History AwesomeMusic / FinalFantasy

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ9SNgXfPT8 "Auron's Theme]]." Because he's such a badass, he gets synthesizer music. It's also a bit of a TearJerker when it plays as he dissolves into pyreflies at the end of the game. And a fan remix of this only ups the TearJerker factor, since it turns it into a sad, meditative guitar piece with dramatic strings and bass, plus a brassy ending quoting "At Zanarkand" that rivals the version which plays when Tidus and Yuna share their last ghostly embrace: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMT38WGfAM "Guardian's Sending]]."

** To emphasize how good "1000 Words" is, [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], who tore ''X-2'' to pieces in his review of the game, calls it ''the only thing in the game'' that hooked him up.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LWwUVV-naM Nightmare of a Cave]]" epitomizes everything awful that had happened to Shuyin.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UhDbUC_lCE Yuna's Ballad]]", which is used as the battle theme against Dark Bahamut and is basically an instrumental version of her theme song "Kimi E" (To You).

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZzQLHdMkQc battle theme]] captures the essence of battle.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZzQLHdMkQc "Battle Theme"]] captures the essence of battle well.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZzQLHdMkQc "Battle Theme"]] captures the moment well.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FgemvjlHw8 "The Decisive Battle"]], which plays against the FinalBoss, is possibly one of the best tracks in the game. If only the FinalBoss itself wasn't [[AntiClimaxBoss a pushover]], though. There's an alternate version, "[[https://youtu.be/d_Pzo6p5SY8 Original Sin]]", which may seem fan made at first, but is official... [[DummiedOut albeit removed content]]. It's quite possible that this was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen intended for the final battle]] instead of the version used in-game, but for some reason, the above was instead used. "Original Sin" combines the melody of "Decisive Battle" with sections of "To Zanarkand" and the "Hymn of the Fayth", and to great effect.

* "[[https://youtu.be/tiJJ2xVS6tU Path of Repentance]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/h-0G_FI61a8 To Zanarkand]]" cover your haunting piano melody needs.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AdCY1V1gMY "The Farplane Abyss]]", which plays as you delve further into the Farplane to confront Shuyin,

* [[https://youtu.be/A0iabA7gkNg Protect the Espers!]].

* The kick-ass [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP-A1tR9Ulw regular battle theme]].
* The theme of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B22VFDqW81k Macalania Forest]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AdCY1V1gMY "The Farplane Abyss]]."

* Strangely enough, the bubbly ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' contains two absolutely astounding tracks. The first, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjJKHFwLpg4 "Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~"]], is a haunting piano and violin melody, whereas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiA_EeptTOI "1000 Words"]] is a fairly touching ballad

* Strangely enough, the bubbly ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' contains two absolutely astounding tracks. The first, [[https://youtu.be/eXe6rV0S_bQ "Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~"]], is a haunting piano and violin melody, whereas [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiA_EeptTOI "1000 Words"]] is a fairly touching ballad

* [[https://youtu.be/VTxqsTfDgC4 "The Decisive Battle"]], which plays against the FinalBoss, is possibly one of the best tracks in the game. If only the FinalBoss itself wasn't [[AntiClimaxBoss a pushover]], though. There's an alternate version, "[[https://youtu.be/d_Pzo6p5SY8 Original Sin]]", which may seem fan made at first, but is official... [[DummiedOut albeit removed content]]. It's quite possible that this was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen intended for the final battle]] instead of the version used in-game, but for some reason, the above was instead used. "Original Sin" combines the melody of "Decisive Battle" with sections of "To Zanarkand" and the "Hymn of the Fayth", and to great effect.

* Strangely enough, the bubbly ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' contains two absolutely astounding tracks. The first, [[https://youtu.be/eXe6rV0S_bQ "Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~"]], is a haunting piano and violin melody, whereas [[https://youtu.be/r4voJjkJevs "A Thousand Words"]] is a fairly touching ballad
** To emphasize how good "A Thousand Words" is, [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], who tore ''X-2'' to pieces in his review of the game, calls it ''the only thing in the game'' that hooked him up.
** Here's [[https://youtu.be/bTjm5werNn8 "1000 no Kotoba"]], the Japanese version of "A Thousand Words" to gush over to.

