Dissidia Final Fantasy [Import, Soundtrack]

Takeharu Ishimoto | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B001J8NS88
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,638 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites!, February 24, 2009

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Syldra's Cafe (Fond du Lac, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dissidia Final Fantasy (Audio CD)

I have a lot of Final Fantasy soundtracks, and I have to say this is one my favorites! I loved hearing some of my favorite songs remixed with a pop/metal/rock/techno style, and I was impressed with the themes by Your Favorite Enemies. If you like the previously mentioned types of music and Final Fantasy, give it a whirl.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent soundtrack, but nothing to write home about., August 23, 2010

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This review is from: Dissidia Final Fantasy (Audio CD)

This is a decent sampling of music from all of the Final Fantasy games. The orchestrations range from decent to pretty bad. There are a couple of standout pieces, but this two-disc set simply can't help but be what it is: average.

If you are unaware Dissidia - Final Fantasy is a Smash Bros-style fighting game with characters from the first 12 Final Fantasy games. As a fighting game, it was natural that most of the music would come from the combat music for the series. And there is some iconic fighting music in many of the Final Fantasy games.

Unfortunately, this soundtrack doesn't really know what to do with that music. The main themes for each game are (for the most part) done reasonably well. But the actual fighting music is hit and miss. If you like FFVIII's combat music, prepare for disappointment, as this soundtrack stomps on it. If you like FFIV's music, particularly Fight 2, you'll be in for... average? It's OK overall, but the pure chiptune from the SNES is still superior.

And sometimes, they're just lazy. Yes, I know there are already two orchestrated versions of One-Winged Angel: one from Advent Children (which changes the words) and one from the Final Fantasy concerts (which uses the original words). Both are great. But they just decided to slap the concert version into this soundtrack. Sure, you can't go wrong with either one, but couldn't they have made a version for themselves? It's not like an avid FF music collector won't already have OWA in every conceivable incarnation by now. Or if they think OWA is already perfect, give us a version of JENOVA or Those Who Fight (they opted for Fight Further). Can't have too many of those.

The FFXII music is similarly lazy, as it's all lifted directly from the game's score.

I would say that the FFVI music probably comes out best out of all of the pieces on the disc. The three pieces they choose here are solidly arranged, and FFVI's fighting music hasn't seen as much orchestration as other pieces, so it's nice to see this one get some love.

Oddly enough, where this soundtrack is at its best is with the music that is an amalgamation of themes from the different FF games. The intro and the ending piece are both excellent medleys of iconic FF pieces.

One of the biggest failings of this soundtrack is its total lack of identity. Unlike Super Smash Bros, this soundtrack has no truly original pieces. Maybe the composer of this piece didn't think he could stand alongside Uematsu. And given some of the orchestrations, maybe he was right.

Ultimately, is this CD worth the $40+ you'll pay for it? Not really, no. Not unless you already have the The Black Mages CDs, Distant Worlds music, and several other orchestrated versions of various FF music. If you really need to scratch your FF music itch and you have everything else, this might be worth it for completeness. Otherwise, there is better FF music out there; go get it instead.

2 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A desecration of Nobuo Uematsu's legacy !, January 13, 2009

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The Moogle, Kupo! (BRUSSELS Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dissidia Final Fantasy (Audio CD)

I had very high hopes for this soundtrack as I understood that it would include rearrangements of the main cues of the first ten Final Fantasy games, including the beloved battle themes. That would have made for the ultimate arranged album of Final Fantasy.

What I found though is a terrible mish-mash of weak j-pop/techno/hard rock that shows the total misunderstanding of Uematsu's great work by, among others, Tsuyoshi Sekito (who is one of the main arrangers on this album).

There have been many attempts at rearranging FF music in the past, ranging from good to excellent, in my opinion. But at some point, there has been a distinct choice to make the music really pop-like, and this started with the abherrant "Advent Children". The score, like the movie, was a total desecration of one of the most beautiful stories ever told and one of the best video game scores of all times (Final Fantasy VII).It was clearly an attempt to "broaden the audience", but at what cost? Everytime someone tries that, quality takes a deathblow because the executives suppose that the mass has no taste at all and thus do not demand quality.

So it's hard not to get the feeling that the people at Square decided that RPG fans, like most youngsters nowadays, love that soulless hard rock, dance and techno "music", if one dares call it so...

We thus get a score that totally lacks any creativity and heart. Most of the tracks are unbearable (except the FEW they left untouched) and actually manage to ruin the original ideas.

We must not encourage this downfall of one of the last realms where musical talent can truly express itself (alongside film music) or else music will really be dead!

IF YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR THE GREAT NOBUO UEMATSU'S WORK,

DON'T BUY THIS CD ! ! !