Cosmo Canyon (theme)

"Cosmo Canyon" is a background theme from Final Fantasy VII. It was composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.
== Game appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy VII ===
"Cosmo Canyon" is the eponymous theme of the Cosmo Canyon, and also appears throughout the game as used as a recurring motif for the character Red XIII.
"Red XIII's Theme" is a shorter variation of "Cosmo Canyon", and plays in several cutscenes involving him, including his introduction at Shinra Building. "The Great Warrior" is another arrangement of "Cosmo Canyon", and it plays during the cutscene involving Red XIII and his discovery of the true acts of his father, Seto, at the exit of the Cave of the Gi.
"Cosmo Canyon" and "The Great Warrior" are the tracks 1 and 3 respectively of disc 3 of the Final Fantasy VII: Original Soundtrack. "Red XIII's Theme" is track 21 of disc 1 of the soundtrack. "Red XIII's Theme", "Cosmo Canyon" and "The Great Warrior" are tracks 21, 45 and 47 respectively on the Final Fantasy VII Original Soundtrack Revival Disc.
===Final Fantasy VII Remake===
"Red XIII's Theme - Nothing More" , which plays during Red XIII's introduction, is an arrangement by Yoshitaka Suzuki. It is track 23 of disc 3 on the Final Fantasy VII Remake Original Soundtrack Plus.
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
"Cosmo Canyon - Sanctum of Planetology" is an arrangement by Ryo Furukawa that plays as the town theme of Cosmo Canyon. It is track 4 of disc 5 on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
"Brave and Noble Seto" is an arrangement of "The Great Warrior" by Shotaro Shima that plays when Red XIII learns the truth of his father Seto. It is track 11 of disc 5 on the original soundtrack.
"Red's Dance - Two Legs? Nothin' To It" is an arrangement of "It's Hard to Stand on Both Feet!" that contains "Red XIII's Theme" as well. It plays when a disguised Red XIII challenges Cloud Strife to a match of Queen's Blood. It was arranged by Mitsuto Suzuki with some additional composition. It is track 22 of disc 2 on the original soundtrack.
"Red's QB Match - Overfang" is the theme of Red XIII's exhibition match against Cloud in Queen's Blood and it also contains "Red XIII's Theme". It was composed and arranged by Mitsuto Suzuki. It is track 23 of disc 2 on the original soundtrack.
"Watcher of the Vale" , the battle theme of the Cave of the Gi, contains the theme of "Cosmo Canyon". It was composed and arranged by Tadayoshi Makino. It is track 8 of disc 5 on the original soundtrack.
"Gi Nattak" , the boss theme of Gi Nattak, contains motifs from "Cosmo Canyon" in the second phase. It was composed and arranged by Shotaro Shima. It is track 10 of disc 5 on the original soundtrack.
===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 NT===
The original version of the track is available as a battle music available from a Theatrhythm Final Fantasy event (October 2017).
=== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy ===
"Cosmo Canyon" is a bonus Field Music Sequence available as downloadable content.
==== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call ====
"Cosmo Canyon" reappears as a Field Music Sequence track, available in the base game.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival====
"Cosmo Canyon" appears again as a playable Field Music Sequence. It is available to the player by default.
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== Arrangement album appearances ==
=== The Best of Final Fantasy 1994 - 1999: A Musical Tribute ===
This best of album features a selection of tracks from Final Fantasy VI to Final Fantasy VIII, arranged and remixed by Sherman F. Heinig and performed by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra.
"Cosmo Canyon" is one of the four selected tracks from Final Fantasy VII that were included on this album, and is the sixth track of the album.
=== Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VII ===
A piano arrangement of "Cosmo Canyon" by Shirō Hamaguchi and performed by Seiji Honda was included as track 6 of the album.
=== Final Fantasy VII Chips ===
The song is part of the 8-bit arrangement album as track 5, arranged by MJ & DJ OMKT.
