Gridania music.

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Originally Posted by Andrien

Gridania's ARR music is great, and It fits its location perfectly. It is soothing, and calm just the way nature should be.

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Not as calming as that Prelude remix in the Character Creation screen though! I could listen to that all day~ :o

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Originally Posted by SpringLeaf

Sounds and feels nothing like a final fantasy. Too ambient and it has no feeling. This isn't a song ill ever be remembering in my head hours on end when I log out. What garbage

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What disrespect with the composers...

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Originally Posted by Crysten

Not as calming as that Prelude remix in the Character Creation screen though! I could listen to that all day~ :o

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I agree with you, I have so many new favorites to choose from now. lol

I'm actually for once going to put something in bold and caps.

PEOPLE'S TASTE IN MUSIC DIFFER FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL, MUCH LIKE FOOD, ART OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER.

Do not expect every music in the game to fit your criteria. When listening to a music track for a game, you need to pay special attention if said music fits the scenery or not. There are many tracks I dislike in the current ffxiv 1.0. But it does not mean that I don't find them fitting.

Example: I hate the ambient music style that appear in some zones of the black shroud(aka the old track). However it did fit the forest scenery.
I don't like limsa lominsa's town music. That one however I find that it not only is not to my taste but also doesn't really fit a city run by pirates. But again this might be my own personal taste.

Sounds like a tribute to the music of the Hobbits. Some notes are very similar but not the music as a whole.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoMlw...eature=related

It sounds like a Lord of the Rings track. Something youd hear in the Hobbit Village.

in too late lol

I love the new grid music!

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Originally Posted by radstar88

It sounds like a Lord of the Rings track. Something youd hear in the Hobbit Village.

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Oh my God! At the same time! Fantastic! ;)

Love the music. Feels adventurish. Perfectly fitting with the warm feeling of the zone. The old gridania part has quite a different feel to it. More nostalgic.

I love it all atm.

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Originally Posted by Vydos

I'm actually for once going to put something in bold and caps.

PEOPLE'S TASTE IN MUSIC DIFFER FROM EACH INDIVIDUAL, MUCH LIKE FOOD, ART OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER.

Do not expect every music in the game to fit your criteria. When listening to a music track for a game, you need to pay special attention if said music fits the scenery or not. There are many tracks I dislike in the current ffxiv 1.0. But it does not mean that I don't find them fitting.

Example: I hate the ambient music style that appear in some zones of the black shroud(aka the old track). However it did fit the forest scenery.
I don't like limsa lominsa's town music. That one however I find that it not only is not to my taste but also doesn't really fit a city run by pirates. But again this might be my own personal taste.

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Using logic? That's dangerous around here. You're supposed to just come out and state your opinions as facts (while asking that they make every aspect of the game like FFXI) like everyone else does.

Well I was always hit or miss on individual songs from Final Fantasy Soundtracks but them as a whole usually fit. For instance FFVIII had alot of heavy bass rifts in their battle musics, and bellowing undertones for their dungeons and sorceress story lines. But at the same time it had Fisherman's Horizon, Balamb Gardan, Triple Triad, Timber (Martial Law), and my personal favorite Deling city (Under Her Control). All together you can piece them together along with your memories of the entire game.

So I am not worried because if the this and the character creation are signs I think the story line, boss battle musics will be a step above what they were in 1.0

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Originally Posted by SpringLeaf

Sounds and feels nothing like a final fantasy. Too ambient and it has no feeling. This isn't a song ill ever be remembering in my head hours on end when I log out. What garbage

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You can't possibly be serious.

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Final fantasy has had all different kinds of music throughout its series. There isn't any "kind" of music that is or isn't final fantasy. I'd be careful even trying to rule out a single genre that 100% doesn't exist at all somewhere in some game with the words final fantasy in the title.

I've said it before.. this game is gonna have a Ivalice feel to it. This ost is going that route... and that's a good thing ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQNWa...feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAD5...feature=relmfu

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

I enjoyed the music. It gives the forest city a more friendly ambiance. I don't dislike the original music, but I feel like a lot of the original music placement (Not saying Gridania, but in general) wasn't very well thought out. The music that got moved around with the new team felt a lot more in place.

