[1 of 4] FFVIII OST...Will It BLOW Music Teacher's MIND? | Final Fantasy Original Sound Track

[@s6laju00]

1:05 Liberi Fatali 6:12 Balamb GARDEN 11:47 Blue Fields 17:28 Don't be Afraid 21:28 The Winner 24:11 Find Your Way 27:22 SeeD 30:55 The Landing 36:28 Starting Up 38:28 Force Your Way 42:33 The Loser 45:45 Never Look Back 49:13 Dead End 55:28 Breezy 58:21 Shuffle or Boogie 1:03:17 Waltz for the Moon 1:06:13 Tell me 1:08:50 Fear 1:12:33 Man with the Machine Gun 1:17:04 Julia 1:21:07 Roses and Wine 1:25:11 Junction 1:26:57 Timber Owls 1:29:21 BONUS: Black Mages - Force Your Way 1:33:06 BONUS: Black Mages - Man with the Machine Gun

[@giovanniprovost]

internets to you sir and many KROMER

[@Azihayya]

No Eyes on Me 😢

[@icegoddesslexra]

@@Azihayya Eyes on Me is covered in Part 4 because of it's placement in the actual OST.

[@hehelsing]

You sir are a sir. Thank you sir

[@TheCriiss180]

Hero

[@ottolehto]

One of the best OSTs of all time. Dark, majestic, diverse, emotional, atmospheric, unique... And still unmistakably Nobuo Uematsu.

[@HolyJonte]

Yes. So good. Many of the songs doesn't fit to their scenes though and it is not as good as FF7 but still amazing.

[@genyakozlov1316]

@@HolyJonte I don't like most of 7's music, or 9's for that matter, but 8 is all killer.

[@wristcontr0l]

FF7 is probably the best game soundtrack of all time, and FF8 is better from a strictly musical perspective. Even Uematsu prefers it.

[@Deport_All_nonWhites]

white people worship diveristy, go a day without saying it, i dare you

[@strick2352]

Agreed I have #2, Witcher 3 #1

[@novanoir8309]

This is unreal, when the battle music start i can hear Quistis cracking her whip and casting spell sound effect start popping out inside my head as if it tried to fill the gap, that's nostalgia for you

[@shishinonaito]

It's literally impossible for me to listen to Don't be afraid without hearing in my head Quistis' whip

[@akiinmoonlight79]

This !!! 😭❤

[@kinichi20]

The quistis whip is on point lol

[@unlimited971]

I can hear magic being stolen

[@DrAbKaN]

The junction system 🥰❤❤❤ my favorite

[@Leonardo-uh3vs]

This is absolutely the best channel of video game music reactions out there. And it's cool watching this guy getting to know the music we all heard a lot as children. He did The Man With The Machine Gun. Now i'll wait patiently for part 4 in which we'll have The Extreme, which for me is the other phenomenal score played in FF8.

[@annanz0118]

Agreed. Other channels react to individual songs but I haven't been able to find anyone else who reacts to whole soundtracks.

[@MsTatakai]

And "The lion's" or something.. one of my favorites too

[@h3lblad3]

@@MsTatakai, you mean Maybe I'm A Lion?

[@MsTatakai]

@@h3lblad3 yeah exactly XD

[@brandoncarbaugh7994]

The best way I can describe Uematsu's ps1 work is that it's like the musical equivalent of trapping Tony Stark in a cave and then he builds a mech suit out of sheet metal and scrap. What he did with such limited tools is just incredible. Janky old MIDI samples that would make you wince nowadays in lesser hands, in his, rock just as hard as they did in the 90's -- because he's just that skilled of a writer.

[@Catsamex]

Nobuo Uematsu is a phenomenal composer and the soundfont elevates it even further, makes some tracks straight up ethereal

[@Xenoprism]

c i r n o f u m o

[@Catsamex]

@@Xenoprism funa 😎

[@Jayznuvo]

The man who laid the foundation to everything we love til today!

