Melodies of Life (JPN) ~ Final Fantasy IX ~ Emiko Shiratori

Custom music video of Final Fantasy IX's ending theme song, Melodies of Life (japanese version) sung by Emiko Shiratori.

[@jessicapennell5252]

Apologies if this has been done already, 485 comments, but Romanji so I can sing along. Ate mo naku samayotte ita Tegakari mo naku sagashi tsuzuketa Anata ga kureta omoide o Kokoro o iyasu uta ni shite yakusoku mo suru koto mo naku Kawasu kotoba mo kimetari mo sezu Dakishime soshite tashikameta Hibi wa nido to kaeranu Kioku no naka no te o furu anata wa Watashi no na o yobu koto ga dekiru no Afureru sono namida o Kagayaku yuuki ni kaete Inochi wa tsuzuku Yoru o koe Utagau koto no nai ashita e to tsuzuku Tobu tori no mukou no sora e Ikutsu no kioku azuketa darou Hakanai kibou mo yume mo Todokanu basho ni wasurete Meguriau no wa guuzen to ieru no Wakareru toki ga kanarazu kuru no ni Kieyuku unmei demo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri doko made mo Watashi ga shinou tomo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri doko made mo tsuzuku

[@be-ze9138]

イントロ聴いただけで涙腺ぶっ壊れる…

[@sonicometal]

The best Final Fantasy :'DD

[@sinsenest]

+sonicometal lol thought this game was okay; but damn, I cried to this!

[@Yarumasi]

+Mark Le I don't really think 10 sucked in any regard. It was a fantastic game with a lot to do. I think 9 is the best too, but 10 is also great.

[@sinsenest]

Mark Le Chrono Trigger was an amazing game. If they they could make a sequel with the same characters, different storyline, great music, and modern CGI now, I wonder how many people would buy it. Story building seems like a big complication for game designers nowadays though. They're all so dull

[@sinsenest]

Mark Le yeah that's definitely true, guess each generation reflects on its time. We're in a period where people are so isolated and robotic. Back then, times were different, it was all about freedom and expressing the self and the common good. Life is too set out now, so no ideas left.

[@themega10046]

+sonicometal this with 4 and 6. :)

[@budirachman4414]

Ate mo naku samayotte ita Tegakari mo naku sagashi tsuzuketa Anata ga kureta omoide o Kokoro o iyasu uta ni shite Yakusoku mo suru koto mo naku Kawasu kotoba mo kimetari mo sezu Dakishime soshite tashikameta Hibi wa nido to kaeranu Kioku no naka no te o furu anata wa Watashi no na o yodu koto ga dekiru no Afureru sono namida wo Kagayaku yuuki ni kaete Inochi wa tsuzuku Yoru o koe Utagau koto no nai ashita e to tsuzuku Tobu tori no mukou no sora e Ikutsu no kioku azuketa darou Hakanai kibou mo yume mo Todokanu bash ni wasurete Megu riau no wa guuzen toi eru no Wakarreru toki ga kanarazu kuru no ni Kieyuku unmei demo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri doko made mo Watahi ga shinou tomo Kimi ga ikite Iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri doko made mo tsuzuku

[@yudhisetyawan1134]

FF 7, FF 8, FF9, FFX ,FFx2 BEST GAME I EVER PLAYED.. BEST TIME OF MY YOUTH.. BEST MEMORIES I EVER HAD.. NOW I PLAYING FFX13 (YES ITS LATE.. KNOWING THAT NOW I'M 40 AND NOT MANY FREE TIME FOR PLAYING GAMES..) BUT STILL HUNDREDS OF GAME I'M FINISHED.. NOT MANY TO REMEMBER BUT THIS GAMES.. FF SERIES DEFINITELY I'LL REMEMBER ALWAYS..

[@charleschin6497]

I haven't finished 10, left it some times back.

[@TheRazeluXE]

The golden era of final fantasy series

[@tjmarasigan9054]

"I beseech thee, wondrous moonlight, grant me my only wish! Bring my beloved Dagger to me!"

