5. SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anEaetOnfnk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sw96AHqCco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHG8ZAYJGs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RiHmQcHa84

4. FINAL FANTASY VI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joRZL671Esk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITl-4ypVzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMO_rZr--FA

3. SECRET OF MANA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3N9lrq-rks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x6RuZzjRVg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sajoxHWcr-I

2.  DRAGON QUEST VIII

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCbS3wtqxeM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9WDmodIjB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TseHPgD_iE

1. CHRONO TRIGGER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqZb7hY1S0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI3PtLCC8WE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FccgRabaOc0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiT8JWc4GrU

1. Valkryie Profile 2
2. Star Ocean 2
3. Tales of symphia( te'thealla battle music and summon fight)
4. Kingdom Hearts2
5. Ar Tonelico series

FFX and FFVIII have the most memorable soundtracks, imo, with FFX coming out on top.

I always leveled my characters up at the Zanarkand Ruins just so I could hear this song:

You guys are a real bunch of comedians putting all these recent games as having "the best JRPG music", except cactus. Expand your horizons, people! There is better music than what is on Playstation 1 and 2 games!

Im pretty sure most games before the ps1, and in the ps1 era, had crappy music, they didnt care a lot about that.

Thats what I think, I find ps2 games to have better music in general, there are exceptions, but the lack of good sound quality doesnt help the older systems, the best FF7 song versions are from the later spin offs and AC, the first game gave the base, which was great, but it was perfected later.

This man knows his JRPGs. -agrees-

1 - Final Fantasy Tactics
2- Final Fantasy VIII
3- Final Fantasy X
4- Final Fantasy VI
5- Final Fantasy IX
6- Chrono Cross
7- Digital Devil Saga 2
8- Shin megami Tensei Nocturne
9- Valkyrie Profile 1
10- Valkyrie Profile 2

Lack of Chrono Cross and Trigger on your list automatically invalidates it.

Johann said: Lack of Chrono Cross and Trigger on your list automatically invalidates it.

Didn't like Chrono Trigger's music that much.

That battle theme from Lunar 1 is from the original game(Sega CD version), not the PS1 remake. Why its on the soundtrack CD is something I'm still wondering. I haven't played the original one but I sure don't remember hearing that one in PS1 version.