It goes without saying that Final Fantasy has been home to some of the most famous and incredible soundtracks in video games. Whilst the majority of the main series has seen Nobuo Uematsu compose the bulk of the aural bliss, since his departure from Square Enix to go freelance, a number of other talents have stepped in to deliver scores just as worthy as his masterpieces. Cubed3 has picked out a number of our favourite tracks from the earlier years of the franchise, with a second part featuring even more to follow soon.
Final Fantasy - Matoya's Cave
Final Fantasy - Battle
Final Fantasy II - Castle Pandemonium
Final Fantasy III - Eternal Wind
Final Fantasy IV - Theme of Love
Final Fantasy IV - Fight 2
Final Fantasy IV - Battle with the Four Fiends
Final Fantasy V - Home, Sweet Home
Final Fantasy V - Battle at the Big Bridge
Final Fantasy V - Unknown Lands
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - Battle 2
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest - Battle 3
Final Fantasy VI - Kefka
Final Fantasy VI - Phantom Forest
Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme
Final Fantasy VI - Magitek Research Facility
Final Fantasy VI - Searching for Friends
Final Fantasy VI - Dancing Mad
Final Fantasy VII - Fight On!
Final Fantasy VII - The Chase
Final Fantasy VII - Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Final Fantasy VII - Cosmo Canyon
Final Fantasy VII - Cid's Theme
Final Fantasy VII - Aerith's Theme
Final Fantasy Tactics - Apoplexy
Final Fantasy VIII - The Landing
Final Fantasy VIII - Force Your Way
Final Fantasy VIII - The Man with the Machine Gun
Final Fantasy VIII - Fisherman's Horizon
Share your favourite soundtracks from the Final Fantasy series below, and be sure to check out the rest of ours in part two in the coming days.