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Final Fantasy VIII OST is possibly the greatest work ever by a video game composer
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Kalm (Ahead on Our Way) comes close, and it's part of his tradition for making one of these in every Final Fantasy, but Fisherman's Horizon probably was the pinnacle of that style.
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I don't think it's so much an intentional motif (there's no connection between the two in terms of context) than either a stylistic easter egg or completely unintentional, really. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaFzvQQFCrc#t=20s
I think it's far more intentional that Julia's theme/Eyes on Me is an amalgam of love themes and leading lady themes from previous games.
I agree, this is my go to soundtrack when I need to relax.
I even started playing guitar because of tracks like Balamb Garden, Fisherman's Horizon and Breezy.
Other soundtracks that I enjoy on the same level are Chrono Cross's and another masterpiece from Uematsu, Final Fantasy VII. Songs like Jenova have so much energy, they get me pumped!
I even started playing guitar because of tracks like Balamb Garden, Fisherman's Horizon and Breezy.
Other soundtracks that I enjoy on the same level are Chrono Cross's and another masterpiece from Uematsu, Final Fantasy VII. Songs like Jenova have so much energy, they get me pumped!
manipulate
Member
Holy crap, I never noticed that before
Moon_frogger
Member
It's not my favorite but it for sure has some of my all time favorite tracks from the series and overall it is truly Exceptionally good ost. I really can't say anything negative and can't even fault you for considering it the best of all time cause it's just that good.
Whoa. Now that I think about it, he does stick pieces of Terra's theme in Eyes on Me. I'll have to listen to it more to see if I can pick out any more.
I like FFVIII's soundtrack a great deal but I still think FFVI trumps it in complexity. It's just so thematically dense. I always feel like I'm discovering something new whenever I listen to it.
Holy shit, how could I forget? That's my favourite of the three.
I'm definitely gonna to miss that kind of composition for FFXV with it having towns and all. Uematsu brings it close to home.
LOL
I prefer Fisherman's Horizon
Posting only url and hopefully you're not on mobile so it doesn't autoembed and spoil lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhAnxWSQoKo#t=45s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbOqcR-BORo#t=1m21
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaa. It really is a patchwork. It's really astonishing to me that Eyes on Me is as coherent as it is, given this.
Yeah I noticed a lot of these too.
There's actually something similar with Aeris's theme sounding like Celes's and the Opera Theme.
DukeLongfellow
Member
Honestly, I felt Necron Battle had a lot more structure than this. I'm not a stranger to prog rock but that piercing, phase synth didn't lie well with me. But that's just by listening it on its own, I don't have any game footage or experience in its intended form and that probably makes all the difference. I am going to listen to the soundtrack a bit more after liking the track you posted so thank you regardless.
Spiritwalker
Member
It's definitely one of the best, not sure if I'd put it at #1 though.
MulderYuffie
Member
That honor would go to FFIX.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
FFVIII's Piano Collection is probably my favorite.
Eyes On Me, and Fisherman's Horizon are stunning. I need to find FH's Sheet music... And a new piano...
My mother really enjoyed hearing me play Eyes On Me. My grandmother preferred To Zanarkand when I would play it for her. I enjoyed playing Eyes On Me more though.
Many of FFVIII's tracks just work well on piano, Ami. I don't know if there is a Piano Collection version of The Extreme but this does it justice.
This guy used the Shadow Clone Jutsu just to play The Extreme.
Eyes On Me, and Fisherman's Horizon are stunning. I need to find FH's Sheet music... And a new piano...
My mother really enjoyed hearing me play Eyes On Me. My grandmother preferred To Zanarkand when I would play it for her. I enjoyed playing Eyes On Me more though.
Many of FFVIII's tracks just work well on piano, Ami. I don't know if there is a Piano Collection version of The Extreme but this does it justice.
This guy used the Shadow Clone Jutsu just to play The Extreme.