[@corneliussmiff2773]

I am assuming your "I just smelt someone else's fart face" is a positive reaction ;). Great reaction video overall. I adore this game and sountrack. Uematsu is the Mozart of video game music.

[@noelienoelie8425]

The Blue fields is the open world theme, you listen to it for hours. For some reason a lot of the tunes on this ost give me going fishing vibes.

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

FF8 soundtrack so underrated. It's so good.

[@at0micl0bster]

the ff8 ost inspired one of ff14s best boss themes "Insatiable"

[@dinham16]

It’s probably because the game is so broken and has a weak cast

[@NuiYabuko]

Underrated? Like what?

[@sabrakt]

Errrr it's usually around the top of all "best Final Fantasy soundtracks" lists you'll find, and long time fans often say it's their favorite or one of their favorites. I don't know how you could see it as underrated when it's clearly very highly regarded by pretty much everyone.

[@NuiYabuko]

@@sabrakt Bizarre, right? Seems that when something isn't talked about 24/7 it's "underrated". I really wish people would stop using overrated and underrated. They're basically meaningless, especially in the case of overrated where it seems like "Only my opinion is the right one."

[@JRokujuushi]

FF8 is my favorite of Uematsu's Final Fantasy soundtracks. Really looking forward to the rest of this reaction.

[@alvaroguerra2882]

FF VI also so good but I love Succesion of witches and Man with the machine gun

[@Walamonga1313]

Same. That plus the insane gameplay exploits and Squall being my fav protagonist make 8 be one of my fav FFs

[@EclipseHighroller]

Random fact, an Olympic team from the US did a swim routine with Liberi Fatali in the 2004 Olympics.

[@foro921f4]

I'm in love with FF8 since I was a kid, and now every time any track starts, I get goosebumps automatically... That's magic

[@dark666razor]

Same here, I get all teary even. I wonder why that happens

[@J2ojuiced95]

Final Fantasy 8’s gameplay systems are hit and miss for a lot of people, but the music is top tier. For me it’s definitely one of Uematsu’s best works.

[@jeems2066]

99 Ultima Junction XD

[@GigasoftProductions]

51:46 Dead End starts out in 7/8 and switches to 4/4 at bar 5. Then from the middle of bar 22 up until bar 24 we are thrown off by a 3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-2 pattern which is where most people give up on following along with the rhythm. 1:00:40 Wrong, both are mouth harps, with the lead mouth harp being doubled with pizzicato strings.

[@RitchiAfonso]

I was getting goosebumps at Blue Fields, such was the nostalgia

[@NordofMN]

My god. He's experiencing greatness.

[@xeronic]

FFVIII is my favorite OST, period. I absolutely love the main title track "Eyes on me". The story behind the making of it, the central theme of the love, the Leitmotif of the melody of eyes on me in many many tracks cements it as one of my favorite gamnig track... and the game has so many other bangers. The amount of quality tracks and the sheer quantity (and variety) of them makes me easily recommend the FFVIII ost whenever i can.

[@KingOfMalevolence]

One of the most memorable videogame soundtracks of all time

[@kwpineda5663]

What i feel is even more epic than the music itself is how well is implemented in the game. If you just listen to the osts they are great! But as a player you notice how all of the other sounds (Menu sound effects, swords, punches, guns) all become part of the OST and increase the immersion for the player. And it's crazy cause its all well thought to match the pace of an average player. Some parts of the tracks most people will associate with summoning, or attacking, maybe taking hits. It's insane.

[@LadyAselia]

Absolutely this. There are times when listening to Man With a Machine Gun my brain autofills the summon sound effects and even in Don't Be Afraid, the Renzokuken triggers hitting as well

[@strangevision99]

Not only the battle music though, other pieces like Roses and Wine directly brings up the imagery and words of Laguna and Julia. It's a beautiful soundtrack, enhanced by the context of the game.

