Theme Music Poll

I voted for the Bach. The mood was oddly fitting to me. It's an "interesting" choice that works. (Wish I had earned the points by recognizing the piece.)

There's music in other parts of the game that is pseudo-baroque. So it isn't out of place.

I worried that I would be distracted if I heard a song from another game and recognized it, so I wanted to avoid those choices.

I worried I would be even more distracted if I heard something like Smashing Pumpkins. The selected song comes from an album which -- like a subset of music by the band -- has a theatrical, soundtrack-ish, emotional style and mood that is fitting for ff6 or another JRPG. And it's good music. And it works well in an instrumental midi/spc format. So I do like the choice in many ways. I might have chosen something like "Disarm" if I had to choose a song from that band.

But basically, I would be distracted by hearing a rock/pop song in FF6. Too much intrusion of the real world and things I associate with that song from hearing it in different locations in real life. Similar to the game soundtracks, except for those it's too much intrusion from other games.

I felt like classical music would be the least distracting choice for me. That would probably still be true even if I had recognized the particular piece. I felt like it would feel more timeless and independent of a particular culture or setting, even if you listen to it regularly. It's the next-best thing after an original composition.