[DarkeSword]

• Preview it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=748Fxf-gB2U
• Download it: http://ff5.ocremix.org
• Torrent: http://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/Final....WIND~.torrent

The Fabled Warriors is a series of five albums that celebrates Nobuo Uematsu’s classic score for Square Enix’s Final Fantasy V. Each album is comprised of themes for important characters in the series as well as the myriad of job classes that made the game famous.

I have always felt that Final Fantasy V’s soundtrack has a bit of lightness to it that other Final Fantasy soundtracks eschew in favor of darker, moodier themes. This game always struck me as more of an adventure than any of the others in the series, and Uematsu’s score grabs that and runs with it. This is nowhere more evident than in “Ahead on Our Way,” Final Fantasy V’s main theme, and in my opinion, the best main theme for any Final Fantasy game.

The Fabled Warriors will be released in five parts over the course of the next 2-3 years. The first four albums will follow the four crystals in the game, with themes arranged for all of the corresponding jobs, and the last album will cover new jobs introduced in the Game Boy Advance release, as well as serve as an endcap to the project.

I hope everyone enjoys this tribute to Nobuo Uematsu’s wonderful score. We hope to make each album better than the last.

-- Shariq “DarkeSword” Ansari

[Chernabogue]

I saw it was posted on VGMdb two days ago!

Congrats to everyone involved in this project! I never listened to FFV's OST, so I'll discover its music through your remixes!

[halc]

just finished listening to the album- a great job and congrats to DS and co. for putting this together. AeroZ's 'Lore of the Ancients' blew me away. some other favorites were 'A Healers Touch', 'Vessel of the Void', and 'See You Next Time'.

looking forward to future installments!

[Dunther]

Wow that's a surprise for me, I didn't knew that a FFV album was in the work...
Interesting idea to make 5 volumes, maybe I'll wait until they are all out before listening it...dunno, I haven't played the game yet.

[DarkeSword]

Originally Posted by Dunther

Wow that's a surprise for me, I didn't knew that a FFV album was in the work...
Interesting idea to make 5 volumes, maybe I'll wait until they are all out before listening it...dunno, I haven't played the game yet.

Waiting for all of them to come out before listening defeats the entire purpose of releasing them as separate volumes. Please listen to it right away.

[Dunther]

Originally Posted by DarkeSword

Waiting for all of them to come out before listening defeats the entire purpose of releasing them as separate volumes. Please listen to it right away.

Yeah I know but for that time maybe I will know the source material anyway I think I'll give it a listen tomorrow.

[Neblix]

To be honest, this is the first time I've ever listened to an album and remembered exactly what each track sounded like whenever I looked at the name. Amazing, melodic tracks. My personal favorites are Shariq's Black Mage and Zircon's Exdeath themes.

[SwordBreaker]

http://www.projectcoe.com/blog/2010/...-thoughtsrant/

Well...I did my job in shamelessly plugging myself and spreading the news of this albums' release. Beware of long post filled with analysis, rants, and preliminary impressions of Sixto's track! :P

Good job, everyone. Keep 'em coming.

[Emperor Charlemagne]

Final Fantasy V is my personal favorite of all the FFs, in terms of gameplay, characters, villains, and sidequests, it is the absolute most enjoyable to me.

The SNES FFs are my favorite by far (along with FF1 and FF3), but V is the one that to me most personifies the series and what it should be: a grand adventure. The characters are cheesy but well-loved, the premise is absurd (a tree in a suit of armor?), and it's full of humor with just the right touch of drama to keep it from being some pretend sob-fest. I could go on all day about how much this game rocks (specifically the GBA translation of the game; which in my opinion is THE version of FFV to play, bar none).

I'm glad (and surprised) to see this game getting the loving touch its amazing score deserves. Downloaded, and I eagerly await the next releases!

[SwordBreaker]

Originally Posted by Emperor Charlemagne

Final Fantasy V is my personal favorite of all the FFs, in terms of gameplay, characters, villains, and sidequests, it is the absolute most enjoyable to me.

The SNES FFs are my favorite by far (along with FF1 and FF3), but V is the one that to me most personifies the series and what it should be: a grand adventure. The characters are cheesy but well-loved, the premise is absurd (a tree in a suit of armor?), and it's full of humor with just the right touch of drama to keep it from being some pretend sob-fest. I could go on all day about how much this game rocks (specifically the GBA translation of the game; which in my opinion is THE version of FFV to play, bar none).

This is the first time I've ever heard a fan love V more than any other game in the series. Wow. How ironic that I just (sort of) berated the game because it's not as popular as the other installments. Wonder if there are more people like you in the world? You don't happen to be from Japan, eh? 'cause if you are, I can understand your love for V since you've most definitely played the original version.

I haven't played V, but my discussions with other people in the internet lessen my interest of actually trying it out someday.