1) A serious problem with FFXII's soundtrack is how terribly compressed it was on the PS2 disc. When I first bought the OST, I remember thinking that some of the tracks sounded so different from what I heard in game that they almost felt like arranged versions. Moreso than any other FF soundtrack, I really think that FFXII's music demands a higher bitrate transfer to really emphasize it's strengths.
2) Also, FFXII's enormous play areas don't really do the soundtrack justice, in traditional FF fashion. After listening to the same song for 30+ minutes, even the most memorable tracks would get boring and repetitive. I love
To the End of the Abyss , but there's no way in hell I want to listen to it for 45 minutes. FFXII's tracks were designed to be better suited for that kind of repetition, but it unfortunately came with the cost of being as
instantly memorable as Uematsu's work. That shouldn't be a slight against the
quality of the music though, it's just an unfortunate circumstance of that kind of game design.
However, despite all of that, there are more than a few beautiful sounding pieces that I'd be more than happy to stack up against anything in FFX.
A Moments Rest
Sorrow
White Room
Seeking Power
The Sochen Cave Palace
Eruyt Village
The Cerobi Steppe
A Land of Memories
The Empire