[@noelienoelie8425]

17:51 needs gunblade with trigger. It's jarring to hear the piece without it.

[@ZombryaTheDark]

What a treat. Ff8 is my personal favorite ff

[@StephenLewisUniverse]

I love this game. It had the undesirable job of following up the global phenomena FFVII and instead of playing it safe they respectfully chose to get weird with it. This is a game that inspires a fiery hot passion. FFVIII does so much right and it has some massive missteps however there are no other game like it in the series. FFVIII's OST has so many great songs. I can't wait to hear you break down some of my favorites like Maybe I'm a Lion, The Extreme, Fisherman's Horizon, Eyes on Me, or hear you explore the leitmotifs on Succession of Witches, Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec and many others.

[@cloejk]

So much truth here. I was initially a bit disappointed in FF8 on my first playthrough as a teenager because I was still so nuts for 7 and in the Team Cloud headspace but I replayed not even a month later and met it where it was at and simply fell in love.

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

If you'd like a basic explanation of the "SeeD" track, it plays whenever the party is being briefed on their latest mission. It first plays when we meet Headmaster Cid, who gives us a brief overview of the physical portion of the final exam before we leave the academy. It also plays on the landing boat your team rides in order to get to their intended target (Balamb is on an island roughly in the middle of the map, in the northern half of the map), where the field commander gives us the details of the mission - the "Republic" (read: People's Republic - ergo, something akin to China) of Galbadia has invaded the nearby Dollet Dukedom for unknown reasons, and along with 9 professional members of SeeD 4 teams of students are being sent in to drive the Galbadian forces out, although the 9 professionals do the brunt of the work. The goal of this 'exam' is to judge both the ability of the students in combat as well as their capability of fulfilling their assignments to the specifications laid out by their superiors (which, if you know anything about the military, is so that the different squadrons work like a well-maintained machine rather than having groups of rowdy cowboys running around doing whatever they think is right and getting in each others' way), which is why the captain of our squad fails the exam while we and our squadmate pass, as it is the squad captain's responsibility to make sure orders are followed correctly, not ignored for opportunities of fame and glory. I could talk HOURS about FFVIII, but I'll leave this off here. If you have any questions about any other tracks, let me know.

[@Kujar3Player]

This was my first Final Fantasy game, I was 12 at the time, so much nostalgia. Thanks for the stream~

[@Aldrasio]

I've played 7 more than any other FF game, but 8 has my favorite music in the whole series

[@ScientistMamaT]

When I first played this game as a child, I turned off the PlayStation after the intro cutscenes, and restarted it. My young brain could not comprehend what I heard and saw simultaneously, and needed a second take. Even now in my 30s I still get goosebumps over this masterpiece that evokes so many emotions.

[@stefflee4501]

MY FAVORITE FINAL FANTASY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@courtneyryane2881]

I'm just watching for this guy first time. It's cool watching him go through all the emotions without even playing the game. He doesn't know how well the sound effects, effects the sound of the battle music. They line it up perfectly so everything sounds even better

[@arecord86]

Yes yes yes yes!!!! On to the second of the holy trinity of FF. Just need IX after this. VIII soundtrack is just stunning

[@Leonardo-uh3vs]

You came here for 01:12:30

[@Beavetowski]

This is awesome. After all these years, I still get chills listening to that opening theme. I was pumped that you were listening to it with headphones. Was probably epic!! And your face says it all!! Great video. New sub!

[@clanpsi]

I love The Landing. The song is awesome and so is the entire scene in-game.

[@famguy2101]

I never noticed It before now, but "The Landing" foreshadows the galbians being controlled by Edea by incorporating elements of "the premonition" in it, very cool stuff

[@1Pandemoonium]

My favourite soundtrack in the series, been looking forward to this one 😄

[@xdx1990]

Man I'm glad I was born in the early 90s and got to experience peak gaming. This is like the Zelda 64 of PS1 games for me (both on the same God-tier level). The soundtrack gives me goosebumps

[@InsideMaddison]

100% agree, ocarina of time!!!

