Why I dont like the rock music for Shiva

[Lilyarel]

It literally comes out of nowhere. Now you may say "but Titan has rock and everyone loves it." Heres the thing about Titan. Even before the match starts, theres a guitar rift and the theme gradually builds up. So when the rock does start playing its not entirely out of nowhere. His theme also fits with the fight itself, things falling and exploding, Titan trying to send you plummeting off the arena, its chaos and the rock adds to it.

Literally out of nowhere. Then comes Shiva. With a beautiful orchestrated theme that fits her character thats both elegant and gives a sense of her strength and then.... rock music. The song doesnt do her justice at all. It sounds too much like a montage song. I expect Shiva to make a montage of her working out to be a boxer or something. Now look at Garuda's theme. It fits her. It starts of with similar vibe as Shiva but it is done so much better and it starts soon so it doesnt feel like it was placed there as an afterthought. She also had a mix between a guitar and orchestra which is what shouldve been dont with Shiva. Also Garuda's theme is far more tragic as the lyrics fit her lore. Yes her theme has lyrics, its just hard to hear their short, but it gives a better sense of who she is. This is Garuda's lyrics Falling too far from the light, Deeper into the night, Lost here inside my own hell, I am a broken angel. Those few lines make Garuda far more interesting than any Primal in my opinion.

[Fenral]

Soken composed two opposing themes for Shiva at the request of the battle team, to highlight her dual nature as both a person and a Primal. If you listen closely, they're actually two completely different arrangements of the same melody, so the songs are much more closely connected than you might think at first.

Also, the rock theme prompted me to break out my The World Ends With You OST again, so it's a winner in my book.

[ChiiSoSeriouz]

Soken composed two opposing themes for Shiva at the request of the battle team, to highlight her dual nature as both a person and a Primal.

This is right. It's suppose to be a juxtaposition of the themes. The duality of her own self image.

[Garlyle]

Also, the rock theme prompted me to break out my The World Ends With You OST again, so it's a winner in my book.

Crap, it just hit me that they do have a similar kind of sound, don't they?

It's not expected that everyone loves every boss track, I think. I know a few people who can't stand Leviathan's music, and I think a lot of people haven't paid attention to Ifrit's theme in a long time.
And believe it or not some people really disliked Titan's.

[Rhais]

And believe it or not some people really disliked Titan's.

I am one of them, I can't stand it. In my opinion it is just obnoxious and headache inducing, and it really fails to set the mood. You are supposedly in an epic confrontation with a god like being and the music does not convey that at all.

[Limecat]

Soken composed two opposing themes for Shiva at the request of the battle team, to highlight her dual nature as both a person and a Primal. If you listen closely, they're actually two completely different arrangements of the same melody, so the songs are much more closely connected than you might think at first.

Also, the rock theme prompted me to break out my The World Ends With You OST again, so it's a winner in my book.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcr2Ic7mS7U

[Jinrya-Geki]

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In my opinion, most of 2.0's music is boring to me. Shiva is one of the few exceptions.

All the other primal songs are annoying, ESPECIALLY Ramuh's opening part with the loud wailing. It's why the only song in Xenogears I hate is at the very end of the game at the end cutscene with Krelian. I am pretty sure it's actually the same lady.

[Aeyis]

All the other primal songs are annoying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqJRnD5HuZw

[Jinrya-Geki]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqJRnD5HuZw

Don't know what the point of the link was.

[Brightshadow]

Atleast be happy that she got two themes, ifrit got one theme and it's not as epic as the other themes. I wish SE would atleast add a rock theme to him after his first limit break.