Final Fantasy 7 ReMix Compo [Results]

[zircon]

The results are in!

First Place: Mustin

Second Place: Sephfire & Tweek

Third Place: Reuben Kee

Thanks all for participating! More info on page 17.

VOTING TIME


OK, all the entries are uploaded, so now it's time to vote. Here are the voting guidelines.

* ANYONE can vote.
* PM me (zircon) only - do not email - with your top three picks. A first place pick earns the person three points, second place gets two points, and third place gets one. So the order is important. Also include several sentences about why you voted the way you did.
* The two things to keep in mind as voting criteria are arrangement and production. Try to weight these equally.
-> Arrangement: The ReMix should be recognizable as using at least one of the source tunes I listed at the beginning. Generally speaking you don't have to judge as harshly as the panel does for OC ReMixes, but try to keep in mind the site standards. The mix shouldn't be too close or too far from the original, and it should stand alone as a song... in other words not background music.
-> Production: Recording quality of live stuff, how well the samples are used, choice of sounds, muddiness/clarity. In other words, does it SOUND good?
* You cannot vote for yourself.
* Voting ends on January 10th, 11:59pm EST.
* Try not to discuss your votes in this thread OR ANYWHERE ELSE to keep the process as clean as possible.

With that, here are the entries. In double parenthesis are the source tunes that were covered.

Alex Smith - Trombone Fantasy mvmt 1 ((Opening/Bombing Mission)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Alex_Smith_-_Trombone_Fanstasy_mvmt_1.mp3)
Another Soundscape - Spacing Chocobos (Hold Your Hats) ((Racing Chocobos: Place Your Bets! (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Another_Soundscape_-_Spacing_Chocobos_(Hold_Your_Hats).mp3)
Avaris - The Satiated Mind ((Opening/Bombing Mission)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Avaris_-_The_Satiated_Mind.mp3)
Chihana - Even More Fighting ((Still More Fighting)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Chihana_-_Even_More_Fighting.mp3)
Fishy - Place Your Beats ((Racing Chocobos: Place Your Bets!)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Fishy_-_Place_Your_Beats.mp3)
Mustin - Serenity ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Mustin_-_Serenity.mp3)
Nicole Adams, Sir NutS - Main Theme ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Nicole%20Adams,_Sir_NutS_-_Main_Theme.mp3)
Prophet of Mephisto - The Road from Midgar ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Prophet_of_Mephisto_-_The_Road_from_Midgar.mp3)
Reuben Kee - Still More Sexy Fighting ((Still More Fighting)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Reuben_Kee_-_Still_More_Sexy_Fighting.mp3)
Rexy - Chocobo Prelude ((Racing Chocobos: Place Your Bets!)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Rexy_-_Chocobo_Prelude.mp3)
Swordbreaker - Overworld Freestylin' ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Swordbreaker_-_Overworld_Freestylin.mp3)
Tricklozen - Barret's Theme is Probably Marlene's Theme ((Barret's Theme)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Tricklozen_-_Barrets_Theme_is_Probably_Marlenes_Theme.mp3)
Zoola - Cruisin' Sector 7 ((Barret's Theme)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Zoola_-_Cruisin_Sector_7.mp3)
sephfire, Tweek - A Chronicle Unfolds: Reactor One ((Opening/Bombing Mission)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/sephfire,_Tweek_-_A_Chronicle_Unfolds_-_Reactor_One.mp3)

OR DOWNLOAD THEM ALL IN THIS HANDY ZIP!!!!!! (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/FF7Contest.zip)


NOTE: If you have any questions, or need to make any corrections to what I've posted above (eg. wrong source tune), please let me know!

YO!

Let's spice things up around here with a friendly little Final Fantasy 7 ReMix competition. It'll go something like this.

Rules

Step 1. Pick any of the following tracks from FF7:
102 - Opening/Bombing Mission
106 - Barret's Theme
120 - Still More Fighting
201 - Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7
311 - Racing Chocobos - Place Your Bets!

Step 2. ReMix it.

Very simple. ;) You can remix any of the tracks however you want. The only other rules are that the mix has to be NEW, eg. written for this competition, and it has to be in MP3 format.

Timeline

We're going to have FOUR WEEKS for this competition. 12/3/06 is the start date so 12/31/06 is the end date (11:59pm on 12/31).

Ok, I'm done...

Submit your entry, either hosted or as an attachment, to aaversa@gmail.com . Subject line should be something like "Entry for FF7 ReMix Competition". Don't forget to make note of what theme you mixed, the remix name, and your remixer name.

Who wins? What do they win?
The winner will be determined by voting from whomever wants to vote. Everyone who votes will simply list the three entries they like the most. The criteria to keep in mind, of course, would be arrangement and production - weight them equally.

1st place will receive an OCR t-shirt or hoodie and a $10 iTunes gift certificate.

2nd place will receive a $20 iTunes gift certificate.

3rd place will receive a $10 iTunes gift certificate.

Also, anyone who submits a finished mix will of course be considered for addition to the Final Fantasy 7 ReMix project, Voices of the Lifestream.

Post here if you have any questions, and good luck!

[atmuh]

woah you actually GET something...interesting...

[Hawkwing]

if you're going to give prizes, at least do a game that isnt already over-remixed.

something like, Star Ocean or Harvest Moon, so we can actually get some material from games that also have good music but are overlooked.

money is a good incentive to get games with little remixes to their name up there.

[The Orichalcon]

It's sad that people need material reward to actually get off their butts and do something.

if you're going to give prizes, at least do a game that isnt already over-remixed.

something like, Star Ocean or Harvest Moon, so we can actually get some material from games that also have good music but are overlooked.

money is a good incentive to get games with little remixes to their name up there.

