| 1 | !Warning: Administrivia/SpoilersOff ('''including ''XVI''''') applies to this page. Proceed at your own risk. |
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| 3 | [[quoteright:240:[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff6_opera.png]]]] |
| 4 | [[caption-width-right:240:[-"''Love goes away, like night into day.\ |
| 5 | It's just a fading dream.''"-]]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | ->''"As we brought out a masterpiece to the world [...], we asked ourselves, "Can we really fight 24 hours?" And the answer was, 'We will fight 8,760 hours!'"'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''Creator/NobuoUematsu''' on the music in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' |
| 9 | |
| 10 | A well-established JRPG franchise such as the [[RunningGag head-bangingly popular]] ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series deserves excellent soundtracks to go with them. Nobuo Uematsu is famous for having composed the soundtracks to many of these games, but other composers have come in from time to time to help round out the series' discography. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | In fact, can we just say that the ''music'' has a ''[[VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy game of its own]]'' and be done with it?...No? |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Games with their own pages: |
| 15 | [[index]] |
| 16 | * ''AwesomeMusic/CompilationOfFinalFantasyVII'' |
| 17 | * ''AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasyXIIITrilogy'' |
| 18 | * ''AwesomeMusic/FinalFantasyXIV'' |
| 19 | [[/index]] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | [[folder:General]] |
| 24 | * The ''[[https://youtu.be/XiHK06a-zWQ Final Fantasy]]'' [[https://youtu.be/fsbqOGSw-5A Main Theme]], also referred to as the Prologue. Depending on the version, it either gets you ready for a grand adventure, or serves as a wonderful closure to reflect on the journey that just ended. Standout versions include [[https://youtu.be/ylDWCl0WAbo the way it was used]] as the ThemeMusicPowerUp for the CombinedEnergyAttack in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', ''and'' [[https://youtu.be/hiMLHmf0XqI#t=2m31s its reprise]] in the endings to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=210s&v=l-iJBjXoPhs VII]]'', ''[[http://youtu.be/-qy1GLPOtmY?t=15m2s VIII]]'', and ''[[https://youtu.be/wFLfrRfIc5A XV.]]''. |
| 25 | ** Interestingly enough, the ''VIII'' arrangement is the de facto version played during a lot of ''Final Fantasy'' concerts and you can hear the snippets of its tune in subsequent versions of the theme. Maybe it is because of its militaristic orchestral grandeur? |
| 26 | ** Also the [[https://youtu.be/HM7MGqzekFU awesome version]] in the opening of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''. |
| 27 | ** This [[https://youtu.be/zOEB2vif0SY version]] ramps the awesomeness up as it was orchestrated by the ''Japanese Self Defense Force''! (What's more, they were in a collaboration show with the US military. Cue ManlyTears from the soldiers who have played any ''FF'' game.) |
| 28 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI''[='=]s "Awakening" trailer, what [[https://youtu.be/ofWtkPs92Nc?t=54 little bit]] of the Prologue we hear is in a minor key versus the more traditional uplifting major [[{{Scales}} key]], hinting at a more somber tone to the game's story. In the "[[https://youtu.be/GA1C9mghADo?t=139 Dominance]]" trailer, it's still in its minor key but blended with also announcing the Eikons[='=] names. A slow and soft [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkoXKVRDTak variation]] gives the impression of the exhaustion the main characters, yet it has a triumphant moment of them reaching most of their goals. |
| 29 | * [[https://youtu.be/f2NH1vjFzMc The]] [[https://youtu.be/HsPRNAZ2ILU Crystal]] [[https://youtu.be/By1iaOAvXRM Theme]]. AKA the [[https://youtu.be/o1FZ3Tz7dDE Prelude]]. It's even more awesome when you realize it was a ThrowItIn; the song took Uematsu all of ten minutes to put together. It's normally either the first music you hear in a ''Final Fantasy'' game or [[TheStinger the last]]. |
| 30 | ** In ''[[https://youtu.be/1BC1jnm0uaA VII]]'' and ''[[http://youtu.be/0efyGLcaCX0?t=23s VIII]]'' you hear it when you [[GameOver die]] (''VII'' also plays it at its [[https://youtu.be/0iTjFmZN5ng title screen).]] ''VIII''[='=]s is played in a beautiful, haunting minor-key rendition. |
| 31 | ** We finally have the Prelude as heard in ''[[https://youtu.be/M4El6rckfS0 Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'', and... ''wow.'' It's absolutely gorgeous. It starts with a haunting beauty of harp strings and crystal synth before being followed by a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_cadence drum cadence]] and horns, suggesting at the themes of the nature-loving Cetra (harp and crystal) and the industrial-military Shinra (drums and horns). |
| 32 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/xr71dsB7rt8 Dissidia version]] of the Prelude is incredibly beautiful, sounding like a mixture of all the versions made so far. |
| 33 | ** And now that [[https://youtu.be/KvWL_cPW_fs XIV's take]] on the Prelude is out, it's not too much of a stretch to say Uematsu seems to keep building on one of the classic tunes in gaming music history in pleasing ways. It's also incredibly soothing. This [[https://youtu.be/-hb-TgZlhI0 version]] from "A Realm Reborn" is just as slow and soothing. |
| 34 | ** With ''FFXVI''[='=]s "Awakening" trailer, its [[https://youtu.be/ofWtkPs92Nc?t=79 haunting]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cltjmp__gGw version]] of the Prelude - again in minor key versus its usual major key - hints at the grimness of that game's setting. |
| 35 | * [[https://youtu.be/kHx5hCVN26E Victory Fanfare]], one of the tunes to be etched into every ''FF'' fan's mind. Dissidia has two versions of the Victory Theme; the more traditional [[https://youtu.be/PwUig18llPo Cosmos Victory Theme]], and the darker but still awesome [[https://youtu.be/10RoWVAaDf0 Chaos Victory Theme]]. |
| 36 | * [[https://youtu.be/BaMIg_q4LeY The ]] [[https://youtu.be/f12HjCf7Zj0 Chocobo]] Theme(s). So upbeat, so catchy, perfect for the birds they represent. Even better? Every game since ''VII'' has the Chocobo Theme in different genres of music, ranging from ''VII''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/zyrXaU2T5is fast-paced, energetic arrangement]] to ''VIII''[='=]s [[https://youtu.be/4JB_t3dshjU arrangement]] that is perfect for a drive around town. |
| 37 | * Every main entry in the series has "Piano Collections" albums, which are (for the most part) solo piano versions of the more memorable pieces. They are fairly advanced arrangements (and the sheet music is available for most of them) and a good number of them sound amazing, if only for the sheer virtuosity required to play them. |
| 38 | [[/folder]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy I'']] |
| 41 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' started the whole "series with some of the greatest music in gaming"-thing with [[https://youtu.be/suyCi-xdjNo Temple of Chaos]], [[https://youtu.be/r9_basa73jw Matoya's Cave]], and even [[https://youtu.be/lSjBh71Im-M the standard town theme]]. |
| 42 | * The [[https://youtu.be/Aua4qZwW29k Main Theme]] is pretty epic. |
| 43 | * The arrangement of "Temple of Chaos" heard [[https://youtu.be/8aFr2vf7Zkw#t=5m20s here]] sends shivers up the neck. What's more amazing is that the orchestral concert it originates from was held in '''1989'''. Videogame music is SeriousBusiness in Japan. |
| 44 | * TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon version of "Temple of Chaos" is [[https://youtu.be/cEIFkEjdTb8 pretty sweet too]], and [[https://youtu.be/cvTyxN1768w its remake]].[[note]]For whatever reason, official soundtracks and ''VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy'' [[NonIndicativeName title it as "Sunken Shrine", even though it does not play in the Sunken Shrine at any point]].[[/note]] |
| 45 | * [[https://youtu.be/hRu8cqe-d1w Last Battle]], [[https://youtu.be/-uzRz5frS-E Boss Battle A]], and the latter's remix in [[https://youtu.be/x_bNGJu7_NY Boss Battle B]]. Although none of these existed until the remakes (the original merely used the standard battle theme on all enemies including bosses), they still deserve a mention here. |
| 46 | * [[https://youtu.be/r1xThQ29q6o Inside a Boss Battle]] plays during the fight against Garland and Astos and it's just awesome. |
| 47 | * The [[https://youtu.be/WMq2-ycJB6s standard battle theme]] qualifies as well. |
| 48 | * The [[https://youtu.be/hAEDlfh6egk Dungeon]] [[https://youtu.be/hK34tYwyd40 music]]. |
| 49 | * The [[https://youtu.be/bGZyhbMoUjU Floating]] [[https://youtu.be/QiA3PDjDyXM Castle]] theme. |
| 50 | * Nearly every version of [[https://youtu.be/xEXNdcJSCcE "Gurgu Volcano".]] |
| 51 | * The original NES [[https://youtu.be/jSlCBmL9ZwE Chaos Temple]] deserves to be here. |
| 52 | * The [[https://youtu.be/GRqf4j-RRxY Game Over]] theme, hammering it in that the Warriors of Light have fallen and that all hope for the planet has been lost. |
| 53 | * ''Dissidia 012: Duodecim'' manages to give us a metal remix of [[https://youtu.be/4kuqA4JdBdY Present Chaos Shrine]]. |
| 54 | * The [[https://youtu.be/QeLCaDuIMmE Airship Theme]], which is present in ''Theatrhythm'' and ''Dissidia'' unchanged because of its awesomeness. |
| 55 | [[/folder]] |
| 56 | |
| 57 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy II'']] |
| 58 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' has "[[https://youtu.be/g5it_NVQkJk Rebel Army Theme]]", "[[https://youtu.be/TsMQnlL8qw0 Magician's Tower]]", "[[https://youtu.be/056K3TLNlcM Castle Pandemonium]]" ([[https://youtu.be/OG9v80_CaG8 and its Dissidia Duodecim remix]]), "[[https://youtu.be/E24gjYdwQg0 Battle Scene A]]", and "[[https://youtu.be/RLS6Y1hr2fU Battle Scene 2]]", the final boss theme. |
| 59 | * "[[https://youtu.be/e8uC1T89xNg Finale]]", the credits music. As beautiful as it is, the vocalized version by Risa Ohki - [[https://youtu.be/LmYDNYtkCP8 Love Will Grow]] - could give many {{Award Bait Song}}s a run for their money. Bonus points in that the lyrics of the vocalized version are ''related'' to the game (and the novelization). It is basically what Maria feels for Firion after they saved the world. |
| 60 | * [[https://youtu.be/qqCxgB3V2E0 The fully orchestrated Rebel Army Theme]] sounds like a majestic national anthem. |
| 61 | ** You think that's something? Try [[https://youtu.be/gmDSMQhVxXk this]] underrated MASTERPIECE. |
| 62 | ** On the other side of the scale we have "[[https://youtu.be/f9zwNGMyZ24 this astounding mix]]" |
| 63 | * Oh, hey. You know that delicious, melancholy overworld theme? No? [[https://youtu.be/SaCLoLBdxTU Here you go]]. Now try it with an orchestra and ''choir'' [[https://youtu.be/CXb5rP0lOqo here.]] |
| 64 | * [[https://youtu.be/vYYXz4ZFqMs Boss Battle B]], an ominous theme from the Origins release. |
| 65 | * [[https://youtu.be/09i2E7JqOAE Boss Battle A]], also from the Origins release, is among the series's most powerful and triumphant battle themes. |
| 66 | * While not nearly as well-remembered as its opposite, the unabashed malevolence of the [[https://youtu.be/2fElbmaq4qg Imperial Army Theme]] is so perfectly fitting of an evil empire. |
| 67 | * The game's [[https://youtu.be/unJICdwDTwI Dead Music]] is a simple and somber melody, played not only for {{Game Over}}s but for major characters' deaths. [[AnyoneCanDie You will become]] [[TearJerker/FinalFantasyII very familiar with it.]] |
| 68 | [[/folder]] |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy III'']] |
| 71 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII'' gives us songs such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79iWS0reUGA Eternal Wind]], [[https://youtu.be/Ps6O2iZYR60 The Dark Crystals]], [[https://youtu.be/0uXn9hw7Cvg The Crystal Tower]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JelNplBIXRI Battle]] [[https://youtu.be/3bdGV0bhO2M Boss Battle]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7g4LV0yCEY Last Battle]]. |
| 72 | * [[https://youtu.be/42Ujeo4GRgQ The Last Battle performed by the Black Mages]] is ear-sex. |
| 73 | * ''Dissidia Duodecim'' gives us this great [[https://youtu.be/4qUohsc2Mk0 remix of Battle 1]]. |
| 74 | * The Black Mages gives us this rockin' remix of Battle 1, [[https://youtu.be/elj8lcsBkog The Rocking Grounds.]] |
| 75 | * And the opening cutscene of the DS remake gives us [[https://youtu.be/g0WYCIxsaJE Memory of the Wind: Legend of the Eternal Wind]], a beautiful orchestral medley of some of the game's finest tunes. Bravo, Mr. Uematsu. Bravo. |
| 76 | * Three words; [[https://youtu.be/Wev-MtUeMPg Forbidden Land Eureka.]] |
| 77 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZNsl-sreu8 Castle of Hein]] is a haunting melody for one of the game's memorable dungeons as the party gets ready for a challenging boss. |
| 78 | * [[https://youtu.be/YhqPgSrtRsk Let Me Know the Truth]], known as [[https://youtu.be/ACA0tZ2_8Zk Pavillion of Dorga and Une]] in the remake. The piece is already amazing enough in its 8-bit incarnation, but when Tsuyoshi Sekito and Keiji Kawamori arrange it with an orchestra at their disposal, it just ascends to another level of awesomeness. The [[https://youtu.be/YNbf2bFNE9c hidden version]] from ''FFIX'' is brilliant too. |
| 79 | * The remake's team took the already amazing 'Crystal Tower' theme and made it ''better''. [[https://youtu.be/eDCsg2TixY0]] Sekito's also responsible for ''II''[='=]s redone soundtrack, and it's AWESOME. |
| 80 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/9ydkV4M4dCw The Boundless Ocean]]. |
| 81 | %%What about it? This is zero-context as written. |
| 82 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Ohn4lVwPI Aria, the Maiden of Water]]. The very first ''Final Fantasy'' character leitmotif, a clear picture of serene loneliness that is Aria Benett. |
| 83 | [[/folder]] |
| 84 | |
| 85 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy IV'']] |
