survey: best music ever used in Final Fantasy

I have FF 1 theme on my phone as a ringtone. My neice love to dance to it

There's a peck here with an acorn pointed at me

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I've played the originals extensively FF1, FF2(IVj), FF3 (VIj), as well as FF5, Tactics, Tactics Advance, and some of FF9. I lost interest when VII came out, I wasn't a huge fan of the shift from Medieval fantasy to CyberPunk fantasy.

I can tell you this much; the music from Final Fantasy II (Final Fantasy IV in japan) is about as well orchestrated and moving as any video game you'll play. For its time, 14 year ago, it was jaw dropping when the Red Wings score starts up and it never lets up for the duration of the game. The tunes, I find, still hold up to this day. This was when overworld music was driving and tantalizing, boss battle music was edge of your seat white knuckle excitement, and end credit music elicited a tear in your eye. It was swashbuckling adventure and companionship all rolled up into a high quality digital audio. Wonderful music that was a critical element of one of the greatest RPG's ever, (personally speaking, the greatest game ever created.)

in terms of music soundtracks composed by Uematsu for Final Fantasy, i would say that IV, VII and VII are the most compelling... choosing 5 of the best would be close to impossible for most die-hard Uematsu fans.. so my decision here is primarily based on orchestral value of the song, not by OSVs.
MY top 5( not in particular order either)

1. Elia, the Water Maiden (FF III)
2. Troian Beauty (FF IV)
3. Ending Theme (FF IV, arguably the best when done by the Tokyo Philharmonic)
4. Main theme (FF VII, sometimes referred to as Clouds Theme)
5. Main Theme (FF V)
6. Theme of Love (FF IV)

i just had to include a 6th song there just to make myself feel better...
these tracks here are orchestral compositions that i would argue as the best ever created... obviously there are a lot more that could of made this list but 5 is quite narrow..a better number would be to pick 20 to get a broader variance. these versions can all be found on the orchstral compilations of FF ( FF 1987~1994, 20022002 etc)i guess i really appreciate this music because i mplayed through the games which corresponded to it. i would suggest you try at least one of the earlier ones.

4. final fantasy 9 - You're Not Alone
3. final fantasy 6 - Aria Di Mezzo Carraterre; i dunno though, i think you might have to play through this game first.
2. every final fantasy - Final Fantasy (also called the prologue in FF4, Ahead on Our Way in FF1...i'd recommend the FF5 version just because of its simplicity)
1. final fantasy 5 - Battle with Gilgamesh; the best song in a final fantasy game, ever

i cant even think of another one to put in top 5, but here are some honorable mentions
final fantasy 4 - red wings (like most of these songs its because of where it is in the game...awesome opening scene)
final fantasy 5 - music box
final fantasy 4 - final battle
final fantasy 7 - one winged angel
final fantasy 1 - town theme
final fantasy 6 - devil's lab

just a note, the composer of all of these games, Nobuo Uematsu, retired after FF9 and after that game all of the music started going downhill....

All music, and I mean ALL, from Final Fantasy VI.

*****

FF1 - Chaos temple
FF2 - Castle Pandaemonium
FF3 - Forbidden land Eureka
FF4 - Battle 2 and the Final battle against Zeromus

1. Zanarkand (X)
2. Ending Theme (X)
3. Ares Theme (VII)
4. Main Theme (VII)
5. One Winged Angel (VII)