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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
  1. Melodies Of Life (Nihongo Version) (Melodies Of Life (日本語ヴァージョン))
  2. Melodies Of Life (English Version) (Melodies Of Life (英語ヴァージョン))
  3. Melodies Of Life (Instrumental) (Melodies Of Life (インストゥルメンタル))
  4. 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

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