Favorite Music?

I'd figure we take a break from the hating on one another and post some opinions regarding your favorite OST of FFXIV.

Music is what I like hearing the most when I play games, so it's only natural for me to find music already in this one. I have a few already but I'm gonna attempt to put down my top 5 list of memorable songs.

1. Ultima's Battle theme
2. Titan's Battle theme (1st phase, 2nd Phase, Heart Phase)
3. Garuda
4. Vs. The Garlean Commanders (Livia, Nero, Rhitahtyn)
5. Super NM Fate Monsters. (Now plays during PvP)

Also other music that I enjoy, but don't last long.

1. Dungeon Intro of Wanderer's Palace
2. Dungeon Intro of Amdapor Keep
3. Dungeon Into for Pharos Sirius
4. Dungeon into of Haukke Manor
5. Dungeon intro of Dzmael Darkhold.

So any music you guys like? I'm interested to see what music you grew fond of.

Not including reoccuring tracks from 1.0 (like Nobuo Uematsu's Steel Reason - the boss theme for Rhitahtyn and Livia, Ifrit's battle theme Primal Judgement by Nobuo Uematsu, Garuda's battle theme Fallen Angel by Masayoshi Soken, and others), I'm going to have to say these ten tracks (most of which the titles are unknown), in no order of preference:

1. Ultima Weapon second stage battle theme
2. Castrum Centri's theme
3. The Praetorium theme
4. Coerthas variation of the normal battle theme
5. BGM that plays in certain areas of La Noscea (particularly on the Thalos)
6. Aleport and Moraby Bay Drydocks town theme
7. The Navigator's Veil (Limsa Lominsa daylight theme)
8. Wailers and Waterwheels (Gridania daylight theme)
9. Under the Weight (Titan main battle theme)
10. Class quest battle theme (battle theme that plays during the final guild quest for each class)

There are others (and most of those are 1.0 tracks), but these are amongst my favourite new tracks from 1.0 by Masayoshi Soken. :)

There are way, way to many to name for me. In fact, I'm such a fan of the entire OST that I can fairly say that every track is my favorite.

EDIT: As for the five most memorable? I'd say:
(Someone help me with song titles, please)

• Song that plays when you fight Livia.
• Garuda
• Dungeon Final boss music
• Non-chocobo mount music
• All town themes night & day

And I'm with Hyouretsuzan, the intro music for the dungeons are fantastic and do not last long enough. Another worthy mention is that FF3 fight music remake.

tbh..i wish I could choose this as my chocobo background music ingame XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEUOOgNzOv4

I wanna say the Pharos Sirius intro myself. I just wish SE had made the song loop in some way.

(Please SE will you do this for us in the future? ;_;)

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Originally Posted by Cluebilly

I wanna say the Pharos Sirius intro myself. I just wish SE had made the song loop in some way.

(Please SE will you do this for us in the future? ;_;)

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I like what they did with the Hard Ver. of the dungeons. We get background music for once. I like doing Haukke manor because of it. Makes the dungeons more bearable, haha

I... haven't really cared for anything Soken has done in XIV ARR. I don't hate it, but none of it is anything I enjoy listening to. In XI I always had music off after so many years, but if I ever entered Sanctuary of Zitah or some CoP zones I'd turn on the music just b/c I loved it so much. There were a couple songs in 1.x by Nobuo like that for me, but nothing in 2.0. I love Nobuo's one piece for ARR, but don't care for the English singer.

/shrug

so many good ones, but the Praetorium story dungeon music can give me chills. i like the intro to Pharos Sirius and wish it would play the whole time. i also like when the piano drops in Coerthas.

I really love the music played during gathering leves. Just wish I had a reason to do those now so I could hear it again!

Titan Battle Theme, hands down.

The music that kicks on around Raincatcher Gully
CM
The Primals
As a poster has stated before, can't wait for the OST to be available for purchase. Always been a fan of Soundtracks, Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, John Williams etc. the ability to enhance a scene with the power of originality is what's great.

