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While Uematsu has mentioned artists like Emerson, Lake, & Palmer and Elton John serving as (palpable) influence, what is equally undergirding this soundtrack is a keen ear for the compositional traditions of Classical composers like Doménico Scarlatti or a continued fixation on Stravinsky. It’s definitely a Final Fantasy song, but you almost wouldn’t know it, if you heard it out of context. And always the plaintively hopeful melody and countermelody of reeds. There’s a melody with a warbling, percussive, and glassy vibrato of steel drums with enough reverb to transform the sound entirely. When I think of Final Fantasy VIII, the song that comes to mind is actually “Blue Fields.” The staccato plinking of strings against sporadic and deep cumulonimbus rumbles like elephant steps. Taking a construct to artificially pressure my thinking. How each soundtrack attempts different things and either succeeds or fails. Here I’ve chosen it as a means of thinking about what Final Fantasy is, how it has evolved, and taken root in various areas. Even as a communal exercise, these are things that have most often served the purpose of gatekeeping and establishing fake objectivity, to create an opposition of real value (most frequently born from racism, sexism, etc). One must be cautious with them, immensely skeptical. They can be useful tools, but they have massive limitations. Ranking and canon are conceptually difficult. In some ways, these are the scores that can only be here without indulging in self-deception or the deliberate goal of putting them lower. This is where historical context and cultural relevance bang heads against compositional craft and emotional resonance. But the top five perhaps will always feel a bit safe, inflexible. This doesn’t change that this is where I’m at with this franchise now, or, as I said last time, that this couldn’t change in an instant. In looking back over this final ranking, I can’t help but feel that it is too safe, too obvious. And we finally arrive at the end of our ranking: the best of the best. All 18+ content (such as art) must have a NSFW tag.We’ve looked at the “worst” five Final Fantasy soundtracks, and then explored the strange and inconsistently wonderful middle ground. Any posts that violate copyright will be removed. Links to, or requests, for ROMs, and posts explicitly promoting piracy, aren't allowed. No illegal/explicit content - It's okay to talk about emulation, but don't promote piracy. Action may be taken with repeat offenders. Links inside of reddit (Reddit image video uploader) and on our content whitelist do not fall under the 10:1 requirement. We allow these posts at a ratio of 10:1 comments to self-promo posts. Self Promotion - Self promotion can include any content in a post or comment that directs users to your own personal platform outside of Reddit (YouTube channel, social media, blog etc). Please limit fanart/cosplay submissions to no more than two submissions per week. Memes can only be posted on Meme Mondays - this includes tier lists. Non-OC content must include the artist's name in the title (though remember that OC content must be tagged as such, or it will be removed). Common and/or general questions will be redirected to the weekly General Questions thread. Spam - Spam includes common reposts (game cases, title screens, etc), off-topic posts and posts or polls with little to no content. Use spoiler markup in your comments if there is no tag in the title. Use “” in the title if the link or comments will contain untagged spoilers. Don't include major spoilers in post titles. Don't call people names or make personal attacks.īe careful with spoilers - Spoilers don't expire, no matter how old a game is. Keep it civil - Please be polite and respectful to others. >!Spoiler goes here!<= Spoiler goes here Community Calendar DateįFT Let's Play Discussion Week 1 (20% Checkpoint)įFT Let's Play Discussion Week 2 (40% Checkpoint)įFT Let's Play Discussion Week 3 (60% Checkpoint)įFT Let's Play Discussion Week 4 (80% Checkpoint)įFT Let's Play Discussion Week 5 (100% Checkpoint) Remember that there may be people reading that are new to the franchise! A subreddit for all things Final Fantasy!