Thread: Does anyone else miss the original Battle Theme from v1.0?

Originally Posted by Drako

Anyhow I know it was brought up before about how all the battle music is the same thing. I honestly forgot what they said, but it was pretty much hey this is how we are going to do things. Idk if its a budget situation or what, but I really wish they would give separate tracks for different areas.

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(yes thats a 2, this is a running gag since FFXI)

I can't remember if the Music near Bronze lake at old maids mill was in 1.0 But man I love this calm tune, I can semiafk for hours just listening to it so lovely. (Mhaura FFXI theme had a similar effect on me)

I miss A LOT of 1.0 soundtracks. Especially how much longer the tracks played.

Sometimes, I like to hear the ambient sounds but not as much
as we have to hear them now lol. I don't mind the tracks we have now.
Wish a lot of them played longer.

I do - I also miss how the Guildleve theme remixed in some of the area's theme music into it.

Coerthas 1.0 zone music > everything.

I really miss the old zone + track. For me it was the perfect song for the best zone in the game. Those green mountains, the clear blue sky with the sound of wolves holwing from that track were just perfect for me.

Give it back to me S-E, give it baaaaaaack!!!!!

I miss all the 1.0 music. Emerald Labyrinth, On Windy Meadow... especially Unspoken. In fact, I miss that track so much, and so much blah over the Gothic crap in Coerthas now that any time I'm out in the zone, I just turn off the BGM and fire up Unspoken on repeat instead.

I have to say the music in Gridania in 2.0 bothers me the most though. It feels like Lord of the Rings meets Final Fantasy. Too much Hobbiton sounding.

Originally Posted by Celaine

I miss all the 1.0 music. Emerald Labyrinth, On Windy Meadow... especially Unspoken. In fact, I miss that track so much, and so much blah over the Gothic crap in Coerthas now that any time I'm out in the zone, I just turn off the BGM and fire up Unspoken on repeat instead.

I have to say the music in Gridania in 2.0 bothers me the most though. It feels like Lord of the Rings meets Final Fantasy. Too much Hobbiton sounding.

I like the music for both versions.

But, Soken and his team when they produced the sounds and music for ARR wanted to do what Uematsu didn't in the original which was to use instruments that suited the zone, each area has a instruments you'd consider "native" to an area of that style, which makes sense. Uematsu sadly didnt have much to go on in his defence, a few pieces of artwork and some descriptions to make an entire OST was a bit much to ask.


But the BATTLE themes, oh god no. There's plenty of chance to mix things up, but using the same melody arranged for each individual zone has made me get to the point where I mute it.