I’m very willing to trade my really handy lanyard for the aforementioned jazz album, if anyone’s interested. I just wish the physical versions were more reasonably priced. I think that’s why I’m obsessed - there is so material out there. In fact, it’s difficult to think of a game that’s had so many of its songs remade, recast and reimagined. This lengthy Wikipedia entry scratches the surface, but there’s the twee country music cover album, the prog-rock covers from the Black Mages, the orchestral Distant Worlds albums that pluck songs from the entire Final Fantasy oeuvre, or the soundtrack from the Advent Children CGI movie.Īnd then! If you do a quick search across YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music there’s a treasure trove of fan-made (and even more official) tracks inspired by the original FFVII. The popularity of the game took the original soundtrack even further still. Take Final Fantasy VII’s soundtrack, which encompasses aggressive rock fight music, sinister choral arrangements, mournful character themes, and ridiculous surf rock. (RPG soundtracks, in particular, can really run the gamut there.) I often sort tracks into two sections: chill and … not chill. I like the shot of adrenaline a battle theme can offer in the gym, or while on deadline. It’s familiar, and a lot of game tracks are also energetic without being overwhelming. It’s hard to explain precisely why I like listening to game soundtracks - but there’s something comforting about it - especially with older games like FFVII.
I’m adding it to the shopping list, if only for the yacht-rock flavored main theme. FF7R even has jukeboxes and collectible CDs scattered across the game, teasing even more songs, most of which are apparently on a limited-run jazz CD.
I haven’t (read: haven’t yet) gone that far but definitely wanted more. How many CDs will the entire project cover? Remember this is the first installment of the remake. That’s why there’s a $77.77 official soundtrack, spread across eight discs.
Square Enix is very aware of the existence of people like me, willing to spend more money beyond the standalone game.
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