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Final Fantasy Tactics – 1997 Composer Commentary

Added 2020-07-28 13:44:23 +0000 UTC

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In the original Japanese version of Final Fantasy Tactics, a hidden sound test menu can be accessed by entering “BGMききたい” as Ramza’s name. Sadly this was cut for the non-Japanese releases. It’s really too bad, as it contained unused music by Sakimoto/Iwata as well as several unique compositions for the sound novels (also cut) by otherwise unknown co-composers Yuko Miura and Yukiko Mitsui.

Uniquely, this sound menu also had composer commentary for each track, which I’ve translated in full here. It runs the gamut from silly in-jokes to comments on the songwriting; I’ve done my best to annotate any confusing sections (though some of it just zany, like the Mr. Bear stuff). For more info on accessing the sound test, check out tcrf.net!