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 . Track 2 - 06 is performed by Rikki , accompanied by orchestra ; track 2 - 08 is performed by Emiko Shiratori , also accompanied by orchestra . Tracks 2 - 02 and 2 - 03 are solo piano pieces performed by . The album includes introduction and commentary by the two Masters of Ceremonies of the concert ; Masakazu Morita and Mayuko Aoki , and because this is a concert recording , the audience can be heard clapping . The " MC " tracks refer to the announcements from Masakazu Morita ( Tidus ) and Mayuko Aoki ( Yuna ) . On " MC - 5 , " Nobuo Uematsu and Shirō Hamaguchi both join the pair , prior to the finale of the concert . This album was also released on iTunes without the tuning or MC tracks , as a one disc album . The second CD is a bonus CD with footage from the concert including video of the equipment being set up for the concert , and interviews with Nobuo Uematsu , the emcees , the conductor , pianist Aki Kuroda , Rikki , and Shiratori , and footage of the concert itself . The liner notes contain the tracklist in mixed English and Japanese , a message from Uematsu , pictures from the concert , lyrics to " Suteki da ne " , mixed English / Japanese lyrics of " Melodies of Life " to match the version Shiratori sang at the concert , and orchestra credits . Liner Notes ( Translated from the original Japanese ) . It was around the third grade when my friends and I performed the Beatles onstage . It was my first live show . There were about 230 people in that large auditorium , and I recall being filled with an excitement I had never experienced before . It was with the idea of again performing before an audience that I entered high school bent on forming a band . But it was a strict , study - intensive school in a period when teachers still raised their eyebrows at guitar rock . It wasn ' t easy getting a band going under those conditions . But that notwithstanding , we ' d get our guitars and amps and drumsets out in empty classrooms after school and would play our shows ( or should I say prepared for opening night ) . Tetsurou Hamada ( now named Tetsurou Oda and producing people such as Nanase Aikawa ) led the band called The Potatoes . With a black Les Paul dangling from his shoulder , Hamatetsu ( his nickname ) played his Jimmy Hendrix and Deep Purple . But he confided in us that although he wanted to be in a band there was something else he needed to do . He soon left us for Tokyo due to his father ' s work . I soon joined the suddenly memberless Potatoes . But merely practicing grew boring . I wanted to perform before people . I couldn ' t shake that feeling . I came up with the idea of using a practice studio on Saturdays to put on concerts . I called it " Everybody ' s Song " , although in retrospect it wasn ' t that great a name . I had recorded the shows and took the tapes down to the radio station with the idea of having them put them on the air . Now that I think about it , it was such an easy time for us to have gotten airplay . After entering college , in addition to playing shows on campus , we also played at smaller local concert venues . Places like Head Power and La Mama in Shibuya , Jam in Shinjuku , and other places that are long gone by now . It was hell carrying heavy equipment like our Roland Piano and Synthesizer back and forth on the trains , but they were experience I can never forget . I thought I ' d be satisfied with just playing these clubs , and with graduation approaching we soon started thinking of life and work after school . But just leaving my dreams behind and entering the work force was impossible for me , and after graduation I kept playing in bands . One by one , those who had worked so hard with me were slowly dropping from the scene , leaving only me to continue . But with me not being particularly proficient and any instruments , the chances of continuing neared zero . I couldn ' t be someone I was not cut out to be . After coming to grips with the realization that I wasn ' t to be a performer , I took my final walk off the stage and decided to become a composer . That was when I was 24 . 18 years have passed since , and on February 20 , 2002 , I took the stage again not as a performer , but as a composer . And I was moved on that stage . I can ' t quite put into words how I felt there . But the happiness I felt there came from the knowledge that there was a connection between me and the audience through my music . Perhaps it was like the happiness one feels after realizing , " I hate being alone and that I want someone there who can understand me " . Perhaps feeling this sudden happiness , and seeing all those smiling faces and hearing the applause spoke to me of what my motivation is . Just realizing that has made me so happy . I hope I can continue making music and have the opportunity to again greet everyone ' s smiles from the stage .