TRACK LIST! (Plus my absolute unit-of-a-ramble thoughts below.) 30 - 0:31 - Id Hope (Awakening) 29 - 1:41 - Together We Ride (Heroes) 28 - 2:27 - Chasing Daybreak (Three Houses) 27 - 4:46 - Justice RIP (Storm) (Fates) 26 - 7:17 - Indomitable Will (Three Houses) 25 - 9:07 - Resolute Heart (Warriors) 24 - 10:47 - Don’t Speak Her Name (Awakening) 23 - 14:57 - Book 2 Map Theme (Heroes) 22 - 16:46 - Pride and Arrogance (Echoes) 21 - 17:42 - What if I’m Not Worthy of Her Ideals? (Awakening) 20 - 19:42 - The Heritors of Arcadia (Echoes) 19 - 21:16 - End of the Road (Fates) 18 - 24:31 - The Apex of the World (Three Houses) 17 - 29:01 - Conquest (Ablaze) (Awakening) 16 - 31:11 - Unfulfilled (Three Houses) 15 - 32:32 - End of All (Below) (Fates) 14 - 36:36 - A Song For Bygone Days (Echoes) 13 - 38:16 - Alight (Storm) (Fates) 12 - 40:57 - Id Sorrow (Awakening) 11 - 42:32 - The Sacrifice and the Saint (Echoes) 10 - 45:33 - Overture (Fates) 9 - 46:45 - Book 3 Boss Theme (Heroes) 8 - 47:49 - Old Battlefield (Awakening) 7 - 51:26 - Edge of Dawn (Three Houses) 6 - 53:09 - Omen (Echoes) 5 - 54:53 - A Dark Fall (Fire) (Fates) 4 - 57:38 - God Shattering Star (Three Houses) 3 - 1:01:43 - Twilight of the Gods (Echoes) 2 - 1:05:43 - Between Heaven And Earth (Three Houses) 1 - 1:09:15 - Id Return & Id Purpose (Awakening) Gotta say - my favourite of the modern FE games soundtrack-wise is probably Echoes. I absolutely love the use of operatic vocals and rich layers of scoring that were brought to the Gaiden Soundtrack such as in #22. It’s an absolute glow-up. I’m also particularly fond of the use of support brass and lower strings in the game’s more epic pieces. Between the tracks there’s a sense of unity created by the use of several motifs, but there is enough variety there so that the material doesn’t get old quickly. I love Fates but I can only spend so long Lost in Thoughts All Alone. And of course who can forget the epic trumpet and piano parts and massive choir in Twilight of Gods? The scale of the choirs reflect the scale of the conflict, led by those solos and united by the same tunes. Tasty. Those Echoes vocals get a follow up in God Shattering Star thankfully. For those who do not sing, the bass part presented there is pretty darn high in the vocal range and the sustained notes in the song require quite a bit of breath support to maintain the intensity without sounding thin or airy. For those who like this track, I recommend Lord of a Dead Empire from Echoes. Haven’t played Three Houses Yet but it Looks Really Good. Awakening’s soundtrack also really shines when it has those exposed, vulnerable-sounding parts such as the strings in #21. For that much emotion I’d bump a lot of those tracks up the list, above some of the more generic battle-music Fates songs (granted they are gorgeous in their own right and also make me feel cool). That said, I’d bump God Shattering Star up for sheer uniqueness with how the instrumentals just drop out and push the solo vocal into the foreground. Pride and Arrogance receives kudos for how it handles the ridiculous female soprano solo. Not as fond of the pop sound of Edge of Dawn but would love to hear more metal as in that Book 3 Boss Theme!
I agree on most of your points tbh! Personally, Echoes has my favorite FE OST as well, but I do like certain songs from the most modern FE games. There is a certain grand scale to the OST of Echoes, and it really shows in its various songs.
A Funeral of Flowers is hands-down the most underrated theme in the series. It may not be as bombastic as Apex of the World or as awe-inspiring as God-Shattering Star, but it's probably the most cinematic piece of music I've ever heard in a video game.
I understand why its so beloved by some yet seen as the underrated final map theme of Three Houses but it wasnt quite a hit with me, then again i havent experienced Silver Snow yet so that might change. It wasnt far from making the list though since i kept the order of Three Houses tracks added on the list in the same order as in my previous "Top 12 Fire Emblem Three Houses Music Tracks" video, i think i ranked it my 8th or 9th favourite from that video and im pretty sure i added 7 tracks from Three Houses for this list. Thanks for commenting ^-^
It also has by far the best (Thunder) version. Nothing but piano is such a change from all the "the original, but more DRUMS" (thunder) versions of every other track
Agreed. It captures the sadness of the final battle of SS perfectly - it's a battle that shouldn't be happening that absolutely no-one wants to be involved in. It's certainly the most fitting of the final battle themes in 3H IMO.
Yeah Funeral of Flowers is incredible good as well in Silver Snow route of FE3H, sad that it didn't feature here in the video. Have played all of the FE game till three houses since FE rekka no ken (blazing swords), generally almost all fe music is incredible
If Echoes had more replayability it'd be by far the best game in the series. It does so many things differently from other games and it's an aesthetic MASTERPIECE. My only issue is the lack of unit customization.
agreed if I had a bit more agency within it I could play it forever. While there is still that option with the villager units and items to make them villagers again I would've loved if it was just easier to do
Immediate replayability no, but honestly after a few years, it feels really good to play for music and characters/story alone and it feels fresh again. Post game in archanea is probably the best gameplay in echoes but you have to go through a lot of bad maps first.
I love Heritors of Arcadia. A fun fact about the song, it's sung by the VA of Silque, Bonnie Gordon. Somewhat appropriate given Silque's character I think
Im going to be honest, i kept it off the list mostly due to it being copyrighted. Even if it wasnt, it probably wouldnt have made it in anyways as i feel the two Fates final map themes in the video are better to me. Thanks for the kind words and for commenting ^-^
I’ll most likely make that video sometime in the future as ive yet to experience that part of the series but will get to them soon as i own all of them physicly due to my collecting from the series, might even stream the games if i get back into streaming. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I do consider it one of the best from Three Houses as its my 6th favourite from the game, it might seem low due to the number of tracks added but i adore these soundtracks to the point where i consider all of the 30 tracks in the video to be awesome and i couldve added up to 50 tracks but i feel that wouldve been a bit much judging by the length of the final video. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I was sceptical of god shattering star at first until it ended up being my fav battle in all of three houses, having Claude fight against his ancestor felt so powerful
I wasnt a fan at first either untill it grew on me more and more to the point where it ended up as number 4 in the video, and i havent even heard it in game yet XD
Twilight of the Gods is my favorite FE track, it’s just so amazing and encapsulates the feel of the final map, the final battle against evil and putting Duma to rest. I also love when Alm throws the shield to the side and impales it on the Dragon’s head, it’s a real epic moment.