And you're the slowest person on OCR today. He's trying to fill the empty tracks on the FF7 remix project.

[zircon]

Bingo ;)

Trust me. The vast majority of the FF7 project to date consists of tracks that no one on OCR has ever touched. Some of the songs that have been remixed haven't even been touched by official arrange albums. But these 5, for whatever reason, are still open, and instead of nagging people, I figured, hey, why not a competition?

[Ninja-san]

Its times like these I wish I had music talent :[

[The Shogun]

Well, nothing like a little incentive to get a strong start to my career. Is there any downside to trying? Doesn't seem like it so I'm in.

Har, I misread the 1st place prize, thought it said "or $10 iTunes gift certificate." I was sitting here thinking, "I'd rather get 2nd in case I get the cheapie gift card." Makes more sense having read over it.

[Dunnowhathuh]

Great way to fill up the mixes no one wants to do. Makes me wanna dust off Reason and and plug in my guitar....nah, I'll leave it up to you people who actually KNOW what you're doing. Looking forward to the release of the project (and the winning mixes for this competition of course).

[avaris]

Why not at least try something, maybe you'll strike gold?

Anwways I prob won't have time for this wicked opportunity, but I really hope something good comes outta this. And hopefully somebody strikes gold and comes out with a bad ass mix. Still can't believe no one has taken the main theme. 8O

[Jillian Aversa]

Still can't believe no one has taken the main theme. 8O
Yeah, nobody has officially taken it yet, buuuuut... zircon and I, Trenthian, Starblast, and I think one or two others have actually encorporated it into our mixes anyway. It'll definitely be there, even if no one else decides to make it their 'ting. ^-^

[Ranael]

Still can't believe no one has taken the main theme. 8O
Yeah, nobody has officially taken it yet, buuuuut... zircon and I, Trenthian, Starblast, and I think one or two others have actually encorporated it into our mixes anyway. It'll definitely be there, even if no one else decides to make it their 'ting. ^-^

Good because I love the main theme. Hey quick question, What track are you remixing with Zircon and who wrote lyrics if any? Just curious. Oh yeah, any idea when the project will be coming out?

[zircon]

We covered Anxious Heart and a little bit of the main theme. She wrote the lyrics and the melody/harmony (it's original!)

[Oddllama]

Someone do Bombing Mission.

It's the best song in the game and could be interesting to remix.

[Fishy]

I did one of the intro once, I think I'll try it again from a different angle. This sounds fun.

[Rexy]

I understand this is a nice little competition, but in the making of your song, is it okay to publically ask others for feedback as it progressively gets along, like putting it in the WIP forums or anything like that?

Either way, I'm game for this, if only to figure out why no one wants to serenade Barret or anything O.o

[zircon]

Yeah, WIPs can be public, but I'd prefer if you didn't post the final entry publically.

[anosou]

Soo.. Gotta ask before I start. What's the opinion on implementing chipmusic in your remixes? I know people tend to hate pure chip-remixes (even if the original was orchestrated :( ) but if I use it for.. well, stuff?
The truth is, I don't have a comp good enough so for now I'm remixing with real instruments in a cute little portable studio. Although I HAVE some music programs for the gameboy so I thought that this can make my ReMix interesting.

An example of how I was thinking (this is no remix just a musical example) can be found on www.anothersoundscape.tk .
So, is this okay or do you guys really just hate this kinda lame remixing and only select the best made entirely in a proffesional studio with ProTools and the most expensive softwaresynths ever made?
Hope Not!
:roll:

[anosou]

When I think about it I guess "any way you want" means I can remix in "any way I want"!
Then ignore my post
This'll be fun, thanks! :D

[Nicole Adams]

I'll see what I can do with the main theme.

[Ayres]

Zircon, I'm hoping this means we're real close on the FF7 project and that you're only missing a few songs. Four weeks? The we can expect the project in 8 or so, right?

[Dhsu]

It's sad that people need material reward to actually get off their butts and do something.
Not to mention it becomes slightly unfair to the people who already did a track for the project for no reward at all. Yeah, they could do another one, but then that'd be two for the price of one. :P

Oh well, hopefully the incentive gets this competition some good turnout so we can finally get this project out the door. Good luck everyone!

[zircon]

Well, the reward for people that did a track for the project is... being on the project ;) You don't need me to tell you how big it's gonna be.

Ayres; sadly, no, we're not close. There are people who haven't given me updates on their tracks for upwards of 6 months. It's incredibly frustrating. That being said, we have about.. 20 or 21 final WAVs sitting on my hard drive. Shooting for another 15 or so.

[Ayres]

Well, the reward for people that did a track for the project is... being on the project ;) You don't need me to tell you how big it's gonna be.

Ayres; sadly, no, we're not close. There are people who haven't given me updates on their tracks for upwards of 6 months. It's incredibly frustrating. That being said, we have about.. 20 or 21 final WAVs sitting on my hard drive. Shooting for another 15 or so.
Nuts. I guess if we've lived for 9 months without, I can still live. Still, I'd like to continue to show interest in its completion.

[The Joker]

I'm gonna try something. Either a hardcore Crystal Method take on Still more fighting... or Rob dougan-ish with the opening/bombing mission. Yay!

Edit: Provided I can get something worthwhile... & find time.

[Trenthian]

and just as a friendly reminder, the FF7 project is all kinds of sexy.

[Alex Smith]

I feel slightly out of place in this topic; a newb remixer surrounded by the big names all going for the competition.

