Force Your Way

"Force Your Way" is the regular boss battle theme from Final Fantasy VIII. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy VIII===
"Force Your Way" is used in the battles against almost every boss. It is the tenth track of the first disc of the Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack album.
It was released again on the Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack Revival Disc.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
A new arrangement of "Force Your Way" by Daiki Ishikawa plays in various boss fights in the Eden series, in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers; in particular, , , and .
It is track 86 on the Shadowbringers: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
===Final Fantasy XV===
The original version as well as the Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy arrangements of "Force Your Way" play in the music player after the player buys the Memories of FFVIII soundtrack from Hammerhead for 100 gil and the Memories of Dissidia 012 FF album from Old Lestallum for 500 gil, respectively.
===Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy===
"Force Your Way -arrange- from FINAL FANTASY VIII" is an arrangement by Keiji Kawamori. It is the thirty-fourth track of the Original Soundtrack.
The track can be automatically selected for battles including Squall, Ultimecia, or Laguna, or any battle with Ultimecia's Castle as the arena.
====Dissidia Final Fantasy NT====
The Dissidia 012 and the original PlayStation version can be bought from the shop for 3,600 gil.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy===
"Force Your Way" is a bonus Battle Music Sequence available as downloadable content.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call====
"Force Your Way" is a Battle Music Sequence and is available in the base game.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival====
"Force Your Way" is a playable Battle Music Sequence. It is available to the player by default.
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===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
"Force Your Way FFVIII, FFRK Version arrange" is an arrangement by Masaya Tsunemoto that plays in the game. It is track 5 of disc 1 on the Final Fantasy Record Keeper Original Soundtrack Vol.4.
===Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon===
"Duel Room" is an arrangement by Yuzo Takahashi. It was released as the twenty-second track of the Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon ~Labyrinth of Forgotten Time~ Original Soundtrack.
==Arrangement album appearances==
===The Black Mages===
"Force Your Way" was covered by The Black Mages in a progressive rock arrangement and included in their first, eponymous album, The Black Mages as the third track.
===Final Fantasy VIII Chips===
The song is part of the 8-bit arrangement album as its third track. It is the second section of the mash-up with the tracks "Don't Be Afraid" and "The Winner".
===Final Fantasy Orchestral Album===
"Force you Way" is the eight song of the final track of this album, "Battle Medley 2012 (Final Fantasy I – XIV)", arranged by Hiroyuki Nakayama. It is performed in a piano solo.
===Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX===
"Force Your Way" is the ninth song in this piano arrangement album, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama.
It was released again on the Piano Opera Final Fantasy I-IX album.
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 3===
"Force Your Way" was arranged by Rika Ishige and recorded for the album, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. It is track 8 on the album.
It was released again on the BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Battle & Field album.
===Final Fantasy Series Acoustic Arrangements===
"Don't be Afraid & Force Your Way" was arranged by Tsubasa Ito, performed by Atsuki Yoshida (violin), Mei Mishina (viola), Kirin Uchida (violoncello), Seiya Yoshida (contrabass), and Ren Tsukagoshi (guitar). It is track 8 on the album.
==Live performances==
===The Black Mages Live===
The Black Mages' arrangement of "Force Your Way" from their first album was performed live at this 2003 concert that took place at Shibuya-AX and Kanagawa University. It was the second song of the line-up.
===The Black Mages III Darkness and Starlight Live===
"Force Your Way" was performed live by The Black Mages on August 9, 2008 and recorded on the album.
===A New World: intimate music from Final Fantasy===
A live recording of "Force Your Way" from at the London premiere of the concert of the same name on February 15, 2014, conducted by Arnie Roth, is included on this album.
It was released again on the Distant Worlds and A New World Collections: music from Final Fantasy VIII.
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2017 with Siena Wind Orchestra===
A live recording of "Force Your Way" 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 9 on the album.
==Compilation album appearances==
===Final Fantasy VIII Vinyl===
"Force Your Way" is track 1 on side B of disc 1 of the album.
===Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Tracks 1987-2017===
"Force Your Way" appears as track 68 of disc 1 on the album celebrating Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary.
===Time and Again 2: Final Fantasy XIV Raid Dungeon Themes===
"Force Your Way" from Final Fantasy XIV is track 2 of disc 2 on the album.
===Final Fantasy XIV Vinyl LP Box Vol. 2===
"Force Your Way" from Final Fantasy XIV is track 2 on side B of the Shadowbringers Vinyl LP Vol. 2 album.
==Non-Final Fantasy appearances==
===Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special===
An arrangement of "Force Your Way" was included in this crossover between Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
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