Yeah, 60 sounds good to me. We should try to keep the amount of songs that come from a single series down... unless that one series has music that pwnz everything else XD
Here's a question: a lot of bands have done remixes of gaming songs, particularly the Black Mages. Their versions of "Decisive Battle" (FFVI boss music), "J-E-N-O-V-A" (FFVII), "Those Who Fight Further" (FFVII boss battle), and "Force Your Way" (FFVIII boss music) - just to name a few - are better than the original game versions, so would we go with them or stick with the originals?
Okay, time to throw out a few random songs I have on my PC. Many more where these come from, and all of these may not be the best versions of each particular piece:
1. "Katamari on the Rocks ~ Main Theme" (Katamari Damacy)
2. "Scars Left by Time" (Chrono Cross)
3. "To Zanarkand" (FFX)
4. "Silence Before the Storm" (FFX)
5. "Into the Wilderness" (Wild Arms)
6. "Battle vs Lord Blazer" (Wild Arms 2)
7. "Last Battle" (Xenosaga)
8. "Simple and Clean" (Kingdom Hearts)
9. "Beware the Forest Mushrooms" (Super Mario RPG)
10. "Happy Adventure Delightful Adventure" (Super Mario RPG)
11. "Opening Theme" (Super Smash Bros Melee)
12. "Mute City" (Super Smash Bros Melee)
13. "Fountain of Dreams" (SSBM)
14. "Dr. Mario" (SSBM)
15. "Premonition (Flight Theme 3)" (Secret of Mana)
16. "Give Love its Rightful Time" (Secret of Mana)
17. "Angels Fear (Title)" (Secret of Mana)
18. "The Oath" (FFVIII)
19. "The Man with the Machine Gun" (FF VIII: Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec, not the original OST ver.)
20. "Liberi Fatali" (FFVIII)
21. "Don't Be Afraid" (FFVIII)
22. "Character Introductions" (Final Fantasy Tactics)
23. "Final Battle" (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest)
24. "Prelude" (FFIX)
25. "Forgotten Face" (FFIX)
26. "The Legend of the Hero" (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
27. "The Decisive Battle (FFVI)" (The Black Mages)
28. "Hunter's Chance (FFIX)" (The Black Mages)
29. "Those Who Fight Further (FFVII)" (The Black Mages)
30. "Force Your Way (FFVIII)" (The Black Mages)
31. "J-E-N-O-V-A (FFVII)" (The Black Mages)
32. "Forever Rachel (orchestrated)" (FFVI)
33. "VS Gym Leader!" (Pokemon Stadium 2)
34. "Champion Battle" (Pokemon Stadium)
35. "Prime Cup - Battle Theme #1" (Pokemon Stadium 2)
36. "Creid" (Xenogears, Creid)
37. "Light From the Netherworld" (Xenogears)
38. "Small Two Of Pieces, Restored Pieces" (Xenogears)
39. "Into The Sky (Flight)" (Xenogears)
... *coughs*
And to think, I just skimmed through my OSTs (which excludes FFVI, FFVII, Wild Arms Alter Code F, Lunar SSSC and Eternal Blue Complete, Chrono Trigger, and most all the Zelda games) XD Even out of the OSTs I did go through I know I missed quite a few great songs.
Some of these I could remove if need be (I put them on teh list because they stand out to me yet may not be the best). There are others that I'm insistant go into this album, though. I'll just wait and see how many you guys come up with and change my list accordingly.
There's also the issue of versions... I think Terra's theme/Over World/Snowfield and the Opera/Celes' theme from FFVI should definitely be on this, but there are many different variations for each. I'm not sure which is the best. I also can't decide which version of the Wild Arms 2 opening FMV to use: the instrumental ver. or the original Japanese version w/vocals.
"Dancing Mad (Final Battle)", whether you chose the original FFVI version or the Black Mages', is another song that's worthy of being considered "the bestest" but the bloody thing is over 12 minutes long! I won't even bother suggesting FFVI's ending song for that same reason...
Uh-huh. I'm done for now ^^;
