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comment #1

Awesome! Thank you!

comment #2

omg.. very nice.. but I AM NOT going to listen to this.. piece of art. In less then two months the game will be out, i can wait. But damn... so much temptation!!!

comment #3

I feel exactly the same way Amano, but I know I'll cave.

comment #4

Finally...Godai,you rock dude!

comment #5

pretty neat, thanks.

Now go out there and hunt that No More Heroes 2 soundtrack!

comment #6

nice! i got this pre-ordered, cant wait to hear it!

comment #7

Godai your my fucking hero. I knew gamemp3s would never let us down !!!

comment #8

Pretty sure this is the first time I have ever been excited about a Final Fantasy soundtrack.

Hamauzu'll do that to you.

Thanks Godai.

comment #9

♪♪♪ d(｀Д´)b♪♪♪ｻﾝｷｭｰ　thanks alot for this release !!

comment #10

Thank you... Godai.

comment #11

Masny thanks guys, was looking forward to this release

comment #12

Was just thinking about this and there it is - thanks Godai.

comment #13

honestly i understand for the pulse thing
but for the chocobo thing, it was good as it was
why no coccon de chocobo?

comment #14

I can see only 1 seed, with a lot of us crawling around 76%. What happened to the seeds?...

comment #15

I already got this from another source, but I will download and seed ten times as much back. Thanks so much for going out of your way to release this.

For those of you wondering, this soundtrack won't disappoint. I might be biased because I absolutely love the composer, but I'm sure all of you will at least find a handful of tracks you enjoy.

comment #16

Needs more seeds

comment #17

Been listening to this soundtrack and I just freakin' love it. I was more excited about Hamauzu being behind the music than I was about the actual game xD. Of course now that I've got the OST I REALLY want the game.

comment #18

Does ANYBODY know where to find the LOVE SQ album? I was hoping it would show up here, but nothing so far...

comment #19

Thanks Godai, you guys absolutely rule.

comment #20

Soundtrack of the year!

Thanks for the release!

comment #21

Worth the wait, Thank you for sharing with us ^^

comment #22

Thanks guys! My copy will be a while and the only MP3s I will grab are your awesome releases.

comment #23

Got it, but I must say I'm kinda disappointed by this OST. Not that it's bad, but it's not even close to Uematsu's standard or even FFXII soundtrack. Thanks for sharring anyway

comment #24

91.5% hooray. Only 2 or 3 songs are actually finished. Whats left is like 1 part from all the other songs.

comment #25

Thanks a lot! I can't wait to listen to this (even though I'll do it just once or twice before playing the game).

Now, if only people could keep this in seed until they reach a decent dl/ul ratio (even 0.5 would be fine -__-)...

comment #26

Thx for the release =)

*sheesh* 91.5% and no progress in sight...please seed T_T

comment #27

Thanx for the release but I am stuck at %91.4 and so it seems for a lot of peers.

comment #28

Many thanks Godai!!!

comment #29

I love you guys!!! Been eagerly waiting this release! Hamauzu is the best!

comment #30

I've already got it, but there's no better than gamemp3s rip. So I'm taking it:D. Thanks Godai!

comment #31

Thanks for the soundtrack! It has halted right now, but I can listen to a few of the songs that are done downloading. There's more coming tomorrow too? I'm hoping for Ar Tonelico III, but anything is nice as well.

comment #32

Is it just me or are there no seeds? I've been stuck at 91.5% for quite some time now. I'm more than willing to seed once it completes. Thanks Godai, I've been anticipating this release for some time.

comment #33

Great upload, but it's trapped at 91.5% and no seeds

comment #34

Great Release Godai.. Was waiting for this ''little title''

comment #35

Great Release, thank you!!
But there's no seeders, it stucked at 91,5%
please someone!!! I need to hear this

comment #36

Sorry you've guys been stuck at 91.5%, my ISP is bullcrap. I'm getting it to someone else who can seed better and faster, should be an hour or so.

