Final Fantasy VIII: Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec [IMPORT] [LIMITED EDITION] [SOUNDTRACK] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Nobuo Uematsu (Artist), Shiro Hamaguchi (Artist)

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 (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,586 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
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 the 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

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

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.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	T. A. Noonan "lyriamoonriver" (Hattiesburg, MS) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Execellent, February 9, 2000

By	Eddy Ospina (Skibbereen, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This is brilliant, not as good as FFVII and VI but still brilliant. Eyes on Me, Liberi Fatali, Waltz for the Moon, Julia, Succesion of Witches they are all great, buy it now!