A combination of electronic, rock, and orchestral elements, it's the product of a collaboration between Mitsuto Suzuki, Ryo Yamazaki, and, of course, Hamauzu. Hamauzu subsequently offers a more impacting theme with 'Defiers of Fate', previously featured in the trailers for the game. Though initially subtle, the composition soon unveils a fantastical primary theme of the game at the 1:30, before returning to ambience. It slowly builds up in an ethereal yet militaristic manner, as the opening cinematic contrasts the beautiful colours of the world Pulse with the incoming flying machinery. The album opens in a cinematic manner with 'Prelude to FINAL FANTASY XIII'. Does he succeed in winning me over, like Sakimoto before him? There's only one way to find out. Hamauzu, also someone with whom I am not particularly enamored when it comes to game music, attempts to make the music of Final Fantasy his own. The next in the main series, Final Fantasy XIII, was helmed by lead composer Masashi Hamauzu, with some arrangement help by Junya Nakano, Mitsuto Suzuki, and Ryo Yamazaki.

Interestingly enough, it's also my favorite Sakimoto score. With the help of Hayato Matsuo and Masaharu Iwata, Sakimoto was successful in creating a soundtrack that went well with the various environs of the expanded world of Ivalice. Final Fantasy XII, the creation of Matsuno, was composed by Matsuno's go-to composer for his games, Hitoshi Sakimoto. Since his departure, a couple of composers have tried to fill the void left in his wake. Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack :: Review by DonĪs many fans of the Final Fantasy series are aware, much of the music of the main series that most people have fallen in love with has been composed by Nobuo Uematsu.

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