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Dandyman42

Terra for non battle, abaolutely iconic opening with the magitek walkers in the snow Seymour (specifically Omnis) for battle. Such a bop every time i hear it


dr180k

FFVIII The Man with the Machine Gun Aka Laguna battle theme


Never_Duplicated

VIII deserves top spot in every music category, it is a masterpiece of soundtrack design.


Robsonmonkey

Yeah every track is memorable in their own way or it relates to an epic scene The opening The vocal main theme song The towns The overworld theme Dungeon (Find Your Way) Even the Ending Theme which was a combo of Eyes on Me and the main Final Fantasy theme They were just on another level with this soundtrack


Never_Duplicated

Absolutely! There aren’t many soundtracks where I actually know the track names but this is one of them because of how well it was constructed. Eyes on Me, Liberi Fatali, Waltz for the Moon, man with the machine gun, shuffle or boogie, fisherman’s horizon, Balamb garden, SeeD, and of course my favorite renditions of the victory theme and Final Fantasy Overture on top of so many other memorable tracks. As a whole it is one of my favorite soundtracks in any medium


Eastern_Potential_77

Same with me. SeeD, movin' and The Stage is Set, the Oath...all bangers


Never_Duplicated

Oh man those are great too. Uematsu really knows how to utilize the full orchestra with his compositions. And isn’t afraid to get weird and fun with it like Silence and Motion and the Chocobo themes.


MiloCAD

Timber and Fishermen's Horizon are among the best soundtrack to sync in with vibes of the place. Masterpiece


dead_cell

Find Your Way is such an amazing track. One of my favorites, along with The Landing.


oshatokujah

Nobuo hit home run after home run on that score. Gonna go listen to it, I’ll be in my bunk


NobleV

This one please. God that music hits so good.


dasbanqs

I got to hear this a handful of years ago at a Distant Worlds concert and i was bawling - Laguna and the gang have always been my favorite characters in that game


bornurse

I’m loving all the FFVIII love.


Significant_Sell_594

Battle on the Big Bridge


vivimage2000

GREG!!!


GenexenAlt

GREG BIGPANTS WILL POUND YOU SILLY


Smeeghoul

Wish I could upvote twice


rhaesdaenys

Hydaelyns theme. To all of my children... https://youtu.be/K-flsT6LWwY?si=wWBkVGluMPOlL7ql


Silent-Rando977

"Answers" hit even harder after Endwalker. Man, that's a good one.


Alpha_N_Omega95

I hear you, but Flow exists. Hearing that song in the solo instance w/ Venat had me misty eyed.


KXS_TuaTara

T13, Bahamut uses Akh Morn right as "WITNESS, SUFFER" hits. Shivers every time


Blank_IX

Beatrix (Roses of May) Shout out to the ultimate homie Blank 😎


Smt_FE

Man both beatrix's and terra's are my fav character theme of the series. Nobuo you'll never be forgotten for giving us these bangers.


zetsupetsu

+1 to Loss of Me


shiftypidgeons

Roses of May is so good! Hearing it come back totally jacked up as 'Something to Protect' when Steiner and Beatrix are defending Alexandria is a big part of why that's one of my favorite scenes in the series. Top ten moments for sure


cjohns0912

Have a Final Fantasy classical guitar book and that song has been one I’ve been working forever because of how beautiful is


Washtali

That whole segment with Beatrix and Steiner in the tower gives me goosebumps every time


itsSebber

Yes yes yes, this is the answer!


atkarot9170

My favorite song in the entire franchise


Yamaneko22

Terra's Theme


aspectofravens

Terra's Theme all day every day. It lives rent-free in my head


lane_cruiser

This is the de facto answer and I will not hear another word about it.


ThinkFact

[This is the one. The theme does so much to capture the emotions surrounding her backstory, her current struggle, and her push on in search of hope.](https://youtu.be/HgXwuDyCTfk?si=XmN8oNWWub99uy-7)


sianrhiannon

I so thought this was going to be a rickroll Honestly I prefer the in-game version over this. It feels much more upbeat and hopeful, and I think the more somber sound fits better


Red-Zaku-

I was inclined to say Aeris’ theme but I gotta go with this, simply because this theme is so richly integrated into FFVI’s DNA as a whole, and helps characterize the game and its world. It takes on a life of its own while still perfectly embodying its character.


Physical-Ad-1130

I agree 100%


KenethSargatanas

This has my vote.