I think I'll be working on an entry. Although I have no clue what style I'll be going for. Also, not that it matters, but I'd be entering because I love the game - I have a lot of childhood memories of it. So prizes don't come in to it. :wink:

[tweek]

Just to clarify, the track "Opening/Bombing Run" means that you want the opening song in the game (i.e. the music that you hear when you see the first CS with the stars and Aeris' face) and then to go into the bombing run? I know that there are a couple bombing runs, and which one would need to be done (if this all makes sense).

[tweek]

nevermind, answered my own question

[Alex Smith]

Just to clarify, the track "Opening/Bombing Run" means that you want the opening song in the game (i.e. the music that you hear when you see the first CS with the stars and Aeris' face) and then to go into the bombing run? I know that there are a couple bombing runs, and which one would need to be done (if this all makes sense).

It would be the first bombing run - as in the mission you're thrown into at the start of the game. :)

[Kanthos]

The first (or maybe second? Is the prelude first?) track on the OST is called Opening/Bombing Run. The Bombing Run music is never played again, and it plays from when Cloud jumps off the train to when he and Barret get into the first Mako reactor.

[zircon]

You can use the opening theme only, the "bombing mission" theme, or both.

[Fishy]

Just out of interest, is Lifestream taken? Thats got some similar themes to the intro and I'd love to do a piece with both themes. Would that be suitable for this competition or not?
If not I'm gonna make it anyway, just wondering.

[zircon]

Life Stream is not taken, and yes, you can integrate that into your arrangement.

[Fishy]

You just made me a very happy fishy.

[sgx]

Gud idea, zirc

[prophetik]

i'm in.

[tweek]

What's the name of the lifestream track? I.e. what's the name of it on VGmusic?

[Gollgagh]

What's the name of the lifestream track? I.e. what's the name of it on VGmusic?

ehe.

Probably "Lifestream."

[tweek]

ehe.

Probably "Lifestream."

Already checked. It's not under that name, hence why I asked here.

[ChloroPhil]

man I think I'm bout to have a go at barret's. I tried a couple years ago but the result was trash. I got better since then tho.

[Gollgagh]

ehe.

Probably "Lifestream."

Already checked. It's not under that name, hence why I asked here.

http://www.ocremix.org/song/id/473/

[prophetik]

lifestream is, by far, my favorite song in the game. i might do some sort of compilation thing. the ideas that lifestream has fit really nicely with the main theme, and i think that the main theme would fit nicely on a large set of saxophones. now, can i get the arrangement done fast enough to record before i go home on friday?

[Fishy]

Ok screw my previous idea completely.

Get ready for one demented Still More Fighting remix.

[andyjayne]

http://lukewilliams.org/x/zircsig2.gif
Smooth.

[Dhsu]

Ouch!!

[dannthr]

Out of curiousity are there any objections to remixing some of the listed tracks together in whole or in part?

I want to get a sense of the contest boundaries.

[zircon]

No, you're free to remix them however you want in any ratio you want. If you want to try doing them all in a medley, even that is OK. But it'll be hard to do tastefully.

[Reu]

Are we allowed to post our wips for the competition in the wip section? Or does this have to be a secret kinda thing?

And who's judging? :p

[zircon]

User voting - also you can post your wips anywhere, just not the completed version.

[Reu]

Ooh oooh! One more question! Can we make multiple submision for the competition?

[Dhsu]

How about finishing your Tales track first? >.>

[Reu]

Its uploading for Kyle atm :p

[Dhsu]

Wooooot.

Looking forward to some FF7 awesomeness from you!

[KyleJCrb]

Its uploading for Kyle atm :p

Alright, that makes me feel better. Just PM or email the link. ;)

Carry on! Sorry to disturb.

[Bren]

Wow, this has been up for a while...Im surprised I didn't notice it sooner. If I can find the time, I may give it a shot.

[Steffan Andrews]

I want a "I remixed FF7 and all I got was this lousy shirt" shirt. :whatevaa:

[Fishy]

Bump

Not long before the deadline left. I'll be submitting tomorrow probably.

[Ghetto Lee Lewis]

I want a "I remixed FF7 and all I got was this lousy shirt" shirt. :whatevaa:


lol, me too. I hope you're doing some ridiculous orchestra remix or random awesome solo piano improv thingy.


I'm thinking about participating on this one. For a weird/random futuristic thingy game we need more techno kind of stuff, and I need more excuses to actually make music. I thought the OST was more abstract compared to the other FF games (hence one reason I didn't care much for FF7); I think there's still a lot you can do with certain genres though.

[Dhsu]

Definitely go for it. Could definitely use more electronica stuff.

[zircon]

Keep the entries coming! Only 4 days left. :)

[big giant circles]

I'm trying to get in on this action. May not be done in 4 days, but I plan on having something awesome.

Let's go, people! Don't let Big Giant Noobtard pass y'all up!

[Anorak]

I'm out. I was doing Racing Chocobos, and all was going well at first. The track got to the point where it was done except for minor adjustments and mastering, but then something interesting happened: the source got to the saturation point was so freaking annoying I began hearing it where ever I went. As a result, I find it nearly impossible to continue tweaking my own remix...and I sure aren't submitting what I have now.

This sounds strange, and slightly...complain-y, I suppose, but it's an interesting story and a warning to those who chose to remix this evil, evil, track.

So, anyone who does a remix of that saccarine, uppity track has my eternal respect. You are the brave!

[Fishy]

I am the brave!

But yeah, I can see why it would get annoying after a while. It's only a short source, so its easy to find yourself repeating parts lots.

