arrangers:
- link: artist/3391
  names:
    en: Arnie Roth
- link: artist/224
  names:
    en: Tsuyoshi Sekito
    ja: 関戸剛
- link: artist/784
  names:
    en: Michio Okamiya
    ja: 岡宮道生
- link: artist/294
  names:
    en: Kenichiro Fukui
    ja: 福井健一郎
barcode: '4988601460439'
catalog: SQEX-10065
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Live Event
composers:
- link: artist/77
  names:
    en: Nobuo Uematsu
    ja: 植松伸夫
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discs:
- disc_length: '75:04'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Opening ~ Bombing Mission
      Japanese: オープニング-爆破ミッション
    track_length: '4:26'
  - names:
      English: Aerith's Theme
      Japanese: エアリスのテーマ
    track_length: '5:21'
  - names:
      English: At Zanarkand
      Japanese: ザナルカンドにて
    track_length: '4:44'
  - names:
      English: Don't be Afraid
      Japanese: Don't be Afraid
    track_length: '4:05'
  - names:
      English: Tina's Theme
      Japanese: ティナのテーマ
    track_length: '4:25'
  - names:
      English: Swing de Chocobo
      Japanese: Swing de Chocobo
    track_length: '4:45'
  - names:
      English: FINAL FANTASY
      Japanese: FINAL FANTASY
    track_length: '3:27'
  - names:
      English: The Rocking Grounds
      Japanese: The Rocking Grounds
    track_length: '4:44'
  - names:
      English: Maybe I'm a Lion
      Japanese: Maybe I'm a Lion
    track_length: '6:21'
  - names:
      English: Suteki da ne
      Japanese: 素敵だね
    track_length: '6:51'
  - names:
      English: The Place I'll Return to Someday ~ Melodies of Life
      Japanese: いつか帰るところ～Melodies of Life
    track_length: '6:55'
  - names:
      English: Opera "Maria and Draco"
      Japanese: オペラ “マリアとドラクゥ"
    track_length: '12:27'
  - names:
      English: 'Advent: One-Winged Angel (Live Ver.)'
      Japanese: 再臨:片翼の天使 (Live Ver.)
    track_length: '6:33'
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/76
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2006-08-03T01:07
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T10:49
  fetched_date: 2026-01-14T21:17
  freedb: 38
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 16951
name: More Friends music from FINAL FANTASY ~Final Fantasy Orchestra Concert in Los
  Angeles 2005~
names:
  en: More Friends music from FINAL FANTASY ~Final Fantasy Orchestra Concert in Los
    Angeles 2005~
  ja: More Friends music from FINAL FANTASY ～ファイナルファンタジー オーケストラ・コンサート in ロサンゼルス 2005～
  ja-latn: More Friends music from FINAL FANTASY ~Final Fantasy Orchestra Concert
    in Los Angeles 2005~
notes: 'Music Composed and Produced by: Nobuo Uematsu

  Conducted by: Arnie Roth

  Performed by: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

                The Black Mages

    RIKKI

    Emiko Shiratori

    Opera singers (Stephanie Woodling, Chad Berlinghieri and Todd Robinson)

    and the CSUF University Singers

  "Opening - Bombing Mission" [from FINAL FANTASY VII]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "Aerith''s Theme" [from FINAL FANTASY VII]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "At Zanarkand" [from FINAL FANTASY X]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "Don''t be Afraid" [from FINAL FANTASY VIII]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "Tina''s Theme" [from FINAL FANTASY VI]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "Swing de Chocobo" [from FINAL FANTASY Series]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Arranger: Arnie Roth /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "FINAL FANTASY" [from FINAL FANTASY Series]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "The Rocking Grounds" [from FINAL FANTASY III]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Arranger: Tsuyoshi Sekito / Performance: THE BLACK
  MAGES

  "Maybe I''m a Lion" [from FINAL FANTASY VIII]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Arranger: Michio Okamiya / Performance: THE BLACK MAGES

  "Suteki da ne" [from FINAL FANTASY X]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Lyrics: Kazushige Nojima / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi
  /

