Old FF Music

[Loony_BoB]

Since there is an emphasis being placed on making the game more "Final Fantasy" - why not have the option of 'mixing in' old music somehow? Imagine having a Chocobo 'radio' that would play a variation of one of the Chocobo themes from the other games? Likewise, having some NM battles break out the FFVII boss theme would be pretty epic. Having the Balamb's theme (town, not garden) as you fish in Limsa? Amazing.

With a game that you play for potentially thousands of hours, it would be really nice for the music to be a little different every now and then. It wouldn't have to be every time... just a little random sweetener to the game that pops in on random occasions, slightly similar to how you can on occasion wake up with a dream sequence.

I only had the idea because my gf and I flick around the various FF soundtracks we have while we play the game as there is only so much you can take of the same song every time you're running around Ul'dah or Thanalan. What do you guys think?

[Ruisu]

No thanks. This needs to be it's own game, rather than just shoving everything from previous FF titles in it.

[Elexia]

No thanks. This needs to be it's own game, rather than just shoving everything from previous FF titles in it.

Gonna be disappointed when you read Yoshida is already doing what the OP posted about basically lol.

[Ruisu]

Gonna be disappointed when you read Yoshida is already doing what the OP posted about basically lol.

I'm actually a bit concerned about what Yoshida has been doing, but he's also been doing it tastefully. Magitek armor works fine, because magitek exists in the game. The Crystal Tower and Xande were hinted at before, with that tomb in Mor Dhona. They've even given it some lore of it's own. The Golden Saucer, as much as I will loathe that name in this game, wouldn't be too absurd, since there's something similar in Ul'dah already, we just can't access it. As long as they manage to work it in like they did with jobs (barring BLM. Lol.) then I'm fine with it.

Ripping songs directly from other games (In their original format) is not something that would be a good addition to this game. It cheapens this game, and the games that the song was originally from. If it's something like the Mog, Chocobo, Gilgamesh theme, that's fine. Those make sense. If they have a similar melody to the Crystal Tower theme, that'd be fine too. I just don't need to here THE EXTREME when I'm in a dungeon. If I want to listen to FF music while grinding, I'll just listen to it outside of the game.

[Alkar]

I'm actually a bit concerned about what Yoshida has been doing, but he's also been doing it tastefully. Magitek armor works fine, because magitek exists in the game. The Crystal Tower and Xande were hinted at before, with that tomb in Mor Dhona. They've even given it some lore of it's own. The Golden Saucer, as much as I will loathe that name in this game, wouldn't be too absurd, since there's something similar in Ul'dah already, we just can't access it. As long as they manage to work it in like they did with jobs (barring BLM. Lol.) then I'm fine with it.

Ripping songs directly from other games (In their original format) is not something that would be a good addition to this game. It cheapens this game, and the games that the song was originally from. If it's something like the Mog, Chocobo, Gilgamesh theme, that's fine. Those make sense. If they have a similar melody to the Crystal Tower theme, that'd be fine too. I just don't need to here THE EXTREME when I'm in a dungeon. If I want to listen to FF music while grinding, I'll just listen to it outside of the game.

No one said they should be "ripping songs directly from other games". Remix the tracks to fit the game and it's good... exactly what they did with the Moogle theme and Chocobo theme already.

[Ruisu]

No one said they should be "ripping songs directly from other games". Remix the tracks to fit the game and it's good... exactly what they did with the Moogle theme and Chocobo theme already.

Those are actually arranges. The OP was asking for direct rips of songs in this game.

Imagine having a Chocobo 'radio' that would play a variation of one of the Chocobo themes from the other games? Likewise, having some NM battles break out the FFVII boss theme would be pretty epic. Having the Balamb's theme (town, not garden) as you fish in Limsa? Amazing.

[Alkar]

They totally should. Maybe not randomly but add boss battles from previous FF games and have a remix of the tracks from that game or boss.

[TatlTael]

I'd prefer if they didn't. I think the current sound team has been putting in some great original music and I want it to stay that way. If you want to hear older music while you play just mute the in game music and play your own. . . I do sometimes when I'm leve grinding since I really do not like most of the levequest music.

[Nox]

As great and nostalgic as this idea may be, I find it a bit insulting to the current composers. it would be a sort of bitter sweet thing for me If something like this were implemented. Also, it can have a pretty large negative effect on the composers currently writing stuff for this game. It may even make them slack. I would say it's best if something like this wasn't implemented mainly because I feel the current sound team deserves a shot at creating memorable music without worrying about it not being "good enough" compared to the otter FF songs from previous games.

[Seif]

They need better sound design for the 2.0 that is more cohesive.

Currently the game lacks a theme and identity that all the other FF titles have.
I want a new game rather than a mixtape from old ones.

I hope 2.0 has less guitar and new arrangements of these songs already in the game. As such they don't fit the areas or the situations.

XIV already has good music the arrangements and cacophony of instruments are holding it back from becoming a great ost.