I told you we were going to do it. I told you we were going to do commentary for Final Fantasy Unlimited.
And so we are.
But what is Final Fantasy Unlimited?
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Today’s music arrangement spotlight features another character theme. This is a ‘debut’ song by YouTube user naomiCENSOREDv2. It is a fan-vocal cover of Yuffie’s Theme by Nobuo Uematsu.
She wrote the lyrics, arranged the arrangement, performed, and recorded the entire song herself. The lyrics specifically cover Yuffie’s character development throughout the Compilation, and they do an excellent job of capturing the core essence of her character. The lyrics can be found on the YouTube version of this song. If you like it, be sure to drop by her page to leave a comment to show your support and check out her other songs!
Without further ado, we present Descendant of Shinobi, and as always you can right-click to save the MP3.
The Let’s Play commentary continues.
This time Jocalyn, who last participated in Part 27, makes a comeback. Newcomer is Shademp, author of the Unused Text Series, who lends his Swedish accent for some Scandinavian hijinks. Veterans Ryushikaze and Pixel return, joined by Tennyo from Part 45 and onward.
Enjoy as we explore a Mayan pyramid, enter a sleeping forest via a village of bones, then solemnly end disc 1 with a tragic visit to a city made out of dried up coral reefs and giant sea shells.
Welcome back to the LP. Pixel’s quickly rushing to the end of the first disc, and while we’re not there yet, we’re getting close, so come join us as Pixel has a side trip over to the ethnically confused Wutai, goes on a date with a lucky lady (or possibly a massive man), grabs a final limit break, and gets ready to do some archeology.
More, as always, after the break.
This is the first installment where we look to bring some attention to some of the many remixes of Final Fantasy VII music that you may not be familiar with. The first song we’ve decided to feature is one that fits the theme of our site particularly well: The Lifestream Overture. This arrangement was created by OCRemixer, Reuben Kee.
Running at 18 mins and 26 seconds, The Lifestream Overture flows through most of the familiar Final Fantasy VII songs in a beautiful rendition of the classic tunes of the game. It provides a unique feel of passing through many of the different emotions and locations throughout the world of Gaia, much like the flow of the Lifestream through the Planet itself. You can listen to the song via download located below, or by using the streampad banner at the bottom of the page. Also, feel free to drop a comment, and let us know if you have any suggestions for a future Music Arrangement Spotlight!
In closing, we also wanted to this post to serve as a memorial for the song’s creator- Reuben Kee, who passed away four years ago today, at the incredibly young age of 23. I can think of no better way to honor the memory of this talented individual than to enjoy the music arrangement he created, named after the ever-flowing cycle of life.
Click to listen to ‘The Lifestream Overture’ (right click to Save As)
It’s been awhile folks. Over half a year. But Pixel finally found time in his busy schedule of making our audiobooks to play a bit more Final Fantasy 7.
This time, I, Ryushikaze, am joined by forum regulars Satsu, Tifabelle, Celes, and Tennyo as we head out of Costa Del Sol and get ourselves involved in the sordid world of Bird racing, gambling, moogle breeding programs, bloodsport, chintzy unreliable fortune tellers, and worse, a man without any pants on. Yes, we’re headed to Gold Saucer.
The rest of the videos, as always, are after the break.
The much anticipated third On the Way to a Smile Novella has finally been released: On the Way to a Smile: Case of Denzel. The Audiobook is availble for you to be able to download in MP3 format for easy listening and transportation at the link below.
As before, you can listen to the video through the site, by clicking on the Streampad banner at the bottom of the screen or in segments via the embedded YouTube clips. The first of the YouTube segments can be found at the bottom of the news post, and the rest of them can be viewed by clicking “Read the rest of this entry” at the bottom of the article. As always, we are very proud of all the hard work by the individuals that went into making this. We hope that you enjoy this latest presentation and look forward to your comments.
Length – 65 minutes 08 seconds
Written by Kazushige Nojima
Produced and Narrated by Joseph Knight
Featuring music by HypochondriacPiano and Roy Todd
Starring
DemeterLinDavis as Denzel
Cettoto as Johnny
ConVito as Reeve
Jonathan Waters as Abel
Mizuna as Chloe
ForceStealer as Arkham
Tomoyo Ichijouji as Ruvie
TheNationMaker as Gaskin
RhapsodyDusk as Rix
Christina McBride as Tifa
Extras
Sienna as News Reporter/Automated Phone Message
Chris Sekhanan as Soldier
Jonathan Waters as Man On Tracks
Tim Jewett as Man On Tracks
Tennyo as Woman On Tracks
Pi_Face314 as Woman On Tracks
Daglot Alta as Angry Man/Man Searching For Iron Pipes
lightofhope18 as Sick Mother
Rinrinorikuriku as Young Girl
TwilightKeyblade928 as Triple S Boy
Music
‘Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII – ACC Orchestra Version’ by Kazuhiko Toyama
‘Under The Stars’ by HypochondriacPiano
‘Locked Heart’ by HypochondriacPiano
‘Sunshine’ by Takeharu Ishimoto
‘Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII – ACC Piano Version’ by Kazuhiko Toyama
‘Blue Sky’ by Takeharu Ishimoto
‘Sad Reflections’ by Roy Todd
‘Tinge Of Sadness’ by Roy Todd
All characters and scenarios copyright © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
HypochondriacPiano has put together a fan tribute album, “Final Fantasy VII: Pulse of Life.” This music has been featured on the TheLifestream’s On the Way to a Smile Audiobooks, and if you’ve wanted to get your hands on it, and listen to it on your portable mp3 player of choice, now’s your chance! Click Here to Download the Album in .RAR and here as a .ZIP and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments!
