Editing Final Fantasy XII (section)

===Music===
{{main|Music of Final Fantasy XII}}
[[Hitoshi Sakimoto]] composed and arranged most of the game's soundtrack, with [[Hayato Matsuo]] and [[Masaharu Iwata]] creating seven and two tracks respectively. [[Nobuo Uematsu]], following his departure from Square Enix in 2004, only contributed the ending song, "[[Kiss Me Good-Bye (Angela Aki song)|Kiss Me Good-Bye]]".<ref name="nobuoleaves">{{cite web | author=Niizumi, Hirohiko | date=November 1, 2004 | title=Nobuo Uematsu leaving Square Enix | publisher=[[GameSpot]] | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11/01/news_6111914.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041104022428/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11/01/news_6111914.html | archive-date=November 4, 2004 | access-date=March 10, 2007}}</ref> Sakimoto experienced difficulty following in Uematsu's footsteps, but he decided to create a unique soundtrack in his own way.<ref name="sakimoto">Interview with Hitoshi Sakimoto {{cite video | date=2006 | title=Final Fantasy XII Collector's Edition Bonus DVD | medium=DVD | publisher=Square Enix | location=Tokyo}}</ref><ref name="ignsaki">{{cite web |author=IGN Music |date=October 24, 2006 |title=Twelve Days of Final Fantasy XII: Hitoshi Sakimoto Interview Part I |publisher=IGN |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/741/741502p1.html |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212203627/http://music.ign.com/articles/741/741502p1.html |archive-date=February 12, 2007}}</ref> "Kiss Me Good-Bye" was performed in both English and Japanese by [[Angela Aki]].<ref name="Aki">{{cite web|author=Gantayat, Anoop |date=July 30, 2005 |title=Square Enix 2005: FFXII Songstress Revealed |publisher=IGN |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/637/637986p1.html |access-date=September 1, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824015935/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/637/637986p1.html |archive-date=August 24, 2006}}</ref> Aki's style of playing the keyboard while singing reminded Uematsu of his childhood idol, [[Elton John]], which was one of the reasons he chose her.<ref name="elton">{{cite web|author=Gantayat, Anoop |date=March 16, 2006 |title=FFXII Jacks Shibuya |publisher=IGN |url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/696/696511p1.html |access-date=September 1, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824191403/http://ps2.ign.com/articles/696/696511p1.html |archive-date=August 24, 2006}}</ref> The English version of the song was featured in both the Japanese and North American versions of the game. In addition to the theme song, violinist [[Taro Hakase]] co-composed, arranged, and performed the game's ending credits theme, ''Symphonic Poem "Hope"'', along with Yuji Toriyama.<ref name="taro">{{cite web|author=Niizumi, Hirohiko |date=December 1, 2005 |title=Japanese Final Fantasy XII gets premium price |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy12/news.html?sid=6140662 |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107094631/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy12/news.html?sid=6140662 |archive-date=January 7, 2007}}</ref>

Two promotional soundtracks were released before the original soundtrack, ''Symphonic Poem "Hope"'' and ''The Best of the Final Fantasy XII Soundtrack'', on March 1 and 15, 2006, respectively. The former contains all the music used in the game's trailer performed by Taro Hakase, including ''Symphonic Poem "Hope"''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Gann, Patrick |title=Symphonic Poem "Hope" |date=May 1, 2006 |publisher=RPGFan |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff12-hope/index.html |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312153201/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff12-hope/index.html |archive-date=March 12, 2007}}</ref> The original soundtrack itself was released two months later in Japan on May 31.<ref name="ost">{{cite web|author=Schweitzer, Ben |date=June 17, 2006 |title=Final Fantasy XII OST |publisher=RPGFan |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff12/index.html |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307114637/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff12/index.html |archive-date=March 7, 2007}}</ref> It consists of 4 CDs with 100 tracks, and includes promotional tracks not in the final version of the game.<ref name="ostIGN">{{cite web |author=Sullivan, Meghan |date=August 2, 2006 |title=Hitoshi Sakimoto - Final Fantasy XII Original Soundtrack: Limited Edition |publisher=IGN |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/722/722920p1.html |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205230215/http://music.ign.com/articles/722/722920p1.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007}}</ref> The CD single for "Kiss Me Good-Bye" was released on the March 15, 2006.<ref name="kiss">{{cite web|author=Gann, Patrick |date=May 1, 2006 |title=Angela Aki - Kiss Me Good-Bye |publisher=RPGFan |url=http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff12-kiss/index.html |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070515045924/http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ff12-kiss/index.html |archive-date=May 15, 2007}}</ref> A limited edition was also released, featuring a DVD containing the music video for "Kiss Me Good-Bye".<ref name="kiss"/> [[Tofu Records]] has released an abridged version of the original soundtrack, which contains 31 songs, including "Kiss Me Good-Bye".<ref name="tofu">{{cite web |author=Carle, Chris |date=October 20, 2006 |title=Twelve Days of Final Fantasy XII: Tofu Records Visit |publisher=IGN |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/740/740816p1.html |access-date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205230238/http://music.ign.com/articles/740/740816p1.html |archive-date=February 5, 2007}}</ref>