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Originally Posted by orion
Rating (out of *****)
Uematsu: ****
Hamauzu: ***
Nakano: ***
Overall: ***
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AS IF
The OST would've benefitted without any creative input from Uematsu whatsoever. He's basically
parodying his own already hackneyed sounds here. The Zanarkand theme is utterly irritating schmaltz; the chocobo rendition could have been a gifted chimpanzee's Fruitloops project. It's Uematsu that doesn't gel with Hamauzu and Nakano.
As regards album consistency, I'd be inclined towards full marks. For four CDs of music, it's a fucking good job. Although the playing time alone begs the greater question of quantity versus quality with video game music. I'd infinitely prefer that the official game soundtrack be a 2CD programme of quality arrangements--leave the raw score to rippers.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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