And then those synthetic pan pipes chip in and you can't help but bang that head along to the beat. It's mysterious, upbeat, and its running quavers feel like the aural equivalent of craning your head every which way to see where its cavernous passages lead. Another track I could listen to for hours (and have), Mount Gulug is one of the great location themes. Gulg theme, this track is pure, musical nostalgia distilled into a modern, toe-tapping nugget of joy. A throwback to the very first Final Fantasy's Mt. Everyone's just so gosh-darned lovely and I want to give them all a big (socially distanced) hug. I remember getting properly choked up when I first got to this part of the game all those years ago, and even now it still sets me off a bit.
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One of the most powerful moments in the entire game, this plays when all of Zidane's mates rally round him in his time of need, each fighting alongside him in a series of battles to remind him he is indeed not alone and that his friends are here to help him every step of the way. Then again, if I stayed in Bran Bal for all eternity, I'd never get to listen to quite possibly my favourite Final Fantasy IX tune, Not Alone. It's a fraught time in the game's story, but man, what I wouldn't give to spend just a little bit more time there and drink in its gorgeous oboes and soothing harp strings. You only visit it once in the run up to Final Fantasy IX's big climax, but it's here where Zidane learns who he truly is and where he fits into the wider world. Bran Bal, The Soulless VillageĪ little more sombre than some of Final Fantasy IX's other village themes, but Bran Bal is just so darn dreamy I could listen to it for hours and hours. It's just beautiful, soaring high on adrenaline and fuelled by a sense of hope and optimism that everything might actually be okay at the end of the day, because cor, would you just look at the size of this flying boat? Kuja ain't got nothing on us, pal, we're untouchable. I always enjoy a good airship theme, but this one made me never want to touch down on solid ground ever again. Quite possibly one of the best airship themes in the entire Final Fantasy series, the first time you hear the opening chords and tinkling trills of Aboard the Hilda Garde is a big moment in Final Fantasy IX, and once those electronic horns kick in, you're off. There's a lot on the line in these 12 minutes, and the music only ups the stakes even further. Zidane makes a bet that the winner can also go on a date with princess Garnet, while Final Fantasy IX's second coolest character and long-term party member Freya is hoping to emerge victorious so she can find her long lost love, Sir Fratley. But it's not just some silly title you're fighting for. The festival only lasts for 12 minutes in total, but during that time you'll need to fight tooth and nail to defeat as many monsters as possible to claim the title of Master Hunter. And I mean that literally, too, as Festival of the Hunt plays during the titular beast-battling competition in the streets of Lindblum. It's almost as good as the game's other one-time battle theme, Festival of the Hunt. It's a triumphant moment, not only for Beatrix (who's also one of the coolest characters in the Final Fantasy series) as she comes to her senses, but also for grumpy Captain 'Sir Rustalot' Steiner, who finally gets over his rivalry with his superior to fight alongside her. A rollicking, upbeat rendition of Beatrix's theme, Roses of May, Something to Protect plays toward the latter end of Final Fantasy IX when Beatrix finally decides she can no longer follow evil Queen Brahne's orders and teams up with Zidane and co to defend her city from the villainous Kuja and to help Garnet escape from Alexandria castle. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Here are nine of my favourite tunes to celebrate. I mean a proper celebration of one of Final Fantasy IX's enduring legacies: its superb, nay, one might almost say legendary soundtrack.īecause let's face it, even 20 years on, this is still one of the all-time greats of video game soundtracks, and arguably one of composer Nobuo Uematsu's best bodies of work. It's Final Fantasy IX's 20th anniversary today and what better way to celebrate one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made than to have a good old-fashioned sing-song? I'm not just talking about bellowing out the game's celebrated end credits theme "Melodies Of Life" either.
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