arrangers:
- names:
    en: Andrew James Thomas
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement
composers:
- link: artist/295
  names:
    en: Masaharu Iwata
    ja: 岩田匡治
- link: artist/112
  names:
    en: Hitoshi Sakimoto
    ja: 崎元仁
covers:
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703633.png
  name: Front
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703633.png
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  medium: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703621.png
  name: Front (2001/03 Release)
  thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703621.png
discs:
- disc_length: '16:34'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Ending the Fifty Year War
    track_length: 0:54
  - names:
      English: For the Love of Ovelia
    track_length: 0:59
  - names:
      English: Across the Land and Over the Sea
    track_length: '3:24'
  - names:
      English: Only In My Arms
    track_length: '1:36'
  - names:
      English: Delita's Sorrow
    track_length: 0:58
  - names:
      English: Burned At the Stake/End Credits
    track_length: '3:39'
  - names:
      English: Delita's Sorrow Suite (+Bonus)
    track_length: '2:59'
  - names:
      English: Diaries of Olan Piano Sweet (+Bonus)
    track_length: '2:05'
- disc_length: '12:54'
  name: Disc 2
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: A Different Beginning
    track_length: '1:11'
  - names:
      English: Early Writings of the Diary
    track_length: '1:00'
  - names:
      English: Ambush at the Castle
    track_length: 0:57
  - names:
      English: Delita's Deception
    track_length: '1:18'
  - names:
      English: Enter the Swampy Forest
    track_length: 0:56
  - names:
      English: Cue Excerpt Chapter End (Draft Recording)
    track_length: 0:36
  - names:
      English: Regrettable Algus (Orchestrated)
    track_length: '1:18'
  - names:
      English: Ancient Evil Asleep
    track_length: 0:18
  - names:
      English: Olan Graduates from High School (Easter Egg)
    track_length: 0:43
  - names:
      English: The Zodiac Prophecy
    track_length: '1:32'
  - names:
      English: Alma's Sacrifice
    track_length: '1:07'
  - names:
      English: Final Diary Entry
    track_length: '1:58'
link: album/13719
lyricists: []
media_format: 2 Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2009-05-30T09:06
  edited_date: 2022-09-14T15:59
  fetched_date: 2025-11-23T22:00
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 9301
name: 'FINAL FANTASY TACTICS The Diaries of Olan: Composers Edition'
names:
  en: 'FINAL FANTASY TACTICS The Diaries of Olan: Composers Edition'
  ja: 'FINAL FANTASY TACTICS The Diaries of Olan: Composers Edition'
  ja-latn: 'FINAL FANTASY TACTICS The Diaries of Olan: Composers Edition'
notes: 'Tracks 07 and 08 on Disc 1 are bonus tracks. It is worth mentioning that the
  "+Bonus" tag precedes filenames on both tracks, and although not present on their
  metadata as part of their titles, these were renamed as (+Bonus) by the author as
  a final revision of the tracklist.

  Released first during 2001 as a "one disc" score comprised of six tracks with a
  second release during 2003 with two additional tracks. The "Composers Edition",
  which is a complete edition, was released during 2005 with an additional disc with
  twelve more tracks, artwork, and a "Listeners Guide".

  Art by Son Gosai.

  --

  Diaries of Olan Listeners Guide

  (Relevant info taken from the document included with the Composers Edition)

  FIVE YEARS AGO...

  As an avid PS gamer during my early high school years, I obtained this game called
  Final Fantasy Tactics. As amazing as the game was, the storyline itself captivated
  me. When I wasn’t gaming, I was working on film or orchestral projects. Being a
  huge fan of Japanese Composers like Nobuo Uematsu, Yoko Kanno, [and] Koji Kondo
  I felt it’d be great idea to start out practicing my skills by reprising a familiar
  theme. FFT had an amazing game score, and to take it and put it into a movie format
  was something that I thought would have to be done. At the time I was limited to
  some simple midi tools, and two hands. I wrote the score out onto sheet music during
  my third period class (calculus blah!), and got home and recorded sessions on my
  old Sony PCM recorder. At the time I was a member of a popular game music channel
  on IRC, dalnet. I released it in there, and people seemed to enjoy it. It was highly
  criticized for being amateurish, but I didn’t mind seeing that I was an amateur
  at the time.