[@MikeSakaru]

Every time I come back to watch any of your videos, old or new; and I see the timestamps there I smile a little. Knowing full well it means you've temporarily won the eternal battle with KZbin over how dangerous your teachings of music are.

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Are timestamps back?!?!?

[@MusicTheoryforGamers]

Omgosh. Thank you so much for letting me know! Who knew music theory might be so dangerous.

[@knleonhart]

Fisherman’s Horizon shall bring the best vibes

[@marcel9301]

One step closer to final fantasy 10

[@NuiYabuko]

I think FFVIII's soundtrack spoilt me, since when I first played FFX I was kind of let down by the music. I liked it more when I listened to it outside the game. People of the North though.

[@fernicusmaximus9282]

Meh FF10 music is okay.

[@Fuchsia_tude]

@@fernicusmaximus9282 I suspect the best tracks in the OST are generally the ones made by Uematsu. I don't actually know the track-by-track breakdown, though.

[@NuiYabuko]

@@Fuchsia_tude Funnily enough, many of the tracks I like from it are not by Uematsu. ^^;

[@fidooblius5472]

@@NuiYabuko same here, Wandering Flame is probably my favorite

[@Crazed3raser337]

Hell yeah, I've been waiting for this since the FF7 OST video. 8 has my favorite OST of the series

[@NuiYabuko]

I definitely recommend listening to the orchestra version of Blue Fields.

[@MTGHedgefund]

I second this. The piano version is really nice too

[@CrazyCouchSurfer]

From Seed to the landing the chronological order is exadct in the game. Played one righ tafter the other. The landing and the cutscene is an exact replica of D-Day you storm the beaches in futuristic ships.

[@iferren]

I love how you started talking about rithm and melody. But you finished just enjoying the great music!

[@bradreed4414]

This OST goes hard out the gate and keeps goin. 2:03

[@jordandeadley360]

Balamb Garden, Force Your Way & The Man With The Machine Gun are all in my top 5 favourite FF songs of all time.

[@yvonneedelmann6542]

Wenn ich gespielt habe, habe ich "Balamb-Garden" auf Pause gesetzt... So ging das Stundenlang meist

[@Labersak]

Keep going. FF has the Best composed music in Video Games. (Some others might exist ;) )

[@chrissedaka8141]

1:14:34 "Alright, eveyone. If you're not in a public place, dance like a muppet with me." Me: *Already throwing shapes and dancing muppet-like* "Way ahead of you, bud."

[@Fuchsia_tude]

Awesome! I've been waiting to see you listen to this game's OST for months. _(best part of the game)_

[@hg3060]

I can’t wait for you (hopefully, one day) to get to FFXIV. The banger “Answers” is very reminiscent of “Liberi Fatali” and “One Winged Angel” from FFVII. It’s the epic choral number of the first expansion and the vocals are insane.

[@xdfggea88]

What I absolutely love about the SeeD theme is the small use of the instruments and melody and the end which you then you hear in the later 'witch' themed tracks, so simple yet so powerful way of planting a 'seed'

[@Shiftarus]

I really enjoyed this, cant wait to see the other OST's you look at!

[@Matt-lb2ed]

I know nothing about music composition and I can't carry a tune if my life depended on it but I really enjoy these videos.

[@ShukusatsuDirk]

1:12:33 just now realized "Man with the Machine Gun" could easily be a Sonic stage theme.

[@AmeliaPond.]

The first time used Shiva. Was amazing for its time. So good

[@johnmcternan4157]

Best summon and magic sound effects of the entire series, (the looks of the summons too). Definitive.

[@kupoflupo3346]

Regarding Toby Fox and Nobuo,, FF6 will have you saying that a lot ;)

[@AmeliaPond.]

