 The soundtrack to the film was released on July 3 , 2001 by Sony Music . Elliot Goldenthal composed the entire score , plus the film 's theme song , " The Dream Within " , which had lyrics written by Richard Rudolf and vocals performed by Lara Fabian . Director Hironobu Sakaguchi opted for the acclaimed film composer instead of Nobuo Uematsu , the composer of the Final Fantasy games ' soundtracks , a decision met with mixed opinions as Goldenthal was completely unknown to many of the game 's fans . The last song on the album and the second and final song to play during the film 's credits ( after " The Dream Within " ) is " Spirit Dreams Inside " performed by Japanese rock band L 'Arc @-@ en @-@ Ciel . 
