Which Non-FF game by Squenix has the best soundtrack

[Wolf Kanno]

What it says on the tin folks!

[Fynn]

Um... Chrono Cross? Unless you count Bravely Default as non-FF, then that.

[Motdrafin]

I think that Romancing SaGa 3's soundtrack is the best. I get excited even getting into a battle because the battle theme is so good, and all the character themes are pretty amazing. Even dungeon themes are really good, and leave a smile on my face while I explore.

[Pike]

The Super Mario RPG soundtrack is so good.

[Christmas]

Um... Chrono Cross?


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[metagloria]

Star Ocean 3 has a better soundtrack than any FF game.

[Shauna]

I really like some tracks from Xenogears, and many from Dragon Quest VIII.

[Forsaken Lover]

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It's a simple fact. Uematsu is great but Mitsuda is better.

Xenogears had the best soundtrack of anything ever.

[The Man]

Chrono Trigger, of course.

[Del Murder]

Add another vote for Chrono Cross! The soundtrack was the best part of that game. CT is great too, but I didn't walk down the isle at my wedding to a CT song.

[Yamaneko]

CT is great too, but I didn't walk down the isle at my wedding to a CT song.

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[Sephiroth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DB-M5o0kLEI

[Wolf Kanno]

I have to hand it to Yasunori Mitsuda, Chrono Trigger and Xenogears are phenomenal soundtracks.

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Yoko Shimomura has done some excellent work for Square over the years.

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Not that Hitoshi Sakimoto is no slouch either.

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...and who can forget Hiroki Kikuta's awesome work on Secret of Mana (Seiken Denetsu 2)

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[DarkBahamut]

Xenogears, for me, is the clear answer.

After FF7, Xenogears is my favorite soundtrack. Some of the late game tracks get less love because the game basically shoves half the plot in your face at once and reuses a lot of the same OST in that time period.

My Village is Number One and The One Who is Torn Apart give me chills and almost scare me due to how attached they make me and they really lure me into the feeling.

Mitsuda and Uematsu deserve to share a Nobel Prize.

[arenzi]

I vote for Chrono Cross.

[The Man]

If we're listing more than one entry:

Hiroki Kikuta (Seiken Densetsu 3, Secret of Mana)
Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, etc.)
Motoi Sakuraba (Star Ocean 2, Star Ocean 3, etc.)

[Forsaken Lover]

Most people seem to think Valkyrie Profile was Sakuraba's crowning achievement.

[The Man]

I haven't heard that one :( I find it difficult to imagine him composing a more awesome song than "Highbrow" though

[leader of mortals]

I never played Chrono Cross, but Chrono Trigger has and will always be one of my favorite soundtracks of all time. I might not call it the absolute best, but it's certainly up there.

[blackmage_nuke]

Chrono Trigger followed by Seiken Densetsu 3 followed by KH1/KH2 (I dont know which is better).

Whenever I try to think about the Chrono Cross soundtrack the annoying battle theme gets in my head and I cant actually recall the good parts of the soundtrack.

[Rin Heartilly]

Bravely default