Upper LaNoscea theme. Though it's too short.

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Originally Posted by Hyouretsuzan

I like what they did with the Hard Ver. of the dungeons. We get background music for once. I like doing Haukke manor because of it. Makes the dungeons more bearable, haha

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I agree with you, I just wish they had done the same for Pharos Sirius

South Shroud.

Then Ul'Dah night theme (at least until it gets kinda 'bouncy'. Then it's... alright, but not great)
North Shroud.
That one piano piece that plays in some of the Scion cutscenes that sounds extremely similar to something else I've heard before, but can't quite place (I want to say Promise [Reprise] from Silent Hill 2 or Bloody Tears from Castlevania).
Upper La Noscea
First part of Garuda's theme.
Kan-E-Senna/The Lotus Stand's theme

GARUDA

NOW FALL.

And of course ultima weapon.
And... good king mog.

Currently, the ones I like the absolute most right now:

1: Battle theme against Ancient Labyrinth's final boss
2: Risen Corpses Writhe in Style theme
3: The christmas-y song that plays when you're near the Starlight Celebrants

Ultima Weapon, hands down.

The tracks for Ultima, Garuda, Titan and Pharos Sirius - these are some of my favourites!

Coerthas. So mysterious and evocative, every time I listen to it I get this image in my head of an empty, abandoned cathedral during a chilly winter.
Garuda. Best battle music!
Good king Moggle Mog. A song that does great honour to His Highness. <3

And Answers if that counts. My absolute favourite. One of my favourite songs in general, actually. x)

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Stone Sour! Because all other music is worthless!

Copperbell Mines (Hard Mode): The music before you go into battle while you are wandering the dungeon.

I love how it seamlessly transitions into a battle medley and back to the wandering version. It's my favorite music by far!

Feels like 8-bit style music (even though it's clearly not) and progressing into a modern, fully orchestrated extravaganza.

Makes me nostalgic of my youth, while progressing into my current tastes. Lots of back and forth. Love it.

- Pharos Sirius
- Crystal Tower Mini-Boss Theme
- Crystal Tower Acheron's Theme
- Coerthas Theme
- Southern Thanalan Theme
- Starlight Celebration Theme
- Upper/Eastern La Noscea Theme
- Aurum Vale Theme

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Originally Posted by EternityFate

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Twin Face of Fate - by Nobuo Uematsu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oquox8Wnag4

This is FFXIV for me. Nothing in ARR really makes me nostalgic for the game like this.

On Windy Meadows - by Nobuo Uematsu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Xjw3FZFJo

This one is a powerful close second. This was the region music for La Noscea.

I am in love with the Beastmen zone music "Pitfire" and "Quick as Silver, Hard as Stone" but cannot find good examples of them on Youtube. So I plan on uploading them tonight. ^-^

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Originally Posted by Malendroit

Copperbell Mines (Hard Mode): The music before you go into battle while you are wandering the dungeon.

I love how it seamlessly transitions into a battle medley and back to the wandering version. It's my favorite music by far!

Feels like 8-bit style music (even though it's clearly not) and progressing into a modern, fully orchestrated extravaganza.

Makes me nostalgic of my youth, while progressing into my current tastes. Lots of back and forth. Love it.

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This was also done by Uematsu for 1.0 ♥
Those tracks are The Dark Embrace and The Dark Kiss respectfully. :>

Uematsu did all the great music of this game imo, I really miss his touch. It makes me sad this may be his Final, Final Fantasy... and they didn't even keep his work...

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Originally Posted by Ri_ri

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Damn... I gotta go CT again. Never noticed his battle theme.

i usually have Pharos Sirius playing in the background in all my dgn's.

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Originally Posted by Malendroit

Copperbell Mines (Hard Mode): The music before you go into battle while you are wandering the dungeon.

I love how it seamlessly transitions into a battle medley and back to the wandering version. It's my favorite music by far!

