OCR00828 - Final Fantasy VII 'Heart's Anxiety'

[Disco Dan]

Final Fantasy 7 'Heart's Anxiety'

Ok, this song gets good around 2:04, 'cause it gets different. I'm personally not a big fan of this song, but it has its merit. Download if you're a fan of the original.

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[cheez80]

hrmm. is it possible to add my name to the "creators" caption? 'twas a collaboration.

[vdj_microbe]

It's good. This music brings back some good memories of FF7. I'm not sure if it's me, but the beats seemed a little too loud especially for the first beat in every set. My speakers seemed to vibrate frantically. There was more emphasis on the beat than there was on the melody. Frankly, I don't think there would be anyway to change around the melody of this song and pass it off. I could be wrong though. This just my own opinion. Good work Ceracryst. I expect to see more :D

[Necronomicon]

Ceracryst definitely seems like a promising mixer, I wanna see some more outta him.

[Jarrid]

Excellent job done by Ceracryst. I really want to see more out of this guy. I'm a big fan of this type of style.

[Kuribo's Shoe]

I may be a bit biased, given that Anxious Hearts was one of my favourite tracks from FFVII, but I think Ceracryst hit it dead on. It's a peculiar feeling the songe evokes - that of being both worried and comfortable at the same time. As with any console game of earlier days, hardware limitations often prevented composers from getting accross exactly what they had intended to be the soundscape of a particular moment in a game. I'd like to think that if Uematsu-san were able to redo the soundtrack for FFVII, the tune he would give us would sound an awful lot like this mix. It just feels right.

Sonically speaking, I'm very much impressed with the way the rich sound of the marimba used for the arpegio patterns complements the extremely dense sound of the distorted percussion, not to mention the dark, airy sound of the melody. Very slick, very appropriate. Full marks.

[Asterin]

EXCELLENT. :)

I've heart several Anxious Hearts remixes before, but I probably like this one the best. It manages to make a multitude of cool rhythm elaborations and stay fairly true to the original theme. I was surprised to not see more "two thumbs up" reviews. Recommended.

[danny B]

Wow. Fucking Wow. Usually I don't dig a minimalist approach to music in general, but this guy has found a way to really reinterpret anxious heart as the beautiful song it had the potential to be.

I didn't really like the song in the game, but man, this remix finds a way to reinvent the chord structure and explore it in such a new direction. I wish this was the song in the game.

Very emotional. Very well done. Easily one of the best songs i've ever heard, not just as a ReMix, but as music in general.

It's like new age meets industrial meets breakbeat meets..... I don't know. GREAT SONG. This is a song my vg-hating buddies could kick it to. Once again, for effect - Fucking Wow.

[ZezaZoom]

I'm sure you don't get enough recognition, so I wanted to say that this was just an awesome remix! It is so unique and just so beautiful, I just want to cry when i listen to it, and yeah, that's embarressing to say..so I'll just end it here before I embaress myself some more.

[lefty]

i really dig this one right up 'till the 2 and 3 min marks...

the tempo changes seem a little ill suited to the styles....this one woulda been dead on had it not been for those tempo changes... take the afforementioned out, and this remix woulda found a nice home in the soundtrack to fight club....

:nicework: definately nice work though for the most part

[The_Clover]

Some of my favorite remixes on this site are featured from FF7, and this song is no different. It is yet another reason why I must say FF7 was one of the best FF is my book not just for gameplay, but for the emotional feel it gave with its story and mostly its music.

Anxious Heart was a great song in FF7 for the forboding feel it gave, and Ceracryst did the song justice by giving that same feel with a cooler sound in his rendition, Heart's Anxiety. I love the burning sounds at 2:11, reminscent of the burning Nibelheim. If I could remake FF7 or continue from it, this song would earn a place in my books.

In a room a full of Mr. Ts, this song would have no trouble kicking all of their asses.

