Battle at the Big Bridge " Battle at the Big Bridge " , also known as " Clash on the Big Bridge " or " Battle with Gilgamesh " is a recurring theme originally from " Final Fantasy V " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu in 1992 . " Battle at the Big Bridge " is a popular theme due to being the leitmotif of the recurring character Gilgamesh , an installment - traveling mascot of the series , and has been remade into different versions for several of his cameo appearances . As such , it is a theme with many arrangements and remixes , only surpassed in number by prominent motifs of the series itself , such as the " Prelude " , the " Opening Theme " , the " Chocobo Theme " or the " Victory Fanfare " . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy " . " Battle at the Big Bridge " was remixed for the " 20th Anniversary " edition . It plays when fighting Gilgamesh in the Lifespring Grotto bonus dungeon . " Final Fantasy V " . As the original appearance of the " Battle at the Big Bridge " , the theme plays as the background theme for the eponymous location and during the battles taking place there . This makes " Battle at the Big Bridge " one of the few themes to play seamlessly in early installments of the series , other than the recurring " Hurry ! " themes . The theme further returns for every encounter with Gilgamesh . " Battle at the Big Bridge " was released as the third track of the second disc of the " " . Its arrange by TOSE for " Final Fantasy V Advance " is the third track of the " Final Fantasy Finest Box " collection ' s third disc . " Final Fantasy XII " . An arrangement by Hitoshi Sakimoto titled " Battle on the Big Bridge [ FFXII Version ] " is the background theme for the two encounters with Gilgamesh and Enkidu at the Lhusu Mines . The theme was released as the thirteenth track of third disc . " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . A rearranged version by the trio Yui titled " Clash on the Big Bridge - Oriental MIX - " plays during the downloadable content Coliseum battle Clash on the Big Bridge featuring Gilgamesh . It is performed on Japanese native instruments combined with traditional Japanese music with a rock and roll beat . The track is included in the " " as its fifteenth track . " " . The man in Yusnaan who sells the player the ticket to the show in the Augur ' s Quarter can be heard playing this song . " Final Fantasy XIV " . " Battle on the Big Bridge Reborn " plays during the battle against Gilgamesh . It has similar beat to the original theme from " Final Fantasy V " with hard rock drums added . It was composed by Masayoshi Soken . The original version of the theme from " Final Fantasy V " is used in the first part of Battle in the Big Keep against Gilgamesh and Enkidu . " Final Fantasy XV " . " Battle on the Big Bridge ( EPISODE GLADIOLUS version ) " was arranged by Keiichi Okabe for the Episode Gladiolus DLC . The game ' s team encouraged Okabe to incorporate his own style into the composition , resulting in the addition of vocals and elements from his previous work with the " NieR " series . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . " Battle at the Big Bridge - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY V " from " Dissidia Final Fantasy " is reused , and is heard during all battles against Gilgamesh . It was not included in the game ' s original soundtrack release . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . An arrangement of " Battle at the Big Bridge " by Takeharu Ishimoto is included as " Battle at the Big Bridge - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY V " . It is the twenty - third track of the original soundtrack ' s first disc . The track can be selected automatically for battles including Bartz Klauser or Exdeath , or any battle with the Interdimensional Castle as the arena . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Like all of the previous game ' s battle themes , " Battle at the Big Bridge - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY V " , returns . In - game it is used in the same circumstances as in the original game , but can also be selected automatically for battles including Gilgamesh . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . In addition to the returning arrangement from previous games , the remix theme from " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " is also available , titled " Battle at the Bridge Ver . 4 " . The " Dissidia " - arranged track and the original SNES version are available for 3 , 600 gil from the in - game shop , and the " Record Keeper " version was available for 1 , 500 gil for limited time . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . For the Nintendo 3DS version , " Battle at the Big Bridge " was selected as the theme for the " Final Fantasy V " series play ' s respective Battle Music Sequence . The game ' s director , Ichiro Hazama , has noted that " Battle at the Big Bridge " was one of the two main songs the team was told to include when the development on the game was started . The other song was " One - Winged Angel " . For the iOS version " Battle at the Big Bridge " is included in the " Final Fantasy V " Battle Music Basic Bundle along with the game ' s " Battle 1 " . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " Battle at the Big Bridge " reappears as a Battle Music Sequence . " World of Final Fantasy " . An arrangement of " Battle at the Big Bridge " by Yuzo Takahashi , plays during the minigame of " Legend of the Crystals " , the game ' s final storybook . It is the twenty - seventh track of the game ' s original soundtrack , the first disc of " Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon Series Original Soundtrack " . Another arrangement of " Battle at the Big Bridge " by Yuzo Takahashi appears in the sequel to " Chocobo Tales " . It is included in the second disc of the game ' s original soundtrack as the twelfth track . This theme was arranged by Yuzo Takahashi and titled " Raffaello Battle " to serve as the final battle theme . It was released as the twenty - seventh track of the game ' s original soundtrack . Arrangement album appearances . The track was included in the " Final Fantasy V " Piano Collections album as " Battle with Gilgamesh " . The track was rearranged on piano by Shirou Satou and performed by Toshiyuki Mori . " The Black Mages " . " Clash on the Big Bridge " received a hard - rock arrangement by The Black Mages , and was included in their first , eponymous album as the second track . " Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection " . " Clash on the Big Bridge " is the eleventh track on the album , which consists entirely of solo classical guitar arrangements of tracks from the " Final Fantasy " main series , performed and arranged by Yuji Sekiguchi . " Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV / V / VI " . Another piano arrangement of " Battle at the Big Bridge " , by Hiroyuki Nakayama , is included in this album . It is the tenth track . " SQ Chips2 " . The track appears in the 8 - bit arrangement album as its second track . " Final Fantasy Tribute ~ Thanks ~ " . A Japanese folk arrangement of " Battle at the Big Bridge " by Sekizima Takeo is included on this tribute album to " Final Fantasy " music as the second track of its second disc . Live performances . " THE BLACK MAGES " LIVE . The Black Mages ' arranged " Clash on the Big Bridge " from their debut album was performed live at this 2003 concert that took place at Shibuya - AX and Kanagawa University . It was the ninth song of the line - up . LIVE " Above The Sky " . The Black Mages ' " Clash on the Big Bridge " was again performed at their 2005 concerts at Club Citta in Kawasaki City , Japan and Namba Hatch in Osaka City , Japan . It was the tenth song of the concert . " Clash on the Big Bridge ( Battle at the Big Bridge ) " is included on this orchestral concert tour . It is the sixteenth and final song of the live recording of the concert by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Arnie Roth held in Tokyo , in November 2010 . Compilation album appearances . " Square Enix Battle Tracks V . 1 " . The theme was included in this compilation of Square Enix battle themes from Nintendo - console titles released between 1985 and 1996 . It is the eleventh track of the album . " Final Fantasy Vinyls " . " Clash on the Big Bridge " is included on the fifth disc of this collector ' s edition set . Non - " Final Fantasy " appearances . " Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special " . An arrangement of " Battle at the Big Bridge " plays as the background theme for the " Battle Colosseum " minigame .