* [[https://youtu.be/DlCzrrC1IHA Yuna's]], [[https://youtu.be/CPjT_UgmqNI Rikku's]], and [[https://youtu.be/4Kj3OuPTAzU Paine's]] themes are really fun, especially the vocal version of the second.
* [[https://youtu.be/dMvPPMioEQ4 "Wind Crest: The Three Trails"]] from International+Last Mission is absolutely beautiful, along with its [[https://youtu.be/OTU7OGU_mUM piano version]].
* "[[https://youtu.be/oXDErmsbydI real Emotion]]" is a favorite among J-Pop fans, with a nifty little guitar solo in the middle. The [[https://youtu.be/M1VzFrwnNIk English version]] is awesome as well.
* "[[https://youtu.be/5xLHyWm0iOI I'll Give You Something Hot]]" plays whenever you have a BossBattle against the game's GoldfishPoopGang. It underlines the {{Zeerust}}[=/Sixties/=]Series/CharliesAngels feel of the game... in a ''really'' good way.
* [[https://youtu.be/YfG98GzTMHs "Summoned Beast."]] It's almost WORTH fighting Angra Mainyu so that you can hear that music for an ''[[MarathonBoss hour and a half]]''.
* "[[https://youtu.be/E5QqOkjZng4 Nightmare of a Cave]]" epitomizes everything awful that had happened to Shuyin.
* All the old familiar areas have new music in this game. The material for [[https://youtu.be/Ix1Sc_aeg3U Besaid Island]] is, like the island itself, beyond beautiful.
%%* The kick-ass [[https://youtu.be/fErjzgGRrDA regular battle theme]].
%%* The theme of [[https://youtu.be/mLjR_SaSzAg Macalania Forest]].
%%* [[https://youtu.be/o0uqhC29MOw "The Farplane Abyss]]."
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* Just try to listen to "[[https://youtu.be/9Diyn-J_N1g Kuon: Memories of Waves and Light]]" without shedding one tear. Same goes for "[[https://youtu.be/OKlQ9_7A-Hc 1000 Words]]".
* "[[https://youtu.be/00CDYYBMKJA The Zanarkand Ruins]]." This place is encounter free in the sequel. Nobody is here apart from a few nostalgia junkies and Isaaru, who is still clinging to his old summoner role. And even he can be convinced to leave. You can sense this place is sliding into the mists of history. Yuna has mixed feelings about Zanarkand, so the theme is very melancholy.
* "[[https://youtu.be/t6imJKgRDrQ Yuna's Ballad]]", which is used as the battle theme against Dark Bahamut and is basically an instrumental version of her theme song "Kimi E" (To You).
* The FinalBoss themes are all excellent. [[https://youtu.be/tkNPVdGmYV0 "Clash"]], [[https://youtu.be/yTp63AR0aHU "Ruin"]], and especially [[https://youtu.be/Fxj8Wx7dnr0 "Their Resting Place]]" (once you notice the DarkReprise elements of "1000 Words").

* "[[https://youtu.be/UGncd5N6HrA Assault]]". ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, considering what happens [[https://youtu.be/g9tj996X83U during the scene in which it plays]]. Epic. Even more so when it plays while you [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punch out Sin]]. In front of ''the entire world''!
* [[https://youtu.be/VTxqsTfDgC4 "The Decisive Battle",]] which plays against the FinalBoss, is possibly one of the best tracks in the game. If only the FinalBoss itself wasn't [[AntiClimaxBoss a pushover]], though. There's an alternate version, "[[https://youtu.be/d_Pzo6p5SY8 Original Sin]]", which may seem fan made at first, but is official... [[DummiedOut albeit removed content]]. It's quite possible that this was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen intended for the final battle]] instead of the version used in-game, but for some reason, the above was instead used. "Original Sin" combines the melody of "Decisive Battle" with sections of "To Zanarkand" and the "Hymn of the Fayth", and to great effect.

* [[https://youtu.be/wDdDaZuMWko "Challenge"]], played during [[ThatOneBoss the more difficult boss battles]] (Seymour Flux, Omega Weapon, and Yunalesca, for example).

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTPZAhoG4s "The Burning Sands"]], the awesome theme of the Bikanel Desert.

* "[[https://youtu.be/7A_UYUlZcSA The Sending]]" plays during the beautiful scene of Yuna's sending in Kilika.
* "[[https://youtu.be/s47-Ku3ybr8 Suteki Da Ne]]", the vocal theme of the game whose melody appears in several other songs.
** Also arranged in an [[https://youtu.be/y3IxVy_tuAI Orchestral Version]] for your listening pleasure.
** The official [[https://youtu.be/ZYgiB-foH2o Korean version]] is as beautiful as the Japanese version.