| 86 | * The improved sound technology on the SNES allowed the series' intro tune, ''Prelude,'' to be expanded. No longer limited to just a series of arpeggios, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9XSXVP8j7U this was the game where the main melody was added]] that's so familiar to RPG gamers today. |
| 87 | * [[https://youtu.be/bm4kaH9IzUs Zeromus]]. Or, if you prefer, the [[https://youtu.be/Pzoy26Wj8I0 rocked out version by Nobuo Uematsu and The Black Mages]]. Also, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nONmVcrZJhc the one in the Pixel Remaster]] is amped up with OminousLatinChanting, making you feel a sense of unease that Zeromus is raining death upon you. |
| 88 | * The ''Final Fantasy IV'' [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=13714 Main Theme]]. Though it appears in several guises throughout the game, its main version, which plays in the overworld, captures just the right blend of adventurous and solemn to fit the game's overall tone. |
| 89 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=10397 Golbez, Clad in the Dark]] defines awesome villain music, even if it blatantly riffs on Bach for a while. The more upbeat remix in the [[https://youtu.be/DP7xXZ8yQto Tower of Zot]] also deserves mention to play up the intensity of the moment of rescuing Rosa and the determination to kick Golbez's ass. |
| 90 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=20397 The]] [[https://youtu.be/k-lmZW-cw94 Dreadful]] [[https://youtu.be/DvJkKwk8qYE Fight]], and its [[https://youtu.be/3d7LHNVJet0 Dissidia remix]]. Starts out imposing and awe-inspiring, then becomes frantic and adrenaline-charged, then wraps around to become imposing and awe-inspiring again. All told, the perfect music to accompany some of the game's most intense battles. Notably, the first time you fight one of the fiends (Scarmiglione), he's accompanied by the normal "Boss Battle" music you've heard several times up to that point, and he's not terribly difficult. Then you cross the bridge, he comes back, and ''this'' theme starts up, along with a complete change in the fiend's appearance, letting you know ThisIsGonnaSuck. |
| 91 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=13795 Red Wings]], the intro theme. It speaks to this song's versatility that it evokes one emotion during Cecil's moral quandary at the beginning of the game, an entirely different emotion during Cecil's Paladin trial, and yet a third one for the Red Wings' BigDamnHeroes moment. |
| 92 | * The [[https://youtu.be/nRvPFG7A7kE Battle]] [[https://youtu.be/vlOgWNbF_nY Themes]]. The latter theme in the Pixel Remaster has a violin/fiddle solo that stands out and overpowers the intensity of the remaining musical instruments. |
| 93 | ** And how about a [[https://youtu.be/S3arTH1yHAw piano remix of Battle 1]]. courtesy of ''Dissidia 012''? |
| 94 | ** The awesomeness of the main battle theme [[https://youtu.be/MCfN-u6Vp_I and its bass rhythm]] got [[https://youtu.be/zP5yzqZ-0Pk lampshaded in]] ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld''. |
| 95 | * [[https://youtu.be/0h2V8CFtGZE The Theme]] [[https://youtu.be/-uA12gAaTiA of Love]]. A song so good it's being taught in Japanese schools in music classes. The vocal version of the song, [[https://youtu.be/ZjiI7sNapPc Tsuki no Akari]], makes the song even more epic. |
| 96 | * [[https://youtu.be/aMrm2l8sfLg Hey, Cid!]]. A simple yet inspiring and cheerful song. |
| 97 | * [[https://youtu.be/UL2b7E7TA6c&t=7s Within the Giant]], played in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon. In the one before it, too. |
| 98 | * [[https://youtu.be/eRpQdY9gsvs The Tower of Bab-il]], a dungeon so expansive in scope it requires its own theme to match. The rising and falling triplets in the strings under the trumpet melody help to strike just the right balance of urgency and grandeur. |
| 99 | * [[https://youtu.be/wFZAB8-gkk0 A Long Way]] [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=24627 To Go]]; perhaps the perfect evocation of that sentiment in music. Also one of the pieces to seriously benefit from a remake, with the added snare drums kicking the message out. |
| 100 | * [[https://youtu.be/giw4e6U5A9s The Mysterious Girl's Battle Theme]] (The Eidolons Shackled) in ''The After Years''. Every time it plays is a huge SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. |
| 101 | * The final boss themes of ''The After Years'' (the final boss, The Creator, has no [[https://youtu.be/hwbtYcWj5hc less]] [[https://youtu.be/fiS4VC8k2tI than]] [[https://youtu.be/F-NtuIYdFdA four]] different themes for each of its phases) are just as awesome, with the [[https://youtu.be/p7wYrbNdX1k last one]] (The Battle For Life) being fittingly epic and very daunting at the same time, alternating between notes of pure despair and fantastic drums leading to some very upbeat segments. |
| 102 | * [[https://youtu.be/QQuckZer8H4 Troia.]] It just makes you want to wallow on the grass while bathing in sunlight. Although it might be argued that [[https://youtu.be/cu7Ddlk-CD8 the remake]] got a bit muffled, there are [[https://youtu.be/syGM-s7BHkQ fan remixes]] [[https://youtu.be/HHiM9YIVMjA a-plenty.]] |
| 103 | * Yang's bone-chilling [[https://youtu.be/iplgSiN9N8U Theme.]] |
| 104 | * [[https://youtu.be/ngqGJIVRjh8 The Lunarians' Theme]] initially feels like it should be in ''Franchise/SilentHill'', then shifts key to offer a glimmer of hope and beauty in the darkness. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy V'']] |
| 108 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=12588 Clash on the Big Bridge]], which [[https://youtu.be/K4M5ivckBPQ reappeared]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''. This prog-rock battle anthem is the cornerstone of the [[EnsembleDarkhorse Gilgamesh's popularity]] in the franchise's fanbase. |
| 109 | ** The awesome [[https://youtu.be/lqPzo91JIdg 20th Anniversary Mix.]] |
| 110 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/j8xu4AQ3ViQ Black Mages' rocked out version]]. Or the [[https://youtu.be/BT6CmBOcAfw Dissidia version...with extra organs]]! Hell, the fact that this song has been remixed so many times is a testament to its popularity with fans. |
| 111 | ** And it has been remixed yet again for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'' as [[https://youtu.be/HJNLYyJeIos Clash on the Big Bridge -Oriental Mix-]], using Japanese instrumentals mixed a lot of rock to it. |
| 112 | ** [[https://youtu.be/-AEaUtdEb-ks Raffaello Battle]], the version that appears in ''Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon''. |
| 113 | ** ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper Record Keeper]]'' gives us three remixed versions of this song featuring a rearranged version of the World Map theme, one with [[https://youtu.be/HJymqXK97cA more choirs]], one [[https://youtu.be/dOg2LmdarEY with more guitar]], and [[https://youtu.be/C7iNbGsnTO0 one with both the choirs and the guitar]]. The choice is yours on which is the best. |
| 114 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'' gives us [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGNlis2fiV8 Battle on the Big Bridge - Rebirth]], which combines the orchestra and rock elements into one, creating one of the best versions of the theme to date. Bonus points for the phase transition and second phase to incorperate elements of "Let the Battles Begin!" and "Fight On!", respectively. |
| 115 | * [[https://youtu.be/vytROLrXaTE The Evil Lord Exdeath]] opens with PsychoStrings and quickly brings in harsh guitars and pounding drums for a villain theme that just screams imminent doom. The second this starts playing, you know bad shit is going down. |
| 116 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=20398 The Decisive Battle]] takes Exdeath's aforementioned leitmotif and turns it into an intense, climactic battle theme with some ''incredible'' percussion. |
| 117 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=21954 Neo Exdeath's battle theme]], the final boss theme, along with its [[https://youtu.be/Iz9RXsMKExo Black Mages version]]. |
| 118 | * Both the original [[https://youtu.be/l7kKDZei4s4 Dear Friends]] and the [[https://youtu.be/IMN94csKv30 GBA version]]. Note that the latter video contains spoilers, as it is footage from the end of the game. The fact that [[https://youtu.be/GqYkjH_1G8g Esperança Do Amor]] (Hope of Love) on the ''Final Fantasy: Pray'' album is based on "Dear Friends" makes it all the sweeter. |
| 119 | * And of course, the [[https://youtu.be/COdhV1Sevew Battle]] [[https://youtu.be/B1QUILiLHJQ Themes]]. |
| 120 | * [[http://youtu.be/IWYKcogaNhE?t=9m36s Lenna's theme]]. |
| 121 | * [[https://youtu.be/Gx79UtJbpfE Home Sweet Home]]. Too bad this only appeared in a brief sidequest that could easily be {{Permanently Missable|Content}}. |
| 122 | ** [[https://youtu.be/uM2elMVQEmc The vocal version]] is equally awesome. |
| 123 | ** As far as vocal versions go, [[https://youtu.be/HVybqeHLpAw the one in mixed English and Saami from the "Dear Friends" album]] is among the very best. |
| 124 | * [[https://youtu.be/sDyqQp6tBE8 A New World]], the last OverworldNotToScale theme. Especially [[https://youtu.be/f54WOS06W70 this remix with vocals]]. |
| 125 | * [[https://youtu.be/5-9gNGmKqII Unknown Lands]], the second overworld theme, evokes a dark, dreary land where it only rains - it makes it feel clear just how badly [=ExDeath=] fucked the place up. |
| 126 | * [[https://youtu.be/sBzhltllIHs Four Hearts]], the first overworld theme. Or, for that matter, the Wind Drake theme, [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=23553 Spreading Grand Wings]]. Along with its reprise in [[https://youtu.be/9Wz5Kmm4x4I the Ending Theme]], Spreading Grand Wings is the sound of freedom! |
| 127 | * [[https://youtu.be/0c5-qVkVfqU Harvest]], [[https://youtu.be/Zta0HeFpVY0 To The North Mountain]], [[https://youtu.be/giDLQfzd6qc Library of Ancients]], and especially [[https://youtu.be/ePGHrO6WMlI Cursed Lands]]. |
| 128 | * [[https://youtu.be/wKtCKy2UGoE The Dawn Warriors]]. Truly a serenade to awesomeness. |
| 129 | * The theme of [[https://youtu.be/tYv_NaRoH2M Wind Shrine]]. Those drums are incredible! |
| 130 | * And for that matter, the eerily calming [[https://youtu.be/Jn1c-VJX7oo Dungeon]] theme. |
| 131 | * [[https://youtu.be/ok047Uxu3Yw Ahead On Our Way]], the game's main theme. And if you think that's something, prepare to have the [[https://youtu.be/ZAr52aj8ZM0 Dear Friends version]] knock your socks off. |
| 132 | * [[https://youtu.be/6nUcXs2OxsY Sealed Book]] plays in the Legendary Weapons room, as well as at a couple of important plot points. The music sounds wonderfully tense and eerie, and has these weird howls and mutters in the background... |
| 133 | * The final dungeon, The Interdimensional Rift, doesn't pull any punches when it comes to its accompanying music. [[https://youtu.be/yOIhMfdQP98 The Prelude of Empty Skies]] is an eerie yet oddly calming sci-fi-like track that gives the impression that you're in another dimension. Once you get to the final area however, it switches to the triumphant [[https://youtu.be/CyilnAYgTDU Searching the Light]] as you march towards the final battle. |
| 134 | [[/folder]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy VI'']] |
| 137 | * [[https://youtu.be/6pSGj4SYTXQ Maria]] [[https://youtu.be/XdjcwhyMQMc and Draco]], aka The Dream Oath Opera. You did not misread that. It's an OPERA. For a VIDEO GAME. That's awesome enough on its own. Best known for having [[https://youtu.be/KuvSDedrtKM Aria di Mezzo Carattere]], which Celes gets to sing. And it is absolutely incredible. |
| 138 | ** The original SNES version ''is'' rather dated though, and can be considered {{Narm}} by some. [[https://youtu.be/ohp9KQ7KcLE&t=3s The Gameboy Advance version however...]] |
| 139 | ** There's a heavy metal version in the Black Mages' third album. It even got put to a ''[[https://youtu.be/QiF15XUNFH4 live action]] [[https://youtu.be/uT0DhTbcJA0 play]]'' in one of the Black Mages' concerts. To put it another way; the Black Mages did the Opera ''for real''. Including the uninterrupted ending and the ''epic'' sword duel between Draco and Ralse. |
| 140 | ** It gets a performance in English for the [[https://youtu.be/l31SUW-nP5U Final Fantasy Concert in Los Angeles.]] |
| 141 | ** Here is another performance in English performed by [[https://youtu.be/36TdZx8VgbA The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.]] |
| 142 | ** It's re-used in the game as [[https://youtu.be/WoBn04lcNmo Celes' personal theme]]. Used later to its [[TearJerker greatest effect]] for Celes' suicide attempt. |
| 143 | ** Also [[https://youtu.be/8grDOQzYWck rearranged beautifully]] for the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen ill-fated]] ''Final Fantasy VI: Grand Finale'' album. This version features [[https://youtu.be/Jm7snFbbu-g Svetla Krasteva]] singing soprano. [[MundaneMadeAwesome Just let that sink in for a second about how serious video game music is]]. |
| 144 | ** For the Pixel Remaster, the opera was given the [[https://youtu.be/AiU79vM-4cA full vocal treatment]], and all localized languages have their own version. The 2D-HD treatment is given to the opera scene, giving it a weight that few other scenes in the game carry. In addition, all of the singing is on point. Celes doesn't sound like a trained opera singer, but that enters FridgeBrilliance when you realize she's ''not'' a trained opera singer. She's just pretending to be one to lure out Setzer, disguised as the opera singer Maria. |
| 145 | %%** Then we have [[https://youtu.be/84DOyg_Jzno THIS.]] |
| 146 | %%"THIS" is textbook zero-context. What is "THIS"? Why is "THIS" awesome? |
| 147 | * The [[https://youtu.be/jFJfCAb-B1E SNES Intro]] of ''FFVI'' is quite nice, yet the original introduction music is the most memorable: first with the ominous [[{{Foreshadowing}} 16 bits foreshadowing music]], then with the heroine's theme... |
| 148 | ** [[https://youtu.be/eTM1FRZLSSw Terra's Theme]] by itself, used for the world map. It's even more amazing when played [[https://youtu.be/WHo6QTW-97E with vocals and actual instruments]]. (That's "Toki no Horousha", on the album ''Final Fantasy: Pray''.) |
| 149 | ** [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=8968 Awakening]]. The music played during plot events involving Terra. |
