Best Video Game Soundtracks of 2021
Second Runner-Up: Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
News Editor Giuseppe Nelva: With every expansion, the Final Fantasy XIV development team manages to somehow overtake its previous achievements, while storytelling is the most obvious element in this success, music is no exception.
As a matter of fact, Final Fantasy XIV‘s music is exactly the crowning jewel that contributes to making the game’s story even more impactful, while also taking the time to explore genres that aren’t often heard in video games.
With its epic and nostalgic undertones, Endwalker’s soundtrack managed to extract quite a few tears from me, and it’s another absolute home-run for composer Masayoshi Soken and his team.
If we think much of it has likely been composed in a hospital bed while fighting against cancer, it’s challenging not to feel its impact even more intensely.