Indeed, i remember being in a PS4 party a couple times while playing through Echoes for the first time. Nearing the end of the game, i was very excited to face off against Duma and finally hear Twilight of the Gods in game (i was familiar with it due to researching the game while going through it and loving it) and man, what a finale. I remember when i reached it, i told my friends i had to get off mic for a bit to experience the awesome finale the best way. Even though Id Purpose is my overall favourite final map theme from the series, Twilight of the Gods is close behind. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I'm a bit surprised What Lies at the End isn't on here but other than that there's a lot I agree with. I really never liked God Shattering Star though, it's almost extra to the point of being obnoxious
This is my personal top 10 list: 10- Resolve: Light (Fates) 9- Chasing Daybreak: Thunder (Three Houses) 8- Shine in the Light (Fates) 7- Map 2 theme (Heroes) 6- No Justice: Calm (Fates) 5- Courage in Numbers (Echoes) 4- Path of the Hero-King (Echoes, sort of) 3- Tearing through Heaven: Rain (Three Houses) 2- Chaos: Calm (Awakening) 1- Pray to the Dark (Fates)
I´ll probably get to covering the music from them when i get to playing the games from that part of the series, i do own all the games released worldwide with my collecting from the series, sadly i love and play the modern games way too much that ive yet to experience most of the older games. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I personally believe that Berkut has the best musical themes of any character in the series, since they're so incredibly nuanced and, imo, perfectly illustrate his character. The harpsichord in his first 2 tracks, 'Prince of Darkness' and 'Pride and Arrogance,' give the tracks a sophisticated and regal feel, the powerful, rhythmic male choir showing his strength, power and authority, and the female opera singer, who's melodies perfectly encapsulate his pride and arrogance, as to me, her vocals have always sounded similar to laughter - a technical, soaring, sophisticated laughter, emanating through the tracks, showing how little he thinks of opponents and the superiority he feels over Alm. His map theme, 'Praise this Despair!,' is much darker, but still contains elements of his previous songs, such as the "operatic laughter" that shows desperately he clings to his desire for power - in a track filled with despair and fear, there is still room for that signature female voice to come in and laugh in your face, as even in his worst moments, Berkut believes he's always been better than Alm. 'The Scions' Dance In Purgatory' is imo, the best song not only in echoes but the entire series aswell (and my personal favourite fe track). The chaotic nature of the track fits so perfectly with Berkut's fragile state of mind at this moment in the game - overcome by anger, shame and jealousy, he has sacrificed himself and his wife to Duma, and now wants nothing more than to kill who he believes is the cause of all his misfortune - Alm. The rapidly changing instruments and soaring vocals perfectly showcase his desperation. And finally, 'In a Silver Garden with You,' with such beautiful chords and a more stripped back approach, showing his love for rinea, her forgiveness, and his content with being figuratively in 'second place' - silver garden, instead of gold. So ye, best character from a music pov.
On my first playthrough of Echoes, i absolutely adored the encounters with him throughout the game as his character was very intimidating and fit as a major enemy, but what made it so much better was the accompanying music. I remember the first encounter took me by surprise with his sudden appearance which made me very excited to meet him in battle since before this point in the story, his only appearance was his time at Zofia Castle before having to retreat due to the lack of troops. Not only that, i fell in love with his theme and especially Pride and Arrogance for how unique and awesome it was to hear as his battle theme. After besting him in battle, it was clear his character would be a rival to Alm throughout the game which i was very excited about, i couldnt wait to fight him again. Then after beating Act 3 and crossing the border into Rigel, i finally got what ive been anticipating. Defiently a big highlight from the game for me, i´ll stop there since ive spent way too much time on this comment and to avoid others being spoiled by his part in Act 5, overall Berkut ranks high with my favourite characters from the series due to how much i enjoyed his appearances as a villain and rival to Alm along with the awesome music themes he had. Thanks for commenting ^-^
We can all agree that Twilight of the Gods is the best final map theme it just feels the most fitting. Don't get me wrong Apex of the World and God Shattering Star are very close and for me are tied for 2nd and the vocals for all three songs are amazing I just feel like Twilight of the Gods did it the best there are no flaws in that song.
Even though i adore Id Purpose a bit more for all the emotion it brings me, the scale of the finale and especially the way the other Id themes throughout the game has been building up to this final theme. Twilight of the Gods is definetly the closest final map theme to beating it being my second favourite final map theme and third overall favourite from this part of the series (and probably the whole series as my top 3 has stayed the same since my original video to even today). I do agree with your views with it being an amazing final map theme along with being the best track from Echoes. Thanks for commenting ^-^
@@reploiddasher2000 After listening to Id Purpose a few times I'm starting to see why its first it has some interesting bits to it. it is defiantly in my top ten maybe if I listen to it more it'll go even higher on my list.
Bruh, im pretty sure that FE is probably one of the Nintendo games that has best soundtracks, i have only played Three Houses and never really bother to check the 3ds ones, after hearing this amazing compilation, it would be a sin to not play them P.D.: Nice work with the little notes between soundtracks there were nice to read and not annoying
Thanks for sharing your nice thoughts about the video, obviously these games are at the top for me when it comes to my favourites from all of Nintendo due to my love for the amazing lineup of awesome opening themes, beautiful story event tracks, fantastic memorable map themes and of course the climactic absolute gems at the end of the games definetly being the standouts. As for trying out the 3DS games, the reason i got into the series to begin with was due to Awakening’s extremely positive status making me intrested in trying it out and man, it truly deserves all the feedback it gets for being such an amazing game, id say if you own a 3DS then there’s no game for the system i would recommend trying out more than Awakening, there’s a free demo of it available which is how i first played it before getting the full release, Fates and Echoes are definetly next in line if you end up loving Awakening like i did as Fates improves the gameplay even more but sadly has quite a messy narrative and Echoes being a remake of the second game feels very different with the only real drawback i feel being most of the map design as its a really close second favourite behind Awakening for me, i feel ive added a bit much to this reply so… thanks for commenting and stay awesome ^-^
Yeah, basically the only thing the entire fandom can agree on ist that the music of FE games has been top tier since the very first game. I'd highly recommend checking most of it out.
For me this video was an incredible experience. The soundtracks were great but your analyses were the star of the show for me. Your love for these games... you explained the heart so eloquently and you honestly made so many of my favorite songs even better, Justice RIP in particular. It's an infectious energy and I had the most cathartic hour just reading your paragraphs, indulging in the music from a fresh new perspective, and feeling excitement every time the next song started. P.S. When the heavy metal came, I thought it was a cutscene at first. I am amazed at the direction they took and Warriors now seems like... a game I might actually look into a bit more. Just know that you rekindled a flame in somebody. Even got some ideas for a story I'll never finish hahaha. Thank you so much for bringing this music together and ESPECIALLY for giving your perspective. I had an amazing time!!!
Im very happy with how this video turned out along with its growth and awesome feedback, im amazed by the number of comments like yours i get praising the video and especially me sharing my thoughts for each track on the list since that was the most time consuming and surprisingly toughest part for me with this video, most likely as im not the best at describing music and i have a hard time explaining my views without repeating myself, knowing people enjoy seeing what i have to say and think i did a great job is awesome, thank you for sharing your thoughts on the video, stay awesome ^-^
Not familiar with it actually, probably since ive not fully beaten Three Houses yet, not even halfway through if you count the DLC, will definetly give it a listen tho, thanks for commenting and sorry about the late reply ^-^
Honestly it helps for any game after awakening to be on this list cuz of better technology and what not but don’t sleep on the older games’ music. There are a lot of great tracks in the older games as well that I would’ve put on this list. They shouldn’t be overlooked because they’re older games
I wouldnt say im ignoring the older games as i do plan on getting to covering thier music when ive experienced more of them, i went with Awakening to today as ive spent most amount of time on that part of the series (Awakening and Fates especially) compared to the rest along with them being some of my favourite games in general, even with that ive still yet to check out all the DLC or fully beaten Three Houses, so if it feels like im ignoring games that came before Awakening then its not because i dont like the games in question, thanks for commenting
I will admit that it is a great battle theme but it doesnt make it as a favourite for me personaly, i actually prefer the Hoshidan Royal Battle Theme and it wouldve been included if i expanded the list by 5-10 spots. I respect your opinion and im happy you commented since seeing what others think of the video, list and tracks that wasnt included is always a treat ^-^
Happy you enjoyed the video along with my added thoughts on each spot, thinking of what to add for all the tracks while trying not to repeat myself was definetly the part of the video that took the most out of me, knowing people like you praise that about this video makes me more happy with this video than i already am ^-^
Wow, that’s a very surprising opinion, i will say that today id probably place it 3 or 4 spots lower due to my hype for FEH calming down, that doesnt mean i dislike it now since its still on the list of my favourites and i fully respect your opinion. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I've only found this months later, and I've not given Echoes a chance, but after listening to this music, I feel like I really need to now. Thank you for bringing these songs to my attention!
