Unpopular Soundtrack Opinions!

[Fox]

• While I love One-Winged Angel and have nothing against it being used in other installments I think it gets way too much focus when compared to Those Chosen by the Planet, the actual character theme of Sephiroth, something that many don't even know which is even more proof how criminically underused it is

Those Chosen by the Planet really should get more love. It's so simple yet effective, and used in brilliant ways as well. It kinda has two layers, so when you're talking with Sephiroth before he goes full evil it's very understated, just a heartbeat on the drum and some chimes, then he storms out to find JENOVA and tear up Nibelheim and it kicks into the full theme, and it's damn scary.

he best Prelude is in no Final Fantasy, it is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4reZp854LZg

Actually... yes. It's wonderful. ALSO wonderful from the vocal albums and underappreciated in general is Relm's Theme:

[Sephiroth]

That it was not in Crisis Core is like an extreme betrayal to Sephiroth. Make Chapter 8 the Crisis Core, skip the part where Zack finds Sephiroth and make it a DMW instead, which basically means the beginning of the Crisis Core is not even shown obligatory and then not even play Those Chosen by the Planet. There is a reason it is called "Crisis Core", it leads to and features the Nibelheim Incident.

[Fynn]

- I don't think the lyrics to Suteki Da Ne are that bad. I simply think the song is terrible because the atrocious vocals make my ears bleed.

[Psychotic]

Chiming in on the love for Those Chosen by the Planet to say I completely agree. Both more impressive and intimidating than One Winged Angel. That song made my child self fear Sephiroth.

[Sephiroth]

Chiming in on the love for Those Chosen by the Planet to say I completely agree. Both more impressive and intimidating than One Winged Angel. That song made my child self fear Sephiroth.

It is not that I love it more but for me it just is a must to bring it together with Sephiroth. That Advent Children and Crisis Core didn't have it is beyond me. Advent Children was even taken care of by Uematsu-san. It is obvious that One-Winged Angel has to return for Sephiroth but come on, there is a normal character theme for him as well. This theme just perfectly highlights this superhuman entity that you follow all the time who seems like some sort of ghost and whenever you actually see him, it being in flashbacks or with his reformed body while controlling JENOVA's body or when he makes the characters float in front of himself with them completely helpless ... this is Sephiroth. Not just One-Winged Angel alone. One-Winged Angel is my most favourite song of all time. But never forget Those Chosen by the Planet. Just like just the bells are in the real last battle of Final Fantasy VII-1. Even Birth of God and One-Winged Angel consist of bits of his theme. It being either with slight passages or the bells.

So yeah, it is not totally lost but still. One-Winged Angel is his trademark theme. But please, never forget his normal one.

[Forsaken Lover]

I prefer Beatrix's more ominous villain theme to her far more popular and melancholy piano theme.

[Fynn]

I prefer Beatrix's more ominous villain theme to her far more popular and melancholy piano theme.

Agreed. Uematsu was never good with solo piano tracks.

[Night Fury]

One Winged Angel is good but not great.


OH. AND I'M GOING TO GO THERE.


My Hands is amazing, and is probably my favourite Final Fantasy theme that was sung. It is followed closely by Kiss me Goodbye.

[Fox]

OH. AND I'M GOING TO GO THERE.
My Hands is amazing, and is probably my favourite Final Fantasy theme that was sung. It is followed closely by Kiss me Goodbye.

While I don't have My Hands on my iPod I distinctly remember not hating it like I was expecting to. It suited the scene it was used in fairly well.

I also like Kiss Me Goodbye quite a lot. You know they finally did an orchestral arrangement of that for Distant Worlds. It's good but I prefer Angela Aki's performance to Susan Calloway's (who sings it in concert).

[Fynn]

She does make Suteki Da Ne sound bearable, though

[Fox]

She does make Suteki Da Ne sound bearable, though

I just wish I didn't have to listen to those lyrics. Coherent English, that's all I ask for. Is that so hard??

[Sephiroth]

I don't really care for the meaning of the lyrics if I like the melody.

[Fynn]

I don't care about the lyrics if the voice is making me want to rip my ears off

[Galuf]

- FFXII has nice good ost.
-Singing songs suck. With a few exceptions and 1 main exception. Dancing mad owa otherworld. Any choiric based and crazy chocobo. And also Answers but ONLY cos the cutscene the fight and the tune is good. The singing less so.
-ff2 has a funn wee battle theme and I like it.
-the legendary beast is the best battle song in ffviii
-Birth of a god and jenova absolute are awesomely better than their counterparts.
-FF3 actually has better ost than ffiv Imo
-byt ff3 has a terribad final boss theme... thank god for xiv making it good.
- RISE OF THE WHITE RAVEN AND ANSWERS SHOULDNT COS 3 MIL AND 8 MIL GIL ON THE mb OF FFXIV
-ffxiii has a better ost than the 2 sequels.
-oh aye. And why did they choose the phase 2 music of Nael daeus darnus to be available and not the superior phase 1 music. Is crazy.

thats all so far

[Aulayna]

Leona Lewis wasn't a bad choice for FFXIII.