Final Fantasy 7 Music Discovered on Random Arcade Machine
Final Fantasy has long been a series known for its music. Both main series and spinoff games feature iconic tracks indelibly associated with the series' characters, battles, emotional moments, and more. These songs can be heard in arcades in Japan and elsewhere, as the series features several arcade-centric spinoffs including fighting game Dissidia and rhythm title Theatrhythm. However, as one Final Fantasy fan recently discovered, the music of the series may be making some unrelated arcade appearances as well.
The musical style of Final Fantasy was initially created by Nobuo Uematsu beginning with the series' very first title, Final Fantasy, in 1987. Since then, Uematsu's signature style has led to the creation of many popular and memorable video game tracks often found gracing «Best Of» lists. In particular, the music of Final Fantasy 7 is well-liked, featuring such songs as the romantic «Aerith's Theme» and the ominous «One Winged Angel.» Of course, Final Fantasy 7 also features tracks associated with the Chocobos, the adorable yellow birds who appear as mounts throughout the series.
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One Final Fantasy fan, who goes by u/AlexAustinRG on Reddit, was surprised to hear Final Fantasy 7's version of the Chocobo theme on a random, non-Final Fantasy related arcade machine in Ontario, Canada. The machine, called Dino Pop, involved throwing lightweight balls into the mouth of a moving plastic dinosaur. Although the ambient noise of the arcade and general low audio quality make it difficult to identify the exact track, fans have potentially identified it as «Electric de Chocobo,» an up-tempo variant on the classic song that plays when
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