Yes, the man himself turns 50 today, March 21st 2009, so I made a little tribute. This video contains his 50 best compositions throughout the years, in my opinion. 50 tunes in one video is a little...
Yes, the man himself turns 50 today, March 21st 2009, so I made a little tribute. This video contains his 50 best compositions throughout the years, in my opinion. 50 tunes in one video is a little overkill, but I wanted it to be one video and not ten. All the songs are already on Youtube anyway, so just do a quick search if you want to hear the full versions.
Making a top 10 was damn hard, but a top 50 was even worse. Seriously, it was pure torture. First of all, choosing "only" 50 tracks isn't easy when he's made so many great ones. After going through everything once, I had almost 60 tracks that just had to be on the list, and I must have spent at least an hour deciding which ones to get rid off.
Then there's the order. With 50 songs of so many different styles and so high quality, it's impossible to make an actual top 50, where the next song is always better than the last one. I think it's safe to say that the first ten are pretty much in order, but then you can divide the rest into groups of five and the tunes within these groups will have no specific order. Of course, it's not completely random either. For example, the first song is always better than the last.
Those who saw my Top 10 Battle Tunes will probably notice a few differences. Yes, it's been less than two months and I already disagree with my past self. That's not all, though. Since everything is allowed this time, I can also use The Black Mages versions, and these are some times better than the originals. The best example would be One Winged Angel, which now has a place very high on the list. And once again, you most likely won't be able to guess the #1 spot.
Obviously, many great songs are missing, but that's just how it is. However, there are a few in particular that it's quite controversial to leave out. One is Rose Of May, which is absent because Those Whom We Must Protect is the exact same melody, but with different instruments. In other words, it's a tie between the two on that place. The same goes for Premonition, which is pretty much the same as The Landing.
Most of the songs are from FFVI, FFVII, FFVIII and FFIX because those games have the best soundtracks by far. All the other games have great music too, of course, but it's a pretty big step up these "big four". With the exception of a few classics, the other soundtracks are "just" great, while the "big four" are excellent. Chrono Trigger probably has the best soundtrack overall, but Nobuo only made a few tracks for it. Interestingly enough, most of these are among the weakest on the soundtrack. Out of all the FF games, FFIX has the best soundtrack.
Take note that with all the different song titles and translations out there, I probably didn't get the 100% correct name of all the songs. I think I've heard up to five different names for some songs, so it's not easy. You may correct me if I'm wrong, but there's nothing I can do about it now anyway. Also, take note that the one FFII song on the list was arranged by some other guy, but I don't care.
As of upload time, it's already the 21st in Japan, and that's all that matters. Most of us are living in the past. Especially America.
Finally, allow me to congratulate another person whose birthday is March 21st. No, not Kevin Federline, but my coolest subscriber, Thinaran! Happy birthday, man! :D
-- But I am partial to FFIV and FFVI :)
Happy birthday Nobuo!
Your number 1 may be someone else's number 100
Thats just the way his music is.
Great work, and nice video for your "own" top 50 songs.
Mine would be different :P
I really expected to see Aeris' theme to be the number one. At every song I listened to after Aeris' theme, I thought, 'how on earth could you place this higher than Aeris' theme..'
Seriously, I really respect your work, but I'm far from agreeing with you on the song chose..
A lot of the Final Fantasy VII songs should have been placed alot higher, along the Final Fantasy X songs, which you barely picked at all.. Sorry, I'm disappointed..
When I didn't hear One Winged Angel and to Zanarkand for a while I really hoped them to end high. But a mere number 5 for One Winged Angel?! How can you put the other 4 above it? And secondly, where is to Zanarkand? Did I miss it or something? It's just a shame to leave it out..
And finally: Where the HELL is the Final Fantasy Main Theme? Come on, did you hear it? It's just damn beautiful.
Again, I REALLY respect your work, I just don't like your choices.