Final Fantasy VIII: Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec [Import, Limited Edition, Soundtrack, Original recording remastered]

Nobuo Uematsu (Artist), Shiro Hamaguchi (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Limited Edition, Soundtrack, Original recording remastered
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B00003WGBZ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,284 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Liberi Fatali

2. Blue Fields

3. Don't Be Afraid

4. Balamb Garden

5. Fisherman's Horizon

6. Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec

7. Eyes on Me

8. The Man With the Machine Gun

9. Dance With the Balamb-Fish

10. Love Grows

11. The Oath

12. Ending Theme

13. Fragments of Memories

Editorial Reviews

Japanese album featuring music from 'Final Fantasy VIII' the PlayStation game, rearranged as a grand-scaled orchestral piece. Written & produced by Nobuo Uematsu. Orchestration by Shiro Hamaguchi. 2004. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing, April 30, 2000

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"-zap-" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy VIII: Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec (Audio CD)

This is NOT the 4-CD Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack (OST). What it IS, though, is Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec (SUCCESSION OF WITCHES is an anagram of the title), and it's amazing.

On this CD, in the great tradition of Final Fantasy soundtracks, is the Orchestrated version of selected tracks from the OST. This means that the songs have been rearranged and played by a full orchestra. If you though these songs were great before, wait 'til you hear this! A few tracks on this CD were left unchanged because they have been already orchestrated(Liberi Fatali [played during the first video], Eyes On Me, Ending Theme). There are some unlikely tracks on this CD, and you'll hear the song in a completely new way, like Fisherman's Horizon with it's cheery vocals and The Man With The Machine Gun (I love the use of violins in it!). The strangely touching song played at the begining of the Disc 2 in the game, Fragments Of Memories, is given new life, making it a lovely and moving addition to the CD.

Those are only a few of the mind-blowing tracks on the CD. Though this is a bit of a niche CD, it's a great addition to anyone's colletion, Final Fantasy fan or not.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC -- A Review, April 24, 2000

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T. A. Noonan "T.A. Noonan" (Port St. Lucie, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Final Fantasy VIII: Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec (Audio CD)

This CD, titled FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC (meaning "Succession of the Witches"), is *not* the 4 CD collection of music from the Final Fantasy VIII game. Rather, it is a selection of the music remastered with a full orchestra. But don't let that deter you from picking this CD up! "Liberi Fatali", "Eyes on Me", and "Ending Theme" appear on this CD in their original form, and everyone of the other ten tracks on this CD are redone in a way that is absolutely amazing. Most striking is the title song of the CD; "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec" is transformed into a deeply haunting sorceress's hymn that will echo in your ears for days afterward. I highly recommend this CD...it's definitely worth every penny!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent orchestral arrangement, December 6, 2003

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Mark Lauer (Columbia, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Final Fantasy VIII: Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec (Audio CD)

I'm a big fan of rearranged video game music, and this cd is one of my new favorites. Every song is played by a professional orchestra, and it just sounds excellent.

A few things worth mentioning. The first track, Liberi Fatali, is the music played in the opening movie to ff8. The melody hasn't changed(though the sound effects from the Squall/Seifer battle arent there), but somehow it just sounds clearer and sharper than what was in the original game. It's an excellent piece that doesnt need any rearrangement.

The next two tracks(Blue Fields, which is the overworld theme, and Dont Be Afraid, the basic battle theme), had pretty lackluster original melodies to begin with, but this arrangement manages to play them both pretty well. They aren't spectacular, but they are still a lot better than the originals.

Track 6, Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec, is also excellent, until you get to the last part of the song. This weird wailing female's voice comes in and I think it completely ruins what would have otherwise been one of the highlights of the cd. The first time I heard it, I thought someone had come up behind me and started making fun of the song. It's just so off-key and doesn't at all.

"The Man With the Machine Gun" is another excellent piece. It isn't a rocking battle theme like its original, but its still an upbeat, light-hearted piece that accurately reflects the original. Very well done.

"Eyes on Me" is the same as it was in the game. I was never a fan of lyrics in video game music, and even though I can agree that it is a pretty song, I just dont like lyrics(the chanting voices and the Fithos Lusec is ok with me though).

I think they could have taken out one of the slower songs and replaced it with a faster-paced piece, like the "Attack on Dollet" theme, but thats just me.

Every piece on this cd is orchestrated excellently. My college roomate, who is getting a minor in music, loves this cd(even though he never played any video games in his entire life). He points out to me all the "cool" parts of the music like how they do a "major 7th" chord or something like that :). A tad expensive, but its an excellent cd, enjoyable by both gamers and non-gamers.