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A Battle Music Sequence.

Battle Music Sequence, commonly abbreviated BMS, is one of three types of gameplay in the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy series, along with the Field Music Sequence and Event Music Sequence.

Gameplay[]

During a Battle Music Sequence, the player's four party members line up opposite an enemy as in a traditional Final Fantasy battle scene. Notes fly from the left to the right in one of four tracks, one for each party member. The player must tap the touchscreen as the notes fly by the cursors in front of the party members to score a hit, damaging the enemy. The better the player's rating for the note, the more damage they do. Missing a note results in damage being taken. The power of hits and the damage taken depend on each party member's individual Strength and Defense values when they hit or miss a note. Numerous abilities and items can activate during BMS to damage enemies further. The damage that abilities deal is reliant on the caster's Magic stat.

When the current enemy takes enough damage, it is destroyed and another enemy enters. This continues until a boss-type enemy enters, signalled by a brief visual distortion and a roar sound effect. Bosses are stronger and explode more violently when defeated, and some items and abilities activate specifically in response to a boss entering. When a boss is defeated enemies continue to appear, eventually cycling repeatedly including the boss, until the end of the stage. Defeating more enemies rewards more EXP to the party at the end of the stage.

TFF BMS Feature Zone

BMS Feature Zone.

In the Feature Zone of a BMS, the player must hit silver notes to cause a Summoned Monster to appear. At this time the party and the background vanish, replaced with a summoned monster and a color-coded background for that summon. A single track of notes now appears, the player's success in tapping them causing the summon to attack the enemy monster. When the feature zone is finished the party reappears and the song continues as normal. Abilities of equipped party members remain active during the feature zone, and if a damaging ability defeats the enemy monster the next monster will appear normally.

The five summons that may appear, in order of strength, are Ramuh, Shiva, Ifrit, Odin, and Bahamut. Bahamut is the most powerful of the summons, but does not appear under normal circumstances, needing an item to be equipped by the party for him to appear.

In Theathrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call, the five summons return, in addition to two new summons, Chocobo and the Knights of the Round, both the weakest and strongest summons respectively. Summons are now guaranteed to appear in the Feature Drive, with each character now given a set summon, though they they can still use other summons through their respective Magicite. However, the Chocobo can only be summoned if the player performed poorly during the Feature Drive. In addition, stronger summons such as the Kinghts the Round require the player to gain a perfect CRITICAL on higher difficulties, as failing this also increases the chances of the Chocobo appearing.

List of Battle Music Sequences[]

In Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, songs categorized as battle music have an accompanying stage featured in the background of the song chosen. These locations are representative of where most of the original songs took place or played in that original game. Several songs share a background, typically the standard battle themes, since they are the most common of the battle themes the player will hear in the series main games.

In Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival, both Battle and Field music backgrounds are universally shared, and the stages now randomly shuffle based on the type of song played.

In Theatrhythm Final Bar Line, Battle and Field music have been seperated, and are now presented in a different camera angle and perspective for depth.

Songs in Italics are available as DLC.

The following Battle Music Sequences featured below are as they appear in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call:

Song Origin Location Image
"Battle" Final Fantasy Lake Lake TFFCC
"Main Theme of Final Fantasy V" Final Fantasy V
"Battle Theme" Final Fantasy X
"Battle Theme" Final Fantasy XI
"The Land Breathes" Final Fantasy XIV
"The Conflict" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa
"Hills of Radiant Winds" Square Enix Titles: Nier
"Locke's Theme" Final Fantasy VI Cave (Ver. 1) Cave Ver.1 TFF
"Beat Them Up!" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa
"Mini-Boss Battle" Final Fantasy Cave (Ver. 2) Cave TFFCC
"Battle 1" Final Fantasy III
"Battle 1" Final Fantasy IX
"Protect the Espers!" Final Fantasy VI Snowfield Snowfield TFFCC
"Answers" Final Fantasy Tactics
"The Last Hunter" Final Fantasy XIII-2
"Battle Theme 1" Final Fantasy II Forest Forest TFFCC
"Battle 1" Final Fantasy IV"
"Battle" Final Fantasy VI
"Apoplexy" Final Fantasy Tactics
"Battle 2" Final Fantasy V Castle (Ver. 1) Castle Ver.1 TFF
"The Dawn Warriors" Final Fantasy V
"The Rebel Army" Final Fantasy II Castle (Ver. 2) Castle TFFCC
"Iron Colossus" Final Fantasy XI Underground Banora Underground
"The SOLDIER Way" Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
"Battle Theme A" Final Fantasy II Cloister Unknown
"Battle 1" Final Fantasy V
"Assault" Final Fantasy X
"This is the Last Battle" Final Fantasy III Void Void
"The Final Battle" Final Fantasy IV
"Decisive Battle" Final Fantasy V
"The Final Battle" Final Fantasy V
"The Extreme" Final Fantasy VIII
"Challenge" Final Fantasy X
"This is the End for You!" Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
"Last Battle" Final Fantasy Chaos Shrine Chaos Shrine TFFCC
"The Chaos Shrine -TFFCC BMS Arrangement- From FF" Final Fantasy Series: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call Ruined Chaos Shrine Ruined Chaos Shrine TFF
"Battle Theme 2" Final Fantasy II Pandaemonium -

