Nobuo Uematsu Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

Staff RollUematsu Nobuo46rank/position

FFVII REMAKE: Staff Roll

Along with the Prelude, this is one of Final Fantasy’s signature pieces, used throughout the entire series.

On the URL, the well-known melody starts around 3 minutes 30 seconds, and it was even used in a recent TV commercial.

I feel like I’ve been hearing it more often than before.

Since it plays over the staff roll, you used to only hear it at the ending, so it seemed less well-known than the Prelude.

But lately it’s become a quintessential FF track, and its high level of polish really stands out.

Aerith’s ThemeUematsu Nobuo47rank/position

Aerith's Theme

Among the Final Fantasy series, this is a particularly popular piece.

It’s from VII.

It’s the theme song for the heroine, Aerith, and the music beautifully conveys her harsh, tragic life while also capturing her steadfast spirit that never loses hope.

Since it’s rare for composer Nobuo Uematsu to create character-specific theme songs, the track is also regarded as a rare piece.