30 Days of FF Themes [Music]
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Dana Scully
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Day 6: Cosmo Canyon and Slam Shuffle. Hnnngghh so good.
Day 7:
omg it's so hick i love it
Day 7:
omg it's so hick i love it
Ⓐaron
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I poasted it first
Tennyo
Higher Further Faster
Oops, sorry, Aaron.
But anyway, I need to go back in time to the town theme and post this that I forgot:
I adore Lowtown, and this music is so fitting and amusing. Especially when you can get the camera to focus in on Old Dalan smoking his hookah with that weird cat in his lap. lol
But anyway, I need to go back in time to the town theme and post this that I forgot:
I adore Lowtown, and this music is so fitting and amusing. Especially when you can get the camera to focus in on Old Dalan smoking his hookah with that weird cat in his lap. lol
Ⓐaron
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8. Best victory fanfare
Most of them are pretty similar. I'll go with
also had a nice version. Definitely the classic version of the fanfare is the best; I'm not too fond of the alterations in games like VII, VIII, and X. Call me puritanical, but having a different theme for winning a battle in an FF game just seems wrong.
Most of them are pretty similar. I'll go with
Celes Chere
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I'm skipping the chocobo one because tbh I'm not really fond of any of them. :x
As for best fanfare? FFIX and FFVIII(because after the main tune it makes me think that they're all doing the funky chicken)
also here easy access to all the fanfares lawl
As for best fanfare? FFIX and FFVIII(because after the main tune it makes me think that they're all doing the funky chicken)
also here easy access to all the fanfares lawl
Dana Scully
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Best victory theme:
THE BASSLINE IS SO FUNKY, UNF.
Every other fanfare: okay that's nice let's carry on now /spam X
VI's fanfare: DANCING ON MAH COUCH YEAH YOU OWNED THEM CELES FUCK YEAH WHAT NOW BITCHES
THE BASSLINE IS SO FUNKY, UNF.
Every other fanfare: okay that's nice let's carry on now /spam X
VI's fanfare: DANCING ON MAH COUCH YEAH YOU OWNED THEM CELES FUCK YEAH WHAT NOW BITCHES
ForceStealer
Double Growth
I also say FFVI's. For a midi soundtrack, why does that game have the best bass and drum lines in the series?
Second place might go to FFX's, I always kinda liked it, for one of the alterations.
By the way, have any of you heard FFXIV's? It's pretty good, really amps up the triumphant-ness.
Second place might go to FFX's, I always kinda liked it, for one of the alterations.
By the way, have any of you heard FFXIV's? It's pretty good, really amps up the triumphant-ness.
Ryushikaze
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Well, obviously
Alternately
Though I vaguely recall a version of the IV theme with a trill between the bars.
Alternately
Though I vaguely recall a version of the IV theme with a trill between the bars.
Ⓐaron
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9. Best emergency/action theme
Probably won't surprise that I'm going to list
It contains another variant of Terra's theme, which helps elevate it above the others for me.
from the same game, is also pretty great.
That said, if it counts,
is probably the best of these themes from any Final Fantasy game. Just flawless in pretty much every way.
Honourable mentions to
and
And I guess if I can use
again, that as well.
Finally, I must mention
I'm not really sure whether it fits here, but it doesn't really fit under any of the categories either as far as I can see, and it is epic.
So yeah, not really sure which of these is my overall favourite; too much good stuff here.
Probably won't surprise that I'm going to list
That said, if it counts,
Honourable mentions to
Finally, I must mention
So yeah, not really sure which of these is my overall favourite; too much good stuff here.
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ForceStealer
Double Growth
This song knows how to get your heart pumping. I always loved it when this song came on. That pounding bass line that overpowers all the other instruments in the song - especially with that loop it gets 'caught' in for a measure of the main riff (first at 0:11), the high, diminutive melody, the the percussion that drives but gives way to the tapping hi-hat in the "chorus," if that's what you call it, only to fade back in with that pounding bass drum. This song is excellent. No idea what the hell the name means though
See Weapon Raid in Aaron's post for an example of how to garner very similar feelings using orchestrated sound, but it still doesn't pound in your ears like this one. Protecting my Devotion is also an awesome song, more of the triumphant variety, but still fits in "action theme" imo and is beautiful.
