Dear Friends ( theme ) " Dear Friends " is a theme from " Final Fantasy V " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu , and has appeared several times outside its game . The theme itself mirrors a classical guitar , and its development uses the main tune for on a background . The track ' s name was used as the name of the an of " Final Fantasy V " music arrangements , and for the first concert tour featuring music from " Final Fantasy " that toured the United States from 2004 to 2005 . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy V " . " Dear Friends " is the theme that plays during the ending sequence after the party leaves the Interdimensional Rift . " Dear Friends " is replaced by the game ' s ending theme for the credit roll . " Dear Friends " was released as the nineteenth track of the second disc of the " " . Its arrange by TOSE for " Final Fantasy V Advance " is the nineteenth track of the " Final Fantasy Finest Box " collection ' s third disc . Arrangement album appearances . A piano arrangement of " Dear Friends " by Shirou Satou and performed by Toshiyuki Mori is featured on the album . It is its twelfth track . This album features an arrangement of " Dear Friends " mixing synthesizers and real instruments . " Esperança Do Amor " ( " Hope of Love " ) is a vocal arrangement of " Dear Friends " by Nobuo Uematsu , featured in the music album " " , and is performed by Risa Ohki . It is sung in Portuguese and is the sixth track of the album . " Final Fantasy Mix " . A remix of " Dear Friends " is included on this album , called " Friends Beats " ( " Dear Friends " jeep remix ) , and is remixed by The Murderers of Cross Over . It is the second track of the album . This album includes an arrangement of " Dear Friends " by Yoko Shimomura titled " 親愛なる友へ " as a bonus eighteenth track . The flute is performed by Kazunori Seo and piano by Laurent Wagshal . " Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection " . " To Dear Friends " is the tenth track of the album , which consists entirely of solo classical guitar arrangements of tracks from the " Final Fantasy " main series , performed by Yuji Sekiguchi . " Final Fantasy Orchestra Album " . " Dear Friends " appears on this " Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary " arrangement album . Live performances . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " . " Dear Friends " was performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tokyo International Forum on February 20th , 2002 . It was the sixth song of the line - up and is the eleventh track of the concert ' s recording . " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " . The orchestral version of " Dear Friends " from " 20020220 " was part of the performances of this concert tour throughout the USA in 2005 . The orchestral version of " Dear Friends " from " 20020220 " was included in the sequel to " " , arranged and performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra . It was the twelfth song of the line - up and track of the concert ' s recording . " Dear Friends " returned for the line - up of this edition of " Distant Worlds " , performed by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Arnie Roth held in Tokyo , in November 2010 . It was the eight song of the line - up and track of the first disc of the the concert ' s recording . Compilation album appearances . " Final Fantasy 1987 - 1994 " . " Dear Friends " from " Piano Collections : Final Fantasy V " was included on this album as its eleventh track . " Dear Friends " ' s original version was released as the fifth track of this collection of themes present on the " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " concert tour . The " Potion : Relaxin ' with Final Fantasy " bonus track " Dear Friends " was also included on this album as its eighteenth track .