Happy this made you intrested in trying out Echoes. Its in my opinion one of the best remakes out there along with being my second favourite from the series. Most likely wouldve been my favourite if only the map design wasnt so dull. Thankfully i dont have much else to complain about with the game as the story, characters, music, gameplay and so much more all make up for the simple map design. Hope you have an awesome time with it ^-^
Great list My personal favorite track (road taken from fates, both calm and roar versions) wasn't on it, but still a great list all around. Also, I know it's technically not from a fire emblem game, but the fire emblem three houses theme remix from smash ultimate is great. My favorite version of edge of dawn personally. Sort of similarly, I also think that the premium arrange ii versions of some tracks go even harder than the originals (which is saying something), don't speak her name, justice RIP storm, fodlan winds, and chasing daybreak specifically.
1:06:24 ah yes the theme of me and all of my Golden Deers minus Byleth and Claude getting wiped by Dedue and bunch of Rando Armored and Fortress Knights and Sylvain on Lysithea and Marianne in my first Gd playthrough as I was severely underleveled for the map. It was misplay central on me even tho I was on Casual mode I left both Marianne and Lysithea unguarded and Sylvain outsped them both KOing them.
I still find it funny that it’s the misfit Goofballs the Golden Deers who defeat the actual villains of Three houses I’m referring to God Shattering Star.
I cant pick a favourite soundtrack out of these gems. One day i say Fates, the other its Echoes and so on. The fact that they’re so equally amazing is why i adore the music from this era of the series so much and why this video exists ^-^
Top 30 Modern Fire Emblem Music Tracks Number 1: ALL OF 'EM Seriously though, these games have amazing music (my favorite FE OST has to be Conquest, followed by Echoes and Three Houses)
The Sacrifice and the Saint? The Echoes opening theme?? OLD BATTLEFIELD IN YOUR TOP 10??? Your taste is nothing short of immaculate! (No pun intended). But seriously, this was an amazing list. I went on a trip down memory lane, remembering why I love this games and their soundtracks so very much, and hearing your opinions on each and every track made resonate with them even more. Thank you for putting this list together!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the video, i feel its my best video ive made to date and all the positive feedback i get through comments like this is truly awesome ^w^
Writing my thoughts through text is always the hardest part to me making videos like this, so im happy that you and others that have commented have said they think i did a good job with it ^w^
Man, someone GETS IT. Between Heaven and Earth is hands-down, my favorite track in Three Houses (to a point I wrote a jazz arrangement of it lol). Awesome list, man.
The picture you used for Unfulfilled made me realize something: In Dimitri’s route, he extends his hand out towards Edelgard with his weapon down, offering her another chance (despite her still being killed in the end). In Edelgard’s route, Dimitri is the one on his knees and her standing, but she offers no hand and her weapon is immediately raised to kill him Anyway- thank you for the study music 🙏💙
40:56 You want to make this song hit twice as hard? Accept Lucina's Judgement as her Lover. You want to make this song hit ten times as hard? Accept Lucina's Judgement as her Mother.
I know i might be a bit late on saying this but... Thank you all so much for the awesome support on this video with likes and views, especially if you watched through the whole video. My goal with this video was to make an updated version of my most popular video "Top 10 Modern Fire Emblem Music Tracks" and upgrade it with 20 more tracks added, safe to say that it was a success thanks to you all ^-^
I first heard I’d - Purpose from smash 3Ds. Lucina was my secondary main and she made me grow an interest to the fire emblem series. While playing awakening I was wondering where the theme was, but it eventually left my mind. My character had fallen in battle, and Id- Return plays as my allies call for my return. My character was a female, and I accidentally married Chrom not knowing how supports worked lol so my attatchment to Lucina grew. Then Id - Purpose kicks in. Stunned, unable to breathe, tears running down my face. An experience I wish many times to feel for the first time again and again.
When I first heard Id Purpose, although it wasn't the most high-octane beat or anything like that, it fit in so well. I can definitely see someone finding Id Purpose underwhelming at first glance, but I think it's one of those rare cases where the song brings the most impact when you've gone through everything in the story and have come down to this final grand confrontation. It's one of the most unique and underrated final boss themes I've ever heard, and certainly worthy of top pick. This compilation was fantastic, great work!
I was on the verge of tears from some of these songs and I don’t even know why. I’ve played quite a bit of heroes, some of fates and part ways through and half of three houses (I’m thinking), but thinking about how I’ve heard these playing smash brothers, or hearing them even just on RUclips, makes me feel so much nostalgia for a game that I haven’t even played. Awakening and echoes are on my to play list, along with finishing off the other two games. What an incredible franchise and an even greater soundtrack
Awesome to see that your interest in the series is growing, its without a doubt the game series ive ended up adoring more than any other to the point where today i own quite the collection from the series (plan on making a video sharing it soon). I highly recommend Awakening and Echoes as they´re the top 2 for me from what ive played so far from the series, Awakening being first and Echoes second. Hope you have an awesome time going forward with the series and thanks for commenting ^-^
This is beautiful and man the emotions welling up inside from Awakening soundtrack… it’s my favorite FE game of all time and I’m biased towards its soundtrack because I think it is actually the best in the series. But yeah, man so good.
This brought me to tears. fire emblem has been a huge party of my childhood/ youth. I have been a fan of the Fire Emblem series since my first playthrough of Awakening. The songs really did bring back all the good memories I had playing through Awakening, Fates, Echoes, Heroes and Three houses. It will forever remain my favourite series 🤍
So many great games, so many memorable music. And just think, for most of us in Western Countries, it all started out on the GameCube playing Smash Bros Melee and unlocking those two characters Marth and Roy. And the first sound we heard from Fire Emblem was Together We Ride.
My personal top would be just 3H and Fates theme XD. Well, adding Id purpose, Twilight of the gods, Don't speak her name, and Conquest (Ablaze). Those two games really have the best tracks in my opinion. Also "A star in the morning sky" (3H credits) is amazing for me, I almost cried when I first heard it. Easily my favourite credit theme. And did you play the DLC ? "The shackled wolves", "Corridor of the tempest" are really good too ! I like the fact you wrote something on each track. And the arts used are amazing. Finally I agree with you, Berkut is a good character. Easily my favourite from Echoes (I wouldn't like Gaiden XD).
Between Heaven and Earth is given some respect! Blue Lions was and is my favorite route to date. Dimitri is definitely the most unique character in the game not to mention powerful in game
Honestly my 3 fave tracks in the series come from heroes, those being Nifl’s theme, Summoner Duels R Menu, and the Book 4 boss theme, FEH just keeps going in terms of good music
man when i clicked on this video i definitely wasnt expecting to watch all of it but you did such a good job with your thoughtful descriptions of each piece and the choices you made were all beautiful, i ended up staying for the whole thing. amazing list and video, fire emblem really does have some amazing music
I could not agree more with all of your text additions to each song. Especially Id Return & Purpose. I'll never forget that music, and it will always give me chills when I listen to it. I can't tell you how many times I've played Awakening just to get all those feels again and again and its never failed to do so. My favorite game by far.
Very happy you enjoyed my thoughts for each track on the list since it was definetly the toughest part of the video surpisingly as i had a hard time writing my thoughts without repeating myself much along with not being the best at describing music, also happy we both share the same overall favourite game. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I'm relatively new to the series. first fire emblem game was three hopes because I was craving a warriors game and the added mechanics seemed cool, then I got obsessed with the writting, the world building, the politics, the characters... Not too long after Nintendo released Fire Emblem on their gameboy advance emulator and I decided I'd give it a shot despite usually not liking turn based rpgs. This was such a good decision, the gameplay immediately stuck with me. There's enough to do and think about in these games and the animations are so charming that the turn based part ends up being a positive. Then on a trip this summer I bought a copy of Awakening and I'm enjoying it just as much if not more, because I'm starting to see how the story and the gameplay come together with the art and the music. This is a series I'm really glad I got into, even if it was quite late.