Top Floor

Pandaemonium Top Floor
"Battle 2" Final Fantasy III World of Darkness World of Darkness TFFCC
"Battle 2" Final Fantasy IV
"Battle With the Four Fiends" Final Fantasy IV Giant of Babil Tower of Babil
"Battle at the Big Bridge" Final Fantasy V Big Bridge Big Bridge TFFCC
"The Decisive Battle" Final Fantasy VI South Figaro South Figaro TFFCC
"Battle to the Death" Final Fantasy VI Vector -

Magitek Research Facility

Magitek Research Facility
"Decisive Battle -arrange- from FFVI" Dissidia Final Fantasy
"Dancing Mad" Final Fantasy VI Kefka's Tower -

Top Floor

Kefka's Tower Top Floor
"Opening - Bombing Mission" Final Fantasy VII Midgar (Ver. 1) Midgar
"Let the Battles Begin!" Final Fantasy VII
"Fight On!" Final Fantasy VII
"Encounter" Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
"J-E-N-O-V-A (AC Version)" Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Midgar (Ver. 2) Midgar (Advent Children)
"Advent: One-Winged Angel" Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Midgar (Ver. 3) OWA Midgar TFF
"J-E-N-O-V-A" Final Fantasy VII Lifestream Lifestream
"Aerith's Theme" Final Fantasy VII Forgotten Capital -

Forgotten City

Forgotten City
"Battle in the Forgotten City" Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
"One-Winged Angel" Final Fantasy VII Northern Cave -

Planet's Core

Planet's Core
"Those Who Fight (Piano Version)" Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Midgar -

Sector 5 Slums Church

Sector 5 Church
"Divinity II" Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Edge -

Meteor Square

Edge
"Beyond the Wasteland" Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Midgar Outskirts (Ver. 1) Midgar Wasteland Ver.1 TFF
"Last Order" Final Fantasy Series: Last Order -Final Fantasy VII- Midgar Outskirts (Ver. 2) Midgar Outskirts
"The Price of Freedom" Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
"Force Your Way" Final Fantasy VIII Esthar City Esthar City
"The Man with the Machine Gun" Final Fantasy VIII
"Don't Be Afraid" Final Fantasy VIII Esthar City -

Lunar Cry

Lunar Cry
"Shuffle or Boogie" Final Fantasy VIII Triple Triad -

Game Board

Triple Triad TFF
"Liberi Fatali" Final Fantasy VIII Ultimecia Castle -

Master Room

Ultimecia Castle - Master Room
"Premonition" Final Fantasy VIII
"Maybe I'm a Lion" Final Fantasy VIII
"Swords of Fury" Final Fantasy IX M.S. Prima Vista -

Theatre Stage

The Prima Vista
"Vamo'alla flamenco" Final Fantasy IX
"Battle 1 -arrange- from FFIX" Dissidia Final Fantasy
"Festival of the Hunt" Final Fantasy IX Lindblum Lindblum Festival
"Something to Protect" Final Fantasy IX Alexandria -

Mist Invasion

Alexandria - Mist Invasion
"Battle 2" Final Fantasy IX Memoria -

Crystal World

Crystal World
"Darkness of Eternity" Final Fantasy IX
"The Final Battle" Final Fantasy IX Hill of Despair Hill of Despair
"Final Battle" Final Fantasy X
"Blitz Off!" Final Fantasy X Luca -

