Omake » Music

Let me get this out of the way; I will not be hosting the soundtrack. If you would like to, BlueLaguna.net has the OST up for download.

The Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack was composed by none other than Hitoshi Sakimoto, a veteran music composer who is very talented; I personally consider him on par, if not superior, to Nobuo Uematsu, and definitely the same level as Yasunori Mitsuda. Since Final Fantasy XII is set in Ivalice, there could only be one person who could write such a score; it is the same person who has created music for Ivalice in Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. You may find out more about him at his Official English Website.

Although Uematsu didn't contribute to the Final Fantasy XII OST, he did compose the theme song. He chose Angela Aki, a very talented musician in her own right, to sing what would be called Kiss Me Good-Bye. While Mr. Uematsu did the music and produced the English version (which will be used in the International releases of Final Fantasy XII), Angela herself along with Motoki Matsuoka did a different arrangement for a Japanese language version of the song, which would only appear on the single and her album. Angela Aki herself plays the piano in both arrangements. Unfortunately, there are no variations of Kiss Me Good-Bye on the Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack. She currently has four songs available for North American download on iTunes courtesy of Tofu Records.

On the single for Kiss Me Good-Bye, there is a B-side sung in English called Santa Fé. Yes, it is this shrine's namesake.