Nice catch!

Sad that it was Facebook that got the answer instead of EmpegBBS though. smile

Comparing the pieces more closely, I can tell that the composer of the FF4 music was likely going for a very close stylistic tribute to Carnival of Souls. Which, in turn, was probably doing a stylistic tribute to something earlier. (Having done that very thing, I know from which I speak.)
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Tony Fabris