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[Reine]

Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi ^

It's the song that plays during the bridge-crossing scene in the first game. It's hard to pin a definite name on it since it usually sports a different title from game to game, from "Opening Theme" to "Prologue" to simply "Final Fantasy." Furthermore, FFVI started a tradition of mixing it into the song that plays during each game's ending credits instead of letting it stand on its own. (FFXII thankfully diverts from this pattern, although you can bet it'll be reinstated for FFXIII, if the theme is even allowed to make an appearance at all.)

Ah yes, that theme. Thanks

[Sephiroth1999AD]

Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi ^

It's the song that plays during the bridge-crossing scene in the first game. It's hard to pin a definite name on it since it usually sports a different title from game to game, from "Opening Theme" to "Prologue" to simply "Final Fantasy." Furthermore, FFVI started a tradition of mixing it into the song that plays during each game's ending credits instead of letting it stand on its own. (FFXII thankfully diverts from this pattern, although you can bet it'll be reinstated for FFXIII, if the theme is even allowed to make an appearance at all.)

The song plays in every numbered FF except for FFII, FFX, FFX-2, FFXI and FFVII DoC. It's also missing in FF Tactics games and the movie FF: TSW. I'm not sure about FF: MQ and FFCC. However, the song is played in FFVII AC. I usually call it just "Final Fantasy" because that's what it's been called lately (FFIX, FFXII, FF Concert 2002 and More Friends Concert). The song played during the opening in FFs 1-4, and the opening menu in FFXII, but ever since FFIV, it has played either during the ending or the ending credits. It also played during the ending credits in FFI WSC/Origins (and DoS?) and FFVII AC.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Spin-off games like FFMQ, FFX-2, and DoC:FFVII don't count. I assume the song isn't played in BC:FFVII, FFVII Snowboarding, or DoC:LE:FFVII, either.

[aerithsloveslave]

Doesn't it play in XI while you are downloading the game?

[Cruise Control]

A variation played in X, too bad that track sucked.
#3 - The Prelude

[Peter_20]

I think the ending theme in FF2 is almost as beautiful as the original FF Theme, actually; at least in that version posted by Zeromus_X.
I never really liked song arrangements, though.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Originally Posted by Cruise Control ^

A variation played in X, too bad that track sucked.
#3 - The Prelude

That's not the song in question, though.

[Sephiroth1999AD]

Originally Posted by aerithsloveslave ^

Doesn't it play in XI while you are downloading the game?

It's not in FFXI soundtrack or any of the add-on soundtracks, at least.

I forgot to mention, FFIII also has the Final Fantasy theme play in the end. It's very short and only has the first few notes, but it's definitely there, in both the NES version and the DS version. It's in the song called "Everlasting World", and a full version of it can be heard in the track Rebirth on FFIII: Eternal Legend of the Wind album.