Blitzball Stadium

Luca Stadium TFF
"Fight With Seymour" Final Fantasy X Inside Sin -

Garden of Pain

Garden of Pain
"Otherworld" Final Fantasy X Inside Sin -

Dream's End

Dream's End
"A Contest of Aeons" Final Fantasy X
"real Emotion" Final Fantasy X-2 Luca -

Yuna's Concert

Luca Concert
"YRP, Fight No. 1" Final Fantasy X-2
"Let Me Blow You a Kiss" Final Fantasy X-2
"Resting Place" Final Fantasy X-2 Farplane -

Vegnagun (Head)

Farplane - Vegnagun
"FFXI Opening Theme" Final Fantasy XI Valdeaunia -

Throne Room

Valdeunia - Throne Room
"Awakening" Final Fantasy XI
"Tough Battle #2" Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart Elshimo Uplands -

Cloister of Flames

Elshimo Uplands TFF
"Fighters of the Crystal" Final Fantasy XI: Rise of the Zilart Tu'Lia -

La'Loff Amphitheater

La'Loff Amphitheater
"Ragnarok" Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan Ruins of Alzadaal -

Nyzul Isle

Ruins of Alzadaal TFF
"Melodies Errant" Final Fantasy XI: Vision of Abyssea, Scars of Abyssea, Heroes of Abyssea Abyssea -

Uleguerand

Abyssea TFF
"Shinryu" Final Fantasy XI: Vision of Abyssea, Scars of Abyssea, Heroes of Abyssea Abyssea -

Empyreal Paradox

Empyreal Paradox
"Boss Battle" Final Fantasy XII Ridorana Cataract - Colosseum Ridorana Cataract - Colosseum
"Flash of Steel" Final Fantasy XII The Pharos at Ridorana -

Third Ascent

Pharos at Ridorana
"Battle with an Esper" Final Fantasy XII
"Final Fantasy (FFXII version)" Final Fantasy XII Sky Fortress Bahamut -

Cannon Superstructure

Sky Fortress Bahamut
"Life and Death" Final Fantasy XII
"Struggle for Freedom" Final Fantasy XII
"Ending Theme" Final Fantasy XII
"Defiers of Fate" Final Fantasy XIII Hanging Edge The Hanging Edge
"Saber's Edge" Final Fantasy XIII
"Blinded By Light" Final Fantasy XIII
"Fighting Fate" Final Fantasy XIII Orphan's Cradle -
The Tesseracts
Orphan's Cradle - Main Floor
"Desperate Struggle" Final Fantasy XIII
"Nascent Requiem" Final Fantasy XIII
"Etro's Champion" Final Fantasy XIII-2 Valhalla Valhalla
"Heart of Chaos" Final Fantasy XIII-2 Valhalla -

Crystal Shores

Valhalla Shores
"Crimson Blitz" Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Yusnaan Grand Palace - Ballroom Yusnaan Palace
"Chaos" Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
"Lightning Returns" Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
"Hard to Miss" Final Fantasy XIV Coerthas -

Steel Vigil

Steel Vigil TFF
"Nemesis" Final Fantasy XIV Black Shroud -

Haukke Manor

Haukke Manor TFF
"Primal Judgement" Final Fantasy XIV Thanalan -

The Bowl of Embers

Bowl of Embers TFF
"Under the Weight" Final Fantasy XIV La Noscea -

The Navel

La Noscea
"Fallen Angel" Final Fantasy XIV Coerthas -

The Howling Eye

Howling Eye
"Torn from the Heavens" Final Fantasy XIV Coerthas Coerthas
"Good King Moggle Mog XII" Final Fantasy XIV Thornmarch Thornmarch
"Ultima" Final Fantasy XIV Praetorium -

Port Decumana

Porta Decumana TFF
"Battle 1" Final Fantasy Mystic Quest Battlefield -

Rainbow Bridge Machine

Rainbow Bridge TFFCC
"Battle 2" Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
"Precipitous Combat" Final Fantasy Tactics Zeirchele Falls Zeirchele Falls TFF
"Antipyretic" Final Fantasy Tactics Golgollada Gallows Golgollada Gallows TFF
"Ultima's Transformation" Final Fantasy Tactics Necrohol of Mullonde -

