Labyrinthos Music

[DamianFatale]

It's no secret that fans are divisive about this song. What do you think is wrong with it, and how could the developers improve it?

From what I see, I think it's supposed to be similar to the Great Gubal Library which really was an interesting experimental jazz composition, but unlike that one, it took some interesting risks that I don't know if fans can all appreciate. I'm curious what players thoughts on the matter are. Do you like it the way it is? Or do you wish it to be changed?

[Kikoten]

It's no secret that fans are divisive about this song. What do you think is wrong with it, and how could the developers improve it?

From what I see, I think it's supposed to be similar to the Great Gubal Library which really was an interesting experimental jazz composition, but unlike that one, it took some interesting risks that I don't know if fans can all appreciate. I'm curious what players thoughts on the matter are. Do you like it the way it is? Or do you wish it to be changed?

When they first showed off Labyrinthos and let us hear the music for the first time, I was reminded of a level in Ys Origin where you have to go through a tunnel that plays music by having air pushed through holes in the wall. Because one of the antagonists did something to the wall, it caused the music to become discordant, and it actually hurt your character. At first I thought the music in Labyrinthos was out of tune, but it wasn't. I actually liked it. The music is uncanny, much like the zone itself, and I hope SE doesn't change it at all.

[BunniEclair]

I love the labyrinthos music, lol. I think it’s very cute and a bit unsettling, like an abandoned theme park sort of thing. I am guessing it will be where the Hummingway live, along with possibly Lunarians. It’s hard to describe but it gave me a very sort of “the inhabitants here are very out of touch” sort of vibe. That’s the best way I can describe it. Like a forced cheeriness. I’m looking forward to that area.

[Ceridwenae]

I love the labyrinthos music, lol. I think it’s very cute and a bit unsettling, like an abandoned theme park sort of thing. I am guessing it will be where the Hummingway live, along with possibly Lunarians. It’s hard to describe but it gave me a very sort of “the inhabitants here are very out of touch” sort of vibe. That’s the best way I can describe it. Like a forced cheeriness. I’m looking forward to that area.

I think this is very spot-on. It's like something from a funfair barrel organ, and I want to hear more to see if it dives right in or if it remains treading water above some very deep currents. I suspect if it's not what you say regarding the inhabitants being out of touch or having a forced cheeriness, it could err on this side of funhouse.

[myahele]

I liked it. Its sounds whimsical and not something you'd expect from a location like that. It reminds me of FF4 Mysidia theme song.

If anything needs to change, I'd say the pitch of some of the instruments used is a bit too high when listening on headphones.

[Starshower]

When I heard that song, it felt like the zone was an abandoned toy land lost to time... maybe it fits, since it's supposed to be an artificial oasis underground.

[Kuroka]

wait where, did i really miss that part when they showed more of it?

[Mikey_R]

wait where, did i really miss that part when they showed more of it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umBo...INALFANTASYXIV

It was shown during the keynote. Personally, wasn't the biggest fan when I first heard it, this rang true for a few members of my FC, however, I also believe, since we have basically no context about the area, there is no context for the music as well. It might be it fits the area well when we go there ourselves.

[Vahlnir]

It was...strange, but I like strange. It will probably grow on me. I'm more excited about the zone as a whole. To me, it looked to be inspired partly by Hollow Earth. It even has an artificial sun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth

[Ilenya]

Maybe it was my stream messing up music (the sounds for the Reaper video were...Something...) but the song as a whole just sounded too shrill for my liking.