Ghost X
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FFVIII - Movin' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87r3p31Ersw
FFIX - Silver Dragon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM-7Jbl5muQ
These combined with the visuals got me all excited. I think is worthy of a mention for the action/emergency category + they were ones that came to my memory =p. I'm sure there are better, but can't be bothered going through all the OSTs. I'm a fan of the Crazy Motorcycle one myself.
FFIX - Silver Dragon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM-7Jbl5muQ
These combined with the visuals got me all excited. I think is worthy of a mention for the action/emergency category + they were ones that came to my memory =p. I'm sure there are better, but can't be bothered going through all the OSTs. I'm a fan of the Crazy Motorcycle one myself.
Dana Scully
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Day 9:
Well, both Hurry and Hurry Faster from VII never fails to get my blood pumping.
That 'ticking' percussion in the background and then the high melodic runs (0:20) with the heavy chords throughout gives a really good feeling of that panic you get when time is precious.
There's nothing like some good, sharp snare drum to make you feel like you have to move. The long-short pattern in various parts of the melody gives the song a sort of lunging feeling, like you're just barely keeping ahead of something that really wants to teabag you.
It goes without saying that WEAPON Raid is awesomegasmic.
Technically this is a battle theme, but FF Tactics had so many of them and this one definitely makes it feel like an emergency.
Fast tempo, low, ominous strings mixed with the higher, more urgent strings. Never fails to make me twitchy.
Well, both Hurry and Hurry Faster from VII never fails to get my blood pumping.
That 'ticking' percussion in the background and then the high melodic runs (0:20) with the heavy chords throughout gives a really good feeling of that panic you get when time is precious.
There's nothing like some good, sharp snare drum to make you feel like you have to move. The long-short pattern in various parts of the melody gives the song a sort of lunging feeling, like you're just barely keeping ahead of something that really wants to teabag you.
It goes without saying that WEAPON Raid is awesomegasmic.
Technically this is a battle theme, but FF Tactics had so many of them and this one definitely makes it feel like an emergency.
Fast tempo, low, ominous strings mixed with the higher, more urgent strings. Never fails to make me twitchy.
Vivi
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My favorite emergency theme has to be FFVII's Weapon Raid. I seem to be failing at actually uploading the video on my post, so here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YWRiq-plxw
The Junon scene in Disk 2 is one of my favorites in the entire game, and I think this theme really fits in with the chaos of the situation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YWRiq-plxw
The Junon scene in Disk 2 is one of my favorites in the entire game, and I think this theme really fits in with the chaos of the situation.
Dana Scully
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[ youtube ] videcode [ /youtube ] without the spaces, Lyra 
(and the video code is the random string of characters between the v= and the & in the url).
(and the video code is the random string of characters between the v= and the & in the url).Tactics "Apoplexy" is a great call from YACCBS. I wouldn't have thought to use one of the boss themes, but it fits this category better.
I also like "Crazy Motorcycle."
Yet another from VI, "The Unforgiven," which is basically just another version "Protect the Phantom Beasts" or "Save Them," except that it's a little more eerie. I always want to break my controller when it comes on because the stupid sprite won't move fast enough.
I also like "Crazy Motorcycle."
Yet another from VI, "The Unforgiven," which is basically just another version "Protect the Phantom Beasts" or "Save Them," except that it's a little more eerie. I always want to break my controller when it comes on because the stupid sprite won't move fast enough.
ForceStealer
Double Growth
^THERE IT IS.
That's the one I was looking for originally but I didn't know the name and could not for the life of me find it. That song is fantastic. Might come in second to my choice from FFVIII. I just like when it plays the Mission Impossible Theme at 0:28
Anyway, thanks for finding it, lol.
That's the one I was looking for originally but I didn't know the name and could not for the life of me find it. That song is fantastic. Might come in second to my choice from FFVIII. I just like when it plays the Mission Impossible Theme at 0:28
Anyway, thanks for finding it, lol.