| 150 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/u_rpLNt81LU OCRemix]] of Terra's Theme (simply called Terra) done by none-other than Music/JeremySoule. |
| 151 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6UgxJtHIVY Dancing Mad]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' is especially notable because it samples at least three songs from earlier in the game, melding them together with some Bach to create the opera of madness. The fact that Creator/NobuoUematsu lists it as one of his favorites should be a tell-tale sign. [[https://youtu.be/FRnDbOwGipo The final section]] of the song is particularly awesome. You've got a variation of Kefka's main theme, an UncommonTime signature and a tempo change, not to mention Kefka's distinctive laugh as part of the music. So how do you make that iconic final part of the song even better? ''Dissidia NT''[='=]s answer to that question would be [[https://youtu.be/1sS0U_JRdXQ "Metal, and lots of it".]] It's hard to disagree after hearing the results. |
| 152 | * [[https://youtu.be/syeudRZuuMo The Regular Battle Theme]]. The [[https://youtu.be/7we4UtW1ROg Advance remake]] is even cooler, the more distinct guitar and drum samples give it a techno rock feel that really gets you pumped. Then the [[https://youtu.be/0wMv7BS2nPs Black Mages version]] went and did a Metallica-sized number on it. |
| 153 | * [[https://youtu.be/xuHuD5Ahjck The Boss Battle theme]] is up there with "One-Winged Angel" as the official theme song for the fandom as a whole. |
| 154 | ** And the [[https://youtu.be/lF0wIaESYD4 Black Mages version.]] |
| 155 | ** And the [[https://youtu.be/K4EP1AB1njg Dissidia version]], as well. |
| 156 | ** And the [[https://youtu.be/LBdjH5vjdRs Final Fantasy XV: Comrades version]]. |
| 157 | * [[https://youtu.be/stAjqqyYgdg Battle to the Death]]; when you hear this for the first time, you know Atma Weapon is not to be fucked with. Since Dissidia always picks the greatest battle themes, naturally there's [[https://youtu.be/DWVypfi0k1Y a remix of this theme]]. |
| 158 | * [[https://youtu.be/pjW2prKclmc Catastrophe]], a dark, ominous, mournful reprise of the game's opening theme; it plays at the end of the Floating Continent to let the player know shit's about to get ''real.'' |
| 159 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=27153 Slam Shuffle]] oozes with the kind of sleaziness that only a town like Zozo could produce... and when performed by [[https://youtu.be/Js6xnPZ_OJE The One Ups]] it becomes ''pure distilled win.'' |
| 160 | * [[https://youtu.be/2PF9S68LjKU Kids Run Through the City Corner]], also known as "Town 1". This is the main theme for towns in the World of Balance. Also a nice [[https://youtu.be/aSzWEa20Zmc piano arrangement]] from the piano collection. And from ''Final Fantasy: Pray'', now [[https://youtu.be/_S1LsQl-sCs with lyrics in Portuguese]]. |
| 161 | * [[https://youtu.be/UgdyPJM0aiw Under Martial Law]], used for Empire-conquered towns. |
| 162 | * [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=33070 From That Day On...]], the main World of Ruin town theme. |
| 163 | * [[https://youtu.be/24IaXRiDfZQ Devil's Lab]], the music for the Magitek Research Facility. |
| 164 | * The Music for The DiscOneFinalDungeon, [[https://youtu.be/WbpGRoSibyk The Floating Continent]]. |
| 165 | * It played several times before, but when [[https://youtu.be/wBmkPLMFzDE Metamorphosis]] starts to play during Kefka's ascension, you know you won't be saving anybody, let alone the world. |
| 166 | * "[[https://youtu.be/ytUICb0fc08 Epitaph]]", the flashback song just before getting the Falcon, and "[[https://youtu.be/UTygBCPcvvQ Searching for Friends]]", the new world map theme just after. It comes just after the game has spent the last several hours hammering in the sheer hopelessness and gloom of your situation, and even gives you one more TearJerker in the form of just how Setzer got this spare airship from a lost love in the first place, complete with appropriately sad flashback music. But then... then Epitaph fades out, and Searching for Friends fades in just as Setzer declares that the Falcon just may save them all. On top of being a damn good song in general, it has this unmistakable aura of light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-style ''hope.'' Hearing this theme gives the message that all the sudden, you're back in the game, that you have one more chance. Even inside the game, Edgar declares "For once I feel hopeful!" Very powerful scene, the music absolutely makes it. [[https://youtu.be/FvlYM2HqszU See for yourself]]. |
| 167 | * [[https://youtu.be/PZjipDaq848&t=3105s The ending theme]] -- yes, all ''20 minutes'' of it. Especially when the FF Main Theme kicks in towards the end. |
| 168 | ** '''That moment''' when Celes's Theme is playing, and Locke's Theme starts playing ''underneath it, in perfect sync''. Chills. |
| 169 | ** And again, when the simple whistle in Shadow's Theme is replaced by sweeping strings -- as he decides to stay behind. |
| 170 | * [[https://youtu.be/-TzPDsBNtsw Forever Rachel]] and [[https://youtu.be/TLgcQFJnpnE Cyan's Theme]]. Both were involved in some pretty intense {{Tear Jerker}}s... |
| 171 | ** [[https://youtu.be/MvRBnyHMI9U Gau's Theme]] only makes a few short appearances in the game. This is really too bad because Gau gets a nice [[https://youtu.be/FWtyONICWws orchestrated piece]] on the ''Final Fantasy VI: Grand Finale'' album. |
| 172 | ** And speaking of Cyan, [[https://youtu.be/iyufus7gV44 The Unforgiven]] starts to roll when Cyan goes on his RoaringRampageOfRevenge. Interestingly, this music seems to be more associated with Sabin since it plays during ''three'' of his key moments: when he confronted Vargas and had DuelBoss with him, when he (and Shadow, if he's available) helped Cyan fighting Imperial soldiers, and when he held a crumbling house to give time to Celes to rescue a trapped child. |
| 173 | * The shared theme of [[https://youtu.be/6ymk9_V9d-8 Edgar and Sabin]], and their [[https://youtu.be/z27ganLOppY Coin of Fate]]. |
| 174 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1xc1KrDAk Kefka's Theme]]. Cheerful with dark undertones and very catchy, such an unusual villain theme... |
| 175 | * [[https://youtu.be/dSuAg1ASe7k Shadow's Theme]]. Just try and say it isn't epic for a ninja to have a spaghetti western styled theme. Listen and see the fragment in the [[https://youtu.be/_udY7mvuFto#t=3m0s Credits]] from 3:00 to 3:43 and you'll think [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Shadow, you fucking awesome bastard]]. |
| 176 | ** [[https://youtu.be/bL-Rzbm69R0 This remix by CalebElijah]] is pretty good. |
| 177 | * Epic music for TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon is law, and thus [[https://youtu.be/TB3AY-cJWcQ Kefka's Tower]]. |
| 178 | * [[https://youtu.be/QqfiGEu22_k Locke's Theme]]. It could be the theme song to adventure, heroism, bravery, and/or finesse. |
| 179 | ** It and Forever Rachel seem to almost come from the same piece, which is tragically fitting. |
| 180 | * [[https://youtu.be.com/watch?v=cTlvxAo_Bp8 The Serpent's Trench]] is a great adventurous song, and the [[https://youtu.be.com/watch?v=Yk2mgL839t4 Pixel Remaster]] version extends it and makes it sound surprisingly grand. |
| 181 | * [[https://youtu.be/A0iabA7gkNg Protect the Espers!]]. |
| 182 | * [[https://youtu.be/GYIl7aZAiAw Relm's Theme]]. The song perfectly reflects the adorable innocence (that tamed Shadow's killer dog, by the way) of the 10-year-old heroine. Also, it has some splendid bagpipes. |
| 183 | ** Try playing it at the same time as Shadow's Theme, they complement each other surprisingly well, and lends different meanings to both. |
| 184 | ** Which also got [[https://youtu.be/oXkdkMb0FZs a gorgeous vocal remix]] in the ''Final Fantasy'' album, ''Love Will Grow''. |
| 185 | ** Speaking of Relm, [[https://youtu.be/sIaHFNtDyDw Strago]] got a nice little tune there. |
| 186 | * [[https://youtu.be/Pv9OV9OwybY Setzer's Theme]] is the one that suits him well. |
| 187 | * Do some SLAM-dancing with a [[https://www.smwcentral.net/?p=section&a=details&id=33071 Mog's Theme]]. |
| 188 | * Throw people to [[https://youtu.be/zweX6EJFny0 Umaro's Theme]]. |
| 189 | * A strange tune, but Gogo's awesome and so is his [[https://youtu.be/4-l_nmYApP0 theme]]. |
| 190 | * Okay, so Celes's part in the opera is unmatchable, but the fitting yet suitably goofy [[https://youtu.be/dIDc0yoJv0Y Grand Finale,]] playing as the rest of your party and Ultros accidentally ''hijack the opera's ending'' by knocking out the actual leads and fighting for keeps over Celes -- that's got to be worth ''something.'' |
| 191 | * Not as well known, but [[https://youtu.be/0E5W0vKrxdQ Mt. Kolts]] remains an endearing song and makes you think you are going on some great adventure. |
| 192 | * [[https://youtu.be/E1bwDi2VneQ Phantom Forest]] is a very mellow but creepy song that will get embedded into your head. |
| 193 | * [[https://youtu.be/2MdgqJHnlzM Empire Gestahl]] is incredibly intimidating and powerful, perfect for the song of TheEmpire. |
| 194 | * [[https://youtu.be/AL2PaecaVeQ Phantom Train]] is a great classical piece of grim horror. |
| 195 | * [[https://youtu.be/6p9wBNA0-Ic Techno de Chocobo]] fittingly leaves you with the impression that Uematsu must have been really high on E when he made this. And the Chocobo, too. |
| 196 | * [[https://youtu.be/OSAzhE7EzSU Dark World]] plays on the overworld in the World of Ruin before you get the Falcon, as well as in [=WoR=] Narshe. It's a musical piece that explains in so many ways that you failed to save the world, and this is your life right now. |
| 197 | * [[https://youtu.be/y1dULWOJH20 The Tower of Fanatics]]. If anything says 'ReligionOfEvil', it's this. |
| 198 | * [[https://youtu.be/XKPvdpsUVvQ Searching for Friends]]. This is the point where everything in the World of Ruin, a world with no hope and with a very creepy song, completely changes once you get the Falcon and can explore the entirety of the world. The music is simply awesome, symbolising the new hope for the world, especially when you are ready to kill Kefka once and for all. |
| 199 | [[/folder]] |
| 200 | |
| 201 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy VIII'']] |
| 202 | * [[https://youtu.be/fvhuIY8HcgE The Landing]], the BossBattle theme [[https://youtu.be/CZMWszd5SRk Force your Way]], and the OminousLatinChanting with BilingualBonus {{Foreshadowing}} opening [[https://youtu.be/1WF8PibP8a4 Liberi Fatali]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''. |
| 203 | ** [[https://youtu.be/-4_obrGlVJo The demo version]] of the Landing is different, but just as awesome. (They changed it due to a potential risk of a copyright lawsuit since it too closely resembled a score from ''The Rock''.) |
| 204 | ** [[https://youtu.be/zev79FxRjO4 "Force Your Way"]], Black Mages-style! |
| 205 | ** "Force Your Way" returns in ''FFXIV'' as [[https://youtu.be/CP0Cwwc9jOE the Eden raid boss theme]], now with added OrchestralBombing and a OneWomanWail! |
| 206 | * [[https://youtu.be/sr4eB0WOwN0 The Oath]], with its powerful final crescendo. |
| 207 | * [[https://youtu.be/rBFX0E49-L4 Eyes On Me]], the game's vocal theme, is a true SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. Not really for the game ending (which is a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} by its own) but for the "Rinoa and Squall in space" scene. Seriously, that scene had a giant {{Narm}} potential. After all, by that point, the game almost became an epic space opera, but when Rinoa is listening to the countdown of her oxygen, wondering if she will die, Squall saves her, they head home, and the song starts playing, in a true SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}}. The song saved the scene. Thus, it is awesome. |
| 208 | ** [[https://youtu.be/bOPyeaTxVRk Angela Aki's Version]] is an amazing version, a B-side of her theme for ''Final Fantasy XII'', "Kiss Me Goodbye". She's just got an amazing voice. |
| 209 | ** During Squall and Rinoa's date at Fisherman's Horizon, you have the option of getting a nice [[https://youtu.be/ajgwc8ZHXns smooth jazz rendition of Eyes On Me]]...[[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments played by your fellow party members!]] |
| 210 | ** Notably, it's one of the few ''Final Fantasy'' songs that has easily understandable lyrics and vocals, and having a pop artist, a Hong Kong one at that, sing it was unheard of for a JRPG at the time of the game's original release. |
| 211 | * The Ending Theme, specifically the twinbill of orchestrated renditions of [[https://youtu.be/wOjog1hFTC0 Eyes on Me]] and then [[https://youtu.be/lGbsCJxc8CE Final Fantasy/Prologue]]. It might just be the best sequence of videogame themes ever heard. |
| 212 | * [[https://youtu.be/YB30RVWeuP8 Breezy.]] So calming. |
| 213 | * [[https://youtu.be/D1N0h9fV48I The Man With The Machine Gun.]] A theme that just personifies how kickass [[BewareTheSillyOnes Laguna and his buddies]] can be. So awesome that it's one of the songs in ''Dissidia'' to be left totally alone. |
| 214 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYQp9XxKd4 The Extreme]]. Used as the final boss music, it starts out with the opening verse of the aforementioned Liberi Fatali, then begins a very ominous piano piece, and finally shifts to the fast-paced theme proper, which sounds nothing short of amazing. |
| 215 | ** What makes the final battle especially awesome is the classic ''Final Fantasy'' riff that plays at the 1:39 mark in "The Extreme". It really kicks the song into high gear and lets you know that, yes, this is a ''Final Fantasy'' final battle - now go and slay that sorceress. |
| 216 | ** The fast-paced section that begins at 3:05 really conveys a sense of desperation and chaos - the heroes are being pushed beyond their limit by forces they can barely comprehend, but ''they still keep fighting''. |
| 217 | ** And the [[https://youtu.be/mGPJeBS2sCg Black Mages version]]. |
| 218 | * The penultimate boss theme, [[https://youtu.be/uYDT_Y6Jj5c Maybe I'm A Lion]], or the one right before it, [[https://youtu.be/HbmJosFyG6k "The Legendary Beast".]] And, [[RunningGag just because]], the [[https://youtu.be/kBfc0-KuDGE Black Mages version of Maybe I'm A Lion]]. Which is probably the heaviest, most metal track they've ever done. |
