FINAL FANTASY VIII Original Soundtrack
| Composed by | Nobuo Uematsu |
| Arranged by | Nobuo Uematsu / Shiro Hamaguchi |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Release type | Game Soundtrack - Official Release |
| Format | 4 CD - 73 tracks |
| Release date | May 10, 2005 |
| Duration | 03:58:49 |
| Genres |
iTunes version of the Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack which omits the track Eyes On Me from disc 3 and features an edited version of the Ending Theme from disc 4.
Notes from Parent Album:
Liberi Fatali
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kazushige Nojima
Latin Translation: Taro Yamashita
Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi
Conductor: Katsuaki Nakatani
Keyboards: Haruki Mino
Harp: You Saito
Percussion: Teiko Haruna, Tomoko Kusakari, Isao Kanayama
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Mitsuo Matsuura, Takahito Saijyo, Megumi Ishibashi
Trumpet: Masahiko Sugasaka, Toshio Araki, Hitoshi Yokoyama
Trombone: Masanori Hirohara, Yuzo Kataoka, Junko Yamashiro
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato
Flute: Takashi Asahi, Yoshio Kizu
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino, Ayako Oura
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
·Chorus·
Soprano: Komaki Miyabe, Matsue Hamauzu
Alto: Chie Sasakura, Hitomi Kaga
Tenor: Hirokazu Takiguchi, Jun Suzuki
Bass: Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Takeshi Yamagami
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo
Assistant Engineers: Yasuhiro Tsurusaki, Yasuo Iijima
Recording Coordinator: Yuji Saito
FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Recording Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
·Chorus·
Soprano: Matsue Hamauzu, Ayako Okada
Alto: Kyoko Arita, Chiharu Takahashi
Tenor: Daisuke Hara, Toru Tabei
Bass: Tomo Matsubara, Takamaru Atsuta
Eyes On Me
Vocals: Faye Wong
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kako Someya
Arranger: Shiro Hamaguchi
Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Electric Piano: Ichiro Nagata
Electric Bass: Michio Nagaoka
Drums: Eiji Shimamura
Electric Guitar: Jun Tsunoda
Shinobue: Takashi Asahi
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo JAPAN
Avon Recording Studios, Hong Kong
Assistant Engineer: Noriko Minowa, Simon Li
Vocal Recording Direction: Alvin Leong
Artist Manager: Katie Chan
Recording Coordinators: Yuji Saito, Naoto Echizen
ⓟ1999 KCPL
Special thanks to... Rie Shibata, EMI Hong Kong, TOSHIBA EMI
Ending Theme
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kako Someya
Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi
Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Vocals: Faye Wong
Conductor: Koji Haijima
Piano: Masato Matsuda
Harp: Tomoyuki Asagawa
Percussion: Teiko Koshino, Tomoko Kusakari
Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa, Akiko Osawa
Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi, Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane, Michiyo Sato
Fagotto: Keiko Sugawara
Trumpet/Trombone: Eric Miyashiro Group
Tuba: Isao Watanabe
Horn: Otohiko Fujita Group
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo JAPAN
Avon Recording Studios, Hong Kong
Assistant Engineer: Noriko Minowa, Simon Li
Vocal Recording Direction: Alvin Leong
Artist Manager: Katie Chan
Recording Coordinators: Yuji Saito, Naoto Echizen
ⓟ1999 SQUARE/KCPL
Special thanks to... EMI Hong Kong
Composed, Arranged & Produced by Nobuo Uematsu
Sound programmer: Minoru Akao
Recording engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Synthesizer programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Mastering engineer: Yasuji "Yasman" Maeda
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Notes from Parent Album:
Liberi Fatali
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kazushige Nojima
Latin Translation: Taro Yamashita
Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi
Conductor: Katsuaki Nakatani
Keyboards: Haruki Mino
Harp: You Saito
Percussion: Teiko Haruna, Tomoko Kusakari, Isao Kanayama
Horn: Otohiko Fujita, Mitsuo Matsuura, Takahito Saijyo, Megumi Ishibashi
Trumpet: Masahiko Sugasaka, Toshio Araki, Hitoshi Yokoyama
Trombone: Masanori Hirohara, Yuzo Kataoka, Junko Yamashiro
Tuba: Kiyoshi Sato
Flute: Takashi Asahi, Yoshio Kizu
Clarinet: Tadashi Hoshino, Ayako Oura
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
·Chorus·
Soprano: Komaki Miyabe, Matsue Hamauzu
Alto: Chie Sasakura, Hitomi Kaga
Tenor: Hirokazu Takiguchi, Jun Suzuki
Bass: Katsuyuki Nakanishi, Takeshi Yamagami