I am not sure if your chat told you. But Balamb Garden is a Training School for the “hero’s” of this game. There are serval Gardens throughout the game to visit meet new people and learn new abilities. The theme for Balamb was one that made you feel and know. This is my safe place in the game. As most FF do. 😉✌🏼

[@CrazyCouchSurfer]

The 5$ donation was toward the streets of rage series, Ive subscribed I wanna hear you cover that on sega genesis. Badass

[@bruteforce69]

35:43 the moment where I appreciate watching Dan reacting to music and being one heck of a dude.

[@TejetejatyTJ]

I've found a new home. Double geekiness with music and FF. Great combo

[@paulh370]

If I recall the man with the machine gun is the dream sequence combat music

[@thechonkasaurusrex]

"43:05 - M T​: Oops you fought t rexaur too early" This made me almost snort my drink I laughed so hard cuz if I had a dollar...

[@maikaproduction]

I can't wait on part 4 for the soundtrack ''The Extreme'' which is my favorite out of FFVIII, and my 2nd favorite out of all the FF franchise OSTs. It's an absolute masterpiece And it's a no loop soundtrack by the way

[@tyty8484]

What's your first favorite?

[@maikaproduction]

@@tyty8484 It's one rarely in people's top as ost, but it's vamo ala flamenco from FF9, and all it's alternate version in the ff9 ost I could listen to it day long.

[@TrynePlague]

Aww, my favorite FF!

[@polmao]

The Landing is just ❤

[@danielfersbeanto7942]

Nostalgic waltz for the moon, we using that for a dance in highschool years mashed up with Sing a love song for me

[@fionamb83]

I don't understand how people don't like Blue Fields. I nearly lost my mind when I heard it pop up in FF14.

[@shredjward]

I feel like the disjointed nature of Waltz for the Moon probably makes a lot less sense without having looked at the cutscene its set to, since the scene is of a dance and gives context to that

[@joshbarron8961]

You should really check out Final Fantasy XII Zodiac Age. It is probably the most underrated score in this entire series and one of the very best.

[@kazumauesugi1107]

favorite game of all time here. I LOVE how multilayered each and every track is. Uematsu really wanted to go all out with the new tech available in the game and it shows

[@ManiacalForeigner]

I just realized, I don't know why I kept saying to include "Eyes On Me" after Disc 2, it's at the end of Disc 3! Man, I have a terrible memory, sorry for any confusion.

[@NuiYabuko]

I was kind of confused by that, since Eyes On Me plays really late in the game and the soundtrack seems to go in chronological order.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

Haha no apologies! I was making the same mistake 😂

[@nexeroth7151]

Have you ever thought of maybe doing a poll or something to pick one song and react to both the video and the audio part? After your full reaction or something. I would love that. Like here, the Landing has a sick scene associated with it. Not all but maybe one via vote?

[@thatgamingauthor]

Funny enough, I actually learned of music from the Final Fantasy series through the Black Mages, and thus started my love for the series. Hearing the Black Mages versions of the battle themes just immediately brought me back. I love this.

[@proletaariat]

This ost was what made me pick up a FF game for the first time. Never listened to Uematsu or played FF before 1999. A high school friend gave me the soundtrack to borrow. He said I had to listen to it and thus began my catch up journey.

[@AZJayjohn]

I see a lot of these professional reacts videos, and generally it's all common sense. But this guy, he's educational and informative even touching on points and opinions on isms that real fans debate about. Great video.

[@ifrit05]

1:16:54 The song you're thinking of is Popcorn. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYS1dJijm5d9fsU

[@CannonStrike]

I had to drop everything and watch this reaction. FF8 is definitely my favorite OST in the series

[@hayabusa26]

Find your way ❤❤ underated this song one of my favorite ff music

[@CrazyCouchSurfer]

Wow your so cool for knowing the different instruments, I like hearing you talk.

[@orangelimesky]

People blaming modern technology for lack of a decent ost for games nowadays, even from final fantasy ones which are just remakes of the old songs. They don't make VGM's like this anymore.

