Everything Is Final Fantasy

Our heroes arrive in Rivendell, home of the Elves, and meet Elrond and a few new companions during the great council to decide the fate of the One Ring.
Plus Elrond gets a little racist and we need to unpack that.

Chocobos, Moogles, Cid, and Crystals. These are but some of the iconic and tangible symbols that make Final Fantasy what it is. Here are my picks for the Top 10.

We walk the Streets of the Royal City of Rabanastre!
Ryan Laney (Airship Overdrive) takes us through how this piece of music from Final Fantasy XII (12) evokes the feel of hustle and bustle and city life. Plus, how Hitoshi Sakimoto evolves it to mirror the events of the story, and how it contrasts to the music Downtown. 
References:
FFXII: The Zodiac Age OST Streets of Rabanastre
Streets of Rabanastre - Final Fantasy XII Piano Collections
Ives - Three Places in New England (with score)"Anacreon in Heaven" - English Drinking Song - YouTubePejman Hadadi playing the DOYEK Udu DrumsAulos from ancient Greek and Roman times music by Max BrumbergFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance OST - 03 - Companions That Surpass
戦闘終了 (Tactics)
A Chapel (Tactics)
Chrono trigger - Ruined world

Final Fantasy knows how to bring the feels. Here are my picks for the 10 most emotional moments in franchise history. SPOILERS AHEAD.

We meet and analyze Merry & Pippin while leaving the Shire then it's off to Bree and the Prancing Pony to meet Strider/Aragorn and a conversation on true masculinity.