[KooLKaRLSoN]

Ok, I've been sitting here at my computer all day working on a huge deadline and i've been listening to hundreds and hundreds of OC Remix tunes ALL day long... The people around me are looking at me funny because of some of the zanny interpretations, but hey, OC remix is about fun also. Anyways, I want to make this really breif, but I want you to know I have never felt compelled to write a review about other's remixes.... EVER... I guess you can call me lazy. Anyways, this is my first review, and I had to stop working and I had onto ocremix.org as FAST as humanly possible because I wanted to COMPLIMENT this incredible remix. I really don't have time to go into detail, other than to say overall what an INCREDIBLE job this is. It is amazing in every which possible way. I wish I could disect the song, but I'd be repeating myself in saying Good, Great, Wonderful, and Beautiful. I'm a musician of 18 years, so take my words of compliment. I've studied electronic music, industrial... etc... at College in great detail. This is great stuff.. I can't say that enough... :D

[JorJorMogBoi]

This ReMix is so great! First it's very bass-y (like Nine Inch Nails or something!). Then the middle of the song sounds very peaceful (there is just something that is very gratifying about that part of the song). That was quickly followed up by a soundclip of flames, which was also very cool. And then the song resolves itself really well. The entire song just reminds me of Aeris; it actually represents what happens to her if you think about... really good ReMix!

[zxzxlch]

10/10

[sephfire]

This is the remix that turned me into an OCR addict. I've listened to it way too much and I still love it. I wish Ceracryst would show himself around here again ... I'm dying for more of this goodness.

[m68030]

I was sitting at my dinner table the other night and noticed two chords
in the background music of some television show that instantly brought
me to Nibelheim.. I figured there had to be a remix of this somewhere
on the site..

I don't really dig the percussion change at 3:00. It's just too upbeat for
the rest of the track.

Fun stuff otherwise though.. I really do like the sound of it.

edit:
Hah, i didn't even remember voting on this one way back in October of '02
... and I voted NO. :( Guess I really didnt' like that ending. Oh well, all's
well that ends well.

[Oddity]

The people that bring up the 3:00 mark say they don't like it much. WHY? IT'S THE BEST PART! Very nice needed change in the song. All those varying notes n crud...am I the only one who likes music like that?

Anyway that's pretty much all I can say.

[FatedChild]

The people that bring up the 3:00 mark say they don't like it much. WHY? IT'S THE BEST PART! Very nice needed change in the song. All those varying notes n crud...am I the only one who likes music like that?

Anyway that's pretty much all I can say.

^^ No, i like the part after 3:00 a lot more than any other part of that song. I also gotta compliment on the drums, that turned out awesome! This is the best song i've heard at OC Remix. (Ive heard only about 30 however)

[NinjaJonny]

I declare this a Smashin Hit!! I like it way múch

[JadeAutomation]

This track is one of my absolute favorites on OCremix. The changeup at 3:00 sends chills down my spine. <3 to it.

[Spekkio64]

Awesome remix, Those bass hit sound superb on subwoofers, it also keeps the nostalgic/original scent. I listen to it at least 5 times a week.

[Ænru]

This is one of my favorite remixes on the site. There's enough praise on the elements on the boards already, so I'm gonna state another point.

The first time I heard this, I was reading Circuity, and the song and the comic seemed to simply melt together for perfect cooperation. It may just be me, but I couldn't think of better mood music for the comic strip.

It works well if the song starts off about three pages into the comic, and the bottle-drums playing during the heightening scenes toward the end of the strip.

Circuity can be found as a recent addition to Megatokyo ( www.megatokyo.com )

Give it a shot.

I have the nine-page comic in pdf version if you want it.

[Sirocco]

the drums and distortion are insane my man. Being a avid sound of industrial, grime, and of course ff7, this is a must listen!

[Ænru]

For a second there, I thought there was an actual reply. Oh well, at least this forum got an 'active' flag again.

[Princess_Of_Memories]

I listened to this remix because of the replies it was getting.
I actually liked the drum thing. It didn't seem too upbeat to me.
This was a good remix :D

[Gatorelf]

This is my favorite FF song... Kept me coming back to find more like it... I will take this music over the mainstream hip hop crapp any day!

[Bummerdude]

COOOOL stuff. This may be one of the most boring but yet beautifullest tracks in the game, but ceracryst made a few changes(fine then, many) and now it´s not boring anymore. Very nice beats added, but kept those strings, they´re good. The marimba starting at 1:30 is real good, somehow sad, somehow hopeful, perfect for this mix. When it gets more playful at 2:00 it gets very beautiful, but then Sephiroth jumps out and brings terror so that the mix must start from square 1. But it gets back to the rhytm very fast, around 2:56 it´s back again with a marimba that´s all over the place.

Excellent stuff, ceracryst.

