Final Fantasy XI : Original Soundtrack Final Fantasy XI : Original Soundtrack is the complete soundtrack of " Final Fantasy XI " . Subsequent soundtracks for the expansion packs were released in conjunction with each individual pack ' s release . The " Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack Premium Box " is the boxed collection of all the soundtracks of " Final Fantasy XI " and its expansions up to " " . Limited edition . The limited edition version of the soundtrack comes in a fold - out case and includes a DVD with the game ' s opening movie and other clips , as well as artwork by Yoshitaka Amano . Liner notes ( translated from the original Japanese ) . Nobuo Uematsu . All of the " technology " built up on our long history allows us to do much more than humans alone could do . We can move around easily in cars , air conditioners let us live in comfort all year long . Even without tedious study , computers can quickly give us correct data , and help us write our text . Developing network games is also very glorious . You can travel around the world with people you ' ve never met before . You can communicate freely with people from different countries , cultures , and religions . I think it brings us one step closer to John Lennon ' s world in " Imagine " . However , there are two sides to everything . Depending on which side you look at it from , you can have two completely opposite meanings . Cars make people no longer walk as much , which weakened our legs , The pollution we made from our rough use of resources is slowly attacking us . Air conditioners destroy our senses towards the four seasons , and computers don ' t even allow us to think . The Internet ( along with net games ) , which has revolutionized communication with its superior speed , is also a bit scary , as it is the product of all that I ' ve mentioned . You can talk to people even without seeing their faces , and even lie very easily . You can even sway people ' s minds with a bit of writing talent , so people who gather in this area must have a strong will and good mind . As I ' ve said before , I believe that the creation of net games is fabulous . If this world is the reason for many people to interact All of the developers will be happier than anything . Such a philosophy is the reason for the FFXI theme to be sung in an international language , Esperant . Naoshi Mizuta . Some of you who are listening to this soundtrack probably haven ' t played " Final Fantasy XI " yet . As a network you may have not gotten the courage to try it . To those people , I ' d like to say one thing : " Please , try the game out ! " This game has the ability to change your image of " games " . You may feel a slight shock the first time you play it . I think it ' s safe to say that that ' s how much of an impact this game has . Until now , all the sounds and visuals that you saw on your TV were projected from your console . But network games aren ' t like that . People from around the world are on the other side of that TV you sit in front of . The warrior standing beside your wizard is seeing exactly what you are seeing . If it rains , it ' s not just raining on you ; It ' s raining on the world of Vana ' diel . Yes , Vana ' diel is a world that exists somewhere . Therefore , " Final Fantasy XI " is not really a game . Rather you can call it a Vana ' diel experience program . Vana ' diel will keep changing . Fortunately , the door to Vana ' diel has just been opened . And , your actions at Vana ' diel are recorded in history . I ' m looking forward to the day we can all explore the world . Kumi Tanioka . Last year . " Tanioka , we have a meeting from 3 . " " Huh ? About what ? " " You ' ll see . " And in the meeting room were Uematsu and Mizuta . " Now , Tanioka - san . Do you want to try FFXI ? " " Huh . " . . . I think that ' s how it all started . " Final Fantasy XI " was already in production , and I was just dazed . " This company sure is spontaneous . . . " is all I could say to myself , looking at the two . I have many memories of " Final Fantasy " . My younger brother was hooked on it while I was in elementary school , he annoyed me because we only have one TV in the house , but I guess you can say that ' s how I came to be the way I am now . I was very bad at RPGs at the time , and I just watched my brother play . But I felt like I was playing , so it was fun . And maybe the music and sound effects got stuck in my head ; I always remember that time when I hear them . Come to think of it , I used to think " making game music must be fun " , but I never thought I ' d be a composer in the future , Let alone FFXI . I felt really happy to be part of it , but I also felt a lot of pressure . But as usual , with the help of many people , I was able to finish it . Uematsu - san , Mizuta - san allowed me to do many of the pieces even though I joined part way through , Iwada - san and Kumada - san , the manipulators , helped me with the picky parts of composing . The sound effects people gave me a lot of advice , as well as let me have some fun . . . ( lol ) . But most of all , I ' d like to thank the people who gave me advice and skill before when I joined the company and those people who always told me " good luck " , I must have been very lucky . Hm ? Then I better thank my parents , who first let me play music . Actually I ' d better thank everyone around me . No , maybe everyone who plays the game - - Maybe I ' m going overboard ( lol ) . Well , I ' ve never been serious in a while , so forgive me . Oh , and one more person . You in Osaka . I ' d like to thank you most . Sheet music . Published by DOREMI Music Publishing , the book " Final Fantasy XI Original Soundtrack Piano Sheet Music " contains Kumi Tanioka and Asako Niwa ' s solo piano arrangements for the music on the " Final Fantasy XI : Original Soundtrack " . The difficulty level is from beginner to intermediate . Additionally , " Final Fantasy XI Best Sheet Music " , a book containing only five pieces from the original soundtrack , has been released , with beginner level songs .