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While Okabe’s signature styles are clear to the ear, and are certainly fitting for what is the most stoic, serious version of Gilgamesh in the FF series to date, the majority of the music for this short disc was composed and arranged by Tetsuya Shibata. And whether you wanted something fancy like bruschetta with fig spread, or something as simple as bread sticks, you will likely be pleased by this starter course. Considering NieR composer Keiichi Okabe wrote the theme song and did the Gilgamesh (Big Bridge) arrangement, there is already reason to hope for an excellent appetizer. However, quantity does not dictate quality, and a shorter work can have a strong impact. Seriously, 26 minutes? That’s nothing compared to everything else. The key disparity between the Gladiolus disc and all the others is obvious: look at the disc times. In turn, I am impressed with the musicians who worked on Episode Ignis! But we will get there, eventually. I imagine Ignis would be proud of my metaphor. Some readers will know of my fondness for food metaphors in music reviews, but let me assure you, this is the first time I’ve come up with one so interesting, that it will be worth reading, if only to understand what exactly is going on with this massive collection of music.Īnd so, here it is: FFXV OST Vol.2 is a four-course meal … with leftovers to take home. And, to utilize a potent metaphor, I turn to the realm of food. Rather than a mix of good and bad songs spread evenly over the length of this soundtrack, I envision five separate parts of a whole. But “mixed bag,” you say? I truly do not see it this way. I understand the frustration: this is not a unified set of music, as it is not all from the same lead composer (as the base game had Yoko Shimomura). “Mixed bag” seemed to be the metaphor du jour. I am referencing a variety of posts from forum users, with sources ranging from reddit and GameFAQs to vgmdb and even RPGFan’s own Discord server. Some fans of the FFXV soundtrack have panned the Volume 2 soundtrack for being a mixed bag. But we can all bid farewell to music for Luna, Aranea, and Noctis. I imagine a final soundtrack, perhaps digital-only, will be released for Episode Ardyn. But seriously … five discs? The more surreal thought for me, at the time, was the possibility of a just-as-large “Volume 3.” However, as FFXV fans discovered later in 2018, almost all of the planned DLC was canceled.

Final fantasy 15 ost update#

01 – Shield of the King – Theme of EPISODE GLADIOLUSĠ6 – Battle on the Big Bridge (EPISODE GLADIOLUS Version)Ģ1 – Home Sweet Home – Theme of EPISODE PROMPTOĭisc Three: Multiplayer Expansion ComradesĪfter the initial launch of Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix kept a steady stream of DLC coming along, culminating with the March 2018 update that brought some finality to the multiplayer “Comrades” DLC, as well as the bevy of small updates that came with “Royal Edition.” This “Volume 2” soundtrack was also released that month.