| 219 | * [[https://youtu.be/2T4_ojKfz6c Balamb Garden]], a perfectly peaceful tune. |
| 220 | * With [[https://youtu.be/PZ25q9KXQz8 Ride On]], the Ragnarok Theme, let's just say Selphie's not the only one exhilarated. |
| 221 | * [[https://youtu.be/Hx_ca4IuF7E Premonition]], most notably played during battles with Edea. |
| 222 | * [[https://youtu.be/UNbjr2ZIihU Fisherman's Horizon]], the peaceful theme of the peace-loving town that shares the theme's name. The [[https://youtu.be/3OjoF5zEzt0 orchestral version]] from ''Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec'' is unbelievably beautiful. In fact, that whole album is a [=CMoA=] for ''FFVIII'' remixes. Equally beautiful is the slightly-altered ''Distant Worlds'' [[https://youtu.be/ck294MtGHAU remake]]. |
| 223 | * [[https://youtu.be/G_jOR3V07Xw Ami]], which means "friend" in French, is a peaceful and nostalgic theme, almost to the point of being melancholic. It describes the feelings the characters are experiencing the moment they realize they were all raised together in an orphanage owned by the woman they are trying to kill. This song is so beautiful that is probably going to make you remember the most wonderful things you have done in the past as well! |
| 224 | * [[https://youtu.be/lbORjWw_6No Don't Be Afraid]] and its [[https://youtu.be/1orKD1ZG5KU orchestrated]] version. It's the only battle theme in ''Final Fantasy'' in [[UncommonTime 5/4 time]]. [[https://youtu.be/nOkO29ew88k The Dissidia version]] as well, being an unapologetically badass rock-based remix.. |
| 225 | * [[https://youtu.be/MOXgRlaADzE Movin']] is like the ''Final Fantasy'' version of "Powerhouse", that one piece of music used in Warner Bros cartoons anytime something resembling an assembly line occurs. Partially because its opening is set to an FMV, it goes on for a while before looping, which is unusual for ''FF'' songs built around a catchy chorus. |
| 226 | * [[https://youtu.be/v0JU76yuY58 The Salt Flats]] is heard at the Great Salt Lake and the sorceress sealing facility (but only if you visit it before the plot demands). |
| 227 | * [[https://youtu.be/cMu6ov0fxxI The Spy]], played in the Missile Base. It really feels like you're infiltrating some hideout and have to maintain cover. |
| 228 | * In Deling City, during Edea's parade: [[https://youtu.be/k5VhscZJXcE Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec]] and [[https://youtu.be/MP03E0kivBE Succession of Witches]] when we're properly introduced to that glorious sorceress of FanService. |
| 229 | * [[https://youtu.be/hAhKhwh5yQI "Fragments of Memories"]] ''is'' nostalgia. |
| 230 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/e3HZHwi96EU "The Successor"]]. |
| 231 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/Mn0T6Xh5VXY "Find Your Way"]]. |
| 232 | %%What about them? Weblinks are not examples. |
| 233 | * While the Chocobo sidequest was annoying as hell, the [[https://youtu.be/8xErfUvB7NI music was awesome]]. |
| 234 | * Accompanying an already [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment unsettlingly surreal interlude]], [[https://youtu.be/z1Ycsv_cc8E Heresy]] bristles with sinister grandeur. |
| 235 | * [[https://youtu.be/l75zjpDpAWs Compression of Time.]] A hauntingly beautiful yet eerie song. |
| 236 | * [[https://youtu.be/UGN_3Am98zc "Lunatic Pandora"]]. Yes, you are inside a giant crystal superweapon that just wiped out half of Esthar, oozing alien menace, containing the reawakening Sorceress Adel. |
| 237 | * "[[https://youtu.be/_fCa_B_A98I Silence and Motion]]", a song that captures [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Laguna's personality]] perfectly. |
| 238 | * [[https://youtu.be/74ZXp_5M_7c Shuffle or Boogie]], the very stylish Triple Triad theme. |
| 239 | * [[https://youtu.be/torEytKxkeI The Stage Is Set]] has an uncommon way of not sounding dreadful or threatening, but still screaming "Shit just got real." |
| 240 | * [[https://youtu.be/KoDbXWWyoaQ Dead End]] is an epic and intense theme for action moments, such as Quistis pumping X-[=ATM092=] full of lead, or Squall charging through the crowd during the Deling City parade to confront Seifer and Edea. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy IX'']] |
| 244 | * The assault on Memoria coupled with the song "[[https://youtu.be/9LXwE2TdRG8 Skirmish of the Silver Dragons]]" and the "[[https://youtu.be/KKAoSY5bhSw You Are Not Alone]]" scene (which actually inspired [[YouAreNotAlone a trope]]). |
| 245 | ** And [[https://youtu.be/cVEv8ANo0dA Memoria]] itself. |
| 246 | * The team-up of Steiner and Beatrix with [[https://youtu.be/8M1GR09ykzo "Protecting My Devotion]]", which is an upbeat action remix of Beatrix's own theme, [[https://youtu.be/Zvc5dQnDg7U Loss of Me / Rose of May]], combined with Steiner's theme vaguely heard in the background. |
| 247 | ** Beatrix's Battle Theme [[https://youtu.be/QZkWc1mN_dQ "Sword of Doubt"]]. Her normally peaceful and melancholic theme turned into an agitated battle theme perfectly. Wow. |
| 248 | * The BigBad Kuja's themes. [[https://youtu.be/2spjqRmQGRA Out of Trance]] he's a manipulative [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]], and [[https://youtu.be/JBNBwZe6GTI in Trance]] he's a psychotic monster. Both themes reflect this very well. |
| 249 | * [[https://youtu.be/jvqCkbP19Yw Immoral Melody]], the song used as the base for Dark Messenger. And while we're at it, let's mention [[https://youtu.be/tCGmQ_adlvA Desert Palace]] |
| 250 | * [[https://youtu.be/rUCeXApQxNw Jesters of the Moon]], the perfect leitmotif for the bumbling clown minions Zvorn and Thorn. And then that image is forever shattered. |
| 251 | * [[https://youtu.be/0JWZIfR9JXo The Final Battle]] theme for the fight with Necron. Because who says a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere can't have kickass music? |
| 252 | * The [[https://youtu.be/9EvJaSyQz60 Battle]] [[https://youtu.be/rJU6tZOYQho Themes]]. [[http://youtu.be/uO_NMpRnwrQ The version]] of Battle 1 from ''Dissidia'' manages to sound pretty energetic. |
| 253 | * [[https://youtu.be/L0GjEy7DY54 Dark City Treno]], the town theme of Treno, "the City of Nobles". It's played on a piano in a tune reminiscent to the silent films. |
| 254 | * [[https://youtu.be/r_El_SPE-vw Pandemonium]], used as the area music for, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pandemonium]]. |
| 255 | * [[https://youtu.be/8njetBuXIds Crystal World]], a dark and mysterious remix of the Prelude. |
| 256 | * [[https://youtu.be/zg5-5CsxtBA Eidolon Wall, aka Wall of Illusionary Beasts]], a song that can put anyone in a [[StealthPun trance]], sounds very faelike and calm, yet depressing considering the fate of the Eidolons. |
| 257 | * [[https://youtu.be/iBGgUtd7EdA A Place to Call Home]], the main menu music of the game. |
| 258 | * [[https://youtu.be/6cjKwIvIxjc Crossing Those Hills]], the original world theme. |
| 259 | * [[https://youtu.be/uQo6OasnV0Q The second world theme]] is quite creepy. |
| 260 | * [[https://youtu.be/tQYmHsTPtKY Vamo'alla Flamenco]]. Probably the main reason that people liked the 'Chocobo Hot and Cold' minigame. |
| 261 | * [[https://youtu.be/QGnhpTtqCl8 Terra]] builds upon the melody of "A Place to Call Home" (although... it's kinda subtle about it). [[https://youtu.be/av9NEY8lAOs Fantastic Moonlight]] is a gorgeous (though anonymously-created) remix of this. |
| 262 | * [[https://youtu.be/Ai4mbIP4vbM Bran Bal]] is also beautiful. |
| 263 | * [[https://youtu.be/77T8CR5arXs Melodies of Life]], the game's vocal theme. |
| 264 | ** Now in [[https://youtu.be/ZbKVklMn20M Japanese]]! |
| 265 | ** Or its instrumental version, [[https://youtu.be/iGsrswQARjU Chosen Summoner]]. |
| 266 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/4ZZNqBj5sHs Black Mage Village]]. |
| 267 | %%What about it? Weblinks are not examples. |
| 268 | * The excellent, but intensely creepy theme from [[https://youtu.be/cKp63W6kKyg The Iifa Tree]] (shivers). Maybe this song should be filed under "terrifying". |
| 269 | * [[https://youtu.be/FFUoQGcXLbI "We are Thieves!"]] Very catchy. |
| 270 | * [[https://youtu.be/XxYFSpQGU5Q "Hunter's Chance"]] makes the first TournamentArc Epic. And then... it's never used again in the game except when fighting [[{{Superboss}} Hades]]. There is also the [[https://youtu.be/BwGWDqqE85k Black Mages version]]. |
| 271 | * The very beginning of the game features Tantalus performing "I Wanna Be Your Canary" to distract Queen Brahne, but the opening cinematic battle of the performance gets played out to "[[https://youtu.be/98ktO9xG5to Feel My Blade]]," which could stand in for one of the battle tunes once it really gets going. |
| 272 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/pG_gVtQbKpI Ambush Attack]]. |
| 273 | %%What about it? Weblinks are not examples. |
| 274 | * [[https://youtu.be/wNJaFhObljw Steiner's theme]] is one of the character themes from the game that best reflects its subject. |
| 275 | ** [[https://youtu.be/YQ6yqiVOHT0 Freya's Theme]] too. |
| 276 | ** [[https://youtu.be/hWD6-x20J5A All]] [[https://youtu.be/iP2tmwNkicQ the]] [[https://youtu.be/0wpt9cGLouk character]] [[https://youtu.be/G3hgWUhXXj4 themes]] [[https://youtu.be/JyPM172CUAA are]] [[https://youtu.be/PdKfN-wuEX8 awesome]], [[https://youtu.be/BRpGoFISvok really.]] |
| 277 | * [[https://youtu.be/kcoMMAlopMU Eternal Harvest]]. The song that makes riverdancing rats look awesome. [[https://youtu.be/PAWLJc3x2Fk The piano version]] is made of pure awesome. |
| 278 | * [[https://youtu.be/qiutkHNiacE Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony]]. A definitely awesome homage to a previous game. |
| 279 | * [[https://youtu.be/v8oFrdQ98dw The Girl From Madain Sari]], a mix of Eiko and Garnet's theme. This is heard when Eiko is cooking for the party and when Garnet learned she's from Madain Sari. |
| 280 | * [[https://youtu.be/J6YJjT4MYcM Black Mage Village]] takes the quirkiness of ''FFIV''[='=]s "Mystic Mysidia" (the theme to another mage town) and cranks it up. |
| 281 | [[/folder]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy X'']] |
| 284 | * "[[https://youtu.be/7A_UYUlZcSA The Sending]]" plays during the beautiful scene of Yuna's sending in Kilika. |
| 285 | * "[[https://youtu.be/s47-Ku3ybr8 Suteki da ne]]", the vocal theme of the game whose melody appears in several other songs. |
| 286 | ** Also arranged in an [[https://youtu.be/y3IxVy_tuAI Orchestral Version]] for your listening pleasure. |
| 287 | ** The official [[https://youtu.be/ZYgiB-foH2o Korean version]] is as beautiful as the Japanese version. |
| 288 | ** There is also a [[https://youtu.be/5HfEUZNfsCk Mandarin version]] that, unlike English and Korean, has completely unique lyrics.[[note]]"Gazing at the shooting stars gliding lightly down the night sky, all loneliness is broken. What is that the wind whispering to you, could you tell me? Tears are gliding lightly down my face, please forgive my weakness. I know you only wanted me to be happy, please hold me in your arms..."[[/note]] |
| 289 | * "[[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''! |
| 290 | * [[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. |
| 291 | * [[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. |
| 292 | * [[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. |
| 293 | * "[[https://youtu.be/tiJJ2xVS6tU Path of Repentance]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/h-0G_FI61a8 To Zanarkand]]" cover your haunting-piano-melody needs. |
| 294 | ** And [[https://youtu.be/4-1zWQOzhbw Movement In Green]] is a beautiful romantic reprise of To Zanarkand. |
| 295 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/86aGDavDloM The Skies Above]]" by the Black Mages and Mr. Goo, a remix of To Zanarkand. |
| 296 | * The bass-redone [[https://youtu.be/vvZukSs-Jcw Someday The Dream Will End]] from the first approach to Zanarkand. Haunting in its deep tones. |
| 297 | ** 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. |
| 298 | ** And now, courtesy of Symphonic Odysseys, [[https://youtu.be/o4d_ED3wFEs "Someday the Dream Will End" / "A Fleeting Dream" with a full orchestra and a choir. YES.]] |
| 299 | * [[https://youtu.be/wDdDaZuMWko "Challenge"]], played during [[ThatOneBoss the more difficult boss battles]] (Seymour Flux, Omega Weapon, and Yunalesca, for example). |
| 300 | * [[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. |
| 301 | * The [[https://youtu.be/6RsawtJ6Kc8 Battle Theme]] captures the moments as well. |
| 302 | * [[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''. |
| 303 | * [[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. |
| 304 | * [[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]]. |
| 305 | * [[https://youtu.be/qIucmUkw-Zc Tidus's Theme]] is pretty gorgeous. |
| 306 | * [[https://youtu.be/oIw1sdmRyq8 Yuna's Theme]] is so relaxing. |
| 307 | * [[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]]. |
| 308 | * For fan remixes, the conceptual piece [[https://youtu.be/eJWBWnsUbVY The Final Summoning]], building off the Hymn Of The Fayth and ''sheer fucking epic.'' |
| 309 | * [[https://youtu.be/dnyRQ446q60 Seymour's Ambition]]. Chilling, man. |
| 310 | * [[https://youtu.be/8cwDySQ_h4k The Burning Sands]], the awesome theme of the Bikanel Desert. |
| 311 | * [[https://youtu.be/DHwjUGuzNTw Yuna's Decision]], the sweet song that was mostly played in the Calm Lands. |
| 312 | * [[https://youtu.be/4i5p9GPaSM4 Phantoms]], the theme played in the Macalania Snowfields. |
| 313 | * [[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. |
| 314 | * [[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. |
| 315 | [[/folder]] |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy X-2'']] |
| 318 | * 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 |
| 319 | ** 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. |
| 320 | ** Here's [[https://youtu.be/bTjm5werNn8 1000 no Kotoba]], the Japanese Version of "A Thousand Words" to gush over to. |
| 321 | ** There's also an [[https://youtu.be/J6fzYTiPxCo alternate version of "Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~"]]. |
| 322 | * [[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. |
| 323 | * [[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]]. |
| 324 | * "[[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. |
