Final Fantasy IX : Original Soundtrack Final Fantasy IX : Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack for " Final Fantasy IX " . It contains musical tracks from the game " except " the music played during FMVs and other special scenes . These tracks would later be released in a companion disc called " Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack PLUS " . Sheet music for " Melodies of Life " was also included in both regular and limited edition versions . Development . The series ' composer , Nobuo Uematsu , finished composing the music for " Final Fantasy IX " in a period of little less than a year , a rather long development time compared to the time he used with previous " Final Fantasy " soundtracks , despite working over 12 - hour days . He initially composed around 160 tracks , but it would have required six CDs to release and was deemed too large , and many of the tracks he composed ended up not being used . One such track as the original main theme that would ' ve played on the world map , but even if Uematsu really liked the track it ended up not being used due to there not being a suitable place for it in the game . Uematsu originally tried writing the music for " Final Fantasy IX " using only traditional instruments ( non - electronic / digital ) , but felt the sound would " be unbalanced " and " a little boring " . Uematsu was given a lot of freedom for the " Final Fantasy IX " soundtrack . For " Final Fantasy VII " and " Final Fantasy VIII " , Uematsu said it was hard to put exorbitant music in due to their emphasized realism . However , because of the emphasized cartoony and fantastical natures of " Final Fantasy IX " , he found both serious and silly pieces could fit in well . Though originally Uematsu planned subtle , classical - sounding tunes that would fit the game ' s medieval setting and feel , he decided that just one genre of music would be boring . Uematsu also noted that because " Final Fantasy IX " was returning to the series ' s roots , the soundtrack would be influenced by older titles . For example , the intro to the battle theme from earlier titles was reinstated , and a few of the tracks , such as Pavilion of Doga and Une and Gurgu Volcano , were remixes of their original counterparts . Uematsu used inspiration from medieval Europe when composing the soundtrack , taking a two - week break to travel to Europe and looking at old castles in Germany . Since the setting of " Final Fantasy IX " isn ' t as grand as the setting for " Final Fantasy VIII " ( which had some orchestrated and otherwise " grand " pieces ) , Uematsu wanted to go for a simple , warm style . Uematsu also noted that he used samples from instruments people might not be familiar with , such as a kazoo or dulcimer . Liner notes . The original liner notes in the soundtrack are in Japanese , but the " " album contains the same notes translated into English . Limited edition . The first print limited has a white plastic case with impressions of main characters and comes with artwork and a sticker and the sheet music to " Melodies of Life " . Notably , the limited edition print was widely available for years and the " regular " edition actually became harder to find . Sheet music . Published by DOREMI Music Publishing , the sheet music book " Final Fantasy IX Original Soundtrack Piano Sheet Music " contains Asako Niwa ' s piano arrangements for the music on the " Final Fantasy IX : Original Soundtrack " . The difficulty level is beginner to intermediate .