comment #37

Where did this cover pic come from? Looks shopped. The real one is usually just the FF logo and composed by... on the cover with just a plain white background.

comment #38

OMFGOMFGOMFG I FUCKING LOVE YOU SERIOUSLY.

comment #39

Thanks much. Appreciate the quick and great release!

comment #40

Thanks for sharing. I am downloading now although I have ordered the limited edition.

comment #41

Never mind. I see you got the cover pic from the main cover of the box set. Thanks Godai!!! I've been waiting many months for this OST.

comment #42

It are sutcked! Stucked at 91,5%! Pleeas hlep to me! sob sob

comment #43

Had to kill the torrent guys, check the main post.

comment #44

Thanks to post it Godai, but... when we can download the soundtrack? Please let me know (and all of us, of course) as soon as possible. Thanks for your excelent and awesome job here.

comment #45

"The Moment the Universe Was Created For"

Hyperbole, much?

It's just another fucking overrated Square release.

comment #46

The torrent-link is broken.

comment #47

Godai, your awesome for getting us this!

comment #48

cowl, No shit it's a hyperbole, I was quoting Mega64's FFXIII Unveiling video spoof.

comment #49

I pity the thousand somethign people who are still downloading the one stuck at 91.5%..... I guess they'll find out eventually to use the new torrent

comment #50

Is it just me or did you guys forget to update the sfv for the new torrent?

comment #51

I love you so much right now. More than words can say.
<3<3<3<3

comment #52

Amazing release. Definetly parts that sound like FFX, but better and more refined. Amazing group of composers. I only wish more music was like this. I bet this will sound amazing on the PS3 with uncompressed sound

comment #53

I didn't listen yet but I definitely hope for a better score than that's of FF12 which I think is the worst so far!

comment #54

Oh nevermind about the sfv comment, it's all good. Something else was causing the bogus checks.

comment #55

Godai my friend you sure live up to the "god" part in your name!

Thank you! you are totally EPIC!

comment #56

hey! thanks a lot.

comment #57

Oh boy. I don't know what to expect from this one.

On the one hand, Hamauzu's pretty much impressed me more than any other RPG composer (Kenji Ito and Shoji Meguro are gaining). On the other hand, if he's trying to be like Nobuo Uematsu, then this is pretty much an automatic fail. Junya Nakano and Kenichiro Fukui tried that with FF4 DS, and it had me longing for the SNES version. Only Nobuo can be Nobuo, for better or worse.

Masashi hasn't produced anything as good as SaGa Frontier II, so I can't think that this OST will be the one to top it. Still, it might be better than some of his later releases. Only one way to find out.

As always, thanks for sharing.

BTW, cowl?

"It's just another fucking overrated Square release."

If you had applied that comment to Square's games and not the OSTs, I'd be tongue-in' your tits right now.

comment #58

I really wish people would stop comparing other Square (or former) game music composers to Nobuo Uematsu. Each one of them has their own respected talents and styles. Besides, I don't know why people still continue to "worship" Uematsu. IMO, his best days are behind him. Let's face it: Blue Dragon OST...sucked ass, Lost Odyssey OST...decent. His ONE contribution to FFXII: "Kiss Me Goodbye"...weak. Whenever there is a concert dedicated to Uematsu, it's always the same shit from the FF series (One-Winged Angel, FFVII Main Theme, To Zanarkand, Aeris' Theme, etc.) Don't get me wrong, Uematsu really got me into VGM but it's time to let some real stars shine...LIKE MASASHI HAMAUZU! A good FF OST doesn't always have to include Uematsu.

comment #59

Yay!! I was totally waiting for this! Thanks so much!

comment #60

Something about this soundtrack doesn't quite grab me. There's a few tracks that I like the sound of, but overall I'm not that moved by it. It sounds too... normal to me. One thing I really like about a lot of game music is that it sounds so strange and unconventional.

I'd put this soundtrack on about the same level of Motoi Sakuraba's better work. Some good tracks here and there, but overall nothing to write home about (personally).

