Video Game soundtracks

Yeah, FF8 is really good. Musically, I would have gone with either FF6, FF8, or Tactics in terms of being tops. In terms of music that actually cater to the mood and situation of what was happening in the game however, I thought FF7 did a better job than the ones I listed.
 
emo_prinny said:
I love the music from Parasite Eve, I dont know why just really really like it a lot. Also I really like the music from Xenogears too.

So many good songs in games now a days it's hard to list them all, could go on for a long time.

Though imo Golbez theme from FF4 is almost as epic as the imperial march from star wars.
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As for the FF soundtracks. They are good, but they are not the bread and butter of all videogame music... I feel bad that American made games get the major shaft from most people. American developers actually go through the effort to get real orchestras to do their music (more often) and American orchestras are actually good.

FFIV is my personal favorite, if we do not include Tactics (since it is not a real FF game without the roman numerals). I know I'm in the minority. I think the general consensus is either FFVIII or FFVI, and both are great, but I liked the feel of FFIV's soundtrack. Kind of like FFV, it was more broad sounding with the constant use of the midi trumpet sound.

FFVII is definitely overrated. Like every game in the series, it has some awesome songs, but in general, I have a hard time remembering a bunch of the songs, and most the songs I remember can coincide with a better FFVIII song anyway.
 
Anyone heard the music to the Final Fantasy: Distant Worlds CD? I was able to go to one of those special concerts yesterday and got to listen to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra play through 15 or so tunes, it was wonderful.
 
When did this one come out?
The last one I got was Final Fantasy: More Friends.

It is good to hear American Orchestras play some of those songs. The Japan New Philharmonic blows hard. I really can't remember which Orchestra played More Friends, or for that matter I don't recognize Colorado Orchestra, but I will take your word that it's good.

Edit: I got it. It was good. It had arrangements of arranged songs from earlier albums. It had things from More Friends, 20 02 0220, FFVII Reunion Tracks, and other stuff. The main difference was the orchestra. The balance had a little bit to be desired for some songs, but it was good. I definitely think it is worth looking at.

I got it here, http://forums.ffshrine.org/showthread.php?t=54462&highlight=final+fantasy+distant+worlds
There is pretty much any FF album you could ever want here.
 
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