Implement Orchestrated Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmtRBTl3gAg

FFXIV has great music, the OST is pretty good! There are almost 80 tracks or so...
(i did listen to all on youtube)
However... The best tracks you barely get to hear and some of those that you hear a lot i do not like much.
Market wards music for example is really not my cup of tea, it sounds a bit like some bossa nova demo sound that is included in keyboards... Also the battle music in the mines is rather weird...

I really love this track here, i would love to hear it in the market wards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2TdRFSUmD8

As cool as having all the in game music performed by a live orchestra would be, this is one thing I can say with confidence we'll never get. And frankly, there's no need for it. The soundtrack as a whole is of very high quality. As people have already mentioned, we've barely even gotten a taste of it so far.

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Originally Posted by GabbaGabba

you know how much money that would cost for production of a huge orchestra just to use it for BGM?

im with you though, i do wish that the songs from the distant worlds soundtrack was in the game but maybe one day they will do it.

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Isn't it ironic that even though it would cost a lot, they have it already? So it must not be that big of a deal. If they want to avoid that in the future they should just do the recording of the orchestra as a special event and sell tickets. Anyway, the recordings exist so they should just use them.

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Originally Posted by Neptune

Isn't it ironic that even though it would cost a lot, they have it already? So it must not be that big of a deal. If they want to avoid that in the future they should just do the recording of the orchestra as a special event and sell tickets. Anyway, the recordings exist so they should just use them.

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It's not that simple, gotta take into consideration that it's event music rather than music produced for the game. The same reason they can't slap Black Mages music into all of the games they've covered, but they can however get them to do specific songs for the games/movies.

I agree. The orchestral music already is here. Why not implement them? I'd love to hear it in-game. :D

I have no problem with the music.. I just would like that custom soundtrack feature to be added.. so I can at least change a few tracks with music I find more fitting myself..

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Originally Posted by Jamaz

I understand from the XIV developers’ standpoint that efforts and funding at the moment are being strained to their limits, but the quality of music has been known to save and promote games that would have otherwise never become successful.

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Square Enix should know that better than anyone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier_(v...me)#Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtz4K7JpsE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQGHOOBAyzQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiysEY4eN28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CphXrnTyXpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrgEoov-RBc

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Originally Posted by Kibo

Square Enix should know that better than anyone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nier_(v...me)#Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEtz4K7JpsE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQGHOOBAyzQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiysEY4eN28
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CphXrnTyXpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrgEoov-RBc

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Yes..! That's the music I want..
If my like button wasn't somehow broken I'd have clicked it..