First taste of Remake BGM

[Ite]

We get to hear all of Those Who Fight. The bridge of this song is one of my favorite bits of music of all time, and this arrangement is awesome. The strings carry the melody now instead of a flute, which I find interesting (also interesting that it's now a boss theme, which I was kind of assuming, since we're going to have atmospheric field combat music). Overall though, the arrangement sounds great!

 

[Claymore]

The techno remix in the Squat Mini game was also lit, lol.

 

[Ite]

The techno remix in the Squat Mini game was also lit, lol.

HAHA I'm just hearing it now. And that fanfare! Perfect, reminds me of Chocobo Racing.

 

[Claymore]

 

[pxp]

We get to hear all of Those Who Fight. The bridge of this song is one of my favorite bits of music of all time, and this arrangement is awesome. The strings carry the melody now instead of a flute, which I find interesting (also interesting that it's now a boss theme, which I was kind of assuming, since we're going to have atmospheric field combat music). Overall though, the arrangement sounds great!

I actually don’t think this is necessarily confirmation that it’s a boss theme as they may have just chosen it for this demonstration. For instance, while the gameplay is edited the music is seamless so they don’t necessarily connect in any way. Have to say I miss the flute part though it’s still nice.

 

[Ite]

I actually don’t think this is necessarily confirmation that it’s a boss theme as they may have just chosen it for this demonstration. For instance, while the gameplay is edited the music is seamless so they don’t necessarily connect in any way.

^ too true!

Re: flute. It's amazing to me that 20+ years on there is still not a 1:1 performance of the original arrangement. There's a really subtle difference in bar 32 (the second bar of D section) that I quickly sketched out:


The top is the OG flute solo and the bottom is the Remake violin section.

There’s no such thing as a subtle difference in classical music!! XD

Edit: for completionism sake, this section also appeared twice in Crisis Core. On the Verge of Assault uses the lower of my two sketches (with piano instead of flute) and Fulfilled Desire uses the top one! ....with violins. Flute gets no love.

 

[pxp]

@Mr. Ite Interesting, although I confess I cannot read sheet music (just guitar tab) - but yes, not enough flute in my opinion!!

 

[OdaDaimyO]

"GODDAMN... I CAN PRACTICALLY TASTE THE MAKO IN HERE!"

 

[rimavelle]

Alex is a blessing to us all.

 

[Cannon_Fodder]

This is the first time I really realized how cool it will be to have battle versions of ambient tracks. Like, is there going to be a battle version of Underneath the Rotting Pizza? Or Oppressed People?

 

[ForceStealer]

Very Metal Gear Solid, that battle version

 

[FFShinra]

I feel like it wouldn't work for all songs. I think thats where the original battle theme comes to bat.

 

[Ite]

Battle version of “Chasing the Black Mantle” ???

 

[Keveh Kins]

I hope, be it in part two or three, that the Corel Desert battle theme throws in some Ennio Morricone style spaghetti Western guitars ala Man with the Harmonica

 

[X-SOLDIER]

The Aps boss battle direct gameplay footage without commentary.

There's a clean version now, which I think is what everyone in this thread really wants.




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[Highwind]

This seems to be the official Prelude:

It's the same version like in the demo, so probably legit.

 

[FFShinra]

the slight beat in the background makes me think of Armageddon....appropriate.

 

[FFShinra]

I wanna know what the new soundtracks will be like. By that I mean, new music that wasn't in the original. Because there were a few places (Mt. Nibel and Rocket Town come to mind) where previous tracks were reused, and I don't think they would do that this time.

 

[Ite]

I’m hoping they lean more into multiple variations rather than brand new melodies. Especially since I have no idea how much/little Uematsu is involved.

 

[FFShinra]

I guess my concern is mostly for Mt. Nibel in particular. As a plot important location, I feel like it deserves its own tune.

 

[LNK]

Until I get the full BGM of the remake, I've been binging on two composers on youtube covering and remixing a lot of the old BGM and do it well: Enrico Deiana (Matthew Wallace) and Pontus Hultgren.

Not everything they do is amazing, but when they do do it, it's out of this world. Currently listening to Enrico Deiana's take on Underneath the Rotting Pizza, followed by Hultgren's version of the Bombing Mission.

I like Enrico's ff9 stuff

 

[Cloud_S]

The LP promo site updated with a previews of the remake battle theme and main theme along with artwork:

Remake Battle Theme Preview - 1:18

Remake Main Theme Preview - 1:23

 

[Saven]

The LP promo site updated with a previews of the remake battle theme and main theme along with artwork:

Remake Battle Theme Preview - 1:18

Remake Main Theme Preview - 1:23

Nice! This is even better than the Youtube preview. Thanks for this!

 

[Tetsujin]

That battle theme

 

[OdaDaimyO]

Someone on Reddit pointed out, that you can hear a remade version of "Mark of a Traitor" or "Barret's Theme" in the background at one of Kitase's explanation videos!

It's the one where he describes Classic Mode:
http://instagr.am/p/B5iLq8dobeU/