Hitoshi Sakimoto

Hitoshi Sakimoto has never really amazed me; I find his Vagrant Story score a tad mediocre on some levels, and his Breath of Fire V leaves much to be desired. I don't mind his Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced scores though. Maybe that's just a bias towards the FF series, who knows.

I find his compositions to be a bit bland though. I'm not going to bad-mouth him too much, 'cause a track he's composed bears one of my favourite melodies of all time: the track he composed for "Ten Plants", "Kurolera the Factory Chief". If you haven't heard this before, you really should. It shows the frivilous, energetic side of Sakimoto-san. The first time I heard it I just had to play it numerous times...the melody is addictive.

Here's a sendspace link to "Kurolera the Factory Chief"; make sure you listen to it.

So really, I'm a bit conflicted when it comes to Hitoshi Sakimoto's music. When he does a good composition, it's really good, but it's just such an infrequent occurrence, IMO. And for future reference, my favourite score from him would have to be the light-hearted Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced (the remixed versions on the OST, that is). Remixed version of "At the Bar", "Teach Me, Mont Blanc", "Beyond the Wasteland" and "Snow Dancing in the Schoolyard" = .

Jam it back in, in the dark.