We get both an international and instrumental version of “The Sunleth Waterscape,” with the former featuring lyrics by Frances Maya. After listening to the regular version and “long version” of “Blinded by Light” back to back, however, I still can’t figure out what section they extended.Ī number of alternate vocal versions also appear on this album. “‘Defiers of Fate’ Palamecia Assault Version” is 5:11 as opposed to the OST’s 2:23 version, and sports an extended synth breakdown section, while “‘Blinded by Light’ Long Version” is about 20 seconds longer than the OST version. This track is definitely one of the highlights of the album as it actually highlights the differences between the earlier version and the final version.Īside from protoype and alpha versions, there are also some extended versions of tracks featured on this album that I know some fans will appreciate. The track here with the biggest difference, however, is “Hope.” “Hope’s Theme” on the original soundtrack is an emotional piece voiced by live acoustic guitar, whereas the version on this album is a solo piano piece, and is more contemplative than melancholy. Similarly, an alternate version of Lightning’s theme titled “Lightning NW Version” is included, but aside from the more impactful strings, there’s not much difference.Īt least there are some major differences with “Last Battle Prototype+,” which is significantly shorter than the final version featured in the game, and “Sazh B+ Prototype,” which is actually much longer than the final version of the track, opening with a hip-hop oriented percussion section that gives the piece an entirely different vibe. I suppose the inclusion of alpha versions of “title” and “BossA” provide an interesting look into how the music evolved over the development process, but I can’t see myself or anyone for that matter seeking them out specifically to listen to. Most of the alpha and prototype versions that are included here sound very similar to the final versions, except they’re more thin and distant, having not benefited from the same mixing and mastering process as the final versions. I am surprised that neither the “Prelude to FINAL FANTASY XIII” nor “The Promise” appeared in either of these trailers, as they’ve come to be such memorable themes from the game. The Jump Festa 2007 trailer music is a little more diverse and cinematic, working in several themes from the game and really giving a preview of the game’s music. Given that the trailer is dominated almost entirely by “Blinded by Light,” it doesn’t offer much in terms of new content, but it’s interesting in that it shows that as of 2006, “Blinded by Light” was basically completed and finalized. The E3 trailer from E3 2006 opens with some droning strings before a near-final version of “Blinded by Light” comes in. The album opens with two trailer pieces that were used at E3 and Jump Festa. If you want to see all the neat cue number references and such, head over to VGMdb for the official tracklist. Hope_PfNer3), but for simplicity sake, I’m going to refer to the tracks simply by their track titles. They contain the actual cue number and are often listed by what I assume is their original file names (i.e.
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Find out what we think in our review of the Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack PLUS album after the jump.įirst of all, the track titles on this album are crazy, but kind of cool. So, the question is whether or not this album is a legitimate entry into the Final Fantasy XIII music catalogue, or whether it’s more of a gimmicky collector’s item. What we have here is basically an album of trailer music, alpha versions, prototype version, alternate versions, English-vocal versions, and instrumental versions of tracks from the Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack that we reviewed some months ago. I initially thought it would feature international versions of songs along with some remixes, but that’s actually not what the album is about. We were all a bit surprised when we learned on April 1 this year that Final Fantasy XIII OST PLUS was on its way.
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