* [[https://youtu.be/Pq5P_9_vB8E "Otherworld"]] plays during the game's opening FMV and again when fighting Jecht, Braska's Final Aeon. Even more awesome is the fact that the only reason Uematsu wrote it is because he's a fan of heavy metal and wanted to try writing a metal song himself. [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Otherworld_%28Theme%29 The lyrics]] are also awesome, they pretty much sum up most of Tidus' journey. The [=PS2=] version of the game uses a [[https://youtu.be/D842cwVZkbE sequenced]] version for that battle, sadly removed from the HD remasters, with an awesome percussion not in the original and a different bassline.
* [[https://youtu.be/p5lyc2gLri4 "Wandering Flame"]] comes in at the right moments, those of contemplation, doubt and resolution. A really slow and easygoing, relaxing piece that can elicit many emotions depending on the listener.

** And [[https://youtu.be/4-1zWQOzhbw "Movement in Green"]] is a beautiful, romantic reprise of "To Zanarkand."
** "[[https://youtu.be/86aGDavDloM The Skies Above]]" by the Black Mages and Mr. Goo, a remix of "To Zanarkand."

* "[[https://youtu.be/zl8uhXwrTWQ Battle with Seymour]]." A wasted song, perhaps, but still awesome. Made even more epic for the [[https://youtu.be/p3--qKY01hM HD Remaster.]] [[https://youtu.be/Bc3-JStnaeA Combining both versions]] is arguably even better, with the strengths of both (particularly the choir from the original which was removed in the remastered version) filling in gaps in the other.
* The [[https://youtu.be/6RsawtJ6Kc8 "Battle Theme"]] captures the moments as well.
* [[https://youtu.be/oXiMaCXnbck0 "Summoned Beast Battle"]], aka "A Contest of Aeons", plays when you fight your aeons in the final battle. To hear the once tranquil and somber Hymn of the Fayth in such an effectively stirring rendition gives you chills and helps ease the pain of being forced to destroy your own aeons. "Summoned Beast Battle" also plays when you fight the {{Superboss}} Penance. The tension of the music fits perfectly. And, of course, it would be unfair to not mention the epic [[https://youtu.be/wlPDSMf3imo remix]] it received in ''Dissidia 012''.
* [[https://youtu.be/5sbp-Gm6Jz4 "Besaid Island]]." What every tropical paradise should sound like. Or this spine-tingling good [[https://youtu.be/AwS0-Ogwn4k remix]]. Or the [[https://youtu.be/qTjsokp7f4A remaster version]] with its peaceful violins.
* [[https://youtu.be/3bv1oNp_wJw The ending theme]], possibly the most heartrending track ever heard in a ''Final Fantasy''--not surprising, given [[BittersweetEnding the game's nature]].
* [[https://youtu.be/qIucmUkw-Zc "Tidus's Theme"]] is pretty gorgeous.
* [[https://youtu.be/oIw1sdmRyq8 "Yuna's Theme"]] is so relaxing.
* [[https://youtu.be/14gA4R4e-cU "Auron's Theme]]." Because he's such a badass, he gets synthesizer music. It's also a bit of a TearJerker when it plays when he dissolves into pyreflies at the end of the game. And a fan remix of this only ups the TearJerker factor, since it turns it into a sad, meditative guitar piece with dramatic strings and bass, plus a brassy ending quoting "At Zanarkand" that rivals the version which plays when Tidus and Yuna share their last ghostly embrace: [[https://youtu.be/vilUXAqLx84 "Guardian's Sending]]."
* For fan remixes, the conceptual piece [[https://youtu.be/eJWBWnsUbVY "The Final Summoning"]], building off the Hymn of the Fayth and ''sheer fucking epic.''
* [[https://youtu.be/dnyRQ446q60 "Seymour's Ambition]]." A chilling theme for a chilling character.
* [[https://youtu.be/8cwDySQ_h4k "The Burning Sands"]], the awesome theme of the Bikanel Desert.
* [[https://youtu.be/DHwjUGuzNTw "Yuna's Decision"]], the sweet, relaxing song that is mostly played in the Calm Lands.
* [[https://youtu.be/4i5p9GPaSM4 "Phantoms"]], the theme played in the Macalania Snowfields.
* [[https://youtu.be/kHw2V0C-D-o "Calm Before the Storm"]], the theme of the Kilika Forest and parts of Macalania Woods. Too beautiful for words.
* [[https://youtu.be/xF-XlIS3keY "Servants of the Mountain"]] (the music heard as you climb Gagazet). One of the [[{{Pun}} coolest]] pieces of video game music ever.

* "[[https://youtu.be/s47-Ku3ybr8 Suteki da ne]]", the vocal theme of the game whose melody appears in several other songs.

