Eyes on Me - HATE

[crazybayman]

I honestly can't say I like either eyes on me, or Suteki Da Ne. Both, to me, sounds like incredibly cheesey pop love music *shudders*

As much as I love these games, both these tunes (to my own personal musical tastes and preferences), are freakin' terrible. I'm kinda biased to rock, metal and alternative.

In fact, when I played through these games, I didn't even listen to these songs during these scenes.

Aside from these tunes, the guy who wrote them has a lot of talent, based on the other tracks in the games. The other tracks were awesome.

[Garnie]

i actully love the song eyes on me im gonna have it played my wedding befor the wedding march or maybe just the march lols.

[fifie]

i love it, apart from some of the lyrics sound like other stuff (to me anyway)
i.e. "...you'd always be there in this tiny little bar"
translates to me as "...all this time, a little boy"
lol

[ragnosica]

i actully love the song eyes on me im gonna have it played my wedding befor the wedding march or maybe just the march lols.

FF freak

umm, i've beaten every FF, and i'm not quite sure what you're talking about.

how long would you say that is? The only orchestrated piece that comes to mind is the end boss theme of VII, and I'm pretty sure he didn't compose that.

up to that point he was still only a game music programmer. A great one, but he was by no means above the rest. Until eyes on me, i would say, that's when he came into a class of his own and it's probably the reason he was able to become so successful outside of games. It was the milestone.

I don't think you thought this through, if he were just a game music programmer before VIII you think he would play piano that well? this guy is probably playing the piano since he was seven, he is a piano genius

[f f freak]

FF freak

Yes? lol j/k

Anyway, I'm not sure whether I like it or not. It's okay but it's not that great.

[Breine]

I think it's a pretty decent pop song. It suits the overall game well.

[NeoCracker]

I thought it was very appropriate, and it worked very well in conveying the emotional event that it was. in a non-gay way.

I also think it was the milestone that marked Uematsu becoming a musical composer, not just a MIDI programmer.

Have you not heard any of his orchastrated Piece's he made prior to that song? He was a great composer long before Eyes on you.

umm, i've beaten every FF, and i'm not quite sure what you're talking about.

how long would you say that is? The only orchestrated piece that comes to mind is the end boss theme of VII, and I'm pretty sure he didn't compose that.

up to that point he was still only a game music programmer. A great one, but he was by no means above the rest. Until eyes on me, i would say, that's when he came into a class of his own and it's probably the reason he was able to become so successful outside of games. It was the milestone.

All of his songs have always been orchestrated, just not in the older games. I was under the impression, in Japan at least, to be a popular composer. Listen to the Orchestrated versions of Things like the Frog Theme, Terras Theme, Dancing Mad. He didn't just make a midi and then decide to orchastrate it later. Generally the Orchastrated comes first. I mean look at the Game OST's, I highly dought those came out as Midi's.

[Ouch!]

The only Final Fantasy vocal theme song I've enjoyed is Suteki Da Ne. I can't really explain it; it's not that it remained untranslated, I just never quite picked up on any of the others.

Eyes On Me was okay, I guess. Nothing special.
Melodies of Life was incredibly annoying by the time you finally get to hear it with lyrics. I swear, every second song in the game has the same tune. Regardless, it's still my favorite soundtrack. That's besides the point.
Do I really need to comment on the songs in FFX-2? I just don't really like the whole generic pop thing.
Kiss Me Goodbye was oddly out of place in FFXII.

Edit: Aria De Mezzo Caratter (the orchestrated version with actual vocals) is pretty damn awesome, too, if you want to count that.

[Discord]

Seems like I'm almost alone here. I actually don't mind pop music. I mean, I'm not absolute fan of it, but it can be pretty good at times.

Eyes on You... I don't know. Maybe it was the cheesy lyrics, maybe the fact that it was the only vocal in the game, maybe because (IMO) it absolutely didn't fit the moment... maybe everything else... but I didn't like it. I still don't. The orchestral version, i.e. without the singer, of it is alright, but by far not even close to the top 5 tracks of the game.:/

As I said, those are my opinions, so if you like the song, I'm happy for you.

[Bolivar]

I thought it was very appropriate, and it worked very well in conveying the emotional event that it was. in a non-gay way.

I also think it was the milestone that marked Uematsu becoming a musical composer, not just a MIDI programmer.

Have you not heard any of his orchastrated Piece's he made prior to that song? He was a great composer long before Eyes on you.

umm, i've beaten every FF, and i'm not quite sure what you're talking about.

how long would you say that is? The only orchestrated piece that comes to mind is the end boss theme of VII, and I'm pretty sure he didn't compose that.

up to that point he was still only a game music programmer. A great one, but he was by no means above the rest. Until eyes on me, i would say, that's when he came into a class of his own and it's probably the reason he was able to become so successful outside of games. It was the milestone.

All of his songs have always been orchestrated, just not in the older games. I was under the impression, in Japan at least, to be a popular composer. Listen to the Orchestrated versions of Things like the Frog Theme, Terras Theme, Dancing Mad. He didn't just make a midi and then decide to orchastrate it later. Generally the Orchastrated comes first. I mean look at the Game OST's, I highly dought those came out as Midi's.

you're going off what you expect his process to be. i'm not sure your qualified to assume the musical process of game programmers, much less Japanese ones.

Regardless, it still doesn't change the fact that he was a MIDI programmer up to this point.

[ragnosica]

u just don't wanna get it do u? anyway, my favourite song is the world theme from FF6, it's what actually gave me hope to go on with the game until the end

[Bolivar]

u just don't wanna get it do u?

that's a fallacy (abusive ad hominem). and reciprocal.

[Discord]

u just don't wanna get it do u?

that's a fallacy (abusive ad hominem). and reciprocal.

Don't take it personally (I mean it as I didn't really read your debate guys), but ad hominem is usually a poor excuse for one's mistakes.

NB: As said previously, this has nothing to do with you at all, just stating my thoughts on the "ad hominem" "concept". Mind you, it's just as cheap as forgot-the-name-of-that-layer's Nazi analogy concept.

[KasaiDraco]

It was ok. But, what I don't get is that at the end, the characters mouths are moving, but there's no voices. It's like a silent movie. Oh well.

[ragnosica]

if they don't talk in-game there's no reason why they should talk otherwise