The Black Mages II ~The Skies Above~ |
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Related Games: |
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy IV
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
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The Black Mages II incorporates less variety than its predecessor, but also does a better job of selecting the \"favourites\". Let\'s face it, no one was looking forward to a remix of Seymour\'s Theme, whereas Otherworld, Zeromus, Man with a Machine Gun, and Maybe I\'m a Lion are far more appropriately angled considering the fandom existing for those tracks. And with one new track at the end of the album, perhaps this indicates a future variety from the Black Mages that releases it from the grip of Final Fantasy - especially now that Uematsu has left to form his own company.

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Disc 1 |
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In-game location |
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1 |
The Rocking Grounds |
[Sekito] (Sekito, Uematsu, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY III Battle I |
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2 |
Zeromus |
[Fukui] (Sekito, Fukui, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY IV Battle with Zeromus |
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3 |
Vamo 'alla Flamenco |
[Sekito] (Sekito, Uematsu, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY IX Vamo 'alla Flamenco |
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4 |
Hunter's Chance |
[Sekito] (Sekito, Uematsu, Fukui, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY IX Hunter Chance |
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5 |
Otherworld |
[Okamiya] (KAZCO, Okamiya, Uematsu, Fukui, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY X Otherworld |
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6 |
Matoya's Cave |
[Sekito] (Sekito, Okamiya, Uematsu, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY I Cave |
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7 |
The Man With the Machine Gun |
[Fukui] (Sekito, Okamiya, Fukui, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY VIII Man With a Machine Gun |
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8 |
Maybe I'm A Lion |
[Okamiya] (Okamiya, Sekito, Uematsu, Kawamori, Hanyuda, Alexander O. Smith) |
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FINAL FANTASY VIII Maybe I'm a Lion |
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The Battle With the Four Fiends |
[Sekito] (Sekito, Uematsu, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY IV Battle 4 |
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10 |
The Skies Above |
[Fukui] (Mr. Goo, Sekito, Fukui, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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FINAL FANTASY X |
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11 |
Blue Blast - Winning the Rainbow |
[Fukui] (Fukui, Sekito, Kawamori, Hanyuda) |
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factoids |
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- The Black Mages published a seperate blog titled The Blog Mages to keep track of the development associated with the final development stages and pre-release of the album. It's whacky and in Japanese. (Rahul Choudhury)
- Track No. 11, "Blue Blast - Winning the Rainbow" was created for Japanese boxer Takehiro Murahama. It's his entrance music to the ring. (Nephtis)
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Publisher: |
Universal Music |
Catalog ID: |
UPCH-1377 |
Release Date: |
12/22/2004 |
Price (retail): |
?2,500 |
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Composition: |
Nobuo Uematsu
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Arrangement: |
Michio Okamiya
Kenichiro Fukui
Michio Okamiya
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Performance: |
Michio Okamiya (guitar)
Tsuyoshi Sekito (electric & acoustic guitar)
Nobuo Uematsu (organ)
Kenichiro Fukui (synthesiser, organ, piano, guitar)
Keiji Kawamori (bass)
Arata Hanyuda (Battery)
KAZCO (Vocals)
Alexander O. Smith (Voice)
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