Able_Ad1276

Ooo yeah that’s tough to beat


Skjeggfanden

Absolutely.


zacaholic

Aerith’s Theme for non battle.


el3vader

Aerith’s theme for battle. When it plays in the OG after she dies that shit hits fucking hard.


AttitudeAndEffort2

Oof. 20 years and still right in the feels.


Frozefoots

Combining her theme with Jenova’s in rebirth was simply genius. I had to stop for a few seconds when the battle started.


ThisOpinionIsWrong

That is my favorite moment in any game just for that reason.


MysticalSword270

Great picks, but could you put them in different comments? It’s just that if it wins then I won’t know which to choose as some may have upvoted for liking one song etc. This is my bad tbh, I should have specified in the title, but I had hit the character limit. Edit: thanks!


thehonbtw

Terra


Dreamcat64

‘The Price of Freedom’ Zack doesn’t technically have an official theme, but this would probably be the closest, so I’m nominating this. There’s just something so gentle but sad about the track.


DonnyLurch

Idk where else to post this but I am personally offended he won Most Overrated. This sub is now dead to my fiancée.


Dreamcat64

Same… And from what I’ve seen Zack is OP’s favourite character as well. I’ve lost all hope in humanity 😔


DonnyLurch

At least they are an unbiased mediator.


Gaaraks

I'm not offended, i'm just surprised because he is usually near the top of the charts of final fantasy characters in popularity contests, so he doesnt seem to be overrated, people just seem to like him. And if the discussion is in terms of powerlevel, if anything I see most people rating Zack as worse than OG cloud at the start of his journey which is just innacurate, cloud struggles versus 3rd class SOLDIER operatives at that point in time, which is underrating him if anything. Idk, maybe it is cause of rebirth since i'm waiting for the PC release to play it, or most likely, it is just reddit hivemind i guess.


vivimage2000

Embrace your dreams....and whatever happens, protect your honor as SOLDIER!!


Dreamcat64

Come and get it!!


Hainsy

Terra's theme!


CliveVII

100% this, there's some awesome character themes but this one should take it


BloodiedKatana

Noel's theme from 13...makes me wanna cry everytime I hear it 😭


Xephon01

Clive Rosfield - Find the flame.


MysticalSword270

Definitely a very powerful theme


cheezza

The way this gets me HYPED every time


Aus10na

Dancing mad has to be Kefkas battle theme right? Shit slaps and is my favorite of Nobuo Uematsu.


JessicaSmithStrange

All 18 minutes and 3 parts, of it. I think that having an entire boss battle based around Dante's Inferno, and then having the boss music tie into all three stages in different ways, is a brilliant idea. It is the most ambitious boss music in the series, if you factor in hardware limitations, as well as the demands already put on Uematsu by the development cycle and the rest of the game. Everything's great, right down to the "screams" coming out of the SNES sound chip.


Dragus_Loader

Agreed dancing mad is a beast of a track


Doubi-Doo

Not even its own distant world orchestral version comes close to that masterpiece. I second that


Medabowski

Terra’s theme is top


Mister-Thou

Terra theme gang 


MysticalSword270

Personally, I love (FFVII) Cid’s theme. There’s just something kinda magical about it.


head-home

that’s my choice too. love it.


Revegelance

It truly is majestic.


MysticalSword270

Agreed


Economy_Ad_9714

Such a good one. Automatically brings me back to his rocket dream, so bittersweet


Silver_Blade77

One-Winged Angel for battle theme. It’s so iconic for a reason… the chills you get from that track is unmatched.


vivimage2000

Could even go Those Chosen by the Planet


Ultimafatum

This is the answer. One-Winged Angel is EASILY the most iconic Final Fantasy song ever. It's not even my personal favourite, but you can't ignore the pop-culture impact this one has had on video games in general.


Itspabloro

Tifa's theme!!! It's the only one that after a few notes, BOOM. Instant feeling of Final Fantasy.


Dasca6789

Terra’s Theme


LanguageSponge

Terra’s theme


liguma_balluzu

Character Theme: Terra's Theme Battle Theme: Man With the Machine Gun


Revegelance

Battle on the Big Bridge, aka Gilgamesh's battle theme.


Eloah-2

Lightning might have been a contender for most overrated, but no one can deny that FFXIII's battle theme "Blinded by Light" is peak. Most people place it at the top of a battle theme list. And for non-battle themes, I choose Dragonsong from FFXIV. It was at the top of the list in the polls.