[tweek]

Just curious how the voting process will work? Will you be using another site entirely or will you use OCR and just use a polling thread? Also, how long do you tentatively plan to keep the judging period open?

I'm intrigued to see how this works :).

[V___]

The winner will be determined by voting from whomever wants to vote. Everyone who votes will simply list the three entries they like the most. The criteria to keep in mind, of course, would be arrangement and production - weight them equally.

As you'l be casting multiple votes, it cant be a poll, so I'd guess it'l be like in PRC (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=97931), where you PM the coordinator your vote.

Voting period, no idea. I'd guess 5-7 days....?

[big giant circles]

I'm out. I was doing Racing Chocobos, and all was going well at first. The track got to the point where it was done except for minor adjustments and mastering, but then something interesting happened: the source got to the saturation point was so freaking annoying I began hearing it where ever I went. As a result, I find it nearly impossible to continue tweaking my own remix...and I sure aren't submitting what I have now.

This sounds strange, and slightly...complain-y, I suppose, but it's an interesting story and a warning to those who chose to remix this evil, evil, track.

So, anyone who does a remix of that saccarine, uppity track has my eternal respect. You are the brave!

i feel your pain. :) (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01504/)

[Fishy]

The racing chocobos theme isn't the same as the chocobo theme BGC :p.

[Rexy]

Fishy's right. All I've seen of its usage so far is as a cameo on Draggor's Chocarena (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR00775/).
I actually had my entry for this finalised two weeks ago, it's just trying to name it that's the bitch at the moment. Don't worry, it's the same process with my Forest of the Treant track on the Tales project too. :lol:

[big giant circles]

The racing chocobos theme isn't the same as the chocobo theme BGC :p.

doesn't matter. the same conditions apply.

the source got to the saturation point was so freaking annoying I began hearing it where ever I went.

plus, since racing chocobos is a spinoff, i'd say close enough :P

[Fishy]

plus, since racing chocobos is a spinoff, i'd say close enough :P

I'm really not sure you know which track we're on about here, because racing chocobos has absolutely no themes from the actual chocobo theme at all, they're unrelated musically. One is definately not a spinoff of the other :p.

I may have forced the chocobo theme into my mix for one or two lines, but I really had to wrangle with it to make it work because they're different.

[Anorak]

I could see how there could be confusion, with -what, four chocobo themes? The Waltz definately has some similarities to Racing though (the way the melodies resolve).

I'm assuming you linked to your chocobo mix, bgc- I can only access the forums from, uh, work.If so, I can't tell if you are supporting me or mocking me. :lol:

I might toss my mix in the thread after the entry deadline has passed as a bonus/joke mix, if it's allowed. For curiosity's sake, or whyever people submit bonus mixes. I have to admit though; it is fairly funny to hear the track progress and hear it grow more bizarre and less coherent as I loss patience with the theme... :P

[big giant circles]

it was a sympathetic post, as i was merely stating i could relate to the whole "ahhh, get out of my head!" effect of the source.

[Zoola]

Zircon, I sent you my meager mix.



I was the quiet one who didn't blab about their mix in the thread.

[sephfire]

When's the official "zero hour?" Is it like midnight on Sunday or midnight tomorrow?

[SwordBreaker]

Can someone remind me which track is the "FF7 Main Theme"? Is it the overworld music before Meteor Approaches?

[Zoola]

It's the one on the world map.

[zircon]

MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT (11:59pm the 31st) is the deadline.... send in those ReMixes!!!

[Fishy]

Subbed last night, mwuhahaha.

[anosou]

Me 2! Now I'm just hoping the voting will be fair and not just "I vote for my friends!"...

[Dhsu]

I vote for Reu. ;)

[anosou]

Argh! The voting is gonna be corrupt, somebody save us newbies!

[Fishy]

lol, that was a joke vote, he hasn't even heard the other entries. Don't worry about bias. A lot of people prefer to vote for the udnerdogs anyway.

[anosou]

Yeah I figured, hence the desperate "save us" :)
Anyway, I'm excited to hear all the entries :D

[Mustin]

MIDNIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT (11:59pm the 31st) is the deadline.... send in those ReMixes!!!

Yeah, but what Time Zone? ;)

[Tricklozen]

Submitted. (Oil, Cloud!)

[Tricklozen]

Yeah, but what Time Zone? ;)

hehe.. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is five hours behind GMT/UTC, expressing the deadline as: 2006-12-31 23:59-05:00 GMT/UTC.

The GMT/UTC for the deadline is:
2007-01-01 04:59+00:00 GMT/UTC

My geographical location is one hour ahead of GMT/UTC, the deadline for me is:
2007-01-01 05:59+01:00 GMT/UTC

Fayetteville, Arkansas is six hours behind GMT/UTC, right?
2006-12-31 22:59-06:00 GMT/UTC

[Mustin]

Nicely done!

[Zoola]

I love the contrast between how simple Zircon's post was in comparison to Trickozen's complicated mess. Accuracy for the win.

[anosou]

Post songs already! It's 3.15 AM here XD

[SwordBreaker]

Indeed...can't wait for those songs to be posted. I'm very interested in hearing arrangements on some of those FF7 tracks.

[Dyne]

The time draws near...all the players are in place...the time of man is at an end...er, wait, wrong movie.



Anyway, somewhere about an hour from now is the deadline to Zircon's remix contest. I hope you've got your entries in (wish I had enough time to make one)!

I can't wait to hear them and vote!!! Good luck to all!!!!

And happy new year!

[anosou]

Good luck to all!!!!

And happy new year!

