Elder-Geek.com proudly presents the opera scene from Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III on the SNES), upscaled and re-animated in 1080p and 16:9 aspect ratio, set to an orchestral performance of the composition. Credits: Composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu Written by Yoshinori Kitase & Nobuo Uematsu Performed by The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Sung by Emma Wetter, Fredrik Strid, and Johan Schinkler Conducted by Arnie Roth From the game by Squaresoft/Square-Enix Sprite work, minor rewrites, animation, and video by Eliot Hagen From the album, ‘Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy,’ by AWR Music. Note: The reason that Ultros never drops onto the stage is because, in the game, the opera is ended when your party and Ultros fight and Setzer comes to kidnap Maria (Celes). In the game, Draco & Ralse never duel and Maria & Draco never sing the final verse. This video is of the complete opera.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
This was so epic. That’s it! We need an FFVI 3DS remake NOW!
@TeancumElite These lyrics are far, far better than in the original SNES version, which neither rhyme nor match up with the pitches played.
1 person likes VII better.
Is the actual ‘in game’ title of the opera call The Dream Oath??? I didn’t catch the name of it while playing through the game…
I don’t exactly like how they changed the versus. Nor do I like the added dialogue with Ralse.
Still, the singing and music was amazing. I can disagree with the lyrics, but I appreciate the spirit.
Ooh, I’ve been collecting VI music arrangements; never heared this recording of the dream oath before, thanks.
Good job on the sync, must have taken you a while. You could try doing the opening theme from the Grand Finale album next.
@UltraBibendum The music is from the Philharmonic Orchestra. I saw this exact song performed live, and bought the CD. Nobuo Uematsu was there himself. The scene was edited, but only to fit this version of the song.
Nothing fake about it.
This was the first video game I ever played, when I was a toddler. When I learned to write, I remember writing down the lyrics to this song and singing it to myself, pretending I had a knight to sing it with.
Oh, this brings back wonderful memories.
This scene was the scene that made me realize video games are the future of entertainment.
I’ve played Mario and Metroid and racing games and other RPGs, but when I played through FFIII (VI) and got to this scene it blew my mind.
Brilliant.
@UltraBibendum It’s from a video game? I had no idea, despite the fact that it’s one of the most famous video game scenes of all time and that it’s flat-out stated in the description!
I repeat – explain how it’s “fake.” You have not done so.
@pannicatack its from a videogamea ahahha
@UltraBibendum Please explain. Otherwise you are simply being a troll and a jackass.
@pannicatack haha its fake as hell
@UltraBibendum Someone took the music from the game, adapted it into an actual orchestra and with real singers, and played that audio over video from the game.
What’s the fake?
Asombroso!
Me encanta este juego, siempre esperé ver la ópera completa sin el sabotaje de Ultros.
Amazing! I love this game, I always wanted to watch the complete opera scene without Ultros’ sabotage.
This movie is awesome, but it would be really cool if you threw in an extra scene at the end where all the characters give a bow to the audience applause.
@AquaWasp well, over at TVtropes.org, This song represents the most triumphant example of the Video Games: Crowning Music of Awesome page, so you’re not the only one who thinks this.
God I love this song so much. Thank you for posting this!
Ive just realized… Maria has 2 men… and when they dual she just stands there… “Fight for me? Oh, okie” lol…but love stories like this usually have 2 men…hidden sexism? XD or should I just watch the video? stop ranting? I will…
I like the orchestration. The male singers (particularly Draco), aren’t great (their diction is abysmal), but the orchestra sounds good.
one of the best scenes in a ff game. its a miracle they got that soundtrack working on the snes
This is much better than One Winged Angel and Liberi Fatali.
I expected locke cole and Ultros, but this was good.
Amazing work done on the snes