Music of Heavensward

Since there is no subforum for music and we only have a thread for lyrics, I figured I would create this thread for you all to discuss any thoughts and observations related to the new music comming in 3.0 The last live letter gave us tons of new material, ranging from scary pipe organs (I want to fight vampires with that music in the background) to rock.
And we finally heard the main theme of Heavensward. Honestly Dragonsong left me puzzled as I was under the impression that the music from the trailer, which gets remixed over and over again for previews, is the new main theme. We need Hildibrand to figure out what the song from the trailer is.

What is your favorite?

That Allagan dungeon theme. I haven't had an eargasm like that since Force Your Way.

There is maybe one or two tracks I like in ARR. I always mute the music and play something else. This won't happen In Heavensward, all the tracks I've heard so far are incredible. My favorites are the one in the Job Actions video, and the one that plays when they show the library dungeon in the Dungeon Crawl video. Groovy !

the one on the trailer (bridge fighting) could be the new fate music music :)

the other no clue :s

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Originally Posted by Warlyx

the one on the trailer (bridge fighting) could be the new fate music music :)

the other no clue :s

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Hmmm, actually I could see it happen. For the very big boss fight fates. Still, it would be good to get some dev info. It reminded me of the Type-0 soundtrack done by Takeharu Ishimoto. And not just the bridge part, but the whole song. Provided it is just one song and not several.

My favourites are the Dravanian Forelands and Dravanian Hinterlands tracks; something about them reminds me a lot of FFXI.

i Fell in love with the dungeon crawl music for the library music starting at 3:20 can't wait to do that dungeon in the expansion

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Originally Posted by Lokisama

i Fell in love with the dungeon crawl music for the library music starting at 3:20 can't wait to do that dungeon in the expansion

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I want to read all the books there. Even the demon book. With the dungeon music in the background.

Taking this here from the other thread:

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Originally Posted by Balipu

What I found odd is that this so far unnamed Soken theme seems to play the same role Answers played in ARR (featured in the cinematics, remixed all the time for different places) even though the actual main theme is Dragonsong by Uematsu.

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ARR has its own main theme in addition to Answers (which is used mostly in the Binding Coil). One of the (random) bard song casts plays it, as well as many of the random area themes, the Praetorium, and Ul'dah's city theme, among others. I suspect we've merely stumbled upon Heavensward's answer to that theme.

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Taking this here from the other thread:

ARR has its own main theme in addition to Answers (which is used mostly in the Binding Coil). One of the (random) bard song casts plays it, as well as many of the random area themes, the Praetorium, and Ul'dah's city theme, among others. I suspect we've merely stumbled upon Heavensward's answer to that theme.

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Thanks. I never knew this one. Answers is cited everywhere as the main theme and since it is featured in the opening cinematic as well as the end credits I didn't argue.

But I still want the title to this other song. And that of the Allagan rock.

While you can't hear it too well, i really liked the Ravana battle theme

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While you can't hear it too well, i really liked the Ravana battle theme

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Ravana battle theme? When was that?

the library music and the first allagan dungeon, they remind me of ps1 era FF tracks.

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Ravana battle theme? When was that?

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During when they showed a small portion of the ravana fight.

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During when they showed a small portion of the ravana fight.

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And when was THAT? I remember a fight against a dragon and the opening video for the bismark fight.

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And when was THAT? I remember a fight against a dragon and the opening video for the bismark fight.

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During the last live letter. A quick google search would have gotten you your answer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41bniYGzRFk

We got a new trailer with new favorite songs to pick.

Looks like the cinematic heavensward theme get even more remixes.

Now that the game is out I have to say, the soundtrack is better and ever.
Highlights are the two main themes, the two Ravana themes, the new moogle theme and the triumphant return of the series' main theme.

i teleport to zenith just for the music :3

Fractal Continuum. Ermalerd my ears were in love.

Both Bismarck phases, absolutely beautiful.
Dravanian Forelands and Hinterlands.
The final boss theme.
All the various delicate piano pieces used for night time themes.
....just....everything. I don't think there's a single track I dislike.

Anyone know where does Matoya's cave music is from? It seems kinda familiar but I just can't remember where it's from.

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Originally Posted by Neri

Anyone know where does Matoya's cave music is from? It seems kinda familiar but I just can't remember where it's from.

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Uh, that's from the original Final Fantasy on the NES back in 1987 (1990 for the US). It's regarded as a classic Uematsu track. ;)