Opening - Bombing Mission

"Opening - Bombing Mission" is the medley of the opening theme of Final Fantasy VII. It has become a motif for the Final Fantasy VII series, and was composed and arranged 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. "Opening", refers to the opening full motion video sequence while "Bombing Mission" plays when Avalanche arrives at the Mako Reactor 1, changes to the location's background music, and returns to a continuous play as the first boss battle against Guard Scorpion ensues. "Bombing Mission" ends as the reactor explodes.
It plays again in the Shinra Building's first 59 floors if the player decides to bust in through the front door. It also plays in several cutscenes and when Cloud's party arrive at Midgar's Sector 8 by parachute until they reach Professor Hojo on the Sister Ray.
"Opening - Bombing Mission" is the second track of the first disc of the Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack 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: Advent Children====
"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 was orchestrated by Shirō Hamaguchi and conducted by Taizo Takemoto. It is track 1 of the movie's original soundtrack.
====Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-====
"Begin Mission" includes the "Opening" section of this theme, and plays during the opening full-motion video, while "First Mission (from FFVII "Opening - Bombing Mission")" is an arrangement of the "Bombing Mission" section, and plays throughout the first chapter, which mirrors the Sector 1 assault by AVALANCHE. "Begin Mission" was arranged and conducted by Kazuhiko Toyama and "First Mission (from FFVII "Opening - Bombing Mission")" was arranged by Takeharu Ishimoto. The themes are, respectively, tracks 3 and 4 of the original soundtrack's disc 1.
"To Be Continued (from FFVII "Opening - Bombing Mission")" plays during the post-credits scene and is the same track as "Opening" in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. It is track 24 of the soundtrack's disc 2.
"Memory Fragments - DMW", which plays during the opening credits, is a short arrangement of "Opening - Bombing Mission" by Ishimoto. It is track 1 of the Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Original Soundtrack disc 1.
==== Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis ====
"Bombing Mission - FFVII EVER CRISIS -" is an arrangement made for the game, revealed first on the official social media accounts.https://twitter.com/FFVII_EC_EN/status/1690226605044690944https://twitter.com/FFVII_EC_JP/status/1690279454587670528
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
The first trailer for the HD remake for PlayStation 4 at E3 2015 uses the Distant Worlds orchestrated version of "Opening - Bombing Mission".
The game's version of the theme, called "Bombing Mission" on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack, plays during the attack on Mako Reactor 1. It was arranged by Shotaro Shima. A few of the theme's opening notes also play towards the beginning of "The Town That Never Sleeps" as Cloud experiences one of his spasms. "Bombing Mission" can be obtained as a music disc for the jukeboxes as well, bought from a vending machine in Mako Reactor 5 for 50 gil.
"Getaway", which plays when escaping Mako Reactor 1, "A Close Call", which plays when Cloud jumps aboard the train in Sector 8, are arrangements of "Bombing Mission". It is also included in "Midgar Expressway" during the third phase.
===Final Fantasy XV===
The original version from Final Fantasy VII is included in the music player. It is the second track of the Memories of FFVII album that is available by default.
===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 for battles in the Planet's Core.
====Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy====
"Opening - Bombing Mission" a bonus battle theme available at the PP Catalog from the start of the game. It can be the default music for battles against Tifa, Sephiroth, or Cloud Strife, or for battles in the Planet's Core.
====Dissidia Final Fantasy NT====
A new arrangement can be bought from the shop for 3,600 gil. It was arranged by Takeharu Ishimoto.
"Opening - Bombing Mission (Arrangement)" is track 9 of disc 1 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade- Original Soundtrack Vol. 2 and track 24 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Original Soundtrack.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call===
"Opening - Bombing Mission" was made available as a DLC Battle Music Sequence on January 8th.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival====
====Theatrhythm Final Bar Line====
==Arrangement album appearances==
===The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight===
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.
===Final Fantasy VII: Voices of the Lifestream===
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==
===Tour de Japon: Music from Final Fantasy===
"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.
===Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy===
"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.
===Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home===
"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==
===Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks===
"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.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Vinyl===
The original version of this theme is included.
==Appearances outside the Final Fantasy series==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
"Opening - Bombing Mission" appears as a track. It was arranged by Ancient corp., with its founder and composer Yuzo Koshiro as the arrangement supervisor.
==Citations==
de:Opening – Bombing Mission
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII
Category:Musical themes from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Category:Event themes from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Category:Battle themes from Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)
Category:Battle themes from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy