Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack

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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack

Studio album by Masashi Hamauzu
Released	February 15, 2006 August 16
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Video game soundtrack
Length	2:14:48
Label	Nippon Crown Records
Producer(s)	Masashi Hamauzu
Musashiden II: Blade Master Original Soundtrack (2005)	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack (2006)

Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack is a soundtrack album of video game music from the action role-playing game Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, produced by Square Enix Co. Ltd. for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The album contains musical tracks from the game, composed by Masashi Hamauzu. Yoshihisa Hirano provides orchestration and Koji Haishima conducts the Tokyo Philharmonic used for about half of the soundtrack. Gackt Camui composed and performed the theme songs, "LONGING" and "REDEMPTION". The soundtrack was released on the 15th of February, 2005 in Japan with a price of ¥ 3,300 bearing the catalog number CRCP-40139/40 and the limited edition of the soundtrack was also released on the same day with a price of ¥3,900 bearing the catalog number CRCP-40137/38. The limited edition of the soundtrack includes a "Cerberus Complete Case" deluxe box which is designed to hold the soundtrack along with the Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII PS2 game and the limited edition of Gackt's single for the game, "REDEMPTION".

The soundtrack marks new territory for Hamauzu, combining his signature impressionist chords, jazz and electronic ambience, marches and instrumental solos with a dark, cinematic overall tone. It is unknown, however, the extent of arrangement in Hirano's highly literate orchestration, although Hamauzu has scored himself before.

It should also be noted that, unlike other components of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Dirge of Cerberus features no music, rearranged or otherwise, from the original game.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 Disc one
- 1.2 Disc two
2 Additional information
3 External links

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

"Flicker" – 1:28
"Calm Before the Storm" – 2:20
"Trigger Situation" – 2:04
"Prologue of 'DIRGE of CERBERUS' " – 2:46
"Fragment of Memory" – 4:00
"Fearful Happening" – 3:53
"WRO March" – 2:22
"Azul the Cerulean" – 2:15
"Fight Tune 'Arms of Shinra'" – 3:13
"Abhorrence Whirls" – 3:43
"Silent Edge" – 3:05
"Undulation" – 1:04
"Counteroffensive" – 2:20
"Ten Year Reunion" – 3:13
"Fight Tune 'Girl Named Shelke'" – 2:54
"Fight Tune 'Killing One Another'" – 2:11
"Uneasy Feelings" – 2:51
"Memories with Lucrecia" – 1:11
"Sneaky Cait Sith" – 3:56
"Darkness" – 2:19
"Lifestream" – 4:08
"Rosso the Crimson" – 1:23
"Mysterious Ninja" – 1:11
"Ninja Girl of Wutai" – 1:24
"Sudden Parting" – 1:10
"Discovery in Sadness" – 1:25
"A Proposal" – 2:17
"High-Spirited" – 0:40
"Return to the Subject" – 2:54
"Marching Tune #0" – 0:55

[edit] Disc two

"Return to the Origin" – 2:05
"Marching Tune" – 3:50
"Fight Tune 'Crimson Impact'" – 1:52
"Under a Full Moon" – 1:23
"Trespasser" – 4:03
"Transformation into Chaos" – 1:17
"Splinter of Sadness" – 2:02
"Deep Darkness of Shinra" – 3:55
"Lucrecia Crescent" – 3:33
"Forgotten Tears" – 1:35
"Fight Tune 'Messenger of the Dark'" – 2:40
"Awakening" – 1:44
"Fight Tune 'The Immaculate'" – 5:03
"Finally Reborn" – 1:36
"The Last SND" – 1:37
"Everyone's Help" – 1:43
"LONGING" – 4:00
"Terminus" – 3:01
"Quickening" – 3:00
"Death and Rebirth" – 1:07
"Chaotic End" – 4:28
"REDEMPTION" – 4:04
"Hope of the Future" – 3:51

[edit] Additional information

The cover of the limited edition of Gackt's single

The Dirge of Cerberus soundtrack was the second time composer Nobuo Uematsu was not involved with the soundtrack of a Final Fantasy game after Final Fantasy X-2. In addition, it is one of the few Final Fantasy soundtracks, along with those of Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy XI and its respective extensions, to feature completely English track titles on the Japanese release. The game includes two vocal songs, "LONGING" and "REDEMPTION". Both are sung and set to tunes by Japanese rock singer, Gackt. A single for the songs were released on the 25th of February 2006 bearing the catalogue number CRCP-10130 with a price of ¥1,200. A limited edition of the single was also released with a bonus DVD featuring the Redemption music video bearing the catalogue number CRCP-10129 with a price of ¥1,950.

A supplemental soundtrack was released through the Japanese iTunes service and the SQUARE ENIX MUSIC Download page on August 22nd, 2006, for the price of ¥1,500. Titled "DIRGE of CERBERUS: Final Fantasy VII MULTIPLAYER MODE Original Sound Collections", this album consistes of 27 tracks, including a handful of songs from the single player game which weren't included in the OST, as well as all of the original music composed for the multiplayer mode and two new songs composed by Ryo Yamazaki for the North American release of the game.