Airship Graveyard

Ship Graveyard TFFCC
"Monster Ronde" Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Ironmine Downs -
Mushroom Forest
Mushroom Forest
"United, Heaven-Sent" Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Mount Vellenge -

Nest of Memories

Nest of Memories
"Dungeon Hero X's Theme" Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Lostime (Ver. 1) Lostime
"Pop-Up Duel" Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
"Raffaello Battle" Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Lostime (Ver. 2) Lostime Evening
"Leviathan Battle" Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
"Guardian of Darkness 2" Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon Lostime (Ver. 3) Lostime Night
"The Troops Advance" Dissidia Final Fantasy World B -

Order's Sanctuary

Order's Sanctuary
"DISSIDIA -ending-" Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
"DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY [FINAL TRAILER]" Dissidia Final Fantasy Edge of Madness Edge of Madness
"DISSIDIA 012[duodecim] FINAL FANTASY [FINAL TRAILER]" Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
"Cantata Mortis" Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
"We Have Come" Final Fantasy Type-0 Militesi Territory -

Liberated Town

Suzaku Invasion
"War: Warrior Worth a Thousand" Final Fantasy Type-0
"War: The White Weapon" Final Fantasy Type-0 Militesi Empire -

Ingram

Suzaku or Byakko
"Vermilion Fire" Final Fantasy Type-0 Pandæmonium -

Consecrated Ground

Arbitor of the Lulusath
"Zero" Final Fantasy Type-0 Akademeia -

Classroom Zero

Akademeia TFF
"Struggle to the Death" Square Enix Titles: Final Fantasy Legend II Central Shrine -

Security System

Central Shrine TFF
"Coup de Grace" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa Quietus Quietus TFF
"Encounter with the Seven Heroes" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa 2 Sealed Dungeon Sealed Dungeon TFF
"The Ultimate Confrontation" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa 2
"Devil Lord Confrontation I" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa 3 Abyss Gate (Closed) Closed Abyss Gate TFF
"Devil Lord Confrontation II" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa 3 Abyss Gate (Open) Open Abyss Gate TFF
"Final Confrontation" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa 3 The Abyss The Abyss TFF
"Battle #4" Square Enix Titles: SaGa Frontier Timelord's Region Timelord Region
"Last Battle -T260G-" Square Enix Titles: SaGa Frontier Genocide Heart Genocide Heart TFF
"Misgestalt" Square Enix Titles: SaGa Frontier 2 The Last Megalith Last Megalith TFF
"Ardent Rhythm" Square Enix Titles: Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Quietius Quietus Minstrel TFF
"Meridian Dance" Square Enix Titles: Secret of Mana Mana Fortress Mana Fortress TFF
"Swivel" Square Enix Titles: Trials of Mana Golden Road Golden Road TFF
"Sacrifice Part Three" Square Enix Titles: Trials of Mana Mana Tree Mana Tree TFF
"Megalomania" Square Enix Titles: Live A Live Mountain of the Demon King Mountain of the Demon King TFF
"Chrono Trigger" Square Enix Titles: Chrono Trigger End of Time End of Time TFF
"Frog's Theme" Square Enix Titles: Chrono Trigger Denadoro Mountains Denadoro Mountains TFF
"Boss Battle 2" Square Enix Titles: Chrono Trigger
"Battle with Magus" Square Enix Titles: Chrono Trigger Fiendlord's Keep Fiendlord Keep TFF
"World Revolution" Square Enix Titles: Chrono Trigger Inside Lavos Inside Lavos TFF
"Soaring" Square Enix Titles: Xenogears Solaris -Seibzhen Seibzhen TFF
"Twister" Square Enix Titles: The World Ends With You Shibuya Shibuya BMS TFF
"Shadowlord" Square Enix Titles: Nier Shadowlord's Castle Shadowlord Castle TFF
"He of the Name" Square Enix Titles: Bravely Default Asterisk -

Pocket Dimension

Pocket Dimension TFF
"Evil Wings" Square Enix Titles: Bravely Default Dark Aurora Dark Aurora TFF
"The Serpent That Devours the Horizon" Square Enix Titles: Bravely Default Infernal Realm Infernal Realm TFF

See also[]

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