Top 10: the Best Music of Final Fantasy
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[Selections were taken from all the numbered games and I've finished all the numbered games. I'm sorry if there appears to be a tilt towards certain games but that's honestly how I felt and I didn't want to compromise my personal list just to feature more of the Final Fantasy games.]
*Ten Honourable Mentions (in no order) ---
The Theme of Love, FFIV
Clash on the Big Bridge, FFV
The Landing, FFVIII
Aria de Mezzo Carattere, FFVI
Final Fantasy VII Theme, FFVII
You're Not Alone, FFIX
Eyes On Me, FFVIII
Bombing Mission, FFVII
The Prelude, FFI
Endless Sorrow, FFIX
*added 6/dec/2012
Check out my other videos, most of which are Final Fantasy themed.
I just wanted to thank everyone for the comments and ratings. Obviously there's hardly any creative input from me, but keep rating and commenting. I made this video a long time ago, and while I'd probably change two or three of my selections, I still think list holds up.
Final Fantasy music is like a drug.
Except that it's actually good for you
+sega310982 no it's not
+Chris Servos Of course it is.
Tim Van Veldhoven Drugs destroy your life, and everyone around you. Just because something is addictive doesn't mean it's like a drug. Anything that releases dopamine can be addictive (music, tv).
Chris Servos
Actually a drug is just any chemical that affects the way your body works. This can include penicillin, benadryl, tylenol, viagra, alcohol, and even caffeine. So everytime you take Coca Cola, you are ingesting drugs. Think about that the next time you order a fast food combo or stop for morning coffee and donuts.
I feel like FF IX is such an under-appreciated game. It's so good. D:
Most people don't think of it as such a good game, because when it came out it was eclipsed by other really good games
The reasons I feel FFIX was disappointing: too short, too easy, extremely shallow gameplay compared to the materia or junction systems from its two predecessors, commonplace, unsurprising plot (don't tell me you did not see it coming the main character was from another race altogether) and really shallow characters - not all of them, but most, especially Kuja. I'm not even mentioning Necron, that is not really an argument against FFIX.
That said, I consider FFIX to have a pleasant overall atmosphere and the best OST in the series.
First of all Necron is irrelevant in how much the game impacts you, Kuja on the other hand was a really enjoyable cliché character, only wanting vengeance for not fitting in, and Zidane, it was really easy to figure out he was not from Gaia, but the part that I really like about the plot is both Vivi's past and Eiko's story, they were my favorite part of the game. An gamplay, it could be better, it needed some polishing, but the turn and battle mechanincs we're decent enough to be enjoyable.
keffypoo Personally IV, VI, and VII had better OSTs than IX.
Well, even Uematsu disagrees with you :P
I actually thought FFIX had one of the most incredible soundtracks of all time. that music took me on an emotional journey.
To Zanarkand is probably my favorite video game track of all time.
i hear ya ffx was my first ff game and i completly agree
One winged angel
Terra's theme and To Zanarkand are my favourite, both bring back so many awesome memories of when I was a child!
6 7 8 and 9 was the peak off final fantasy, no game since has recaptured the magic of that formula.
I would say 6,7,8,9, and 10 because 10 was 10/10 for me
15 comes close in my opinion
10 pretty awesome too.
It all went downhill starting with FFX-2.
And ffv if we talk about gameplay, not story, only gameplay
Wasn't even anxious of not seeing To Zanarkand appear, I knew it would be first
Terra is just perfect
The FF6's character or FF9's alternative planet ? =p
krazylid The theme for the character :P
r0bz0rly I see, SE grown short of names for their stuff eheh
krazylid Actually, Terra's name in Japan was originally "Tina" because to them, such a name was unique. They changed it to Terra in the English language version.