I'm not trying to compare Hamauzu's work to Uematsu's, either. IMO Uematsu's work on the FF series kind of went downhill after Final Fantasy VIII.

I myself would love to see more soundtracks with stuff from Takeharu Ishimoto and Tsuyoshi Sekito. Especially Sekito. I think people underestimate him.

And do we really need to bring in the accusations of "overrated Square game" here? Geez, we're talking about a soundtrack for goodness sakes! Go back to Kotaku. Seriously.

comment #61

I agree with you Harken_X.

comment #62

Godai, thanks A LOT, I hope that the soundtrack rocks ; )

comment #63

I pre-ordered the Limited Edition Final Fantasy XIII OST a few months ago and I hope it will be in the mail by the end of next week! I will wait for the soundtrack instead of downloading this but awesome on uploading it though! I hope there are tracks like "Wandering Flame" from Final Fantasy X, because to this day, it remains the most relaxed, yet depressing song I've ever heard in my life but I love it so much:)

comment #64

thanks again bro. and i second wandering flame, best track from a FF game evar.

comment #65

Great, 91.5% and i have to dump and start over downloading again

comment #66

Imo this is one of the best, if not the best FF score ever. Much more complexed, much more sophisticated than Uematsu works. Don't get me wrong, I love FF scores from IV to VIII - and themes from earlier games are awesome too, but IXth was kina "meh" with great orchestral moments, and few non-orchestral that worked nice, Xth without Hamauzu would be total crap... Back to XIIIth. Hamauzu work doesn't have catchy themes that U can hum, but instead of it, it has incredible melodies (just listen the music without any distractions), it's full of creativity, use of vocals is so surprisingly lovely, orchestrations are great... and Pulse De Chocobo is best Chocobo Theme since first one;). Only one but - I was expecting more of crazy piano work, which is Hamauzu's trademark. But overall I really love it. Great music.

comment #67

This shall indeed be interesting to listen to. I thank you from the bottom of my heart yet again guys!

comment #68

Amazing. Thank you for existing, guys!

comment #69

"Great, 91.5% and i have to dump and start over downloading again
comment posted by dantelectro on 29 January"

Nope.. just remove and download the new torrent and it would resume at 80.4% or so.

comment #70

Thanks Elrinth. But since there have been some changes to the torrent, i didn't want any corrupted files so i considered better to redown from scratch. It didn't take long though.
Listening to it now.

comment #71

Damn, posted this in the wrong spot, my apologies.

"Hey there Godai, thanks so much for providing yet another incredible quality release. I was curious, does anyone know the track that was used in the E3 2008: Japanese Trailer, it was orchestral and absolutely epic. Thanks again Godai for your years of service and to everyone else for any and all help."

P.S - The trailer is here if anyone has forgotten it:
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2008-final-fantasy/36222

comment #72

Godai! Thanks so much! Love love love love love this! Infinite hearts to you!

comment #73

@ Harken_X and Ozuma
Not comparing Square composers to Uematsu is reasonable for ANY Square series except FF. It's only natural to refer back to the main composer for 10 games in a row when making comparisons to current FF OSTs, especially if you consider the fact that only 3 additions have been made to the series to date.

When FF20 is released (ugh), then it's probably time to stop talking about Nobuo.

comment #74

@Gamelogic
Oh, I loved that one too! Sadly it's only on the OST in melody. That particular track in full wasn't included in the final game. Kinda sucks. Just like how track 4 is extended in the game but it wasn't extended on the OST.

Anyways, that you so much for the release. Coming from someone who is not a fan of Hamauzu at all I have to honestly say he's finally crossed over for me on this one. I just love it!

comment #75

Masashi Hamauzu never ceases to amaze me. My favorite composer since SaGa Frontier 2 days.

To say that his latest compositions weren't that good and that he is trying to be like Uematsu is pushing it way too far. The styles are so distinct that I was able to tell Hamauzu was one of the composers for FFX OST before I even read about it, that was just by listening to two tracks of the game (one of them was Traveling Agency, the other I don't recall right now). And they have remained this distinct even now. FF13's OST is nothing like Uematsu's composition.