| 325 | * "[[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. |
| 326 | * [[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]]''. |
| 327 | * "[[https://youtu.be/E5QqOkjZng4 Nightmare of a Cave]]" epitomises everything awful that had happened to Shuyin. |
| 328 | * 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. |
| 329 | %%* The kick-ass [[https://youtu.be/fErjzgGRrDA regular-battle theme]]. |
| 330 | %%* The theme of [[https://youtu.be/mLjR_SaSzAg Macalania Forest]]. |
| 331 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/o0uqhC29MOw The Farplane Abyss]]. |
| 332 | %%What about them? Weblinks are not examples, and a single adjective is not context. |
| 333 | * 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]]". |
| 334 | * "[[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. |
| 335 | * "[[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). |
| 336 | * 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"). |
| 337 | [[/folder]] |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy XI'']] |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' may not be known for its music... but that's probably mainly because its standout pieces are the soft, gentle ones--for example, [[https://youtu.be/nnvsvo2d-9U Rolanberry Fields]], [[https://youtu.be/TuvxcpQ-veg The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah]], [[https://youtu.be/De2yLOOs4pE A New Horizon]], [[https://youtu.be/CxmTFUOnZhk Ululations from Beyond]], and [[https://youtu.be/NrHbsjylx1Q Flowers on the Battlefield]]. |
| 341 | * The FinalBattle music for Treasures of Aht Urghan, [[https://youtu.be/1danrqg06wQ Ragnarok]]. |
| 342 | * The original FinalBoss theme for ''XI'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq87fRPXwLg Awakening]]. Slowly building up from a dark and cold atmosphere, no wonder it got a place in ''Dissidia''[='=]s soundtrack, completely unedited. It even got a remake in ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy''! |
| 343 | * The music for Ronfaure, both [[https://youtu.be/LnwuKNav4Ec past]] and [[https://youtu.be/clld-gFL050 present]]. Also includes [[https://youtu.be/dWxOynbYofk Battle In The Dungeon]] [[https://youtu.be/aJxsdF9Dkrc #2]], and [[https://youtu.be/0WJ4oSxtYao Shadow Lord]]. |
| 344 | * [[https://youtu.be/Bwi-QOXtQGY "Distant Worlds"]] (Closing theme for Chains of Promathia). Or an even more beautiful [[https://youtu.be/b9SQzeALyH0 live version]] (preceded by the opening arc song, "Memoro de la Stono"). |
| 345 | * [[https://youtu.be/WqN6CSpMhzg "Moblin Menagerie - Movalpolos"]] from Chains of Promathia is way more awesome than it has any right to be. |
| 346 | * [[https://youtu.be/_XnX0s_8hUY Luck of the Mog]], the final boss theme for the expansion pack "Final Fantasy XI: A Moogle Kupo d'Etat". |
| 347 | * [[https://youtu.be/F7cCmp08RQc A Realm of Emptiness]], the final boss theme of the Chains of Promathia expansion. [[https://youtu.be/JMZWi-0vsEM Its remix for Dissidia Duodecim]] is a work of art. |
| 348 | * Speaking of mini-expansion music, A Shantotto Ascension's [[https://youtu.be/wYlLoC9mBXk final boss theme]] and Vision of Abyssea's [[https://youtu.be/hJa6JXC2qVE zone theme]] are fantastic tracks. |
| 349 | * [[https://youtu.be/N9oV97bK0IU Roar of the Battle Drums]] (the campaign battle theme) is such an awesome tune... Catchy, too. |
| 350 | * San d'Oria's town theme is not really a fan favorite (after a while, you get a little tired of hearing the bagpipes). However, the past version of the town has its own fantastic and powerful theme, more lighthearted and definitely more well-liked: [[https://youtu.be/g5D7dPK-DLU Griffons Never Die]]. |
| 351 | * [[https://youtu.be/pA72nT3xuSY Wail of the Void]] plays over the final boss fight of the game's final expansion. One might expect a bombastic battle theme in line with the rest of the series to cap off the game; instead, we got a somber, beautiful melody that perfectly embodies the bittersweet feeling of over a decade of memories coming to an end. |
| 352 | [[/folder]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy XII'']] |
| 355 | * Most of the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' soundtrack was composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto. It includes [[https://youtu.be/hAHFdKnKc2c The Empire's Theme]], [[https://youtu.be/r7PJNpVkNw8 the Necrohol of Nabudis]] gives a great feeling of desolation and loneliness, [[https://youtu.be/qwM03t-lsPQ there's Giruvegan]], [[https://youtu.be/t7vC3tPApfM and the Feywood is good as well]], especially when you see Judge Ghis' fleet for the first time. |
| 356 | * The [[https://youtu.be/dVyic999q9g Esper Battle]] music is the perfect epic theme for just how important the game makes your battles against the giant cursed creatures. [[https://youtu.be/4GqoUW23IrY When it was remixed]] for ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', the only major change made to it was adding one ''hell'' of a drum track -- the rest of the song is the same audio used in the original game. The [[https://youtu.be/Wo2Uo-_i9r0 remastered version]] from ''The Zodiac Age'' was reused in ''FFXIV'''s Bozja raids. It works equally as well for fighting the GiantMecha Brionac as it does for the returning Espers. |
| 357 | * [[https://youtu.be/yBWbLtdrqvo Giza Plains]], a perfect companion to any start of a journey. It's almost as if the composers knew you were going to start a fight at the exact moment the song goes from adventurous and free-spirited to badass and rowdy. |
| 358 | * [[https://youtu.be/8JtNhZb3W8o The Battle For Freedom]] is the most epic, being the final boss song. Starting off as tranquil strings, it later builds up the tension with percussion and more strings. The buildup was so intense that when it comes to the centerpiece, you just had to prolong the battle to listen to the entirety all over again. |
| 359 | * [[https://youtu.be/ZeIDyc29jPc Esper]], an epic remix of the aforementioned Esper Battle. |
| 360 | * [[https://youtu.be/iri5QqJCtnk Boss Battle]], especially the midparts. [[https://youtu.be/Phw36tADAI4 Its first variation]] was used in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2''. ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy2015'' gave it [[https://youtu.be/nfChAjrH2Z0 another remix]] that makes the Esper Battle treatment from ''Dissidia 012'' better by pumping up the orchestra with an even faster drum track and introducing electric guitar and bass. |
| 361 | * The vocals make [[https://youtu.be/1Qnme5YLE68 Abandoning Power]] soothing and divine. |
| 362 | * [[https://youtu.be/75hQJylsOdw Fight to the Death]] accompanies epic fights against Vossler and Gabranth. |
| 363 | * [[https://youtu.be/aM0IJPV-8PY The Royal City Of Rabanastre]], a go-to track when convincing people that GameMusic is a legitimate form of musical expression. |
| 364 | * [[https://youtu.be/XOehlpV_G8c The Sky Fortress Bahamut]] is just perfectly suited to the [[BattleshipRaid events that accompany it]], but it's amazing to listen to on its own. |
| 365 | * [[https://youtu.be/mpiMDhZ74MQ Eruyt Village]] is a just background music for a few towns. But it's so hauntingly beautiful and calming that it needs to be included here. It's the perfect theme to go with some of ''FFXII''[='=]s most visually stunning locations. |
| 366 | * Being the first location that Vaan can go to outside Rabanastre, the [[https://youtu.be/RgvaZ1F7Ox8 Dalmasca Estersands']] theme conveys a real sweeping sense of freedom. Appropriate, given the comparatively [[WideOpenSandbox open]] feel of ''FFXII''[='=]s gameplay as compared to previous games in the series. |
| 367 | * "Kiss Me Good-Bye" is the gorgeous and emotional theme song of the game. Luckily for us, it comes in [[https://youtu.be/kPwmZgcbHws two]] [[https://youtu.be/wZGriywr8Mg languages]]. |
| 368 | * For the UpdatedRerelease, Hitoshi Sakimoto composed new tracks to avoid the slight recycling in the original game: |
| 369 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/ARlFWTiGyT0 Lying in Wait]]", which appears to be the Nam-Yensa Sandsea's own theme. |
| 370 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/4_DqrY-mkjQ The Guardians]]", a replacement boss theme for gatekeepers like Garuda and Daedalus. |
| 371 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/FZWRbwehcvs Fury of the Entites]]", for battles with Tiamat and other forces of nature. |
| 372 | ** The Tchita Uplands [[https://youtu.be/phWXTfy8dXM finally has its own theme!]] |
| 373 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/v3gsGKqxZ_c Gloom]]" replaces "Ashe's Theme" as the music dedicated to the Pharos Subterra, and the lack of percussion seems deliberately designed to make its [[JumpScare ambushes]] even scarier. |
| 374 | ** For the Ridorana Cataract, we have "[[https://youtu.be/Xd0XaDN724Q Memories Eternal]]". It's a great fit whether you're heading to the Pharos or heading away from [[MarathonBoss Yiazmat]]. |
| 375 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/BDpEiER6A_s The Ultimate Trial]]" replaces "Flash of Steel" for a more ominous take on the Pharos's final ascent. |
| 376 | [[/folder]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy Type-0'']] |
| 380 | * [[https://vimeo.com/111024937 "Zero"]] by BUMP OF CHICKEN. What's really awesome about "Zero" is the translation in the HD version. No, they did not cover it in English, but they did give it English lyrics that ''fit the music'', to the point that you may or may not wish they ''had'' given it an English cover. The in-game version of "Zero" differs from the studio release by including the Final Fantasy Prologue melody in the beginning of the guitar solo, doubling as an Easter egg, and giving the player false hope that Class Zero survived after all. |
| 381 | * [[https://youtu.be/rGg1qRe_mng Vermillion Fire]]. Square-Enix rarely goes wrong when they bust out the OminousLatinChanting for {{Final Boss}}es, and this time is no exception. |
| 382 | * [[https://youtu.be/LgvEvBQz5CA The Beginning of the End]] plays during the opening cutscene. Beneath the Latin chorus, it starts off militant while the Militesi fleet is invading Akademeia, and then swiftly gradiates to triumphant at the 2-min mark when Class Zero's [[EstablishingTeamShot arrives]]. |
| 383 | * [[https://youtu.be/EKMQ9W5gQM8 Three Hours that Changed the World]] plays during Qator's intro scene, a no-nonsense track to accompany the aptly-named Milites Empire. |
| 384 | * [[https://youtu.be/kzP_wjYKEOw Servant of the Crystal]], the battle theme for [[PhysicalGod White Tiger l'Cie]], is a rock track punctuated with choir shouts to highlight [[OhCrap exactly what you've gotten yourself into]]. |
| 385 | * [[https://youtu.be/oPQOlegVCZU War: Recapture]] is a SimpleYetOpulent piano track that serves to get your blood pumping for [[LongSongShortScene short Militesi encounters]]. |
| 386 | * [[https://youtu.be/a2Aq00n2PIs War: The White Weapon]] highlights fights with Magitek Armour bosses with a fast beat and a bass drop. |
| 387 | * [[https://youtu.be/f6YL1Ch45gA War: The Quiet Bloodbath]] manages to be a calm track and somehow not feel like SoundtrackDissonance when it plays during fight scenes. |
| 388 | * [[https://youtu.be/_CEnfm1RxcA Heart Boils]] has anxious strings playing to tell you that it's Mission Day, get your ass in gear! |
| 389 | * From Type-0 HD, [[https://youtu.be/nlIf4t9b5Os Utakata]], which plays during the new bonus secret ending, features an absolutely ethereal female vocal to underscore Samurai!Ace's revival in flames. |
| 390 | [[/folder]] |
| 391 | |
| 392 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy XV'']] |
| 393 | * "[[https://youtu.be/juVZ0TN_2EA Somnus]]", the game's haunting main theme, is a Latin lament narrating the despair of the misguided people of Eos following the countless tragedies they inflicted upon themselves while the powers above them sleep. It is appropriately played when Noctyx and his companions return to Insomnia for the first time since their journey started, marking the endgame in the process. |
| 394 | * "[[https://youtu.be/-0gaoweoBMQ Omnis Lacrima]]," the game's boss theme, as well as the theme from the 2008, 2011, and 2013 trailers. |
| 395 | * "[[https://youtu.be/CC43HicFn58 Gratia Mundi]]" which is another trailer theme. It later got two rearrangements in-game: "[[https://youtu.be/CC43HicFn58 Valse di Fantastica,]]" which is the theme for the car ride between Lestallum and Cape Caem, [[https://youtu.be/f-SWJG5w3HA and a slower sounding one]] that plays when exploring some parts of the Leide region. |
| 396 | * "[[https://youtu.be/VyBouHMYVtw In Dreams]]", the first theme of the ''Platinum Demo'', is perfect for Noctis' dream there. |
| 397 | * The game features one of the largest number of battle themes for any mainline Final Fantasy game, and all can be argued to be examples of this trope. Examples include. |
| 398 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/GqDeit4elR8 Stand Your Ground]]", the daytime battle theme for the starting region of Leide. There's also "[[https://youtu.be/sI0bEPU2Oec Careening Into Danger]]", an arrangement used in the game's tutorial and the Platinum Demo. |
| 399 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/dS80ONAuUws Veiled In Black]]", the battle theme used against Niflheim enemies. There's also [[https://youtu.be/Jcsp15UVVqM a variant]] that plays during battles at imperial bases, and [[https://youtu.be/aFgbqbUE8r4 a second]] that plays in the Insomnia Ruins. |
| 400 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/j6elXlTYy0w Hunt or be Hunted]]," which is used for mobhunt encounters. This track, which sounds more like something from a military themed game such as ''VideoGame/MetalGear'', goes quite well with the "hunting" theme of these encounters, where the player is tasked with taking out select groups of mobs in exchange for cash, in effect, acting as mercernaries and bounty hunters. |
| 401 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/ob0EEu2IACY Afrosword]]", an Afrojack contribution that plays during Timed Quest fights and becomes the main battle theme when Noctis wields the weapon of the same name. |
| 402 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/aLlHLFZSdI4 The Fight is On!]]", the battle theme for the Duscae region (as well as for the Episode Duscae demo). |