[lady zelda]

You gotta love it! You've got a hip-hop beat plus these sweet little quirks added to it. And I love the transition at 2:00, it's as if all of a sudden everything went all sweet sounding and then before you know it, it's back to the original mood. I love it. Different, innovative, and most importantly, all the elements fit together. I agree, it's a must-listen.

[Liontamer]

hrmm. is it possible to add my name to the "creators" caption? 'twas a collaboration.
Yeah, I saw your name elsewhere in an interview with Ceracryst from years ago. Props on your second half here. We're a few years late, but I'm glad I secured your co-credit.

http://www.ocremix.org/remixer/cheez80/

[metaphist]

Wow, this one fell under the radar big time on me. I'm just now hearing it for the first time (having the entire OCR playlist on random will do that to you). Nice downtempo hiphop with and electronic feel, my favorite style ;).

[JadeAuto]

I have had this remix on various CD's to relax to. I even took part of it, and hacked my Razr phone (via hex editor) to be able to have my own mp3's on it; just so I could use this song from 2:56 onward as my ringtone.

This remix has always jived with me. And it inspires me to someday ReMix.

9.9 of 10 anxious hearts. (Nothing's perfect)

[Gatorelf]

Ive been away from here for over 2 years, nice to come back and see everyone

[RoninPedroshin]

Love the beats in this song. They remind me me of the sound made by a heart beating (mostly at 02:51-02:55), so it really even fits the song's title like a glove! :-o

[Txai]

I rarely enjoy anything related to FF, but hey... I've been listening to this one several times in the past few years and it surely has a creative arrangement. Never dull. Very chill.

[Troy]

I registered on the forums just so I could review this particular piece. This is amazing! One of my favorites of all the FFVII remixes.

0:00-0:28 Great intro - simple and pretty. Makes you feel sad/nostalgic, which are the emotions that the original track was supposed to induce.

0:28-0:45 Ok, some of these drums I like a lot and others not as much. One of them in particular that always goes DONK DONK I feel needs to be toned down a lot. What I do like about the drums though is the bass drum, which is the quietest one. (I much prefer "thmp thmp" to "DONK DONK") It almost sounds like a 'heartbeat'. The idea of the heartbeat is one thing I would have liked to have seen developed a little more, but you can't have everything I guess. Anyway, as long as I don't let the loud donks bother me too much, the rest of the drums are pretty fitting.

0:45-0:59 The distortiony-percussion is cool - though again it might have sounded cooler if it had a more muffled sound. I loved the whisper sound effects, especially the one at 0:50 is perfect, with a cool echo too.

0:59-1:30 Here we go, now we change key switching to the more familiar chords as in the original track. It's a good chill, slow setup. Nothing needs to be rushed.

1:30-1:45 Awesomeness. Quite eerie with the addition of the marimba

1:45-2:00 Here come the donks again. Are they really necessary? Something deeper or more muffled please, like a low or floor tom drum.

2:00-2:20 A change of pace which is good. Cool distortions again. The brief burning sound and ominous chords are a great touch. I can just see Sephiroth turning his back and disappearing behind the flames of Nibelheim. And heartbeat, yay.

2:20-2:53 Combines the elements from the sections from 0:45-2:00, effectively - including the cool whispers again.

2:53-END I'm digging the new drum rhythm right off the bat. The tempo had been dominated by the slow pace of the strings for the longest time (appropriately so), and now everything is more excited. The underlying chords go back to the way they were at 0:00-0:59. Best part of the piece in my opinion. It wouldn't fit in any other part of the song, but at the end the building excitement is perfect.

Overall: 9.5/10 - My only complaint is the drums/percussion, I think it could have been more fine-tuned to be in line with the emotions of the piece.

[Ascendancy]

this mix is sweet, very nostalgic, definitely an interesting take on it, though i feel that at 2:11 was a bit out of place, it didn't seem to fit into the track at all to me but its not really a big deal. the ambience on this track is sick. wish they made more mixes 9 out of 10

[Xanthen]

Great work! Thanks for creating it. It's in my top 20.

[yosefu]

A good solid effort and it sounds pretty good:-P

[LuIzA]

one of the first songs I ever heard in OCR, still one of my favorites :)

[OA]

Though some of the synths used are pretty generic, there is some totally awesome syncopated and panned percussion that really gives this a cool hook.
When you consider that the original is pretty much just some cool diminished chords, it really personalizes it. Really chill stuff, and even though I am a big fan of the source to begin with, and this is basically just some stuff on top of the original, I can dig it.