Track of the Week #2: "Troian Beauty"

So, it has been almost a year since I’ve done my last track of the week.  That’s ok because I’m back now to continue where I left off!!!

This week’s track is  “Troian Beauty”  from Final Fantasy IV.  I came upon this track as I was playing the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV a few weeks ago.  The general calm and catchy nature of this track really caught my attention.

In the game, the track plays when you reach the main castle in the kingdom of Troia.  Troia is a nation that seems to be run primarily by women.  There are other men around but women seem to be the majority.  It’s pretty cool.  This may sound odd but I feel like the song wouldn’t be out of place at a wedding at some white marble like place with lots of water flowing around haha.  It’s really just very carefree, relaxing, etc.

Anyway, once I reached that area I had the greatest inclination to just put my 3DS down, leave the music on and just write to the track on loop.  I didn’t but still...I like this track.  Here, you should take a listen too.  I have three links for three different versions of the track.  The first is the Super Nintendo version released in 1991, the second is the Nintendo DS version that I was playing released in 2008 I believe, and the final is very unique.

The final link is a full instrument version (I’m pretty sure at least) that brings another life to the track.  It’s pretty cool and may be my favorite version.  You see, it’s part of a Final Fantasy IV audio CD called Celtic Moon that took certain tracks from the original Final Fantasy IV soundtrack and pretty much arranged them with real instruments in a Celtic musical style.  I’d like to buy it one day to be honest.  So here are the links:

(Original Super Nintendo, 1991)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hXovY9nFXo

(Nintendo DS, 2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu7Ddlk-CD8

(Celtic Moon,  1991)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g21nOlM_T3s

Pretty cool huh?  I also find it pretty cool that Final Fantasy IV and Celtic Moon were released in the year that I was born!  To think that I was but a baby when these came out and now I enjoy them quite a bit. 

Finally, it may seem odd that Celtic Moon and the Super Nintendo version of FF IV came out in the same year.  I’m pretty sure that FF IV came out earlier in Japan than it did in America.  The 1991 is the American date.  So, there we have it.  Enjoy the music and until next time!