[@xXKillaBGXx]

Romaji Transliteration / English Translation: Ate mo naku samayotte ita Tegakari mo naku sagashi tsuzuketa Anata ga kureta omoide o Kokoro o iyasu uta ni shite I was wandering without a destination I continued to search without any clues Making the memories you gave to me into a song to heal my heart Yakusoku mo suru koto mo naku Kawasu kotoba mo kimetari mo sezu Dakishime soshite tashikameta Hibi wa nido to kaeranu The days when, without making any promises, without exchanging words or consciously deciding, you embraced me and sought me out; those days will never return Kioku no naka no te o furu anata wa Watashi no na o yobu koto ga dekiru no The you who touches my hand within my memories can still call out my name Afureru sono namida o Kagayaku yuuki ni kaete Inochi wa tsuzuku Yoru o koe Utagau koto no nai ashita e to tsuzuku Change those flowing tears into shining courage Life goes on, continuing beyond the night into a tomorrow which has never been doubted. Tobu tori no mukou no sora e Ikutsu no kioku azuketa darou Hakanai kibou mo yume mo Todokanu basho ni wasurete I wonder how many memories have been left to the sky beyond the flying birds while forgetting even fleeting hopes and dreams in an unreachable place Meguriau no wa guuzen to ieru no Wakareru toki ga kanarazu kuru no ni How can you say that happening upon each other was a coincidence, even when the time for us to part will surely come? Kieyuku unmei demo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri doko made mo Even though I am fated to fade away, as long as you are alive life will go on for eternity; all the way to the limits of that strength. Watashi ga shinou tomo Kimi ga ikite iru kagiri Inochi wa tsuzuku Eien ni Sono chikara no kagiri doko made mo tsuzuku Even if I were to die, as long as you are alive, life will go on for eternity; all the way to the limits of that strength

[@Alpharius_Dominatus]

This enough to make grown man to cry, daaamn i can hold my tears, remembering every obstacles they must overcome,dagger from princess to be a queen, she must lost her two mothers, watching a kingdom being sucked by a giant monster, then zidane from no one became someone, meet with his brother, betrayed but manage to help him at the end, good ending, its all start of kidnapping a princess, ordered by her own uncle to save her the mad queen, her own step mother (was it), thats where zidane meet with dagger. ffvii, ffvii and ffix, they are all good memories. I am crying right now

[@rx178mk2hr]

ゲームですが、失敗、後悔、挫折を乗り越えながらも道を見つけていくFFのストーリーは好きです(^－^)　このエンディングも泣きました。。　オッサンなので涙腺が緩いです（笑）

[@Bocah_komplek]

20 years ago i play this game... and now...? i just save in my memories :-V

[@shinta40]

Damn this song make me want to play again at FFIX

[@adli4197]

My favorite FF. my 1st FF experience and it made me fall in love with JRPG. ^^

[@ulengrau6357]

So...... "you never forget your first." Is that what you're trying to say? Cause I totally forgot FF2 on NES. Like.... I don't even remember anything about it.... like.... oh god.... NO!!!! NO!!!!! DON'T GO INTO THAT ROOM JOHNNY! THERE ARE NO TREASURES THERE, JUST MORE MONSTERS! MORE ****ING MONSTERS!

[@kzero9714]

@@ulengrau6357 haha that's just you. i just love breath of fire and i still do. i remember only a little of it , true. but i can assure you i can still remember the treasures and quests if i play it once more. been more than 20 years. my first ff is ff IV.. though i like newer versions like vii more of course. don't really remember that one.

[@ulengrau6357]

@@kzero9714 You obviously missed my sarcasm, despite having three whole years to think about it! Or maybe you didn't read my whole comment. Anyway, I obviously meant to say that I remember *exactly* what playing FF2 was like.

[@main_tak_becus6689]

My first JRPG was Legend of Dragoon. My close friend played FF 7/8/9 but I was not interested at that time. I bought LoD and fell in love. Played many jrpg but only completed a handful.

[@rociolinares208]

I finished this game just a couple days ago. I can't believe I'm crying again with it. Such a beautiful game ;___;

[@Andrea8851]

I love this game and this is one of my favorite songs of all time, which brings to my mind memorable memories and emotions. For me FFIX is not just a game, it is a piece of art, a collection of emotions and feelings that will always remain in my heart.

