Okinawan vocalist chosen to sing Final Fantasy X main theme

[01.04.01] » Folk singer Rikki to lend voice to Nobuo Uematsu's latest series theme song.

    With Final Fantasy X's Japanese release a mere three months away, details continue to trickle out about Square's first Playstation 2 RPG. The latest revelation concerns the newest signature series element, Nobuo Uematsu's vocal theme songs. Though the song itself hasn't been announced, the artist who will sing it has - Okinawan folk singer Rikki.

    Readers curious about the singer's previous work are encouraged to listen to real audio samples at her homepage. Also posted is the cover for Rikki's latest album, "Miss You Amami," and a picture of her and Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu.

   Thanks to Nick Rox for the news tip.