Saddest SNES Music: #1 - Forever Rachel - Final Fantasy 6

[xXxChato829xXx]

This is the song of a god

[luminozero]

Of all the games I have I played. Of all the RPGs I have beaten and all the heartache I have seen...

Lenneth and Lucian from Valkyrie Profile

Arc and Kukuru from Arc the Lad

Galuf's fight with ExDeath in Final Fantasy V

And numerous other games.

This one still hits the hardest. Every time I hear it, it brings a tear to my eye as I remember the most heart wrenching story I have ever seen in a video game, and the music that conveyed all of the emotion.

[lesjeuxaoublier]

best theme ever of the super nes...my god this song......it's so perfect !!!

[TheShavedCoconut]

If you listen carefully, you can actually discover that Locke's theme is a slightly more energetic and upbeat mix of this. It really gives the song a whole new meaning.

[BinanoSplat]

I'm getting chills

[RyokuSensei]

>.> There is no doubt in my mind that your list kinda sucks just because Cry in Sorrow is one of the saddest songs in Video Game History.

[Runescythe9852]

This game is fine the way it is. It does'nt need 3D, or the most modern day technology to make it great when it already is.

[Scarecrow2004]

I...couldn't save her.

[Rowsol84]

I fucking love this game.

[Testsubject909]

You can almost make out the inner monologue within Locke's mind, as he breaks down into tears clutching her at the depth of the ravine, pleading to anyone, anything for her to be alright to live.

Why did you do this? Why did I have to bring you here with me? What am I going to do without you?

And the aftermath when she awakens, the shock and despair that drowns him down and takes him into desperation.

Finally at the moment when she comes lucid before nearly coming to death... Play the game.

[divideddefenders33]

you know, just on a fun side this reminds me of dark angel with alec and his rachel. locke and alec were young adventurous rebels, had their sweethearts, both felt they were responsible for those rachels' deaths! alec with manticore, locke with the cave quake. not their doing, they couldn't stop their sweethearts from dying, even when both rachels lived in a coma also! well dark angel's rachel lived with it for 2, FFVI's rachel harbored the phoenix esper! unrequited love hurts, doesn't it men?

[NarutoOwnsU]

100% agree. great choice

[ThiagoZeroUm]

Locke's Rachel theme! Yes! Final Fantasy 6 has so much epic soundtracks... It must be hard to chose between that and Celes theme.

[NY1love]

@ThiagoZeroUm I couldn't agree more. FF6 is when a games soundtrack became important. Games that followed it, all tried to have amazing music. Ex: Chrono Trigger, Super Mario RPG, and onto the playstation with FF7. Aerith's theme is very similar Celes' and Gau's themes. But this game, nearly every game used the same music from their prior games. Super Castlevania rehashed, FF4 was similiar to other entries, Zelda was similar. FF6 broke the mold.

[maximuspower2]

Nobuo Uematsu.

[SuperMarioSuperStar]

This has always been my favorite theme from the game. And Locke is my favorite character, go figure.

[Sephiroth912]

People don't believe me when I tell them VI is better than even VII, This is one of the best reasons why this game is the greatest. Everything is just perfect about it all.

[Batmaaaan23]

Reasons why this song is #1:

RPG's seem to be the most emotionally deep games --> FF6 is the best RPG on SNES --> This song is the saddest one on FF6 --> winner

[zidanetribal661]

Ok. thanks. It sounds very sad...

[zidanetribal661]

I have played it. i just haven't reached that point in the game yet.

[themaxbr]

@zidanetribal661 the point is relative to a star. look for a star and use the airship to find the answer. ;-)

[zidanetribal661]

What happened to Rachel? If only I knew the story...... :(

[dandanwii]

@zidanetribal661 OMG! Go play final fantasy 6 it's the bestof the series. well, Locke and Rachel used to be a love couple, but one day. Lock that her to a cave to give her a gift, Locke was crossing the bridge when Rachel saw that the bridge was fallig apart she run to him and pushed him, and she fall. Due to this fall she lost her memorie and didn't reminded Locke anymore. Her father put the guilty over Locke and he left the village after inumerous tries to talk with her.

[nisbahmumtaz909]

@dandanwii

Heh. Almost kind of like the story between Cloud and Tifa, except Locke & Rachel never had a promise, and Tifa never got amnesia.

I guess the story was so good, they had to adopt it into FFVII somehow.

