I still think it will unlock some time.. same happend to the FFXR sample page, it wasn't complete on release days as well. A few days later you had access to all of the tracks.
well, the same uploader has StevenKelly version up as well, and the new one uploaded just an hour ago saying its memoria so I assumed it was the official one.
well, the same uploader has StevenKelly version up as well, and the new one uploaded just an hour ago saying its memoria so I assumed it was the official one.
Because if they wanted my money then they would have released it in America. I'm not going to pay 2x as much for a CD, especially when it at the same time encourages them to keep these things only in Japan.
Because if they wanted my money then they would have released it in America. I'm not going to pay 2x as much for a CD, especially when it at the same time encourages them to keep these things only in Japan.
VG OSTs and especially special releases like this are quite the niche products. Sometimes niche products have to have premium prices if they want to keep them profitable.
Your loss. 30$ really isn't any kind HORRIBURU price for an album filled with such quality compositions recorded with a big orchestra & choir. SQEX has brought some OSTs over. It's proof enough that there isn't that much of a market for them when they or no other publishers bring more of them here.
VG OSTs and especially special releases like this are quite the niche products. Sometimes niche products have to have premium prices if they want to keep them profitable.
Your loss. 30$ really isn't any kind HORRIBURU price for an album filled with such quality compositions recorded with a big orchestra & choir. SQEX has brought some OSTs over. It's proof enough that there isn't that much of a market for them when they or no other publishers bring more of them here.
Would it really be that risky for them to put it on iTunes and / or Amazon as a digital release? I know that distribution would be risky and probably couldn't make much money, but how would they lose it by putting digital versions online?
Wow! I've been waiting for such a long time to hear the official, direct-feed version of this tune! I consider it to be one of the best music tracks in the series so far.
If someone could replace Nobuo Uematsu, it is Yoko Shimomura (And Yasunori Mitsuda )
Would it really be that risky for them to put it on iTunes and / or Amazon as a digital release? I know that distribution would be risky and probably couldn't make much money, but how would they lose it by putting digital versions online?
The 2011 trailer has a lengthy rendition, but it is actually shorter than the 2008 trailer's version since it cuts the music from 2:24 to 2:45 (using the official Omnis Lacrima track)
The 2011 trailer has a lengthy rendition, but it is actually shorter than the 2008 trailer's version since it cuts the music from 2:24 to 2:45 (using the official Omnis Lacrima track)
Ah, I didn't remember the DKWhatever trailer having this song. I thought this trailer was the first to have it and it's only about a minute long version of it:
Seriously, this is one of my favorite pieces of FF music, and it seems like everyone only wants to complain about it. The buildup to 2:40 and the payoff is just unrivaled. I love this, and I can't wait to see how it is used in the game. Too bad not everyone has the same appreciation for it )=
Seriously, this is one of my favorite pieces of FF music, and it seems like everyone only wants to complain about it. The buildup to 2:40 and the payoff is just unrivaled. I love this, and I can't wait to see how it is used in the game. Too bad not everyone has the same appreciation for it )=
I've spend evenings listening to it on repeat. I find it works perfectly outside the trailer... Caius Theme, on the other hand... I dunno, it's a great one, but not one I find myself wanting to listen to more than a couple of times at once.
Don't really know how "generic" can be used in the same sentence as Omnis Lacrima. It's not even that typical for Shimomura let alone being something you hear in every trailer or something. From everything she's done, Omnis Lacrima is easily one of my favorites.
And if they are going to use it in the game, there are some parts of it that could be looped while running around if it's part of gameplay or create a dynamic version of it that keeps building up during some part of the game (I could imagine some parts of it playing while running through war-ridden streets of Noctis' city during the night). Or it's just for a cutscene or the intro movie.
Don't really know how "generic" can be used in the same sentence as Omnis Lacrima. It's not even that typical for Shimomura let alone being something you hear in every trailer or something. From everything she's done, Omnis Lacrima is easily one of my favorites.
Shimomura has written tons of this type of music (Destati, Guardando nel Buio, Crudelis et Magnificus, et al.) and it hits on pretty much all the "epic trailer music" tropes to a tee, from the choir, sudden shifts in dynamics, softer bridge, etc.
Shimomura has written tons of this type of music (Destati, Guardando nel Buio, Crudelis et Magnificus, et al.) and it hits on pretty much all the "epic trailer music" tropes to a tee, from the choir, sudden shifts in dynamics, softer bridge, etc.
YES! The E3 announcement trailer one was good, but the 2008 / 2011 / 2013 gameplay trailer music is probably my favorite Final Fantasy piece in many many years.
What they've showed of it looked pretty meh to be honest. They've had all the time in the world, so no, not really. I'll play for the production values and Shim.
Dat Shim. Somnus, Somnus extended, this one and the one from this past E3. All gems. I can't wait.
Shimomura has written tons of this type of music (Destati, Guardando nel Buio, Crudelis et Magnificus, et al.) and it hits on pretty much all the "epic trailer music" tropes to a tee, from the choir, sudden shifts in dynamics, softer bridge, etc.
I was ready to come into this thread and shit on Square in regards to the continued long wait for XV, but that Forest Maze sample took the fight out of me.
Shimomura has written tons of this type of music (Destati, Guardando nel Buio, Crudelis et Magnificus, et al.) and it hits on pretty much all the "epic trailer music" tropes to a tee, from the choir, sudden shifts in dynamics, softer bridge, etc.
I think you have a point. It's a bit similar to the tracks you listed for sure. People will get hung up on it and say they're not identical, which of course is completely true. But it is still definitely a style she has explored in the past, on multiple occasions and you had examples to back it up.
Does that make it generic? I don't know, that's up to personal opinion. I think the latin choir style vocals have been overplayed in lots of stuff, but it still has a place in a lot of OSTs and I think it's fine for now. Two of my favorite XIII tracks (Ragnarok, Hymn to the Story) also had a similar vocal style, but personally, I felt they were significantly better in writing
(and recording quality, but I have to hear the final version of Omnis Lacrimis in its original format and not off youtube to make a final call on that)
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I'm hoping this is one of the worst tracks on the XV OST, and I honestly think it probably will be, besides Somnus which might be even worse. The best part of the song is the first 0:45 seconds, then it's kind of downhill from there. None of it is terrible, it just really doesn't blow me away.
The last thing she did that I actually was impressed by was The 3rd Birthday, and she only did a handful of songs on that (and they aren't the best songs on the OST either). These are the tracks that give me some hope for XV's OST.
Personally, I think these are better songs than Omnis Lacrimis
and the production values honestly sound better as well;but like I said, I'm not going to make a final call on that based on youtube
. XV will have a ton of variety in the OST I'm sure, so it'll have some heavy and dark stuff, some electronic stuff, and that's what I'm looking forward to.
Since memória!'s「OMNIS LACRIMA」is an orchestral arrangement done by Kaoru Wada, it makes me doubt that this exact version will make the cut for the OST (or if it's even in the game).
Thank you for recommending those pieces, Shinta. Now I will most certainly have to buy the OST for T3B one day.
EDIT: Also, ¥3,000 for a CD is not unreasonable. Japan's goods are just expensive sometimes.