Final Fantasy Music

Yeah, I realize this ain't for a movie or Star Wars, but I gotta spread the love. Besides, X feels a lot more like watching a movie than playing a game anyway. And there is a movie.

Anyway, the music in the three installments I've played is some of the best I've heard in video games. Whether it's the instantly recognizable "Aerith's Theme" from VII, or the haunting piano of "To Zanarkand"/"At Zanarkand" (I've seen the title translated both ways) from X, some of the music just makes me tear up, the latter especially.
"Tina's Theme" from VI is as recognizable as "Aerith's Theme" from VII, and "Suteki da Ne" is one of the best love themes I've heard--period. (Despite the fact that I don't speak Japanese. ) Heck, that's been the only song I've listened to since I downloaded it.
The combat theme in VII is one that will pop into my head at random times throughout the day, and what player of it could forget the gothness of "One-Winged Angel"? And the eerie "J-E-N-O-V-A"...
I could go on all day with this series' music and still have love for it. VI even included an opera! On the SNES!

 

J-E-N-O-V-A all the way! J-E-N-O-V-A all the way!

I J-E-N-O-V-A. gotta love that obnoxious high part.

but "One Winged Angel" is cool too.

 

I recall really enjoying the orchestrally recorded music from Final Fantasy VII... good stuff.

 

I think all of Nobuo's music is spiffy. Im not one to critisize one that can compose. cause i cant write down music very well. too bad im not ear trained

 

final fantasy kicks ass =) =P nobuo uematsu would definately be in that list of pplz that i admire in the music world. right off the top of my head i would hafta say i mostly admire john williams, uematsu, sousa, jewel, and the beatles!!! Lol! =P but there are so many more i love =)

here is a Great great site. it has many arrangemnets of sheet music and plenty of other things i don't remember =), but i know plenty of you musicians will love this place, i know i sure do =)

and here is a site of lyrics, and translations [yes, suteki da ne is there, translated for you deary =)] both very good sites for the final fantasy nut! =)

 

And here is a place where I get a lot of MIDIs from the series. Plus some piano recordings people make of their own arrangements.

 

I love the FF7 soundtrack. I put a lot of tracks in my film.[/Bertocci-esque plug]

 

460 MB of FF Music on my hard drive and I have absolutely no idea what J-E-H-O-V-A is. Enlighten me, please.


I can listen to Suteki da ne all day long, too. It's really wonderful. Maybe because I don't know what she is singing (I thing I never bothered to read a translation). Normally I don't like Love song lyrics that much.

And Liberi Fatali is one of the most exciting pieces I know. So Awesome



*remembers the Uematsu-Thread by SotS from ages ago*

 

Final Fantasy music is just the best.

FFIV, FFVI, FFVII, and FFVIII have the best scores. But that's not to say the rest aren't good either.

I love the Imperial Theme of FFVI.

 

I like "The Spirits Within" by Elliot Goldenthal.

 

Hey, I still don't know what "J-E-H-O-V-A" is....

 

Another name of God.

Even though much of it is worked by two different composers aside from Uematsu, I've grown to enjoy the style in FFX more than the others. There's the tradition FF style present in it, with the use of thematic material. But I get a kick out the situational music (like "Twilight", "Run!", "Yevon's Judgement" or "Wandering Flame") that doesn't use as much character themes as the past games, but is more moody.

This may sound blasphemous (and the music purists will rip me to shreds for this; I know for I used to be one myself), but sometimes I wish JW would use more synthesizer stuff in Star Wars. Not the kind of work that Don Davis did with the Matrix soundtracks, but more tradition music that evokes the same orchestra feel. I just think you can add that much more range by doing that.

 

The music when Cloud and the others skydive into Midgar is golden.