[dandanwii]

@zidanetribal661 But one day he went back to the village and find out she was death due to Kefka's men attacks in the town. She reminded everything, a few moments ealier, what happened with her in all the emotion and the heat of the attack on her town... Her last words was:

"Please forgive me my beloved Locke..."

[mjkittredge]

@zidanetribal661 She died, and he kept her preserved, because in the land there was a treasure so great, so enormously powerful, that it could restore her life. And as fate would have it... go play the game, it's not what you'd expect :)

[alegremetalhead]

Who the fuck needs Twilight? THIS is a love story

[dbkai75]

Locke was not the best character to play with, but he was on the top 3 for his storyline and funny personnality!!

[pinovids]

how does this sound sad i found the coin song more sad....

[BreastsInspector]

@pinovids I agree. I mean, yeah, Forever Rachel is sad too, but Coin of Fate is plenty sadder than Forever Rachel, lol.

[MoonlightAoi]

bravo just bravo!! T_T

[iGPK1987]

Where's the link to the pictures!? O_o

[crusader777ful]

Thank you for publishing it! Locke was one of my favorite characters in FF6, and this track remains in my memory since long. I even hope someday a good enough singer could make a fan vocal of it. But if I listen to that vocal, I'll need handkerchieves to shed the tears I would pour!!

[justa16thnote]

Just more proof that Square Enix needs to make FFVI a 3D console game with voice acting, remastered music, and HD graphics.

[seth2111]

@justa16thnote agreed!

[intelligentignorance]

@justa16thnote Forget the voice acting. And forget the 3D graphics. Give me a retranslated HD remastered FF6. That way maybe they can't mess it up

[holypie987]

@chonisn THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE!

[dilandauomi]

Getting the Phoenix Phantom Beast/Esper was the saddest... even with some giving their lives to aide you, the Phoenix was so appropriate for Lock(e) and Rachel. I love Final Fantasy VI ;_;

Sakaguchi and Uematsu are geniuses, combined, they are Omnipotent. Seriously, check out Lost Odyssey and The Last Story, both great games made by the same duo.

[juppukun]

I am listening to this while I am in a heartbreak, .

What the fuck am I doing?

[nonsense825]

this is not sad music, but could lead to sad endings if listened to.

[mrLakkiss]

ive never played 3 or 2

[awesomeahow]

Final Fantasy III has by far the greatest soundtrack of all time. The game was the most well designed, most creative, game on the snes.It will always be my personal favorite 2d game ever. and my second favorite game of all time. The last amazing ff game.

The Final Fantasy.

[DanEiskralle]

ff of course...

[dercetto]

the entire ost in this game is kinda sad

[Masterofmind999]

1:28 I almost cried...

[JKordero]

Good! this was a epic song for snes when I played... I remember my tear coming for this song, thnks for make this old man remember my young times

[Famicomnoobation]

SNES is the best thing ever created. And Final Fantasy VI is awesome. Can't belive I waited so long to play it =/

[BadBCat]

@Famicomnoobation agree with you. Most of the best RPGs were originally made for the SNES: FFIV, FFV, FFVI, Tales of Phantasia, Zelda: Link to the Past, Terranigma, Chrono Trigger, ...

[DarkstarrCreations]

pretty crazy that 3/4 of the songs in the countdown are in my top list...!

[MSAnemanja2]

*sniff*sniff*sniff*sniff*sniff­* nuf said

[SimuLord]

This song belongs to a long-ago girlfriend. We were to be married in the spring of 1998...but she fell ever-deeper into schizophrenia...and in a moment of clarity she told me "even if I get medicated and treated for this, I will never be that same girl you once loved. The spirit that animates me destroys me." We broke up, and friends told me "you were the only thing holding her together." I miss her. 13 years later I still love her...and feel a lot like Locke since I couldn't protect her.

[SeanAbesto]

@SimuLord That's so terrible... I'm sorry for everything you had to endure... Do you keep in contact...? Please neglect this comment if it's too much of a personal question.

[SimuLord]

@SeanAbesto We don't keep in touch...some things are best left in the past.

[SeanAbesto]

@SimuLord Stay strong friend~ You're happy story will come in due time because I feel you deserve it after all your sorrow, much like Locke~ He may have lost Rachel, but he gained many new allies and hopes in the end of his story : ) Always believe~

[AbsolutZeroGI1]

This song personifies the abject failure that locke felt when he let rachel fall. Then it personifies the relief when she forgave him. holy hell you couldn't be more right on with this. i just made myself cry explaining that :')

[dozi18]

This song can literally bring me to tears from nostalgia. Thank you for posting it.