I feel like a lot people have the same feelings about the abruptness of Crimson Flowers. I felt amazing fighting against Rhea and Edelgard fighting against of the old order of the world, and using the power of the crest of flames that caused so much death amongst her kin. BUT MAN they should've really continued on with the story on how she destroyed the agarthans' and how she avenged her brothers and sisters from their cruel experiments. Who knows maybe even Lysithea could've had unique dialogue as fighting against them saying how she's furious about her shortened lifespan and giving her a second crest. I don't know just some things that bug me :/. Hope some of y'all see it in the same light as I do.
I like the list. I'd personally bump Don't Speak Her Name into at least the top 5 though. Such a beautiful song. I am also surprised to not see Road Taken from Fates on the list. That song is great too.
I do think that it's amazing how varied the soundtracks are. One can recognize every game by their respective soundtracks, each styled in a way that is impossible for my musically below-amateur knowledge to describe. That being said, Awakening is extra special in my heart. It was my awakening to this series.
Man, I always forget how amazing Awakening's music is. Which is weird, since it's my favorite. Probably because it tends to be a slower style, I tend to overlook it.
My personal most underrated modern fire emblem song is the lost lore theme from heroes. It’s a banger of a track and disproportionately more awesome than the actual game mode. If we’re just talking mainline though, end of the road from fates is pretty up there. You put it at rank 19, i’d probably put it far higher. Really big shoutout to “shh… easy now, girl. I’m not going to hurt you.“ from awakening, a really dumb title but a really good song. A support theme that combines light-heartedness with a hint of sadness, giving off a particularly unqiue feeling. Also, the beach dlc title music from awakening is a bop.
Oh my what, YAY! So happy to see Omen on there. It absolutely fits Echoes completely and a lot of times, when I'm writing I'll just put that track on and close my eyes and listen~ I might be a little prejudiced because I love Echoes and it was my entry to the series (practically my first jrpg ever) and I still love it. Anyway, yay again! Thanks for this compilation.
I used to see the overall writing as the weakest part of the video, though the positive reception its had says otherwise. Glad my views on the tracks share how and why im so fond of the lineup ^w^
I'd argue over Apex's placement just because depending on the route and who you have recruited when you first hear it (BE with everyone recruited it does feel a bit more emotional for me) but I do understand and respect the placement considering some of the other choices for Three houses and this is coming from someone who's beaten all 4 routes alongside the DLC. (It's actually used as the theme Tetris 99 uses if you make it to the final 10 in that game using the Fire emblem theme so it is a good piece.) 100% Agree Id as number 1 is a solid choice, I mean it's an actually the default stage music for 1 of the FE stages in Smash ultimate so that's saying something.
Sad to say that i didnt go through the Shackled Wolves DLC till the lead up towards Three Hopes. If id add a track from its selection, the track in question would be among the top. That’s all i’ll reveal as i plan to make a video in the future where it’ll have its time to shine ^w^
This is hands-down one of the best Fire Emblem compilation videos I've seen in the past 5 or 6 years!! I can see the love you have for this series, and I too have the same sentiment. I completely agree with your choices as well! Excellent job on this video, I absolutely love it!!!
Im honored to see this video sit among the top of Music searches for the series, and your comment adds to it even more. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the video and being so fond of it, keep on being awesome ^-^
Fun fact about the book three opening but it's funny to see we had the entire story laid out to us in this song but never knew it. Listen to the song lyrics and remeber what lif and thrasir were doing.
As someone who has never played a modern Fire Emblem game and is playing their first, Binding Blade, I am very excited for what this franchise has in store.
Ive spent so much time with the Modern Games, especially way too much with the 3DS Games. Im not kidding when i say ive likely went through Awakening 6-8 times, the three Fates Paths around 3-5 and together 3-4 times and Echoes i believe 3-4 times aswell. I hope you have a blast when you get to them ^w^
TRACK LIST! (Plus my absolute unit-of-a-ramble thoughts below.)
30 - 0:31 - Id Hope (Awakening)
29 - 1:41 - Together We Ride (Heroes)
28 - 2:27 - Chasing Daybreak (Three Houses)
27 - 4:46 - Justice RIP (Storm) (Fates)
26 - 7:17 - Indomitable Will (Three Houses)
25 - 9:07 - Resolute Heart (Warriors)
24 - 10:47 - Don’t Speak Her Name (Awakening)
23 - 14:57 - Book 2 Map Theme (Heroes)
22 - 16:46 - Pride and Arrogance (Echoes)
21 - 17:42 - What if I’m Not Worthy of Her Ideals? (Awakening)
20 - 19:42 - The Heritors of Arcadia (Echoes)
19 - 21:16 - End of the Road (Fates)
18 - 24:31 - The Apex of the World (Three Houses)
17 - 29:01 - Conquest (Ablaze) (Awakening)
16 - 31:11 - Unfulfilled (Three Houses)
15 - 32:32 - End of All (Below) (Fates)
14 - 36:36 - A Song For Bygone Days (Echoes)
13 - 38:16 - Alight (Storm) (Fates)
12 - 40:57 - Id Sorrow (Awakening)
11 - 42:32 - The Sacrifice and the Saint (Echoes)
10 - 45:33 - Overture (Fates)
9 - 46:45 - Book 3 Boss Theme (Heroes)
8 - 47:49 - Old Battlefield (Awakening)
7 - 51:26 - Edge of Dawn (Three Houses)
6 - 53:09 - Omen (Echoes)
5 - 54:53 - A Dark Fall (Fire) (Fates)
4 - 57:38 - God Shattering Star (Three Houses)
3 - 1:01:43 - Twilight of the Gods (Echoes)
2 - 1:05:43 - Between Heaven And Earth (Three Houses)
1 - 1:09:15 - Id Return & Id Purpose (Awakening)
Gotta say - my favourite of the modern FE games soundtrack-wise is probably Echoes. I absolutely love the use of operatic vocals and rich layers of scoring that were brought to the Gaiden Soundtrack such as in #22. It’s an absolute glow-up. I’m also particularly fond of the use of support brass and lower strings in the game’s more epic pieces. Between the tracks there’s a sense of unity created by the use of several motifs, but there is enough variety there so that the material doesn’t get old quickly. I love Fates but I can only spend so long Lost in Thoughts All Alone. And of course who can forget the epic trumpet and piano parts and massive choir in Twilight of Gods? The scale of the choirs reflect the scale of the conflict, led by those solos and united by the same tunes. Tasty.
Those Echoes vocals get a follow up in God Shattering Star thankfully. For those who do not sing, the bass part presented there is pretty darn high in the vocal range and the sustained notes in the song require quite a bit of breath support to maintain the intensity without sounding thin or airy. For those who like this track, I recommend Lord of a Dead Empire from Echoes. Haven’t played Three Houses Yet but it Looks Really Good.
Awakening’s soundtrack also really shines when it has those exposed, vulnerable-sounding parts such as the strings in #21. For that much emotion I’d bump a lot of those tracks up the list, above some of the more generic battle-music Fates songs (granted they are gorgeous in their own right and also make me feel cool).
That said, I’d bump God Shattering Star up for sheer uniqueness with how the instrumentals just drop out and push the solo vocal into the foreground. Pride and Arrogance receives kudos for how it handles the ridiculous female soprano solo.
Not as fond of the pop sound of Edge of Dawn but would love to hear more metal as in that Book 3 Boss Theme!
Number 17 should be 29:01 but good job with the timestamps.
I agree on most of your points tbh! Personally, Echoes has my favorite FE OST as well, but I do like certain songs from the most modern FE games. There is a certain grand scale to the OST of Echoes, and it really shows in its various songs.
