Well I have been lagging on coming up with a new soundtrack to do, so I decided to go with my idea of making a top list of epic tracks. One of my favorite things about making this list was seeing how varied each track was from system to system and game to series.
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With one article left and a many possible video games left to go, which could it be? There have been many possible considerations for this soundtrack, but there’s one that has stood the test of time. If you were thinking it was Final Fantasy… then you’re completely right. Mitsuda, Kondo, Shimomura, and Wise have all had their place and Uematsu has been absent other than through an assisting role. Now of course, which game is it?
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Now who would have seen this game coming? Mario had done pretty well as a platformer and now he’s going to level up?! If anyone had concerns about the quality of the game, seeing Square as the developer should have solved all that. Square just makes some of the best (and worst) RPGs ever, but in any event, it also houses some of the best composers. In this case, Yoko Shimomura was chosen for the task.
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Here’s a game that needs no introduction whatsoever. Even the composer is a man well marked by the video game music world as well. Some might complain that this game should be a bit higher in the soundtrack list, but, as fantastic as this soundtrack is, many of its themes are recycled from past games – now, of course, I’m not trying to say it’s not an amazing soundtrack, but in terms of original composition I wouldn’t place it at the first spot.
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