OMG THANX YUU!! :D
...5 AM is too late to be forumsurfing

[Rexy]

Reminding once again that I emailed Andy with my entry. This is what happens when the forum switch had to occur at an interesting time. o_O

[anosou]

Yeah, I'll be safe: I E-Mailed my mix to you zircon, if you haven't got it contact me immediatly :P

[zircon]

Hey guys, pretty sure I got all the entries (13 total) but I won't be able to upload them and set up the voting until later today - festivities, and all. Sorry for the delay.

[anosou]

You can't really call one day for a delay for this kinda thing though, we're just eager :)

[zircon]

OK, all the entries are uploaded, so now it's time to vote. Here are the voting guidelines.

* ANYONE can vote.
* PM me (zircon) only - do not email - with your top three picks. A first place pick earns the person three points, second place gets two points, and third place gets one. So the order is important. Also include several sentences about why you voted the way you did.
* The two things to keep in mind as voting criteria are arrangement and production. Try to weight these equally.
-> Arrangement: The ReMix should be recognizable as using at least one of the source tunes I listed at the beginning. Generally speaking you don't have to judge as harshly as the panel does for OC ReMixes, but try to keep in mind the site standards. The mix shouldn't be too close or too far from the original, and it should stand alone as a song... in other words not background music.
-> Production: Recording quality of live stuff, how well the samples are used, choice of sounds, muddiness/clarity. In other words, does it SOUND good?
* You cannot vote for yourself.
* Voting ends on January 10th, 11:59pm EST.
* Try not to discuss your votes with anyone, or in this thread... we want voting to be as clean as possible.

With that, here are the entries. In double parenthesis are the source tunes that were covered.

Alex Smith - Trombone Fantasy mvmt 1 ((Opening/Bombing Mission)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Alex_Smith_-_Trombone_Fanstasy_mvmt_1.mp3)
Another Soundscape - Spacing Chocobos (Hold Your Hats) ((Racing Chocobos: Place Your Bets! (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Another_Soundscape_-_Spacing_Chocobos_(Hold_Your_Hats).mp3)
Avaris - The Satiated Mind ((Opening/Bombing Mission)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Avaris_-_The_Satiated_Mind.mp3)
Chihana - Even More Fighting ((Still More Fighting)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Chihana_-_Even_More_Fighting.mp3)
Fishy - Place Your Beats ((Racing Chocobos: Place Your Bets!)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Fishy_-_Place_Your_Beats.mp3)
Mustin - Serenity ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Mustin_-_Serenity.mp3)
Nicole Adams, Sir NutS - Main Theme ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Nicole%20Adams,_Sir_NutS_-_Main_Theme.mp3)
Prophet of Mephisto - The Road from Midgar ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Prophet_of_Mephisto_-_The_Road_from_Midgar.mp3)
Reuben Kee - Still More Sexy Fighting ((Still More Fighting)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Reuben_Kee_-_Still_More_Sexy_Fighting.mp3)
Rexy - Chocobo Prelude ((Racing Chocobos: Place Your Bets!)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Rexy_-_Chocobo_Prelude.mp3)
Swordbreaker - Overworld Freestylin' ((Main Theme of Final Fantasy 7)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Swordbreaker_-_Overworld_Freestylin.mp3)
Tricklozen - Barret's Theme is Probably Marlene's Theme ((Barret's Theme)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Tricklozen_-_Barrets_Theme_is_Probably_Marlenes_Theme.mp3)
Zoola - Cruisin' Sector 7 ((Barret's Theme)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/Zoola_-_Cruisin_Sector_7.mp3)
sephfire, Tweek - A Chronicle Unfolds: Reactor One ((Opening/Bombing Mission)) (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/sephfire,_Tweek_-_A_Chronicle_Unfolds_-_Reactor_One.mp3)

OR DOWNLOAD THEM ALL IN THIS HANDY ZIP!!!!!! (http://www.soundtempest.net/ff7compo/FF7Contest.zip)


NOTE: If you have any questions, or need to make any corrections to what I've posted above (eg. wrong source tune), please let me know!

[Mustin]

radness.com

[Fishy]

lols@Rexy

We both put the chocobo theme in with ours.
Great minds think alike :D.

Also, Swordbreaker: Man, you are fearless.

[Nicole Adams]

Just letting people know that the ReMix Sir_NutS and I did isn't finished yet. That probably wasn't hard to figure out, though.

[SwordBreaker]

lols@Rexy

We both put the chocobo theme in with ours.
Great minds think alike :D.

Also, Swordbreaker: Man, you are fearless.

lol...thanks I guess. I thought it was time for me to step up...even if I'm armed only with my voice. It's apparent that my so-called "ReMix" is somewhat rushed and underdeveloped compared to the awesome enteries I'm listening through right now, but still...I just needed to do this and have a bit of fun in the process...it's my first step to bigger things and improvements, you know.

Anyway, nice job everyone. Still need to listen to the rest of the stuff...including yours, Fishy. But overall, this is kick-ass.

[Mustin]

Just letting people know that the ReMix Sir_NutS and I did isn't finished yet. That probably wasn't hard to figure out, though.

Figured as much - I was really diggin' it and it just stopped!

And I was literally working up until the very last second of the deadline to finish mine. I had only gotten to record the vocals at five p.m. yesterday, had to go to a wedding, and when I got back, the party I was hosting at my house was in full-swing. I just had to go straight back to my room and finishing editing the vocals.

I'll have a final version later - but I gotta wait until I get back into town first.

I just finished listening to everything - awesome stuff - great contest!

[Fishy]

lol...thanks I guess. I thought it was time for me to step up...even if I'm armed only with my voice. It's apparent that my so-called "ReMix" is somewhat rushed and underdeveloped compared to the awesome enteries I'm listening through right now, but still...I just needed to do this and have a bit of fun in the process...it's my first step to bigger things and improvements, you know.