The Castle on piano is something special. Back when I used to play Oblivion constantly, I would mod it so that would play whenever I entered a dungeon or cave. So chilly but well put together. But the original track from the OST is pretty amazing on it's own and kinda overlooked. Love all of the baroque themes to the music in VIII. A lot of European stylings from the music to the architecture.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Now that's one of the best Oblivion mod's I've ever heard of.
Well said, the baroque style and European influence in FFVIII made it's OST stand out in my opinion. It helped infuse a sense of fantasy in the more modern aesthetic of FFVIII's world. I love ALL of the PS1 Era FF OSTs, but something about FFVIII's was unique. Captivating in it's own way. I felt like FFIX edges it out in the OST department, by just a little bit.
I always come back to FFVIII's OST though.
I remember reading this post and fawning over your piano skillz. Grandma was right, I should have practiced more. Then again I was never good at transcribing, let alone sight reading... Seeing how accurate you were is incredible.
Not bad! Here's my rendition of FH: https://youtu.be/cMmN9tEOkLs
(I love this piece, in all its arrangements. For a while, I was performing it publicly in almost every recital.)
Larson Conway
Member
YES.
This and Xenosaga III by Yuki Kajiura.
This and Xenosaga III by Yuki Kajiura.
Did you ever get asked where the arrangement of Sukiyaki came from? Because I did a couple of times (lol)
HAHAHA. Nah. But I did a lot of retirement home gigs where the people tended to have very little knowledge of Japanese culture. They just thought the tune was pretty (and it is).
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Every time I play a Final Fantasy song for family, friends, or strangers they think it's some kind of beautiful classical piece. Then I tell them it's from video games I play.
It's usually people my age or younger who recognize what I play and just smile knowing where it's from.
Yeah, it's funny. You can actually see in real-time when people's expressions go from, "Oh, is this Brahms" to "Oh, it's *just* from a video game."
TheGreatDirector
Banned
I still feel that Aerith's Theme takes heavy inspiration from FF3's Aria, Maiden of Water Theme.
NES Version
NES Version
piratepwnsninja
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I actually dislike the game quite a bit, but I can agree with you that the soundtrack is extremely good.
sixteen-bit
Member
yeah, mitsuda is unfuckwithable
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I really like the Find Your Way theme too.
Grim Patron
Member
So good!
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
I think the only thing wrong with VIII's OST is that it introduces you to the game with Balamb Garden, which is almost impossible to top. Although it comes close at several times.
VIII is one of my least favorite modern FFs, but its soundtrack is on another level entirely.
VIII is one of my least favorite modern FFs, but its soundtrack is on another level entirely.
hprshredder
Banned
It's good but calling it the greatest work of any video game composer seems like a pretty large leap.
Yes, Maybe I'm a Lion is my favourite final boss music. The whole OST is a masterpiece, I think the tracks you mention are underrated compared to the music of VII and X.
I love The Oath, and Drifting, such emotional tracks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4eB0WOwN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nYmBj8PWbM
I really wish they would play them at Distant Worlds or something.
JustSomeone
Member
It's not even the best soundtrack in the FF series
TheKastorian
Member
VIII, is definitely the best Final Fantasy soundtrack (VII is a super close second). Sorry VI.
Terareflection
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potatohead
Member
There's also Piano collections for FF7/8/9.
Plus Orchestra versions for 7, I don't think for 8 or 9 though. But there is an OST Plus collection for IX that also includes a ton of small tracks missing from the OST proper.
And of course Black Mages albums have a few tracks redone from all of the above.
Plus Orchestra versions for 7, I don't think for 8 or 9 though. But there is an OST Plus collection for IX that also includes a ton of small tracks missing from the OST proper.
And of course Black Mages albums have a few tracks redone from all of the above.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
There are actually Piano Collections for all numbered FFs from IV to XIII, including X-2.
potatohead
Member
I really like the Slideshow Part 1 (or 2 i forget), such a funny and cute track on the Piano collections
Yea I was just talking about the PS1 era stuff.