@@Kukakkau Timestamp adjusted. Thanks!
thank you for the ts!
Can I just say thank you for the awakening credits name I've always wanted to know what it was called but never could correctly search for it
Alternate title: lo-fi lords, beats to genocide/get ambush spawned to
😂😂😂
I felt this comment on a trauma level
Lmao
A Funeral of Flowers is hands-down the most underrated theme in the series. It may not be as bombastic as Apex of the World or as awe-inspiring as God-Shattering Star, but it's probably the most cinematic piece of music I've ever heard in a video game.
I understand why its so beloved by some yet seen as the underrated final map theme of Three Houses but it wasnt quite a hit with me, then again i havent experienced Silver Snow yet so that might change. It wasnt far from making the list though since i kept the order of Three Houses tracks added on the list in the same order as in my previous "Top 12 Fire Emblem Three Houses Music Tracks" video, i think i ranked it my 8th or 9th favourite from that video and im pretty sure i added 7 tracks from Three Houses for this list. Thanks for commenting ^-^
It also has by far the best (Thunder) version. Nothing but piano is such a change from all the "the original, but more DRUMS" (thunder) versions of every other track
Agreed. It captures the sadness of the final battle of SS perfectly - it's a battle that shouldn't be happening that absolutely no-one wants to be involved in. It's certainly the most fitting of the final battle themes in 3H IMO.
Yeah Funeral of Flowers is incredible good as well in Silver Snow route of FE3H, sad that it didn't feature here in the video. Have played all of the FE game till three houses since FE rekka no ken (blazing swords), generally almost all fe music is incredible
The thunder variant is the only one I can tolerate, the rain variant just sound bad.
If Echoes had more replayability it'd be by far the best game in the series. It does so many things differently from other games and it's an aesthetic MASTERPIECE. My only issue is the lack of unit customization.
The best art of fire emblem
agreed if I had a bit more agency within it I could play it forever. While there is still that option with the villager units and items to make them villagers again I would've loved if it was just easier to do
Echoes may not have a lot of replayability but I’ve played it five times now. Wish the maps were better but this game has the vibes
Immediate replayability no, but honestly after a few years, it feels really good to play for music and characters/story alone and it feels fresh again. Post game in archanea is probably the best gameplay in echoes but you have to go through a lot of bad maps first.
I’ve played through it 4 times. The achievements system aided that.
I'm not into FE but I'll support a friend who deserves the recognition.
Thanks dude, it means alot ^-^
Maybe even S support?
@@spiderdude2099 👀
@@spiderdude2099 ?!
he fights for his friends
I love Heritors of Arcadia. A fun fact about the song, it's sung by the VA of Silque, Bonnie Gordon. Somewhat appropriate given Silque's character I think
Wow i had no idea, that is indeed quite fitting. Thanks for sharing ^-^
Kinda surprised there"s not Lost in Thoughts All Alone, but thank you for this great compilation Dasher !
Here, take a thumb up.
Im going to be honest, i kept it off the list mostly due to it being copyrighted. Even if it wasnt, it probably wouldnt have made it in anyways as i feel the two Fates final map themes in the video are better to me. Thanks for the kind words and for commenting ^-^
Where's the top 30 RETRO (7-10 obviously) fe songs
I’ll most likely make that video sometime in the future as ive yet to experience that part of the series but will get to them soon as i own all of them physicly due to my collecting from the series, might even stream the games if i get back into streaming. Thanks for commenting ^-^
Just got to 26 and Indomitable Will is WAY too low in my opinion. I think it’s one of the better tracks in the whole game
I do consider it one of the best from Three Houses as its my 6th favourite from the game, it might seem low due to the number of tracks added but i adore these soundtracks to the point where i consider all of the 30 tracks in the video to be awesome and i couldve added up to 50 tracks but i feel that wouldve been a bit much judging by the length of the final video. Thanks for commenting ^-^
1:42 the sound of all of my orbs.......
...gone.... reduced to atom.
This music is the reminder of a Bane of my existence.
Understandable XD
Different game but i know the feel.
As long as its a good haul, its nice, but to not even get one copy of what you truly want.. yeah that hurts.
@@supervegito2277 the shaft...
The desir sensor...
Chasing Daybreak is extremely good, i didn't play 3H but i kinda want to now...
I love the FE community
Special shout outs to What Lies at the End from Echoes and the Lost Lore theme from Heroes, two absolute bangers that didn't make the cut sadly.
Gear up for from heroes shoudl be here
What lies at the end is my sh*t
I was sceptical of god shattering star at first until it ended up being my fav battle in all of three houses, having Claude fight against his ancestor felt so powerful
I wasnt a fan at first either untill it grew on me more and more to the point where it ended up as number 4 in the video, and i havent even heard it in game yet XD
1:06:23 could you give me the link for this image please? I can't find it
Here you go, artist is Shycocoa - twitter.com/shycocoa/status/1162926215319044096
whats the closest version of "end of the road" that doesnt have the vocals?
Couldnt find an instrumental version on my end sadly
Twilight of the Gods is my favorite FE track, it’s just so amazing and encapsulates the feel of the final map, the final battle against evil and putting Duma to rest. I also love when Alm throws the shield to the side and impales it on the Dragon’s head, it’s a real epic moment.
Indeed, i remember being in a PS4 party a couple times while playing through Echoes for the first time. Nearing the end of the game, i was very excited to face off against Duma and finally hear Twilight of the Gods in game (i was familiar with it due to researching the game while going through it and loving it) and man, what a finale. I remember when i reached it, i told my friends i had to get off mic for a bit to experience the awesome finale the best way. Even though Id Purpose is my overall favourite final map theme from the series, Twilight of the Gods is close behind. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I'm a bit surprised What Lies at the End isn't on here but other than that there's a lot I agree with. I really never liked God Shattering Star though, it's almost extra to the point of being obnoxious
Consider it an honorable mention as it is indeed a great map theme. Thanks for commenting ^-^
Hate to be that guy but it’s battle of “ the eagle and lion” and I agree, my fav theme in the game too
This is my personal top 10 list:
10- Resolve: Light (Fates)
9- Chasing Daybreak: Thunder (Three Houses)
8- Shine in the Light (Fates)
7- Map 2 theme (Heroes)
6- No Justice: Calm (Fates)
5- Courage in Numbers (Echoes)
4- Path of the Hero-King (Echoes, sort of)
3- Tearing through Heaven: Rain (Three Houses)
2- Chaos: Calm (Awakening)
1- Pray to the Dark (Fates)
Always awesome to see others sharing thier favourites. Thanks for commenting ^-^
might be a dumb question, but who’s the character in the thumbnail? i don’t recognize them
Eir from Fire Emblem Heroes who played a big role in Book 3
I was really expecting a song from Binding Blade or Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn, Until I read the title again
I´ll probably get to covering the music from them when i get to playing the games from that part of the series, i do own all the games released worldwide with my collecting from the series, sadly i love and play the modern games way too much that ive yet to experience most of the older games. Thanks for commenting ^-^
@@reploiddasher2000 Understandable have a nice day
I learned alot about some parts of the fire emblem storylines thanks to your short descriptions
I personally believe that Berkut has the best musical themes of any character in the series, since they're so incredibly nuanced and, imo, perfectly illustrate his character. The harpsichord in his first 2 tracks, 'Prince of Darkness' and 'Pride and Arrogance,' give the tracks a sophisticated and regal feel, the powerful, rhythmic male choir showing his strength, power and authority, and the female opera singer, who's melodies perfectly encapsulate his pride and arrogance, as to me, her vocals have always sounded similar to laughter - a technical, soaring, sophisticated laughter, emanating through the tracks, showing how little he thinks of opponents and the superiority he feels over Alm. His map theme, 'Praise this Despair!,' is much darker, but still contains elements of his previous songs, such as the "operatic laughter" that shows desperately he clings to his desire for power - in a track filled with despair and fear, there is still room for that signature female voice to come in and laugh in your face, as even in his worst moments, Berkut believes he's always been better than Alm. 'The Scions' Dance In Purgatory' is imo, the best song not only in echoes but the entire series aswell (and my personal favourite fe track). The chaotic nature of the track fits so perfectly with Berkut's fragile state of mind at this moment in the game - overcome by anger, shame and jealousy, he has sacrificed himself and his wife to Duma, and now wants nothing more than to kill who he believes is the cause of all his misfortune - Alm. The rapidly changing instruments and soaring vocals perfectly showcase his desperation. And finally, 'In a Silver Garden with You,' with such beautiful chords and a more stripped back approach, showing his love for rinea, her forgiveness, and his content with being figuratively in 'second place' - silver garden, instead of gold. So ye, best character from a music pov.
