Ok, I realize I have gone over the evolution of the theme from the Final Fantasy series in this segment previously but with this article on Final Fantasy V, it will be the first proper look at a Uematsu composition…

When looking back at old video game soundtracks it is often important to put into context what else was happening at the time when the game was released. For this week when looking at Lufia and the Fortress of Doom’s contemporaries we can see that Final Fantasy IV had already been out in the United States for over 2 years, and Secret of Mana had been out for 2 months previous to it’s release. Both of these games had fantastic soundtracks, especially when looking at the type and variety of music and sounds that had been created for Secret of Mana.