If you ask any kind of Final Fantasy follower what their leading 5 favored tunes in the franchise business are, there’s a 99 percent possibility among them is “To Zanarkand” from Final Fantasy X. However, it ends up, it had not been initially planned for the game.
This information originates from Audrey (aitaikimochi on X, previously Twitter), a huge Final Fantasy follower, Twitch banner, and chief executive officer of Aitai Japan Inc., that equated a current meeting in between Weekly Ochiai and Final Fantasy X author Nobuo Uematsu, whose credit histories additionally consist of One-Winged Angel and Aerith’s Theme from Final Fantasy VII therefore a lot more. In that meeting, Uematsu exposed “To Zanarkand” initially started as an item for a French groove gamer, suggested to be played throughout a recital.
“‘To Zanarkand’ was actually not meant to be the theme for Final Fantasy X,” Uematsu informs Weekly Ochiai, as equated by Audrey on X. “There was a groove gamer from France that initially asked me to compose a tune for them to play throughout a recital. When I composed the item, I assumed probably this seemed a little bit also unfortunate for a recital. So I establish it apart for the time being.
“Sometime after, when I was making the score of Final Fantasy X, I was falling behind all the while the producers were hounding me. So since that flute piece was unused, I just kind of meekly handed it to them. They listened to it and said, ‘Yes! This is brilliant!'”
In retrospection, it’s wild “To Zanarkand” had not been initially made up by Uematsu for Final Fantasy X since it fits the game’s motifs so well, toenailing the mournful and unfortunate tone existing throughout Tidus and Yuna’s trip in Spira.
For extra concerning Final Fantasy songs, read Game Informer’s exclusive four-part collection on author Masayoshi Soken’s rating for in 2014’s Final Fantasy XVI:
- Part 1: Creating The Prelude
- Part 2: The Victory Fanfare
- Part 3: Finding A Main Theme
- Part 4: The Sound
After that, review Game Informer’s review of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.
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