If you ask just about anyone who has at least a vague approximation of the Xenoblade series what some of the best music from it is, you’ll get a small assortment of similar answers. There’s Gaur Plains; an unarguably iconic track that plays when the first major area is opened up to you in Xenoblade Chronicles 1. Or maybe someone responds with Mor Ardain — Roaming the Wastes; appearing in the 4th chapter of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. These are fantastic pieces of music, and they both have something in common; they are loud and bombastic. You’d be forgiven if you felt like your chest was punched with how these tracks come at you. I was in awe, mouth agape, the first time I ever heard them. My hands were forced to lower the controller so as to give my ears the proper energy to process what they were hearing.
Then there’s Yzana Plains from Xenoblade Chronicles 3.