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Final Fantasy VIII

Platform:
ps
Developer:
Square
Genre:
Traditional RPG
Series:
Final Fantasy
  • September 9, 1999
  • February 11, 1999
  • October 27, 1999
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Final Fantasy VIII credits

Hironobu Sakaguchi Hironobu Sakaguchi
Executive Producer
Hiroyuki Itou Hiroyuki Itou
Battle System Designer
Kazushige Nojima Kazushige Nojima
Scenario, Lyricist
Wrote original lyrics to Liberi Fatali, which were then translated into Latin by Taro Yamashita.
Ken Narita Ken Narita
Main Programmer
Nobuo Uematsu Nobuo Uematsu
Music
Uematsu is responsible for composing and producing the music for Final Fantasy VIII, including the title's theme song, "Eyes on Me", performed by Faye Wong. The CD single sold over 400,000 copies in Japan, making it the best-selling video game music disc ever released there until "Hikari" by Utada Hikaru for Kingdom Hearts. The track "Liberi Fatali" was played during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens during the women's synchronized swimming event.
Shinji Hashimoto Shinji Hashimoto
Producer
Tetsuya Nomura Tetsuya Nomura
Character Design & Battle Visual Director
Tomoyuki Takechi Tomoyuki Takechi
Executive Producer
PC version only; one of two executive producers
Yoshinori Kitase Yoshinori Kitase
Director
Yusuke Naora Yusuke Naora
Art Director

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Alexander O Smith Alexander O Smith
Localization
Eiji Nakamura Eiji Nakamura
Sound Editor
Faye Wong Faye Wong
She performed the title's theme song, "Eyes on Me". The CD single sold over 400,000 copies in Japan, making it the best-selling video game music disc ever released there until "Hikari" by Utada Hikaru for Kingdom Hearts.
Hiroshi Kawai Hiroshi Kawai
Programmer
Hiroyuki Itou Hiroyuki Itou
Battle System Designer
Keiji Kawamori Keiji Kawamori
Synthesizer programmer
Kouzi Kobayashi Kouzi Kobayashi
Visual effects
Minoru Akao Minoru Akao
Sound Programmer
Motomu Toriyama Motomu Toriyama
Event Planner
Rich Amtower Rich Amtower
Localization editor
Shintaro Takai Shintaro Takai
Battle effects
Shiro Hamaguchi Shiro Hamaguchi
Arranger
Takashi Katano Takashi Katano
Menu programmer
Takeshi Arakawa Takeshi Arakawa
Menu design
Takeshi Endo Takeshi Endo
Stage planning
Tatsuya Kando Tatsuya Kando
Animation
Yoshitaka Amano Yoshitaka Amano
Image Illustrator
Yoshitaka Hirota Yoshitaka Hirota
Sound Design

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