I still fawn over Uematsu but something surprised me a bit on the car radio. I actually prefer XII (not so much a surprise) and XIII (more of a surprise) over the likes of Uematsu's work when listening to it on it's own. I feel Uematsu nails the feels in a lot of scenes but the MIDI style and the lack of relevancy in a lot of the tunes didn't really lend itself to car travel. XII & XIII though, man, I played them a lot. I still played a lot of VII mind you.

As for the XV soundtrack itself, I really enjoyed it. I was streaming my playthrough and the music got positive feedback from the whole two people that tuned in. My favourite songs are the chocobo music and the campsite music, but the others are by no means bad and it'll take a lot of time listening to the soundtrack to really define which ones I love most in the long run.


Campsite: It's not great for an ongoing song, but when you reach a haven and you hear that music kick in, it just gives you such as feeling of calm and relief. I always waited a little while there before hitting into the camp button as the music changes to the camping theme rather than the campsite theme. I like having that moment of relaxation.

EDIT: Wow that prelude is utterly beautiful.