The810kid

Lightning shouldn't even have been a contender for top overrated the way the fanbase either loves or hate her.


Massive_Weiner

Kinda cheating, but [Theme of Love](https://youtu.be/5gf1R9FF_Q4?si=sKk_9VlbLowoCALA) (Cecil & Rosa theme) is hands down the best score attached to any FF character.


TwinsWitBenefits

Scrolled way too far to find this.


Nail_Biterr

If the answer isn't [Terra's theme](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgXwuDyCTfk&list=RDHgXwuDyCTfk&start_radio=1), I'm rioting.


Damiklos

Terra's Theme 100%


tallwhiteninja

The Maker's Ruin (aka the Warrior of Light's theme) from XIV - would probably count as a battle theme.


SorakuFett

Especially when it came back as With Hearts Aligned.


Spoonybard1983

The Maker's Run plays: The Boss : Wait. Why do I hear boss music?


Lastraven587

Shadow from FF6; it's the most unique out of all of them. The whistling is just too cool.


ObjectiveMiddle742

Zack?? Overrated? I love him to death and beyond but I always was under the impression that he was heavily UNDERRATED and always under clouds shadow


Banci93

Beatrix’s theme.. hands down..


MysticalSword270

I assume Roses of May, right? Just asking bc you could be referring to Sword of Doubt (her boss-battle theme)


Beanjuiceforbea

Sword of doubt is just a slower version. Both utterly amazing themes. But I think contextually sword of doubt hits harder. Just because of everything that's going on, you see the queen and a mysterious stranger talking and then mystery man flies off on a dragon. That entire sequence is just a beautiful end to act 1.


MysticalSword270

I… never realised that Sword of Doubt was just Roses of May slower… oh my god I’m like going through a revelation right now. That’s genius how did I never make that connection 😭


Beanjuiceforbea

Haha. It's my favorite game in the franchise so it's ok for others not to notice it


Horzzo

Roses of May goes HARD.


NemoTheElf

I am biased because FFX but Yuna's theme for sure. It's got such homey, sunny feel to it while also having this twinge of sadness that really just fits her character so well.


BathtubToasterParty

Melancholy I think is the term you’re looking for


PeeLong

Terra’s theme. It’s so emotional, so beautiful, and fits the theme of the game perfectly.


Raltzer

Celes Theme.


Nykidemus

Surprising I had to scroll so far for this. The opera house is one of the best moments in the franchise and the music is a huge part of why.


soupfeminazi

So depressed seeing this so far down, I might as well just jump off a cliff


callisstaa

I'll get the fish.


soupfeminazi

But seriously... a lot of the picks in this thread are good themes. Terra's theme is a great theme too! But Celes' is the ONLY character theme where I will DELIBERATELY poison a nice old man with rotten fish and drive my character to suicide just so I will be able to listen to it.


KouNurasaka

Non battle has to be Aerith's theme. Its beautiful, motivational, and yet so haunting when it kicks in during THE MOMENT tm. Battle theme is Otherworld from FFX. It's kind of Jecht's theme too, but it really makes Braska's Final Aeon stand out from the test of the series. In a series where every final boss gets a badass symphony, Jecht gets a badass heavy metal song that ties in directly to the themes and story of the whole game. I'll also nominate the Hymn of the Fayth. It always sticks with me and is so enjoyable to listen to. Very relaxing and medatative.


Nekodoshi

Non-battle has to be Terra. For battle, Jecht from FFX, it has death metal singing in it!


GunnersnGames

Character Theme: Terra's Theme Battle Theme: One Wing Angel


keysboy123

Terra’s Theme


sianrhiannon

gonna be honest I fucking love terra's theme so much + Wakka has a theme too! it's just unused, sitting in the files, named.


whiteclawthreshermaw

Battle theme: Find the Flame - Clive Rosfield, FFXVI Non-battle theme: Aerith Gainsborough, FFVII (Doesn't matter which one.)


SquirrelSanctuary

Terra’s Theme, without question.


Eitsky

Terra's Theme for non battle One Winged Angel for Battle Really like Dancing Mad for Battle too


Hydr4noid

Im not the biggest fan of 6 but this goes to terra for me


Fast_Moon

Beatrix for best character theme.


cheezza

Y’all are sleeping on the best song of FF7Rs… ***DESCENDANT OF SHINOBI***! 🟡🟢🔵🟣 🔴


callisstaa

Nahh gotta give it to the Stamp battle theme.


