Liberi Fatali " Liberi Fatali " is a prominent theme from " Final Fantasy VIII " . It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and it is , notably , the composer ' s first experiment with a combination of chorus and orchestra for music . Nobuo Uematsu states that , along with " Eyes on Me " , " Liberi Fatali " is one of the two main theme s of " Final Fantasy VIII " . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy VIII " . " Liberi Fatali " plays during the opening full motion video of " Final Fantasy VIII " , and its Latin meaning , " Fated Children " , refers to the main playable cast who are within the ages of 17 and 18 . Its lyrics were written by Taro Yamashita and Kazushige Nojima . The central melody and elements of " Liberi Fatali " is incorporated in several other themes of the game , including " The Landing " , " The Stage is Set " , " Premonition " , and the game ' s " Ending Theme " . " Liberi Fatali " is the first track of the first disc of the " " . Lyrics . The phrase " Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec " is an anagram of the phrases " Succession of Witches " and " Love " , two of the main themes in the game , and not an actual phrase in Latin . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The original version of " Liberi Fatali " is part of the " Final Fantasy VIII " Music Pack DLC distributed through the PlayStation Network . It may be automatically selected for Arcade and Quick Battles featuring Squall Leonhart , Ultimecia or Laguna Loire , or taking place at Ultimecia ' s Castle . Arrangement album appearances . An orchestrated arrangement of " Liberi Fatali " by Shirō Hamaguchi is included . It is the first track of the album . A version performed by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra is included on this " best of " type album . The vocals are performed by Tamara Woodman . It is the eight track of the album . " Final Fantasy Remix " . A remix of the song by DJ duo Ante is included on this album . " Final Fantasy VIII Chips " . The song is part of the 8 - bit arrangement album as its first track . " Final Fantasy Orchestra Album " . " Liberi Fatali " appears on this Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary arrangement album . " Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX " . " Liberi Fatali " is the sixth song in this piano arrangement album . " Liberi Fatali " is the second track on this album . Released in 2007 . Live performances . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " is a live recording of an orchestral concert , performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tokyo International Forum on Feb . 20 , 2002 . " Liberi Fatali " opens the concert . " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " orchestral arrangement of " Liberi Fatali " was performed by a full orchestra at the " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " concert tour . " Liberi Fatali " would always open the concert , and when asked to name his favorite act from the concert , the composer Nobuo Uematsu picked " Liberi Fatali " , and explaining his reasoning with " Liberi Fatali " being his first experiment to combine choral and orchestra . The orchestral arrangement performed at the " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " concert was performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in this live orchestra concert recording . Vanafest 2012 . " Liberi Fatali " was performed by the Earthbound Papas at the 2012 edition of Vanafest , the " Final Fantasy XI " Festival . Compilation album appearances . The original version of the theme is also included in this " best of " album as the first track . " Liberi Fatali " ' s original version was released as the first track of this collection of themes present in the " Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy - " concert tour . " Final Fantasy Vinyls " . " Liberi Fatali " is included on the first disc of this collector ' s edition set .