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo
Assistant Engineers: Yasuhiro Tsurusaki, Yasuo Iijima
Recording Coordinator: Yuji Saito
FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Recording Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
·Chorus·
Soprano: Matsue Hamauzu, Ayako Okada
Alto: Kyoko Arita, Chiharu Takahashi
Tenor: Daisuke Hara, Toru Tabei
Bass: Tomo Matsubara, Takamaru Atsuta
Eyes On Me
Vocals: Faye Wong
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kako Someya
Arranger: Shiro Hamaguchi
Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Electric Piano: Ichiro Nagata
Electric Bass: Michio Nagaoka
Drums: Eiji Shimamura
Electric Guitar: Jun Tsunoda
Shinobue: Takashi Asahi
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo JAPAN
Avon Recording Studios, Hong Kong
Assistant Engineer: Noriko Minowa, Simon Li
Vocal Recording Direction: Alvin Leong
Artist Manager: Katie Chan
Recording Coordinators: Yuji Saito, Naoto Echizen
ⓟ1999 KCPL
Special thanks to... Rie Shibata, EMI Hong Kong, TOSHIBA EMI
Ending Theme
Music: Nobuo Uematsu
Lyrics: Kako Someya
Orchestration: Shiro Hamaguchi
Synthesizer Programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Vocals: Faye Wong
Conductor: Koji Haijima
Piano: Masato Matsuda
Harp: Tomoyuki Asagawa
Percussion: Teiko Koshino, Tomoko Kusakari
Flute: Hideyo Takakuwa, Akiko Osawa
Oboe: Masakazu Ishibashi, Satoshi Shoji
Clarinet: Kimio Yamane, Michiyo Sato
Fagotto: Keiko Sugawara
Trumpet/Trombone: Eric Miyashiro Group
Tuba: Isao Watanabe
Horn: Otohiko Fujita Group
Strings: Masatsugu Shinozaki Group
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Recorded at Sound City, Tokyo JAPAN
Avon Recording Studios, Hong Kong
Assistant Engineer: Noriko Minowa, Simon Li
Vocal Recording Direction: Alvin Leong
Artist Manager: Katie Chan
Recording Coordinators: Yuji Saito, Naoto Echizen
ⓟ1999 SQUARE/KCPL
Special thanks to... EMI Hong Kong
Composed, Arranged & Produced by Nobuo Uematsu
Sound programmer: Minoru Akao
Recording engineer: Kenzi Nagashima
Synthesizer programmer: Keiji Kawamori
Mastering engineer: Yasuji "Yasman" Maeda
Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
| 1 | Liberi Fatali | 03:07 | |
| 2 | Balamb GARDEN | 03:29 | |
| 3 | Blue Fields | 02:54 | |
| 4 | Don't be Afraid | 02:52 | |
| 5 | The Winner | 01:07 | |
| 6 | Find Your Way | 03:47 | |
| 7 | SeeD | 04:15 | |
| 8 | The Landing | 04:37 | |
| 9 | Starting Up | 01:19 | |
| 10 | Force Your Way | 03:53 | |
| 11 | The Loser | 01:26 | |
| 12 | Never Look Back | 03:23 | |
| 13 | Dead End | 01:11 | |
| 14 | Breezy | 02:43 | |
| 15 | Shuffle or Boogie | 02:04 | |
| 16 | Waltz for the Moon | 03:00 | |
| 17 | Tell Me | 03:24 | |
| 18 | Fear | 02:24 | |
| 19 | The Man with the Machine Gun | 02:49 | |
| 20 | Julia | 01:23 | |
| 21 | Roses and Wine | 02:18 | |
| 22 | Junction | 01:37 | |
| 23 | Timber Owls | 02:51 |
CD 2
| 1 | My Mind | 03:12 | |
| 2 | The Mission | 03:37 | |
| 3 | Martial Law | 03:48 | |
| 4 | Cactus Jack(Galbadian Anthem) | 01:30 | |
| 5 | Only a Plank Between One and Perdition | 02:24 | |
| 6 | SUCCESSION OF WITCHES | 03:19 | |
| 7 | Galbadia GARDEN | 03:37 | |
| 8 | Unrest | 02:37 | |
| 9 | Under Her Control | 03:31 | |
| 10 | The Stage is Set | 03:40 | |
| 11 | A Sacrifice | 03:27 | |
| 12 | FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC | 04:33 | |
| 13 | Intruders | 02:32 | |
| 14 | Premonition | 04:37 | |
| 15 | Wounded | 00:53 | |
| 16 | Fragments of Memories | 03:14 | |
| 17 | Jailed | 03:50 | |
| 18 | Rivals | 03:31 | |
| 19 | Ami | 04:37 |
CD 3
| 1 | The Spy | 03:47 | |
| 2 | Retaliation | 00:45 | |
| 3 | Movin' | 05:18 | |
| 4 | Blue Sky | 00:45 | |
| 5 | Drifting | 02:57 | |
| 6 | Heresy | 04:11 | |
| 7 | Fisherman's Horizon | 03:36 | |
| 8 | ODEKA ke Chocobo | 01:16 | |
| 9 | Where I Belong | 03:40 | |
| 10 | The Oath | 03:26 | |
| 11 | Slide Show Part1 | 01:23 | |
| 12 | Slide Show Part2 | 01:47 | |
| 13 | Love Grows | 04:29 | |
| 14 | The Salt Flats | 03:37 | |
| 15 | Trust Me | 03:13 | |
| 16 | Silence and Motion | 05:48 | |
| 17 | Dance with the Balamb-fish | 03:40 | |
| 18 | Tears of the moon | 01:13 | |
| 19 | Residents | 03:09 |
CD 4
| 1 | Mods de Chocobo(featuring N's Telecaster) | 02:25 | |
| 2 | Ride On | 03:03 | |
| 3 | Truth | 03:41 | |
| 4 | Lunatic Pandora | 03:28 | |
| 5 | Compression of Time | 04:34 | |
| 6 | The Castle | 05:19 | |
| 7 | The Legendary Beast | 05:50 | |
| 8 | Maybe I'm a Lion | 05:35 | |
| 9 | The Extreme | 06:45 | |
| 10 | The Successor | 03:38 | |
| 11 | Ending Theme | 08:33 | |
| 12 | Overture | 03:36 |
