ReMix: Final Fantasy X-2 'Chauffage au Gaz'
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- Game: Final Fantasy X-2 (Square Enix, 2003, PS2)
- ReMixer(s): Mythril Nazgul
- Composer(s): Noriko Matsueda, Takahito Eguchi
- Song(s): 'Leblanc's Got It All'
- Posted: 2005-04-16, evaluated by the judges
Referring to prior, lesser submissions, and continuing on in French, the singular Mythril Nazgul writes:
"Navid here, figuring that it's been a long time since I last submitted some stuff, so hopefully you've forgotten who I am by now. If not, then I apologize. This is my quirky, abstract take on "Leblanc's Got It All" from the FFX-2 soundtrack... it is called "Chauffage Au Gaz". Desoli les amis, mais en raison de contrainte de temps, et par manque d'efforts de notre part, Leblanc, ne pourra se produire ce soir. Ne craignez rien cepandant, a la place, nous vous présentons le Chauffage au Gaz!
For all I know, he just insulted my mom and compared me to any number of unsavory nouns, but since Navid is generally a good guy, and we share 80% of a first name in common, I'll take my chances. First off, though this is from an accessible title - our first mix of FFX2's OST, for which Square enlisted Matsueda and gave Nobuo a breather - it's not from particularly accessible source material. To clarify such statements, when I say "accessible" I usually mean something to the effect of "having clear roots in one of the more common genres on the site, i.e. electronica, rock, orchestral" but could also be referring to intonations, tempo changes, or any number of arrangement elements that, when varied dramatically, can present a certain challenge to the listener. In this case, both aspects would apply, as Navid's piece doesn't pigeonhole nicely into any one genre and is rather spontaneous in general. It's full of both electronic and ethnic percussion, multiple synth textures which jump around the stereo field and have varying degrees of reverb applied, pitch bends aplenty, numerous references to other FF themes, a funky chromatic bassline, and some at times piercing bell timbres, and a breakdown at 2'35" that turns into a laser-fight, then descends like a machine powering down. And - why not - Myth concludes the whole thing with a Jean Reno quote. Because he can. Actually, it works, though when he initially described his plans I had my doubts. He got an abundance of feedback on the mix and did a great job incorporating some of it. My comments specifically targeted the initially uniform application of reverb, suggesting it be toned down and applied more selectively, and Navid's done so, improving the distinction and clarity of the many elements he's packed in. Particularly, the percussion's irreverently fun to listen to. Gray writes:
"Extremely difficult source material and the arrangement decisions Mythril took on this are very abstract. It's pretty rare to mix something like this, and even harder to pull off something like this. This is music that you need to listen multiple times to understand. I liked the creativity, and it's a neat arrangement. Drum and percussion work is very unique and is pulled off well. Production as a whole is above average. One gripe I have with some of Mythril's stuff is his overtendency to make things overly loud. I think some quieter/dynamic sections could have served this mix."
That encapsulates my general view as well. Won't be for everyone, and isn't driving or dancing music or well-suited to casual background playlisting, but if you just want something different... atmospheric but also imaginative, which aggregates a range of unusual sonic ideas in a single, internally consistent form, this is some nifty work. I don't think such an approach would be effective on just any old song - it'll be interesting to hear Myth take on anything more traditional - but in this case I think it was a great way to implement the original in a wild, elaborate context.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - maelkashishi on December 13, 2007
- Flip on January 3, 2006
See? I can do long stuff too, but those who also wants to be remixers or just curious abou the life of Nazgul, you should read his review.
Oh, right, the mix. Very weird, you had a whole arsenal of different sounds swirling around, truly reflects the panic and disorder among the goons of Leblanc. Different, funny, and worth a download. Give a listen, maybe many, and you´ll like it.
- Bummerdude on October 3, 2005
Congrats on your first OCRemix, Myth! It's been a long journey...you deserve it.
- JustChris on August 2, 2005
- Krythan on May 5, 2005
kaiserramsus wrote: This is so different. I like it so much.
Can you please share how you were inspired or how you created this work?
Inspiration?
1 part Cough Syrup
2 part Red Bull
1 part Diet Pepsi
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Remix +1
True story.
As for the actual song, all of the synths are Sytrus, the drums are the African Precussion, Gretsch Kit, and Dusty Circuit Kit from Kompact as is the Sitar and the Wah Guitar.
- myf on April 28, 2005
Can you please share how you were inspired or how you created this work?
- kaiserramsus on April 28, 2005
Not that its bad..
Congrats on your first remix :D
- Kiyohitokage on April 27, 2005
The song is, indeed, awesome. I love it. That guilty pleasure is no more.
- Brim on April 20, 2005
- Strife. on April 20, 2005
VERY nice work here Mythril, I greatly enjoy this.
- The Xyco on April 19, 2005
Maybe the judges are stepping in the right direction, either way - grats on the mix, Mythril, i know it means a lot to you bro. And yes, you can mark me down as one of the individuals who enjoyed it ^^
- k-wix on April 18, 2005
Anyway, congrats on the posted mix bro. Even if you did beat me to FFX-2 :lol: I'm still glad to see you get one through. You've been one of those names here that doesn't have a posted remix attached to it, but everyone recognizes anyway (or at finds familiar). You've kinda been on my list of people who don't have a remix posted, but in my opinion, deserve to.
Congrats for getting off the list. :wink:
- sephfire on April 18, 2005
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