On my first playthrough of Echoes, i absolutely adored the encounters with him throughout the game as his character was very intimidating and fit as a major enemy, but what made it so much better was the accompanying music. I remember the first encounter took me by surprise with his sudden appearance which made me very excited to meet him in battle since before this point in the story, his only appearance was his time at Zofia Castle before having to retreat due to the lack of troops. Not only that, i fell in love with his theme and especially Pride and Arrogance for how unique and awesome it was to hear as his battle theme. After besting him in battle, it was clear his character would be a rival to Alm throughout the game which i was very excited about, i couldnt wait to fight him again. Then after beating Act 3 and crossing the border into Rigel, i finally got what ive been anticipating. Defiently a big highlight from the game for me, i´ll stop there since ive spent way too much time on this comment and to avoid others being spoiled by his part in Act 5, overall Berkut ranks high with my favourite characters from the series due to how much i enjoyed his appearances as a villain and rival to Alm along with the awesome music themes he had. Thanks for commenting ^-^
@@reploiddasher2000 No problem, I take any opportunity to gush about Berkut and his music
We can all agree that Twilight of the Gods is the best final map theme it just feels the most fitting. Don't get me wrong Apex of the World and God Shattering Star are very close and for me are tied for 2nd and the vocals for all three songs are amazing I just feel like Twilight of the Gods did it the best there are no flaws in that song.
Even though i adore Id Purpose a bit more for all the emotion it brings me, the scale of the finale and especially the way the other Id themes throughout the game has been building up to this final theme. Twilight of the Gods is definetly the closest final map theme to beating it being my second favourite final map theme and third overall favourite from this part of the series (and probably the whole series as my top 3 has stayed the same since my original video to even today). I do agree with your views with it being an amazing final map theme along with being the best track from Echoes. Thanks for commenting ^-^
@@reploiddasher2000 After listening to Id Purpose a few times I'm starting to see why its first it has some interesting bits to it. it is defiantly in my top ten maybe if I listen to it more it'll go even higher on my list.
You´re welcome to share your list of favourites as im always happy to see how others list thier favourites ^-^
Bruh, im pretty sure that FE is probably one of the Nintendo games that has best soundtracks, i have only played Three Houses and never really bother to check the 3ds ones, after hearing this amazing compilation, it would be a sin to not play them
P.D.: Nice work with the little notes between soundtracks there were nice to read and not annoying
Thanks for sharing your nice thoughts about the video, obviously these games are at the top for me when it comes to my favourites from all of Nintendo due to my love for the amazing lineup of awesome opening themes, beautiful story event tracks, fantastic memorable map themes and of course the climactic absolute gems at the end of the games definetly being the standouts. As for trying out the 3DS games, the reason i got into the series to begin with was due to Awakening’s extremely positive status making me intrested in trying it out and man, it truly deserves all the feedback it gets for being such an amazing game, id say if you own a 3DS then there’s no game for the system i would recommend trying out more than Awakening, there’s a free demo of it available which is how i first played it before getting the full release, Fates and Echoes are definetly next in line if you end up loving Awakening like i did as Fates improves the gameplay even more but sadly has quite a messy narrative and Echoes being a remake of the second game feels very different with the only real drawback i feel being most of the map design as its a really close second favourite behind Awakening for me, i feel ive added a bit much to this reply so… thanks for commenting and stay awesome ^-^
Yeah, basically the only thing the entire fandom can agree on ist that the music of FE games has been top tier since the very first game. I'd highly recommend checking most of it out.
For me this video was an incredible experience. The soundtracks were great but your analyses were the star of the show for me. Your love for these games... you explained the heart so eloquently and you honestly made so many of my favorite songs even better, Justice RIP in particular. It's an infectious energy and I had the most cathartic hour just reading your paragraphs, indulging in the music from a fresh new perspective, and feeling excitement every time the next song started.
P.S. When the heavy metal came, I thought it was a cutscene at first. I am amazed at the direction they took and Warriors now seems like... a game I might actually look into a bit more.
Just know that you rekindled a flame in somebody. Even got some ideas for a story I'll never finish hahaha. Thank you so much for bringing this music together and ESPECIALLY for giving your perspective. I had an amazing time!!!
Im very happy with how this video turned out along with its growth and awesome feedback, im amazed by the number of comments like yours i get praising the video and especially me sharing my thoughts for each track on the list since that was the most time consuming and surprisingly toughest part for me with this video, most likely as im not the best at describing music and i have a hard time explaining my views without repeating myself, knowing people enjoy seeing what i have to say and think i did a great job is awesome, thank you for sharing your thoughts on the video, stay awesome ^-^
Amazing video, good choice of tracks, I will certainly be coming back to this then when I need music.
Very happy you enjoyed it that much, stay awesome ^-^
good list, the only thing I disagree with is that I think -A World For Humanity from Fire Emblem Three Houses should be a part of the list
Not familiar with it actually, probably since ive not fully beaten Three Houses yet, not even halfway through if you count the DLC, will definetly give it a listen tho, thanks for commenting and sorry about the late reply ^-^
@@reploiddasher2000 no problem, sorry for the late reply
@@kiankier7330 No need to apologize, thanks for responding tho : >
Buggin for no funeral of flowers
Honestly it helps for any game after awakening to be on this list cuz of better technology and what not but don’t sleep on the older games’ music. There are a lot of great tracks in the older games as well that I would’ve put on this list. They shouldn’t be overlooked because they’re older games
I wouldnt say im ignoring the older games as i do plan on getting to covering thier music when ive experienced more of them, i went with Awakening to today as ive spent most amount of time on that part of the series (Awakening and Fates especially) compared to the rest along with them being some of my favourite games in general, even with that ive still yet to check out all the DLC or fully beaten Three Houses, so if it feels like im ignoring games that came before Awakening then its not because i dont like the games in question, thanks for commenting
Who’s the character in the thumbnail?
She's a character from Book 3 of FE Heroes named Eir
@@UsrnamePending It was bugging me as well, thanks.
This list is good, except for the lack of the Nohr Siblings boss theme.
I will admit that it is a great battle theme but it doesnt make it as a favourite for me personaly, i actually prefer the Hoshidan Royal Battle Theme and it wouldve been included if i expanded the list by 5-10 spots. I respect your opinion and im happy you commented since seeing what others think of the video, list and tracks that wasnt included is always a treat ^-^
Great list, I can't disagree with a single track on here. They're all well deserved! Awesome that you wrote something about each track too
Happy you enjoyed the video along with my added thoughts on each spot, thinking of what to add for all the tracks while trying not to repeat myself was definetly the part of the video that took the most out of me, knowing people like you praise that about this video makes me more happy with this video than i already am ^-^
Number 9 for me, always and forever will be the best FE related thing for me
Wow, that’s a very surprising opinion, i will say that today id probably place it 3 or 4 spots lower due to my hype for FEH calming down, that doesnt mean i dislike it now since its still on the list of my favourites and i fully respect your opinion. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I've only found this months later, and I've not given Echoes a chance, but after listening to this music, I feel like I really need to now. Thank you for bringing these songs to my attention!
