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It’s a powerful contrast that really pulls me into a Fabula Nova world.
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The bright, vibrant violin (a signature of Hamauzu’s, now being used by all composers on XIII-2) from the first track is put up against some intentionally muddy background ambiance.
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The rich, full sounds continue into the third disc. It’s like the best of PSO Ep III, made even better.Īlso, if you loved the big choral glory of “Ragnarok” from XIII, you’ll love Caius’s Theme in XIII-2. And “Parallel World” has the vocalist doing that sweet space opera Star Trek thing, but the backing track is nothing like that. “Ruined Hometown” has a vibe that is eerily similar to my favorite R&B/pop tracks on that Evangelion image album ~refrain~ from Yoko Takahashi. Both versions of each song were fantastic. The disc two tracks that do this (the aforementioned track, as well as “Eclipse,” “Ruined Hometown,” and “Invisible World”) blew my mind.
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I love that all the big area themes have a standard version and then an “Aggressive Mix” (I assume for battle sequences within that area). Shout-out to my friend Don Kotowski for helping me see the positive aspects of this particular piece. On disc two, there is one song that I initially found displeasing: “Invisible Invader.” The last thing I need are preachy, politically correct one-liners trying to motivate me to embrace people of all races and creeds so we can (and I quote) “win the war against the world.” Talk about a mixed message! However, lame as the lyrics are (and that may end up being the primary complaint listeners will level against the entire soundtrack), the track itself is darned good. I especially enjoyed “Historia Crux” for making me feel like Ar tonelico / Gust sound style broke through to the ultra-mainstream of JRPGs (Square Enix). But everything on the first disc is great. My favorite among them is “Run,” composed by Mizuta.
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Some of the best, and most listener-friendly, tracks are found there. The first five tracks are an onslaught of power and glory. Let’s just hit some highlights.įirst: all of disc one. I hope, if you were considering getting the soundtrack, my enthusiastic endorsement might be the tipping point for you. Though I’m tempted to go track-by-track on this mammoth four disc set, I’m going to remain (relatively) brief. This gives me great hope for Mizuta’s future as a composer. But, perhaps with the help of an incredible sound/recording team, Mizuta’s compositions for XIII-2 shocked me. Mizuta’s also had moments of sheer weakness as a composer (see: Blood of Bahamut). Mizuta’s career at Square Enix is mostly comprised of the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI and its expansions: enjoyed by some, but not with nearly the appeal that Uematsu, Sakimoto, and now Hamauzu have enjoyed as standard-bearers for the series’ music. Impressionist electronica? That’s possible?! You bet your sweet face it is.īut the big surprise with this soundtrack is that a great many tracks were actually composed by underdog Naoshi Mizuta. And, joined by Square Enix in-house sound guy Mitsuto Suzuki for composition, it was a match made in heaven. Hamauzu defined himself, once again, as an incredible mass-appeal composer with last year’s score for Final Fantasy XIII. No one should have doubted that XIII-2’s soundtrack had a shot at greatness. In the land of the rising sun, a latecomer just cut any possible competitors down to size. In the world of Western RPGs, 2011 has two top contenders for best music: Deus Ex Human Revolution and Elder Scrolls V Skyrim. 08 – Lightning’s Theme ~Unguarded Future~