I agree that it's a little less catchy and memorable as a whole in comparison to say, a battle or event track, but I could see the emotion in some parts of the track getting stuck with a player, as well as a few of the sections. I don't really feel that a city, that you're going to be in for extended periods of time during downtime, needs to have a big, loud, or 'epic' feel to it. A more ambient and 'backgroundish' track like this will keep me with my music turned up more often.

I think the music is much better than what we currently have.

Actually--It feels kinda Crystal Chronicles...

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Originally Posted by Riv

I think the music is much better than what we currently have.

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1.0 Grid isnt bad (though for some reason they recorded on a bad mic, or lowered the quality to 128kbs...) I always thought Grid music would have done well as one of those background musics to the login screen when on a Grid theme. I just felt it didnt work as a town theme.

Worst soundtrack has to bee the holiday firedance music though - fun for the first two play throughs.. but..... You can't play that for a month and survive. Everyone I know found out how to mute the music one way or another lol

I'm sure I'm not the first to mention this, but aspects of the song sound reminiscent of "The Shire," from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. There's nothing wrong with pulling inspiration from one of the greatest fantasy series of all time.

It's fitting for Gridania, and I can't wait to hear more.

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Originally Posted by Len

I'm sure I'm not the first to mention this, but aspects of the song sound reminiscent of "The Shire," from the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. There's nothing wrong with pulling inspiration from one of the greatest fantasy series of all time.

It's fitting for Gridania, and I can't wait to hear more.

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I actually felt it was very 'hobbit like' when I heard it, especially near the end. Was my first reaction.

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Originally Posted by Rustyhagun

I've said it before.. this game is gonna have a Ivalice feel to it. This ost is going that route... and that's a good thing ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQNWa...feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAD5...feature=relmfu

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

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Totally. I see a ton of FFXII in this game. Little things from zonelines, to big things such as the music.

The more Ivalice influence the better.

What is subjective taste? Do i win Jeopardy?!

That said it took two listens to really get the memorable melody part but that is okay. Ivalice with actual battle tracks? Im good with it (even if prefer Nobuo its almost like i can like two types of things!).

I feel your being a bit harsh, i did like the old gridania music better but won't really fit anymore if grid isn't in a dense dark magical forest.

To me it doesn't feel like Nobuo music but it still good, it sound more like TES and Blizzard ambiant sound music and i do like it. I wish they would bring back Nobuo and Naoshi Mizuda back for the new tune :3 though. At least they said they keep the entire music from 1.0.

But Mizuta is working on some of the music. Him, Yamazaki, Sekito, and Soken have all been credited according to varying sources. I'm curious if Tanioka is involved myself.

Frist grass and now this?

Am I the only one who gets faint glimpses of the original Gridania theme throughout this new theme? Especially the horn and beginning minute or so, it seems that they re-arranged the few key phases of the original Gridania theme. It's subtle, but somehow it connects for me...Maybe I'm just imagining things.

Have to say though, the length is a welcome change. 4-5 minutes of footage, and the track hasn't looped once, though it was close to (ending of footage had similar motifs to the beginning of footage).

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Originally Posted by Diyne

But Mizuta is working on some of the music. Him, Yamazaki, Sekito, and Soken have all been credited according to varying sources. I'm curious if Tanioka is involved myself.

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Yay for Mizuda :3 FFXI had an awesome soundtrack ! I have it all on my iPhone and when i listen to it it always make me want to play XI again xD

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Originally Posted by whoopeeragon

Am I the only one who gets faint glimpses of the original Gridania theme throughout this new theme? Especially the horn and beginning minute or so, it seems that they re-arranged the few key phases of the original Gridania theme. It's subtle, but somehow it connects for me...Maybe I'm just imagining things.

Have to say though, the length is a welcome change. 4-5 minutes of footage, and the track hasn't looped once, though it was close to (ending of footage had similar motifs to the beginning of footage).

