Let's Appreciate This Game's Awesome Soundtrack

[Neptune]

I love Uematsu more than any composer in the world.

Frankly XIV is his worst piece of work because of the guys who did the arrangements. Sometimes it's even hard to hear the melody because of all the instruments. I still think all the osts where he did most of the music by himself are his best work.

Just look at all the awesome youtube videos of XIV osts that reveal the musical genius there is to be found underneath all those guitars and crap:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LScY2...F8FC44&index=7

That is an AMAZING song when you peel out all the pretentious post processing out of it.

Wow, I couldn't believe that was the same song as the battle track. I was imagining a Lufaise Meadows esque scene when I started listening to it. But, I hate to break it to you but Uematsu is probably the one who arranged it to be metal. Have you ever heard of his band The Black Mages? It's a metal band. He probably wrote it on piano and then arranged it for the metal band. The piano version is much better though.

I'm glad you posted this because I had assumed all the battle tracks to be terrible after listening to the CD I plunked down $20 for. This one really surprised me though.

[SuzakuCMX]

Wow, I couldn't believe that was the same song as the battle track. I was imagining a Lufaise Meadows esque scene when I started listening to it. But, I hate to break it to you but Uematsu is probably the one who arranged it to be metal. Have you ever heard of his band The Black Mages? It's a metal band. He probably wrote it on piano and then arranged it for the metal band. The piano version is much better though.

I'm glad you posted this because I had assumed all the battle tracks to be terrible after listening to the CD I plunked down $20 for. This one really surprised me though.

Yeah but I can't really imagine that version playing while fighting.

Maybe if it had an organ in the background, a choir, and some cymbals...but not just piano.

Then again I hate it with an electric guitar.