[@mcm426]

Whether it's the Japanese or English version, this song elicits such a bittersweet feeling

[@cronosxxx1010matrixx]

i play games in japanese, but this song goes so much harder in english

[@Chriskywalker]

I tell my friends this is the best final fantasy, from town-exploration, to the battle system, to the comedic writing and scenarios, even the way the game does "Active Story" moments with different characters' encounters. It's not been done before this and it's rarely seen today. However, I come across people often who've never played it. Crazy!! It's amazing!!

[@TheKaiserTheKaiser]

Memories and feelings come rushing back at the sound of this song. This is a true masterpiece, as was the game. Certainly one of the best RPGs ever made. And one of the most underrated too. If its rated 10, it should be rated 100000!

[@Squirble]

Oh, I love this game. It has the most beautiful story and soundtrack of any game I think I've played.

[@bsaabsaa]

Hands down most underrated final fantasy game by far

[@duhmzdaih]

+bsaabsaa underrated my ass, this is the highest rated FF.

[@Machariel00]

+duhmzdaih Holy shit, you're correct. FFIX has the highest metascore out of all other Final Fantasy games.

[@sarahage3828]

true. look at my fucking profile pic

[@bsaabsaa]

duhmzdaih underrated as in no one talks about it, all i hear is FINAL FANTASY 7 FINAL FANTASY 7 FINAL FANTASY 7 when it had probably the worst animation then any other FF games.

[@fearlessdestiny]

The ending was epic! A commoner and a Queen hugging in front of a nation. The rest of the commoners who didn't know the story must be going like "WTF?! Who's the guy with a tail hugging our Queen?!" Lol

[@tormentor-Z]

Aye

[@diegorivas1991]

Royalty and plebeians falling in love with each other against all the odds is the meat and potato of any fairy tale, and when it's done right you got a perfect story.

[@user-wi1mq2go6c]

うPi主様に代わり厚くお礼申し上げます❗❕

[@Turion10]

@@diegorivas1991 Except that in the context of this game, they do not make it out alive. The main character dies. Hence the title of the song and the impact it has.

[@Risingsun310]

I could replay FFIX and FF Tactics over and over forever and still neither would get old! They are the best and most memorable RPG's i've ever played, with FFIX being my favorite. (All these years later though and the dozens of replays I've done, I still can't beat that dangit jump rope!)

[@Angarato86]

my 2 favorites too! and the FFXI online one will also be one of my favorites. it has a very very good storyline and if you ever have the time i recommend trying it.

[@13attman]

tactics is my favorite FF but i don't consider it a RPG its more of a turned-based strategy game. like chess. which is why i love it5

[@okanummxi8726]

Heisen Berg Most FF games are turned-based strategy games :)

[@lukemoore550]

Risingsun310 You don't get shit for the highest level jump rope anyway.

[@Risingsun310]

The BM Show I believe you get one of the best Cards in the game for the highest level. I love the card game.

[@dadada486]

I so prefer this to the English version... Japanese is such a beautiful language

[@lukedunphy6100]

I've never played FF and never listened to FF songs until I'm 21 but this feels like my childhood.

[@OyunHosaf]

+Luke Dunphy same here.

[@topdog2007]

+Luke Dunphy dude for really ok one get a vita and down load 7 and 8 and 9 then your child hood be right there

[@darkariser07]

EVERY TIME final fantasy 9 comes into my mind...ill always remember MELODIES OF LIFE

[@xc8034]

Upload 16 years ago.. seems like so long.. but hearing this song it feels like it was yesterday..

[@dkblade27]

damn. i remember first hearing this song completely changed who i am. it was the MOST beautiful song i ever heard and even 'til this day, its my favorite song. FF9 is so underrated. its my favorite game of all time along with FF8.

[@gigirose78]

my dad's favorite final fantasy. I miss watching him play while i was juet 4.

[@GlacierRain]

after all these years it still brings me to tears... thank you truly

[@fixinman]

While both versions of the song are great somehow it just sounds better in the original Japanese, And I can't speak any Japanese.

