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DoubleCakes
Jan 14, 2015

File Select from Paper Mario And The Thousand Year Door might win the award for the greatest video game song stuck in the most remote part of the game. You'll only hear it if you let the game sit on the file select screen but drat is it worth it. File Select is one of the most perfect and top-tappingly catchy songs in video game history.

The whole soundtrack was top notch but I'll link some of my favourites:
Story Of The Thousand-Year Door
Rogueport Sewers
Battle (I always love Mario RPG battle themes get you pumped but are at the same time, very bouncy and light-hearted)
Event Battle

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DoubleCakes
Jan 14, 2015

NikkolasKing posted:

Regardless of what anyone says about Star Ocean: The Last Hope I liked the music. Even some reviews of the OST I've read where the reviewer was "tired of Sakuraba's style" found stuff to love in this OST.

A Place For Reflection - The song that plays on your spaceship. I loved just listening to this.
Silk Road in the Sky I - An appropriately majestic and grand theme for the human race's first steps on a new home world.
Silk Road in the Sky II - ...or not. The transition in game really is one of my favorite parts of the story. It has excellent atmosphere.

Symetry - An actual dungeon theme. I liked it a lot.
Brilliant Rose - Final Dungeon Theme. My favorite Sakuraba final dungeon theme to date.

For Achieve - Easily my favorite battle theme in the game. A lot of the world and locations have unique battle themes and that is one thing I loved about the game. Having this awesome rendition of SO1's battle theme play while you are on Roak was a really cool move.
Don't Be A Hero - My other favorite battle theme. Plays during one of the hardest fights in the game.
I Do, Therefore I Am - God I loved this boss theme. The slow, ominous nature of it contrasted with SO4's high speed gameplay really did wonders for making the bosses feel...imposing.

Yin and Yang - The best emotional piece in the game.
Harlequin's Slumber - An emotional piece of a more haunted sort.

I'm one of those jokers that thinks Sakuraba's a bland composer but I have a couple favourites of his.

Expiration from Star Ocean 3 is very much a Sakuraba track but it stands out.
Rust Color on the other hand is very unlike Sakuraba's style replacing progressive rock with a folky acoustic vibe.

DoubleCakes
Jan 14, 2015

Lone Survivor had some really atmospheric music that fell in the middle ground between ambient and indie rock.

Home is perfect for the schizophrenic apocalyptic feel the story was going for.

Sleep Forever was used in one of the trailers and is pretty striking.

DoubleCakes
Jan 14, 2015

I've been playing a lot of Freedom Planet lately and if nothing else it has an absolutely dynamic soundtrack.

Main Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tei9eGf8tDs

Relic Maze 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqNzil8NuY4

Fortune Night 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWiIaq5yCaE

DoubleCakes
Jan 14, 2015

Final Fantasy XII disappointed a lot of fans with its more traditional soundtrack composed by Hiroshi Sakimoto, but I think it was great for reflecting the sophisticated tone of the game with a few standout tracks.

The game opens with what I think is the best version of the Final Fantasy theme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVhkE8em0WI

Rabanastre Downtown is one of the more unique selections on the soundtrack, driven by what sounds like hand drums and maracas rather than strings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMgLuY6bNds

Time For Rest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUp46wc9d0Y

Esper Battle is easily the catchiest song in the game and is great for amping up boss battles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVYHhcYWttY

Sky Fortress Bahamut is a great final dungeon theme. It avoids the typically dreaded tones of most final dungeons themes and instead goes for a heroic and triumphant feel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVDTwxjcV9s

The game finishes with Kiss Me Goodbye, a vocal pop song composed by the original Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3daqEsC6Q

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DoubleCakes
Jan 14, 2015

Would I have liked Freedom Planet as much if the soundtrack wasn't amazing?

No.

The title theme is pitch-perfect:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tei9eGf8tDs

The first stage music is a masterstroke:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwPZNPt1fc

Killer electric guitar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqNzil8NuY4

My favourite track. That main melody is unforgettable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWiIaq5yCaE

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