Synth music style invented around 30 years ago on technology that didn’t exist a generation ago: "This sounds old-fashioned, the developers need to evolve."
Orchestral music played on instruments that have existed for thousands of years, in a style that’s existed for hundreds: “Finally, a modern sounding ost!”
I haven’t played many recent games, with the exception of FFXIV’s latest expansion, so it saddens me that “DAE LE EPIC ORCHESTRA” is still that common.
I call it “canned epic” and I find it boring. Boring as the BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMs fad that overstayed its welcome and the way modern movie trailers are so. fucking. predictable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAOdjqyG37A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PbkxyZfI8k
Make Final Fantasy prog rock again
FFXIV does have a habit of mixing up the styles quite a bit; the game has a vast array of genres that it dabbles in, so for the most part I love the music.
Here’s an example of what I’m talking about (CW: massive spoilers for the main story):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG3ZnqeTylc
spoiler
It also personally delighted me that by sheer coincidence Queen Eternal looks a lot like one of the Tulpas from my book trilogy, too.
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