Which Music is which Character listening to?

[Rez09]

Well, for Chaos. . .


Being slightly more serious though, considering the general state of development the world is in and where I presume Garland is from (Cornelia), I'd expect that Chaos would listen to classical compositions, likely lute based as the instrument was probably present in the Cornelian court and, considering a Lute was passed down through generations of the royal family, it isn't too far fetched to assume the sound of the instrument was common in the culture.

Sadly, I can't think of anything else the four warriors would likely be listening to, as I'm not sure where they are from or of any other instruments existing in the world, so . . . folk songs on lutes and beer for them!

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Thinking about the Emperor, I'm again left with classical compositions like with Garland, but since I don't recall any instruments in FF2, I'll just assume his court had access to most contemporary, non-electrical, instruments. Knowing what little I do of the guy, he's not an especially compassionate emperor and doesn't appear to have any interest in lowering himself to the level of the common man, so I'd expect class to factor heavily into his musical tastes -- less tavern bard songs and more elaborate court pieces. I considered perhaps opera, as it (generally) requires well trained artists in both composition and execution and would be quite removed from the 'drivel' entertaining the general citizenry, not to mention represents war and conquest, both things he appears to revel in, much more directly and satisfyingly than traditional compositions do. Buuuuuut . . . the presence of an active colosseum and opera's general trend towards strained love stories kind of shoots that theory down. Regarding the latter point, quick consideration of the man's temperament leads me to believe he'd find dramatic love tales, even dotted with warfare, exceedingly trite (if not outright annoying or offensive), and, for the former, the presence of the colosseum not only takes up ideal opera house real estate, but also offers the warfare opera could represent directly and without the need for musical accompaniment.

So, not an opera guy.

This lead me to another possibility I'm much more happy with -- he probably enjoys classical violin music, either solo or with accompaniment, with particular appreciation for technically difficult pieces. Additionally, I expect that he would be the one playing said violin. My first reason for thinking this goes back to what I said about class likely playing into his musical tastes -- the violin, along with the piano, are generally what I've always encountered as the upper class instruments. Based on that, I'd expect a combination of the two to be his sound of choice, with a clear preference for whichever conveys more 'class'. This leads to my second reason for suspecting he probably leans towards the violin -- his private box in a public colosseum. It's pretty common practice for rulers to have private boxes in places like this, but when one examines why, especially considering the Emperor's personality, it does indicate a desire to be seen by the people 'below' you, and to convey that even when you partake in what entertains them, you are still 'above' them. Linking this to the previous point, the piano bears little resemblance to anything the common people would have, while the violin shares visible strings with more common instruments like Lutes and Lyres, but requires a tool to play and remains more exclusive and advanced. Thus people would see an instrument 'like' what they had, but still 'above' them. This is also the reason I suspect he would be playing said violin, since it would show exactly how far superior he was, and why I suspect he'd be drawn to more difficult pieces or solos, as they would further elevate his playing above both commoners AND those in his court who might also be playing the instrument.

He also looks more like a violinist to me.
Seriously, you can't tell me him impassively playing his violin in front of a window as his tornado-shrouded castle tears up cities and murders people is at all out of character.