I disagree OP.
FFX had great music, legendary & classic.
FFX-2 had music that suited the games atmosphere. It's like me saying Elfmans Batman music PWNS Zimmers...it may from a pure melodic point of view but it wouldn't suit Nolans Batman at all so there's no point in criticizing it because it matches the mood & setting that it's serving.
FFXII had meh music BUT it suited the games atmosphere. However even at it's worst like someone said the music was better than 90% of stuff in that given time.
FFXIII had amazing music...the more I listen the the soundtrack to more of a masterpiece it seems. The main theme is slightly added to many soundtracks creates an overlying theme. The only problem is repetition here, lack of variety...which was added in the sequels soundtrack but didn't lead to necessarily good things.
FFXIII-2 had meh music if we look at the games standalone album. But once again I can name no better soundtrack this year simply because the standout themes hand down beat anything else, but this one had so baaad music. Some themes in the game didn't suit the scene or the place...they just didn't and this is why I find it harder to forgive poor music in this game unlike the one in FFX-2. The best location suiting themes I can remember in this game were actually from FFXIII... (when it rains in archlytte steppe the gapra whitewood song playing was my favorite music environmental placement or whenever memories of happier days played...but that wasn't FFXIII-2's music...it was FFXIII's).
Masashi Hamauzu & Uematsu must once again collaborate for FFXV.
