ReMix: Final Fantasy 'Fire Cross'

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Well, apparently early October's the season for rock medleys, as another new face joins the OCR ranks with a kicking smorgasbord of FF and CT tunes. I saw a stat on /. that indicated 64% of online gamers are female. It's thus rather disappointing/troubling/whatever that OCR doesn't have a stronger female contingency, which is why I'm bothering to mention that eighteen year old LuIzA (Luiza Carvalho) is a gal. She certainly doesn't need any special treatment - this mix is strong enough to stand on its own two legs, with limbs to spare, and I'd bet most guitar-centric mixers on the site would be damn proud of it were it theirs. It's just worth pointing out in the hopes that other ladies with musical tendencies might follow suit, if for any reason there's reluctance. This one really packs a wallop, as a plethora of Squaresoft tracks get lovingly shredded. Ms. Carvalho writes:

"this was made months ago for the Dec 2005/Jan 2006 DoD, RPG month, it placed 1st =D. I'd been wanting to do a FF battle theme medley for quite some time then, so I did. started off with an idea I had of mixing in Battle 1 (CT) with Battle (FFVII), then eventually arranged the parts that would go after and before that. Conde Petie (FFIX) is the only song in this remix that isn't a battle theme, the reason behind that is merely that I wanted to do a breakdown in the song, and need something that'd sound good after Hunter's Chance (FFIX) and could build up nicely on too, so... as for styles, those are basically what I like most, ska, punk and some metal (?). and also an old idea of mine was to include a victory fanfare as a 'bonus part' at the end, which is why there is some time after the main song... well, this is a BATTLE song medley, it oughta have a nice ending to all those battles haha."

Well, she clearly knows her game music, I'll say that much. Actually, she clearly knows how to put together a truly monstrous rock medley, too - fans of goat are going to feel right at home, methinks. You've got excellent rhythm and lead work (love that Cream-style wah effect), drums and bass that drive everything along and aren't content to ever fade too far into the background, and even some rock organ, with the afforementioned fusion of rock, ska, and metal genres putting all of this to tremendously effective use. I'd love to see Luiza do some vocal mixes, whether she sings or could collab with a vocalist, as while this is totally satisfying as an instrumental track and lacking in no way, I could see similar pieces dropping jaws if paired with the right lyrics/vocals. But that's tomorrow; for today, savor every second of this utterly in-your-face, metaphorical balls-to-the-wall tunage and start getting your Thanksgiving thankfulness in ahead of schedule - LuIzA rocks.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
LuIzA;597377 wrote: For no real reason, at least not anymore... I proudly present thee:
NEO FIRE CROSS! a remade version of Fire Cross, now on my myspace (http://www.myspace.com/luiza177).
Hope you dig :)

I LOVE. A leaner, meaner, greener, and cleaner version of one of the coolest metal medleys ever (try saying that three times fast).

- SwordBreaker on September 27, 2009
You already know how I feel about this song. I was speechless.
Fourteen-thousand five-hundred and eighty-seven MASSIVE thumbs up!

- Level 99 on September 27, 2009
For no real reason, at least not anymore... I proudly present thee:
NEO FIRE CROSS! a remade version of Fire Cross, now on my myspace (http://www.myspace.com/luiza177).
Hope you dig :)

- LuIzA on September 27, 2009
What more can be said. compatibly, your version of both, Battle with Gilgamesh and Hunter's chance were far more superior as compared to the Black Mages version. I'm not saying theirs was bad, yours was just a LOT better. I don't think I have ever found a remix until now that my fingers got sore from too much air guitar.
Air Guitarists around the world bow down to you.
Great re-mix, keep up the good work.

- darkcodemonkey on June 23, 2009
Easily one of my most favorite medleys to date. The part that rolls in about the middle is probably my favorite. Just the beat that gets started is astonishing. Hell, it even ends with the fanfare!
Very clean too, can't stress that enough. Everything is extremely crisp and noticeable, very professional. Awesome job LuIzA.

- HeavyHorse on March 27, 2009
Hahaha. Yes to the air-guitar bit, and yes to the fanfare for a ringtone. But all in all a spectacularily put together mix and driving so many different theme together within 6:45. Excellent stuff.

- Klowd1661 on March 27, 2009
I grabbed this one after hearing [URL="http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01813/"]Strike of the Devil's Axes[/URL] and was thoroughly impressed.
This song is all over the place, covering so many different styles, but tying them all together beautifully. The guitar work is incredible. I love the acoustic/phaser section at 3:00 which slides into ska. The screaming dual guitars at 4:38 send shivers down my spine.
I have to agree with cloudkitt about the air guitar factor. And that's the best rendition of FF victory music I've ever heard. Can I get that as a ringtone?

- glasfen on March 21, 2009
I know I posted in here before already, but after listening to this a lot these last few months, it's stuff like this that makes me want to be good enough to play Clash on the Big Bridge on guitar. I'll do it.. some day..

- jayc4life on January 24, 2009
No other OCRemix makes me play more air guitar ^_^

- cloudkitt on January 23, 2009
wonderful!
I've had this mix on my Walkman on and off the last couple of years .. though i think it lacks some production i can't really complain at anything, great blend of many great themes
i want more L!

- Platonist on January 12, 2009
Forderz;490522 wrote: This is a roaring flood of awesome.

Quoted for truth.
I like how this comes out fast and furious. I especially like the motif at 0:13.
I generally like mixes that are a melody, but this does an exceptionally well job of coherently stringing together and transferring from each theme.
Also the electric guitar solo of the fanfare theme at the end is made of pure awesome.
In short, Final Fantasy as power metal makes me go :-)

- 42 on January 11, 2009
This is a roaring flood of awesome.

- Forderz on December 28, 2008
Absolutely amazing work - This is one of those songs that I'll have on my iPod with 5 stars for quite some time. I haven't given reviews in a while, but this one simply takes my hat off. Great sound engineering, great guitar work, amazing drum work, very fluid transitions, pure emotion, and a great drive throughout the piece. 5 stars, no less.

- Xaleph on September 18, 2008
A solid remix IMHO. All songs are incorporated and it gives the feel of a battle against some sort of super-boss or something. Who knows, I may incorporate this, along with SNES Battle Medley in my game Relics of Nature's Fury...

- Mirby on May 2, 2008
I wasn't familiar with most of the original source material used on this track, but I listened on, and I must say wow.

Even from not knowing the original, this is one astounding piece of work.

- jayc4life on April 25, 2008

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