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Final Fantasy X-2 Original Soundtrack Customer Reviews |
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Pretty good songs (surprisingly)! Reviewed by PetuniaTim on April 11, 2006. |
| Honestly, I didn't expect too much from this game or its music for that matter.But I've actually come to like this game including its music.The musics pretty awesome and is definitly worth the buy!Its unlike any other music I've ever heard from any Final Fantasy game(probably because Nobuou Uematsu didn't help with the making of the music)but is for sure worth the buy for anyone! I especially like the intro song at the beginning, very pleasant.To tell the truth, my whole reason for getting this soundtrack was to have that song!But the rest of the soundtrack overall is excellent so I recommend this to anyone!The only reason I gave this soundtrack a 4 rating was because it has good music, but not the best compared to all the other Final Fantasy soundtracks I've heard (it will never compare to FF9's music!). | |
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Not Nobuo but still good! Reviewed by Janoe on a Chocobo on February 16, 2006. |
| When I got this CD I thought it would be Mr.Uematsu composing but I was wrong. A number of the songs on here are quite weak, like the new Chocobo theme. Of course the others make this a CD worth buying. 1000 Words is excellent and it's orchestrated version is better. I listened to this 12 hours straight replaying all the better tracks. If you enjoy FF music, even in the slightest way, buy this CD. | |
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Great Soundtrack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Reviewed by FFX&X-2 Fan on August 12, 2005. |
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I really, really, really, loved this OST. It was brilliant, even though the songs weren't composed by Nobuo Uematsu or his team; it was stated in an interview that they were too busy to help with X-2. Yet, Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi were composers for the "Bouncer" (one of Square's games - now Square-Enix). So, I guess these two did a good job in doing so, filling in Mr. Uematsu's place. Eternity, Besaid, Yuna's Ballad, 1000 Words (all), and Yuna/Rikku's Themes were my personal favorites!!! Great Soundtrack!!! I recommend to FFX-2 lovers!!! |
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A change from the norm, but one that is appreciated! Reviewed by Nic Archer-Scott on March 13, 2005. |
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Before this review, let me give two warnings to buyers of this soundtrack: firstly, this is nothing like anything you have ever heard, so don't expect something like Uematsu or Mitsuda - this is completely different. Secondly, this soundtrack only achieves true greatness after playing the game -- while some soundtrack may sound brilliant even without playing the game, this one is only mediocre unless the game is played. This OST contains some amazing pieces, and Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi have done an excellent job on its composition. It opens strongly with "Eternity - Memory of Lightwaves", a song filled with almost as much as meaning as its counterpart "Eternity - Band Member Performance", a song I interpret to be about new beginnings, and hope; the belief one can always start over. After this the great songs keep on coming, most notably with "Yuna's Theme", "Sphere Hunter ~Seagull Group~", "Gagazet Mountain", "Besaid Island", "Macalania Woods" and "Zanarkand Ruins" on Disc 1, as well as the great vocal piece "Real Emotion". Disc 2 is also a great CD, opening with the fantastic "Seagull Group March", and continuing the tradition of greatness with songs like "Abyss of the Farplane", "Nightmare of a Cave", "Vegnagun Starting", as well as all of the versions of "1000 Words". Finally, the CD closes with near perfection with the absolutely amazing orchestral piece, "Epilogue - Reunion", a rendition of "Besaid Island" that truly reaches to the heart, especially given the part of the game that song is featured in. The tune has an underlying theme of memories, and the past; whether or not they are important, and whether we should hold on to them, a theme strongly yet subtly touched upon within the game. This can be interpreted as such due to its location in the game at Besaid Island (the place where she first met "him"), as well as in a crucial cutscene near the end of the game. Overall, this soundtrack is an amazing piece of work, and one that will definitely be remembered by myself and hopefully many others for years to come. The question remains though - is it worth a buy? My answer, as you may have guessed, is a resounding "yes"! |
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Depends on your taste, but very appealing Reviewed by Cem Budak on June 01, 2004. |
