12 Greatest Final Fantasy Battle Themes

6. "Battle Theme" - Final Fantasy XI's Battle Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx3KNKHLyBc Now here's some contrast for you, eh? To go from the cacophony of instruments blended into a 7-minute epic that was the last track to this: a 1-minute loop first released all the way back in 1994! Final Fantasy VI's Battle Theme was the ultimate rendition of what is the classic Final Fantasy Battle Theme; the encounter jingle, the energetic addiction that is the action-packed baseline and those infectious trumpets all in a glorious '90s .wav file format. Far from being on this list for nostalgia's sake, this theme encapsulates everything that is why Final Fantasy battle themes have become so iconic: it's immediately memorable, short, succinct and capable of being played loop for up to an hour or more without becoming tiresome! It's also been playing in my ears non-stop since I started writing this list 90 minutes ago!