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The original soundtrack - its own mastering failings aside - was just as diverse, but consistent.
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I actually think FFX's soundtrack is the most inconsistent of the series' soundtrack in terms of both style and quality. Hamauzu's work is gold here, Uematsu produced some good battle themes and main themes, and Nakano created some masterpieces. But mediocre character themes (e.g. Rikku, Yuna, Seymour), monotonous drone tracks (e.g. The Void, The Temple Players, Decision on the Dock), and other clear missteps (e.g. The Trials, Djose Temple, Ridess the Shoopuf) hurt the overall experience for me. There were also way to many variants of the Hymn of the Fayth and Seymour's theme.
I had hope the HD remake would make things consistent, but I pretty much agree with what Murray said: "This soundtrack effectively keeps what's bad about the original, and makes what was good about the original worse."