20020220 – Music from Final Fantasy

The first Final Fantasy concert was the 20020220 Music from Final Fantasy concert on February 20, 2002, and was performed at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan. This concert featured an orchestra-backed performance of the songs from Final Fantasy I through Final Fantasy X. The concert featured roughly two hours of music that was recorded and released as an album by DigiCube. Nobo Uematsu and Shiro Hamaguchi composed the performance, and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra provided the musical adaptation. The event was hosted by Masakazu Morita and Mayuko Aoki, the voice actors for Tidus and Yuna from Final Fantasy X. This event was well received and created a demand for more Final Fantasy-themed concerts. A new song called "Medley 2002 (Final Fantasy I - III) was introduced in this concert. It is a back-to-back playing of the songs "The Prelude", "Main Theme", "Matoya's Cave", "Rebel Army Theme", "Chocobo Theme", and "Elia, the Water Maiden")

Songs Played

• Liberi Fatali - Final Fantasy VIII
• Theme of Love - Final Fantasy IV
• Medley 2002 (Final Fantasy I - III)*
• Aerith's Theme - Final Fantasy VII
• Don't Be Afraid - Final Fantasy VIII
• Tina - Final Fantasy VI
• Dear Freinds - Final Fantasy V
• Vamo' Alla Flamenco - Final Fantasy IX
• At Zanarkand - Final Fantasy X
• Yuna's Decision - Final Fantasy X
• Love Grows - Final Fantasy VIII
• Suteki de ne - Final Fantasy X
• The Place I'll Return to Someday - Final Fantasy IX
• Melodies of Life - Final Fantasy IX
• One Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII
• The Man with the Machine Gun - Final Fantasy VIII
• Final Fantasy Theme

*Back-to-back playing of the songs "The Prelude", "Main Theme", "Matoya's Cave", "Rebel Army Theme", "Chocobo Theme", and "Elia, the Water Maiden")