Final Fantasy 11
 

Three simple questions:

1. How many soundtracks are there to Final Fantasy 11?

2. What are they?

3. Are they (and by extension the music) any good at all?

There are 5 soundtracks currently:

• FINAL FANTASY XI Original Soundtrack

  The soundtrack to the original game.
  Composed by Naoshi Mizuta, Nobuo Uematsu, and Kumi Tanioka.
  (This also has a printing through DigiCube.)

• FINAL FANTASY XI Rise of the Zilart Original Soundtrack

  The soundtrack to the first expansion.
  Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.
  (This also has a printing through DigiCube.)

• FINAL FANTASY XI Chains of Promathia Original Soundtrack

  The soundtrack to the second expansion.
  Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.

• FINAL FANTASY XI - Music from the Other Side of Vana'diel THE STAR ONIONS

  An arrange album by jazz group THE STAR ONIONS (Naoshi Mizuta, Kumi Tanioka, et al).
  Arranges 7 tracks from the original OST, 2 tracks from the first expansion, and 1 track from the second expansion.

• FINAL FANTASY XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan Original Soundtrack

  The soundtrack to the third expansion.
  Composed by Naoshi Mizuta.

Personally, I like FFXI music. When I first heard the original OST back in 2002, I panned it for not being at all like the previous FF albums. However, after further listens, I grew to appreciate the laid-back (and often drawn-out) style of the slow tracks, and the unique style of the battle themes. I haven't heard the original OST in full for a while, but that's probably the best, simply because it has the benefit of several composers and a wider range of moods. As far as the expansions go, Promathia and Aht Urhgan are both great, but Zilart is weak in comparison. THE STAR ONIONS is also highly recommended.


seanne, thanks for replying to him, but we don't need duplicate info ;)