96: Bravely Default 1.0 — Singing Mountain

Released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light is the game that ultimately ended up leading to Bravely Default in 2012. And while Bravely Default improved upon the core mechanics in almost every way, there’s a certain charm to 4 Heroes of Light — and that includes a soundtrack by Naoshi Mizuta. The music mixes the best of what the Nintendo DS could do at the time along with a nifty, chipune-y throwback style. And that makes all the sense in the world, because this game is in many ways a throwback to the early days of the Square RPG.

Released in 2009 for the Nintendo DS, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light is the game that ultimately ended up leading to Bravely Default in 2012. And while Bravely Default improved upon the core mechanics in almost every way, there’s a certain charm to 4 Heroes of Light — and that includes a soundtrack by Naoshi Mizuta. The music mixes the best of what the Nintendo DS could do at the time along with a nifty, chipune-y throwback style. And that makes all the sense in the world, because this game is in many ways a throwback to the early days of the Square RPG. Track listing: 0:16: The Four Heroes of Light / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 2:29: Royal Palace Melody / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 5:02: Magic Kingdom Gula / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 8:07: The Legendary Whale / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 10:33: Horne, the Home of the Wind / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 12:10 Horne, the Home of the Wind (Night) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 14:25: Walking the Ground / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 17:04: Walking the Ground / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 19:25: Battle WIth Demons / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 21:48: The Witch’s Mansion / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 25:00: Trading City Vulpes (Urbeth) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 26:26: Trading City Vulpes (Night) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 28:32: Closed-Off Invidia / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 33:47: Riding the Dragon / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 37:32: Elva, the Forbidden Land (Arbol) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 41:05: Heavenly Supervia (Spelvia) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 43:15:Heavenly Supervia (Night)) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 46:15: The Demon King’s Servants / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 48:35: The Demon King’s Heartbeat / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 51:41: The Final Battle / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 53:43: Liberte, the Capital of Art (Night) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta 56:27: The End of the Journey / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta Drew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drewgmackie Singing Mountain on Twitter: https://twitter.com/singmopod On Facebook: https://facebook.com/singingmountainpod/ On iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/singing-mountain/id1252832457 On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ISyNLUc1ALxzvjBqw4ru3 On Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ifofiaeephbs27wb6cqr24dlgl4 On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/singingmountainpod/ On SoundCloud: @singingmountain On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9f9iAcO1ZMTYVH91c2Jsyw Official website: https://singingmountainpod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tablecakes TableCakes Productions: https://www.tablecakes.com Subscribe to the newsletter: https://tablecakesproductions.substack.com/subscribe

Track listing:

0:16: The Four Heroes of Light / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
2:29: Royal Palace Melody / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
5:02: Magic Kingdom Gula / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
8:07: The Legendary Whale / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
10:33: Horne, the Home of the Wind / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
12:10 Horne, the Home of the Wind (Night) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
14:25: Walking the Ground / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
17:04: Walking the Ground / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
19:25: Battle WIth Demons / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
21:48: The Witch’s Mansion / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
25:00: Trading City Vulpes (Urbeth) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
26:26: Trading City Vulpes (Night) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
28:32: Closed-Off Invidia / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
33:47: Riding the Dragon / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
37:32: Elva, the Forbidden Land (Arbol) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
41:05: Heavenly Supervia (Spelvia) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
43:15:Heavenly Supervia (Night)) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
46:15: The Demon King’s Servants / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
48:35: The Demon King’s Heartbeat / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
51:41: The Final Battle / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
53:43: Liberte, the Capital of Art (Night) / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta
56:27: The End of the Journey / Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light / Naoshi Mizuta