Anyway, nice job everyone. Still need to listen to the rest of the stuff...including yours, Fishy. But overall, this is kick-ass.

Its always good to see someone doing what they can, even if they don't have an amazing bunch of programs to do it with. :) It was just the exposure you were giving your voice really shocked me, I would be so afraid to do something like that.

[Ayres]

Just letting people know that the ReMix Sir_NutS and I did isn't finished yet. That probably wasn't hard to figure out, though.

I hope you do finish it. It was fantastic.

[anosou]

Just wanted to thank you all for the great remixes :) Really set up some tough competition.

Good work all!

[avaris]

Sweet stuff dudes, it's nice to see all these people step up to the plate and give it a go. Now onto deciding my top 3, this is gonna take awhile...

[tweek]

Swordbreaker:

Holy freakin' crap!! :)

[sephfire]

Some nice work in here guys. High e-fives all around.

EDIT:
Tricklozen, I'll be darned if that isn't the cutest Barret theme I've ever heard in my life. Awesome.

[SwordBreaker]

Swordbreaker:

Holy freakin' crap!! :)

lol...I'm a bit too surprised that I went through it myself. :)

I've been listening to my entry a couple of times and criticising myself on my performance. Felt that it could've been a lot better. I've been singing the theme to myself and it sounds better than the take I recorded. Oh well. Guess you learn from your mistakes, eh?

On a side note, just sent my votes to zircon. Very, very impressive top 3. :)

[SwordBreaker]

Its always good to see someone doing what they can, even if they don't have an amazing bunch of programs to do it with. :) It was just the exposure you were giving your voice really shocked me, I would be so afraid to do something like that.

Yeah...I think I exposed a little too much.:P

A friend who I lent my voice on a game remix recently encouraged me on "not being afraid to scream in the mic and put in more energy"...I usually sing to myself ambiently (in a more quiet tone) so I wanted to try the opposite with my FF7 entry. Still have a few screws loose here and there...but it's nothing that can't be fixed with a bit more practicing.

[Zoola]

Tricklozen, I'll be darned if that isn't the cutest Barret theme I've ever heard in my life. Awesome.

What is that vocal sample from? I haven't seen anything related to FF7 except the original game. Glad to see someone else do Barret, though.

Fishy's is awesome, so is Mustin's, and Rexy's, and Prophet's sax orchestra, and... I gotta stop. These all are some wonderful mixes. Great turnout.

[Rexy]

Reuben Kee wins for best title, I bet. :D
No, seriously. It sounds good that we've got a turnout like this one, and I'm very impressed that there's been some good justice being given to all these undercovered source tunes. I'll see if I can make my vote, though I do feel pressed for time with other things, namely some college projects to be done by the 15th. >.>

[EDIT: ok, wtf happened to the emoticons? answers outside the topic please...]

[andyjayne]

Just voted, it was really close for me and I had trouble deciding on the top three and then deciding on the order of those three.

[SwordBreaker]

What is that vocal sample from? I haven't seen anything related to FF7 except the original game. Glad to see someone else do Barret, though.

Fishy's is awesome, so is Mustin's, and Rexy's, and Prophet's sax orchestra, and... I gotta stop. These all are some wonderful mixes. Great turnout.

Vocal sample is from the movie-sequel Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. :)

[prophetik]

i'd like to point out that i literally did this on the 30th and 31st (as in, i wrote the arrangement during a 7-hour period on the 30th, and recorded it/mastered it kinda on the 31st till about 11pm). i'm going to re-record the tenor saxes, at least, and actually spend time mastering it when i'm not falling asleep listening to it cause i've been up for 23 hours straight.

enjoy!

[Alex Smith]

Fantastic arrangement Prophet. Did you play all of the sax parts yourself?

After listening to your entry, I wish I'd have thought more seriously about recording live Trombone parts for my entry. The samples aren't terrible though.

What's the name of the reverb you used by the way? It sounds great.

Good luck everyone.

[anosou]

Prophet: Then we're two! I started my remix at the 30th :P
Heck, I got Reason the 24th :D

[avaris]

Prophet: Then we're two! I started my remix at the 30th :P
Heck, I got Reason the 24th :D

What a coincidence, I got Reason around Dec 12, and started mine on the 28th at about 1am for an hour. Then I finished it on the 29th and 30th.

I was seriously just screwing and came up with the soundscape, and then I started rewriting the chords to fit the mood, and then went from there.

Damn alot of people in this compo used Reason

[anosou]

and Sephire used it really good! I think that's what he used anyway O.o

[Fishy]

I seem to recall he uses Reason 2.5

.....Which is what I use :D.

An funnilly enough, the entire arrangement for my track was done in one day. Production issues were spread out over a while though.

Still, lots of coincidences.

[V___]

Ok well last night I was, for some unknown reason, given a random bit of inspiration to try and make a song purely out of samples from other works. And what better set of songs to try this out with than the FF7 project/compo! Sooo... I stole acouple of samples and made up a 2:00 tune.

Using ACID 4, an old old version with apparently heaps of bugs, I sliced things from (in order of appearance) Sephfire/Tweek, Mustin, Zoola, Alex Smith, Fishy, Avaris, Reuben Key and Swordbreaker. Not the cleanest, cos this is the first time I'v ever done anything like this, but fun to make to make none the less....

ENJOY!! :D

http://vmeissner.googlepages.com/FFmix.mp3

[tweek]

I seem to recall he uses Reason 2.5

He and I both use Reason 3.0. Used it for the mix.

