Before I go ahead and comment on your thread, can I just say this deserves both promotion to the frontsite and everyone's commendations. Just...look at it! It's a thing of beauty! This is something special Aulayna!

But right. See, for me, I loved all of those suggestions up there, but I really loved "Searching for Friends" of VI. You Get a sense of hopeless blended in with a mix of a shining light, guiding you on your way. It's very fitting for the World of Ruin where your effectively by yourself, with all of the friends you have collected over the story vanished and into other locations. Traversing the world map with that tune playing is awe inspiring to say the least.

I really liked "Crossing Those Hills" as well from IX. It's more uplifting and joyful, which sort of reflects much of IX really. It's very gentle and slow, slowly picking up pace as the song goes on, before reaching a crescendo. Many world map songs share this build-up. "World Map theme #1" in VII slowly builds to the trademark chorus, as does other songs.

Most fittingly, VIII's world map song isn't on the list. I personally didn't much care for it myself.