Sound test Saturday: Final Fantasy XIII – Battle theme
Saturday 4 July 2009 @ 6:03 pm | By Random J 12 Comments
I was pretty shocked when I first checked out the playable demo of this game. Because what I had previously thought was the main theme to the game, turned out to be the battle theme!
It’s definitely a departure for the Final Fantasy series in terms of it’s sound. You’d never have thought when you first heard the piece play in the trailer a couple of years back that it’d get chucked into the game as a battle theme.
I love the composition. I did from day one. It’s grand. It’s catchy and brilliantly arranged. It really does convey the feeling of being part of a big epic adventure. But as a battle theme!? I’m not too sure. It has a sound about it that I wouldn’t necessarily associate with a battle theme. It’s sound fits, yet doesn’t at the same time: in a good and bad way. Plus, hearing it every single time you fight a battle throughout the game – it would get annoying and wear thin after a while. I’m hoping Square Enix either re-arrange it to keep it in line with other Final Fantasy battle themes and feature more of a kick, or that they’ll have different battle themes for different locations and situations.
But I do love it though. It’s a great piece of music. The sound, the sweeping strings, the mix of edgy guitars with operatic style strings and brass sections. It’s hard not to like it for what it is: a stunning bit of music. Although for a game that Square Enix claimed would not be your typical, pigeon holed J-RPG, they gave the game a very Japanesey style battle theme. All its missing is a koto and a shakuhachi.
Listen: Battle theme
Composed by Masashi Hamauzu
Final Fantasy XIII
© 2008, 2009 Square Enix
For the mp3 players: Battle theme
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Wow! Now I REALLY want this game!!
When did Estelle become a troll? :o
What is this?? What happened to my vowels???? Why does it say that…????
I’m innocent! I’m not a troll!! >.<
My bad. I clicked ‘Remove vowels’ by mistake instead of ‘REPLY’.
I take full blame. It was a mistake on my part. Sorry Estelle.
Estelle is NOT a troll. I repeat. NOT a troll.
*offers Estelle a bag full of vowels*
I’m amazed at the power of html O.o
The battle theme version seems to have more up-tempo bits than in some of the old trailers. Of course, that’s to be expected. I love this track, but I agree that it might not hold up to being played every regular encounter. I hope that the game cycles between different battle themes.
This feels more like running along roof tops in a dark city encountering obstacles. Though who am I to say! I havn’t played the game and it might go really well with the setting.
Great tune. Here’s hoping the rest of the OST is just as good!
it a really engaging and exciting piece :D
Awesome I want it in my ipod >.<
Then put it on there! :)
not on. IN! For a song this intense, you have to take apart the ipod, and shove it inside! :p