Sure Dirge of Cerberus' OST wasn't that good, but I think that's the only one I would say that wasn't up to Hamauzu's usual standards, and even then.. it still had its moments. Unlimited SaGa though was pretty good. FF13 is VERY good. But yes, SaGa Frontier 2 was and still is his prime work.

And to be honest, I can't help but say "Uematsu is overrated". Out of all those FF (and Lost Odyssey - never listened to Blue Dragon) OSTs I can pick like two discs worth tracks that I would actually want to listen to when not playing the games they belong to. Alas, very few...

comment #76

Being overrated does not equal incompetence.

comment #77

@ DarkRavenX/Bryan
Omg lol...somehow I KNEW that would be the case. I swear I would love someone forever if they find the track in the future. It is truly an epic piece, as is the album as a whole. Thanks for the response Bryan, here's to finding it someday lol.

comment #78

@ Ozuma
"It sounds too... normal to me. One thing I really like about a lot of game music is that it sounds so strange and unconventional.

I'd put this soundtrack on about the same level of Motoi Sakuraba's better work. Some good tracks here and there, but overall nothing to write home about (personally)."

I had a really tough time parsing the meaning of this comment. I thought Sakuraba was love or hate for most people, precisely due to sounding different from the norm. (Just because he's overexposed doesn't change this.) Then again, if you generally like game music and think it sounds strange and unconventional, I guess we're on opposite sides of the fence, since I can count on one hand the number of game composers I don't find boring and conventional. We must have different frames of reference because I think Hamauzu is relatively unconventional as well, as far as video game composers go.

Off-topic: I'm asking this because Senko no Ronde Duo was the one OST I enjoyed from 2009, but does anyone else think Watanabe would easily make the best RPG soundtracks of anyone? For what it's worth, I think many RPG composers are miscast and have done better on action games. Or maybe that's just the action game bias speaking.

comment #79

Hi Godai... i am also stuck on 91.5% is there anyone willingly to seed the soundtrack??

comment #80

Can't thank you enough guyz for this gorgeous piece of art, it's been beyond my (already high) expectations !

comment #81

well, stuck at 91.5%. no seeds?

comment #82

Still no seeds VinorGouki or Jazy? Let me know and I'll check. I could have sworn I've been seeding for a few days now.

comment #83

Gamelogic/Musashinden, u r kindness. but theres still no 100% seeds n peers. i had checked, all peers im downloading are 91.5%.

comment #84

Well, I have to say that I'm totally impressed with Hamauzu. While I'll always be a Uematsu fan through and through, I have to say I have really enjoyed this soundtrack.

I didn't enjoy 12s soundtrack as much because although it fits in the game extremely well, listening to it without the game element really left me wanting more.

This is more of the good parts of 12 combined with the best of Uematsu, in my opinion. It's pays homage to the past but moves forward. And there's some awesome melodies in here.

As for Uematsu's current works, truly everything I've enjoyed about Uematsu is still there. The catchy themes and melodies are there and with arrangement help, I believe he's still a viable game music composer. Oh and Guin Saga is awesome!

Thanks for reading!

comment #85

For people stuck at 91.5%: Redownload the torrent.

Haven't enjoyed a soundtrack this much in a long time. Thanks again.

comment #86

Finally i complete dl.
for ppl who stuck at 91.5% jz delete the torrent task only, no nd delete downloaded files. then readd torrents n dl again. after hash check u r about 80% complete, continue dl u get 100%.

comment #87

No problem Gouki. I am still praying to the chocobo's to bring me that theme from the E3 2008 lol.....it has to be out there somewhere....

comment #88

Thanks... finally got it and great soundtrack... Hamauzu sensei is really making something different... (out of his comfort zone??) and it's really impactful and futuristic....

comment #89

Pretty disappointing. Found only a couple of tracks worth listening to again.