Schweitzer praised the "Main Theme of Final Fantasy V" ("Ahead on Our Way") as "a truly stirring piece of music" and "triumphant, hopeful, and yet almost longing at the same time", but stated that "Uematsu's compositional style hits a sort of early plateau here".
Schweitzer praised the "Main Theme of Final Fantasy V" ("Ahead on Our Way") as a truly inspiring piece of music, describing it as triumphant, hopeful, and yet almost longing at the same time. However, he stated that Uematsu's compositional style reached an early plateau here.