’ll ever hear it again…Because of this, it had to be sampled.
Thanks to the 2004 reprint, many retailers have this CD (I’m not putting up links, you should know where they are by now…hee hee! look up!). So go buy this CD, it’s the best vocal collection I’ve heard to date!
