Line #9 AwesomeMusic/Xenogears


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6	->''"Music is a mysterious thing. Sometimes it makes people remember things they do not expect. Many thoughts, feelings, memories... things almost forgotten... Regardless of whether the listener desires to remember or not."''
7	-->'''Citan Uzuki'''
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9	One of the reasons for ''Xenogears''[='=] enduring popularity and influence is a soundtrack full of classics.
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11	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5eh83eJAsA Stars of Tears]], which was ''cut from the game''. This FMV was complete and on the disc, but just not naturally encountered during the game. Originally written with AnimatedCreditsOpening in mind, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen the AMV idea was later scrapped since it would take fifteen minutes just for the opening sequence.]]
12	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgVr_iVra2Y Stage of Death]] could easily be a boss battle theme in most [=JRPGs=]. In this one? It's the ''standard battle theme''.
13	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIzmMizFVE0 "Small Two of Pieces"]], the [[NarmCharm wonderfully cheesy]] PowerBallad that closes out the game. The Orchestral version of "Small Two of Pieces" is even more heartwrenching, especially when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c2KKPBii9o edited into the ending FMV.]] It is the first fully voiced track featured in a JRPG, preceding [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII "Eyes on Me"]] by a year. %% Its unreleased sister piece, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48DS6T2NJMQ Stars of Tears]]", is noteworthy as well, as is its in-game instrumental version, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5WOyV4RaT4 Sentiment]]".
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15	* For those who like darker themes, "Omen" in particular is something of a masterpiece.
16	** VGM remixer Star Salzman has melded "Omen" and "Dazil: City of Burning Sands" into a dark, powerful masterwork known as "Pillar of Salt." Listen to it [[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01225/ here.]]
17	** And those who enjoy epic boss music should definitely check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnOXfNVeNYg "Awakening"]], the theme for the final showdown with Deus.
18	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvRKi5wSos0 Flight]] since whenever that music plays, you know a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome is gonna happen. Even more awesome: It is the first (and currently only) ''Xenogears'' track to be featured on ''VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy''. Flight's softer and more emotional remix, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-NIKFQlLcU Gathering Stars in the Night Sky]], is more subtle and every bit as good.
19	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRojZwOzTpc "Light from the Netherworld,"]] the BackgroundMusic to the opening movie. Incredibly eerie and chill-inducing. Even if you've never even seen the opening movie, you can tell just by listening to it that something inexplicable and unearthly is going on. And now the Orchestral version is out, edited into the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HHLPmTb_3k Opening FMV.]]
20	* Id's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haYOf5x9x0Y "The One Who is Torn Apart."]] It can only be described as haunting.
21	%%* "Bonds of Sea and Fire" is truly beautiful.
22	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP62ooQPDYQ Thames, The Men of the Sea.]]
23	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsBwAb4ysGQ "One Who Bares Fangs at God"]] can ONLY be heard during the AntiClimaxBoss fight with Urobolus/Miang even though it's one of the best songs in the game. Which serves to redouble on the final battle's [[SubvertedTrope subversive]] principle -- both the battle and the accompanying music are anything but the standard FinalBoss fare, for dramatic purpose.
24	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9kl4gmcIbw "Grahf, Emperor of Darkness"]]. When this comes on, it's obvious that either a boss is about to get a powerup or ''you are about to have your ass kicked.''
25	%%* Emerelda's theme, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eG07-f6PYk June Mermaid]].
26	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BQ6PeyzxDk Shevat -The Wind Is Calling-]]. Simply beautiful.
27	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPrm1nrkZ3k My Village Is Number One]], a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sound-alike]] of ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'''[='=]s Millenial Fair that plays in Fei's hometown of Lahan. Then there's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xWWORjQ2cQ orchestrated version]], which bumps up the tempo to make it sound like a party is happening soon. Whether that's Alice and Timothy's ill-fated wedding at the beginning of the game or Fei and Elly getting their happy ending post-game is up to the listener to decide.
28	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbPB9r9cvco Shattering the Egg of Dreams]].
29	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6bYoYBW4gk The Treasure Which Cannot be Stolen]].
30	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY0JQqLRzTA Tears of the Stars, Hearts of the People]].
31	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhWuriX9Ws Omen]].
32	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqqNi5_NPe0 Awakening]].
33	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qjX1nWokFA Balto]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-u3RUAeYWM Dazil.]]

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