The Burn

[Iscah]

*has a sudden urge to set up an undersized run of the Praetorium and just sit at the entrance to hear the music*

[Ramesses]

I know what you mean. "Bite of the Black Wolf" has kinda turned into the generic Garlean legatus theme. If I remember correctly, it's used when you fight Regula the first time and is also used for the Zenos fight in Doma. It doesn't help that it's really Nael van Darus' theme with the choir taken out.

"Penitus" is one of those music themes that suffers from no one ever getting to hear the entire thing of in-game. After The Burn came out, I listened to all of Penitus and realized that it's really a great piece of music, but it's over seven minutes long and you never get to hear more then the first oh... three and a half minutes of it in the Praetorium. I didn't know a choir was part of it until I heard it on YouTube. Or that parts of the Prelude and Torn From the Heavens are in it. The last two and a half minutes are some of the best parts of "Penitus" and you never get to hear those in-game.

Now that I think about it, I'd totally be open to farming the Praetorium for orcestron rolls of it...

Yes totally agreed, Obsidian... its an excellent composition and it is maddeningly unfortunate that we still cannot obtain the Orchestrion rolls for both "Penitus" and "The Emperor's Wont" (this is another one I love starting from around 1.45 minutes into the tune). Soken and his crew really did a phenomenal job composing the OSTs for AAR.

There are quite a few songs that have hidden gems embedded into them half way through or towards the end... "On Westerly Winds" is another one off the top of my head that has a nice soothing sound that starts around 2.45.

*has a sudden urge to set up an undersized run of the Praetorium and just sit at the entrance to hear the music*

And Iscah, I know what you mean... there is also a great view of Thalanan, right after getting past the Magitek area, that just adds gravity to the song.

[Cilia]

The music overall in this game is standout compared to its main competition, in my opinion. Every time a new patch is released I find myself eager to hear the new tunes and have yet to be disappointed.

The Burn's theme is pretty good, having elements of "Penitus." St. Mocianne's (Hard) is a creepy distorted track right up my alley. All the Omega themes are neat, from the remix of I's battle theme to Omega's personal theme(s). Suzaku doesn't disappoint either.

[YianKutku]

The music overall in this game is standout compared to its main competition, in my opinion. Every time a new patch is released I find myself eager to hear the new tunes and have yet to be disappointed.

Although I admit I was slightly saddened not to hear a new boss theme in 4.4. I was hoping to hear a new and equally awesome equivalent to Revenge Twofold from 3.4.

Still, O12's theme is pretty amazing in itself.

[ChaoticCrimson]

Although I admit I was slightly saddened not to hear a new boss theme in 4.4. I was hoping to hear a new and equally awesome equivalent to Revenge Twofold from 3.4.

Yes this, I like Triumph as much as the next person but I think it's time for a new dungeon-end boss theme. On the bright side, we also finally got Primogenitor as a roll in O10 and I'm very happy about that. It's such powerful but elegant theme, definitely befitting the eldest of the dragons.But I digress...

[Bright-Flower]

Yes this, I like Triumph as much as the next person but I think it's time for a new dungeon-end boss theme. On the bright side, we also finally got Primogenitor as a roll in O10 and I'm very happy about that. It's such powerful but elegant theme, definitely befitting the eldest of the dragons.But I digress...

Did we never get one? Seems odd it would be used in three dungeon boss fights between ARR and HW but not have one yet, but I also don't recall ever seeing a drop in the other instances for it...

All in all, I would have liked a new dungeon boss theme but we did get good music for Suzaku and 3/4 of the raid bosses so I can't complain much.

[Remedi]

The reason we got a second dungeon music for HW was because Revenge Twofold was a scrapped Nidhogg theme, before they decided to create revenge of the horde, or so they say.
Though considering the lyrics of the orchestra version it's very likely it was that

[Cilia]

I was honestly surprised that 3.4 had a new dungeon endboss theme, and did not expect it to become a trend.

Triumph works well enough for me. 5.0 should have something new.

If anything I'm disappointed the final showdown with Zenos (as the endboss of Ala Mhigo) didn't have a unique theme, but I digress...

[LineageRazor]

If anything I'm disappointed the final showdown with Zenos (as the endboss of Ala Mhigo) didn't have a unique theme, but I digress...

The final showdown with Zenos in Ala Mhigo was disappointing in ALL KINDS of ways. XD And then he turned into a snake. Which as anyone who reads the Evil Overlord List knows, never helps.

I was really hoping for a Minstrel's Ballad of the Zenos fight, but no such luck.

[ChaoticCrimson]

I still think odds are good we may have some kind of proper Zenos fight in the near future, the way the story's going. I'm still vouching for some battle to use Revolutions before this expansion's up, like both the other main themes have had thus far.