That one used to kinda sound bad to me but it's grown on me over the years, and I actually like it now. I think it's just "off" enough to fit here though.
And I haven't finished Xenogears, but if that's the worst song the OST has then the music must be incredible lol.
On Chrono Cross, yeah, even after all these years, it just rubs me the wrong way, rest of the soundtrack is pure fire for the most part though. Outside of Time's Scar I absolutely adore the ending theme.
As for Xenogears, yeah, it is a fantastic one. Flight I just ended up getting annoyed by the over exposure than it being bad. My favorite is the Shevat theme
It and Chrono Triggers Corridors of Time I basically consider siblings
But I'm a sucker for these themes visually, conceptually and musically
Though it has to be said...
A lot of it is re-used, so it can get a bit grading, but all of it is excellent. My favorite track is Foreboding, which was used to perfection on the first disc
climbing the tower of Babel, which is the Eldridge, and the track is a subdued version of the intro cutscene music that plays when the Eldridge gets destroyed by Deus, but then got used as the background track for everything on the second disc.
Square took down the game version so here's a fan remaster.
Foreboding is also a fantastic theme, here you have an hour long of the original
And yeah, it's a tremendous pity that music was so limited in the game as a whole, Foreboding never overstayed it's welcome with me though, but you are right that it would have been perfect as an only in Babel Tower theme.
I still dream of the parallel world were Xenogears was finished to it's desired standards instead of being butchered and was successful enough that Takahashi and Saga could have kept going with their insane fever dream. Specially always wondering what Episode 6 would have even been about since the other 4 you can sort of piece it out between Complete Works and what Xenosaga ended up becoming.
On a completely separate topic and that is only actually related if you squint hard enough. Any songs you lads love but then get "revisited" and something is lost or even ruined?
I have never played an Ys game, but in one of those retro music podcasts I ended up listening to the PC88 Feena theme
I found it to be hauntingly beautiful, with a huge sense of mystery and foreboding under it.
Then I listened to more modern renditions
The feeling it evokes is COMPLETELY different. It's not bad, don't get me wrong, but a lot of times I find myself that soundtracks were enhanced by their technical limitations instead of the other way around.
And then you have this other version which goes fucking nuts with the choirs
And seems to stray even farther. I will again admit I haven't played Ys and for all I know, the original was not properly representing the desired theme of the game.