Happy this made you intrested in trying out Echoes. Its in my opinion one of the best remakes out there along with being my second favourite from the series. Most likely wouldve been my favourite if only the map design wasnt so dull. Thankfully i dont have much else to complain about with the game as the story, characters, music, gameplay and so much more all make up for the simple map design. Hope you have an awesome time with it ^-^
Echoes music goes hard. All Berkut songs are fantastic
Bruh….where is “funeral of flowers”?
Great list
My personal favorite track (road taken from fates, both calm and roar versions) wasn't on it, but still a great list all around.
Also, I know it's technically not from a fire emblem game, but the fire emblem three houses theme remix from smash ultimate is great. My favorite version of edge of dawn personally. Sort of similarly, I also think that the premium arrange ii versions of some tracks go even harder than the originals (which is saying something), don't speak her name, justice RIP storm, fodlan winds, and chasing daybreak specifically.
TWILIGHT OF THE GODS ABOVE GOD SHATTERING STAR YES I AGREE
Happy we agree on that even with them being so close to eachother ^-^
1:06:24 ah yes the theme of me and all of my Golden Deers minus Byleth and Claude getting wiped by Dedue and bunch of Rando Armored and Fortress Knights and Sylvain on Lysithea and Marianne in my first Gd playthrough as I was severely underleveled for the map. It was misplay central on me even tho I was on Casual mode I left both Marianne and Lysithea unguarded and Sylvain outsped them both KOing them.
I still find it funny that it’s the misfit Goofballs the Golden Deers who defeat the actual villains of Three houses I’m referring to God Shattering Star.
Me sees Apex of the World at 18 me almost dislikes vid sees that Conquest Ablaze from Awakening is 17 nvm we good.
I almost skipped straight to God Shattering Star thankfully I didn’t
God shattering to legendary claude and not for nemesis ghb hehe
As a whole, my tier list goes
1) Awakening
2) Valentia
3) Three houses
4) Fates
I cant pick a favourite soundtrack out of these gems. One day i say Fates, the other its Echoes and so on. The fact that they’re so equally amazing is why i adore the music from this era of the series so much and why this video exists ^-^
Id Return and Purpose is the 🐐!!!
Indeed : >
Top 30 Modern Fire Emblem Music Tracks
Number 1: ALL OF 'EM
Seriously though, these games have amazing music (my favorite FE OST has to be Conquest, followed by Echoes and Three Houses)
I agree, there’s no other series of games that can top the 3DS-Switch era Fire Emblem games to me with gaming music : 3
I dont play fire emblem but my god their music makes me wanna dive in so bad!
Please try it out! It's an amazing series!
Try it's amazing trust me u would not regret it
The Sacrifice and the Saint? The Echoes opening theme?? OLD BATTLEFIELD IN YOUR TOP 10??? Your taste is nothing short of immaculate! (No pun intended).
But seriously, this was an amazing list. I went on a trip down memory lane, remembering why I love this games and their soundtracks so very much, and hearing your opinions on each and every track made resonate with them even more. Thank you for putting this list together!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the video, i feel its my best video ive made to date and all the positive feedback i get through comments like this is truly awesome ^w^
You even wrote something about every track, that's nuts
Writing my thoughts through text is always the hardest part to me making videos like this, so im happy that you and others that have commented have said they think i did a good job with it ^w^
No as swift as wind, come on!
Man, someone GETS IT. Between Heaven and Earth is hands-down, my favorite track in Three Houses (to a point I wrote a jazz arrangement of it lol). Awesome list, man.
Thanks for your kind words, happy you enjoyed the video ^-^
Ahh. Hearing Chasing Daybreak. Reunion at Dawn is one of my favorite maps of the entire series.
Pride and Arrogance is a great inclusion, underrated track. Nice video
The picture you used for Unfulfilled made me realize something: In Dimitri’s route, he extends his hand out towards Edelgard with his weapon down, offering her another chance (despite her still being killed in the end). In Edelgard’s route, Dimitri is the one on his knees and her standing, but she offers no hand and her weapon is immediately raised to kill him
Anyway- thank you for the study music 🙏💙
Although I love Claude's sass, things like this is why Dmitri is still my favorite 3H lord.
40:56
You want to make this song hit twice as hard? Accept Lucina's Judgement as her Lover.
You want to make this song hit ten times as hard? Accept Lucina's Judgement as her Mother.
I know i might be a bit late on saying this but...
Thank you all so much for the awesome support on this video with likes and views, especially if you watched through the whole video. My goal with this video was to make an updated version of my most popular video "Top 10 Modern Fire Emblem Music Tracks" and upgrade it with 20 more tracks added, safe to say that it was a success thanks to you all ^-^
Lord of a Dead Empire from Echoes is criminally under appreciated in this fandom. It's such an insane track, probably my favorite from the series
Id Purpose is THE Fire Emblem song.
I first heard I’d - Purpose from smash 3Ds. Lucina was my secondary main and she made me grow an interest to the fire emblem series. While playing awakening I was wondering where the theme was, but it eventually left my mind.
My character had fallen in battle, and Id- Return plays as my allies call for my return. My character was a female, and I accidentally married Chrom not knowing how supports worked lol so my attatchment to Lucina grew.
Then Id - Purpose kicks in. Stunned, unable to breathe, tears running down my face. An experience I wish many times to feel for the first time again and again.
When I first heard Id Purpose, although it wasn't the most high-octane beat or anything like that, it fit in so well. I can definitely see someone finding Id Purpose underwhelming at first glance, but I think it's one of those rare cases where the song brings the most impact when you've gone through everything in the story and have come down to this final grand confrontation. It's one of the most unique and underrated final boss themes I've ever heard, and certainly worthy of top pick. This compilation was fantastic, great work!
Happy to see Echoes of Valentia getting some love. The soundtrack for that game is great! Fits the mood so well.
I agree. Thanks for commenting ^-^
Fire emblem has some of the best ost’s in Nintendo history, and this only includes the modern music.
And your top 5 is perfect!
I was on the verge of tears from some of these songs and I don’t even know why. I’ve played quite a bit of heroes, some of fates and part ways through and half of three houses (I’m thinking), but thinking about how I’ve heard these playing smash brothers, or hearing them even just on RUclips, makes me feel so much nostalgia for a game that I haven’t even played. Awakening and echoes are on my to play list, along with finishing off the other two games. What an incredible franchise and an even greater soundtrack
Awesome to see that your interest in the series is growing, its without a doubt the game series ive ended up adoring more than any other to the point where today i own quite the collection from the series (plan on making a video sharing it soon). I highly recommend Awakening and Echoes as they´re the top 2 for me from what ive played so far from the series, Awakening being first and Echoes second. Hope you have an awesome time going forward with the series and thanks for commenting ^-^
@@reploiddasher2000 Thank you, and thank you again for uploading this, legend
This is beautiful and man the emotions welling up inside from Awakening soundtrack… it’s my favorite FE game of all time and I’m biased towards its soundtrack because I think it is actually the best in the series. But yeah, man so good.
Happy you enjoyed the video and thanks for commenting ^-^
Don’t Speak Her Name from Awakening should definitely be high up on this list
Number 1
This brought me to tears. fire emblem has been a huge party of my childhood/ youth.
I have been a fan of the Fire Emblem series since my first playthrough of Awakening. The songs really did bring back all the good memories I had playing through Awakening, Fates, Echoes, Heroes and Three houses.
It will forever remain my favourite series 🤍
Happy you had a great time with this video about sharing my favourite tracks from the recent games of this awesome series. Thanks for commenting ^-^
So many great games, so many memorable music.
