FFXI Custom SoundtrackFollow

This usually isn't my style, but quick bump for exposure, since I'm sure more people might be interested. I won't be bumping it again, I promise.

Mayhap a few previews of what we are getting before downloading them and applying them to our copy of ffxi?

Edited, Sun Jun 4 21:58:40 2006 by avanent

I really like both of these. They both feel really ambient (expect for the ending of the Altepa Desert one) but it's a nice change.



These two guaranteed that I'm not going to download it... I've had way too much electric guitar in my rpgs after sitting through Star Ocean: 'Til the End of Time's terrible score that I couldn't bare to have FFXI like that. :(
Like, the Caedarva Mire song would've been sooo much better with other insturments in the background instead of an electric guitar just churning out power chords and stuff. The Outdoor Combat Music is kinda like ffvii's music, and I can understand the direction it (and Star Ocean) took with their music due to being more futuristic in setting, but FFXI is pretty medieval and I think would benefit from purely acoustic songs.

If they were all similar in style to the first two and had none like the second two, I'd definitley download it.

However, it does sound like put a lot of work and thought into this, which is great! :)

I'm going to agree with Plasma. While I recognize the source of many of these tunes, you've more or less killed the ambience of the world of Vana'diel (Particularly with the ToAU and CoP files) through focusing on fast-paced rock/metal tunes. They're also pretty loud recordings, which isn't exactly a bad thing, but it'll be easy to drown out sound effects without in-game tweaking.

I would still encourage people to download them, though. Either pick up the Winamp plug-in that lets you play the files directly or google how to convert FFXI's bgws to mp3s. From there, if FFXI's tunes still have you down, you can just open them all as a big playlist with no damage to your FFXI install.

I'm of the mindset that the FF franchise's music scores have been rather mediocre since 7. Before that, limiting to the SNES' MIDI format made me more tolerant of Nobuo's style, but it feels like he's been unable to escape it even to this day. Yes, I've heard the Black Mages play and even some of the symphonic renditions, and I find myself wondering why THOSE aren't in our games. I know it's not a system limitation.

I'd be curious to see what Yoko Kanno would do with an RPG soundtrack, myself.

I liked this one, it sounds fast paced and different from the music in the game. It sort of reminds me about the FFX-2 battle music and I did like it.



Hmm, I don't know. There are many tunes which I liked a lot during FFX or FFVII, I haven't played FFIX yet. However, the music in FFXI, I can hardly take it. An example of the music is: The CoP BCNM music. It's rather... psychopatic than andrealine pumping, the tunes in it are harsh. I don't like it and -especially- after doing and failing COP missions many times, I ended up with turning off the sound. The music in rolandberry fields, battallia downs, sauromouge campaign are dull, they feel like they were slapped in there just for making the area have music. I could go on with the list, but I prefer not. Most of the music in the game seems like a downgrade compared with FFX or older. There are some music that I do like in the game, the Sea, Sanctuary of Zitah, original FFXI party - battle music, COP dungeon music and Ru'Aun Gardens. I could also had gone through this list for a while too. What I have written is my opinion though. I haven't gotten through the music in TOAU yet, so I have no comment on that area.

Anyway, I'm downloading the rest of your files. I appreciate that someone tries to change the ingame music.

personally, while there are some songs on FFXI that I really like, I usually just listen to my own music. I think I might take your stuff (and the tracks from the original soundtrack that I like) and just randomize it and play it along with the game.

Thanks for doing this. :)

By the way, where's the song you used for the Mog House theme (music126) from? it sounds really familiar and I remember liking it a lot.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying XI's soundtrack is perfect (far from it), but I can't really comfortably advocate these swaps as a perfect replacement, either. Maybe as an artist I hold some sort of belief in artistic integrity, but I don't expect everyone else to do the same.

Otherwise, all the recent FF games had a small handful of songs I could pick out and say I liked, but as a whole, many songs are forgettable and uninspiring. Funnily enough, I think IX is the worst offender, but so many people swear up and down that it's the best thing Uematsu's ever churned out. Then again, I actually liked X-2 as a whole, too.

Despite what some people here say, I think these demos are AMAZING! I'm about to log in and see (hear?) what other changes you have made.

Excellent work!

NYRSkate plays FFXI? I didn't know that :P

An interesting topic, if only it was up either a few weeks ago or in a few weeks -_-'

Right now my 'puter with my customized .bgw's is out of action. I'll be rebuilding my system in a few weeks once I get enough cash together. When that happens I'll work on making my customized list available.

By the way, JasonWalton, that Ru'lude Garden music you posted sounds familiar but I can't place it, where'd you use it from?

Winamp ".bgw" plugin here:

http://www.ffxionline.com/forums/486530-post89.html

Problem files:

FFXI - Original "Music900"
Zilart - Original "Music181"
ToAU - Original (All of these)

But most selfishly, once I figure out how to import my own mp3's -> bgw's, there are going to be more YTMND tracks in my custom of your custom soundtrack. Zip-zop-zoobledy-bop!

Double edit, off-topic bonus point:

http://ytmnd-soundtrack-vol11.ytmnd.com/

Edited, Mon Jun 5 16:40:15 2006 by Zoelef



Edited, Mon Jun 5 16:43:29 2006 by Zoelef

Ahhhhh... no wonder it sounded familiar

I used a different Lodoss track in my custom bgw's. I forget the title, but it's the track that starts with a stringed instrument and then switches to an accordian (sp). I put it in place of the Sanctuary of Zi'tah track.

Ah..I think I PMed you about this very subject recently...^^

Thanks for reviving it though :D I like the music but yeah it bothers me I can't name the games where some of the music come from, like Lufaise Meadows, Mhura and Bastok. But I think Bastok comes from..Ragnarok..correct?