If you ask any Final Fantasy fan what their high 5 favourite songs within the franchise are, there is a 99 % probability considered one of them is “To Zanarkand” from Final Fantasy X. However, it seems, it wasn’t initially meant for the sport.
This information comes from Audrey (aitaikimochi on X, previously Twitter), a mega Final Fantasy fan, Twitch streamer, and CEO of Aitai Japan Inc., who translated a current interview between Weekly Ochiai and Final Fantasy X composer Nobuo Uematsu, whose credit additionally embody One-Winged Angel and Aerith’s Theme from Final Fantasy VII and a lot extra. In that interview, Uematsu revealed “To Zanarkand” initially started as a chunk for a French flute participant, meant to be performed throughout a recital.
“‘To Zanarkand’ was actually not meant to be the theme for Final Fantasy X,” Uematsu tells Weekly Ochiai, as translated by Audrey on X. “There was a flute participant from France who initially requested me to jot down a tune for them to play throughout a recital. When I wrote the piece, I believed maybe this sounded a bit too unhappy for a recital. So I set it apart in the meanwhile.
“Sometime after, when I was making the score of Final Fantasy X, I was falling behind all the while the producers were hounding me. So since that flute piece was unused, I just kind of meekly handed it to them. They listened to it and said, ‘Yes! This is brilliant!'”
In retrospect, it is wild “To Zanarkand” wasn’t initially composed by Uematsu for Final Fantasy X as a result of it suits the sport’s themes so nicely, nailing the somber and unhappy tone current all through Tidus and Yuna’s journey in Spira.
For extra about Final Fantasy music, learn Game Informer’s unique four-part sequence on composer Masayoshi Soken’s rating for final yr’s Final Fantasy XVI:
After that, learn Game Informer’s evaluate of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster.
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