Day 12: Favorite Music Track

[alkonost_storm]

Admittedly I've kinda sorta lost track of what day I left off as so I guess this meme will no longer contain a semblance of going through the list in order. So far most of my definite favorite tracks are all FFIX. And why not? FFIX had wonderful music. However, that's not to say all my favorite tracks are from FFIX. FROM THE TOP:

FFIX:
 

• Roses of May: ever since listening to Katethegreat19's lyrics of this song I've fallen in love with it. So quite naturally, I took the trouble of getting that music dlc for the game. It is a soft, gentle piece for a fighting game and a joy to listen to. Actually if Leon had been in the game, I could see this being his theme, all things considering...
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• Not Alone: This piece plays during Zidane's BSOD in Disc III and is another testament to how good the FFIX soundtrack really is. I think even those who haven't played the game would get the sentiments that were conveyed in this piece.

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FFVIII:

• Man with the Golden Machine Gun: Always a fun piece to listen to during a fight, this theme always played during the Laguna segments of FFVIII

FFVI:

• Terra's Theme: Lately I've grown to like this theme and I'm just sad it's not available as BGM for the game.

FFX:

• Otherworld: Awesome song is awesome (tbh I prefer the Black Mages's cover)
• Battle Theme: I liked the battle theme in FFX, particularly how different it sounded from battle themes in earlier games. Maybe it was the fact that this sounds like actual instruments rather than computerized sounds, IDK.

Okay, those are all the ones that come up so far. Expect to see another fill today, plus a continuation (of sorts) to Day 27

Comments

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I love FFIX to the death but I really hate a lot of the choices they made for Dissidia. As essential as "You are not alone" is in terms of fitting in with the themes and being perhaps one of the most brilliant moments in FFIX, I really do not like the track itself. But I agree it has it's place there so I'm not complaining too much.

Rose of May on the other hand I have a big problem with. For starters it is not a battle piece; there is an arrangement of it as a battle track called Protecting My Devotion in the game itself which I think works much better because that way Beatrix fans are still happy and it's an invigorating combat piece. (Plus I like it much more than Rose of May) Mind you I suppose they are entitled to one non-battle theme in the DLC but I really wouldn't have gone for that.

My personal choices for the FFIX DLC would've been The Place I'll Return To Someday as a bonus because it's the game's main theme, Sword of Doubt (another Beatrix battle theme), Consecutive Battles and of course Song of Memory. /ramble

Terra's theme is so lovely; I adore the melancholic overtones and sense of anxiety about it. Actually one of my favourite moments of FFVI was watching Terra, Bigs and Wedge approach Narshe as the credits rolled with her theme playing overhead... Such an iconic start...