Final Fantasy Tribute ~Thanks~

Final Fantasy Tribute ~ Thanks ~ is a tribute album released as part of the Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary campaign. Square Enix brought a group of artists to create an album with 25 songs, some of which are new, spanning of 2 discs. The album was released in December 5, 2012.
==Cover==
For the album cover, Square Enix asked pixel artist Kasuko Shibuya, who worked on the Famicom Final Fantasy games as a character and monster artist, to make sprites for notable characters from the series. Square Enix asked fans in Japan whom they would want to see as sprites, and the cover is based on these results. The sprite style seems to be based on the style of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years and Final Fantasy Dimensions.
The following characters are included on the album's cover:
*Warrior from Final Fantasy
*White Mage from Final Fantasy
*Black Mage from Final Fantasy
*Maria from Final Fantasy II
*Onion Knight from Final Fantasy III
*Kain Highwind from Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
*Cecil Harvey from Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
*Cid Pollendina from Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
*Gilgamesh from Final Fantasy V
*Bartz Klauser from Final Fantasy V
*Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI
*Terra Branford from Final Fantasy VI
*Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII
*Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII
*Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII
*Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy VIII
*Laguna Loire from Final Fantasy VIII
*Zidane Tribal from Final Fantasy IX
*Eiko Carol from Final Fantasy IX
*Tidus from Final Fantasy X
*Seymour Guado from Final Fantasy X
*Shantotto from Final Fantasy XI
*Penelo from Final Fantasy XII
*Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII
==Track list==
===Disc 1 (1:09:18)===
# — 4:20
#: The opening theme, also known as "Prologue", a recurring musical piece from the series. It also includes snippets of the "Prelude", "Chocobo Theme" and the series "Victory Fanfare". It plays during the Staff Credits of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
# ( ～ ～ ) — 5:51
#: A meadley of remixs of battle tracks from VII, XIII and X.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu (XIII) / Arranged by →Pia-no-jaC← and Nobuhiko Kashiwara
# — 3:58
#: The recurring theme from the series.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Takuji Namura
# ～ ～ — 7:11
#: A medley of tracks from V.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Yuki Noma and Drakship
# — 4:06
#: A medley of two tracks from I and IX.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by ALLY BAND.
# ～ — 5:09
#: A medley of tracks from Final Fantasy III.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by NOISIAVISION featuring REXER.
# — 6:08
#: A medley of s from the first three entries in the main series.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Nabowa
# ～ ～ Try to Grow Up... ～ On the Riverbank}} — 5:35
#: A medley of tracks from XII.
#* Composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto / Arranged by SPANOVA
# — 5:32
#: A world map track from VI.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by So many tears
# — 3:57
#: The eponymous theme from VIII.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Seraph
# — 5:20
#: The theme for from IV.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Schroeder-Headz
===Disc 2 (1:08:32)===
# — 4:15
#: The main theme from V.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by JABBERLOOP
# — 3:44
#: The theme for the battle with which was introduced in V.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Sekizima Takeo
# (Battle 2 ～ The Final Battle ～ Battle 1 ～ Last Battle ～ The Decisive Battle) — 7:00
#: A Medley of battle of final boss tracks from several entries of the series.
#* Arranged by mudy on the Sakuban
# — 4:39
#: The track for Zanarkand from X.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by AVTechNO!
# ～ ～ Battle Theme — 6:08
#: A medley of battle tracks from VIII and VII.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Calla Soiled
# ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ — 5:05
#: A medley of tracks from Final Fantasy, some of which has become recurring to the series.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by pesama
# -Open Reel Ensemble Remix- — 5:32
#: A remix of the track from VII.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Open Reel Ensemble
# ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ — 6:33
#: A medley of the themes from all playable characters and one guest character from IX.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by millstones
# — 4:41
#: The track from VI.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Kenmochi Hidefumi
# ～ ～ ～ ～ ～ — 9:40
#: A medley of military themed tracks from the series.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by YUKIYOSHI
# — 5:58
#: The vocal theme song from IX.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Lyrics by Ciomi / Arranged by DAISUKE ENDO.
#* Performed by Aoi Teshima
# — 5:17
#: The recurring theme from the series.
#* Composed by Nobuo Uematsu / Arranged by Nobuhiko Kashiwara
==Bonus disc==
A special bonus CD called "RARE SQ" was included with purchases of the album from Tower Records or Village Vanguard stores. It contains various arrangements from other SQ-related albums, as well as several new remixes of music from the Final Fantasy series, Brave Fencer Musashi, Einhänder, Live A Live, Secret of Mana, Soukaigi, and The World Ends with You.
==External links==
*Official website
*VGMdb - Final Fantasy Tribute ~Thanks~
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