[sephfire]

Actually, tweek did most of the work before I joined in. I just wrote the Opening part and added some flourishes here and there to the Bombing Run section.

[avaris]

Haha sweet stuff V, it all actually seems to fit together and flow pretty well.

[anosou]

It seems like Reason is the weapon of choice for many of us :)

And V, mate, good stuff :) and the names made me laugh my pants off

[Nicole Adams]

NutS and I use Reason, too. I've been using it for about two and a half years and NutS has been using it for a year or just under.

[Tricklozen]

Barret's Theme is.. not my favourite track evar, but it has its parts, and cuteness too.

Nice work, all! (Nice work will never die!)

[Rexy]

Damn alot of people in this compo used Reason
Not me, I used Cubase ;) Probably would be a while before I ever come across Reason again.

[anosou]

Shame on you Rexy.. ;)
Loved your ReMix btw.. maybe cubase is the answer :P

[Zoola]

I too use Cubase. I have actually never used Reason, although some day I'd like to try it. It's the lack of updates that turns me off of it.

[anosou]

Sadly the propellerheads are a bit slow, but when it works as good as it does the updates arent that important :)
Ah well, now we're turning this into a software discussion :P

[Sir_NutS]

Reason is a pretty complete package, and rarely has an issue, that's why they don't update it as much. When they do though, they add lots of stuff(like the jump from 2.5 to 3)

I'm looking forwards to 3.5 now, hopefully they'll add missing things like tempo automation.

[anosou]

Absolutley, and I'd love some sequencer tweaks. And ReDrum tweaks. :)

the combinator update was huge, if that's not a good update I don't know what is :D

[Alex Smith]

Great stuff V. Loved it. :D

[Hyperion5182]

Some awesome stuff in there. Well done.

[SideCut]

Don't have the courage to go through all the 14 pages, so maybe it has been asked before, but is it normal that the Nicole Adams & Sir Nuts remix ends after only 1:36 ??!
sounds like it has been cut, which would be a pity, cause it's very good.

[avaris]

They didn't finish it yet, for shame! But they said they are gonna finish it.

[Atomicfog]

Great stuff, most of it was pretty damn good; voted with care.

[SideCut]

They didn't finish it yet, for shame! But they said they are gonna finish it.

argh ! would be nice if they could finish it before the end of the voting, cause my #1 and #2 are firmly set, but for #3, I wouldn't like to dismiss them on a wrong basis, cause I am hesitating with 2 other songs..... but in the actual state of things, I'm not sure it's allright to validate them as well...

[Atomicfog]

argh ! would be nice if they could finish it before the end of the voting, cause my #1 and #2 are firmly set, but for #3, I wouldn't like to dismiss them on a wrong basis, cause I am hesitating with 2 other songs..... but in the actual state of things, I'm not sure it's allright to validate them as well...

Yeah same, but I still ended up voting them 3rd. Quality over quantity. I would love to hear it finished though.

[anosou]

To bad they didn't finish it :( It was a reaaally good song.
Sadly though I don't think you can vote on what it should've been, it would be VERY unfair to us that completed the ReMix in time and are desperatly trying to cling on to the high standrads in this competition.
Although don't be sad, I bet that song could potentially end up on the project when it's done :)

[Sir_NutS]

I really appreciate the feedback here. Sadly, I couldn't finish the song because of several things (holidays included) but nikki and I will do our best to finish it, regardless if it wins or not, or if it's considered to take part in the project or not. Although it's still a wip, we put a lot of thought on it and we were working side by side on it to bring something great as a result.

So yeah, thanks again and we hope you will still be interested in hearing the final version when it's done ;)

[Ayres]

I really appreciate the feedback here. Sadly, I couldn't finish the song because of several things (holidays included) but nikki and I will do our best to finish it, regardless if it wins or not, or if it's considered to take part in the project or not. Although it's still a wip, we put a lot of thought on it and we were working side by side on it to bring something great as a result.

So yeah, thanks again and we hope you will still be interested in hearing the final version when it's done ;)

I voted you first anyway.

[prophetik]

Fantastic arrangement Prophet. Did you play all of the sax parts yourself?

After listening to your entry, I wish I'd have thought more seriously about recording live Trombone parts for my entry. The samples aren't terrible though.

What's the name of the reverb you used by the way? It sounds great.

Good luck everyone.

yeah, i recorded them all myself. the tenor sucked, though, so i'd at least like to redo that.

the reverb i used is just the reverb bank that comes with fruity 6 (the bigger graphic one, not the basic one). it's just a slightly modified preset. it's a pity i only had my room to record in, because you can hear how tinny it is because it didn't have any room to expand in. major problem with the production there =(

[Tricklozen]

I'm (still) using Cakewalk Pro Audio 8 by Twelve Tone Systems, Inc. Barret's Theme was the second song where I bothered recording tracks separately and doing the mixdown in Cakewalk (unfortunately late at night wearing headphones).

[Steffan Andrews]

. . .I hope you're doing some ridiculous orchestra remix . . .

Yep. Guaranteed both ridiculous and over the top. :D

[Nicole Adams]

Ah, such motivation. Thanks, guys!

[Gollgagh]

Good work, guys.


These are actually far better than I was expecting. I'll try to find time to vote.


(If only flmc had this kind of participation...)

[zircon]

Less than 6 hours left to vote, but there's still time! It's a close competition. VOTE VOTE VOTE~

[Fishy]

* Voting ends on January 10th, 11:59pm EST.


Its the 9th dude. still got a day left.

