ReMix: Xenogears 'Theme Of A Sailor'
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- Game: Xenogears (Square, 1998, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): The Pancake Chef
- Composer(s): Yasunori Mitsuda
- Song(s): 'Thames, Man of the Sea'
- Posted: 2002-05-23, evaluated by djpretzel
Cool, unexpected stuff from the Chef. The most conspicuous element here is a very slick upright acoustic bass, which adds a lot of flavor. This instrumental coverage of Xenogears reminded me of Protricity's Final Fantasy 5 ReMix, but really only because it has that pirates / sailor quality to it, as the title might suggest. Piano, strings, and the afforementioned bass make for a fairly minimal arrangement compared to some of the Chef's other work, but the piano part is spread over the stereo field and it's ensemble strings that also have some nice stereo movement, so the mix never feels spartan or incomplete. In fact, the ways it ebbs and flows might appropriately remind one of actually being on a ship - sort of a liquid, back and forth motion to the mixing and dynamics as well. Not as obviously catchy or accessible as some of the PC's other stuff, but I'd say it bears repeated listening quite well and is compositionally stronger in some regards. As always, sound quality is high, and overall I found this a quirky and memorable mix, with a certain atmospheric miasma to it. Recommended.
Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the - Superrpgman on March 11, 2007
- OA on December 29, 2006
- Sirocco on August 10, 2005
- Vexxon on June 12, 2005
It was extremely short though... I was hoping for it to build up to this big dramatized climax but the song was over before I knew it.
Still a great song
- jordex on February 10, 2005
- kirbenvost on February 2, 2004
that's my first post on oc but i already downloaded more than 80 remixes and i wanted to say that this remix is by far the best i have ever heard on oc.
Ok it's quiet minimalist but that's a good point : not to "surcharge" remixes with tons of effects.
That song is so melodramatic and the guitar bass is uplifting and giving it a jazzy blue touch, with the masterpiece piano melody. I'm a fan of mitsuda's work and now of the pancake chef's excellent "remixes" or reworks (like dubbing the body & johnny bike).
Keep it up !
- tistou on November 17, 2003
"He could be my friend if he was not my enemy" -Shadow-
- Tiberiansam on November 7, 2003
Pancake Chef takes the upbeat, energetic theme song of the Thames boat in Xenogears (one of my 3 fave songs from the game), and then changes it into something so totally different that I actually didn't recognize what it was the first few times I heard it. Then, when it all finally came together and I suddenly thought, "Oh wow.. this is from that boat with the Men of the Sea... this is awesome!", it was a great moment.
Although a tad on the short side, this little tune remains one of my favorites.
I give it a first class recommendation.
- fadeaway on July 24, 2003
if you’re looking for a similar sound, get his wondrous Seiken Densetsu 3 - Sea Breeze Strings mix
- DeryckAK on January 1, 2003
It's Xenogears and it's Pancake Chef, what's not to like? :D While this is a pretty simple arrangement, it's very, very cool. Plus, a fretless bass combined with the classic piano-n-strings is something you don't hear every day. On the downside it's a tad short, but I don't think there's much you could do with this without ruining it's simplicity, so I won't mark off for that. Recommended.
- orkybash on June 6, 2002
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