ReMix: Final Fantasy VIII 'Rain In Chicago'

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Youngjin writes: "This is my first try at jazz, and as usual I spent a lot of time on the drum & bass tracks. I think you will like the drums... I spent a whole day just taking drumloops and samples and cutting individual hits and snares and kicks out. It gives the whole thing a kind of "sampled" sound -- a la djshadow or amon tobin. Perhaps the greatest compliment I received on the WIP forums and from a couple other folks is that *they never liked the original* but they enjoy the remix. I hope I can continue to mix in the future, but who knows what will happen when college swallows me up." - this is a more experimental, free-form piece relative to Ziwtra's other mixes, but the same appeal is there. I'm a big fan of his work, so while it's cool that we've got another great piece of music to listen to, it unfortunately sounds like college might prevent future mixage, at least on a regular schedule :( I s'pose that's the way it goes, but we can hope that opportunities present themselves. This is a great arrangement of "Blue Fields" from FF8 - it's not what I would call jazz, but instead the type of hybrid jazz/electronica that the already-cited djshadow, krush, etc.have popularized to some extent. Youngjin pulls it off well - the drum track is elusive and organic, while still having a dirty, urban feel to it, and the mellow pads, moving bass, and heavily delayed, crystalline piano and synth melodies lend a very open, travelling feel. Love the muted trumpet - it's hard to use muted without it sounding artificially thin or too exposed, but it blends in perfectly here. This is an arrangement that shows how a ReMixer's style - in this case, an affinity for layered, ornate, labored-upon drums and a lush overall mix - can transcend genres. Though this is a different genre from previous mixes by Youngjin, you can still very much tell it's him - in a good way. Though we're several months into the semester already, best of luck to all of you who try to balance educational and occupational time constraints with music-related hobbies (composing or listening) - it can be a bitch, I know. Unique, compelling stuff from Ziwtra - hope time allows for more such mixes in the future. Recommended.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

I very much enjoyed this remix. I never realised how much hate the original got, I loved it so much, but just not as much as Terra from FFVI. Either way, I never compare any song I hear on this website to the original, I tend to think of it as just a different version, completely different to the original, and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thank you.

- cremdogz on August 11, 2009

I thought the possibility of thinking the impossible was quite possi...wait...what?
Good work in general.

- metaphist on May 11, 2007

I thought much was possible with the track I liked most in the game.
Good work in raising my interest.

- LongeBane on May 9, 2007

I didn't think much was possible with the track I hate most in the game.
Good work in raising my interest.

- KogeJoe on January 24, 2007

Wow, what an awesome remix this is. Perfectly captures the feeling of not really caring about anything else except what is here and now. Kinda gives me that feeling that the world could be burning but everything will be ok.

- Master_Yoshi on January 11, 2007

This remix sorta reminds me of the frozen tundra section of secret of mana.

- maestermatt on February 5, 2006

Really liked this!
Just had that walking-in-the-rain-don't-give-a-rat's-ass -about-anything-else feeling to it. Will definitely keep you absorbed.

- Sage of Creation on November 10, 2005

I´m siiiiiinging in the rain...
Really nice stuff here. Although this is Ziwtra´s first try at getting a groovy mix, I´m not complaining. Very nice usage of the instruments, I liked that echoing piano that just skipped over that piano. At some points, it sounded just like "The place I´ll return to" from FF9, but then it got back to Blue fields once again. Calm, chill, excellent remix from our hardworking Ziwtra. Good luck with your studies.

- Bummerdude on October 28, 2005

This is probably the best FFVIII mix I've yet heard, the delayed piano and drums fit in almost too well in the song.
Awesome stuff.

- Tepid on October 20, 2005

mythril nazgul wrote: This track is an underrated classic on OC Remix. Ziwtra gives one of my favorite tracks from the incredible FFVIII soundtrack some jazzish-electronic loving and it is [i]good[/i].

That's true. This track is actually miles better than the original too. The overworld music for FFVIII was sub-interesting. It did the job, but it was boring, unlike the music for 7 and 9's overworld. This would have been a better replacement. It's not too often I think that for remixes from the playstation final fantasy games.

- The Orichalcon on August 8, 2005

This track is an underrated classic on OC Remix. Ziwtra gives one of my favorite tracks from the incredible FFVIII soundtrack some jazzish-electronic loving and it is [i]good[/i].

- myf on August 7, 2005

what makes this great is how he's made a so-so track into an easily likable & really groovy one. that's what remixing should be all about imo! And you can't even tell it's ff.

- Alianger on August 7, 2005

This might be my favorite OC remix ever. Gotta love it. And living in the suburbs of Chicago and commuting often, I have to say it actually fits it's name, for me anyway.

- Heyo Axel on July 9, 2005

Definitely an interesting arrangement! I love the original and this take on it is very well-executed and enjoyable. Aside from the catchy percussion, the piano helps give this tune a nice airy and carefree feel to it. :)

- Mini Mog on July 28, 2004

Such a great remix, I like this better than the original song it came from. I have listened to it many many times and still enjoy it as much as ever, great work.

- Leusugi on November 10, 2003

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