Megan Buxton I see .. Indeed, Tina would be much more unique.. I didn't knew that. thanks ;D
Thank you for putting in some Final Fantasy 12 songs. It is such a beautiful and great game. Underrated >_>
I will never forget seeing Nobuo Uematsu live in Stockholm, Sweden, with a fullblown orchestra performance. The single most emotionally ecstatic moment in my life.
I wanted to hear "you're not alone" in ff9 here. Oh well
I totally agree with no1. Hits right in the feels :')
Yes it does indeed
Final Fantasy X was, is and will be the best game the world ever did :)
terras theme from FF VI is my favorite :D
10)00:06 Loss Of Me (FF X)
9)00:56 Terra (FF VI)
8)01:50 Boss Battle (FF XII)
7)02:36Vamo Alla Flamenco(FFIX)
6)03:34 Terra (FF IX)
5)04:37 One Winged Angel (FF VII)
4)05:37 Final Fantasy (FF XII)
3) 06:35 Series Theme (FF VII)
2) 07:49 The place I'll return someday (FF IX)
1) 8:46 To Zanarkand (FF X)
I must applaud you for a genuine effort at what is seemlingly a grueling task. To me, this list appears utterly reasonable. Thank you!
Terra (FFIX) would be my #1, I think. Such a nice list, by the way. It's so obvious FFIX has one of the best soundtracks in video-game history >_>
I think I would have swapped a few in there for Weapon Raid (FFVII), Forever Rachel (FFVI) and Those Who Fight (FFVII). I can only begin to imagine what you mean by 'hardest list I have ever done'...
Special mention to Aria di mezzo carattere, unforgettable.
Don't get me wrong, I love FFVII and FFVIII and their music but FFIX and FFX had the best music in my opinion but the maker of this didn't pick the best FFIX songs, where the hell is the dark messenger? Probably the most badass tune in the whole series
Awesome list dude, Final Fantasy IX
This was actually a very solid list. It's obviously difficult to get all the good tracks on one list but overall the choices were really good. Im especially happy that loss of me sneaked on the list as I didnt expect that but i personally love it
I was getting a little worried that "To Zanarkand" was not going to be included in this countdown near the end but it was there and number 1 no less!
Ikr!
PixelFoundry Gaming I am a fan boy I'm sorry ;-; XD
PixelFoundry Gaming True, something funny I like to do is whenever I find someone with the same user name I comments IMPOSTER! and see how they react XF
PixelFoundry Gaming *Yells into a Mike* Ignis he's on to us!!! *unintelligible chatter* AAAHHHH!!!! *runs away*
sephirot, sephirot ♪ ♬ ♪
i love to final fantasy VII
Very happy that there is a lot of ff9 songs. That was my first ff game. Second was 6 and then 7
+Flaming Quilava
Twas my first FF game that I beat too! *fist bump 4 years later*
I think FF8 had the best overall track, but I can't disagree with the choices here. Good stuff uploader.
Glad to have ffxii song in here . Too much underrated on this game makes me sad 😢
Zul Hakeem Because it's a shitty game, with shitty caracthers, and shitty history.
Your opinion though.
Not just mine. Every person who had played FF from the beginning, would say to you the same aswell.
I swear, One Winged Angel from FFVII sounds like a communist uprising in the 1800’s of france with Sephiroth as their leader
but that’s just me
I'm already disappointed. You missed music from final fantasy 4.
+Alex Cupo yeah especially theme of love
Enderboy there are better tracks then theme of love.....
Alex Cupo yeah but theme of love is my favorite
Mt ordeals, the dreadful fight, cecil's theme......
i can go on and on. so many better tracks.
Alex Cupo i know and i like all of those but my personal favorite is theme of love
man your top ten is quite the best out there!! you touched my heart with number 2 but you forgot tha man with the machine gun!!
Agreed there. lol
And you áre not alone( FFIX) ?? I Love this song and i think that this song deserves the first place
!!
