FINAL FANTASY III (Original Soundtrack)

This is a true masterpiece and this is when Nobuo Uematsu showed his true musical genius. I would give this 6 stars!

I like the game but who just wants to hear the music.

I can't say enough good things about Nobuo Uematsu's work. He has crafted truly some of the most breathtaking, amazing musical pieces I've ever heard, and the fact that they exist in video games that not a lot of people are all that familiar with is disappointing. The Final Fantasy franchise is not only one of the most incredible, but also nausiatingly underrated, series of any kind ever made. I highly recommend this album as well as the updated, orchestral version for the DS. I love how Uematsu seamlessly converts these older MIDI versions into amazing orchestrated pieces, keeping them as true to the originals as possible. This, already, has got to be one of the greatest video game soundtracks ever. I mean, come on -- where else are you going to find a brilliant work like this for a NES game? This, for its time, had to be the best in gaming music. Final Fantasy always goes above and beyond with its musical scores and I've yet to be disappointed. With FFXIII coming up, I can only imagine what's in store. It's a shame they don't have the more recent FF scores available here, but I'm so glad they do offer what's here. If only more people could appreciate the pure genius of Nobuo Uematsu. How someone could make the most of what's available, turning simple NES and even SNES MIDI technology into amazing pieces of music, is a true feat. As simple as these pieces may sound at first, they truly are remarkable, and I dare anyone to disagree with me that there aren't a whole lot of soundtracks out there even nowadays that can stand up to Nobuo's early work, and later work. Koji Kondo is another great video game music composer who, in my opinion, deserves far more credit. All in all, great album. I really enjoy listening to these pieces and hope to see more come along the way. Great job Square.

I am playing the ds version now and it is the same music!!! I love Refia an Arc! It rocks !

Great music! Reminds me of the game...

I loved Final Fantasy III on the Nintendo DS and the new soundtrack was okay. It paled in comparison to the original soundtrack. My favorite track that was not changed (at least to my knowledge) was the song, "This Is The Last Battle". It was the coolest boss theme in the entire series, if you ask me. The album in its entirety is not as memorable as the others (FFIV, FFVI, FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX.) I would definately reccommend the Final Fantasy V soundtrack, though.

This is a great soundtrack. My personal favorites are: 1. This Is the Last Battle 2. Sailing Enterprise 3. Elia, the Maiden of Water 4. Battle 2 5. Battle 1 6. Opening Theme 7. Let Me Know the Truth 8.Castle of Hain 9. Tower of Owen 10. The Boundless Ocean. I also suggest getting the whole package rather then individuals because of the lengths of the songs.

I am playing the new version right now, so it's interesting to hear the originals-some old school video game music always brightens up someone's day! Definitely buy the game and some of these songs!

The game just came out in North America on the Nintendo DS. It's a great game, and I love the music. Athlough the other FF game soundtracks have less 'beeping', it's a defintley good buy!!

Though I have never played FFIII, I do like the little beeps and such. It reminds me of LoZ: LA, OoS, and OoA. You don't have to actually have to play the game to appriciate its fine music!