[plenau]

No FFVI - Dark World? Such a lonely haunting piece.

[1918me]

Saddest SNES music? I'd say saddest music ever ;_; Seriously, the emotion evoked by this piece is honestly one of my number one reasons for loving FF6

[jarrodwhite100]

Love the song for the greatest Final Fantasy game ever.

[mikesmithsupersaiyan]

@jarrodwhite100 Agreed. With all due respect to FF7, FF6 was the best. Rest in peace Squaresoft.

[jarrodwhite100]

@mikesmithsupersaiyan I agree with you But I also Love FF7 to death as well

[Shaddow1966]

I love the artwork chosen for this video. You can feel Locke's pain and grief over failing Rachel.

[sharkmaster99]

This song is absolutely amazing and I LOVE it. The story behind it adds so much emotion that you can't help but feel you're right there with them. That being said, never, EVER, listen to this after a breakup.

[BaronVonBVlog]

<3

:)

[RizaruX]

And this is how I search for new games to play.

[yuffie24neddea24]

@RizaruX Hell yeah, me too!! I knew about FFVI thanks to this guy! And... this is my favourite game ever! This song is awesome, by the way. I couldn't help crying a little to this :')

[Phearbomb]

3 people are sons of a submariner and need to be shot.

[Catchfraser]

@LordXemus That would be perfect.

[thetoastisburntgmail]

People who say VG music can't be good can suck my balls.

[KenobiBlack]

@thetoastisburntgmail Who says that? cause I'll make them suck your balls!

[Rowsol84]

Man, what a song...

[xanatose]

I guess Kefka and Gesthal didn't like the music. :)

[KefkaProductions]

@xanatose

I can assure you, I absolutely do.

[bummer667]

I thought that actraiser- sacrifices should have been on this list somewhere. IMO.

[JabTomcat]

@bummer667 Ohhhh yeah! Such a good and saddening tune!

[Kefkadet]

Even when the world is ending, he searches for the treasure that will revive his lost love....damn.....

[Cetra29]

Almost all themes of Final Fantasy VI are sad because of the characters. The others are just mad. DANCING mad.

[AkaiAzul]

@Cetra29 And the rest are just SLAM-dancing (moogle).

[selami32]

i'd cry when first time i heard this in game.

[edyc1989]

Omg those are some good looking pictures.

[ChrisspacePatti]

Of course, not to troll the moment, but it goes without saying that Locke Cole's cannon appearance would be more on par with Nomura's art, i.e the way he looks in 1:28 onwards.

[CrotchBlaster]

Damn I completely forgot about the background story of Locke, let alone from anybody of this game. I have to play it again someday I guess. All I can remember from Locke was that he was a thief and I called him Jake lol.

[gunsniper414]

@CrotchBlaster He is NOT a thief. He's a treasure hunter.

[BlazingNetwork]

@gunsniper414 Then why does he have the Skill "Steal?" Steal is a thief's skill, not a treasure hunter. I don't even recall a class called treasure hunter.

[NinjaPingo]

@BlazingNetwork I can't tell if you kidding or not but you do relieze that Locke being a Treasure Hunter is a joke. In the game, whenever someone calls him a thief, he insists that he's a treasure hunter because he doesn't want to admit he's a thief :P

[Rusher4444]

@BlazingNetwork He is still a TREASURE HUNTER >:3

[DieInFire]

@gunsniper414 THIEF: person that steal or get stuff from other people, for his own use or for to sell it to a third party.

TREASURE HUNTER: a person that steal antique relics or ancient trasure, by raiding ancient sacred places or wherever.. also for selling it to a third party (museums, private collectors, etc) .

subtle differences... but still a thief!!!

[912silver]

@DieInFire He's a treasure hunter, he's gonna explain it better to you than us. Be careful to your clothes.

[taiskam]

@CrotchBlaster Call him treasure hunter or he'll rip ur lungs out

[CrotchBlaster]

@taiskam Like I said, I almost forgot everything. But yeah, I can remember now that he actually was a treasure hunter.

[Rusher4444]

@CrotchBlaster Treasure hunter. Not a thief!

[CrotchBlaster]

@Rusher4444 yeeeees I already got it. Locke is no thief, nor he's a ninja, he is a TREASURE HUNTER. Without a whip & hat though.