[@jeffersonbombay8744]

always gives me that nostalgic feel ,. can't ever forget about this song

[@odysseus0990]

I beat this game every year and just finished it today :D I cry every time because you feel like you accomplished the journey with them This song sums up the entire game

[@trustme2674]

THANK YOU JAPAN!!! such an emotional music :´)

[@Tom93theassassin]

Playing this game right now.

[@ciscodeleon4156]

9 and 6 are my top FF's of all time.

[@AlbertoFG]

Meu Deus que vídeo lindíssimo, como eu amo este jogo....Abraços a todos que ja curtiram e que ainda iram curtir algum dia Final Fantasy....♥

[@treyondaren3542]

/SOB... i remember there was a time when i had nothing to worry about and only needed to go school and fool around happily and go home and play games and the only worry i had was what i would get from my parents in my birthday...... k let me go to the bathroom real quick to wash my face.

[@ARRIANH]

I remembered being a kid and i usually see dad watching final fantasy gameplays. He use this as our lullabies. Brings back so many happy memories

[@annatcs]

I cried at the end! Since then I come here from time to time just to listen to the amazing song and watch the final scene again :)

[@AmanogawaGalaxy]

I always knew I was emotional, but I never expected to cry hearing a song. But i guess I did. Not only because it's beautiful, but the lyrics are so heartbreaking... it captures the time Dagger and Zidane thought they lost each other. I'm really glad this was the first song I cried to. It definately is perfect. Call me a wuss or a crybaby, and I won't care. I'll be too busy listening to this song

[@sai388]

この涙腺崩壊力すごいです

[@mhol00r]

i miss the old day

[@charleschin6497]

so many years have passed and i'm here again. Thanks for the upload

[@strivinglionheart]

in my opinion, ffix has the right interpretation of a fantasy. just look at its characters and world. and this lovely song keep us attached to the game and its storyline. great game :)

[@cynALMIGHTY]

FAVORITE FF GAME HANDS DOWN! Best music, charters, side quests, and mini games! Love love forever!!!

[@roger69501]

i listen to this song and bring tears to my eyes...great game great story.

[@slchi6144]

FFIX will always be the melodies of life

[@vietgrabb]

i used to like final fantasy 7 best, but as i've grown up, i think i like ff9 the best. It has comedy, love, sorrow, everything. Such a complete rpg game

[@jakubkahoun8383]

Best FF song (FF8 Eyes on me was close)...remembering recording this song from game via my soundcard when i was little kit...so nostalgic memories...also this is so much better in japp!

[@laotianking]

Hearing the music just gives me goosebumps, i wish i could turn the wheels of time backwards to when i played this game. a time where i didn't have to pay bills or having to work. I was only fourteen when this game came out and i loved every single bit of it. IX was the best final fantasy to come out.

[@mohamadarifin7664]

2023 and i still love this ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ericbaquial5441]

I love the part when both beatrix and steiner holds the "save the queen" aloft as both zidane and dagger were embracing

[@wheredamoon]

Save the Queen!

[@ProjectIdeal]

touching my heart every time

[@satsugekibukouken]

this song makes me cry of nostalgia

[@user-lq4pp5nt3k]

This is real fantasy.

[@ProjectIdeal]

the last fantasy

[@Emerald214]

This is the best FF ever because of its beautiful melolies! (I played FF8 10 times and FF9 5 times.)

[@EleCoR]

whether it be sung in Japanese or English it's still beautiful and still gets me right here

[@kryptionz5747]

omg I remember when I beat ff9, and then this song. that was a prank on myself. I cried so bad because I loved the story so much, this song will always have a special place in my heart

[@ggdaris]

El mejor final fantasy de toda la historia , y uno de los mejores temas musicales. Maravillosos personajes

[@Boylaloo]

so peaceful....very cute and the meaning of this song is pretty sad:)

[@vanpiisu88]

Always so beautiful omg 😭😭😭! FF9 is the best and this has to be my favorite song. I love Emiko's voice so much 🧡....

[@tormentor-Z]

Ahh memories

[@user-fg3vh7pj7z]

추억돋네...ps1에서의 마지막 작품...eyes on me와 더불어 가장 좋아하는 노래중 하나...

