Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles composers discuss what it was like returning for the Remastered Edition

Composers Kumi Tanioka and Hidenori Iwasaki were the duo behind the soundtrack for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, a soundtrack extremely highly regarded by fans of the game itself, as well as the Final Fantasy franchise. All these years later, the two composers came back to revisit their work and add new tracks for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition. In an interview with Nintendo Life, we hear how Tanioka and Iwasaki felt about stepping back into their roles.

Tanioka: It was great fun, really nostalgic and a valuable experience.

Hidenori Iwasaki grasped the essence of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles' music perfectly, just like he did 17 years ago, and added some wonderful variations that properly understood my feelings and musical direction. Donna really liked ‘Morning Sky’ and ‘Moonless Starry Night’ and even sings them in her live concerts, so she really made this recording her own. I was delighted with her amazing vocals.

Iwasaki: It has been a very enjoyable experience to take another look the music that I made a long time ago with my very close friends. As we went along with the project, we reminisced about lots of things from 2003.

What I am grateful for is that Kumi Tanioka and Donna Burke had, almost to a surprising degree, the same thoughts and envisioned direction for it as I had. All of the background music has been reworked, and my discussions with Ms. Tanioka regarding them were incredibly pleasant - I’m very happy that our thoughts regarding how much or how little we should change something were the same. In the same way, I think that we have also been able to convey just how much we love this music.