I’ve had this idea for a minute but have Struggled to start it so HAHA we’re finally doing it
Final Fantasy music is Really good and I want to share my favorite songs so I’m just gonna go by game and list like my top 5
FFI was hard to pick cause there’s not a lot of songs? Also I wasn’t sure if I wanted to exclude certain songs because they became series mainstays but i decided I don’t care and if it stands out to me I’m doing it
Linking the PS remake versions cause those are the easiest to find
5. Temple of Chaos
Mysterious……… I like the melody in this one :) I think I like the original NES version more cause it sounds like, super heroic and final like you’re a party of 4 warriors who traveled back in time to go kill the final evil (almost like you are???? wooooow)
4. Mount Gulg
This is absolutely a case of I like this song more because of how it’s used in later games (have you heard mythril mines from chocobo racing????? SLAPS) and again this is a fun melody; I like this PS version cause of the flutes it sounds like a volcano (I will not elaborate)
3. Final Battle
Kill Chaos. This song is one of two reasons why I used the PS OST cause it exists there first, but my personal favorite version of this is the PR version cause of the guitars and drums in that one (i am a sucker for Rock Instruments), I think the beginning of this song is cool cause it has that evil build up vibe, then the little bit of piano, then GOES HAM; it rocks
2. Miniboss Battle
I definitely attribute part of me liking this to DFFOO cause it’s Garland’s BT theme, but this is like, peak FFI music to me, this is what I think of when i think of FFI. I can picture in my mind Garland and the Warrior of Light battling it out relentlessly, swords swinging wildly and clashing; I am not going to continue to try to paint a picture because I cannot but I hope the vibe is created in your mind’s eye too. This is the other PS OST original song, and again, I think the PR version is the best version because of its super loud orchestral hits. (I wish I could find an upload of it cause I’d use that instead)
1. Opening Theme
You might be asking, Styrm, why did you say the miniboss theme was peak FFI music and then not put it at #1? Because I’m a Bitch and the opening theme that becomes the main theme of the whole series makes me cry like an idiot every time I hear it. Uematsu was COOKING when he made this. I’m probably not going to put this in future lists but this is the time where I say how good this song is; FFXI, XV, and XVI also have Really good versions of it. I’m sure there’s some music theory term for notes that emotion you harder than others, whatever it is, this song does that (I am shit at writing and explaining but I like this song aaaaaaa)