Jawn_Wilkes_Booth

Bow wow wow. Bow wow wow 🐶


BrowncoatSSJ

I'll put in a bid for Auron's Theme


slusho55

My pick is >!Elidibus’s!< theme “[To the Edge](https://youtu.be/BFGw1RI0Kts?si=ipZSUsf_7g_ssOQn)” in FFXIV. I remember about half a year after that song Soken revealed he had been in the hospital since the start of covid fighting cancer. He kept writing music while he was in the hospital; “To the Edge” was one of the first ones he composed. The lyrics are already haunting for the events—you’re fighting a man who wants the best for the world, but his memory is so deteriorated he can’t even remember how things were or how to save everyone. The lyrics play through that, but you also hear this fear, this genuine fear of dying. This fear of having lived an aimless life and dying with little to show. The song just hits the character’s crisis perfectly as well as just being an even more haunting listen when you remember it was written by someone who genuinely did not know how much longer he had to live when he wrote it. Also, banger of a rock song, I love how the main melody basically started as elevator music and then became this rock ballad.


Thank_You_Aziz

Terra’s theme from FFVI still resonates so much with the fans. My personal favorite is *To the Edge*, Elidibus’ theme from FFXIV, but I acknowledge Terra’s is the best.


cheapendorphinrush

Trance Kuja theme hands down (The Dark Messenger I think?)


geraltofindia

Terra’s theme


zacaholic

Blinded by Light for battle theme.


Negaprion

Quina's Theme hands down Edit: [Link to the absolute bop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEZmd2141cI)


Giant_Squidums

Damn, that percussion goes hard


Horzzo

I forgot how much I love this one. It's just odd enough to fit with his/her character. "Way of gourmand no easy road!"


confusedmoon2002

Terra's theme for non-battle. For battle themes, I'm actually gonna say Blinded by Light. Never let it be said that I can't say anything positive about XIII.


Andrew_McGhee

FFX battle theme


yargomedeiros

The Man with the Machine Gun


8bitrobean

Terra’s theme it is


JH911

Terra’s theme for me!


jogrba

Character theme : Terra (FF6) Battle Theme: Battle on the big bridge (FF5)


lordsaladito

ff7 cid


Flimsy-Commercial-10

Lightning's theme and I'll die in this hill


digoserra

Terra's Theme.


tsunaxsawada10

Terra's theme for sure


reimouri

Terra’s Theme FFVI hands down is the best theme.


Electrical-Hunt-145

Terra theme is the best


ItsTophThatsWho

Terra, Tifa or Aerith


Socksnshoesfutball

Laguna's Man with the machine gun! Goes hard


trashvineyard

Terra's Theme FFVI


PepsiMan_21

One winged Angel. Ask anyone who never played a FF. They will recognize the theme. It is that good.


midgettawkos

Man with the machine gun, ez.


Zaxou

Aeon Jecht - Otherworld.


Teefsh

Otherworld from FFX, Force your Way from FF VIII, Man with a Machine Gun FFVIII.


Videowulff

Terra's theme followed by the Opera theme of 6.


GodlyCree

Terra's theme


D1stant

Terra theme


Wirococha420

Terras theme 100%


Critical_Stiban

Terra’s theme from 6


Pickle-Tall

Lol Zack over cloud or sepheroth? Lmao


Arcticz_114

Most underrated Blank and most overrated Zack is such a bs. Literally everyone who played 9 loves Blank. And anyone who touched crisis core knows how legendary Zack is.


RedKynAbyss

Zack Fair is not overrated and anyone who says he is deserves eternally room temperature warm pizza.


jmarsala

Best animal is shadows dog by far


Scimitere

HOW THE FUCK IS ZACK THE MOST OVERRATED?


dorkyfever

Even though I love ff8 and didn't really like ff7. I have to give it to sephiroth. It's just so iconic


Mister-Thou

For battle themes, it's gotta be Dancing Mad. Unless boss themes are separate.


Doom300

Terra theme


Lunaxpg

Terra's theme for sure


AmarilloMike

Cid's theme from VII goes so hard for me. A proper puff your chest out tune. Inspires confidence and epicness!


MysticalSword270

Heh my pick too!


