[merylsilverburg]

Originally Posted by kupoartist

What I find strange is that FF8's music always sounded better on the PC or PS1... the actual OST sounded completely different to me. In terms of composition, FF8 was possibly the best (FF7's was rushed because he had a tight schedule - it's nothing amazing, but it had some great tunes. FF6's is a tough one... there are some excellent compositions, but the SNES style sounds are a bit discomforting)... but the version that was on the OST wasn't that good IMO.

Really? That's strange...FF8's soundtrack didn't bother me at all. And I own a lot of copies too ( ). Perhaps it was the sound recording that made it seem a bit...muffled? ^^;;;
I have FF3, FF4, and FF6's soundtracks and I think they're pretty good...I haven't heard them in a while, but I think I enjoyed FF4's soundtrack. I tried to look for FF5's OST, but I only got a compliation of some hits.

Originally Posted by kupoartist

It's a shame to see him go... I think the quality of the tunes paralleled just how much I liked the games - Perhaps with Uematsu gone, the FF Magic will go with it? (I'll be the first to admit that the series just doesn't inspire me like it did when I first entered this forum... And i'm not as excited about the FF7 sequels/prequels/movie or FF12 as I probably should be).

Perhaps you're right. I do agree with you, that most of my excitement of the upcoming FF's were for the soundtracks. Unfortunately, ever since FF10's soundtrack was not too good (and OMG, the Piano Collection of FF10 were terrible!), I haven't been anticipating the future titles.
And maybe (I could be wrong) another reason could be because the FF series have become much too similar in regards of storyline, characters (no offense, but the main characters seem to lacking uniqueness), and just the overall game itself. I was really excited about FF10...but it didn't really grab and hold my interest much. FF12 looks somewhat promising and the characters are different (especially those bunny chicks), but otherwise, I only wonder now, "Is it more of the same?"