''Final Fantasy'' is a

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created by

Hironobu Sakaguchi is a Japanese game designer, director, producer, and writer. Originally working for Square (later Square Enix) from 1983 to 2003, he departed the company and founded independent studio Mistwalker in 2004. He is known as the creator of the ''Fin ...

and owned by

Square Enix is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate, best known for its ''Final Fantasy'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Star Ocean'' and ''Kingdom Hearts'' role-playing video game ...

that includes

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s, and other merchandise. There have been a number of

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

s of ''Final Fantasy'' music produced by Square Enix, as well as several albums produced by outside groups, both officially and unofficially licensed. These albums include music directly from the games, as well as arrangements covering a variety of styles, such as

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, and

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. Square Enix produced the first album, ''Final Fantasy 1987–1994'', in 1994. Since then, over 40 albums have been produced, both by Square Enix and, beginning with the 2000 ''The Best of Final Fantasy 1994–1999: A Musical Tribute'', outside groups.

Albums

References

External links

Square Enix's official music site
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Albums

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