[@catuzz100]

Wow.....after 14 years m ....back listening😍

[@fbrkw]

soo beautiful, made me shiver and cry a bit when listening. It made me want to play another FFIX game.

[@chiledu]

so beautiful

[@greenneutron]

thank you for posting this. :-) i think that ffix is fairly underappreciated, so it's nice to see tributes like this.

[@Vortrex]

I do too....that was prolly one of my favorite songs ever....

[@ahmadriyadhijinan1639]

My childhood game and soundtrack. Still intake in my memory. Even my younger brother and sister remember it because of me. #2023#

[@navy927]

かわいい、素敵な曲！ ！

[@suryaminasnawi2314]

my first ff and my fav ff so far...

[@dhipra]

my soul keep telling me to playing this game everytime i listening this and the others ost... my childhood

[@Littlekittiangel]

@TheNinjaBoy7 I couldn't agree more. So beautiful in it's own right, no matter how much people obsess about 7. 9 was simply elegant and beautiful.

[@juldretoon]

It's like you lived entire life. The game full of soul, best feelings spirit.

[@eu2voce23]

So moving!

[@TheEternalpromise]

LOVE IT THE BEST PLAYED I GAME IN PS1. SHED TEARS WITH ME ALWAYS REMEMBERING THIS SONG,

[@kaitosasaki4262]

Coming back to this game reminded me on how much i fell in love with RPGs and Theatre play It's honestly life changing and personally FFIX is way better than VII

[@kerrygamer9359]

This video need one million views

[@vanpiisu88]

Indeed!

[@springbliss4961]

It is now

[@me8751]

To me, this song is about learning to say goodbye. No matter how much it hurts. 😔

[@dwarfruler]

Hope they make a true HD remake out of this :O SE must see the potential now since FFX HD remake outsaled FFX13 franchise in only 2 weeks time xD

[@OmegaGamer04]

And release it for pc as well. We have a shortage on good JRPG's so guaranteed profit no matter what

[@ArcticSlicer]

That's not surprising. FFX was way better than FFXIII. I would definintly love to see full graphical remakes of some of the older Final Fantasy games; so long as they don't make significant changes to the gameplay they would be good. VI and IX would definitely be the ones that I would want to see the most.

[@kissanoita255]

Your wish came true... Kind of i guess

[@angelocuffari7488]

Uno dei più belli final fantasy di sempre anche più di altri più recenti! È stato bello giocarci anche se fin troppo in ritardo. 🥺😢🤦😤😩🤩😌😇

[@kasiamicuki]

beautifull song. I love it;]

[@satyagalih2702]

Bring back my old time, make me want to playing this game once more...

[@LateNightLore37]

Amazing, beautiful, i love i got to play this game

[@ninjawux]

beautiful melody

[@RevoZtuns]

best ending, and great choice of song. if ur a man and u didnt cry, u still shud have. beautiful song. Forever FF

[@gjoerulv]

This is the best FF theme song. Amazing stuff!!

[@ff9ismylife]

I'm just here to enjoy watching!!!

[@kokuhojo6060]

Sweet song, I love so much ^^

[@roselynsummer5508]

love it love it love it!!!!

[@priyoyus]

omg im crying..just like so many yrs ago when i played this

[@user-sj1hm9lk4m]

いい曲

[@darkstar8260]

I agree, i would love a remake of this game, I have great memories of the game :)

[@fisher8321]

Never played FF9 though I'm experienced that period, but this is my favorites song!

[@kristofferandchristine9252]

brings back a lot of memories, miss my ps1

[@user-rx1sl5jy6n]

진짜 이 노래가 갑이다 지금 들어도 너무 좋은곡 최고다

[@lordsasta2k13]

I play this when im tired and want to sleep :) loveyou Final Fantasy Developer and the composer of OST .. im the no.1 fan in 10,000,000,000 fanatics ..

[@xiang0_0]

感謝 非常好聽

[@JasonChai50501]

i love this song makes me want to cry!

[@addyhitomi]

Omg!!! I'm crying!!

[@Tiduzzzz]

This game... is so damn good.. the song rocks too, this game beats every other game ever made, awsome story, music and fighting-system.