ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'Light and Flakey'
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- Game: Final Fantasy VII (Sony, 1997, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): Heath Morris
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu
- Song(s): 'Buried in Snow'
- Posted: 2003-07-02, evaluated by the judges
Newcomer Dj Siamey offers up an enjoyable, if not first and foremost memorable, trance ReMix from FF7. Sound quality is decent, arrangement is there, and the mix title is certainly catchy. Actually, sounds like a phrase I'd use to describe the ideal state of a breakfast pastry, but I suppose it works musically as well. Judges were unanimously positive but also not unanimously over-impressed or too wowed - Malcos' comment sums up the general attitude: "This is not as repetitive as it could have been, some nice work here to keep the listener's interest. Sound quality is very good, and effects have been used well. Nice." - in other words, you don't need to sit down and your socks will remain on, but it's still a solid piece of work. Some will enjoy it more than others - those with a predilection towards Squaresoft, meat-and-potatoes (with some gravy) trance should dig in particular. The ReMixer obviously has the basics of good trance construction down; I look forward to seeing a little more risk-taking and a broader sound palette in submissions to come.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the I've been running through a vast majority of the remixes on this
site and must say this is excellent.
While some say it feels like something is missing or feels off -keep in mind music isn't always about having some extra 'oomph' where it's not needed.
Just like with movies, there are leads and there are supports to make the thing whole, this is not a lead but very much a support, and a perfect one.
Loved it, keep up the good work!
- Rusthammer on March 24, 2009
While some say it feels like something is missing or feels off -keep in mind music isn't always about having some extra 'oomph' where it's not needed.
Just like with movies, there are leads and there are supports to make the thing whole, this is not a lead but very much a support, and a perfect one.
Loved it, keep up the good work!
- Rusthammer on March 24, 2009
A little dated and not much beyond a genre adaptation, but built
proficiently enough to keep me interested. the builds were
effective, though the one section that really needed a massive
build (the change to a different source maybe?) didn't really have
one. Production was clean enough that things were well defined, but
lacking a bit of punch and high end clarity. Hearing his more
recent work, this is definitely something he has improved on.
Anyways, a good, but not amazing track.
Siamey was one of the very very first dudes to help me out years back when I first started learning remixing, and i'll always appreciate that. Thanks dude.
- OA on March 17, 2009
Siamey was one of the very very first dudes to help me out years back when I first started learning remixing, and i'll always appreciate that. Thanks dude.
- OA on March 17, 2009
Man, I've gone through about 900 OCRs and I have yet to come across
a better mix. Nice ambient snow effect, great BPM, nice and
relaxing. The feeling reminds me of "The Sunshine Underground" by
The Chemical Brothers, another amazing song, even if not OCR. This
gets Ark's "Paw of YES!" 10/10
Ark, your Crazy Bi Mississippi Catox! =^-^=
- offthewall234 on March 1, 2006
Ark, your Crazy Bi Mississippi Catox! =^-^=
- offthewall234 on March 1, 2006
Love this one. It's got a tough techno beat with a light snowy
effect playing the main melody. Hehe, it's catchy! Yup, I
re-iterate what every1 else has said. Keep these coming!
- lady zelda on February 27, 2006
- lady zelda on February 27, 2006
AWESOME technoremix. This is just the thing I want, alots of beats
drumming in the back with a load of strings and some very cool
synths to give the melody some cool attitude. You can´t stop
nodding your head to this one. Nice idea of adding windeffects to
the mix, gives it a slight touch of reality. Amazing stuff from
Siamey, and I concur with the others:
MAKE AN ANOTHER REMIX! PLEASE!
- Bummerdude on October 17, 2005
MAKE AN ANOTHER REMIX! PLEASE!
- Bummerdude on October 17, 2005
This is one of those songs that can just pop up on your playlist
and you don't have any problems with listening to it the whole way
through, all the time, everytime, any time. Provided, of course,
you HAVE time. :wink:
Hope to hear more from you in the future!
- InfinitysEnd on February 19, 2005
Hope to hear more from you in the future!
- InfinitysEnd on February 19, 2005
This is an amazing mix of a very rare and not so memorable song
from FF7. Most of my friends don't even recognize what song it is
when they hear it at first, or have a hard time believing it was
the snow fields, but it's faster tempo and quality is just awesome.
This is one of my favorites to play when it's snowing out.
- ForumChibi on August 2, 2004
- ForumChibi on August 2, 2004
It's the song when you're running around the ice fields trying to
find your way to that old mans cabin. Also the music in the ice
town, cant remember its name.
