Fantasy Mystic Quest: Battle Theme — Final

: Unlike the more orchestral style of Nobuo Uematsu typical for the series at that time, Sasai utilized distorted guitar samples , grooving bass lines, and heavy, double-bass drum beats that pushed the SNES sound chip to its limits.

: This was the first Final Fantasy soundtrack to be composed without any contribution from Nobuo Uematsu. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest: Battle Theme

: Despite the limited RAM of the SNES (64KB for audio), Sasai and co-composer Yasuhiro Kawakami maximized the hardware to include complex, harmonized keyboard melodies and chunky guitar riffs that were rare for early 16-bit RPGs. To hear the driving rock energy of the original track: : Unlike the more orchestral style of Nobuo