You guys don't know how much I love the music in Final Fantasy IX.
Every time I listen to the overworld theme from that game, it takes me back to my childhood. I remember one playthrough during the summer where I was also playing Chrono Cross and Vagrant Story. It was my "summer of RPGs".
I feel lucky to have played these games to experience their beautiful game worlds, music, and CGI cutscenes at a young age, when kids today would rather play violent military shooters or the latest battle royale clone which have no real stories to tell that might creatively inspire them to write or draw their own Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest, something I think makes RPGs unique from other genres.
Final Fantasy VII and X had pretty good music too but I mostly remember Final Fantasy IX. At that time, I never played Final Fantasy I - VI which is probably why Final Fantasy IX ended up being my favorite entry in the series.
But it's so good!