@ff9week2024 Day 7 - July 7th - Melody || Memory || Future
And birds go flying at the speed of sound To show you how it all began
A perfect way to wrap up FFIX week. I chose the word 'melody' as I love how Dagger's song is intertwined all throughout the story, with the melody carrying her through her hardships, and drawing Zidane to her. The lyrics to 'Melodies of Life' perfectly capture how she comes to love him over their journey, and how heartbroken she was when he disappeared. It makes the ending all the more breath-taking when Zidane tells his beloved Dagger how her song brought him home to her.
At the same time, I chose the word 'memory' because there are many melodies from my childhood that are linked to this beautiful game, as they were on the radio around the time I first completed it in 2005. One in particular is Coldplay's 'Speed of Sound' - whenever I hear it, I imagine white doves flying overhead as Zidane and Dagger gaze above, hand in hand.
Final Fantasy IX changed my life. It is the fairy tale of my childhood, and I will cherish it forever.