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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by toto444 on Monday February 21, 2022 @07:12AM (#30414946)
I have been learning Japanese to play this game in its original language and am planning to learn the piano to be able to play its soundtrack. I know I am not the only one doing this. I can't think of any video game / movie that has been so inspiring to so many people.
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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by Falell on Monday February 21, 2022 @08:54AM (#30415873)
Nobuo Uematsu's music sounds great when arranged for piano! The Piano Collections are fantastic, if you can play them.

Uematsu was a big part of my childhood and it was a bummer when he stepped back from composing so much, but Masayoshi Soken has done amazing work on FFXIV, he's a worthy successor. I really like this piano arrangement of the Endwalker soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRmXuN53ggw

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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by dSebastien on Monday February 21, 2022 @09:56AM (#30416522)
Yes. Uematsu's music is part of my soul forever
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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by willmw101 on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:17AM (#30416748)
>I know I am not the only one doing this. I can't think of any video game / movie that has been so inspiring to so many people.

I think the Zelda franchise has similar if not greater cultural impact in some of the ways you're talking about.

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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by echohack5 on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:48AM (#30417153)
Back in 2000 when I was originally learning Japanese, I played through Final Fantasy 7 and stopped every time I didn't recognize something and looked it up in my Denshi Jisho. It was tough but I made it through the whole game!

Good luck from a fellow player who's already walked the path you're walking.

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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by tomhunters on Monday February 21, 2022 @11:07AM (#30417361)
There's a lot of FF7 that made my childhood. Reading the article seems like a blast from the past.
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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by 69Represente on Monday February 21, 2022 @10:59AM (#30417291)
my favorite music was red 13's village one
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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by djtango on Monday February 21, 2022 @02:38PM (#30419706)
Aye cosmo canyon is a classic - the game is full of just so many bangers. I really haven't resonated with game music since that era in the same way. Last game music that really caught my attention was Hollow Knight
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Re:Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (2017) by wlamartin on Monday February 21, 2022 @05:40PM (#30421671)
I find "A Secret Sleeping in the Deep Sea" really takes me back to my childhood.
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