* [[https://youtu.be/VTxqsTfDgC4 The Decisive Battle,]] which plays against the FinalBoss, is possibly one of the best tracks in the game. If only the FinalBoss itself wasn't [[AntiClimaxBoss a pushover]] though. There's an alternate version, "[[https://youtu.be/d_Pzo6p5SY8 Original Sin]]", which may seem fanmade at first, but this is official...[[DummiedOut but also removed content]]. It's quite possible that this was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen intended for the final battle]] instead of the version used in-game, but for some reason the above was instead used. "Original Sin" combines the melody of "Decisive Battle" with sections of "To Zanarkand" and the "Hymn of the Fayth", and to great effect.
* [[https://youtu.be/Pq5P_9_vB8E Otherworld]] plays during the game's opening FMV and again when fighting Jecht, Braska's Final Aeon. Even more awesome is the fact that the only reason Uematsu wrote it is because he's a fan of heavy metal and wanted to try writing a metal song himself. [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Otherworld_%28Theme%29 The lyric]] is also awesome, it pretty much sums up most of Tidus' journey in a nutshell. The [=PS2=] version of the game uses a [[https://youtu.be/D842cwVZkbE sequenced]] version for that battle, sadly removed from the HD remasters, with an awesome percussion not in the original and a different bassline.
* [[https://youtu.be/p5lyc2gLri4 Wandering Flame]] comes in on the right moments, those of contemplation, doubt and resolution. A really slow and easy going relaxing piece that can elicit many emotions depending on the listener.
* "[[https://youtu.be/tiJJ2xVS6tU Path of Repentance]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/h-0G_FI61a8 To Zanarkand]]" cover your haunting-piano-melody needs.
** And [[https://youtu.be/4-1zWQOzhbw Movement In Green]] is a beautiful romantic reprise of To Zanarkand.
** "[[https://youtu.be/86aGDavDloM The Skies Above]]" by the Black Mages and Mr. Goo, a remix of To Zanarkand.
* The bass-redone [[https://youtu.be/vvZukSs-Jcw Someday The Dream Will End]] from the first approach to Zanarkand. Haunting in its deep tones.
** And of course the coolest part about the approach to Zanarkand is that the regular music is ''so'' awesome, they play the same music during the ''battles.'' No transition. None is needed. It's ''that'' cool.

* [[https://youtu.be/zl8uhXwrTWQ Battle With Seymour]] A wasted song perhaps, but still awesome. Made even more epic for the [[https://youtu.be/p3--qKY01hM HD Remaster.]] [[https://youtu.be/Bc3-JStnaeA Combining both versions]] is arguably even better, with the strengths of both (particularly the choir from the original which was removed in the remastered version) filling in gaps in the other.
* The [[https://youtu.be/6RsawtJ6Kc8 Battle Theme]] captures the moments as well.
* [[https://youtu.be/oXiMaCXnbck0 Summoned Beast Battle]], aka "A Contest of Aeons", plays when you fight your Aeons in the final battle. To hear the once tranquil and somber Hymn of the Fayth in such an effectively stirring rendition gives you chills and helps ease the pain of being forced to destroy your own Aeons. Summoned Beast Battle also plays when you fight the {{Superboss}} Penance. The tension of the music fits perfectly the fight. And of course, it would be unfair to not mention the epic [[https://youtu.be/wlPDSMf3imo remix]] it recieved in ''Dissidia 012''.
* [[https://youtu.be/5sbp-Gm6Jz4 Besaid Island]]. What every tropical paradise should sound like. Or this spine-tingling good [[https://youtu.be/AwS0-Ogwn4k remix]]. Or the [[https://youtu.be/qTjsokp7f4A remaster version]] with its peaceful violins.
* [[https://youtu.be/3bv1oNp_wJw The Ending Theme]], possibly the most heartrending track ever heard in a ''Final Fantasy''--not surprising, given [[BittersweetEnding the game's nature]].
* [[https://youtu.be/qIucmUkw-Zc Tidus's Theme]] is pretty gorgeous.
* [[https://youtu.be/oIw1sdmRyq8 Yuna's Theme]] is so relaxing.
* [[https://youtu.be/14gA4R4e-cU Auron's Theme]]. Because he's such a bad-ass, he gets synthesiser music. It's also a bit of a TearJerker when it plays when he dissolves into pyreflies at the end of the game. And a fan remix of this only ups the TearJerker factor, since it turns it into a sad, meditative guitar piece with dramatic strings and bass, plus a brassy ending quoting "At Zanarkand" that rivals the version which plays when Tidus and Yuna share their last ghostly embrace: [[https://youtu.be/vilUXAqLx84 Guardian's Sending]].
* For fan remixes, the conceptual piece [[https://youtu.be/eJWBWnsUbVY The Final Summoning]], building off the Hymn Of The Fayth and ''sheer fucking epic.''
* [[https://youtu.be/dnyRQ446q60 Seymour's Ambition]]. Chilling, man.
* [[https://youtu.be/8cwDySQ_h4k The Burning Sands]], the awesome theme of the Bikanel Desert.
* [[https://youtu.be/DHwjUGuzNTw Yuna's Decision]], the sweet song that was mostly played in the Calm Lands.
* [[https://youtu.be/4i5p9GPaSM4 Phantoms]], the theme played in the Macalania Snowfields.
* [[https://youtu.be/kHw2V0C-D-o Calm Before the Storm]], the theme of the Kilika Forest and parts of Macalania Woods. Too beautiful for words.
* [[https://youtu.be/xF-XlIS3keY Servants of the Mountain]] (the music heard as you climb Gagazet). One of the [[{{Pun}} coolest]] pieces of video game music ever.

