Music

[wake]

Hey all, don't usually post in these forums. Just an observer but just wanted to mention this.

The music provided by the FFXIV team saddens me, I remember when I used to enter a battle playing FFXI and you would KNOW you were in battle and would FEEL the excitement. I'm sure SE has enough on their plate right now. But I think if they were to redo battle music, quest music, etc.. it would make the game so much livelier, fun and exciting. I think the game will benefit greatly.

For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1CFP9HiqCI

Anybody else feel the same way? (Apologies if someone mentioned it in a previous thread) Do you think its possible to implement such changes?

[Munba]

I really like the tracks in game so far (battle ones included) and i think Uematsu made a very good work here, sincerely.

[Sonic_the_Hedgehog]

Sorry, I don't agree. I think the music in XIV is pretty good. To me the battle tracks are well done, well except the Behest battle music.

[Kirith]

I fully agree with the OP. Uematsu hasn't provided the same quality of work we can see in FFXI. Pretty music doesn't mean fitting music. I play with the BGM completely off, as i prefer the game's SFX sounds to its boring tracks.

Unfortunately, OP, it's already pretty unexpected Uematsu went out of his way to actually make music for this game. Expecting him to redo it is unrealistic, even though Uematsu himself expressed the desire to change many of the game's tracks, as he was forced to compose them without even seeing the game once.

[Impulse]

I fully agree with the OP. Uematsu hasn't provided the same quality of work we can see in FFXI. Pretty music doesn't mean fitting music. I play with the BGM completely off, as i prefer the game's SFX sounds to its boring tracks.

Uematsu barely had anything to do with XI's music, aside from the base game. Everything else was Naoshi Mizuta.
Unfortunately, Nobuo was rushed on the music much like near everything else in this game. A lot of the time he was simply given a single image to work with.

[Kirith]

Uematsu barely had anything to do with XI's music, aside from the base game. Everything else was Naoshi Mizuta.
Unfortunately, Nobuo was rushed on the music much like near everything else in this game. A lot of the time he was simply given a single image to work with.

Ah, could be, but some of my favorite FFXI tracks only mention Uematsu as composer in their metadata.

[Munba]

Ah, could be, but some of my favorite FFXI tracks only mention Uematsu as composer in their metadata.

Yes, he did few tracks for XI but they are among the best of the ost imo. Like Ronfaure theme and Recollection track.

[Gramul]

as he was forced to compose them without even seeing the game once.

That's...disheartening.

[Shiyo]

That's...disheartening.

It makes perfect sense, it's why none of the music fits any of the zones.

[viion]

I also agree with the OP, the tracks are too poppy and to authentic, it doesn't have a gamey feel to it and the melodies sometimes become a bit to much for themselfs.

I much prefer XI's sound track over XIV.