- The Orichalcon on July 4, 2003
- The Orichalcon on July 4, 2003
Gawd, what bothers me about this song is I recognize it, but for
the life of me I can't remember which it is, and I'm usually able
to pinpoint it.
Maybe it was a lesser song, maybe my skills aren't what they used to be, or maybe this song followed what a "remix" is at heart, and gave it a new recipe while still maintaining that classic flavor (if we're going to go with the food theme Senor Pretzel started).
This is one of those pieces that thats really great, but not in the way that stands out in others. It's sorta like the reluctant hero. It doesn't mean to be good, it's just trying to go on in life.
All in all, great piece. Definitely goes on my list of more favorable pieces this site has offered. This song doesn't try to get all in your face, but it lets you know it's there.
This song kicks ass discretely.
- The_Clover on July 4, 2003
Maybe it was a lesser song, maybe my skills aren't what they used to be, or maybe this song followed what a "remix" is at heart, and gave it a new recipe while still maintaining that classic flavor (if we're going to go with the food theme Senor Pretzel started).
This is one of those pieces that thats really great, but not in the way that stands out in others. It's sorta like the reluctant hero. It doesn't mean to be good, it's just trying to go on in life.
All in all, great piece. Definitely goes on my list of more favorable pieces this site has offered. This song doesn't try to get all in your face, but it lets you know it's there.
This song kicks ass discretely.
- The_Clover on July 4, 2003
this is great, light and flakey, that it is, really sounds cool
good mix altogether, i like how it changes around the 3 min mark,
oh that sounds great, hell i'm listening to it now as i write this,
excellent
- UltimaAvatar on July 3, 2003
- UltimaAvatar on July 3, 2003
Ahthankyou God. I love this piece in the game. But I absolutely
hated the way it was played in the game.
This is excellent. If not a great stand out, it gets 9/10 from me just for using an excellent tune and making it sound good.
- The Orichalcon on July 3, 2003
This is excellent. If not a great stand out, it gets 9/10 from me just for using an excellent tune and making it sound good.
- The Orichalcon on July 3, 2003
Wow...just, wow.
This is an amazing piece indeed.
I love the choice of synths used...they sound brilliant when put together like this.
Its a little repetetive, but then its pretty good, so when youre dancing to it you dont especially notice ^_^
The only gripe I have is that I would have preferred the bell synths that play the melody to be more audible...I have a hard time hearing them over everything else.
The ending is also a little brief...I would have preferred a fadeout.
Overall, I recommend this to just about anyone...it's most certainly going into some of my mixes...
Well done, sir, this is excellent and I look forward to more from you.
- Eccles on July 3, 2003
This is an amazing piece indeed.
I love the choice of synths used...they sound brilliant when put together like this.
Its a little repetetive, but then its pretty good, so when youre dancing to it you dont especially notice ^_^
The only gripe I have is that I would have preferred the bell synths that play the melody to be more audible...I have a hard time hearing them over everything else.
The ending is also a little brief...I would have preferred a fadeout.
Overall, I recommend this to just about anyone...it's most certainly going into some of my mixes...
Well done, sir, this is excellent and I look forward to more from you.
- Eccles on July 3, 2003
I love the instruments. It makes me feel like if I were dreaming.
Nice song, nice beat too. I really recommend you to download this.
- Diegox on July 3, 2003
- Diegox on July 3, 2003
This is definately dope, great choice of a tune to mix from one of
my fav soundtracks. let's hear some more siamey!
- Debotron-6K on July 3, 2003
- Debotron-6K on July 3, 2003
Hmm....
Aesthetically, I have to say I really like it. It is genuinely pleasing to the ear, and it definetly drums up memories of the time and place of the song. It's defintely a keeper.
But at the same time, I don't know if I can really see it as reflective of the original. I mean, when I listen to it, I don't picture poor pre-sane Cloud wandering around in the snow (that IS the piece, correct?).
That aside however, this is a great piece and you should be very proud. I look forward to hearing more.
- Atomic Dog on July 3, 2003
Aesthetically, I have to say I really like it. It is genuinely pleasing to the ear, and it definetly drums up memories of the time and place of the song. It's defintely a keeper.
But at the same time, I don't know if I can really see it as reflective of the original. I mean, when I listen to it, I don't picture poor pre-sane Cloud wandering around in the snow (that IS the piece, correct?).
That aside however, this is a great piece and you should be very proud. I look forward to hearing more.
- Atomic Dog on July 3, 2003