I also love that track. I would give it second place
Totally agree. Best song in that game.
why is ff9 so underrated? even both sakaguchi n uematsu said ff ix was their fav. but lots of ppl dislike ff9 and their music. i assumed tht ff9 has many flaws compare with another like ff6,7,8,10,13. esp for the character design.. not bcus abut char personality. but the 'freak design' and old fashioned. their design may have been too cartoonish. not like cloud,tidus,yuna,tifa,squall,rinoa tht much appealing. zidane is a monkey, freya is a mouse, etc. and.. the trailer of ff 7,8,10 and recent ff games so much more interesting than IX. but idk when i played ix, i felt tht 'atmosphere' kind of feeling that i cant explain. i didnt feel the same way when i played another ff :)
Yeah I agree. Many people Ive spoken to about IX were instantly turned off by the fact that the lead and several other characters are non-human. It never personally bothered me.
IX also came out the same year the PS2 did so the game got buried a little bit there, and I also think some people thought it was a departure from the settings of FFVII and FFVIII which were futuristic - though ironically those settings were a departure from the first six games.
amen to that, FF IX is so underrated just due to the fact that ppl only dont like what they see in the character design~ but for me personally the story depth and feeling also musics are very good in FF IX
Agreed, FF9 was my 2nd favorite. Right behind FF7, FF8 was my 3rd fav
It's not my favorite story in the series, but FF9 had by far some of the best music and arguably the best character development of them all. Steiner might just be THE most well-developed character in the entirety of Final Fantasy and he is definitely one of the greatest.
Final Fantasy 9 music
Mine is
1: Metamorphosis&The Dark Messenger
3: Cyan Theme
4: Battle Scene (Dissidia)
5: The Decisive Battle (Both ff6 and Dissidia)
6: Dancing Mad 4
7: Kefka
8: Celes
9: Town FF1 Nes
10: Battle To The Death
There's just songs from three FF games here!
Count again, there are 5, 6 if you include selection #4 as an entry from FF1 which I think you should. I only used the FF12 version as it is better IMO. Selection #4 is originally from FF1 and I heard it there first.
Not all the soundtracks are equal. I'm sure if someone put together a Michael Jackson Top 10, 4-5 of the songs would be from Thriller.
Jeremy Dezso only ONE music of ff6....k lol.and anarkand is not the best XD.
Jef Drouin So why dont you make your own list? This list is still really good! Love it Jeremy!
Why the fck people compare their fave songs on FF? It's the one he choosed, not you guys. Lol
Still more fighting (FFVII)
I was halfway expecting this to be all Final Fantasy VII. Well played sir. Good choices. I was expecting a little more VIII in there, but still good. Thumbs up for sure.
I'm pleased you included some FF12 themes in this list, its certainly not the best Final Fantasy out there but I cant help but feel it's often overlooked, especially the soundtrack.
I played and finished Final Fantasy games from I - 12 .
But you could you explain to me, Why do I always get teary when I listen to "To Zanarkand' theme?
Isnt that weird? or its just me?
Definitely not just you. I personally don't get teary but I know others that do and I get lost in thought when listening to it. It'd make a great funeral song lol. It plays in many of the game's poignant moments and the piano in general is a melancholy sounding instrument. Beautiful song.
Jeremy Dezso I honestly like "silence before the storm" better than to zanarkand, but both are awesome songs!
DigitalSquirrel
That one is very good too.
gary lirio
Aerith's theme would always bethe best. :) IMO
most of my favorites were stolen after XIII. Hate the game all you want, the music is straight dopamine.
Jesse Danner It's a strong soundtrack, but I thought it lacked the variety of some of Uematsu's scores.
Final Fantasy 7 was the first RPG I had ever played. "One Winged Angel" was the most epic song I had ever heard at that point in my life. It still gets to me every time I hear the song. It would probably have to be my personal number 1, but "To Zanarkand" is such a beautiful and somber song. I love it as well.
Where's Dancing MAD!!!!!
To Zanarkand!