[Rusher4444]

@CrotchBlaster Alright good :3

[l2maniacloukas]

I think Chrono Trigger's At The Button Of The Night should be in this place! :D

[XXHangmansXCurseXX]

so this song totally is helping me write my novel. iloveit!

[JPSEVILLA1981MI]

To the Poster of this, you pretty much got all my favorite tunes in your list, god bless the Snes,

[Happytreefriendsfan3]

@JPSEVILLA1981MI

lmao,noticed it rhymes (bless,snes) XD

[BlazingNetwork]

@JPSEVILLA1981MI Ha, that rhymes :)

[onelowerlight]

Awesome song. It's amazing how closely it parallels Locke's theme, which is one of the happiest, most adventuresome songs on the track.

Nubuo Uematsu is a genius!

[Naayru]

Okey, to sum things up in the comment section, 2 people ganged up on a hippie to start a war against everyone for liberty, Great.

[onionmon]

let's enjoy the music ok?

[NobleXProductions]

see what war brings apon humans nothing but pain its pathetic that we never learn

[Toadman005]

@NobleXProductions Give war a chance.

[Mayakanai65]

@Toadman005 I dont understand why we need to give war a chance. All it brings is death and conflict... and sadness...

[Toadman005]

@Mayakanai65 Nonsense! Liberal, hippie propaganda.

[Mayakanai65]

@Toadman005 even then, it still brings deaths that should not happen. We communicate for a reason...

[LoneIndividual]

@Mayakanai65

War can be a great many things. It can be a struggle for liberty, a path for revenge, a way to end all war, a conflict for power, pure entertainment, purpose, etc.

Sometimes war isn't a choice.

[Mayakanai65]

@LoneIndividual pure entertainment would be an awful reason for war.... and like i told toadman, theres a reason we can communicate.

[Toadman005]

@Mayakanai65 Hippies talk too much, and should be shot.

[Mayakanai65]

@Toadman005 I hope that wasnt towards me, cuz im not a hippie T_T Yes, they do talk a lot, but its better than death.

[Toadman005]

@Mayakanai65 Shut your lying mouth, hippie! Go snuggle with a mantee of something while I burn fossil fuels. ZION! ZION! ZION! 

[Mayakanai65]

@Toadman005 fine call me a hippie. But IM gonna take onion's advice and enjoy the music, kay?

[ChimeraKing555]

@Toadman005

Go burn some jews and niggers to, I hate those darkies and cocksuckers.

[emmanrulz]

@ChimeraKing555 (o.0) ?

[DemonPazuzu666]

@Toadman005

trololololololol.

[LoneIndividual]

@Mayakanai65

Communicating only works until there is a great dichotomy and goals are no longer shared. As for entertainment, I agree with you. But not everyone is of the same sentiment. Please remember that I wasn't promoting war.. Thus is as MORAL RELATIVITY goes. I will quote William Shakespeare."There is no good or evil, but thinking makes it so." Remember that you will eventually have to fight people who want to fight...or die.

Remember these words: TRY HARD OR DIE SOFTLY.

[lahmbest21]

Damn, I feel like I lived the same story ):

[Xelights]

I dont think its the saddest SNES song, more like the most beautiful sad SNES song, you understand the difference?

btw, good thing you didn't take that shitty FF6 opera song.

[nusmdu1117]

i thought you choose Spirit Of The Night from SOM.

[piromaniac9999]

This is not the saddest,the saddest is gau's theme.

[BaconEggnCheeze]

still brings tears to my eyes,poor locke,never again to feel her embrace,or her her kind and gentle voice...

[selami32]

i felt like Locke

[XXHangmansXCurseXX]

this song is sad...but its also really beautiful. i agree with this as #1.

[Charmolution]

Welcome back.

[Naethdren]

I think I would have swapped your #1 and #3 choices, but that's personal taste. Great choices overall.

[chaff5]

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO #1!

[kennymidd99]

amazing song.

[trumblewumblehumble]

Never played that game, but the reason u stated for taking it is very well elaborated.

[manuel1471]

@trumblewumblehumble and why are you waisting your time here while you can be playing this masterpiece of gaming?!!1! LOL

but seriously, this game is great, you should give a try, this is just a bit of the amazing music the game contains

[trumblewumblehumble]

@manuel1471 i am not so much into ff <: music and stuff is always nice, but the gameplay is not mine.