This might be Nobuo Uematsu's most complete work since the PS1 Final Fantasys. Fantasian reunites him with Hironobu Sakaguchi and you can hear it in every note, that same emotional vocabulary but pushed through modern synths and full orchestration.
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Kina's Theme has that fragile vocal quality that sits right next to Eyes on Me and Melodies of Life without copying either. Battle Oath hits with this punchy bass line that stays in your head for days. Then Owen's Theme just.
Quietly breaks you. The Main Theme carries this weight like Uematsu knew this could be his last full game score and poured everything into it. If you grew up on Squaresoft RPGs, this one is going to wreck you in the best way.