  As months passed, the score’s popularity began to fade and I thought that would
  be the end of it. But several more months, I found a couple fan sites, forums, and
  foreign sites discussing the score.

  In 2003, I did a re-release of the score containing two bonus tracks. This had become
  more rare than the first one, as it was mistaken for the same thing. The second
  bonus track was actually inspired by Yoko Kanno, with half a cue from Escaflowne.

  Now, you know the background of my work. I appreciate you for taking an interest
  and giving me the inspiration to keep this project alive for five years.

  ORIGINAL AND EXPANDED RELEASE

  The original Diaries of Olan was six tracks and about 11:26 total run time. It was
  recorded in a high wave PCM format, and compressed down to 128 KBPS mp3 format (yuck,
  but at the time that was alright). Unfortunately, the master recordings were destroyed
  and re-mastering the album was impossible.

  The expanded Diaries of Olan was eight tracks and contained about 16:29 of music.
  Again, the tracks had gotten the same treatment and the masters were lost. I have
  included this particular album as the first disc of the set.

  THE COMPOSERS EDITION

  With the release of the composers edition, I have included two discs, all of the
  art work that was considered for the project, and approximately 29:22 of music.
  There are draft recordings, sessions, orchestrated versions, all the bells and whistles
  any good complete edition would have.

  DISC 2

  Disc two on the set contains all new music that has never been heard by any ears
  other than my own. It was mostly sheet music that I had written but never used for
  the original album. Since I am a professional now, I have processed the newer tracks
  with my current equipment and/or orchestrated them. There are some tracks that were
  recorded awhile ago, but just got incorporated into this album now.'
organizations:
- &id001
  names:
    en: N/A
  role: publisher
performers:
- names:
    en: Andrew James Thomas
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703633.png
picture_small: https://medium-media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703633.png
picture_thumb: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/albums/91/13719/13719-1243703633.png
platforms:
- Sony PlayStation
products:
- names:
    en: Final Fantasy Tactics
publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related:
- catalog: SSCX-10008
  link: album/26
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Original Sound Track
    ja: ファイナルファンタジータクティクス オリジナル・...
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Original Sound Track
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/134460
  names:
    en: The Yvalice Epics.
    ja: The Yvalice Epics.
    ja-latn: The Yvalice Epics.
  type: doujin
- catalog: MCOL-0021
  link: album/64732
  names:
    en: 'ZODIAC: Final Fantasy Tactics Remixed'
    ja: 'ZODIAC: Final Fantasy Tactics Remixed'
    ja-latn: 'ZODIAC: Final Fantasy Tactics Remixed'
  type: cancel
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/116885
  names:
    en: Final Fantasy Tactics Soundtrack Remastered +
    ja: Final Fantasy Tactics Soundtrack Remastered +
    ja-latn: Final Fantasy Tactics Soundtrack Remastered +
  type: doujin
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/126451
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS PIANO COLLECTIONS VOL.1
    ja: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS PIANO COLLECTIONS VOL.1
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS PIANO COLLECTIONS VOL.1
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/126452
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS PIANO COLLECTIONS VOL.2
    ja: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS PIANO COLLECTIONS VOL.2
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS PIANO COLLECTIONS VOL.2
  type: game
- catalog: GGM-35
  link: album/153100
  names:
    en: Brave Sonata
    ja: Brave Sonata
    ja-latn: Brave Sonata
  type: game
- catalog: SQEX-11184
  link: album/151553
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Best Selection - Vinyl So...
    ja: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Best Selection - Vinyl So...
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Best Selection - Vinyl So...
  type: game
- catalog: SQEX-11184
  link: album/153354
  names:
    en: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Complete Soundtrack
    ja: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Complete Soundtrack
    ja-latn: FINAL FANTASY TACTICS Complete Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  link: album/153531
  names:
    en: The Lions of Ivalice (Music from Final Fantasy ...
    ja: The Lions of Ivalice (Music from Final Fantasy ...
    ja-latn: The Lions of Ivalice (Music from Final Fantasy ...
  type: game
release_date: '2005'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Free
reprints: []
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/13719?perpage=99999
votes: 0
