FFXIII
I will be bringing this up on the podcast tonight.  The link below will let you listen to the U.S. FFXIII theme song, "My Hands", by Leona Lewis.  What do you guys think?


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    sumerion12
    15 years ago

    Could possibly work, but the general standard of FF main themes is way too high to match, and this song definitely doesn't make the cut.

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    Straith
    15 years ago

    It doesn't seem to fit, but you never know.

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    kedo
    15 years ago

    Leona Lewis has a good voice but I don't think the song fits though...they could have gone with another song by her from her recent album though like "Brave"

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    GPink
    15 years ago

    This song has encapsulated exactly the feeling that the trailers have tried to convey. A melodramatic feelings-fest, similar to a Simple and Clean. Much more of a gospel beat to it though.

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    nejithemaster
    15 years ago

    good vocals, but music is just a little off. To much focus on the beat and not the melody( it starts at 1:32). Not my favorite.

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    Rocospi
    15 years ago

    the song has a very melodramatic feel to it, just like FF
    but it doesn't really fit

    ...time to import asian version

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    Bre4kdown
    15 years ago

    I don't like it so much. It doesn't give me much impact as previous titles.

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    Shawn
    15 years ago

    I only have one word for this: really?

    To expand: What the hell are they thinking?

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    TemjinZero
    15 years ago

    This makes no sense.

    The lyrics for previous FF themes have always had a better fit to what happens in the story. This just sounds like a song put in for the sake of having a song in the game.

    I still reserve my final opinion until I play the game... but it doesn't feel like it fits. It feels all wrong.

    Don't get me wrong, this sounds like a good song, just not a Final Fantasy theme. For a FF, this is WEAKSAUCE.

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    sl4y4
    15 years ago

    urgh. no.

    Crystal Theme ftw.

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    Lalo
    15 years ago

    ...maybe because they are "trying to appeal to the West"? Bringing RnB/Soul music? I don't know x.x Its not...exactly what I thought.

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    Shadewingz
    15 years ago

    I personally don't see what any of you guys are talking about. I've been a final fantasy fan for a long time now, played all of them (excluding V, that one still eludes me >.<), and I think the song perfectly fits what Ive seen from the trailers. Still my most anticipated game of next year

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    bobstarz
    15 years ago

    the song didn't do anything to me. the theme song of ff 9 was badass (melodies of life).

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    A.P
    15 years ago

    <3 Leona Lewis her voice is so sexy.

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    Alan
    15 years ago

    After listening to this song alot recently Ive concluded that Leona has such a beautiful voice, and it's beautiful piece of song writing perfectly fitting to that of the FF series. I imagine it will fit in with the narrative very well - especially with any character romances.
    However i feel that the beat is a bit to strong - perhaps they should lower the volume of the beat as I feel it is slightly overpowering the piano melody.

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    eric
    15 years ago

    ugh what a horrible choice in music. if i wanted to listen to mediocre female singers that dont write their own songs, and emphasize vibrato WAY too much i would listen to the radio.
    video game music is usually a good escape from this crap

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    Delta_03
    15 years ago

    hmm i'm rather disapointed with the song.. although i was already intending on importing this pushes me more in the direction... what a terrible choice.