| 403 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/trEAK2MdfKg Up For The Challenge]]", the song that plays during encounters in and around the Cleigne region, has the Prelude mixed in, and is just generally good at pumping the player up for a fight. |
| 404 | ** The two battle themes for fights against daemons. The "[[https://youtu.be/ZyXpRFZNOQY Daemons]]", is a tense track that highlights the tension in these battles which usually happen in dungeons or at night. "[[https://youtu.be/j7EyPtq0LcY Horrors of the Night]]," is reserved for fights against larger daemons and bosses, and highlights just how fearsome these enemies can be (and how epic the fights can become) with a healthy helping of OminousLatinChanting. |
| 405 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/6tyDEWilOOE Invidia]]," the music that plays during the boss fights between Loqi and Aranea. |
| 406 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/_ZA5iQZEPOE Ravus Aeterna]]," Ravus' Theme when you fight him as a daemon in Chapter 13. |
| 407 | ** "Hellfire [[https://youtu.be/zejRrRu8pA4 I,]] [[https://youtu.be/y-jwoXwbv4c II]], [[https://youtu.be/0RLI-3FQyhY III,]]" Ifrit's battle themes that play when you fight him. Especially the part where you can hear a bit of Gentiana's theme at the end. |
| 408 | ** The final boss theme of the game, "[[https://youtu.be/M4mlF9WsZz0 Magna Insomnia]]." |
| 409 | * "[[https://youtu.be/lHscqjkXEf4 Nox Divina]]", associated with summoning the Astrals and unleashing hell upon any in their way. Chills are ''very'' likely to ensue. |
| 410 | * "[[https://youtu.be/Ni9myp14QVE Song of the Stars/Dawn]]", the music that plays during the "Dawn" trailers. |
| 411 | * The downright beautiful cover of Ben E. King's "[[https://youtu.be/vv2DSmy3Tro Stand By Me]]" by Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine. |
| 412 | * "[[https://youtu.be/gtdggyz1Dcs Nox Aeterna]]", the music that heralded the rebranding of ''Versus XIII'' to ''XV''. |
| 413 | * The movie includes [[https://youtu.be/eFBcJWQLJqg a beautiful cover]] of the ''Final Fantasy'' main theme. |
| 414 | * "[[https://youtu.be/giI1sYmGOBk Apocalypsis Noctis]]", featuring one of the most prominent motifs following the "Uncovered" trailer, even playing during E3 2016's demo against Titan and in the closing credits sequence of ''Anime/KingsglaiveFinalFantasyXV''. It got a rearrange in the battle of Leviathan called "[[https://youtu.be/J-0TcwJT4go Apocalypsis Aquarius]]". Ditto [[https://youtu.be/aGlfd4VQU10 another one]] for Noct's inclusion in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 7''. |
| 415 | * [[https://youtu.be/7UegpbumbWY "Reel Rumble"]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome plays when Noctis is]] ''[[MundaneMadeAwesome fishing]]''. |
| 416 | * If you go to a campsite but don't immediately strike camp, you'll be treated to Tetsuya Shibata's "[[https://youtu.be/9Fv7391X6FM Safe Haven]]." The delicate guitar and glowing piano combine to provide a single mood: for the immediate future, this is home. |
| 417 | * [[https://youtu.be/xxJc_Ka4JG4 Noctis's theme]]. A surprisingly elegant and peaceful theme considering his character, but beautiful nonetheless. Also "[[https://youtu.be/ia_9xZW1ag0 Moonlit Melodies]]", a beautiful blend of Noctis and Luna's themes which plays over the [[UpdatedReRelease Royal Edition]]'s new ending credits. |
| 418 | * "[[https://youtu.be/bsEE4LS7btQ Endlessness]]," the haunting theme of the ''Omen'' trailer. |
| 419 | * "[[https://youtu.be/Q2EdmZrPiSU Braver]]" by Afrojack which was [[https://youtu.be/b0YxkhgTIIY featured in the last trailer before the game's release]]. |
| 420 | * "[[https://youtu.be/MlgQqlHF0kE The Hydraean's wrath]]," which plays when Noctis fights Leviathan while she destroys Altissia. |
| 421 | * The DLC ''Episode: Gladiolus'' features a [[https://youtu.be/UdPgxgTgWkM darker arrangement]] of "Battle on the Big Bridge". |
| 422 | * Creator/NobuoUematsu returns to the series for the ''Comrades'' DLC by composing Bahamut's first battle theme, "[[https://youtu.be/Dpem9MWRPdE A Clash of Swords]]". Oppressive and grandiose, the piece makes full use of the chorus and brass to convey the crushing feeling of fighting the GodOfWar himself, before the vocals evolve into an encouragement for you to overcome the odds. When you fight Bahamut in a rematch, the Astral will eventually initiate a second phase heralded by "[[https://youtu.be/otoQiCKbOHA The Wrath of Swords]]". Unlike the first theme's fully orchestral composition, this second theme markedly uses electric guitars and boisterous trumpets while the chorus is relegated to the background. |
| 423 | * ''Episode: Ignis'''s [[https://youtu.be/Wjo7tiEICNA main leitmotif]] is a gorgeous piece from the great Creator/YasunoriMitsuda that manages to be both triumphant and a TearJerker at the same time. |
| 424 | * [[https://youtu.be/RksWg3OYT4E Ravus's theme]] in ''Episode Ignis'' is another beautiful song. |
| 425 | * From ''Episode Ignis'', [[https://youtu.be/4HBPCtVSsOY "A Tear-Stained Sword"]] plays right after Ignis and Ravus arrive at the altar too late to save Luna. Ravus ''almost immediately'' blames Noctis for her death and attempts to kill him, forcing Ignis to protect the prince. Understandably it is SadBattleMusic. |
| 426 | * ''Episode: Ignis'' also gives us [[https://youtu.be/jgS8e3VHwQ4 "Apocalypsis Magnatus"]], which combines Noctis's ''Apocalypsis'' leitmotif with that of Ignis's main theme. And it is ''awesome''. |
| 427 | * Every rendition of [[BigBad Ardyn Izunia's]] theme is a delight to hear: |
| 428 | ** We start with the playful yet tense sounding [[https://youtu.be/v1pOCXDrt8c "Ardyn"]], and move to the far darker and more menacing [[https://youtu.be/-TJkyL4CFQw "Ardyn II"]] when his true nature is revealed. |
| 429 | ** [[https://youtu.be/e4J-OqYFO7E "Beckoned by Darkness"]] from "Episode Prompto" is a far more subdued version, mainly using piano and violins. |
| 430 | ** [[https://youtu.be/UmWicVfdAUk "Ardyn III"]], the iteration of Ardyn's theme from ''Episode: Ignis'' is a fantastic OminousPipeOrgan piece that perfectly encapsulates his [[HumanoidAbomination true nature]]. |
| 431 | * "[[https://youtu.be/ilFMz4tLoZg Episode Medley]]", an epic combination of all the Chocobros' themes and "Choosing Hope", played in ''Comrades'' when you control Noct and Co. themselves. |
| 432 | * The [[UpdatedReRelease Royal Edition]] gives us several kickass themes to go with the new bosses: |
| 433 | ** [[https://youtu.be/A7zKe6ZimLg Cerberus.]] |
| 434 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/s4kY29te5ms Omega]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/XGEod8rqkrM Omega - Limit Break]]", the themes for the eponymous SuperBoss. |
| 435 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/F-lRBVrNSek Est it foron! - A Prayer]]", the theme for The Fierce and the Rogue. |
| 436 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/DRQ4sesAzrU Evencelevenemus - Kingly Compassion]]", a boss theme befitting the Founder King of Lucis. |
| 437 | * "[[https://youtu.be/pMsxLSQYtuk Advent of the Apocalypse]]" plays when Luna calls upon the Astrals to shatter Ardyn's barrier around the Citadel. Known by [[FanNickname fans]] as "Apocalypsis Luna". |
| 438 | * [[https://youtu.be/7LxQVAU_9ww "Prayer of the Oracle"]]: a heartbreakingly beautiful OneWomanWail that perfectly conveys Ardyn's tragic descent from kind and noble healer to the bitter, hateful villain we see in the game. |
| 439 | * "[[https://youtu.be/ZiPZCaKDbnA Conditioned to Hate]]", the theme of ''[[VillainEpisode Episode Ardyn]]'': a hard-hitting industrial rock theme with hip-hop lyrics from Lotus Juice (of ''VideoGame/Persona3'' fame) encapsulating the overall theme of the Episode: Ardyn's burning, all-consuming hatred and lust for vengeance. The [[https://youtu.be/vbi_-d9c8EE alternate, instrumental version that plays during Ardyn's awakening on Angelgard]] is a much darker, foreboding and harder-hitting rendition, giving the players, the Kingsglaive, and even Ardyn himself a taste of just what kind of monster got loose. |
| 440 | * [[https://youtu.be/9F01hWELV6E The music]] that plays during the battle between brothers Ardyn and Somnus combines both Ardyn's theme and "Somnus". |
| 441 | * Music/FlorenceAndTheMachine released two other songs written for the game: |
| 442 | ** [[https://youtu.be/bD6sTDH9Zdc Too Much is Never Enough]], an epic anthem for Noctis. It can be heard in-game by selecting "Credits" from the main menu. |
| 443 | ** The gorgeous and mournful [[https://youtu.be/vhGz6BLywIo I Will Be.]] The fact that it was never used is a travesty. |
| 444 | [[/folder]] |
| 445 | |
| 446 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy XVI'']] |
| 447 | * Since Music/MasayoshiSoken was confirmed to be the composer, this is a given, but the scores of both trailers have made waves. The song featured in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z34Q538LMeo second trailer]] that Soken described [[https://twitter.com/SOKENsquareenix/status/1667039901764964352 "Clive's theme song"]], "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeqyEzK87z4 Find the Flame]]", even transitions into an epic crescendo that combines the classic ''Final Fantasy'' theme written by Music/NobuoUematsu with a choir encouraging Clive to bring out the power within himself. |
| 448 | * The game's theme song, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwmMOnVfveM Tsuki o Miteita -- Moongazing]]" by Music/KenshiYonezu, is a melancholy-yet-hopeful ballad about the singer separated from his lover, promising that they will reunite one day. Some fans have taken this to be a hint that Clive did indeed survive in the ending. |
| 449 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPuSHq-Sl0M "Sixteen Bells"]] is the standard battle theme, sounding similar to ''VII'' or ''XV''[='=]s battle themes but being wholly its own thing that more so fits the medieval setting of ''XVI''. |
| 450 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2wH26L4QGU "To Sail Forbidden Seas"]] is an epic and bombastic battle theme normally used whenever Clive is battling a Dominant outside of Eikon form, and lets the player know that shit is gonna go down during the fight, |
| 451 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIIr4cp6oio Away]]", the theme for Phoenix, is widely considered to be among the best songs in the game due to its epic scale yet tragic undertone when it gets to its main chorus as well as its use as a boss theme in the battle of Ifrit and Phoenix adding lots of emotional weight to it. |
| 452 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CN50OxwIH8 Control]]" is the music for the battle against Garuda, which samples the Prelude melody and is combined with a choir singing Garuda's name and Benedikta's feelings on her DarkAndTroubledPast. It makes for a theme that, similar to "Away", ends up being as tragic as it is awesome. |
| 453 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNV2QvnbaQ "Catacecaumene"]], the second phase music for Typhon, is the first time the game really breaks genre and stands out for its electronic synth beat. It also serves as heavy {{Foreshadowing}} for one of the themes in the final boss fight half a game later, making for a good RewatchBonus the second time listening to it. |
| 454 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKLGBh02JeU& "Do or Die" and "Titan Lost"]] are the two battle themes for the Titan Lost boss fight, and stand out from most other tracks in the game for sounding like something out of ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', being lyrical hard rock/techno songs that are used to emphasize the sheer spectacle of the Titan Lost fight. They stick out like a sore thumb from the otherwise mostly-orchestral score of ''XVI'', but are nonetheless awesome and fitting for Titan Lost. And then there's the music for the final phase, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfajv1nk0c4 "Heart of Stone"]], which is a symphonic rock arrangement of "Titan Lost" with slightly altered lyrics that underscores the sheer hatred fueling the fight between Clive/Ifrit and Hugo/Titan. |
| 455 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdDc8z7WkoA Ascension]]", the final boss theme of Bahamut, sounds almost Mozartian. The epic choir signifies Bahamut's radiance while the stellar use of the violins and its own lyrics signifies that it is still Dion. |
| 456 | * "[[https://youtu.be/0TAzWQ7sp1M?t=131 The Riddle]]" is the theme of the final fight against Barnabas Tharmr, a gothic and intense track fully emphasizing the madness of Barnabas which builds up to an ominous choir near the end, and making for a great companion piece for "To Sail Forbidden Seas". |
| 457 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIgAu9zuIyM Neath the Pall]]" is an otherwordly theme that plays during the first fight against Ultima and during the second phase of his FinalBoss fight, and adds to the ancient feeling of Ultima as well as making him seem more grandiose than what he actually is. |
| 458 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6o2LBivN38 Logos]]" plays during the Ultima Risen phase of the FinalBoss fight against Ultima, which sounds ominous and apocalyptic while also serving as a CallBack to "Catacecaumene". |
| 459 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaX1YqgekTg Hymn of the Penitent]]" is the theme for the penultimate phase of Ultima, being a sweeping, ominous, and climactic theme for Ultima's final and most powerful form. But it is its followup that plays during Ultima's final phase, "[[https://youtu.be/YaX1YqgekTg?t=503 All As One]]", that deserves a special mention - because it is ''Clive''[='=]s FinalBoss theme. It is a TriumphantReprise of "Find the Flame" emphasizing Clive's determination and willpower over Ultima, mixing in both orchestral instrumentation and rock music to make for a track that oozes glory and finality. |
