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Directly from my post on Nova Chrystallis:
"Listened to the soundtrack CD 4 "Bhunivelze". I think this better than born anew, fighting fate, nascent requiem, invisible depths and even heart of chaos. Its an amazing theme for the final boss fight of the ffxiii series. Some things to note: 2.15 and 2.23 we have references to the ark and even the usual boss theme from ffxiii 1 with the piano motif playing in the background quickly for a very brief instance. The organ music throughout is definitely on my buy list and the organ solo at the end is magnificent. Again at 6.18 we have a reference to the ark while the organ music is played more strongly. Particularly of note are fragments of the fighting fate theme found everywhere with of course the upbeat version of fighting fate making a surprising entrance at 11:20, this is probably one of the climaxes of the theme. The music sounds very royal and almost cathedral like, probably to accentuate Bhunivelze's status as a "god". However the short moments where the choir's tone is slightly darker and serious and the organ music especially highlighted is what I found to be the main "sweet spot" of the music i.e consider 3:32 and 10:08. The accompanying drums, trumpets? , synthesizers, etc is put brilliantly together. Lovers of ffxiii 1 's music especially the more Latin and orchestral pieces will find the various allusions pleasing. Honestly, just amazing!"
Bhunivelze's theme
Yes, some more vocal scores would be great as there are a few "bland" pieces in there like Lumina's theme which was slightly disappointing. Although Noel & Yeul's theme was arguably the best of all the vocal pieces, especially the piano accompaniment. Do you perhaps like jazz pieces? I thought bluesy chocobo CD 2 nr 15 was excellent even though there were no vocals involved.
is actually an amalgamation (mix together) of some of the boss themes of ffxiii and also some original themes and it is indeed a a great piece.
At first I thought "oh please no!" but around 40 seconds the melody started playing and it got to be a good piece, was surprised in the end. Here around 2:43 when the synthesizers came to the front I was pleased. Since you liked this style did you also like perhaps the track " ambivalence" CD 1 track 4?
Track 13, the ending role is especially beautiful and is very reminiscent of the track from ffxiii CD 4 nr 17 - miracles as well as the theme from "the promise" ffxiii 1 track 2 CD1. What I loved about the this track in its incorporation of many themes including a slow sung version from heart of chaos (ffxiii 2) and The Ark. The trumpets of track 12 CD4, the track you mentioned, were very beautiful at the beginning of the track. What was ur favourite track from ffxiii 2?
Yes, I kinda like this style, but whenever it is done like the LR OST. You know...as long as it is not composed as a singular sound playing all the times with slight pauses. I also love "Savior of Souls" and all arrangements of the "Chocobo Theme". "Snow's Theme ~Final Words~" is so beautiful as well.
hehe, I liked almost every tracks. Most favorite are piano-featured.
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Overture
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 ~Wishes~
- An Arrow Through Time
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 ~The Future~
- Eclipse
- Village and Void
- Oathbrand
- Serah's Theme ~Memories~
- Lightning's Theme ~Unprotected Future~
- Closing Credits
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Overture
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 ~Wishes~
- An Arrow Through Time
- FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 ~The Future~
- Eclipse
- Village and Void
- Oathbrand
- Serah's Theme ~Memories~
- Lightning's Theme ~Unprotected Future~
- Closing Credits
hmm..., the OST has some spoilers in it, for instance as any final fantasy fan knows we have the tracks on the last CD as indicative of the final boss(es) battles.
This is definitely the case with ffxiii 1 &2 and LR. So if we are discussing the OST I assume the commenters have listened to or at least glanced over the list of tracks. Logically if you see "Bhunivelze" as track 9 of CD 4 (ending track 14) you assume it has to be the final boss or linked to final boss music. So technically we are discussing here how the OST sounds and what songs you liked or disliked. We are not discussing in-game events. An example for even better clarity:
CD1 track 19 has title Noel and Yeul. Okay so we know Noel and Yeul is in the story (like Bhunivelze) but we discuss the music of track 19 and not the events surrounding Noel and Yeul. We don't care what/why/how about them, only the music. In the same way, Bhunivelze is the final boss. Did I mention why or how this came about? No. Did I mention what happens in battle during fight? No. Plus to be honest, the leaked achievement list hinting at his presence has been out for some time and in many discussion forums this topic came out. Need I justify anymore? I have made detailed notes of each track so that we can have a good discussion, please join in.
CD1 track 19 has title Noel and Yeul. Okay so we know Noel and Yeul is in the story (like Bhunivelze) but we discuss the music of track 19 and not the events surrounding Noel and Yeul. We don't care what/why/how about them, only the music. In the same way, Bhunivelze is the final boss. Did I mention why or how this came about? No. Did I mention what happens in battle during fight? No. Plus to be honest, the leaked achievement list hinting at his presence has been out for some time and in many discussion forums this topic came out. Need I justify anymore? I have made detailed notes of each track so that we can have a good discussion, please join in.
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. If you would like to join the discussion, what was ur fav track of LR?Excellent taste in music! Those are indeed very beautiful piano arrangements!! The theme from Noel and Yeul LR CD1 track 19 is has a deeper sombre characteristic than its ffxiii 2 counterpart, its worth crying over like I did, its that beautiful! I terms of track from LR that you did not like, which are they? Desert lullaby CD2 track 3 comes to mind...
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