#man this was a huge nostalgia bomb going thru the osts and picking out my fav standouts

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AAAH IM SORRY IM LATE TO SEE THIS this is the first time im not on tumblr mobile + tumblr mobile hates me I looove Imogen Heap! I have to check out Yasunori Mitsuda because your music taste is amazing. Also, those 3 characters? BEST FAVES. WELL SAID

Nuuuu, you’re fine, it was just the other day! XD But heeeeeey! (Thanks! And congrats on your novel! 8D) And YES, Yasunori Mitsuda is absolutely one of my fav composers, well known for his work in Chrono Cross/Trigger and the Xeno game series (Xenogears probably being my all-time fav game). While Uematsu has great technical skill and has created many classic FF melodies too, somehow I seem to prefer Mitsuda’s finesse in evoking much stronger emotional responses that pierce straight to the heart. The games he composed for would not have their soul without him, and as such, have left quite the lasting impression. :’33 He definitely has a characteristic ‘flair’ noticeable in his style (personally I like how he weaves in basslines to his ambient layers). And honestly I wish he was around more to compose more often, cause all his stuff is great! :’D

Here, I even got some select samples for you! 8D

Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995): Ahhh, nostalgia! Some classic favs include: Corridors of Time, Secret of the Forest (plus awesome cover!) 

Xenogears (PS1, 1998): Oh boy, this game got dark and intense, and pretty much blew my mind when I first played it (such an experience). The tracks I cannot forget, that pretty much define the game as a whole to me, are these: Bonds of Sea and Fire, June Mermaid, Omen, The Beginning and the End (ending cinematic choir) 

Chrono Cross (PS1, 1999): Damn, the whole soundtrack is beautiful; it’s hard to choose! But some personal favs are: Time’s Scar, Time of the Dreamwatch, Another World, Leaving the Body, Chronomantique (main theme), Radical Dreamers (vocal ending credits)