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“Assault 2 Prototype,” Masashi Hamauzu - Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack PLUS

Masashi Hamauzu revealed in the liner notes for Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack PLUS that this early prototype of what ultimately became “Fang’s Theme” was based heavily on “Assault,” a track he composed for Final Fantasy X (which plays during the rescue scene in Bevelle).

“This was a demo track I created at the beginning of development, before I had a grasp on the game’s mood and setting. It was modeled on the structure of Final Fantasy X’s "Assault” and titled “Assault 2”. I had still needed a drum part and some other things to bring it closer to the original song, but it ended up needing to be rearranged for the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra anyway (later turning into “Fang’s Theme”), and it never quite got there. It might be fun to try to create a dryer version like that sometime, though.“

-Masashi Hamauzu

(via historyandmyth)