This is just one of those songs that is the epitome of the XI sound to me. The snare backing, the horns and strings, and also whatever instrument you’d like to call the main melody (it’s like a weird wind horn or something but I like it). Not much else to say cause overall it’s very similar to the base game Battle Theme but I like it for a lot of the same reasons.

Song That Plays As You Kill 1,000,000 Colibri. This is the other party group battle theme, but unlike Delve for dungeons, this is outdoors. I love the bass track sounding like a fun arcade-like hit, giving the song a unique sound with the rest of the instruments also being very classic XI. The flute trilling high at the top of the song is very addictive to listen to, and the fact that I’m not sick of it after several hours of grinding speaks volumes.

Speaking of addictive songs, this is absolutely one. I wish I was good at calling out what tempos are, cause I absolutely love this song’s; it feels like constant triplets. The percussion and bass, as usual, is absolutely killer, then you throw in the main synth melody, and I could listen to this shit for hours. The piano in the middle is a beautiful little interlude, before going back into the synth again for a triumphant finale.

Main city theme! I think a lot of the reason I love this song is because it reminds me of World of Warcraft, the drums being the same sound as the music in Zangarmarsh there. But this is perfect for where it takes place, sounding a lot different from the other city themes you’ve encountered so far, which makes sense! You’re far away from all of them, engrossed in a different culture now. I love how on the second “loop” of the song it gets more upbeat, bringing in that bustle the title talks about, using more strange sounds for the melody that I can’t quite describe cause I don’t know words.

This is the song that plays when you’re on the ship heading to Aht Urhgan. It sounds like… it sounds like you’re riding an airplane. I get a picture in my mind of one of those really big fancy international planes with the 3 columns of seats and there’s a tv for everyone and there’s like two sets of stewards/stewardesses on each side, and then like the camera zooms out and shows the sky while the announcer for the commercial tells you to come fly with this specific brand of flight. Sorry, ramble, but hopefully you get what I’m saying??? Love the midi ass piano/guitar that starts the song, and the bwoo bwooooo sound used for the main instrument. This song ls literally perfect for international travel, which is what it’s used for! So they killed it. Actually perfect sound, and I loved hearing this to start out the expansion.