Second of all, turns out I had that poll up for a reason. You remember, the "Most Deserving Final Fantasy" for a musical or whatever I called it? Well... let's see what we got.
Final Fantasy X lost. Bad. Not for any fault of Hedy Burgess.
If I recall correctly, Final Fantasy VII and VIII were tied for third, followed by a nice attempt by Final Fantasy VI (because Kefka rules all.)
Which leaves... oh. Well, fancy that!
FINAL FANTASY IX
Which means in honor of that poll result, I'm going to do something I've never done before. Something brash. Something daring! Something EXTREME.
Final Fantasy IX: The Soundtrack
ACT I
1. Skies of Alexandria [Garnet, Zidane]
-An opening number begun by Garnet, picked up by Zidane, following the storm dream. Garnet opens the window to her castle and sings about how beautiful the skies are and how she'd like to one day fly herself. Zidane, sitting on the deck of the Prima Vista, sings about how great it is to fly in the sky, adventuring and all that. They begin to sing with eachother without knowing. A good, clean, upbeat opening number.
2. Follow Me [Puck, Vivi, Alexandrian Citizens?]
-A really upbeat, kinda rockish, kinda spunky song sung primarily by Puck, leading the disheartened Vivi around the town of Alexandria and mingling with its citizens (often just getting in their way.) Puck, while being a somewhat tyrannical leader, becomes Vivi's first friend, and leads him to the start of his greatest adventure ever.
3. Trouble We Are In! [Zorn, Thorn, Steiner]
-Starts out with Zorn and Thorn popping in and out of the castle, looking everywhere for Garnet and generally just freaking out about where to find her. They eventually appeal to Beatrix, who appeals to Brahne, who decides against her better judgment to send Steiner. Steiner grandly accepts, and while Zorn and Thorn offer some backup vocals to their original melody, Steiner takes up lead vocals on his search, as they all bumble about and make fools of themselves.
4. Canary Finale [Zidane, Garnet, Vivi, Steiner, Brahne, Zorn, Thorn, Baku, Blank, Marcus, Cinna]
-A somewhat more elaborate number with the whole gang after Steiner is defeated and everyone is raised to the stage. The final scene takes place, and then Tantalus tries to make their escape, being somewhat thwarted by Brahne (the bomb battle can be much shorter) and the crew crash in the Evil Forest. If Brahne doesn't hit a soprano high C when firing the harpoons at the Prima Vista, I won't be happy.
5. Trance [Zidane, Steiner, Garnet?, Vivi?]
-The plant cages come and capture Garnet and Vivi. Zidane goes into trance, freeing the two (I know that's not exactly how it happens, but for the sake of time...). A short song, heavy rock influence, Zidane taking the lead and blasting the Plant Cages away. Garnet is then captured, Vivi and Steiner wounded. Zidane takes them back to the ship.
6. Brotherhood (Or, She's Just a Girl) [Baku, Blank, Zidane]
-Why did I want to call this song bros before... well, you know. Zidane wants to save Garnet and continue to Lindblum, but Baku and Blank would rather he stick with his bros and help Tantalus. Zidane counters them both and eventually Baku lets him pass. Blank dissents, but Baku shuts him up. After Zidane leaves with Vivi and Steiner, Baku sings a final verse to Blank about watching over Zidane. Should have a rock edge, and be chock full of character conflict.
7. Brotherhood (Reprise) [Zidane, Garnet, Vivi?, Steiner?]
-Zidane sings a little reprise of the last song he sang with Blank, supplemented by Garnet's attempts at consoling him. A much more mellow version of the preceding song. The gang decide that they must continue on to Lindblum, through the Ice Cavern.
8. Waltz of Discord (or something.) [Zidane, Black Waltz 1, Zorn?, Thorn?]
-In the Ice Cavern, Zidane confronts the 1st Black Waltz. Think Thenardier's Waltz of Treachery from Les Miserables. The accompaniment should have dissonant violins, bells, and things that sound generally creepy (and they beat must be 3/4 or else!) I haven't decided if the final stanza should be sung by Zorn and Thorn's disembodied voices warning Zidane of the other two Waltzes to come.
...this is harder than I thought. Well, it's a work in progress, at least. Tell me what you thought. Any ideas for things I missed? Things I should change? Things to add later? Tell me!
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