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Final Fantasy Song Book まほろば
Catalog #	UPCH-1332
Composer(s)	Nobuo Uematsu
Arranger(s)	Yuji Hasegawa
Producer(s)	Nobuo Uematsu
Publisher	Universal Music
CD Info	1 CD - 10 Tracks
Length	50:15
Release date	March 10, 2004

Final Fantasy Song Book まほろば (Mahoroba) is an album of a selection of tracks from Final Fantasy III to Final Fantasy IX, arranged for vocals with a few instrumental tracks. Lyrics are by Kazushige Nojima and Hiroyuki Itō, with vocal performance by Manami Kiyota. Also on the album, is a track from the album "Ten Plants".

Hidden on the CD is one bonus track, the 11th track, that can be accessed by letting the last track play after the song finishes. It will play after about a minute of silence.

This album is, unofficially, considered the third album in the "Vocal Collections" series.

Track List

1. "いつか帰るところ (Itsuka kaeru tokoro, "The Place I'll Return to Someday") (Instrumental)

   "The Place I'll Return to Someday" - Final Fantasy IX

2. "夏のアルバム -Eyes On Me 日本語Ver.-"
   (Natsu no Arubamu -Nihongo Ver.-, "Summer Album - Japanese Ver.-")

   "Eyes on Me" - Final Fantasy VIII

3. "たぶん、サヨナラ" (Tabun, Sayonara, "This is Probably Goodbye")

   "Farm Boy" - Final Fantasy VII

4. "街" (Machi, "Town")

   "Town of Ur" - Final Fantasy III

5. "Fisherman's Horizon" (Instrumental)

   "Fisherman's Horizon" - Final Fantasy VIII

6. "雨上がり、散歩道" (Ameagari, sanpomichi, "A Walk After the Rain")

   "Descendants of the Shinobi" - Final Fantasy VII

7. "明日の夢も忘れて" (Ashita no yume mo wasurete, "Forget Tomorrow's Dream")

   from Ten Plants

8. "ダゲレオ" (Dagereo, "Daguerreo") (Instrumental)

   "Daguerreo" - Final Fantasy IX

9. "うたかた" (Utakata, "Transient")

   "Far-Off Hometown" - Final Fantasy V

10. "廻る光" (Mawaru hikari, "The Light Goes Around")

    "Unfulfilled Desire" - Final Fantasy IX

11. "いつか帰るところ" (Itsuka Kaeru Tokoro) (Instrumental)

    "The Place I'll Return to Someday" - Final Fantasy IX

Music Samples

Etymology

Mahoroba is an ancient Japanese word describing a far-off land full of bliss and peace. It is roughly comparable to the western concepts of arcadia, a place surrounded by mountains full of harmony and quiet.

Links

• Official Website
• Universal Music website for "Mahoroba"
• VGMdb - Final Fantasy Song Book [mahoroba]