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The music is quite a step in another direction. It centers around dance/techno with plenty of electric guitar, although the soundtrack retains it dark/serious moody themes on the second disc. I personally loved it. My favorite track has to be the Battle Theme, YuRiPa 3, as it totally blows all previous Final Fantasies' battle themes away with a message that says, "This isn't like other Final Fantasy Battle Themes, monsters!" It's laced with so much electric guitar, I wish I could meet the guy playing it as wildly as he does. The other great music would include the Real Emotion and the 1000 Words vocals. These are great among vocal tracks. Give this one a try if your're looking for Final Fantasy with a whole new flavor. |
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This is the best music ever, a must have for any Final Fantasy lover. Reviewed by Dan the Man on April 23, 2004. |
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If you get this you will not be dissapointed. This is a must have if you have the Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Song book. It is so fun when you play along with the music from the CD. I love these cd's. |
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Change Of Mood...Change Of Music Reviewed by madmax34091 on April 08, 2004. |
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Final Fantasy X...Outstanding, one of best games made. The soundtrack was wonderful. Now I know the fans of the final fantasy series feel a little displeased with FFX-2. At first I was feeling the same but listening to the entire soundtrack made me think otherwise. Remember change of mood,change of music. Memory of Light and Wave was a very nice piece. I didn't get emotional like To Zanarkand but I felt relaxed. Real Emotion showed that the game was different from the series. Entertaining is all I can say. 1000 Words was pretty good because it reminded me of FF8 love theme. Alot of the tracks had a beat and jazz but not all. Beside (Place) showed that Besaid Island was the same place we remembered: calm and peaceful. FFX-2 was different from all the other Final fantasy games. It was fun and playful to start off in the beginning but had it's serious moments too. Overall I enjoyed this cd however I wasn't really feeling the emotion like in FFX. |
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Let's face it.. Reviewed by Marie on March 12, 2004. |
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This is much better than X, even though X was gorgeous. From Koda Kumi's beautiful vocals, to the upbeat, dance-like songs, to the relatively beautiful town themes, and the eerie ones that come later in the game, this is a wonderful soundtrack. Nothing else like it, really. |
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G-R-E-A-T!!! Reviewed by molly macalister on March 05, 2004. |
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I myself have played final fantasy x and now beaten X-2. I love the graphics and the way they make these games look so real. It's just a fun game and a great soundtrack. The song #2 real emotion is my favorite. I'd recomend this soundtrack and game. |
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Thank god for this soundtrack! Reviewed by Obsolete on February 16, 2004. |
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X's ost was a beautiful and emotional set that boasted some of the best music out there. I acknowledge it's greatness; BUT.. It was EXTREMELY slow paced. I'm so glad X-2 was like the way it was. None of it's boring, and the majority is fast-passed dance/techno which I think is a vast improvement in the series. Come on.. I'm tired of hearing the same old-same old. This is a great change. |
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Different, but pretty freaking good Reviewed by Russell Thornton on January 26, 2004. |
| Don't really know why I purchased this soundtrack really. Most of the people that I had talked to said that it was crap, but it turned out to be a good soundtrack. Nowhere as good as the calibur that Nobuo Uematsu puts out, but good in its own special way. Im sure that most of you have heard the song "Real Emotion", and it is good, and extremely catchy, even if your not a big fan of J-Pop. Overall though the sound was excellent, but the main flaw of the soundtrack is that every song is around the 1:30 to 2 min mark. Yes there are some long songs, but they are few and far between. They boss themes are cool, but they are all like 1 and a half minutes! How the heck are you supposed to get into a song that is less than 2 min. Overall though, its got a good sound, and is way different than what you are probably used to hearing from Final Fantasy, but its worth a listen. | |
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A complete difference, but excellent! Reviewed by Harmony Schmitt on December 29, 2003. |
