[m68030]

Final Fantasy 8 'Liberi Fatali Overhaul'

Matt Pollard really knows his stuff. This is a great example of how
throwing a drum track over an original can sound great. And since he's
better than just slapping down some dirty looping he builds on it with
a chippish organ patch, sort of a dirty saw wave thing. Chewy.

[Fyrewave]

I thought this mix is well deserved of a "sweet!"
Having never heard the origional gives me a nice neutral perspective on it as a standalone peice tho not remix. Love the voices, couldve made it longer without losing my interest.
Good stuff.

[Elvenstar!]

I really would have enjoyed the song more with more of the vocals. It definitely drew me in, but I think it would make the song that much more special.

[Archivist]

Very nicely done. Completely reportrays the song, and yet still recognizable. I really liked the normal "Liberi Fatali" though, so that might just be me.

[Polo]

Dude. I could listen to this all day long if I wanted. So autumn-sunsetty. I love the whole 8-bit-ish-ness. Part of it (0:16 - 0:32) reminded me of the bonus level in Battletoads & Battlemaniacs. Though I think you can go farther with the voices - they're a little too... little in the mix. I want more of them! In fact, this whole mix leaves me a little bereft somehow. It's not quite... complete. That's the word. I want to reach out a hand and help it - or hope it reaches its hand out to me and finishes the job.

Anyways, don't mind my rant. Good job.

[Platinus]

this is by far one of the most interesting remixes ive heard. It was one of my first ones too. I greatly enjoyed the synthness after wethosand lusec parts. The vynle esque sounds are coll aswell. a very good remix to say the least.

[Bummerdude]

Originally Posted by djpretzel

I really did try to play FF8, but the menu system was so convoluted that it drove me insane. I will say that FF9 is much better.

Agreed, still haven´t cleared it, but the music is sooo good.

For the song, it´s hard for me to recognize the track. I mean, the lyrics with is 100% obvious of course, but just the melody is hard enuff. Kudos to master pollard, this is like that program "The Swan", but now mp took a classical symphonic piece and updated it to the age of techno, nice done dude. I can feel it! Come on!

[Babysoft-chan]

I love the original version of Liberi Fatali, but I have to say that I have a much better time remembering how the opening of FFVIII played when I listen to Pollard's mix. :) Love the organ work, and the addition of drums makes it fairly fun. I think the only thing I didn't like was the inclusion of the vocals. They seemed a bit too flat for perkiness of the remix. Other than that, this is be my favourite FFVIII remix. :)

[OA]

I think using more of the voices and mixing them in with the cool chiptunes would have made it better. What is kindof strange to me is that without the voices, I don't think the song would have been very good, but the voices by themselves would be lame as well. I guess what i'm trying to say is that remix isn't just the sum of it's parts, and is good but not great.

[jayc4life]

I'm not the first person to say this piece is interesting, but although I like Fools Gold by the Stone Roses (where the inspiration for the looping drum comes from, I'm assuming. They both sound very similar) and i liked the original Liberi Fatali, this crossover just doesn't tickle my pickle really.

Sorry Matt, but as a fan of both pieces by their own, and as good as the splice might sound to others, it just fails to float my boat.