FFXIV Music Overhaul

[Nuru]

Well, one thing I am unsure of, and I have been researching, but I'd like to know whether or not Uematsu is still scoring music for FFXIV, and if this game is going under a musical overhaul as well.

I also wonder why the music we have for FFXIV couldnt be as epic as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dwscPyntdQ&feature=related

I mean, I know that isn't a SE game but if Uematsu was capable of this at the time, I am wondering why we couldn't get something like this in FFXIV.

Something just doesn't add up.

[Answa]

You want cheesy midi songs? I see.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvsTA...ure=plpp_video

[Nuru]

Alright, i've heard the tracks from FFXIV over and over again, and I am loving the direction of the music in patch 1.19. What I am asking is if Uematsu is still scoring the music for FFXIV, even in 2.0. I am not saying they are bad compositions, but the video i posted is just an example of how lively a battle theme is compared to Coerthas or Mor Dhona Battle Themes.

Yukikaze's video is a perfect example of one of the few tracks that fits in well with FFXIV, and I understand that Uematsu didn't have much to go off of when composing the music for FFXIV. Can you guys please, just PLEASE try to read posts from now on? Holy shit i swear nobody knows how to read, just how to troll...

[Seirra_Lanzce]

this was taken from a french interview...


Source : http://bit.ly/rLNzQ0
*mind you is google translated*

Another symbol of Final Fantasy is Nobuo Uematsu. How will you use their music in the new version?

Yoshida: I think as long as the music sounds like Final Fantasy , it is suitable for FFXIV . This is why there need not necessarily be it composed by Nobuo Uematsu. As an MMO, we need a lot of music. Just to update 1.19, we added 14 new tracks, so if we ask to do everything Uematsu, his health would suffer and I would like! (Laughs) We will ask other composers to write music that makes Final Fantasy.
With update 1.19, we added the chocobos. When the player goes on his first chocobo, you can rent them, he means of course the theme of Chocobo composed by Uematsu. But when he receives his chocobo to one of the big companies, is an arrangement of music by Uematsu. So when we add content, we also add variations of music.

and lastly at the end of the interview

Naoki Yoshida did not directly said in the interview but the 14 new tracks added in version 1.19 were not composed by Nobuo Uematsu as the rest of the soundtrack. They are signed three composers Square Enix: Naoshi Mizuta ( FFXI , FFXIII-2 ), Ryo Yamazaki ( FFCC Crystal Bearers ) and Tsuyoshi Sekito ( The Last Remnant ).

[Nuru]

this was taken from a french interview...


Source : http://bit.ly/rLNzQ0
*mind you is google translated*


and lastly at the end of the interview

Thanks for that, it answers my question.

I'm just a bit skeptic when thinking about how the music is going to be distributed throughout the game and future updates. Its mainly due with the instruments that are used in different tracks.

Take La Noscea for example. You have a solid melody that consisted of wind instruments and a strong instrument, then you have the battle music which is flat out guitar, no wind instruments or anything that matches. Same goes for Thanalan and The Black Shroud, all three of the areas have different sounds and instruments being used, which is fine, but when you think of the game as a whole, it doesn't really give you the same feeling as the overworld themes in the classic games. I am sure the devs are aware of this since they gave each area two different themes, but the overall composition of each area seems a little mismatched when it comes to area music + battle theme.

You want cheesy midi songs? I see.

Who the hell said i wanted it? x-x; I was stating that FFXIV music should be as lively as that battle theme.

[AdvancedWind]

Oh, look. This thread again.

I (still) think FFXIV has one of the best soundtracks in the series, but then again, opnions.

[Nuru]

...

seriously guys can you [SIZE="7"]NOT[/SIZE]. [SIZE="7"]EFFING[/SIZE]. [SIZE="7"]READ?[/SIZE]

LMAO Do i not speak your language? Here let me see...

Troll troll trollilol trolli troll?

Regardless, my question has already been answered, so this thread is done. End of story. [SIZE="5"]NO MAS NO EFFING MAS[/SIZE]

[PrettyPrincess]

Battle music overhaul yes please.

[fusional]

just sayin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmneTAUH2lI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23N092e3gl4