And just think, for most of us in Western Countries, it all started out on the GameCube playing Smash Bros Melee and unlocking those two characters Marth and Roy.
And the first sound we heard from Fire Emblem was Together We Ride.
My personal top would be just 3H and Fates theme XD. Well, adding Id purpose, Twilight of the gods, Don't speak her name, and Conquest (Ablaze).
Those two games really have the best tracks in my opinion.
Also "A star in the morning sky" (3H credits) is amazing for me, I almost cried when I first heard it. Easily my favourite credit theme. And did you play the DLC ? "The shackled wolves", "Corridor of the tempest" are really good too !
I like the fact you wrote something on each track. And the arts used are amazing.
Finally I agree with you, Berkut is a good character. Easily my favourite from Echoes (I wouldn't like Gaiden XD).
I always liked Justice RIP, but that has much to do with my entry to Fire Emblem being Fates. Great video and I love the art you provided!
Between Heaven and Earth is given some respect! Blue Lions was and is my favorite route to date. Dimitri is definitely the most unique character in the game not to mention powerful in game
Honestly my 3 fave tracks in the series come from heroes, those being Nifl’s theme, Summoner Duels R Menu, and the Book 4 boss theme, FEH just keeps going in terms of good music
man when i clicked on this video i definitely wasnt expecting to watch all of it but you did such a good job with your thoughtful descriptions of each piece and the choices you made were all beautiful, i ended up staying for the whole thing. amazing list and video, fire emblem really does have some amazing music
I could not agree more with all of your text additions to each song. Especially Id Return & Purpose. I'll never forget that music, and it will always give me chills when I listen to it. I can't tell you how many times I've played Awakening just to get all those feels again and again and its never failed to do so. My favorite game by far.
Very happy you enjoyed my thoughts for each track on the list since it was definetly the toughest part of the video surpisingly as i had a hard time writing my thoughts without repeating myself much along with not being the best at describing music, also happy we both share the same overall favourite game. Thanks for commenting ^-^
I'm relatively new to the series. first fire emblem game was three hopes because I was craving a warriors game and the added mechanics seemed cool, then I got obsessed with the writting, the world building, the politics, the characters... Not too long after Nintendo released Fire Emblem on their gameboy advance emulator and I decided I'd give it a shot despite usually not liking turn based rpgs. This was such a good decision, the gameplay immediately stuck with me. There's enough to do and think about in these games and the animations are so charming that the turn based part ends up being a positive. Then on a trip this summer I bought a copy of Awakening and I'm enjoying it just as much if not more, because I'm starting to see how the story and the gameplay come together with the art and the music. This is a series I'm really glad I got into, even if it was quite late.
I feel like a lot people have the same feelings about the abruptness of Crimson Flowers. I felt amazing fighting against Rhea and Edelgard fighting against of the old order of the world, and using the power of the crest of flames that caused so much death amongst her kin. BUT MAN they should've really continued on with the story on how she destroyed the agarthans' and how she avenged her brothers and sisters from their cruel experiments. Who knows maybe even Lysithea could've had unique dialogue as fighting against them saying how she's furious about her shortened lifespan and giving her a second crest. I don't know just some things that bug me :/. Hope some of y'all see it in the same light as I do.
No matter your opinion on Fates as a game, it's undeniable that it has some absolute bangers in its soundtrack.
Indeed ^-^
I like the list. I'd personally bump Don't Speak Her Name into at least the top 5 though. Such a beautiful song. I am also surprised to not see Road Taken from Fates on the list. That song is great too.
THANK YOU! Don't Speak Her Name! was too low same with Chasing Daybreak. Questioning how Roar of Dominion wasn't here either.
14:57 Road to Nifl is easily one of my favorite FE songs. It's part of the reason I still hold Book 2 above the rest in Heroes.
I do think that it's amazing how varied the soundtracks are.
One can recognize every game by their respective soundtracks, each styled in a way that is impossible for my musically below-amateur knowledge to describe.
That being said, Awakening is extra special in my heart.
It was my awakening to this series.
Man, I always forget how amazing Awakening's music is. Which is weird, since it's my favorite. Probably because it tends to be a slower style, I tend to overlook it.
awaking is that revive for the whole series, never forget this guys
My personal most underrated modern fire emblem song is the lost lore theme from heroes. It’s a banger of a track and disproportionately more awesome than the actual game mode. If we’re just talking mainline though, end of the road from fates is pretty up there. You put it at rank 19, i’d probably put it far higher. Really big shoutout to “shh… easy now, girl. I’m not going to hurt you.“ from awakening, a really dumb title but a really good song. A support theme that combines light-heartedness with a hint of sadness, giving off a particularly unqiue feeling. Also, the beach dlc title music from awakening is a bop.
Oh my what, YAY! So happy to see Omen on there. It absolutely fits Echoes completely and a lot of times, when I'm writing I'll just put that track on and close my eyes and listen~ I might be a little prejudiced because I love Echoes and it was my entry to the series (practically my first jrpg ever) and I still love it. Anyway, yay again! Thanks for this compilation.
God Shattering Star will always be my favorite song in the series
I loved the explanations and the reasons why those songs had an impact in the story, it was an amazing top.
I used to see the overall writing as the weakest part of the video, though the positive reception its had says otherwise. Glad my views on the tracks share how and why im so fond of the lineup ^w^
If you listen to the drop in Alight (storm) and somehow feel nothing, check your pulse fr
I'd argue over Apex's placement just because depending on the route and who you have recruited when you first hear it (BE with everyone recruited it does feel a bit more emotional for me) but I do understand and respect the placement considering some of the other choices for Three houses and this is coming from someone who's beaten all 4 routes alongside the DLC. (It's actually used as the theme Tetris 99 uses if you make it to the final 10 in that game using the Fire emblem theme so it is a good piece.)
100% Agree Id as number 1 is a solid choice, I mean it's an actually the default stage music for 1 of the FE stages in Smash ultimate so that's saying something.
As a FE fan, This franchise provides really amazing and incredible tracks! Thanks you for gathering and share your most beautiful one!!
Indeed and thank you for sharing your positive views on the video ^-^
Good list. But man, not having Lord of a Dead Empire here is criminal
No shackled wolves is criminal! lol great list overall.
Sad to say that i didnt go through the Shackled Wolves DLC till the lead up towards Three Hopes. If id add a track from its selection, the track in question would be among the top. That’s all i’ll reveal as i plan to make a video in the future where it’ll have its time to shine ^w^
ID purpose as number one is prime. Best soundtrack from all the FE games
This is hands-down one of the best Fire Emblem compilation videos I've seen in the past 5 or 6 years!! I can see the love you have for this series, and I too have the same sentiment. I completely agree with your choices as well! Excellent job on this video, I absolutely love it!!!
Im honored to see this video sit among the top of Music searches for the series, and your comment adds to it even more. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the video and being so fond of it, keep on being awesome ^-^
Fun fact about the book three opening but it's funny to see we had the entire story laid out to us in this song but never knew it. Listen to the song lyrics and remeber what lif and thrasir were doing.
As someone who has never played a modern Fire Emblem game and is playing their first, Binding Blade, I am very excited for what this franchise has in store.
Ive spent so much time with the Modern Games, especially way too much with the 3DS Games. Im not kidding when i say ive likely went through Awakening 6-8 times, the three Fates Paths around 3-5 and together 3-4 times and Echoes i believe 3-4 times aswell. I hope you have a blast when you get to them ^w^
really good picks, I love to lisent to this video while I study
Happy you enjoyed it and hope your revisit will be pleasant for studying ^-^
eir is so pretty
I completely agree with you, the Blood of the Eagle and Lion was really the best part of Three Houses.
Only one missing right up there for me is Thorn in you. This fkn killed me when first deciding which side to choose in fates
Honestly this is a great mix of songs I've been needing a new FE playlist to have on while I study and this variety is nice