I know Snow mellowed out a lot throughout the series and is a mere shell of himself in this game, but he was never a boring character. The most egregiously of the boring pieces is Snow’s Theme. Other pieces, like The Doomed Soul and Soul Seeds, have all the right notes and chords to evoke a sense of foreboding and despondency, but lack resoluteness. That being said, I do like that the dissonant sounds are smoother than the usual “nails on a chalkboard” dubstep so often heard nowadays. The most exciting pieces are High Voltage and Death Game, and while they’re lively, they lack punch.
For an action-packed game that’s supposed to generate excitement, none of the music made me jump out of my seat and pretend to fight imaginary enemies. The majority of pieces throughout this soundtrack are just plain boring. Indeed, the words “more of the same” would easily sum up my feelings, but I will attempt to detail my disappointments. Sadly, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Original Soundtrack PLUS follows in that notorious tradition of being a throwaway soundtrack. Mainly, they’ve consisted of music from CG cutscenes and various throwaway outtakes and remixes of random tunes. The PLUS series of Final Fantasy soundtracks have never been all that great.
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