Melodies of Life ( song ) " Melodies of Life " is the main theme and vocal theme song of " Final Fantasy IX " . The song was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and sung in both Japanese and English by Emiko Shiratori . In - game , the theme is associated with the summoners ' village of Madain Sari , and is the motif for the romantic relationship between Zidane Tribal and Garnet Til Alexandros XVII . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy IX " . " Melodies of Life " , being the main theme , is one of its most prominent themes with several arrangements present on the soundtrack . In - game , it plays in the final credit roll , and is included in the track " Melodies of Life ~ FINAL FANTASY " , the twenty - second track of the fourth disc . Among the variations of " Melodies of Life " are the following themes : Two unused variations of " Melodies of Life " are present in the game ' s original soundtrack PLUS release . " Main Theme " , the thirty - fourth track of the album , is a much more lively and energetic variation of " Over the Hill , " originally considered for use as the game ' s world map theme . " Melodies of Life " ( Silent Mix ) the forty - second track of the album : an arrangement by Tomoharu Hani which features few instruments and a calm feeling throughout , and a piano solo in - between chorus repeats . Story . When the party stays at the Dali inn , Zidane hears a mysterious singing , thinking it was Garnet ' s voice . During the party ' s stay at Lindblum Castle Zidane hears a singing from the observatory post atop the castle and investigates . He finds Garnet , and asks her about the song . She says she does not remember where she learned it , but claims to have always known it . When the party ventures to the Outer Continent they meet Eiko Carol , the last survivor of the summoners ' village of Madain Sari , who takes them to the ruins of the village . The theme is dubbed " our song " by Zidane after he catches Garnet singing it in Madain Sari . They board a row boat and while floating below the village hear the song again , but this time it is not Garnet ' s singing . Zidane wonders who is singing it , and Garnet says the place looks familiar , and recalls the village ' s destruction by " Invincible " and passes out . It is discovered the singer was Eiko who also knows the tune , revealing its origins in the summoners ' village from where Garnet also hails from , unknown to her having been adopted to the Alexandrian royal family when she in her childhood lost her memories during a violent sea voyage following the village ' s decimation . After the party defeats Trance Kuja and Necron in Crystal World , they return to the base of the Iifa Tree , and Zidane remains behind to look for Kuja in the Iifa Tree while the others depart . Garnet returns to Alexandria to reign but never hears back from Zidane , as Iifa Tree was destroyed . Some time later , Tantalus Theater Troupe returns to Alexandria to perform " I Want To Be Your Canary " . During the play ' s climax the actor playing Marcus casts aside his cloak to reveal his identity as Zidane . Garnet rushes to the stage to reunite with him and asks how he survived . Zidane explains he wanted to come home to her and sang her song , but she corrects him , saying it is " their " song . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . An arrangement of " Over the Hill " by Mitsuto Suzuki titled " Over the Hill - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY IX " is featured as the background theme of the stage boards of the Destiny Odyssey IX storyline . " Over the Hill - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY IX " is the ninth track of " Dissidia Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack " second disc . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . " Over the Hill - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY IX " returns as Zidane ' s world map theme . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . For the Nintendo 3DS version " Melodies of Life ~ Final Fantasy " is used as the ending theme for the " Final Fantasy IX " Series play . " Over the Hill " was selected as the representative Field Music Sequence of the " Final Fantasy IX " Series play . For the iOS version " Over the Hill " can be downloaded as part of the " Final Fantasy IX " Field Music Basic Bundle , as well as " Dark City Treno " . " Melodies of Life ~ Final Fantasy " can be downloaded as part of the " Final Fantasy IX " Other Field Music Bundle , as well as " Not Alone " . " Fragment of Memory " is an arrangement of " Over the Hill " by Yuzo Takahashi and is the sixteenth track in the original soundtrack . Arrangement album appearances . A piano arrangement of " Melodies of Life " by Shirō Hamaguchi is featured in this album as its fourteenth track . " Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection " . A classical guitar arrangement of " Melodies of Life " by Yuji Sekiguchi is featured in this album as its nineteenth track . " Final Fantasy IX Chips " . An 8 - bit arrangement of " Over the Hill " by ajiponn is the second track of this album . " Cafe SQ " . " Cafe SQ : FINAL FANTASY IX " Over the Hill " / yuxuki waga " is a song on this arrangement album with music arranged to the theme of music that plays in cafes . " Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX " . " Melodies of Life " is the twelfth song in this piano arrangement album . Live performances . " Melodies of Life " is a popular song at orchestral " Final Fantasy " concerts and is often played along with the theme from the same game " A Place to Call Home " . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " . " The Place I ' ll Return to Someday ~ Melodies of Life " , arranged by Nobuo Uematsue and Shiro Hamaguchi , was performed live by Emiko Shiratori and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra , is included on this concert recording . It was the thirteenth song of the line - up . " More Friends - Music from Final Fantasy " . " A Place to Call Home ~ Melodies of Life " is included on this live recording of an orchestral concert , performed by The World Festival Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arnie Roth at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles , California on May 16th , 2005 . It was the eleventh song of the line - up . " Melodies of Life " is featured in this orchestral concert recording — named " A Place to Call Home - Melodies of Life " — and is sung by American singer Susan Calloway . It was the fourth song of the line - up . Compilation album appearances . The original Japanese version of " Melodies of Life " is included on this compilation as its sixteenth and final track . " Melodies of Life " ' s original version was released as the twelfth track of this collection of themes present in the Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - concert tour . The piano arrangement of " Melodies of Life " by Shiro Hamaguchi from the " Piano Collections " release of " Final Fantasy IX " is included on this album as its twelfth track . Non - Square Enix appearances . " EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS FamiTrance EX " . A rearranged version of " Melodies of Life " appears as the third track in this album . " A New Dawn Ending " . A cover version of " Melodies of Life " appears as the Japanese bonus track of the eleventh album by the Italian symphonic metal band . Other appearances . Coca - Cola commercial . " Final Fantasy IX " was heavily marketed before and after its release . Starting on March 6 , 2000 , months before its July 7 release date , " Final Fantasy IX " characters were used in a Japanese Coca - Cola commercial produced by Squaresoft ( now Square Enix ) , made in similar style as the game ' s in - game FMVs where Zidane and his friends chase a Coca - Cola bottle cap through Alexandria . The melody from " Melodies of Life " plays in the beginning of the commercial , and the music for it is included on the " " .