Feels like 8-bit style music (even though it's clearly not) and progressing into a modern, fully orchestrated extravaganza.

Makes me nostalgic of my youth, while progressing into my current tastes. Lots of back and forth. Love it.

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This. Also my favorite and I do love how it transitions into battle music. It FEELS like Final Fantasy VI Magitek. It was originally the theme for the Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak in 1.0.

FFXIV: ARR being a separate game still had some decent music. The best example I can find however is the F.A.T.E. "Mid" theme. Since there is no soundtrack, there is no titling for this song. It's the song that plays when fighting a large named boss in a Fate, but not a zone boss.

I'm sure with all the FATE farming however some of you are sick of this track. It's the first one I fell in love with in the Beta.

Titan is my fav:
http://youtu.be/7F_1GUowrZ8

There's also a dungeon battle instrumental music that I just can't find anywhere on youtube I think it's played on a xylophone or some other such instrument...

My top 5 most memorable songs and favorite in FFXIV: ARR -

• Fallen Angel
• Good King Moggle Mog XII
• Pharos Sirius
• Louisiox's Theme (Event Truth)
• Copper Bell Mines/Haukke Manor Hard Mode BGM

Honorable Mentions:

• Titan's Theme
• Ultima's Theme
• Hildibrand's Theme
• Song that plays on final Job Fights (Event: Job) Song @ 5:33
• Aleport's Theme

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Originally Posted by Krystalynn

Those tracks are The Dark Embrace and The Dark Kiss respectfully. :>

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Thanks! Uematsu is AMAZING!
I really hope I can buy these individually, otherwise I will have to purchase some soundtracks =)

In no particular order of preference:

Pharos Sirius Intro (Why, oh why doesn't this one loop too?)
Praetorium theme
Ultima Weapon (Second stage/Hard mode)
The Three Primal themes (Primal Judgment, Fallen Angel, Under The Weight)
Level 50 Job Quest theme (One of the main reasons I look forward to hitting 50 on a class :p )
Mor Dhona theme (I'm ashamed to admit I only heard the full version very recently when I started camping unspoiled nodes for Clusters...)
FATE theme for big bosses such as Lazy Laurence, Cancer, Gorgimera and so on
Finally, the themes for the two Hard mode dungeons we got with 2.1 and the Labyrinth of the Ancients theme. It's very refreshing to have a looping theme that intensifies in combat, I wish this was used more often. :p

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Originally Posted by Ri_ri

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As well as Ultima Arma and Boss Theme #3!

1) Pharos Sirius
2) Hard Mode Dungeons
3) The Praetorium
4) Broken Angel - Garuda
5) Under the Weight - Titan
6) Ul'dah - Night
7) New Gridania - Day
8) Behemoth Boss Theme
9) Ultima Arma
10) Decisive Battle - Remix of FF3's Boss Theme

In no particular order.

Pharos Sirius
Praetorum
Castrum
CT Battle Theme
FF3 Boss Remix
Pennons Aloft (Old Coerthas Battle Theme, now a boss theme)
Coerthas Field Theme
Ultima Weapon
Lahabrea/Behemoth/Twintania/Premade PvP
Limsa Day
HM Dungeons
Broken Angel (Garuda)

There are more, but those are what I can remember now.

1) Perfect Ultima theme
2) Ultima theme
3) Epic FATE boss theme

1) Ultima HM theme
2) Garuda's theme
3) Hardmode dungeon theme
4) The new Rev Toll music
5) Titan theme

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Originally Posted by Whimsicalalien

There's also a dungeon battle instrumental music that I just can't find anywhere on youtube I think it's played on a xylophone or some other such instrument...

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Anyone knows what this music is?

1. Titan after Heart Phase. Edit - Tied with Hard Mode Dungeon Music
2. Mor Dhona encounter music
3. Coerthas encounter music
4. Binding Coil normal encounter music.
5. FF2 Battle Remix
6. End of an Era (opening cinamatic)