music composed by
Nobuo Uematsu (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10)
Masashi Hamauzu (track 9)
Yasunori Mitsuda (track 11)
Hitoshi Sakimoto (track 5)
Masayoshi Soken (track 2)
Naoshi Mizuta (track 12)*

executive producer: Arnie Roth
music director, conductor and producer: Arnie Roth
associate music director and co-producer: Eric Roth
orchestral arrangements by: Shiro Hamaguchi, Yoshihisa Hirano, Yohei Kobayashi, Yoshimi Kudo, Hiroyuki Nakayama, Tsutomu Narita, Toshiyuki Omori, Arnie Roth, Eric Roth, Yoshitaka Suzuki
performed by: Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
opera vocal soloists (track 6): Laura Strickling, soprano
Kyle van Schoonhoven, tenor
David Govertsen, bass-baritone
opera narrator (track 6): Eric Roth
HEAVENSWARD soloist (track 2): Laura Strickling, soprano
violin soloist (track 11): Vlastimil Kobrle
violin soloist (track 3): Arnie Roth
organ soloist (track 3): Nobuo Uematsu
additional timpani and percussion recording: Jeff Handley and Robert Everson
recorded at: The Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
engineer: Oldřich Slezák
assistant engineer: Čenda Kotzmann
recording manager and contractor: Petr Pýcha
additional recording by: Mathew Prock at AWR Music Studio, Chicago, IL
edited, mixed, and mastered: by Mathew Prock at AWR Music Studio, Chicago, IL
photographers: Manaswin Kalmowat and Jiří Skupien
AWR production team: Laura Adkins, Leanne Araya, Eliza Bangert, Sally Hausken, Fritz Hocking, Marcy Roth
special thanks to SQUARE ENIX and Seitaro Tanaka, to our great friend and colleague Nobuo Uematsu, to Hiroki Ogawa and Dog Ear Records, and to the entire community of FINAL FANTASY music lovers: you make this so rewarding and joyful, thank you so much!