===Rare SQ===
"FINAL FANTASY VII chiptune Medley" is a medley arranged by ASAGEN that includes "Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII", "Cid's Theme", "Cosmo Canyon", "The Highwind Takes to the Skies", and "Aerith's Theme". It is track 4 on the disc.
=== Piano Opera Final Fantasy VII/VIII/IX ===
"Cosmo Canyon" is track 3 on this piano arrangement album, arranged and performed by Hiroyuki Nakayama.
It is also included on the Piano Opera Final Fantasy I-IX album and the Final Fantasy Music Sampler CD -Limited Edition-.
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Brass de Bravo 2===
An arrangement of "Cosmo Canyon" by Yasumasa Sato was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra and was recorded on the album as track 3.
The same recording was also released later on the BRA★BRA Final Fantasy Battle & Field album.
===Distant Worlds IV: more music from FINAL FANTASY===
An orchestral arrangement of "Cosmo Canyon" conducted by Arnie Roth and performed by the Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus is included as track 11 on the album. It was recorded in March 2017 at the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum in Prague, Czech Republic.
The recording is also included as track 8 on the Distant Worlds and A New World Collections: music from Final Fantasy VII.
===Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy VII-===
"Cosmo Canyon Jazz Arrangement" is an arrangement by Eijiro Nakagawa. It was performed by Ken Higeshiro (drums), Ryu Kawamura (electric bass), Takana Miyamoto (piano & organ), Naoto Suzuki (electric guitar), Nakagawa (trombone), and Ryoji Ihara (tenor sax). It is track 10 on the album.
===Square Enix - Mellow Minstrel Mix Vol.2===
"Cosmo Canyon (Mellow Minstrel Mix Version)" is an arrangement by colspan and appears as track 1 on the album.
===Radiant Melodies – Final Fantasy VII===
"Cosmo Canyon - Radiant Melodies ver." is an arrangement by Masashi Kimura and appears as track 7 on the album. It was performed by Yu Manabe (violin), Masashi Kimura (electric bass), Akitoshi Kuroda (gut guitar), Akira Kudo (drums & percussion).
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Orchestral Arrangement Album===
An orchestral arrangement of "Cosmo Canyon - Sanctum of Planetology" by Nakagawa Takaaki appears as track 6 on the album. It was conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.
==Live performances==
===Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy Jiritsu===
"FINAL FANTASY VII : Cosmo Canyon" was performed live for a concert and recorded as track 4 of disc 1 for the Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary. It was orchestrated by Hiroyuki Nakayama, conducted by Arnie Roth, and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic.
===BRA★BRA Final Fantasy VII Brass de Bravo with Siena Wind Orchestra===
"Cosmo Canyon" was performed during the concert tour in 2018, conducted by Hirofumi Kurita and performed by the Siena Wind Orchestra. The live recording from the 2018.5.12 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan performance was released as track 3 on the concert Blu-ray.
== Compilation album appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy VII: Reunion Tracks ===
"Cosmo Canyon" was included as track 2 of this Final Fantasy VII music best-of album.
=== Final Fantasy VII Vinyl Limited Edition ===
"Cosmo Canyon" is included as track 1 on side A of disc 2 of this collectors' edition.
===The Square Enix Music===
"Cosmo Canyon" is track 7 on the CD.
===Final Fantasy VII Compilation Vinyl===
"Red XIII's Theme" is track 3 on side A on the album celebrating the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy VII.
== Appearances outside Final Fantasy media ==
===Super Smash Bros. Ultimate===
An original arrangement of "Cosmo Canyon" is unlocked alongside Sephiroth as paid DLC. It was arranged by the studio Midiplex, with the studio founder Yoko Shimomura as the arrangement supervisor, a composer famous for her work in many video games, including the Kingdom Hearts series and Final Fantasy XV for Square Enix.
=== The Great Rebirth ===
"Cosmo Canyon" is sampled in the song "Final Fantasy" by the Korean hip-hop group Drunken Tiger, included on the 2000 album.
==Etymology==
Category:Field themes from Final Fantasy VII
Category:Field themes from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Category:Field themes from Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call