The Black Mages II incorporates less variety than its predecessor, but also does a better job of selecting the \"favourites\". Let\'s face it, no one was looking forward to a remix of Seymour\'s Theme, whereas Otherworld, Zeromus, Man with a Machine Gun, and Maybe I\'m a Lion are far more appropriately angled considering the fandom existing for those tracks. And with one new track at the end of the album, perhaps this indicates a future variety from the Black Mages that releases it from the grip of Final Fantasy - especially now that Uematsu has left to form his own company.