Just think of it as a non-FF game and you should appreciate the whole thing a lot more.

But really, I do miss the FF fanfare. At the same time, I can understand that it probably wouldn't have fit into the music style for the game in general... not that I was overly impressed with the music style in general, admittedly. I think in the voice acting era, music has taken a massive back seat.

It certainly doesn't ruin the game on any level, but it is a bit of nostalgic music that you always enjoy hearing. Not having it was a bit of a shame.