FINAL FANTASY XIII Soundtrack

[Reaper_Jack]

personally I find the music quite enjoyable, when in battle you dont really tend to actually 'hear' it as your mind fades it out in the background, my favourite soundtrack is probably the one from the movie lip that plays when you start up the game, first time I saw that movie and the opening movie I thought; this FF is going to live up to its standards at least

[FinalHeart]

Yeah, I agree in some way. The music is really great from chapter 11 on, from what I remember. Also, the Chocobo Theme pretty much makes the soundtrack great alone.

[shadow88]

the main theme for the english version sux though

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[DragonSlayer45]

1. “Blinded by Light”, the game’s battle theme. It’s definitely my favorite battle theme so far, a record previously held by FFVIII.

2. "Dust to Dust", simply an emotional piece. However it’s not just sad, it’s sad with a feeling of hope for the future, or longing…

3. "Born Anew", primarily one of best boss tracks I have ever heard. OWA can go shrivel in a hole, this one; with one of the best buildups I have ever heard, really takes the cake.

4. "Kimi Ga Irukara", I wish they hadn't taken this out of the NA/EU versions. I like My Hands but I sometimes feel Kimi Ga Irukara set a more emotional theme that echoed throughout the game. Eternal Love is worth some mentioning too. Oh well...

5. The rest. Seriously, I really liked FFXIII's soundtrack.

[Altair]

Please give your opinion on the music of FFXIII. What you liked, disliked. Which character theme did you think was the best. What was your favorite piece. How does this music compare to the music of other FF games.

[Nigel St. Nigel]

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[Xephonai]

I really enjoyed the soundtrack. But then again I also really enjoyed Final Fantasy XII's soundtrack as well and not a lot of people seem to care for that one.

I do think XIII has one of the better soundtracks out of the lot.

[ShadoeBlyson2]

FF XIII is overall an amazing game, people will remember it by the gameplay, the story, the charaters, the challege, but NOT the music. WE WANT UEMATSU!

[Fusionist]

You know, I thought I'd be used to all the bashing FFXIII received from various aspects, but I absolutely can not accept the idea that people could hate the game's entire soundtrack. Music is the last thing people should hate in gaming. I've yet to truly dislike an individual game's OST I've played over the years, so I really can't believe it's possible to hate an entire OST.

Clearly I enjoyed it a whole lot. Like every video game soundtrack, they were a few tracks I didn't like, but over-all I really enjoyed it. The music matched the scenes and I enjoyed listening to what I heard through out the game.

But more than anything, it bums me out to see people bash music just because it wasn't done by the "main composer".

I love Nobuo Uematsu's work a whole lot myself and I'd more than welcome his return to Square-Enix, but give Masashi Hamauzu some fucking credit too. He did a wonderful job with this game along with his other works. A mix of rock, tech and good ol' orchestra, it came together in an awesome package. Hell, I'd love if he came back to Square-Enix too.

Anyways, my fave tracks in the game include:

"Saber's Edge"
There was one point in the game where it kept playing, so I had no problem grinding during that part. I liked the piano and harp(?) parts particularly, and there was a high point that made me really happy for some reason.

"Eidolens on Parade"
This theme was such an epic piece to go along with Sazh's Eidolen awakening. It's my fave awakening scene in the game, and half of it was due to this track playing.

"Test of L'Cie"
Probably the most "tech-ish" of tracks, I really enjoyed it. Maybe I subconsciously like tech music and haven't realized it, but I liked the trumpet(?) playing in the background in the beginning along with the techno going on and the base underlining it. Reeeeally groovy ^^

"Primarch Dysley"
Honestly, I can't see myself listening to this frequently outside gaming, but I thought there was just so much depth to it. The strings gave it that foreboding feeling and I got shivers listening to it the first time, especially when it plays during scenes with Dysley, and they're usually epic xD

"Desperate Struggle"
Loved it. Has it's fast and moderate moments. I think this theme was the easiest for me to tell part a majority of instruments, and honestly, they came together is such an amazingly epic way.

"Will to Fight"
More tech-ish with indescribable vocals that usually appear in a lot of Japanese games lately. And I mean, literally, they were indescribable. I think I only managed to make out "lift up your heart" but I'm not 100% sure about the one line either. Nonetheless, I still liked it. I listen to Japanese singing, so I'm used to enjoying the sound even if I don't understand it. The "Engrish" lyrics seem to match well with the tech music, so whatever xD

"Eden Under Siege"
THIS THEME IS EPIC. The moment I heard it in-game the first time, my mind re-winded back to the Japanese t.v. ads of the game, and there was a really short one, but it had this theme playing. I thought in the ad it was epic then, and finally hearing the full length version in-game, it's even much more exquisite than I thought. I just wish it had played more in the game :3

"Nascent Requiem"
I was particularly fond of the beginning part with all the different instruments. It had the over-the-top quality to it as it plays, but then tones down into a more wholesome part. I wanna think of it as a nice combo piece.

[Floating_Redness]

I refuse to give Masashi Hamauzu any credit due to the fact that this did not sound like a FINAL FANTASY Soundtrack; I could have been playing any game with this Soundtrack. XII is a classic F.F. Soundtrack.