Who's doing the music now?

[Rydin]

Now I know who to blame for the completely awful music in the real world currently.

yea... thats me

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

yea... thats me

[Velhart]

Would like to correct that. New tracks in the game are either just that or rearranged by the music team. The chocobo theme is a constant arrangement by different composers, but composed by Nobuo. Same goes for the Amal'jaa Stronghold theme. It was composed by Nobuo, but rearranged by FFXIV's music team.

The rearrangements on Nobuo tracks by this team are fantastic, but that is because they have the world as a reference and not in just concept. I think it would do this game very well if they take the newly designed zones and give them to the music team to give the game a completely different feel. So many things about FFXIV in it's launch were not executed correctly even down to it's music. Some are beautiful pieces, but is it cohesive? Not at all. Now, the new team creating new tracks and arranging other Nobuo written ones are mending that. I think it's a great thing and should really be expanded upon.

Completely agree.

[Rydin]

If you only knew how lucrative pop music production was... hahaha
nice gif though

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

If you only knew how lucrative pop music production was... hahaha
nice gif though

You're not the only person in the business. Not having a go. Just having fun.

[Rydin]

You're not the only person in the business. Not having a go. Just having fun.

I wonder if this game will get a steampunk zone complete with a Skrillex style Dubstep theme

[Biggs]

I am a music producer by trade (billboard charts... not video game)... and I say we are ruined by the trends of the industry
Game music has gone a lot more modern as of late. Yet the world of Eorzea doesn't really conjure up thoughts of electric guitars and drum machines
A lot of games music even uses rl songs in their soundtracks
The environments in this game are very basic... very back woods. which limits the composer greatly.
we've kind of been spoiled by the steam punk induced RPGs of the last 10-15 years.
Some of the environments in FFXIV are downright "Deliverance dueling banjos" worthy
as far as seeing concept art as opposed to actually being in game before you make the music....
How much of a desert do you really need to see? the first time I stepped into thanalan... at that moment I saw everything there was to see in the desert

Lastly... and this is very important.... How many hours have spent in Ul'dah? thanalan Desert? La Noscea? These songs will eventually annoy you no matter how good they are
I LOVE the Mor Dhona theme... but 8 hours a day of it would force me to mute the music....
I make songs 3 minutes and 30 seconds at a time... I can't imagine making a never ending loop of music

A compromise would be music that plays in each area changes based on the weather... or day and Nite
So there would be Thanalan Sunny daytime music and Thanalan Sandstorm Nite time music, for example.

The Black shroud music and Coerthas are the business. Seth Mcfarlen (Family Guy) was giving an interview on Leno the other night, and he was talking about how his show and the Simpons are the only 2 shows on television that still use a full orchestra. That made me sad, but it also made me realize that one of the reasons I loved FFXI and now XIV is because of the music. WHat they do is pure magic, and you can tell a lof of time and effort goes into making the soundtracks to these games. I can't speak officially for XIV, but i know XI had a full orchestra , and it does sound to me like this new one does too. Its top notch and one of the few things the original version of this game did right.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

I wonder if this game will get a steampunk zone complete with a Skrillex style Dubstep theme

Now THAT would be lucrative. Can you imagine all the scene kid subscriptions and sales in Final Fantasy XIV themed gas masks? What a cash cow!

[Kiara]

Who composed the dungeon boss battle music?

Hi Teknoman,

I *love* the Batraal Boss Music Track! One of my favorites, especially when it crescendos to the epic main theme portion of it!

[Rydin]

Now THAT would be lucrative. Can you imagine all the scene kid subscriptions and sales in Final Fantasy XIV themed gas masks? What a cash cow!

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