Last Battle ( Final Fantasy III ) " Last Battle " , also known as " This is the Last Battle " or " Battle to the Death " , is the final boss theme of " Final Fantasy III " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu in 1990 . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy III " . " Battle to the Death " plays during the two encounters with Cloud of Darkness . This theme was released in the " " album as the forty - third track . " Battle to the Death " was remastered for the game ' s 3D remake and released as " Last Battle . " However , two versions of the theme ' s intro were added to be used in cutscenes featuring the Cloud of Darkness , while " Last Battle - 3 - " is the theme used in the battle against the entity . " Last Battle - 1 - " to " Last Battle - 3 - " are the fifty - fourth to fifty - sixth tracks of the . " Final Fantasy XIV " . A rearranged version of " Battle to the Death " titled " The Reach of Darkness " plays during the battle against the Cloud of Darkness as she appears as the final boss of the Crystal Tower storyline . It was composed by Masayoshi Soken . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . An arrangement of " Battle to the Death " by Tsuyoshi Sekito that is labeled " This is the Last Battle - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY III " is present on the soundtrack as the sixteenth track of the first disc . The theme can be used as a battle background theme , and can be selected automatically for battles taking place at the World of Darkness , or including Onion Knight or Cloud of Darkness . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . " This is the Last Battle - arrange - from FINAL FANTASY III " returns , and has the same use as in its predecessor . It can also be automatically selected for battles taking place at the new Crystal Tower arena . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . The " Dissidia Final Fantasy " - arranged track and the original NES version can be bought from the in - game shop for 3 , 600 gil . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . " This is the Last Battle " is a bonus Battle Music Sequence available as downloadable content . It was released in North America on August 9th . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " This is the Last Battle " recurs as a BMS track , this time available in the base game without download . " Chocobo Racing " . The Fantasia Track uses a version of " Battle to the Death " as its theme music , named " Illusion World . " It is the twenty - fifth track of the original soundtrack . Arrangement album appearances . In this studio album , the " Battle to the Death " was rearranged by Nobuo Uematsu into a medley , and renamed " The Dark Cloud . " It is the last track of the album . The theme was also included in their third studio album " " . This version was retitled " KURAYAMINOKUMO " ( " The Cloud of Darkness " ) and featured an extended guitar and keyboard solo by performed by Michio Okamiya , Kenichiro Fukui , and Tsuyoshi Sekito . It is the fifth track of the album . This track was included in the " Final Fantasy III : Original Soundtrack " album . " Piano Opera Final Fantasy I / II / III " . A piano arranged version of the theme appears on this album . It was arranged by Hiroyuki Nakayama , and is the final track of the album . Compilation album appearances . " Square Enix Battle Tracks V . 1 " . This theme was included in this compilation of Square Enix battle themes from Nintendo - console titles released between 1985 and 1996 . It is the fifth track of the album . " Final Fantasy Vinyls " . " This is the Last Battle " is included on the fifth disc of this collector ' s edition set .