The Chase (Final Fantasy VII)

"The Chase" , also known as "Crazy Motorcycle", is a theme in Final Fantasy VII, composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII===
"The Chase" plays during the minigame on the Midgar Expressway during "The Nightmare Beginning Anew". It is track 22 of disc 1 on the Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack.
It was remastered and released as track 22 on the Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack Revival Disc.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
"The Chase" returns in the remake for the bike minigame.
The first arrangement is "Lay Down Some Rubber - Let's Ride" , additional composition and arranged by Mitsuto Suzuki. It plays during the minigame through the Corkscrew Tunnel in "Motor Chase" in Chapter 4, "Mad Dash". It is track 9 of disc 2 on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack.
The second arrangement is "Midgar Expressway" , arranged by Yoshinori Nakamura, with a more metallic-type track and includes a male voice "singing" along with the music during later parts. The track also includes motifs from "Opening - Bombing Mission", "Let the Battles Begin!", and "Fight On!". It plays during the minigame on the Midgar Expressway in "Flying Through the Night" in Chapter 18, "Destiny's Crossroads". It is track 5 of disc 7 on the original soundtrack. "Midgar Expressway - Long Ver." is a longer version with additional composition by Nakamura and Masashi Hamauzu and is track 16 of disc 4 on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack Plus.
Nakamura stated that making the first arrangement demo for the crazy motorcycle at the beginning section took less than a week. He also kept the tempo at 190 bpm despite the difficulty of adding and changing motifs in the subsequent sections. He was particular about featuring guitars in all sections of "Midgar Expressway" and decided to incorporate the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children versions for the sections of "Let the Battles Begin!" and "Fight On!".
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
"Crazy Motorcycle - The Night Chase" is an arrangement that plays in the arcade game G-Bike in Wonderment Square at the Gold Saucer. It has additional composition by Mitsuto Suzuki and Nozomi Toki and was arranged by Suzuki. The lyrics were written by Motomu Toriyama and translated into English by Matt Furda and Ben Sabin. It is track 19 of disc 8 on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
====Lyrics====
The official lyrics were released on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
:Miles of highway in my rearview
:A night like this is better with you, yeah
:Tonight, you and me are getting crazy
:Driving oh so dangerously
:My engine is revved up, my temperature's high
:Oh, pale moon in the steel sky
:Be my guide tonight
:Light the way to where you are
===Final Fantasy XV===
The original version from Final Fantasy VII is included in the music player. It is the 10th track of the Memories of FFVII album that is available by default.
"The Chase" is also available as track 82 on the limited edition Blu-ray disc of the Final Fantasy XV: Original Soundtrack.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy NT===
"The Chase from FINAL FANTASY VII (Arrangement)" is an arrangement by Tsuyoshi Sekito that appears as battle music in the game and can be bought from the shop for 3,600 gil. It is track 7 of disc 1 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Original Soundtrack Vol. 3.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call===
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival====
====Theatrhythm Final Bar Line====
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
"The Chase (FFRK Ver. Arrange from FFVII)" is an arrangement by Shohei Tsuchiya that appears in the game. It is track 20 on the Final Fantasy Record Keeper Original Soundtrack.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII Chips===
"The Chase" was arranged by MJ & DJ OMKT and released as track 4 on the album.
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 3===
"The Chase" was arranged by Hideaki Miura and recorded for the album, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. It is track 7 on the album.
===Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy VII-===
"The Chase Jazz Arrangement" is an arrangement by Ryu Kawamura. It was performed by Ken Higeshiro (drums), Kawamura (electric bass), Takana Miyamoto (piano), Naoto Suzuki (acoustic guitar), Eijiro Nakagawa (trombone), and Ryoji Ihara (soprano sax). It is track 5 on the album.
==Live performances==
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2017 with Siena Wind Orchestra===
A live recording of "The Chase" was held at the Tokyo Bunka Kaiken on May 14, 2017 and recorded, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. It was released as track 7 on the album.
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy VII Brass de Bravo with Siena Wind Orchestra===
"The Chase" was performed during the concert tour in 2018, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. The live recording with bonus footage from the 2018.5.12 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan performance was released on the concert Blu-ray.
===Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy VII- at Billboard Live TOKYO===
"LIVE: The Chase Jazz Arrangement" was performed live at Billboard Live Tokyo in February 2020 and recorded as track 1 of disc 2 on the album.
==Compilation album appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks===
"The Chase" is track 13 on the album.
===Final Fantasy VII Vinyl Limited Edition===
"The Chase" is track 8 on side A of disc 1 on the album.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Vinyl===
"The Chase" from Final Fantasy VII is track 5 on D Side of disc 2 on the album.
===Heroes and Villains===
"The Chase" is track 3 on side A of the Heroes and Villains Second album.
==Citations==
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII Remake
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Category:Battle themes from Dissidia Final Fantasy NT
Category:Field themes from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call