This soundtrack is filled with a emotion from joy, sadness, anger and even forgiveness. Yoko Shimomura brings her style to the franchise and it fits well like a glove. I dare say it's in my top five of Final Fantasy soundtracks with 7 being number 1. This is one of the most strongest tracks on the entire album and it will definitely put you in the mood.įinal Rating 4.5/5 Stars: Final Fantasy XV Soundtrack is not only a worthy addition to the franchise music lore. The use of strings and piano elegantly come to together to paint a hurtful picture of lost and despair. Finally "Sorrow without Solace" is one of the most emotional tracks on the album.
On this song Yoko Shimomura pulls out all the stops with a full choir, intense horns, strings, drums and piano that really stands out from the other action themes on this album. "APOCALYPSIS NOCTIS" is the definitive action track. Fans of Kingdom Hearts will dig this song as she hits you with an intense action theme that you can't help but feel. "Veiled in Black" is the signature Yoko Shimomura track as stated above. It's use of the drums is spot on as I felt the tone of mystery listening to this song. "In The Light of the Crystal" is an smooth but energy pumping track. "Somnus" is a very dark, haunting track with a beautiful use of strings and vocals that sets the tone for the intensity and sadness of the game. There are five tracks that I will way are must listen too tracks. That doesn't mean the track was awful by any means, personally the tracks just didn't resonate with me.
Songs like What a Hoot, Blues de Chocobo and Lestallum I wasn't playing twice. Some songs just didn't do it for me due to the tempo and kind of slow tone. An great example will be the track "Veiled in Black." This song has the signature use of strings, piano and heart pumping percussion's in a full on theme of action. Fans of Shimomura will very pleased with the album as she brings a similar sound from Kingdom Hearts to Final Fantasy. These songs have a very cinematic feel to it and they scream a different type of emotion from you. Songs like Sorrow Without Solace, Apocalypsis Noctis, Somus, Cartanica just to name a few hit all the right notes to take you into the world of Final Fantasy XV. One thing I really love about the production of this album is it doesn't feel like a video game soundtrack at some points. From the opening song in disc 1 "Somus" (Instrumental Version) to the ending song Main Theme of Final Fantasy on disc 4 listeners will get a cinematic feel from start to finish. Instead she creates and leave her own mark with this album. Yoko Shimomura doesn't attempt to fill the shoes of veteran Nobuo Uematsu. The music of the franchise is one of the most recognizable in the world.
Final Fantasy is a series not just beloved for its story and characters. Each theme invokes an emotion that captures a moment in the game fluently. The music is a mixture of various styles and genres from folk, jazz, rock and classical. The album is a 4 disc set with a total of 90 songs. I'm happy to say that Shimomura versatile composition is worthy of the Final Fantasy name. Yoko Shimomura enters the Final Fantasy world with Final Fantasy XV. Gamers will know Shimomura work from such games as Street Fighter II, Kingdom Hearts Series Xenoblade Chronicles just to name a few. With the release of Final Fantasy XV last November, fans were not only treated to a stellar game but also an amazing soundtrack composed by Yoko Shimomura. Final Fantasy is one of the most beloved franchises ever in gaming.