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They did say that they would keep the soundtrack but mess with it so some part of a theme play is some part of an area.

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Originally Posted by Koroma_tanuki

I feel your being a bit harsh, i did like the old gridania music better but won't really fit anymore if grid isn't in a dense dark magical forest.

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^ I agree.

I watched the second alpha video as soon as it went up, and I still have Grid's new theme stuck in my head. Although I like 1.0's version a little bit more, the new version is definitely not garbage. :x

Now I'd love to hear Ul'dah and Limsa's new tracks...

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Originally Posted by Diyne

But Mizuta is working on some of the music. Him, Yamazaki, Sekito, and Soken have all been credited according to varying sources. I'm curious if Tanioka is involved myself.

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As far as the credits on the Itunes music goes, Mizuta only has two tracks credited to him (Maelstrom GC & U'ghamaro Mines). Majority of tracks are composed by Uematsu, with some of the newer stuff by Soken. Tanioka, as far as I can tell, has not been involved with XIV. She hasn't been around for XI for awhile either.

Uematsu was hired to compose all the tracks from the start, but obviously, he wasn't hired for the long-term of this game, kinda like how XI is. Uematsu scored the initial tracks, then Mizuta and Tanioka took care of the subsequent updates.

On a curious note, Mizuta has called his new band the Nana Mihgos. :)

the two themes in grid are ALREADY stuck in my head. that was after hearing them twice. once again, good music. haters keep on hating. take some music theory classes while you're at it.

I thought the first 30 seconds were great, much like the existing track, but then it seems like it reaches too far into territory that's not appropriate. Some of the themes seemed appropriate for the rebirth concept but the interludes lacked depth.

The Nobuo Gridania track is much too repetitive though. It hammers in the main theme so hard I want to turn it off. The opening is priceless though.

I love the direction the new track is headed, but if I were them I'd send it back for more refinement. Maybe aim for a more nostalgic feeling instead of the far-reaching "whoaaaaa check it ouuuttttttt" kind of feeling that the track has now. This isn't Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

I like the music reminds me of FF 2 or 3(jp number 2&3) I might actually go to grid now. Also remember tracks are suppose to change depending where you are in the area, or something of that nature.

After a friend mentioned it, I'm a bit disappointed that they're using Midi's. Whilst the melody is nice, I've had enough of midi files.

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Originally Posted by Ingolf

After a friend mentioned it, I'm a bit disappointed that they're using Midi's. Whilst the melody is nice, I've had enough of midi files.

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Then MIDIs came a long way since my days of listening to them back in high school.

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Originally Posted by Kallera

Then MIDIs came a long way since my days of listening to them back in high school.

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They are just a collection of notes sent to your computer.. so it depends on how good your computer (sound capability) is. (A midi can sound different on each persons computer.. XD)

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Originally Posted by Doho

the two themes in grid are ALREADY stuck in my head. that was after hearing them twice. once again, good music. haters keep on hating. take some music theory classes while you're at it.

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You talk big for someone who doesn't know what they're saying. Music theory doesn't designate what good and bad taste is. Aesthetics does. And aesthetics is different for each person. There is no right or wrong.

I like the new Grid music, it's composed well, but I don't think it fits Grid very well. Of course, this is just one video and the city might change (lighting, less ambient etc) so who knows. And its not "hating", just a different view.

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Originally Posted by Rustyhagun

I've said it before.. this game is gonna have a Ivalice feel to it. This ost is going that route... and that's a good thing ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQNWa...feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOAD5...feature=relmfu

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

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God, the Final Fantasy series has had some fantastic music, hasn't it? They've had some enormously talented composers working on their games. I loved the Sakimoto tracks you linked to, and he's just one of many great musicians contributing to the Final Fantasy series.

And now here comes Soken composing some really, really impressive stuff. SE, where do you find these people? Do you...... do you like, have a master composer tree growing in some secret room in headquarters?

im not a big fan of the track in the recent Alpha game play vid. Doesn't feel right, but they may change the track all together.