Olberic is an inherently tragic character, not quite as tragic as Primrose admittedly, but he’s still a man with a past that troubles him, with failures he feels he’s responsible for. This track manages to cut a great balance between bringing both the fun and the intensity of the battles that it plays in and it’s able to switch between the two so seamlessly to boot. Then all of a sudden the track flips and becomes a lot more threatening and sinister as the drums and deep trumpets come in to remind you that, though they may not be out to get you, these beings your fighting are still Gods of some description, they’re not going to go down easy even in a situation like this. These beings aren’t threatening to destroy the world, or even trying to kill you, they’re just testing you to see if you’re worthy of wielding the power they’re going to bestow upon you. This music fits the idea of these battles so well, the track can almost be split into two halves, the first half with the violins seems almost jovial, with how the melody bounces along, which makes sense in a way. The advanced job bosses were definitely my favourite battles in the whole game, they struck that perfect level of challenge where, even when I was over-levelled, I had to go in with a strategy and change it on the fly when things went wrong, not to mention the rewards were so great that I wanted to get them as soon as possible, so I was usually under-levelled instead. I’ll level with you, a lot of this list is going to be battle themes. This track invokes those feelings of optimism in me and brings out that cheerful and cheeky side that so often gets dragged down in life. Even when the harmonica sinks into those lower notes, there’s still this cheerful tone to it, Tressa would love to get out of her little town but she’s still happy living there and is determined to make the most of every day and get the best deal possible. The melody encapsulates who Tressa is so well, there’s the chimes and violin in the background that hint at her inquisitive and slightly cheeky nature, with the harmonica there going through highs and lows to convey her desire to break free of the small little town she’s in and see the world. On top of that, it strikes in me feelings of youth an innocent and since Tressa is the youngest of the travelers, it’s perfect. A harmonica is the kind of instrument you can fit in your pocket and, as far as instruments go, it’s one of the easier ones to get a base level understanding off, which is exactly the kind of oddity a travelling merchant might pick up in their journeys. In Tressa’s case, we have the harmonica, which seemed odd to me at first, but I realised how well it fits a travelling merchant. The idea of having an instrument to represent each of the travelers is such a great idea and I think they nailed which instrument should be used for each traveler. The traveler’s themes were an absolute stroke of genius by the composer of this soundtrack, Yasunori Nishiki. Music is one of the most subjective things out there in the world and naturally, this list will revolve around my tastes (loud and fast over soft and slow, generally) so don’t feel insulted if I left off a track you really like.Īnyway, let’s get on with it, shall we? 10 – Tressa, the Merchant Also, I know it’s obvious, but this is the internet so I still need to stress that these are my opinions. Naturally, picking 10 tracks was always going to be a tricky task that led to me leaving some great tracks off of the list like H’annit, the Hunter A Settlement in the Red Bluffs and Battle II, which are all honourable mentions. The soundtrack has just about everything you could want, there are touching slow tracks, exhilaratingly fast tracks and just about everything in between and as of right now, it’s the only game soundtrack that I own a physical CD of, I love it that much. With each passing year, my Spotify playlist is becoming more and more filled with game OST’s and Octopath Traveler’s soundtrack is most definitely my overall favourite. Moreso than the story, the characters or even the gameplay, what sticks with me for the longest time after I’m finished with a game is the music. The first of these is the part of a game that always sticks with me the longest. Regardless, I’m making it up to you with not just one, but two articles all about Octopath Traveler this weekend, one today and one on Sunday. Yes, I know I’m one week late to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Octopath Traveler’s release, but there was a WWE Pay-Per-View on, so I had to cover that instead. WARNING: This list will contain major SPOILERS for several traveler’s stories and post-game content.
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