Sábado 24 Mar 2007, 12:49

I did not make much progress this week as I kept getting sidetracked with work or listening to particular playlists and such.

The major completion over this time was the Final Fantasy 8 soundtrack. The game itself was nothing spectacular in my opinion, but then again most final fantasy games are turning out that way these days… that is a whole other issue in itself, anyways back to the soundtrack. One of the big issues I've had with Nobuo Uematsu is that his compositions as big as they are, most of the time 4 discs, do not have as many songs on the album that you could easily listen to out of context. His arrangements are great and all, but compared to other composers that I have been exposed to since discovering the joy that is video game scores, but the ratio of tracks I would randomly listen to on his albums are not as high as others. That being said, Force your way, Waltz for the Moon, The Man with the Machine Gun, Only a Plank Between One and Perdition, and of course Eyes on Me are particular favorites of mine. Also Ride On, Lunatic Pandora, as well as the last 3 battle tracks The Legendary Beast, Maybe I'm a Lion, and The Extreme were some memorable tunes as well. Another issue I had with FF8 was that Omega Weapon was a huge pushover hah.

Following that came some FF 9 remixes by various artists. One of my favorites of the batch is Destiny's Veiled World, I just love her musical style in general. Sefiros' 2 mixes from FF9, Memories, Frozen in Time and To Be Forgotten Is Worse Than Death, are awesome. The second being a incredible since Freya's theme was just so badass in FF9.

The Final Fantasy Concert is pretty darn awesome. Hearing anything performed live is generally an awe inspiring thing. Hearing tunes such as Vama'alla Flamenco, Tina's Theme, or Melodies of Life performed by a full orchestra is just breathtaking. Those songs being my personal favorite of the setlist.

Now progress through the FF9 soundtrack crawls along.