     Singer: RIKKI / Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "The Place I''ll Return to Someday ~ Melodies of Life" [from FINAL FANTASY IX]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Lyrics: Shiomi / Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi /

     Singer: Emiko Shiratori / Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  "Opera "Maria and Draco"" [from FINAL FANTASY VI]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Lyrics: Yoshinori Kitase, Nobuo Uematsu /

     Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi / Translation: Brian Gray, Meghan A. Fitzgerald,
  Joseph Reeder /

     Soprano: Stephanie Woodling  Tenor: Chad Berlinghieri  Bass: Todd Robinson /

     Performance: The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  Encore

  "Advent: One-Winged Angel" [from FINAL FANTASY VII ADVENT CHILDREN]

     Composer: Nobuo Uematsu / Lyrics: Tetsuya Nomura / Latin Translation: Taro Yamashita
  /

     Orchestration: Shirou Hamaguchi / Band Arrange: Kenichiro Fukui /

     Performance: THE BLACK MAGES, The World Festival Symphony Orchestra /

     Chorus: The CSUF University Singers

  May 16, 2005

  Gibson Amphitheatre Universal City, CA

  Arnie Roth, Music Director and Conductor

  The World Festival Symphony Orchestra

  The Black Mages

  RIKKI

  Emiko Shiratori

  Opera singers (Stephanie Woodling, Chad Berlinghieri and Todd Robinson)

  and the CSUF University Singers

  Produced by Arnie Roth and Jason Michael Paul

  Live Sound Recording Engineer: Dave Dennsion

  Editing and Mixing: AWR Music LLC 501 Studio, Arnie Roth, Matthew Prock

  ProTools Mixes and Edits Engineer: Matthew Prock

  AWR Music LLC Production Associates: Jacob Covington, Fritz Hocking, Marcy Roth,
  Cameron Schroeder, Chris Szuberla, Christine Worthing

  Staff

  ------

  All Music Composed and Produced by Nobuo Uematsu

  Music Orchestrated by Shirou Hamaguchi (All music except "Swing de Chocobo" and
  The Black Mages music.)

                                   Arnie Roth (Swing de Chocobo)

  The Black Mages Music Arranged by Tsuyoshi Sekito (The Rocking Grounds)

                                    Michio Okamiya (Maybe I''m a Lion)

  Mastering Engineer: Toshiya Horiuchi (Sony Music Communications)

  Art Director: Kazuki Kezuka (world wide)

  Designer: Yukari Shimoma (world wide)

  Photo by Brandon Klein

  Project Coordinator: Koji Suga

  Production Director: Emiko Funahashi

  Production Assitant: Satoko Amikura

  Promotion Coordinator: Soshi Yoshida

  Executive Producer: Kensuke Matsushita

  Supervisor: Shinji Hashimoto

  Special Thanks to WOOD GREEN INC., office RIKKI, Tet Hara, Ayako Hino,

                            Takahiro Koyama (Sony Music Communications), and Masako
  Miyoshi

  Additional catalog number: TGCS-3081'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/112
  names:
    en: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
    ja: 株式会社スクウェア・エニックス
    ja-latn: SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
  role: publisher
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- NES (Famicom)
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation
- Sony PlayStation 2
products:
- link: product/173
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY III
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーIII
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY III
- link: product/182
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY VI
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVI
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY VI
- link: product/188
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY VII
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVII
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY VII
- 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/190
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY IX
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーIX
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY IX
- link: product/192
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY X
    ja: ファイナルファンタジーX
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY X
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2006-02-15'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3000.0
reprints:
- catalog: MICA-0630
  link: album/13777
  note: Bootleg printing, 2006
- catalog: KO-99055
  link: album/26486
  note: Bootleg printing, 2006
stores: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/76?perpage=99999
vocals:
- link: artist/1168
  names:
    en: RIKKI
- link: artist/2025
  names:
    en: Emiko Shiratori
    ja: 白鳥英美子
votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/morefriends/
    name: MORE FRIENDS music from FINAL FANTASY
  Review:
  - link: http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ffmorela/index.html
    name: RPGFan's Review