[zircon]

OOPS I MEAN THERE ARE ABOUT 30 HOURS LEFT

[SwordBreaker]

It's the 10th in where I come from. :P

I'm hyped. Can't wait for the final results.

[Zoola]

Nice recovery. http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_nicework.gif

[Mustin]

hahahaha

Nice.

[Hemophiliac]

i voted, good luck all :)

[Nicole Adams]

OOPS I MEAN THERE ARE ABOUT 30 HOURS LEFT
zircon, you're so funny. :P

[SideCut]

Just wanted to know if Zircon was sending back (or not) a PM of confirmation for a vote (as Pixie did it with VOCR), so that we're sure our PM has been received.

[zircon]

I haven't sent out any confirmations unless I need something else from you. Just assume that I got it. :)

[zircon]

Four and a half hours left. More votes.

MOAR

[Zoola]

Four and a half hours left.


You sure this time? Absolutely sure? ;)

[Dyne]

You sure this time? Absolutely sure? ;)

I'm sure he's as sure as can be. By the way, less than 3 and a half hours left.

PLEASE VOTE! :)

[Zoola]

Gettin close....
uh, vote.

[zircon]

Well, that's the deadline everyone! Here are the results.

First Place: Mustin

Second Place: Sephfire & Tweek

Third Place: Reuben Kee

Mustin had a strong upper hand on first place, but there was a lot of competition for everyone else. I won't post the numbers - but suffice it to say that with one or two more votes, the 2nd and 3rd places could have very easily been switched (or two new names could have been there entirely!) I'll be contacting some of y'all very soon about joining the FF7 project itself. Not just the winners either. And of course, prizes will be sent out as appropriate - PM me if you won with your email & name. :)

I'd like to thank everyone for participating. Lots of great tunes here and I wish I could have given out 5 prizes and not just 3. I hope some of you develop your tracks and submit them later, too - I think with a little more time a lot of 'em could be improved (after all, one month isn't that long in the grand scheme of things). :D

[Dhsu]

Nice.

I didn't vote personally because it was way too close for me to call. I wanted to give special props to Prophet though...your arrangement gave me a special feeling I haven't had for a while.

Also, the Racing Chocobos mixes turned out surprisingly good...props to everyone who tackled that track. :)

[Hemophiliac]

congratulations to the winners :)

there were some definite contenders for top 3 spots all over the place.

also congratulations to those who get invited to join the project as well

[Fishy]

You guys rawk! Well done to all the winners.

(Oh an thx Dhsu, that source is evil...)

[prophetik]

Nice.

I didn't vote personally because it was way too close for me to call. I wanted to give special props to Prophet though...your arrangement gave me a special feeling I haven't had for a while.

Also, the Racing Chocobos mixes turned out surprisingly good...props to everyone who tackled that track. :)

thanks, dhsu.

i had trouble deciding on voting stuff too, because i really wasn't sure which ones i'd pick. i had trouble narrowing it down below about six, personally. there was a lot of great mixes on this.

[SideCut]

lol, results reflect my vote, except that I chose Prophet of Mephisto for the 3rd place, but I precised that Reuben Kee + Nicole Adams & Sir Nuts would deserve too this 3rd place. I guess that's the 5 Zircon is talking about.
Anyway, congrats to each one of the remixers for their efforts !
Btw Zircon, have there been more votes than for VOCR, or...?

[avaris]

Great turnout guys. Congrats to Mustin what a damn good song, and it was unfinished too!

Yeah Proph you and your mighty sexaphone were pretty amazing.

There were tons of really strong entries, my condolences to those who tried the chocobo theme I'd prob stay away from it at all costs unless I could do some mad shredding on the guitar with it! That's what I thought Fishy was gonna go for, but a guitarist made a bad ass mix without guitar and doin a insane theme.

[SwordBreaker]

Congrats to all the winners. You guys really deserved it. :)

Count me in when the next competition arrives.

[DragonAvenger]

I was quite impressed with a good deal of the entries. Reiterating everyone, it was quite a tough choice to pick only three entries, and then order them.

Kudos to all entries!

[Mustin]

Awesome!

Thanks for voting us the winner, folks! I gotta thank Lisa, Jennifer, and Tim for performing on the track. Also, thanks to everyone involved in the contest!

I'll be finishing the mix pretty soon and sending it to zircon for the project. It'll be a tighter mix with more cool stuff so watch for that when the projct is released.

Thanks again! You've all made my morning!

[Fishy]

That's what I thought Fishy was gonna go for, but a guitarist made a bad ass mix without guitar and doin a insane theme.

lol, and just what are you saying about guitarists?

You know I did actually start a rockin Still more fighting mix, but it turned into a cover. I have it if you want it. Might put it on the WIPs board for funs.

Seriously though, cheers avaris. We guitarists aren't all "MOAR DISTORSHUN!!!", although...

[avaris]

Haha no prob dude, I know from listening to a bunch of ur songs u gots tha mad skillz all around. Def send me that "Still Fighting" cover.

[Tricklozen]

Congrats, and thanks for all the mix!

[Alex Smith]

Congrats Mustin, Sephire, Tweek and Reuben Kee.

Also well done everyone else who entered. I didn't expect to win, but it was fun mixing. :)

[Old Man Time]

yeah, congrats everyone, ff7 is one of my favorites, and sephfire is a favorite mixer of mine, so i'm excited about the project. its good to get at least a little sampling of it early.

[Dunnowhathuh]

Good show guys. Congrats to Mustin, Sephire, Tweek and Reuben Kee. Good job the rest of you guys too.

[pl4y3rz]

I enjoy very much FFVII music. I would like to do more remix about it.
your competition sound very great idea.