** To emphasise how good "A Thousand Words" is, [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Spoony]], who tore ''X-2'' to pieces in his review of the game, calls it ''the only thing in the game'' that hooked him up.
** Here's [[https://youtu.be/bTjm5werNn8 1000 no Kotoba]], the Japanese Version of "A Thousand Words" to gush over to.

* [[https://youtu.be/DlCzrrC1IHA Yuna's]], [[https://youtu.be/CPjT_UgmqNI Rikku's]], and [[https://youtu.be/4Kj3OuPTAzU Paine's]] Themes are really fun, especially the vocal version of the second theme.

* "[[https://youtu.be/oXDErmsbydI real Emotion]]" is a favorite among J-Pop fans, with a nifty little guitar solo in the middle. The [[https://youtu.be/M1VzFrwnNIk English Version]] is awesome as well.

* [[https://youtu.be/YfG98GzTMHs "Summoned Beast"]] It's almost WORTH fighting Angra Mainyu so that you can hear that music for an ''[[MarathonBoss hour and a half]]''.
* "[[https://youtu.be/E5QqOkjZng4 Nightmare of a Cave]]" epitomises everything awful that had happened to Shuyin.

%%* The kick-ass [[https://youtu.be/fErjzgGRrDA regular-battle theme]].

%%* [[https://youtu.be/o0uqhC29MOw The Farplane Abyss]].

* "[[https://youtu.be/t6imJKgRDrQ Yuna's Ballad]]", which is used as the battle theme against Dark Bahamut and is basically an instrumental version of her theme song 'Kimi He' (To You).
* The FinalBoss themes are all excellent.[[https://youtu.be/tkNPVdGmYV0 "Clash"]], [[https://youtu.be/yTp63AR0aHU "Ruin"]], and especially [[https://youtu.be/Fxj8Wx7dnr0 Their Resting Place]]" (once you notice the DarkReprise elements of "1000 Words").

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTPx2auvjPw Cascade]]" is one of the first songs people heard from this game... [[BookEnds and also the last]]. Initially used in the Awakening trailer, this theme made its in-game debut years later as Leviathan's final phase theme. The percussion in the background never lets up, and neither does the choir, conveying the epic showdown amidst the gigantic seas. The intermission of the song also reminds you that the fight is literally against an infant who primed after being trapped for 80 years, with a soprano choir sounding as the intense instruments stop for a moment.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTPx2auvjPw Cascade]]" is one of the first songs people heard from this game... [[BookEnds and also the last]]. Initially being used in the Awakening trailer, this theme made its in-game debut years later as Leviathan's final phase theme. The percussion in the background never lets up, and neither does the choir, conveying the epic showdown amidst the gigantic seas. The intermission of the song also reminds you that the fight is literally against an infant who primed after being trapped for 80 years, with a soprano choir sounding as the intense instruments stop for a moment.

* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTPx2auvjPw Cascade]]" is one of the first songs people heard from this game... [[Bookends and also the last]]. Initially being used in the Awakening trailer, this theme made its in-game debut years later as Leviathan's final phase theme. The percussion in the background never lets up, and neither does the choir, conveying the epic showdown amidst the gigantic seas. The intermission of the song also reminds you that the fight is literally against an infant who primed after being trapped for 80 years, with a soprano choir sounding as the intense instruments stop for a moment.

* [[https://youtu.be/kzP_wjYKEOw Servant of the Crystal]], the battle theme for [[PhysicalGods White Tiger l'Cie]], is a rock track punctuated with choir shouts to highlight [[OhCrap exactly what you've gotten yourself into]].