Final Fantasy IX Original Sound Track Music Sheet

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Summary: Piano Score to the incredible music of FF9, but...
Review: OK, there's something you must understand about the piano scores produced by DoReMi Japan. Simply put, there is absolutely NO ARRANGEMENT of the songs whatsoever. What do I mean? The piano scores follow the game songs to the exact note. Is this bad? Yes and no.

Final Fantasy IX has some of the most incredible, moving music ever created for a game. Some songs, such as "Sleepless City Treno", sound great when put to piano parts, because they were made for piano. Other songs like the Card Game Theme also sound great.

But, the problem begins when you start taking songs like Vamo Alla Flamenco or the Overworld Theme that are made with MORE THAN two, equally important tracks. For instance, in Vamo, there's a bass line, a guitar chord line, a melody line, and a countermelody. This book takes the melody and the chords and puts them on the score. The result is a flat, non-Spanish sounding piece.

So basically, this book takes the two most important tracks in a MIDI, and slaps them down as left and right hand parts. Now UNDERSTAND that this is not bad for EVERY song...in fact, it works great for most songs. And if you're a bit advanced, the chord are provided so you can elaborate more.

Why a four? For me, the DoReMi books are great. I have a video game music band that meets at my house, and these books make it SO EASY to score the parts unique for my band.

Get it or not? Well, if you're a beginning pianist, you'd want it because many of the songs are simple and would be good practice for you. If you're an advanced pianist, get it to practice your skills of imporvising with chords and a melody line. However, if you fall between these two categories, this book will be a big disappointment.