Original soundtracks of Final Fantasy I & II There have been two different releases of the original soundtracks of " Final Fantasy I & II " , corresponding to the original release of each game and to the release of the " Final Fantasy Origins " compilation . The music of the original " Final Fantasy " and that of " Final Fantasy II " was first released as a single compilation album , " All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II " in 1989 , to moderate critical acclaim . Following this release , the arranged album " Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy " was released to great critical acclaim , being called " an orchestral masterpiece " by Square Music reviewers and lauded by other sources as well . In 2002 , for the release of " Final Fantasy Origins " , the soundtrack was rearranged and released as the album " Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack " by Uematsu and Tsuyoshi Sekito , who won praise for his involvement and who would become , the following year , the lead guitarist of the Black Mages . Development . The composer , Nobuo Uematsu , while working on the first " Final Fantasy " title wasn ' t aware he was going to be working on a series starting with his first project on Square . Hironobu Sakaguchi had told Uematsu he didn ' t want to try and compete with Enix and their " Dragon Quest " series and when Uematsu listened to its music he noticed Mr . Sugiyama ' s ( the " Dragon Quest " series composer ) rigidly classical style . He didn ' t want to create that type of music , and so didn ' t approach " Final Fantasy " with any specific ideas . The limited hardware of the Nintendo Entertainment System set some restrictions on what kind of music the games could feature . Only three types of sounds were available , and did not offer much room to play around with : they had a low channel , a mid - range for arpeggios , and a top channel for melodies . Alternately , one could use the low end for arpeggios , and then use the other two for melody and its echo in order to give off a somewhat eerie , floating sound . " All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II " . " All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II " is the complete soundtrack of the original NES versions of " Final Fantasy " and " Final Fantasy II " , on one disc . Tracks 1 and 49 are arranged versions of themes from both games . Tracks 2 - 21 are from " Final Fantasy " and 22 - 48 are from " Final Fantasy II " . The original soundtrack of " Final Fantasy " introduced three of the musical themes that became a staple of the series ever afterward , as well as some lasting fan favorites such as " Matoya ' s Cave . " Uematsu , at the time " Final Fantasy " was still being produced , was asked to compose the music for the game by the series ' creator Hironobu Sakaguchi during a meeting at the small offices where Square Co . , Ltd . was then located . After the game ' s success , Uematsu was asked to compose the music for the next entry in the series , which , despite its name , was not to be a direct sequel of " Final Fantasy " . " Final Fantasy II " introduced the fourth of the recurring themes , the " Chocobo Theme " . " Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack " . " Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack " is the complete soundtrack of the PlayStation remake versions of " Final Fantasy " and " Final Fantasy II " . The rearrangements were produced by Nobuo Uematsu ( for disc 1 ) and Tsuyoshi Sekito ( for disc 2 ) . " Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack " is missing some " Final Fantasy II " music that was on the " All Sounds of " album , notably the airship music , shop music and dungeon music . It also lacks the remixes " Welcome to F . F . World " and " Farewell ! F . F . World . " However , the music has been revamped for PlayStation sound quality . Sheet music . Published by DOREMI Music Publishing , the sheet music book " Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack Piano Solo Sheet Music " contains 63 solo piano arrangements for the music on the " Final Fantasy I & II Original Soundtrack " . The " Final Fantasy I - II - III All Songs Collection " book contains piano solo arrangements for all tracks on the first three games in the " Final Fantasy " series .