So like, this Might feel like a copout putting this here cause it is a medley in some ways, but I don’t care! I Absolutely Love the tone this intro sets for the whole game, and the little extra bits it puts between the parts that are used later in the game. The opening giving you that sense of dread that you reexperience later with God Kefka, then the little twinkling piano; then there the next section that plays with the backstory explanation, finally ending with Terra’s theme, but putting a little spin on it at the end making it Feel like the start of your journey. I think this is the perfect intro song, it encapsulates the game, but it also sounds really nice.

Edgar and Sabin are my favorite characters in FFVI. Their main theme is already really good, but I’ve always appreciated this slower mix a lot more. I love the scene it plays in, showing how just… good of a brother Edgar is. I’m a sucker for brotherly relationships as I’ve said before, especially from the realm of an older sibling because that’s a huge part of my identity. This song takes a really good melody, chills it out, puts an extra spin on it, and slaps you with a pile of emotions while it does it. Also listen to Edgar’s theme from World of Final Fantasy which is an upbeat remix of this song.

The past two entries of this list had me loving them a lot because of the emotional connection and the feel with the story; this song is purely here because of how fucking COOL it sounds. I absolutely love all of the instruments in this, how gritty and like a machine it sounds, the high pitched wave being shot at you and the slams before it loops, this SOUNDS like an apocalypse. Combine that with some real good backing tracks and a heavy hitting melody, my ears cannot get enough of this. Hearing this play in Stranger of Paradise made me so happy, and I love all 3 parts of the song there too.

This is a bop. This is a banger. This song cannot physically sound bad in any version and I literally never get sick of it ever. The melody and the instrument they use for it (like an organ? I don’t know) is absolute ear candy for me, then the backing guitars pump me up like I should be in a boss fight. It’s funny because I feel like I’m typing less as this list goes on but there’s really not much to say other than this is an absolute masterpiece of a battle theme.

You know this one. Everyone knows this one. This is quite possibly the greatest final boss theme in all of Final Fantasy, if not all JRPGs. It would feel like a sin to Not have this as your favorite song from this game. 4 parts that progress as you go through the fight, taking motifs from previous end of the world songs in the game as well as Kefka’s theme itself, this feels fucking heavenly, it feels menacing, it Feels like you’re fighting a god. Part 1 and 4 are my favorites obviously cause they’re more in your face, but it wouldn’t feel complete without the creepy waltz of part 2 or the quieter organ solo of part 3. Part 1 is such a good start, I love the choir bouncing in and out, the speed up with the notes trailing all the way down. And then the final part, building up as Kefka descends from the top of the screen, laughing before the main banger starts, combining church organ and rock to create SUCH A FINAL FANTASY SOUNDING SONG! The slow section with another choir giving you a vision of the heroes struggling against this absolute force, before looping again, but THE ACTUAL TRACK INCLUDING KEFKA’S ICONIC LAUGH; HOLY SHIT????? this song is peak