[@Wonzling0815]

That short lecture about syncopation reminded me about a historic document I once read where the Third Reich Nazis were trying to set down rules for Jazz and how much syncopation can be allowed

[@thehatred94]

Right it's probably been said already or something, perhaps later in the live's chat. But 7:40 , it's the theme for "Balamb Garden University" the Garden part here mostly reffer to the fact that it's an university to raise "SeeDs" of hope and the future. It's meant to raise elite soldiers that would fight and defeat Witches that can basically dominate the world. All in all the garden part doesn't have much to do with the ost more so than the "university" part, as, it's clearly a very university part, specially the start that goes like a school bell ringing of sort. People hate on blue field, but honestly its a great ost, specially some remixs of people adding in wind and stuff in the back. Its really an ost of traveling accross the lands of fields upon fields. Aaaah yes. SeeD. Such an amazing ost. One of the only FF ost to give you such a strong militaristic, briefing vibe. You're in on your first mission as a new SeeD recruit. And you're beeing given a briefing on the comming mission. It's not something big, but not small either. (Gonna update this on the go/after sleep(and therefor finishing to watch this xD))

[@CrazyCouchSurfer]

You were the sincapation in my day.

[@CornellCrits]

I wanted to have my handbell choir in High School to play Balamd Garden so badly, but couldn't convice the director to do it.

[@frankkendrick7751]

44:55 Fun fact, there is a(n) (utterly fantastic) Stand by Me cover in a Final Fantasy soundtrack. It’s in FFXV and by the wonderful Florence + the Machine.

[@Steelix371]

Thank you for reminding me I love that song it brought back memories

[@xXCaosmoSXx]

My first Final Fantasy, my first love ❤

[@PanteraSD]

Balamb Garden is one of my all time fav ff songs

[@icegoddesslexra]

Dan letting Man With the Machine Gun loop UwU

[@gareth5943]

Been waiting for this since the ff7 reaction. Very nice!

[@heliopyre]

I love Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec that plays during the parade

[@kinichi20]

17:33 Triggered me Why do i hear magic/draw and summon casting sound in my head?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PixieKitten727]

I love Blue Fields so much, it’s my ringtone … Uematsu is a master.

[@thenextsteveblackman]

1:16:38 I'm not sure if this is the song you're thinking of, but to my ear that drum break gives off the vibe of Firestarter by The Prodigy.

[@xensoldier]

Ah great stream, that really takes me back. On to Part 2!

[@_Lis25]

Can't wait for the next stream :D

[@ianwestc]

1:05:30 I strongly recommend people just do a quick "Strauss Blue Danube" search on KZbin and listening to it. You might remember _parts_ of the melody, but you may not remember (or have ever heard of) the tempo changes featured in that piece! They're as interesting as the melody that we've all heard a hundred times. It's one of those pieces where there really is more there than you might remember there being.

[@MrRPS2012]

I've love to hear your take on FFIV soundtrack. I think you're going to love the Theme of Love in particular.

[@edrick_2250]

If you're looking for some more modern, yet obscure Nobuo, check out the Lost Odyssey OST

[@paulh370]

of course since its been like 20+ years since I have played FFVIII, I am now trying to remember where the music took place might have to involve a steam download

[@CrazyCouchSurfer]

The relation between aeriths/aeris theme and balamb garden is love, peace. A time for pecae, and intensions are good.

[@CrazyCouchSurfer]

Find your way has a touch of beauty and the beast.

[@shannon1242]

Great video! I think your poll has some bias as those who would tune in and listen to 8 would favor 8 over 7. You would get similar results if you asked about 6 or 9 during a listen to those games' soundtracks. 8 has an AMAZING soundtrack but my personal order of favorites is FF7/Remake (Both hit the same way for me), FF6, FF9, and FF8.

[@fireaza]

I'd probably rank FFVIII as one of the top FF soundtracks. A lot of great and very unique tracks, with a MUCH higher sample quality than was heard in FFVII.