20020220: Music From Final Fantasy [IMPORT]

Nobuo Uematsu (Artist), Shiro Hamaguchi (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Japanese Import
• ASIN: B000063VTH
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,921 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Music From Final Fantasy recorded live at Tokyo's International Forum on February 20, 2002. The show was the first 'Final Fantasy' full orchestra concert (the Tokyo Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra). Guest performers include Emiko Shiratori and Rikki who performed the theme songs. The CD includes enhanced material with a comment from Nobuo Uematsu and backstage footage.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For those who wanna get their FF orchestra groove on..., February 20, 2004

By	Johnathan Gibbs (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Final Fantasy 20020220 is worth buying. It is a great CD to listen to if you want to hear orchestrated versions performed live, mistakes and all. That said, let me point out everything that is wrong with the performances, and why I did not give 20020220 a 5/5. As partial as I am to Final Fantasy music, I must criticize the singing in this performance. In both tracks that featured a choir (Liberi Fatali and One Winged Angel) it seemed like everyone was trying to outsing each other, the tenors in particular would sing awfully loud, while everyone else was drowned out. The soloists RIKKI and Emiko Shiratori did a fabulous job, in my opinon. Others said that they sounded nervous, I do not agree. The actual performance by the orchestra was brilliant. I especially liked Liberi Fatali, One Winged Angel, and Vamo' Alla Flamenco. I wish I could speak Japanese, because 8 of the 25 tracks on the 2 disc set are nothing but the concert MCs talking about stuff. All in all I would like to restate that FF20020220 is worth buying, but maybe you should play some of the FF games to hear these songs before you listen to the orchestra version, all the more to appreciate this masterpiece.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best (non OST) Final Fantasy works, February 19, 2003

By	Omar Al-Hani (Orland Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews

There hasn't been a live CD since the ill-fated "Symphonic Suite" many years ago and now there is this - quite simply put a live version of some of the best Final Fantasy songs. The Tokyo Philharmonic is on every beat and adds alittle more to the Final Fantasy melodies. The MC's get annoying and their Japanese is very hard to understand. The choice of songs was superb yet there is no "live feel" as most of the songs are played just as you would have heard them on another Final Fantasy CD. All in all, this is one of the best and one can easily see by some of its few flaws to its real beauty - the epitome of Nobuo Uematsu's Final Fantasy work.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best final fantasy music i've heard!, August 22, 2002

By A Customer

this is the best final fantasy CD! the best thing is that it was recorded live from nobou uemastu's concert in tokyo! i recommend this for every final fantasy fan!