Piano Collection: Final Fantasy VII [Import, Soundtrack]

Nobuo Uematsu | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 17, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: Square Soft
• ASIN: B00025E1VC
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,230 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. F.F. VII - Nobuo Uematsu

2. J-E-N-O-V-A - Nobuo Uematsu

Editorial Reviews

Full title - Final Fantasy VII - Piano Collection. Japan exclusive video game soundtrack containing 13 songs plus an 8-page booklet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice collection for my favorite FF game, December 9, 2007

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J. Lee (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Collection: Final Fantasy VII (Audio CD)

First off, the Amazon track listing is incorrect. This album contains 13 tracks:

1. Tifa's Theme

2. Main Theme

3. Cinco de Chocobo

4. Ahead on our way

5. Fight Music

6. Cosmo Canyon

7. Gold Saucer

8. Farm boy

9. Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony

10. J-E-N-O-V-A

11. Aeris' Theme

12. One Winged Angel

13. Descendant of Shinobi

The album, as its title suggests, contains piano arrangements of all of these tracks which were present in the Final Fantasy VII game. Many are played at a slightly slower pace, and the tracks only contain piano, no other instruments.

As a result, some of the tracks really change either their sound or their impact. Others are very fitting for a piano, like Aeris' Theme.

Overall, this is an interesting collection. Chances are, if you're willing to shell out $40 for one CD, my opinion probably doesn't matter to you. I'd recommend other Nobuo Uematsu or Yasunori Mitsuda works before this one for the average person, but if you can't get enough FFVII music, this is a good addition to your collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, September 30, 2010

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E. Chen "Kagetsu" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Collection: Final Fantasy VII (Audio CD)

The product arrived same and sound.

The music is soothing and comforting,

It does not have the orchestra grand, but for lazy afternoon or raining days, it is the best choice! (for me)

Some of the songs are different then the ones I am used to or heard on youtube. The sheet-music are different and pleasant.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly Arranged, Played Like a Robot, December 7, 2008

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C. Houvener (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Collection: Final Fantasy VII (Audio CD)

The FF7 Piano Collections are amazingly arranged! There is so much subtlety to them - it's really amazing how much of the originals come through in the piano, plus a bit.

However, many of the songs sound like a computer is playing them. The arrangements may be incredible, but the playing is dull and mechanical. Two that stand out are Ahead On Our Way and One Winged Angel (which is also played slowly - much of the energy is lost).

The disk is still lovely and I'm very appreciative for the arrangements that came out of this which OTHER more interpretive, emotional, or talented pianists have taken up and recorded (although often with poor audio quality) Sigh. Nothing's perfect.