Final Fantasy ( theme ) " Final Fantasy " is a recurring piece of music composed by Nobuo Uematsu in the " Final Fantasy " series . It has also been called the " Opening Theme " and the " Prologue " , due to it being played during the opening sequences . Because of this , along with its recurrence , it is considered to be the series ' main theme . The theme first played during the opening of the original " Final Fantasy " and has since appeared in most main series titles , except for " Final Fantasy II " , " Final Fantasy X " , and " Final Fantasy XIII " . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The tune is played at the Cornelia Bridge and during the credits . This version is included on the fifth disc of the " Final Fantasy Vinyls " collector ' s edition set . " Final Fantasy III " . The tune is played at the Wind Crystal chamber after defeating the Land Turtle in the NES version , and after defeating Djinn in the 3D version , and briefly in the ending . The Bard also sings five notes of the tune when using the Sing command . " Final Fantasy IV " . The theme has many recurring appearances . First played during the opening cinematic , it plays again during the prophecy of Cecil ' s destiny . It also plays during the game ' s end when the party members who do not join Cecil pray to give him and his companions strength for the final battle against Zeromus . In the " Advance " version ' s Music Player , the tune is called the " Prologue " . In the Nintendo DS version ' s original soundtrack , the theme appears in the tracks " Opening Movie " and " Epilogue " . An arranged version of the " Prologue " is included on the " " . This version is also included on the " Final Fantasy Mix " album . " Final Fantasy V " . The tune plays at the game ' s end when Krile is at the Elder Tree . In the " Advance " version ' s Music Player the theme is titled " Final Fantasy " . " Final Fantasy VI " . The tune is played at the game ' s end , mixed into the track " Ending Theme " . " Final Fantasy VII " . The tune plays during the credits , in the track " Staff Roll " at mark 3 : 31 . An orchestrated version plays during the credits . " Final Fantasy VIII " . The tune appears in the " Ending Theme " of the " " . It was arranged in form of a military march following " Eyes on Me " , and plays during the sequence following the ending FMV in which both credits and a home movie style sequence are displayed , from 6 : 59 to 10 : 00 . " Final Fantasy IX " . The tune is played during the " Prima Vista " escape scene and during the credits , right after the song " Melodies of Life " , and also in the " " at the end of " Melodies of Life " . It is also played in a movie from the game ' s opening sequences in which Vivi Ornitier looks into the sky and sees the theater ship . This track is called " Skies of Alexandria " . " Final Fantasy XI " . The theme plays during the final cutscene of the " " additional scenario , and also after defeating Shinryu and speaking to Prishe in the Abyssea storyline . It also plays in a cutscene following the defeat of Hades in " " . It appears the final time when the adventurer finally meets the Goddess Altana in the game ' s final chapter , " " . " Final Fantasy XII " . The theme plays during the intro , and appears in the " " as " FINAL FANTASY ~ FFXII Version ~ " . It is also used several times during the sequences where Halim Ondore IV reads from his memoirs . The tune plays at the opening FMV and at the end of the game . The tune can be heard in Yusnaan being played by the band near the monorail station . " Final Fantasy XIV " . This theme is used in the song " A World Apart " , which plays when the player first takes an airship to other starting cities during the main storyline . It also plays during the conclusions of several major storylines , such as the 2 . 0 main quest , when a Zodiac Weapon is obtained , and the ending of the Shadow of Mhach , among others . During Legacy , this theme was part of the song " Opening Theme " . A piano arrangement of " A World Apart " , mixed with the sound effects of the mount s , was used in the " Eorzea Symphony " trailer for " " . " Final Fantasy XV " . An orchestrated version plays during " " , when the Niflheim delegation arrives in Insomnia for the treaty - signing . An arrangement of the theme also plays during the last stinger of the main game . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . A short version of the tune can be heard in " Zero " , sung by Bump of Chicken during the ending . " " . Layle hums the theme while raiding the Tribe Unity ball . An arrangement of the " Prologue " was heard in an early trailer , but it does not appear in the final game . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . The tune plays at the ending ' s final part , a recreation of the Cornelia Bridge scene from the original " Final Fantasy " . In the " Dissidia Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack " , it is titled " FINAL FANTASY from DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY " . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The theme plays during the ending ' s final part , on the " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack " , it is titled " FINAL FANTASY " from DISSIDIA 012 [ duodecim ] FINAL FANTASY " and is a different arrangement than the previous version . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . The tune is titled as " FFI Opening Theme ( Arrange ) " , and is remixed into a battle theme . " Final Fantasy " also appears as a new techno - pop track arranged for the game . It is one of the default themes . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy " . This theme ' s original " Final Fantasy " version , labeled " Opening Theme " , is a playable Event Music Sequence track whose cutscenes depict events from the defeat of Bikke to the battle with Chaos and the Warriors of Light saving the world . Additionally , " FINAL FANTASY ~ FFXII Version ~ " appears as the opening music for the " Final Fantasy XII " Series Mode play . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . The " Opening Theme " returns , this time as a Field Music Sequence . " Chocobo ' s Crystal Tower " . The NES " Opening Theme " version from the original " Final Fantasy " plays at the intro . " Final Fantasy Brave Exvius " . An orchestral , choral version plays whenever the game downloads the data for a major update . Other versions . This contains a selection of tracks , arranged and performed in the style of Irish Celtic music . The theme of " Final Fantasy " is called " Prologue . . . " and is the second track on the album . Called " Prologue . . . " the album contains a solo piano arrangement of the theme . " Final Fantasy 1987 - 1994 " . A piano version of the " Final Fantasy " theme is included on this " best of " type album . " Pray " is a vocal arrangement of the main theme from the original featured in the eponymous music album , performed by Risa Ohki . It is sung in Japanese . " Guitar Solo Final Fantasy Official Best Collection " . Titled " Opening Theme " , it is the first track on the album , which consists entirely of solo classical guitar arrangements of tracks from the " Final Fantasy " main series , performed by Yuji Sekiguchi . " 20020220 music from Final Fantasy " . " Final Fantasy " performed by Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra , is included on this concert recording . " More Friends - Music from Final Fantasy " . " Final Fantasy " 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 . Japan Self - Defense Forces Marching Festival 2012 . J . S . D . F . ( Japan Self - Defense Forces ) performed " Prelude " and " Final Fantasy " during the marching festival in November 17 2012 alongside the U . S . M . C . 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Band and U . S . Army Pacific Ocean Band .