| 460 | * "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sIT2QGkGak Eikonoklasm]]" shows that Masayoshi Soken's love for leitmotifs can even transcend game entries. This theme plays for the Omega Aionios battle, and is a fast-paced, chaotic techno theme befitting of a machine. The use of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''[='=]s "eScape" as a leitmotif is quite fitting, as Omega is a recurring boss in the series; having one of its best themes play here as well cements Omega's role as a recurring character. "Eikonoclasm" is noticeably faster and more chaotic than "eScape", which perfectly captures Omega's [[LightningBruiser unusual agility for its size]] as it darts around the arena, lobbing attack after attack. |
| 461 | [[/folder]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[folder:''Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin'']] |
| 464 | * Music/FrankSinatra's "My Way" is expertly used only twice over the course of the game, but the second time punctuates the endpoint of the story: the moment when the Warriors of Light finally confront Garland. The final trailer also uses it to an amazing effect; the way the music swells as the cast stand silhouetted in the iconic shot with Cornelia's castle in the background is stirring enough to almost make you forget you're hearing a ''Frank Sinatra'' song in a trailer for a ''Final Fantasy'' game. |
| 465 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36E2mWD0-44 "The Dark Crystals"]], this game's take on the classic "Prelude", is an ethereal track which features slower plucking than the original to give a hint that this is a very different story from the original ''Final Fantasy''. |
| 466 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnFi4YD4N2Y "Stranger"]] is directly based on the original ''Final Fantasy'' opening theme and sounds hopeful and determined, with firm yet subdued brass and wistful flutes accompanied by chanting, setting the mood for the story as yet another iteration of the Warriors of Light sets out to defeat the darkness. |
| 467 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhaQPvhgysU "Jack's Theme"]] is reminiscent of march music, with its bombastic brass and warlike vocals, fitting the main character's unyielding desire to kill Chaos, and soothing sections reveal another side of Jack's: his hidden caring nature and loyalty to his comrades. |
| 468 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdCd7isnKtA "Kindred Soul"]] serves as the main {{Leitmotif}} of Jack's companions, playing during the scenes focusing on them. Its soothing tone and firm yet subdued drums give a feeling of safety among the comrades as their quest continues. |
| 469 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YO8MlRMBfE "Shadows Rising"]] is used during the (in)famous "Bullshit" scene and sounds like a mid-2000's nu-metal song, sort of a hybrid ([[{{Pun}} theory]]) of Music/LimpBizkit and Music/LinkinPark. However, the full song perfectly encapsulates the tone of the game: unapologetic action with elements of corniness and edge. |
| 470 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNI9F3GtIRw "Readiness"]], the world map music, serves as a perfect reprieve between bouts of fighting various demons and forging onwards towards the goal. Its calm tone helps you get into the determined mindset of Jack and his friends as they march onwards to stop Chaos. |
| 471 | * The normal battle theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPQx0Mo6t9w "Battle: The Warrior"]], is another stellar addition to the repertoire of ''Final Fantasy'' random encounter themes, drawing inspiration from the later entries in the series yet still paying homage to the old-school games. |
| 472 | * As the party encounters Tiamat in the Flying Fortress, the fight is accompanied by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNjn1dYjRNw "Battle: Tiamat"]], a percussion-heavy track based directly on the original Flying Fortress theme that features ominous chanting and dominant brass. But after the battle reaches its second phase, the music changed to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exG6ddkvBUE "Battle: Fiend of Wind"]], a more fast-paced version with prominent synths and strings that give it a more hopeful and heroic tone. |
| 473 | * The boss encounter with Marilith starts off with a mysterious-sounding and ominous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42V3LWsRyOA "Battle: Marilith"]], featuring frenetically plucked strings, OneWomanWail and heavy brass. But as the second part of the battle begins, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5U7H499LQM "Battle: The Fiend of Fire"]] continues from the previous theme, giving it faster pace and transitioning into a triumphant rendition of the original "Mt. Gulg", with the vocals sounding like they're cheering Jack and his party on. |
| 474 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UImYSwC7V4 "Battle: Strangers of Paradise"]], a DarkReprise of "Kindred Soul", crowns the penultimate main mission of the game as Jack is forced to face his comrades in battle. Its distressed tone reflects his reluctance to do so, as the final choice is made for him. |
| 475 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbIFJ7QapRg "Solitude"]], the second world map music that sadly plays only after one mission, reflects the emotional state that Jack is in after sacrificing so much to achieve his goals, saddened by the losses yet still determined to put an end to all the suffering Cornelia is going through. |
| 476 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDmMJoNiRzY "The Cycle"]], played when Jack traverses the Chaos Shrine for the second time and featuring some elements from the original's "Sunken Shrine", sounds like a funeral dirge for the fallen comrades that are no longer with him, and yet its tone is still hopeful as the final chapter of the story is coming to an end. |
| 477 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tGwiCjAA5A "Battle: Breaking Crystal"]] uses the "Prelude" melody in a completely unique way, weaving it into a fast-paced orchestral track with heavy drums and loud brass, creating contrast between the two melodies. |
| 478 | * From the ''Different Future'' DLC, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTGc1lUH6rU "Where All Will End"]] is a beautiful symphonic techno track that showcases the plane of Lufenia and the dire situation the Lufenians are about to plunge the world into, with Jack's theme woven into it as a symbol of him being the only one able to stop them. |
| 479 | [[/folder]] |
| 480 | |
| 481 | [[folder:''Ivalice'' series]] |
| 482 | * Another soundtrack by Hitoshi Sakimoto: ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics''. |
| 483 | ** Any battle theme. "[[https://youtu.be/MPvQoxXUQok Trisection]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/634q_9_dLqg Antipyretic]]" get a special mention, as does the [[https://youtu.be/bi_AjtvDOx0 second-to-final boss battle theme]]. Note that Trisection is the first battle theme in the game. It lets you know what you're in for. |
| 484 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAw4e9Pl66c In Pursuit]] plays during the second battle with Milleuda. It's tense and hostile, but with a droning gothic tone. Perfect for putting down the peasant chattel! |
| 485 | ** The heartbreaking music-box rendition of [[https://youtu.be/5vTE7m-0rMM Ovelia's Theme]]. |
| 486 | ** "[[https://youtu.be/dkhaZ_i8_40 Antidote]]" plays during the battle when you have Olan as a GuestStarPartyMember. It also has no business being a battle theme, being nothing more or less than one of the most stirring waltzes ever written. |
| 487 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Gt8CqDjbr3o The Pervert]], renamed "Helldance" for the PSP remake, fits the battles against the Lucavi to a T. It's a dark and creepy, yet intense theme that's perfect for battling otherwordly demons. |
| 488 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'': |
| 489 | ** Any battle theme. [[https://youtu.be/tGI4g9ppbhM "Companions that Surpassed Their Tribe"]], [[https://youtu.be/Y_wmg3tcN_0 "Battle of Hope"]], [[https://youtu.be/3_pKanqzXzI "Surpassing the Wall"]], [[https://youtu.be/v4USVKsRJTc "Beyond the Wasteland",]] and the final boss theme, "[[https://youtu.be/ivMQ9AzttG0 Incarnation]]". |
| 490 | ** [[https://youtu.be/FG8_kX34Iao "The Road We Both Aim For"]] truly befits a battle with nothing less than the fate of the world on the line. |
| 491 | ** Other than Hitoshi Sakimoto's ''FFTA'' battle music, Kaori Ohkoshi composes one of the most epic songs in the game, including "Beyond the Wasteland" and "Surpassing the Wall". [[https://youtu.be/MBjO372qq10 "Unavoidable Destiny"]], however, is the most epic. |
| 492 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' contains great reworked masterpieces from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' AND reuses of some music from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII''! Remixes of the above, for instance: [[https://youtu.be/xogl8wls_cc "Beyond the Wasteland",]] [[https://youtu.be/sp8dNOZRKLg "Companions that..."]] |
| 493 | * [[https://youtu.be/ZeZN7d-neWc Front and Back.]] It very firmly seals Hitoshi Sakimoto as an amazing composer. But wait! It's not over yet! [[https://youtu.be/QqGouiAVSno Into the Fantasy]] is an amazing version of The Salikawood (mentioned above) from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', [[https://youtu.be/DFsKsSuEx4I Green Wind]] is a great battle theme to start the game's first fight with, and [[https://youtu.be/1oo22YJHBtA Putting Words Together]] is a short, yet gorgeous piano piece. Very fitting for Luso's return home. |
| 494 | * [[https://youtu.be/DpyounseEVw Determination]] is a somewhat uplifting battle theme used for the Duelhorn storyline. |
| 495 | * [[https://youtu.be/6-lsbiBgD8A Looming Crisis]]. It helps that it plays during the incredibly epic battles against the Mage Kings of Ciquleur. The part starting at 0:40 is GODLY. |
| 496 | * [[https://youtu.be/fobbKnc_DyI "Gathering Allies"]] is, and always will be, one of the catchiest tunes you hear as you fiddle around with your clan's equipment, jobs, and abilities. ''Dun-dun-duh-dadada-da-dun-dadada-da-dun-dah-dun-duuun...'' |
| 497 | * The ending theme of ''VideoGame/VagrantStory''. Go on, [[https://youtu.be/5i-Qw3I6Wqc have a good cry]]. |
| 498 | * [[https://youtu.be/bq5pqeTEwIY The Undercity]] is easily one of the creepiest, most complicated tunes in Franchise/FinalFantasy history. |
| 499 | * The [[https://youtu.be/Xh30aqDilj4 Limestone Quarry]] hits you like a stone wall and never lets go. |
| 500 | * "Fortress", which would have been [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a sequel]] to ''Final Fantasy XII'' taking place 10 years later, was a game that was cancelled by GRIN studios around 2009-2010. In February 2012, [[https://youtu.be/kq6XiYQFBgA a track for it]] was released by composer Erik Thunberg, a truly majestic piece of music that evokes images of imperial splendor, palace intrigue, and a grand world. The artwork in the aforementioned Youtube link is of an older Princess Ashe. What Could Have Been, indeed. |
| 501 | [[/folder]] |
| 502 | |
| 503 | [[folder:''Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles'']] |
| 504 | * The music from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChronicles'' was composed by Kumi Tanioka. Some highlights: Kaze No Ne/Sound of the Wind (the opening) in both [[https://youtu.be/5J7uDRzJvx8 English]] and [[https://youtu.be/8b6mkTELUGU Japanese]], the [[https://youtu.be/caT_9AGjFE0 ending]] song, and [[https://youtu.be/aB_YSfOx06Q "Unite, Descent"]], the final boss theme. |
| 505 | * Raem's original boss theme, [[https://youtu.be/e1BQQlozhzs "Sad Monster"]]. It takes all the instruments used in all the previous songs in the game, and turns it into a song that [[HotBlooded really gets the blood pumping]], readying you for the penultimate battle. Bonus points for the title being a MeaningfulName -- Raem may seem like a BigBad when you first hear him, but once you hand him his phoenix behind on a silver platter he becomes a whimpering, simpering creature whose only desire is to live... of course, he then eats his only companion and goes OneWingedAngel on you (leading to the epic FinalBoss fight and the aforementioned "Unite, Descent"). Never have bagpipes been more epic. |
| 506 | * [[https://youtu.be/SSwCJ6wyKCw Sleeping Treasure in the Sand.]] |
| 507 | * [[https://youtu.be/z4cVCTN9ghs Promised Moisture.]] |
| 508 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyCrystalChroniclesTheCrystalBearers'' has some of the most diverse tracks in a ''Final Fantasy'' game, ranging from nice remix of the original Crystal theme ([[https://youtu.be/mh6NJNVTMWw "The Sacred Heaven"]], [[https://youtu.be/hK4WfX2DAx4 "Kuule tää unelmain"]]), swashbuckling action ([[https://youtu.be/f1oj-opIkfA "Emergency!"]]), rodeo-lasso style fight music ([[https://youtu.be/mT6Mp9M-lrQ "Catch and Throw"]]), catchy steam town tunes ([[https://youtu.be/l2ts7kGSYJw "Bridge Town"]]), nice chillout wind instruments ([[https://youtu.be/ZcFhvBzVLfg "Moogle Woods"]])...Heck, there's too many to list! |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[folder:Spin-offs, sequels, and prequels]] |
| 512 | * Ryuji Sasai's music was one of the few highlights in the otherwise forgettable ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyMysticQuest''. It should be telling that the first time Square Enix reused any content from ''Mystic Quest'' (which wasn't a pithy side mention of protagonist Benjamin, anyway) was in ''VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy: Curtain Call''. |
| 513 | ** [[https://youtu.be/2upPEhhzTTw Doom Castle]] definitely deserves a mention here. |
| 514 | ** [[https://youtu.be/R6us0FiZoTU The battle with the Dark King]]. |
| 515 | ** [[https://youtu.be/p2vEakoOIdU The boss battle music.]] Heard 16 times in a relatively short RPG and still awesome every single time...''even when it interrupts the Doom Castle music four times''. THAT is saying something. This [[https://youtu.be/7Lucq6i-jJU Mario Paint version]] of the boss battle theme is just as amazing, if not even more so. |
| 516 | ** Even [[https://youtu.be/YcHl_MD-srA the REGULAR battle music]] in ''Mystic Quest'' is epic. [[https://youtu.be/v682rLL85QE These]] [[https://youtu.be/lVONT76pMjk three]] [[https://youtu.be/0dhkzngfmng remixes]] take its sheer awesome and...well, let's just say that awesome is an ''understatement''. |
