Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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An analysis of how FF7 went against the typical jRPG approach for the Overworld music.

⏱ Timestamps:
1. Introduction 0:00
2. Tempo 0:13
3. Duration 2:09
4. Structure 2:29
5. Dynamics 2:53
6. Cloud’s Journey 3:16
7. Conclusion 5:55

🎼 Composers:
-Final Fantasy VI & VII: Nobuo Uematsu
-Chrono Trigger Overworld theme: Yasunori Mitsuda
-Star Ocean 2: Motoi Sakuraba

🎮 Game footage used in the video:
-Final Fantasy VII footage - World of Longplays youtube.com/watch?v=BOUMiEbkZUM
-Final Fantasy VI footage - World of Longplays youtube.com/watch?v=iGNskqYu2_0
-Chrono Trigger footage - World of Longplays youtube.com/watch?v=fEcwtSkRz2Q
-Star Ocean: The 2nd Story footage - BNGamesReviews youtube.com/watch?v=DU5e9J1jCx8&list=PL0C638933D6C5B2BC

🔎 Resources
-Nobuo Uematsu interview - Squaresoft Collector's Video 1997 (2/3) youtube.com/watch?v=ndabH0AplUs