Here it is, folks. The commentary we’ve known we had to do since we recorded the first one.
Yes, it’s The Spirits Within. Brace yourselves.
TheLifestream.net isn’t typically the place you’ll see film reviews (aside from Advent Children), but this was something that needed to be mentioned, and I’m sure that Final Fantasy VII fans will greatly appreciate it.
The film Priest isn’t a perfect movie, but it happens to be a type that I enjoy, not to mention it’s got something extra for fans of Final Fantasy VII. It’s a small story about some very unique Vampires set in the scope of a larger harsh world. The film has little references and homages to other films throughout. The opening shot of the city with small glowing billboards is very reminiscent of the movie Blade Runner, and there’s a ‘good cop’ character named Hicks, and there’s some time spent in the Hive of the eyeless Vampires that are rather obvious reference to the film Aliens. Brad Dourif even shows up for a bit with a little bit of a feel of his Alien Resurrection role.
But more so than anything, this film seems to be an almost shameless love letter to Final Fantasy VII. Please keep in mind that I haven’t read the Priest graphic novel, so this is purely based on the content of the film that was released on May 13th, 2011. Please be warned that there are a number of film spoilers abound here, because this details many parallel plot points. Click the link below to check it out.
For the past several days, we here on the TLS forum have been taking part in a fun little exercise called the 30 Days of Final Fantasy. The idea is that you talk about one FF-related topic a day for 30 days. These are the topics for each day:
Day 01 – Your favourite FF game!
Day 02 – Your least favourite Final Fantasy game.
Day 03 – Your favourite Final Fantasy theme/song.
Day 04 – Your favourite Final Fantasy party from your favourite game.
Day 05 – Your favourite Final Fantasy City/Town.
Day 06 – Favourite part of your favourite Final Fantasy game.
Day 07 – Least favourite part of your favourite Final Fantasy game.
Day 08 – Favourite Chocobo Version.
Day 09 – Favourite Moogle Version.
Day 10 – Best Final Fantasy scene ever.
Day 11 – Final Fantasy game that disappointed you.
Day 12 – Final Fantasy game you’ve played more than 5 times.
Day 13 – Your favourite version of Cid.
Day 14 – Favourite Final Fantasy male character.
Day 15 – Favourite Final Fantasy female character.
Day 16 – Your favourite Final Fantasy limit break.
Day 17 – Favourite Final Fantasy mini game.
Day 18 – Favourite Final Fantasy opening sequence.
Day 19 – Best Final Fantasy outfit.
Day 20 – Best Final Fantasy hair.
Day 21 – Favourite Final Fantasy pairing/ship.
Day 22 – Favourite Final Fantasy summon.
Day 23 – Least Favourite Final Fantasy mini game.
Day 24 – Best Final Fantasy quote.
Day 25 – Final Fantasy game you plan on playing (old or new).
Day 26 – OMG WTF? Final Fantasy moment.
Day 27 – Best Final Fantasy storyline.
Day 28 – First Final Fantasy game obsession.
Day 29 – Current Final Fantasy game obsession.
Day 30 – Saddest Final Fantasy character death.
I got the idea to post about it from LiveJournal user Xi-Feng, who got the idea from LJ user toffeethesnob, who got the idea from LJ user Korynth, who got the idea from LJ user wheatcakes.
(Sheesh! I hope that’s all the credits where credit is due.)
Anywho, it’s been a lot of fun, and I’m making this frontpage post to invite more of you to get in on it. It’s not too late to take part, as it’s only up to Day 06 on the forum right now (I myself am only up to Day 05, as I started a day later than everybody else).
So, come join us. =) Share your favorites, your least favorites, your disappointments, and the Final Fantasy moments that inspired you, made you cry, or that you’ll never forget for whatever other reasons.
If you’ve been playing Dissidia 012 — or watching videos of it on YouTube — then you know by now that the voices of the game’s various characters can occasionally be heard saying “Square Enix” and “Dissidia Duodecim” at startup. You may have even noticed that the game of origin for some of the characters seems to correspond to certain days of the month on which you hear them (e.g. you heard Steve Burton/Cloud on the 7th of April).
You may be interested to know exactly what circumstances determine who you hear on a given day — and perhaps even a given time on a given day. Read on for more.
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