Ah....the Golden Age of Final Fantasy, where songs actually have heart and soul in it. Before it go all Techno Trance and shit in FF13, and FFXIIII is a total bottom of the well. You can tell by different composer. RIP Final Fantasy.
I agree with 88% on the list. They're not the my best favorite but still very good stuffs. FF10 has some good musics and that "To Zanarkand" is clearly not one of them, even the Battle Version is better, and boss version is best.
What wrong with techno trance?
Final Fantasy XIIII? wtf man xD
"To Zanarkand" is not good music? lol
I personally cannot wait for FFXIIIIIIIII, it's going to be legendary. Also, 88%? So you agree with 8 songs and 4/5 of one song?
bro trolling ?
i want to go back in time and play these games without knowing whats going to happen, its shit getting old, some of these tunes really bring up a lot of emotions.....NOSTALGIA OVERLOAD
no game can beat chrono cross ost
chrono cross had some great music for sure. I also liked the sound track in legend of dragoon and in xeno gears. I think the sound track in LOD just fit very well for the places and moods of the places. Some of the Dragon Quest/Warrior games had great music, Grandia had good music, saga frontier as well. The breath of fire games also had decent music. Oh Thousand Arms had good music. And if I can stray from jrpgs Metal Gear 3 had really good music.
Except for Chrono Trigger. XD
Javier Valenzuela i loved the music in Legend of Dragoon, too.
Kevin Cassidy there were only a few ct songs i liked but all of chrono cross songs were perfect for the area.
Awesome list but no "Eyes on me" or "Melodies of Life?? C'mon bro!
The latter is in my honourable mentions in the video info. Great songs, I agree.
Fisherman's Horizon, The Promise, Suteki da ne, Julia...
i cry when listen terra theme
Terra: This song reminds me of hundreds of hours in which I've played Final Fantasy. It's really indescribable.
You should retitle this video as top 10 FFVII and FFXII songs. Come on really? No FFVIII which has one of the best tracks in the series and only one FFX song? Sorry man, I know this is just your opinion but this video wasn't great
Guess how many people care that you disagree with his opinion.... Seriously... guess,.. I'll give you a hint, as long as your pick a number between 1 and whatever you consider to be the highest number in the world... you're over,
xii had the best musics
Ff12 was one of my favorite gameplay but the story and music are trash
Hatake Kakashi 7 has the best overall music.
were is libery fattaly ff8??? were is eyes on my ff8???
+1 FF8 is one of the best ff ost , is ..diferent . For example, the first mision song,
zafikiel21 no, the best ff ost is of ff9, but this songs of ff8 are greate..
It Was On There You Illiterate FUCK
Mechanich0851 ignore the dumb fucks who think they're right
Fisherman's Horizon is the best for me
Honestly I love everything about Final Fantasy music, but the really beautiful sad ones just aren't the ones that are my favorite. I like the epic ones, like One Winged Angel, and most importantly Cid's Theme from 7. 10's Zanarkand and the Battle Theme are both great, 6 has Terra's theme, 9 has the damn battle theme, 7 has the two previously mention osts plus the battle theme, and there is just so much more that I can talk about. Nobuo, you are just a god of music that should be praised by all that come across you and your amazing genius.
O shit 666 dislikes !!!
Good list. I think ‘Find your way’ should have found its way into the list. It’s pure bliss.
3rd:You are not alone!
2nd:The Birth of a god
1st:Battle 1 from FFIX
Finally someone who doesn't want to start a massive fan argument, people like you are awesome!
The absolute perfection of the music in final fantasy is so astonishingly good that I couldnt argue with any if your choices here, yet if someone had a different number 1 I would probably agree with them too!
I just cry from so many memories when playing it!
Ok Jeremy THIS is one of the best top 10's i will ever see in my entire existense!
Lol thanks.
What the heck i Sqeenix waiting for to re-release these with new graphics and HD sound?!?!?
