This is got to be the best battle music in all of Final Fantasy. And this is the tempo that it’s supposed to be played at. The tempo from the original recording is a bit too slow to make it battle-like. But of course at this speed, it makes the already difficulty piece even more difficult. Put it in perspective, I beat the OST by close to 30 seconds. I’ve tried playing at the original tempo, which is much more doable. For me, the most difficult parts are the two sections involving “thirds”, one near the begninning, the other is the chromatic scale in thirds.
Related piece from the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VII – Those Who Fight.
After I recorded the complete Final Fantasy Piano Collections, I discovered the Final Fantasy “Piano Opera”. The “Piano Collections” appear to be so elementary compared to the “Piano Opera”. My next project is to record the complete Piano Opera. But this time I’ll take my time to make sure the pieces are more polished. I’m hoping to release one piece each week. Please stay tuned.
Click here to go to the master index page for the Final Fantasy Piano Opera.
