text: music of final fantasy iv the music of the video game final fantasy iv was composed by regular series composer nobuo uematsu . the final fantasy iv original sound version , a compilation of almost all of the music in the game , was released by square co . / ntt publishing , and subsequently re - released by ntt publishing . it was released in north america by tokyopop as final fantasy iv official soundtrack : music from final fantasy chronicles , with one additional track . it has since been re - released multiple times with slight changes as part of the final fantasy finest box and as final fantasy iv ds ost . an arranged album entitled final fantasy iv celtic moon , containing a selection of musical tracks from the game performed in the style of celtic music by máire breatnach , was released by square and later re - released by ntt publishing . additionally , a collection of piano arrangements composed by nobuo uematsu and played by toshiyuki mori titled piano collections final fantasy iv was released by ntt publishing . the music was overall well received ; reviewers have praised the quality of the original composition despite the limitations of the medium , and reacted favorably to the arranged soundtracks . several tracks , especially " theme of love " , remain popular today , and have been performed numerous times in orchestral concert series , as well as been published in arranged and compilation albums by square as well as outside groups . concept and creation uematsu has noted that the process of composing was excruciating , involving trial and error and requiring the sound staff to spend several nights in sleeping bags at square co. headquarters . he blamed much of the problem on the fact that this was his first soundtrack to use the new super famicom hardware , as opposed to his previous soundtracks composed for the famicom . the liner notes for the final fantasy iv osv album were humorously signed as being written at 1 : 30 am " in the office , naturally . " uematsu has stated that , beginning with the soundtrack to final fantasy iv , he started to move away from the idea that the soundtrack had to be solely an orchestral score . in june 2007 , square enix held a casting for a vocalist to sing a version of final fantasy iv 's " theme of love " rearranged by nobuo uematsu . megumi ida was selected from approximately 800 applicants to perform the song , which was featured on the japanese nintendo ds remake of the game , as well as the accompanying soundtrack album . final fantasy iv original sound version final fantasy iv original sound version is a soundtrack album containing the musical tracks from the game , composed , arranged , produced and performed by nobuo uematsu . it spans 44 tracks and covers a duration of 58 : 25 . it was first released on june 14 , 1991 , by square co . / ntt publishing , and subsequently re - released on november 26 , 1994 , and october 1 , 2004 , by ntt publishing . the original release bears the catalog number n23d - 001 , and the re - release bears the catalog number ntcp - . after the release of final fantasy iv for the sony playstation as part of final fantasy chronicles , the album was released in north america by tokyopop on august 21 , 2001 as final fantasy iv official soundtrack : music from final fantasy chronicles . this is nearly the same release as final fantasy iv : original sound version , some track titles were slightly changed , and a 45th track was added , " theme of love ( arranged ) " , which had previously only been released as a piano version on the second track of piano collections final fantasy iv . this release has the catalog numbers tpcd - 2 . the gba version was again released as part of the final fantasy finest box by square enix on march 28 , 2007 under the catalog number fffb - 0001 along with the osts of final fantasy v and final fantasy vi after the game was ported to the game boy advance . this version included several tracks which were not included in the original album , such as the " chocobo forest " theme , the music for the dancing girl , the short intro to " cry in sorrow / sorrow and loss " , and various fanfares . after the release of final fantasy iv for the nintendo ds , a new version of the soundtrack arranged by junya nakano and kenichiro fukui , respectively , was released in japan in january 2008 as final fantasy iv original soundtrack . most of the pieces are the same as on the original album , although they were reproduced for the sound hardware of the ds , with new synthesizer effects . a new version of " theme of love " was included , with lyrics sung by megumi ida . it was released as a two - disk set with a bonus dvd containing the full motion video included in the re - releases of final fantasy iv , and has the catalog numbers sqex - - 7 . this version of " theme of love " was also released as a single , entitled moonlight -final fantasy iv theme of . the single also includes the ds version of the song , the original track , and a karaoke version of the megumi ida rendition . it was released along with a bonus dvd containing a music video for the song on december 5 , 2007 with the catalog numbers of - - 8 and a duration of 16 : 21 . final fantasy iv osv was well received ; reviewers have praised the quality of the composition despite the limited medium . soundtrack central compared it favorably with uematsu 's later works , especially the soundtrack for final fantasy vi , and termed it a " great cd " . however , the length of several tracks as well as of the album as a whole was criticized , with reviewers finding it " too short " and disapproving of the early fade - out of some tracks . reviewers found the expanded and remastered version found in the finest box to be comparable to the quality of the original