Opening - Bombing Mission " Opening - Bombing Mission " is the medley of the opening theme of " Final Fantasy VII " . It has become a motif for the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " , and was composed by Nobuo Uematsu . Development . " Opening - Bombing Mission " was the first song Uematsu was asked to compose for " Final Fantasy VII " . The game ' s director , Yoshinori Kitase , showed the opening cinematic to Uematsu and told him to start with that scene . Game appearances . " Final Fantasy VII " . " Opening - Bombing Mission " plays during the opening of the game . " Opening " , refers to the opening full motion video sequence while " Bombing Mission " plays continuously during the AVALANCHE attack to the Sector 1 Reactor , changing to the location ' s background music , and returning to a continuous play as the first boss battle against Guard Scorpion ensues . " Bombing Mission " ends as the Sector 1 Reactor explodes . It plays again when Cloud , Tifa and Barret enter Shinra Headquarters until they entered 60th floor . It also plays when Cloud and his party arrive at Midgar by parachute until they reached Professor Hojo on the Sister Ray . " Opening - Bombing Mission " is the second track of the first disc of the " " album . A rescoring of " Opening - Bombing Mission " plays on the Final Fantasy VII technical demo for PlayStation 3 . The rescoring was not done by Uematsu himself . The theme also plays in the 1996 and 1997 demo versions , albeit the earlier demo has a slightly different version of the track . " Final Fantasy VII " Remake . The trailer for the HD remake for PlayStation 4 used the Distant Worlds orchestrated version of " Opening - Bombing Mission " . " OPENING " , the song played during the enhanced version of the " Final Fantasy VII " ending cutscene showing Red XIII that opened the film , is an arrangement of the first part of " Opening - Bombing Mission " . It is the first track of the movie ' s soundtrack . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " pays a strong homage to the start of " Final Fantasy VII " , and two themes are used for the first chapter : " Mission Start " includes the " Opening " section of this theme , and plays during the opening full - motion video of the game , while " First Mission ( from " Final Fantasy VII " Opening - Bombing Mission ) " is an arrangement of the " Bombing Mission " section , and plays throughout the game ' s first chapter , which mirrors the Sector 1 assault by AVALANCHE . The themes are , respectively , the third and fourth tracks of the game ' s soundtrack first disc . " Fragments of Memories ( DMW ) " , which plays during the game ' s opening credits , is a short arrangement of " Opening - Bombing Mission " . It is the first track of the " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Original Soundtrack " first disc . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2008 ) . The original release of " Opening - Bombing Mission " is available after beating Shade Impulse in the PP Catalog and can be the default music for battles against Sephiroth or Cloud , or as the default music for a battle in the Planet ' s Core . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . " Opening - Bombing Mission " returns and is still an unlockable bonus battle theme , but is now available at the PP Catalog from the start of the game . When purchased , it has the same use as in the original game , but can also be the default music for battles against Tifa . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " ( 2015 ) . A new arrangement can be bought from the in - game shop for 3 , 600 gil . " Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call " . " Opening - Bombing Mission " was made available as a DLC Battle Music Sequence on January 8th . Arrangement Album Appearances . The theme was arranged as a progressive metal track and included in the Black Mages ' s third studio album " The Black Mages III : Darkness and Starlight " . This version included an enhanced drums and percussion sequence performed by Arata Hanyuda . " Final Fantasy Remix " . The theme is included as a trance remix in the album . The song is included in the fan - made remix album " Final Fantasy VII : Voices of the Lifestream " , retitled as " Every Story Begins with a Name " . " Final Fantasy VII Chips " . The song is included in the 8 - bit arrangement album as its first track . " Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII / VIII / IX " . " Opening - Bombing Mission " is the eleventh song in this piano arrangement album . Live performances . " Opening ~ Bombing Mission " had its first orchestral performance as the opening of this series of live concerts . It was arranged by Nobuo Uematsu and Shirō Hamaguchi . " More Friends - Music from Final Fantasy " . " Opening - Bombing Mission " ' s orchestral arrangement from " Tour de Japon " is included on this live recording of an orchestral concert , preformed by The World Festival Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arnie Roth at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles , California on May 16th , 2005 . " Opening - Bombing Mission " orchestral arrangement opened the concert of this tour . It is the first track of its live recording . The song is performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra . " Opening - Bombing Mission " is again included on this live recording of an orchestral concert , performed by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Arnie Roth held in Tokyo , in November 2010 . Compilation album appearances . " Opening - Bombing Mission " included in the album as the first track . " Final Fantasy Vinyls " . " Opening ~ Bombing Mission " is included on the first disc of this collector ' s edition set . " Final Fantasy VII Vinyl Limited Edition " . " Opening - Bombing Mission " is included on the first disc of this collectors ' set .