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I think this soundtrack is VERY different from the last. The ST to FFX had alot of mysterious and sad-sounding songs, with some cheery songs. This one, on the other hand, is very cheery with some sad and mysterious songs. It does make sense though, since Yuna and friends have moved on after 2 years after a very depressing time period. This brings out the joy that they have in their lives now. The songs on this St are very good, I think. There are many beautiful songs like the last game had like "Eternity", "Besaid", "Kilika" and "Yuna's Ballad". "Real Emotion" is highly different from the series but never the less is a great opening song! "1000 Words" is extremely beautiful, with the regular, orchestra, and piano versions. It sets the mood for Yuna's feelings for Tidus. There are also some cute ones, like "Rikku's Theme","Paines Theme","Luca", and "Mi'hem Highway" and cool ones like "Bikanel Dessert" Some songs do repeat themselves in sound, and some songs disappointed me, like the "Chocobo Theme", but over all, this soundtrack has a diverse sound. I love it, and I think you will too! |
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Better than FFX Reviewed by Tyrell on December 25, 2003. |
| To be truthful, Square did make a bold move in changing the style of music used in this game. But the quality of the music is much better than that of FFX. I noticed that some of the songs in FFX did not quite fit in certain places and almost sounded out of place at times. With FFX-2, although the songs are different, they will still spark your interest and grow on you. My personal favorite is Besaid Island, CHECK IT OUT!!!!! | |
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Another FF Masterpiece... Reviewed by James on December 13, 2003. |
| Great audio collection from an equally great game! It got a more Funk / Disco / Electronic feel to it than FFX did. However, songs like Track #30, Disc #2's "Reunion" which is an orchestral version based on "Besaid," gives me chills and almost brings a tear every time. Some songs were revamped a bit from FFX too, like Besaid, Zanarkand and Mt. Gagazet, which I think they did a great job on. Many of the songs on here are just mood setters too, like fight scenes, chases, etc that you hear in the game. Also, since this is the CD set from the Japanese game, a couple of the songs are slightly different. Lastly, $40+ is nuts for a 2 CD collection. Got mine on eBay for $14.99, still sealed and shipped ;) | |
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Different sound for a different game Reviewed by Chris on November 28, 2003. |
| I think as Final Fantasy fans, we have gotten to used to Nobuo Uematsu's fantastic game soundtracks. So used to them that we just come to expect an excellent and epic sounding score to a Final Fantasy game. So when I heard that this was not done by Uematsu, I was disapointed at first. But once i started to listen to it, I realized that if we were to have a 'Nobuo style'soundtrack for this game, it wouldnt fit right. FFX-2 is a different game with a different tone than most other FF's. So I think that, though this music is not the greatest, it still fits the game well.There are some good tunes and melodies that are addicting and I'm sure if you are open minded to the changes the FF franchise has taken with X-2, then you will listen to the soundtrack with an open mind as well: Different but good. | |
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Excellent soundtrack! Reviewed by Ellone Loire on August 28, 2003. |
| Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi have done it again! Final Fantasy X-2 soundtrack is packed with excitement and emotion! You will have slow clean tunes such as "Yuna's Ballad", happy tunes such as "Rikku's Theme and powerful tunes such as "The Bevelle Underground". With such quality, I will give this soundtrack a perfect 5 stars! Its a must buy for all music lovers out there! | |
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A Pretty good game about Pretty girls with a pretty good Soundtrack Reviewed by Ragnarocker on August 20, 2003. |
| Well, I was expecting a little more epic FFX style music with a few remixes, but there were none there. I must say that I was a little dissapointed. If you are a huge fan of the past FF soundtracks, I don't think you will like this one that much. That is not to say that this is not a good CD. I kept in mind that this is not a run of the mill FF game, so the music would surely be a different style as well. there are a fair amount of up beat and jazzy tunes on this track, and a lot of them are catchy. There is also a fair balance of slower and calmer tunes that you'd expect from and RPG. I was very dissapointed at the fact that they got rid of the classic FF Battle victory tun though. Despite it's short comings I enjoyed this Soundtrack. | |
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A different FFX album Reviewed by rxan on July 28, 2003. |
