The next track, “Guin’s Theme,” is an adventurous piece of music that makes use of strings, choir, and tribal percussion, sounding like something off of the Veldt. I particularly enjoyed the heavy use of brass towards the end that reminded me of the “Rebel Army Theme” from Final Fantasy II, which has been one of my favorite pieces from the Symphonic Suite Final Fantasy album for ages. “Grand Opening – The Thread of Fate” is a return of the Uematsu of old, coming in as a majestic and airy main theme that is simply beautiful with its use of a small ensemble of live players. However, the score certainly takes a more cinematic approach, and you’re going to be hard pressed to find your formulaic town, dungeon, and battle themes this time around. With that said, there are still a few moments of familiarity. Hit the jump for our review of Uematsu’s latest. I definitely look forward to checking out the anime series when and if it comes stateside.
I think Uematsu has done a great job breaking away from that “ Final Fantasy” sound (not saying it’s bad), creating a number of memorable themes and an all around high-quality score. There’s a lot of great music on this 2-disc collection. People have been saying lots of good things about the anime itself, and based on the visuals that had been shown from the anime, I was confident that Uematsu would be in his element with the soundtrack.Īs it turns out I was right. Although I’m not familiar with the Guin Saga novel series that has been running for over 30 years, when it was announced that Nobuo Uematsu would be handling the score for the anime, it immediately became one of my most anticipated soundtrack releases of the year.
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