Hitoshi Sakimoto

Originally Posted by Josh_1

His music DOES have emotion when played by an actual orchestra. I believe that he needs to move out of synthesized music and go either into full orchestra or a mixture of synth and performed. His Opening and Ending themes for FFXII and his Staff Roll for Vagrant Story are all evidence that his music can be melodic and emotional. I find his intricacies the most amusing, as he has such a unique view of orchestration, and I'd say that's pretty good for someone who hasn't been formally taught how to orchestrate music .

To illustrate this point, I've created a comparison audio file between the synth version of the FF12 opening theme that was used for trailers, and the orchestral version that was used in the final game's opening FMV. The theme was edited from the trailer and parts of the music were placed in different places in the FMV. I simply took those parts and arranged them so that the synth version plays first, and then the orchestral. There should be around4 - 5 motifs in the mp3.

http://media.putfile.com/FF12-Openin...and-orchestral

I made this because I had a very recent discussion with my boyfriend, who wasn't too impressed with Sakimoto as well, although I believe that he needed to hear more of his work, and that his work will sound less "messy" as he called it if it was orchestrated instead of using synths. Unless the synths are Jeremy Soule's quality, Sakimoto should work with real orchestras more often.

RomeoXJuliet is another fine example of how his work just shines out when its performed by a real full orchestra.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I heard a piece of Odin Sphere at the Night in Fantasia concert and it was lovely, even my boyfriend who didnt like Sakimoto's work that much loved it. Said it was stronger than what he heard in tactics or FF12.

And the solo violin is played by Yura from Eminence, in both the game's soundtrack and the concert.

There's nowhere I can't reach.