| Just as Niggle said, this is one of the weaker Final Fantasy albums. Most of the tracks are what you would hear out of pop album, not that this is a bad thing. It's just that a different array of emotions is being conveyed in FFX-2. This game, unlike the unknown world of FFX, is now taking Yuna, Rikku, and Paine "Selma and Louise" style as they go sphere hunting, deserving a much more "upbeat" soundtrack. Much like FFX, though, when you first hear many of the songs, they don't fit at all, yet you quickly grow to love them. The YuRiPa battle tracks try to convey the same emotion as the Jenova battles from FFVII, yet I found that many of the tracks are too similar to this, as you may find yourself skipping several tracks because of their repetitive "emptiness", usually found in techno. The bottom line, if you want another FFX album, this is it cut in half. Where the FFX album features mainly ambient and new-age tracks, FFX-2 features these along with techno-pop. Is it worth the buy? Definitely. | |
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Some Song's Are Ok... Reviewed by Ann McC. on July 15, 2003. |
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Nobuo Uematsu! where are you? Some of the songs on this soundtrack are ok, like real Emotion, Beside Island, Memory of light and Wave (both), 1000 Words (All 3) Either than that, some of the other songs are kinda not Final Fantasy-like, but give this soundtrack a try, u might like some of the songs, it's final fantasy, isn't it? |
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Different, although just as pleasing... Reviewed by Michael Sands on July 13, 2003. |
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The soundtrack of the newest installment in the Final Fantasy series is... original. There are those who may give such exceptional pieces low scores right off the bat, but the simple fact of the matter is that this -is not- your 'normal' Final Fantasy album... Personally, I applaud the composer(s) for taking a new route, and refusing to follow a well-worn, albeit successful paradigm. Players expecting to hear yet more remixes of overdone songs will, unfortunately, be disappointed, but it's always good to experience new things. And "new" is definitely what has been accomplished here. Kudos to the creators. |
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Good but not great Reviewed by David Corbino on July 12, 2003. |
| There are definitely some really amazing songs on this soundtrack... maybe 7 or 8. But that is just a few for a soundtrack of 61 songs. This soundtrack is definitely not as good as the Final Fantasy X soundtrack. That was probably the best Final Fantasy soundtrack. It's unfortunate that Nobuo Uematsu wasn't involved with this (Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi wrote/produced this soundtrack); I'm sure it would have been much better. Oh well, it's still pretty good. | |
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Definitely one of the FF series weaker soundtracks. Reviewed by Niggle Williams on May 06, 2003. |
| There are some truly exceptionally pieces here but they are pretty rare especially on the first disc. The few good songs on this soundtrack are very good. Most of the best on this soundtrack use the piano and are either FFX2's slow, thematic songs or tracks for action scenes that seem to be near the end of the game (on Disc 2). The battle themes on this soundtracks just don't seem well suited for fighting even less so than FFX battle theme. While they would make great dance tracks for a club (maybe even a fashion show a la YuRiPa Battle 1) they don't fit in a FF soundtrack much less for a part of the game you use very often. Some of the tracks on this soundtrack are either painfully obnoxious sounding more music you would hear for say a Sonic game or just plain out boring. Most of these tracks follow a repetitive melody or beat with an average array of measures in between. Very few of the songs here convey the same level of emotion the former FF songs used to have and although I haven't played the game yet it doesn't sound like the music would fit into a typical FF game. I hope this isn't a sign of what to expect the game to play like. Should you buy this soundtrack? ... Definitely not for full price if you know what I mean. Get the Alion version (via Ebay) if you must hear this disgrace to the series for yourself. Boy, those new composers sure know how to tear up a Chocobo Theme. They better get either Nobuo Uematsu or Masashi Hamauzu back quick before they lose a key highlight to one of the things that used to make FF series so great! | |
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like 3 girls TRYING to beat evil Reviewed by Mountain Dew 268 on April 10, 2003. |
| This is definately NOT Nobuo. From my first listen, I thought it sounded like 3 girls that were TRYING to go beat evil. I didnt hear the same full sound that I am used to from the other FF soundtracks. I havent played the game yet so that may be offsetting my judgement of the music. We will see when the game is released in the US. | |
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