Nice list btw!
final fantasy games are fucking masterpieces... oh my god. each world, every character, every moment, every piece of song. All invoking powerful memories nostalgia of bliss moments in life.
Aerith's theme shreds my heart into pieces.
The moment I saw Zanarkand as top 1... I knew you were a man of culture.
Lol 12 years later and it still is my #1. :)
To zanarkand really hit me man. Ffx was the first final fantasy game I've played. And now I'm going through all of the older final fantasy games that I never get to play. Right now I'm on my way finishing final fantasy v :)
Dont know what makes me more sad; the nostalgia I feel from when I was a kid and had my brain blown playing these games or the fact that each new FF game square enix releases makes it feel less like I'll ever experience this joy again
They have been woeful this generation. I think they can turn it around though. Honestly the only bad game they made was XIII (which is indeed bad). XIII-2 and Lightning Returns are side projects and are always going to be less fun to play than the numbered games. Hopefully 15 and beyond are great. 15 isn't really what Im looking for in an FF game but it looks fun for what it is.
Although I don't agree with some of the selections, it would be EXTREMELY difficult to make a top 10 Final Fantasy songs list that would make everyone happy. The series has given us so much memorable music, it's almost impossible for me to even pick a Top 10.
Wont lie, every time I hear the Final Fantasy theme it brings a tear to my eye. So many happy memories from the entire series. So many great moments and...yeah. Just inspiring.
That "To Zanarkand":D it has been my ringtone for like 5 years and it doesn't get old.
1.Dancing Mad (FF6)2.To Zanarkand (FF10)3.Terras Theme (FF6)4.Mt Gagazet (FF6)5.Red Wings (FF4)6.Boss Battle (FF9)7.A place to return some day (FF9)8.The man with the machine gun(FF8)9.J.E.N.O.V.A. Battle (FF7)10 Yunas theme (FFX)
9 is my favorite, then 7. I saw this pop up in my recommended and I said to myself... loss of me (Beatrix theme) better be on this. First song. Excellent.
IX had such a soundtrack. Every goddamn tune was epic.
even though you were heavy on ffIX, im glad your top pick made sense
Aeris' theme and to zanarkand are 2 bgms that make me feel what I felt when I very first heard them. I can only describe that feeling as 100% immersion. Shame that nowadays all developers want you to feel is a sting in your bank account.
Nice compilation.
I also like Dancing Mad, Auron's theme, ff 9's field music, ff 2's field music, Lamia Queen music (ff 2), Altair Castle (ff 2), Red Wings (ff 4), FF 7 opening music, Seymour's final battle theme, all manner of the chocobo theme, City of the Ancients (ff 7), ff 9's ending song, Macalania Lake (ff 10), Mount Gagazet (ff 10), Dark Messenger (ff 9) and all manner of the victory fanfare.
I think you omitted a few of the very best tracks, such as You Are Not Alone, which is probably my favourite, but then again it must be hard ranking them, because all of Uematsu's music is excellent. I forgot how good Terra was. It makes me feel really nostalgic. FF 9 has the best OST in the series, so I was glad to see that you included most if the songs from that.
You're not alone was originally in my Top 10 but was edged out by Loss of Me. It is one of my favourite songs from the series.
I'm glad you also recognize that. It's Uematsu's favourite soundtrack and mine also. There are some people who think that I should've spread the choices out across more of the games, but in my opinion that would be dishonest because I honestly believe that FF9 deserved 4 of the 10 in this list, if not more. FF9 was like a culmination of all of Uematsu's years of work.
1. one-winged angel
2. beatrix battle theme
3. who are you?
4. aerith's theme
5. ff 2 field music
6. crisis core ending song
7. crisis core main theme
8. melodies of life
9. dark messenger
10. red wings
11. dancing mad
12. ff 6 main theme
13. isn't it wonderful?