album , with some tracks improving in their remake , becoming " deeper " or " sharper " as was appropriate . a new edition of the soundtrack , final fantasy iv original soundtrack remaster version , was released by square enix on july 3 , 2013 . this version is expanded to two discs , allowing the tracks to play through two loops rather than just one , as well as the addition of a few short pieces that were left off of the original recording . despite the name , the album features the original super nes version of the music , rather than a more modern synthesizer sound . the album has the catalog number sqex - ~ 4 , and its 57 tracks have a duration of 1 : 32 : 40 . joshua bateman of rpgfan stated that while the remaster edition wasn 't strictly necessary , given that square enix still sold the original version online , the new edition was still a superior version and an important step in preserving classic video game music . final fantasy iv celtic moon final fantasy iv celtic moon is a selection of musical tracks from the game , arranged and performed in the style of celtic music by máire breatnach . it spans 15 tracks and covers a duration of 52 : 36 . it was first released on october 28 , 1991 , in japan , and subsequently re - released on november 26 , 1994 , and on october 1 , 2004 , by ntt publishing . the original release bears the catalog number n30d - 006 , the first re - release bears the catalog number pscn - , and the most recent re - release has the catalog number ntcp - . overall reception of final fantasy iv celtic moon was also positive , though some reviewers felt that several of the tracks were of lesser quality than the rest of the album . patrick gann of rpgfan described it as " awesome . purely spectacular . " and matt brady of final fantasy symphony concurred , saying that the " music quality for this soundtrack was spectacular . " daniel space of rpgfan , however , found the quality mixed , and said that " some of the pieces do not live up to the new orchestration , " although others " were a delight to hear . " he also found some of the instruments to be slightly out of tune , which he disliked , though matt brady felt it gave the pieces an " ethnic feel " . piano collections final fantasy iv piano collections final fantasy iv is a collection of final fantasy iv music composed by nobuo uematsu , arranged by shiro satou and played on piano by toshiyuki mori . it spans 14 tracks and covers a duration of 57 : 24 . it was first published by ntt publishing on april 21 , 1992 , and subsequently re - published on may 23 , 2001 . the original release bears the catalog number - 010 , and the reprint bears the catalog number ntcp - 1001 . critical reception for piano collections final fantasy iv was positive , with reviewers terming the album " fantastic " . damian thomas of rpgfan said that the album was " a true gem " and said that despite his dislike of piano arrangements , he " truly appreciated " the album . some reviewers felt that the pieces in the album were " simplistic " , especially in comparison to the piano collections for final fantasy v and final fantasy vi , but said that " its simplicity calls for a different feeling , and it is still great , " and that despite the lack of complexity , " all of the songs ... are extremely nicely done . " final fantasy iv minimum album final fantasy iv minimum album is a 6 track mini cd ep released on september 5 , 1991 by ntt publishing co . it contains unreleased and arranged tracks from the original soundtrack . the catalog number is - 004 and it has a total playing time of 20 : 25 . legacy the music of final fantasy iv has remained popular since its release , especially in japan . the track " theme of love " has even been taught to japanese school children as part of the music curriculum . additionally , the black mages have arranged two pieces from final fantasy iv . these are " battle with the four fiends " , an arrangement of " the dreadful fight " , and " zeromus " , an arrangement of " the final battle " , both of which can be found on the album the skies above , published in 2004 . a lyrical version of " theme of love " , sung by risa ohki , appeared on final fantasy : pray , a compilation album produced by square . additionally , lyrical versions of " main theme of final fantasy iv " and " edward 's harp " , sung by risa ohki and ikuko noguchi , appeared on final fantasy : love will grow . uematsu continues to perform certain pieces in his dear friends : music from final fantasy concert series . the music of final fantasy iv has also appeared in various official concerts and live albums , such as 20020220 music from final fantasy , a live recording of an orchestra performing music from the series including several pieces from the game . " red wings " , " theme of love " , and " ending theme " , were played by the tokyo philharmonic orchestra in their first orchestral game concert in 1991 as part of a five concert tour , which was later released as a series of albums . additionally , " theme of love " was performed by the royal stockholm philharmonic orchestra for the distant worlds - music from final fantasy concert tour , as well as by the new japan philharmonic orchestra in the tour de japon : music from final fantasy concert series . independent but officially licensed releases of final fantasy iv music have been composed by such groups as project majestic mix , which focuses on arranging video game music . another popular album release was echoes of betrayal , light of redemption , an unofficial download - only album release by the remix website overclocked remix on july 19 , 2009 containing 54 remixes over 4 " discs " . selections also appear on japanese remix albums , called dojin music , and on english remixing websites .