Matoya ' s Cave ( theme ) " Matoya ' s Cave " is a prominent background theme from the original " Final Fantasy " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and has received several arrangements . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy " . " Matoya ' s Cave " is used as the background theme for its eponymous location and various caverns of the game , including Mount Duergar , the Sage ' s Cave , the Cavern of Ice , the Dragon Caves , and the Waterfall Cavern . It is the seventh track of the " All Sounds of Final Fantasy I & II " album . " Matoya ' s Cave " was arranged by Nobuo Uematsu for the Wonderswan Color release , and this version has been used in all subsequent ports and remakes . It is the seventeenth track of the original soundtrack . " Final Fantasy XIV " . A rearrangement of " Matoya ' s Cave " called " The Mushroomery " appears in the expansion " " . It plays in the cave where Matoya lives . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . An arrangement of " Matoya ' s Cave " by Tsuyoshi Sekito appears as " Matoya ' s Cave - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY I " . It is the representative location theme for " Final Fantasy " , and plays in select gateways of Confessions of the Creator . It also serves as the Warrior of Light ' s dungeon theme . It is the second track of the original soundtrack ' s first disc . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . " Matoya ' s Cave " is a bonus Field Music Sequence available as downloadable content . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " Matoya ' s Cave " reappears as a Field Music Sequence and is available is the base game . Arrangement album appearances . " Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy " . " Matoya ' s Cave " is part of " SCENE III " , performed by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Katsuhisa Hattori on the 20th of May of 1994 . " Au palais de verre " ( " At the Glass Palace " ) is a vocal arrangement of " Matoya ' s Cave " , featured in the music album and performed by Risa Ohki . It is sung in French and is the eighth track of the album . " " . " Matoya ' s Cave " was recorded as an instrumental rock tune ( featuring a peculiar blues interlude performed by Kenichiro Fukui ) for The Black Mages ' second studio album . It is the sixth track of the album . " Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection " . " Matoya ' s Cave " is the third track on the album , which consists entirely of solo classical guitar arrangements of tracks from the " Final Fantasy " main series , performed by Yuji Sekiguchi . " Piano Opera Final Fantasy I / II / III " . A piano arranged version of the theme by Hiroyuki Nakayama appears on this album . It is the fifth track of the album . " SQ Chips " . The song appears in the SQ Chips VILLAGE / VANGUARD Customer Bonus CD of the 8 - bit arrangement album featuring tracks from several Square Enix games . It is the sixth track in the bonus CD . " Cafe SQ " . " Cafe SQ : FINAL FANTASY " Matoya ' s Cave " / Deadball P " appears on this arrangement album , with music arranged to the theme of music that would play in a cafe . Live performances . " THE BLACK MAGES " LIVE . The Black Mages ' s arrangement of " Matoya ' s Cave " from their second album was introduced on these 2003 live concerts that took place at Shibuya - AX and Kanagawa University . It was the sixth song of the line - up . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " . " Matoya ' s Cave " was one of the themes included in the " Final Fantasy " - " Final Fantasy III " medley , performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tokyo International Forum on February 20th , 2002 . The medley is the fifth song of the line - up and the fifth track of the concerts ' recording . " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " . The orchestral medley of " Final Fantasy " to " Final Fantasy III " music from " 20020220 " was part of the performances of this concert tour throughout the USA in 2005 . It was the eleventh song of the line - up . The 2002 medley of " Final Fantasy " to " Final Fantasy III " music , which included " Matoya ' s Cave " , was included in the first " Distant Worlds " concert tour . It is the seventh song of the concert ' s line - up and the seventh track of the concert ' s recording at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm , Sweden , on December 4th , 2007 . An adaptation of 20020220 ' s medley titled " FINAL FANTASY I - III Medley 2010 " was included in this concert conducted by Arnie Roth and performed by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra is present on the third " Distant Worlds " album . It was originally performed in Tokyo in November 2010 . The difference between the medleys is the removal of " Chocobo Theme " and inclusion of the " Opening Theme " in its place . Compilation album appearances . " Final Fantasy V 5 + 1 " . An unreleased version of " Matoya ' s Cave " is included on this mini album as its last track . " Final Fantasy 1987 - 1994 " . " Scene III " from " Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy " was included in this album of remixes of themes from " Final Fantasy " titles as its first track . " Final Fantasy Mix " . The aforementioned unreleased version of " Matoya ' s Cave " is included in this album as its ninth track . " Matoya ' s Cave " was released as the thirteenth track of this collection of themes present on the " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " concert tour . " Final Fantasy Vinyls " . " Matoya ' s Cave " is included on the second disc of this collector ' s edition set .