Best OST?

July 12, 2007, 1:10 AM

I dont see a thread for it, so here goes: what's your favorite FF game OST and why?

Hands down mine is IX, it's got good battle music (Dark Messenger), sad songs that make you sad (Memories of That Day), dancy songs (Vamo' allá Flamenco), weird-but-cool ones (Ipsen's Heritage), and even good creepy ones (Fossil Roo). That and it just has a fanciful charm to it that really fits the game ^^

After IX, VIII is the second best in my opinion. And i absolutely love the Advent Children soundtrack, but it's not a game OST <.<

July 12, 2007, 1:13 AM

I love Final Fantasy VIII's the best. because its music is much more memorable to me. Final Fantasy VIII was the first FF game I played, which may be why it is so memorable lol

July 12, 2007, 1:15 AM

Mine would be, hand down, FFVII.

The music just fits the best with the whole feel and theme of the game, in my opinion. Both Aeris' theme and Tifa's theme will be stuck with me for the rest of my life, I think.

Beautiful tracks, those are. Quite...quite monumental in gaming, I think.

July 12, 2007, 1:37 AM

Actually I would say FFX. Completely. It's characters really kept me interested and the story line was really well done. Good stuff.

I also think the soundtrack was one of the greatest.

July 12, 2007, 1:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Warbourne

Mine would be, hand down, FFVII.

The music just fits the best with the whole feel and theme of the game, in my opinion. Both Aeris' theme and Tifa's theme will be stuck with me for the rest of my life, I think.

Beautiful tracks, those are. Quite...quite monumental in gaming, I think.

The VII is good, but not one of my favorites...i mainly like it because of the nostalgia it brings. I agree, Aeris and Tifa's themes are great, but i think Advent Children made them even better.

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Originally Posted by Hayate

Actually I would say FFX. Completely. It's characters really kept me interested and the story line was really well done. Good stuff.

I also think the soundtrack was one of the greatest.

We're just talkin OSTs here, not the entire game <.< And i have mixed feelings about X's soundtrack. Some of the songs on it are really pretty (Wandering being one of my favorites), but alot of the songs on it just sound really uninspired to me.

July 12, 2007, 1:54 AM

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Originally Posted by VengefulRonin

The VII is good, but not one of my favorites...i mainly like it because of the nostalgia it brings. I agree, Aeris and Tifa's themes are great, but i think Advent Children made them even better.

Yeah, I agree with that. Especially the piano versions of those two songs, they are just pure awesome.

In fact, I have the whole AC track in my media player, well, I think I do anyway. =\

July 12, 2007, 2:02 AM

Forgive me. I didn't know what OST stood for.

Anywho, I still say X was the best Soundtrack. It has plenty of soft ballads for that calming mood.

July 12, 2007, 2:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Warbourne

Yeah, I agree with that. Especially the piano versions of those two songs, they are just pure awesome.

In fact, I have the whole AC track in my media player, well, I think I do anyway. =\

I have the whole soundtrack, downloaded it last year ^^ I've got the soundtracks for VII through X, the Black Mages albums, and the piano collections of VI and VIII. Only one i physically own is IX though, and my idiot dad lost it too...

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Originally Posted by Hayate

Forgive me. I didn't know what OST stood for.

Anywho, I still say X was the best Soundtrack. It has plenty of soft ballads for that calming mood.

S'okay ^^

Yeah, X does have alot of those soothing songs (like Wandering, This is Your Story, The Way of Purgation), and it does quite well on those tracks. But alot of others i find to be either uninspired or not Uematsu style at all. But i have to admit, i frikkin love the Hymn of the Fayth, i'm not sure why but i just do.

Lets see...on IX i'd say the best soothing songs are: Dali, Passing Sorrow, Secret Library Daguerreo, Unfathomed Reminiscence, Loss of Me, Song of Memories... *rambles on and on* Okay, so half the songs are pretty soothing songs. Guess that's why i love the soundtrack so much.

July 12, 2007, 2:52 AM

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Originally Posted by VengefulRonin

I dont see a thread for it, so here goes: what's your favorite FF game OST and why?

Hands down mine is IX, it's got good battle music (Dark Messenger), sad songs that make you sad (Memories of That Day), dancy songs (Vamo' allá Flamenco), weird-but-cool ones (Ipsen's Heritage), and even good creepy ones (Fossil Roo). That and it just has a fanciful charm to it that really fits the game ^^

I'm with you all the way on that. IX is definitely the best OST in my opinion. To me, the music just went perfectly with the game. Some of my favorites are Vamo' alla' Flamenco, Hunter's chance, Rose of May, the boss theme and the place I'll return to someday.

VII and VIII had great soundtracks as well though. I don't remember X's that much because the voices irritated me so much I turned the sound down completely.