arrangers:
- link: artist/6443
  names:
    en: Tsutomu Narita
    ja: 成田勤
- link: artist/784
  names:
    en: Michio Okamiya
    ja: 岡宮道生
- link: artist/167
  names:
    en: Yoshitaka Hirota
    ja: 弘田佳孝
- link: artist/9384
  names:
    en: Earthbound Papas
    ja: アースバウンド・パパス
- link: artist/543
  names:
    en: Satoshi Henmi
    ja: 辺見さとし
barcode: '4580252780364'
catalog: DERP-10015
categories:
- Game
- Animation
category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/77
  names:
    en: Nobuo Uematsu
    ja: 植松伸夫
- link: artist/1307
  names:
    en: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    ja: Пётр Ильич Чайковский
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discs:
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  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Introduction ~Octopus Theory
    track_length: '6:35'
  - names:
      English: Liberi Fatali (from FINAL FANTASY VIII)
    track_length: '4:48'
  - names:
      English: 'Advent: One-Winged Angel (from FINAL FANTASY VII Advent Children)'
    track_length: '6:12'
  - names:
      English: Thread of Fate (from GUINSAGA)
    track_length: '5:45'
  - names:
      English: Metal Hypnotized
    track_length: '5:11'
  - names:
      English: Eternity (from BLUE DRAGON)
    track_length: '4:46'
  - names:
      English: The Forest of Thousand Years
    track_length: '6:02'
  - names:
      English: Bo-Kon-Ho-Ko (from LOST ODYSSEY)
    track_length: '5:56'
  - names:
      English: Homecoming
    track_length: '3:35'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/136
  names:
    en: Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc.
    ja: 株式会社ソニー・ミュージックディストリビューション
    ja-latn: Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/22775
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2010-12-28T07:10
  edited_date: 2025-01-06T14:08
  fetched_date: 2026-06-06T03:52
  freedb: 5
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 14879
name: Octave Theory
names:
  en: Octave Theory
  ja: オクターヴ セオリー
  ja-latn: Octave Theory
notes: 'All music composed by Nobuo Uematsu

  except "Introduction" (excerpts from Marche Slave Op.31 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

  EARTHBOUND PAPAS are...

  Nobuo Uematsu (Organ, Keys, Percussions)

  Michio Okamiya (Guitar, Percussions)

  Tsutomu Narita (Keys, Guitar, Percussions)

  Yoshitaka Hirota (Bass, Percussions)

  Arata Hanyuda (Drums, Percussions)

  Yasuo Sasai (Vocal, Chorus)

  CHiCO from ACE, Hiromi Baba, Keiji Kimura (Chorus)

  Nip-Nop speech and cello by Emi Evans (freesscape)

  Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 arranged by Tsutomu Narita

  Track 5, 8 arranged by Michio Okamiya / Track 9 arranged by Yoshitaka Hirota

  Track 6 arranged by EARTHBOUND PAPAS, Satoshi Henmi

  Recording and mixing engineer: Katsumi Sambongi

  Assistant engineer: Nobue Maki

  Recording & mixing studio: Sound Arts studio

  Recording studio: Ping Pong Pit studio

  Except Cello on track 7

  Recording engineer: Hiroyuki Muneta (freesscape)

  Recording studio: freesscape studio

  Mastering engineer: Atsuo Fujita (F Inc.)

  Mastering studio: Wonder Station Mastering Room

  Jacket design and art direction: Tadashi Shimada, Norie Kadokura (Blanket-Project)

  Photographer: Hiroshi Shibaizumi (Hand Made)

  Director: Hiroki Ogawa (Dog Ear Records)

  Assistant director: Chiho Sekiguchi, Miyu Takagi (Dog Ear Records)

  Executive producer: Kensuke Matsushita (Dog Ear Records), Reiko Uematsu (SMILE PLEASE)

  Special thanks to,

  Hironobu Sakaguchi and Hiroko Nakamura (MISTWALKER),

  Yasuhiro Takamatsu, Emi Uesako and Yukiko Kusano (SQUARE ENIX),

  Soichiro Sano and Yoko Ogawa (Aniplex), Yutaka Imai (Sound Arts),

  Shinya Kushima and Keijiro Hori (HIGHWAY PLANET)

  Track Origins

  02 - "Liberi Fatali" from Final Fantasy VIII

  03 - "Advent One-Winged Angel" from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

  04 - Guin Saga

  06 - "Eternity" from Blue Dragon

  08 - "Bo-Kon-Ho-Ko" from Lost Odyssey (unofficially translated as "Howl of the Departed").

  01, 05, 07, 09 are original tracks made for this album.'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/3207
  names:
    en: Dog Ear
    ja: Dog Ear
    ja-latn: Dog Ear
  role: label
- link: org/135
  names:
    en: Dog Ear Records Co., Ltd.
    ja: 株式会社ドッグイヤー・レコーズ
    ja-latn: Dog Ear Records Co., Ltd.
  role: publisher
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/9384
  names:
    en: Earthbound Papas
    ja: アースバウンド・パパス
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platforms:
- Microsoft Xbox 360
- Series
- Sony PlayStation
products:
- link: product/189
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY VIII
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVIII
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY VIII
- link: product/212
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN
- link: product/18954
  names:
    en: Guin Saga (Animation)
    ja: グイン・サーガ (Animation)
    ja-latn: Guin Saga (Animation)
- link: product/209
  names:
    en: Blue Dragon
    ja: ブルードラゴン
    ja-latn: Blue Dragon
- link: product/207
  names:
    en: Lost Odyssey
    ja: ロストオデッセイ
    ja-latn: Lost Odyssey
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2011-03-16'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 2800.0
reprints: []
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/22775?perpage=99999
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.dogearrecords.com/Earthbound_Papas/
    name: Earthbound Papas Official Site
  Review:
  - link: http://www.originalsoundversion.com/the-boys-are-back-in-town-earthbound-papas-unleash-octave-theory-review/
    name: 'OSV: Jayson Napolitano''s Review'
