Ranking Every Final Fantasy By Their Soundtrack

Dissidia (2008) OST: Tracks - 55, Composer(s) - Nobuo Uematsu & Hitoshi Sakamoto, Dissidia 012 Duodecim OST: Tracks - 71, Composer(s) - Takeharu Ishimoto, Dissidia (2015) OST: Tracks - 33 , Composer(s) - Takeharu Ishimoto

The draw of the Dissidia series of spin-offs games is obvious, as bringing different heroes and villains from each game in the franchise to battle one another is an appealing prospect for any fan of the series. Once the initial appeal of this dies out they became run-of-the-mill fighting games, albeit ones accompanied by brilliant soundtracks.

Each of the three games (Dissidia, the ridiculously titled 012 Duodecim follow-up and the arcade title that has simply reverted to the original's name) has made use of the same musical formula, utilising original compositions as well as a mixture of both unchanged tracks from the games and remixed versions. Most of the original compositions are nothing out of the ordinary even though the odd hidden gem does pop up here and there. The true musical appeal comes from the remixes, which are in most cases sublime.

Chief amongst these are the original Dissidia's 'Movement In Green', a wonderful take on X's 'To Zanarkand'. Within the same title exists an interesting version of V's 'Clash On The Big Bridge' and a well-crafted low-key rendition of IX's 'Over The Hill', whilst 012 Duodecim's standouts include new versions of 'Julia' (from VIII), 'Tifa's' Theme (From VII) and 'Blinded By Light' (from XIII).

Ultimately, Dissidia's status as a spin-off series means that its arrangements will have never had a huge audience, which does them an injustice give how much they deserve their place alongside the originals that spun them in any soundtrack collection.