Nobuo

If they don't keep the original OST for Ul'dah and Limsa i'll be very very sad :(

They are not expected to, although there is always the chance they could pop up somewhere else.

Prepare to be sad ;..(

It would clash with the image of a rebuilt town imo.

Let the old sound come up "in an old part of town" is something different, tho.

i thought they said 1.0 music was carrying over.

It'll be a mix of new and old...but from what we saw in the Alpha videos (>_>), its more new than old. :|

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Originally Posted by Susanoo

If they don't keep the original OST for Ul'dah and Limsa i'll be very very sad :(

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Limsa, oh hell yes! Ul'dah... oh nonononononono! :p

Seriously though, what's been leaked of the new ARR OST so far is definitely very, very good, if a little too ambient and Howard Shorish, but I still hold out hope that Soken won't completely try to replace Uematsu's original OST with his own work, as the more I listen to it, the more and more I'm loving the 1.0 OST.

One new Soken track I do really love though is the BGM for the 'New Beginning' opening movie (after the End of the Era section) - it really shows the cautious optimism of the new era despite the death and devastation of Dalamud's impact still being very raw. Hopefully we'll see it on a new OST album release sometime soon. *hint hint* ;)

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Originally Posted by KoujiGeki

i thought they said 1.0 music was carrying over.

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Music in ARR is very beautiful, It's something New for sure and I was thinking they said it was gonna get carry over but guess not. I did not hear anything old in @

I think Soken and the sound team have done a fantastic job so far and I'm also looking forward to hearing what Limsa and Ul'Dah now sound like. Nobuo is still indeed legendary but there should also be an opportunity for us to listen to new talent... plus perhaps the Dev Team can add an instanced area where you can listen to all the sounds of the game.

I think this was what the FFXI team added to ToAU in the White Gate area; whereupon you could go into a (tea-house?), pay the NPC like 100gil and listen to any BGM within the game. I actually liked that feature and I hope they do something like that for FFXIV:ARR... that way we could all always listen to the old and the new.

I always thought Ul'dah's sounded like elevator music >_>

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Originally Posted by Sav

I always thought Ul'dah's sounded like elevator muzak >_>

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Fixed that for you.

I could care less if they toss the original music, which i'm betting they do. As long as i don't hear any squealing guitars where it doesn't belong i'm good. So far the new music we've heard, I have loved.

I love Nobuo, but XIV's soundtrack was so disconnected, short, and repetitive, it was pretty obvious (and even somewhat stated) that Nobuo wasn't really inspired by the project. He had little/no feedback on it either. It wasn't like in FF7's days where he was working with everyone else, getting a feel for the game.

That said, I very much look forward to what SOKEN and Co. have in store for us. Their take on Garuda was some of the best boss music I'd heard in a while from SE.

It's kind of an unfair comparison..but I guess that would happen given the circumstances.

Nobuo had some 82 tracks written before the Alpha version of 1.0 was even out (as evident by the music files released from that version). He had to go off concept art and pretty much everything was hush-hush.

Soken on the other hand, has had intimate knowledge of the lore and the ideas behind many things, and has been privy to the info of 2.0 since its decision to relaunch.

So to say that Uematsu was "uninspired", is not really accurate. He worked with what he had. Does the music sound unconnected in some places? Definitely. But I blame that more on Tanaka (lolz) than Uematsu's writing skill. Uematsu DID compose "Answers", since he had working lyrics and an idea of what it meant. Of course, the song is successful ;)

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Originally Posted by Vilhem

So to say that Uematsu was "uninspired", is not really accurate. He worked with what he had. Does the music sound unconnected in some places? Definitely. But I blame that more on Tanaka (lolz) than Uematsu's writing skill. Uematsu DID compose "Answers", since he had working lyrics and an idea of what it meant. Of course, the song is successful ;)

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Conversely, it is entirely accurate to say Uematsu was "uninspired" because the relevant sources of inspiration did not exist.

Just a different take on a simmilar opinion. ;)

I suppose that's a different way of looking at it. >.>

I am not impressed with that i have heard in the new OST, very bland.
Yoshi said he wanted to make 14 more FF. So what does he do? Removes all/most of the music from the man who helped define FF.

Soken and his team did an amazing job so far, the music totally fits to what you see.

Vilhem is right with what she says, Uematsu-san did the best he could
while not having a single zone to look at.
From that point of view, he did a really good job imo.

I'm so eager to hear more from ARR I can't even tell!

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Yeah, I totally agree... Soken and the sound crew really made the ambience of Gridania synch very well... the music in the new cutscene is also great. Now eagerly anticipating the sounds of Limsa, La Noscea, Thanalan and ul'Dah

his name is SOKEN not soren Lol

I think they mentioned having jukeboxes in the houses so you can listen to whatever you want.

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Originally Posted by Vilhem

his name is SOKEN not soren Lol

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Awww crap... thx for catching that Vilhem. Whatever it takes, never EVER let him see that I mispelt his name or I'll be kicked out of the kneesocks club... (corrected my typo btw)

http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/blog new music for LL it would appear

I'm kind of on the fence here tbh. I thought if anything, at LEAST Limsa's music worked perfectly for the zone, but it seems even that is being changed.

It's not that I don't appreciate Soken's writing style, but most of it starts sounding the same after awhile. :/ I have to wonder why they thought changing the music would be a good idea.

I liked Limsa Lominsa's music, and it always struck me as a very "FF14-ish" song. You know, one of the first songs that comes to mind if the topic of FF14's music came up. I also really, really like Twilight over Thanalan.

ALL of the music that Nobuo produced -is- being replaced by music Soken made. So, for example, the music for Garuda/Moogle fights will remain, since they were made by Soken, but the towns' are being adapted.

Elements of the old themes will be present; Soken has worked parts of the original Gridania score into the new music. Also there're going to be lots more new songs, since it was decided that every town would have different music depending on the time of the day, as well as the weather.

Please look forward to it! (I know I am).

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Originally Posted by hrdndv

I think they mentioned having jukeboxes in the houses so you can listen to whatever you want.

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^ This. If there's anything in particular you miss, you can always re-listen to it... I prefer the new music, it has a lot more depth and character.

I actually had a conversation about the music with a friend 2 nights back. I LOVED Nobuo throughout the series, but with the exception of Twilight Over Thanalan, the battle music, and Answers, I was pretty disappointed with 1.0. I like Soken, Moogle/Garuda/Darnus are incredible themes and I can't wait to see what amazing things he comes up with for other bosses.

EDIT: And you have to admit, even though Soken knew that the Nael Van Darnus battle music was temporary and probably wouldn't be heard again after the 2 months or so it was active, he put so much effort into it and didn't slack. That's the kind of devotion that I love about the ARR team.