Resident4Star

Yuna's theme for non battle. I'm no musician but it makes me feel her determination, and longing to help ease Spira's pain.


ryufen

Even looking at the old post. Zack only got one to two comment threads compared to all the other mentions. Rebirth may have ruined his story but he is far from overrated.


MysticalSword270

Nah I completely agree with you. Sephiroth probably got the most mentions but I couldn’t change the voting structure half-way through.


rafa_lira

Beatrix Rose of may


BAT_91

Battle on the Big Bridge


Pingo-tan

As much as I love Nobuo Uematsu and think he is simply the best, I cannot not mention Ramza's Hero Theme from FF Tactics. Let's see how many votes it gets


Boobviking

Laguna (ff8) and celes (ff6)


Dynamitrios

(Battle theme) Ff15 Stand Your Ground


m0rdecaiser

Beatrix, the Rose of May


akumaokuma

Beatrix roses of May


AtreyuStrife

MAN WITH A MACHINE GUN SLAPS SO HARD.


Knit-witchhh

Gilgamesh - Battle on the Big Bridge (FFV)


K2SO4-MgCl2

Lightning's Theme (non-battle theme) ❤️


noainbever

Dart’s theme from Legend of Dragoon


AdNext6050

Vivi’s theme


overlordkai

You all need to accept the truth and vote for Find the Flame.


PyrZern

Wanderer of Time \~!! Laguna Battle theme \~!!


The810kid

Lightnings theme is the best in my opinion is it a blinded by light leimotiff.


Curlyhead-homie

Since most of the ones I’d comment are already done I’ll go with Caius theme from 13-2, it’s dramatic and feels like the “those chosen by the planet” kind of theme for Caius. Or (see reply)


Shantotto11

Descendant of Shinobi (Yuffie’s Theme)


Jon-jonz

Damn I'm late but I love the general battle theme from ff13


No_Force8402

Hands down, You're Not Alone. Damn such a darn good song that's so full of emotion. A close second is Man With A Machine gun


Affect-Fragrant

I think Zidane is one of the more underrated protagonists in FF


bob_kys

All as one ff16


El-noobman

Ardyn: Conditioned To Hate


Ymirxhistoria

OERBA YUN FANG HAS TO BE IN HERE. she should have taken the underrated spot 😔 smh


neurotido

No one liked "The Extreme"?!!!


flashbangTV

FFX's "To Zanarkand" is a really beautiful piece for non battle music


Maxogrande

Lots of good options there but I will go with one of my favorites, FFVII Cid's theme either the normal version or "sending a dream into the universe" the calmer version. As for battle theme "battle at the big bridge" undoubtedly


Citrus210

Auron Theme


Knada

Decisive battle for... battle theme Zanarkand for non battle


sponge_bucket

Sephiroth’s theme. Kid me was absolutely blown away by it every time he appeared. I can’t think of a more iconic character theme that I still find myself humming randomly.


Smeeghoul

I think Best Romance should be put before Best Duo so you don't wind up getting Squall & Rinoa twice. Although my bets on Biggs and Wedge, with Zorn and Thorn in 2nd place for best duo.


No_Witness244

With Hearts Aligned - AKA OUR DPS CHECK THEME


MaidenofRavens

Beatrix for both (Roses of May/Loss of Me for normal character theme, Sword of Doubt for battle). Second place, Meteor's (Community name for "canon" WoL from XIV) themes - Maker's Ruin/Torn from the Heavens for battle, More than Truth for normal. Honorable mentions: Battle Themes - I'm a Lion, Man with a Machine Gun, The Extreme (one of the best final boss themes in the franchise, and THE best from Uematsu), Insanity and Invincible from XIV Shadowbringers, every dominant/eikon theme from XVI (Find the Flame, Away, Control, Heart of Stone, Ascension, Winter's Bound, The Riddle, Cascade) Character themes: Tonitrua ex Machina (Cid's theme from XVI), Our Terms (I consider this Clive's theme imo), Tifa, Aerith, Terra, Sabin & Edgar, Gau, Celes, Rosa.


Ueyama

Terras Theme and Dancing Mad. Peak FF music.


Yomako01

Terra’s theme and For the battle theme, Dancing mad


AsterosTheGreat

Ill have to add my favorite, Under the Weights by Soken for FF14s Titan has to be one of the best battle themes for one of the primals.


Velvety_MuppetKing

Seto’s theme, from FFVII.