Don ' t Be Afraid " Don ' t Be Afraid " is the main battle theme of " Final Fantasy VIII " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu . The composition is in 5 / 4 time and has militaristic march overtones , most notably the horns and percussion elements . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Don ' t Be Afraid " is the main battle theme , playing during almost every random encounter . It is the fourth track of the first disc of the " " album . The battles fought as Laguna are accompanied by " The Man with the Machine Gun " instead . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . A new arrangement of this theme by Tsuyoshi Sekito titled " Don ' t be Afraid - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY VIII " is one of the two default " Final Fantasy VIII " battle themes . It is the sixth track of the " Dissidia Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack " s second disc . " Don ' t Be Afraid " can be automatically selected for battles including Squall or Ultimecia , or taking place at Ultimecia ' s Castle . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . " Don ' t be Afraid - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY VIII " returns in the prequel to " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . It is given the same appearances as in the aforementioned game , but can also be automatically selected for battles including the newcomer Laguna Loire . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . The arranged track from " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and the original PlayStation version can be bought from the in - game shop for 3 , 600 gil . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " Don ' t Be Afraid " appears as a Battle Music Sequence track , and is one of the songs newly added for " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Chocobo Racing " . A remix of " Don ' t Be Afraid " by Kenji Ito named " FFVIII Circuit " plays on the bonus course of Deling City . It is the twenty - sixth track of the " Chocobo Racing Original Soundtrack " . Arrangement album appearances . " Don ' t Be Afraid " was orchestrated and included in this arranged album , published in 1999 . It was arranged and conducted by Shirō Hamaguchi . " Final Fantasy VIII Chips " . The song is part of the 8 - bit arrangement album as its third track . It is the first section of the mash - up with the tracks " Force Your Way " and " The Winner " . Live orchestra performances . " Don ' t Be Afraid " ' s orchestral arrangement from " FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC : Final Fantasy VIII " was performed in several live concerts . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " . " Don ' t Be Afraid " was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tokyo International Forum on February 20th , 2002 . It is the fifth song of the line - up and eight track of the concert ' s live recording album . " More Friends - Music from Final Fantasy " . " Don ' t Be Afraid " was performed by the World Festival Symphony Orchestra at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on May 16th , 2005 . It was the fourth song of the concert . " Don ' t Be Afraid " was included in the first Distant Worlds tour , and was the fifth song of its line - up , as well as the fifth track of its live recording album . " Don ' t Be Afraid " was included in the third version of Distant Worlds , and was the third song of its line - up , and the third song of the album of its live recording . Compilation album appearances . " Square Enix Battle Tracks V . 3 " . This theme was included in this compilation of Square Enix battle themes from games released between 1998 and 2000 . It is the second track of the album . " Final Fantasy Vinyls " . " Don ' t Be Afraid " is included on the third disc of this collector ' s edition set . Appearances outside " Final Fantasy " media . Hongey Judaa Na Hum . " Don ' t be Afraid " appears on the 16th episode of the Indian TV soap opera Hongey Judaa Na Hum . WMU Bronco Marching Band . On September 29th , 2012 the Bronco Marching Band of the Western Michigan University performed " Don ' t be Afraid " . It was a special marching band arrangement .