14. victory fanfare (all versions)
15. Terra theme (ff 9)
That's the best I can do lols. There's actually about fifteen more I like.
love the final fantasy series. wished i couldve played them all. the soundtracts have been one of the reasons i keep playing!!! keep it up.
My top ten in no particular order would be:
All FFs: Chocobo Theme
FF2: Castle Pandaemonium
FF6: Kefkas Theme
FF7: One Winged Angel
FF7: Man With The Machinegun
FF8: Liberi Fatali
FF8: All Eyes On Me
FF9: You Are Not Alone
FF10: Otherworld
FF10: To Zanarkand
some of the BEST FF SONGS EVER: one winged angel, let the battles begin, ff9 necron theme, ff9 main theme, ff4random battle theme.
Here's my top 10: 10. - Dancing Mad (FF6) 9. - Extreme (FF8) 8. Silence and Motion (FF8) 7. Fishermans Horizon (FF8) 6. You're not Alone (FF9) 5. One Winged Angel (FF7) 4. Calm before the Storm (FF10) 3. To Zanarkand 2. FF4 Afteryears Final Boss 1. The Price of Freedom (FF7)
+1 on that. Tracks like: The Castle, The Extreme, Lunatic Pandora, Force Your Way, Maybe I'm a Lion and The Man with The Machine Gun REALLY make this OST shine.
Watching this in 2017 the list still holds up. Great choices!
Songs of FF9 are so inspirational, I have played it so long time ago but I didn't remember till now.Thank you.
Regardless of the merits or demerits of FF14: A Realm Reborn as a game, I was quite blown away by the quality of the music that's in it. Fans of FF music should take a look/listen.
you're a good man for putting To Zanarkand at #1
eyes on me, one winged angel, you're not alone, theme of love, liberi fatali, real emotion..
Fair play for picking your own personal faves though and not what you'd expect to be most popular :)
I have to admit...that mostly this list is quite accurate...but you are absolutely right..."To Zanarkand" is the 1st and will forever be...only song and the only ending in ANY game that actually made me cry.
damn ive been getting too drunk and ending up falling asleep to these jams lol
That was an amazing selection, the music is so subtle in it's use in the games yet without out it the games would be incomplete
Very close to my top 10 I'd say. Agree 100% with To Zanarkand and the melodies in IX are sweet.
I'm so glad you chose to zanarkand #1. Any other pick would have been a mark against beauty, joy, hope, and sorrow.
FINAL FANTASY IX- THE PLACE I'LL RETURN TO SOMEDAY....good job. I really missed that one.
for me, Anxious Heart from ff7 and Calm before the storm from ff10 are the best songs. They take me on a roller-coaster ride of emotions.
Amazing! You actually took your time to make an "awesome" video! You have my gratitude.
I totaly agree with number 1 :) This song is the best of every Final Fantasy ever made !
Nice list, l like how it contains many FFlX songs, and "To Zanarkand" too. My own top 10 would probably have more songs from FFX though (e.g. "The Sending").
Aeris's theme always gives me the feels man like she fucking dies 😭😭😭😭
To Zanerkand is hands down the most memorable.
Good choices! I agree on some of them except for XII because I'm not that familiar with the game and its soundtrack. I don't appreciate it's music as much as the older ones. Nice top 1 pick!! :) To Zanarkand is definitely one of the best Final Fantasy musics that I've heard! And I understand why you picked a lot of IX music. IX and VIII are two of the best soundtracks in Final Fantasy, Squaresoft/SquareEnix or RPGs in general! :D I still listen to their soundtracks up until now! :D
You should try and play FFXII. It's a really good game. It's very likely it'll be made into a HD remaster in the same manner that FFX was for PS3, so you should keep an eye out for that. Just bear in mind that it plays very little like a Final Fantasy game. In that way it has been a disappointment for others - but it is still an excellent game which is reflected in its review scores.
Number 2 is my Number 1. Whenever I hear it I burst out in tears.