| 517 | ** The four elemental dungeon music tracks all provide the perfect atmosphere for their respective dungeons. The most recognisable is probably the hard-rocking [[https://youtu.be/qJQK0ZvSgj0 Lava Dome]], complete with electric guitars, but the other three - the martial [[https://youtu.be/CxQs5_CprhQ Bone Dungeon]] with its insistent snare drums, the enigmatic [[https://youtu.be/oodxDEjuu6o Ice Pyramid]] with its "wintry blast" sound effects, and the ominous [[https://youtu.be/DFwZog4j5Gc Pazuzu's Tower]] with its tense string accompaniment - are also highlights. |
| 518 | * ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. Not only does it have sweet remixes of classics, the [[https://youtu.be/X0tfW_pZm6s Intro]] is pretty awesome. |
| 519 | ** [[https://youtu.be/thFnJ3iVSH4 March]] is awesome enough to merit a spot on this list. |
| 520 | ** And it's just one of the permutations of the game's {{leitmotif}}. Other good songs include [[https://youtu.be/gfhbVS_EWBs Cosmos]], [[https://youtu.be/zeY7z8Ij6NU Chaos]], and [[https://youtu.be/yMj7_HARRZI The Messenger]]. And yes, they all had [[SugarWiki/SurprisinglyGoodForeignLanguage the same lyrics]] in Japan.[[note]]Being written by a Canadian band helps.[[/note]] |
| 521 | ** ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'' plays like a Greatest Hits album with some original work in there too... oh, right, there's also a game in there, but the music - original versions and kickass remixes - is mostly listed above for obvious reasons. |
| 522 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/_P6wr-inpXE ending theme]] takes the cake, though, remixing the ending themes of all the first ten games as scenes from each character's story play over the credits. It's enough to make a die-hard fan tear up. The ''Duodecim'' [[https://youtu.be/DWAPnMhssM4 version]] is the same concept, except that it takes Terra's theme as the piece representing ''FFVI'' (instead of Cyan's theme), adds pieces for ''XI'', ''XII'', and ''XIII'' and the Carmen Lucis track from the game itself, and is overall rearranged to pure awesome. |
| 523 | ** Courtesy of ''Duodecim'', two mind-blowingly epic tracks, [[http://youtu.be/MrbwRuM-6-s Cantata Mortis and God in Fire.]] |
| 524 | ** More Duodecim originals: [[https://youtu.be/CPh415vsF2o Troops]] and [[https://youtu.be/MxXHEDoFRsQ Tension]] |
| 525 | ** Still from Duodecim: [[https://youtu.be/dUC_vapBBzA Carmen Lucis]]. The first half is an awesome music of a desperate battle that ends up with seven [[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifices]], including one from Cosmos. The second half is plays when Shinryu revives the fallen warriors, with the Warrior of Light (not being dead) watching it, ending with Lightning's WhenSheSmiles moment. |
| 526 | ** NT gives us a vocal remix of the ''Dissidia'' theme with the orchestral [[https://youtu.be/NlSPzFY7uLo&t=23s Explosion]] and it's rock version [[https://youtu.be/1wYKJWaSqxA Massive Explosion]], while expanding on the above-mentioned Greatest Hits nature of ''Dissidia''[='=]s soundtrack. |
| 527 | * [[VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy Curtain Call]] has an absolutely amazing [[https://youtu.be/isyc-LUTaoM medley]] that is sure to bring tears to many gamers' eyes out of sheer nostalgia. |
| 528 | * Even if the music of the Chocobo series are remixes from various tracks in the series, these are very epic remixes. For example ''Chocobo Racing'' has [[https://youtu.be/78A2FqKcCgM Mysidia's Sky Garden]] is the upbeat, fast-paced version of the credits from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV''. |
| 529 | * ''Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales'' has some awesome tunes, most of which are remixes from other music, but mostly better then the originals. An example: [[https://youtu.be/C4DWolUO_Cw The intro.]] Although the soundtrack of that game recently disappeared on Youtube, the game has orgasmic remixes of the originals. Noteworthy examples are [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII "Mako Reactor"]], this time used for TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon (for obvious reasons, especially considering they managed to make the song ''even more chilling than it already was''); [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV "Clash On The Big Bridge"]], used for the final boss; [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI "The Decisive Battle"]], used for boss battles; [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV "Cry in sorrow"]], used for an abandoned mansion; and so on. And then there's [[TearJerker the game's rendition of the Prelude.]] |
| 530 | * ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy'' has a lot of reprises of the greatest songs from the franchise (not to say that it doesn't have any great original hits itself), including: |
| 531 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', you have the regular [[https://youtu.be/Exm7kYtWaWQ combat theme]] for when you [[SummonMagic evoke the Warrior of Light]]. |
| 532 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', [[https://youtu.be/h0IbwQLQU3M Battle on the Big Bridge]] gets yet another remix. |
| 533 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', Terra [[https://youtu.be/mg8Duu4iGXs programmed a remix of "The Decisive Battle" into her Magitek Armor]]. [[https://youtu.be/P6KllMbcIQ8 Battle to the Death]] also gets a nice remix to accompany Celes. |
| 534 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', [[https://youtu.be/JYEDnbmOcIs Those Who Fight Further]] gets a remix filled with even more energy than the original. The regular battle theme, [[https://youtu.be/w0jgBOcNTIg Let The Battles Begin!]], also gets an awesome remix. |
| 535 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', we have a light-hearted mashup of [[https://youtu.be/79G5ks71s_k Blitz Off and To Zanarkand]] for Tidus, a fast-paced rendition of [[https://youtu.be/U8t4x3Yp8H4 the Hymn of the Fayth]] for Yuna, and even a remix of [[https://youtu.be/_suqpXQ-0_A A Fleeting Dream]]. |
| 536 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', Balthier turns the originally dramatic [[https://youtu.be/h6b7f0swbqA The Fates]] into a fast-paced energetic theme perfectly befitting the leading man himself. |
| 537 | ** For ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', [[https://youtu.be/KNgSbjCKAlE Blinded by Light]] is remixed to combine the energy of the original with the instruments of its remix Crimson Blitz in ''Lightning Returns'' while Snow gets [[https://youtu.be/WjqTYyvrlqQ a remix]] of his {{Leitmotif}} that's even more blood-pumping and heroic than the original. |
| 538 | * ''VideoGame/MobiusFinalFantasy'' brings on the composer of ''XIII-2'', ''Lightning Returns'' and ''Dissidia 012'' for an excellent, expansive and varied score. |
| 539 | ** [[https://youtu.be/DtEQmw4GY7U Prelude]], the song that greets you when you start the game, is a heavenly, melodic piece. |
| 540 | ** [[https://youtu.be/9h9wuOElAsI Palamecian Breeze]] is a beautiful rendition of the iconic Prelude theme. |
| 541 | ** [[https://youtu.be/se4-O-feOSY Warrior Of Light]], one of the original battle themes, feels suitably heroic. |
| 542 | ** The [[https://youtu.be/SjYFlyZ0pgQ various]] [[https://youtu.be/OI2MgZISe0E versions of]] [[https://youtu.be/Hg2Edi2Ue0M Wol's theme]] make for a wide gamut of emotions from a single motif. |
| 543 | ** [[https://youtu.be/-InFoCiMKVw Legend]] sets a powerful, impactful tone. |
| 544 | ** [[https://youtu.be/coWRzheZZo0 Endless Fight]] is a remix of ''III'''s Road to the Mountain Top, making it more adventurous. |
| 545 | ** The silly Cait Sith Suit job comes with [[https://youtu.be/XRY9GxTYrz8 Capricious Cait Sith]], a surprisingly funky Shibuya-Kei tune. |
| 546 | ** [[https://youtu.be/KE2FNsfvaq4 Seaside Queen]] is something perfectly suited for a tropical island resort. |
| 547 | ** [[https://youtu.be/eG9P9qSl4BA Ultimate Hyper]], the boss theme for the final acts, is suitably intense. |
| 548 | ** Princess Sarah's default battle theme, [[https://youtu.be/hk8dVtrthIA Princess of Illusion]], is an intense rave beat mixed with a somber violin that somehow manages to work. |
| 549 | ** The battle theme for the [[https://youtu.be/tJN-pyaxOGY Reisender job]] is an ElectroHouse song in the vein of "Satisfaction", of all things. |
| 550 | ** [[https://youtu.be/rmZGNyry4_g Sohpie's Theme]] mixes funky vocals and guitars with the series trademark orchestral sound for a great battle tune. |
| 551 | [[/folder]] |
| 552 | |
| 553 | [[folder:Remixes and the like]] |
| 554 | * The album ''Final Fantasy: Pray''. All of it. It's essentially tracks from Franchise/FinalFantasy games remixed and set to vocals. Just one example of the awesome is [[https://youtu.be/t6HcHlTVBqg Pray]], based on Prologue. Yes, ''they made the freaking PROLOGUE more awesome than it already is''. |
| 555 | ** [[https://youtu.be/ER51433l5fM They did it with the Prelude as well.]] |
| 556 | ** [[https://youtu.be/DdzdQz5fiJQ Au Palais De Verre]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI (Matoya's Cave)]], [[https://youtu.be/_ACB-smA0l4 Hikari no Naka e]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV (Theme of Love)]], and [[https://youtu.be/4ZAXqBfEo5A Toki no Horosha]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI (Terra's theme)]]. All incredibly beautiful tracks. |
| 557 | * The Black Mages, Uematsu's rock band. They've produced some utterly amazing remixes of pretty much every track mentioned above, and then some. |
| 558 | * ''Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy'', taking various tracks from all across the ''FF'' series and orchestrating them to awesome proportions. The whole soundtrack qualifies, but the ones of note are [[https://youtu.be/Sx1PAyD3rzc One-Winged Angel]], [[https://youtu.be/4wOxjI5zBo4 Swing De Chocobo]], [[https://youtu.be/m3eh7MoTdCA Medley]], and last but most definitely not least, [[https://youtu.be/TSKg9KMCpg8 Memoro De]] [[https://youtu.be/b9GnqPZKiRs La Stono]]. |
| 559 | ** Many of the arrangements found on ''Distant Worlds'' first appeared on ''20020220 Music from Final Fantasy'', the live recording of a concert held in Tokyo in 2002. These arrangements would go on to be performed during the ''Dear Friends - Music from Final Fantasy'' concert tour in 2004 and 2005 and then used again during the ''Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy'' concert series from 2007 to 2010. Which then brings them to the CD for ''Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy''. |
| 560 | ** ''Distant Worlds II'' and its subsequent world tour have brought an even greater selection of music to the orchestra hall, including the above-linked "Dancing Mad". |
| 561 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n8K5EWU6_KWKj7w0qmWR1-O4ZL4BMEyks Distant Worlds III]] brings more variety with a chilling rendition of "The Sending" and the funniest Chocobo Medley yet. |
| 562 | * ''Heavy Metal Arrange Album GUARVAIL'', taking tracks from a ton of the games and turning them into metal of awesomeness. The whole album is pretty sweet, but the ones of the most note are the arrangements of [[https://youtu.be/zsKbs8Eg7aE The Extreme]], [[https://youtu.be/H3SSXOfQ4lk The FF Main Theme]], [[https://youtu.be/8jDgqQx7Sqc Battle Scene A]], and last but most definitely not least, [[https://youtu.be/FSDLPnJxVhM Dan]][[https://youtu.be/QNuxXSjd1OY ci]][[https://youtu.be/h-LT9jtdfmQ ng]] [[https://youtu.be/GmgKrDDqSMI Mad]]. |
| 563 | * Nearly all of ''Love Will Grow'', the SpiritualSuccessor to the aforementioned ''Final Fantasy: Pray'' album, belongs here. |
| 564 | * The remixes from [[http://www.dontpressstart.com/pro/SF6/ Sega Fantasy 6]], a parody video taking the 7th Gen console wars and fitting them in flawlessly into ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''[='=]s last battle, deserve mentioning here. |
| 565 | * CROW'S CLAW, known for its ''Touhou'' arranges, has also done some awesome remixes of ''Final Fantasy'' songs. |
| 566 | * While most of his other work has been [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments humorous]], Music/{{Brentalfloss}}' [[WithLyrics take on the]] [[https://youtu.be/OyjTDiNWT0k main theme]] is nothing short of masterful. |
| 567 | * ''Final Fantasy Song Book: Mahoroba'' is the the sort-of-but-not-quite spiritual successor to ''Pray'' and ''Love Will Grow'', being stylistically a bit different. And fantastic. (Examples including [[https://youtu.be/cNvygPcCQN4 Evanecense (Home Sweet Home)]] and [[https://youtu.be/VkzSIavMZAk Maybe, Goodbye]] having the most unlikely theme, VII's "Farm Boy". |
| 568 | * This is what happens if [[https://youtu.be/AvrCVUfNP5M Chocobo meets operatic rock]]: Awesomeness ensues. |
| 569 | * ''Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec.'' This album as a whole is one of the better arrangement albums by Shirō Hamaguchi, including "Liberi Fatali" and the complete [[https://youtu.be/voMy4OJ4_qY ending theme with the reprise of "Eyes On Me"]] (as well as the original)...but it also gives us the above-mentioned "Don't Be Afraid", "Fisherman's Horizon", [[https://youtu.be/ZRiCXn3QM70 "The Oath",]] and a TearJerker string-quartet rendition of [[https://youtu.be/iRsxl8pQGkc "Fragments of Memories".]] Definitely SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic. |
| 570 | * If you weren't already convinced by the selections already mentioned: ''[[https://youtu.be/RgB-GyWJeXM Balance and Ruin]].'' |
| 571 | * From the ''"Untempered Final Fantasy XIV Primal Battle Themes"'' album, we have the [[https://youtu.be/6VKBFP6sYBM Oblivion (Never Let it Go)]] song. As the name indicates, it is a remix of "Oblivion", FFXIV Shiva's battle theme. However, this version turns the rock song into a sorrowful, melancholic ballad, trading the electric guitar for an acoustic one, and giving a whole new vibe to this theme. One could say it is the perfect fit for Ysayle's sacrifice. |
| 572 | * What do you get when you combine [=FF1=]'s normal battle theme with [=FF4=]'s boss theme? [[https://youtu.be/ZQDqUDec9Jk&t=1463s This]] face-melting thrash metal remix of pure energy courtesy of S.S.H. |
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