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Melodies of Life
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- Artist
- Shiratori Emiko
- Single
- Melodies Of Life ~featured in FINAL FANTASY IX
- Released
- 2000.08.02
- Catalog Number
- KICS-811
- Price
- ¥1,300
- Tracklist
- Melodies Of Life (Nihongo Version) (Melodies Of Life (日本語ヴァージョン))
- Melodies Of Life (English Version) (Melodies Of Life (英語ヴァージョン))
- Melodies Of Life (Instrumental) (Melodies Of Life (インストゥルメンタル))
- Galway no Sora (Galwayの空; Galway Sky)
- Information
"Melodies Of Life" is the 15th single released by Shiratori Emiko. The title track was composed by famous game composer Uematsu Nobuo and was used as the theme song for both English and and Japanese version of the PlayStation game Final Fantasy IX. The Japanese lyrics were written by game creator Hiroyuki Ito under Shiomi stage name while the English lyrics were penned by Alexander O. Smith. The single reached #10 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for ten weeks.
Song Information
- Lyrics
- Shiomi (Japanese), Alexander O. Smith (English)
- Music
- Uematsu Nobuo
- Other Information
- Arrangement: Hamaguchi Shiro
- Conductor: Haijima Koji
- Strings: Shinozaki Masatsugu Group
- Drums: Okamoto Atsuo
- Bass: Nagaoka Michio
- Piano: Matsuda Masato
- Guitar: Kajihara Jun, Chiyo Masayuki
- Oboe: Ishibashi Masakazu
- Synthesizer: Matsuda Masato