In this case, the tracks (yes, even the boss battle themes) drag at a snail's pace and never come to life they seem to be more ambient and less melodic. It's somewhat hollow in composition and seems to be missing the big 'oomph' that an adventure score like this needs. To touch it all up, there is an eerie wind blowing in the backround throughout the whole track. It starts out with a lonesome, suspenseful dirge, and then comes to a beautiful, uplifting ending. On the other hand, they sound a lot better than the game's music.Īs for the original game music, there is actually only one excellent track. The other five tracks are completely unrecognizable. Some of them sound almost identical to the game, such as the jig-like 'Pirate Theme', piano sonatas of the castle themes, the ambient 'Ocean Theme', and 'Merchant Theme'. There are eight arranged tracks at the beginning which pick up the pace for an otherwise unlively album.

Not that there are no saving graces about it, however. This is probably the weakest of Squaresoft's soundtracks, mainly because it lacks the magical touch. It also sounds pretty flat, with lame, unmemorable music dominating most of the album. It lacks the spacious beauty of Secret of Mana and the powerful assets of Final Fantasy. Even though I honestly liked the game the first time I played it, I found it to be bland in comparison to some of Square's other games. This statement stands out for Secret of Evermore, the first and only game to be developed by Squaresoft's U.S. Sometimes the Japanese do certain things better.

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