Nobuo Uematsu writing for a Wii game directed by the guy who created Final Fantasy. That alone should get your attention. The Last Story's premium soundtrack is only seven tracks but "Theme of THE LAST STORY" opens with this soaring vocal and orchestral arrangement that immediately tells you Uematsu was not phoning this in.
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"Order and Chaos" shifts into intense battle territory with driving strings and percussion. "Timbre of the City" brings warmth and bustle, feels like you're walking through a market square. Then "Toberu mono" closes everything out with this emotional weight that lingers.
Seven tracks and somehow it still tells a complete story. If you ever wondered what Uematsu sounds like unchained from the Final Fantasy name, start here.