I'm just gonna pick 5 songs from 5 different categories.

5. Final Fantasy II - Battle

Behold - the best Normal Battle theme in the series. FFII haters are just jealous that no game after had something nearly as good as this.

4. Final Fantasy X - Seymour Battle

What can I say, I like Seymour. By this point most people are just tired of him but damn if I didn't love his Omnis form and accompanying his new look is one of the coolest SpeciaL Boss themes in the series. It's not particularly ominous or anything...it's just really energetic I guess. Listening to this song makes you pumped to take Mr. Hair Antenna down one last time.

3. Final Fantasy VII - On the Edge of Despair

This stands as the Saddest Theme in an FF game for me. Of course it plays when you find our poor hero in a his mind-shattered state but it also plays when you revisit Rocket Town and I think Mideal. (it's been a LONG time since I played FFVII all the way through) This song really just hammers home how despondent and devoid of hope the world has become as everyone awaits Meteor.

2. Final Fantasy IV -Within the Giant

I've said it before and I'll say it again - FFIV is the best damn soundtrack ever in the history of the series. New technology is great but Uematsu was simply hitting every track out of the park with this OST. I chose Giant of Babel because it is one of my favorite FF4 tunes and while I'm not sure if it's my absolute favorite, I wanted to throw in a great Dungeon Theme.

1. Final Fantasy IX - You're Not Alone

This scene... This scene is perfect. I've seen the criticisms for it but I will never stop loving this segment. Zidane had every right to suddenly be a bit emotional what with his frickin' soul being torn out and the reveal of his true nature.

But before I go off ranting about why this bit was flawless, I guess I should remember teh topic at hand. This piece is simply the greatest track ever in an FF game. Best Boss Theme? This. Best Character Theme? This. Best Game Over Theme? This.

I love this magnificent song and it has an emotional power that no other FF track can ever rival.