ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'Frozen Landscape'

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Voices of the Lifestream was sorta like "Xmas in September" from an OverClocked ReMix perspective; the torrent's done over 70 terabytes since the 4-disc album was released, and it featured so many great tracks that, as with Mazedude's American Album, we'll probably still be seeing tracks from it pop up on OCR proper well into 2008. So mote it be. Project Director Andrew Aversa writes:

"This mix was a pleasant surprise from Tweek, as it came towards the end of the project lifespan after the source tune was abandoned by another remixer. The tempo and mix of acoustic and electronic textures really gives this a wintry feel, much like sephfire's recent 'Snowfall on Forbidden Lands' mix. Great stuff."

This mix of Buried in Snow is all the more appropriate given our wintry holiday setting. While Bing Crosby's elusive White Christmas seems to be fairly rare here in the metro-DC area, I imagine some of you, somewhere out there, are indeed currently experiencing a frozen landscape... if you aren't literally buried in snow, which would kinda suck. Andy said it best; this is a chilly ambient soundscape that resembles sephfire's recent mix, and other arrangements that take the listener over icy peaks and through treacherous sub-zero Kelvin caves in search of a yule log or SOMETHING with which to heat one's freezing posterior. In a good way. Tweek definitely tweaked *himself* for this one, dialing back the edge and substituting in two scoops of ambient exploration. There are still beats here, to be sure, but this one ain't dancin' material, unless it's some sort of artistical ice skatin' thingamajig. Gated synth features heavily here, not unlike Shariq's MP3:C mix that we just posted, and the slicing in this case really creates a lot of faster, nested rhythms that lend a swagger and sway to the otherwise deliberate pacing. This isn't the type of "joyous celebration" tunage that you might associate with a holiday that involves an obese chimney-fairing man giving kids products pro bono, but it's still very wintry, so there's an Xmas connection somewhere in there. More importantly, it's more great work from Tweek, in style less aggressive but still every bit as nuanced and compelling as the rest of his oeuvre.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Everyone says that this is a chilled and lush remix, and I'm very inclined to agree :wink:
A very intriguing soundscape you, and the percussion is just gorgeous. Great work, Tweek!

- Sir_Downunder on June 1, 2009
Love this track, it really gives you the feeling that you are in a cold environment.

- metalsnakejuice on April 21, 2009
Wow, this is excellent, had never heard this one before (maybe sometime I need to go back and finish listening to VotL :oops:). What a gorgeous soundscape. Chimes, piano, gated synth - a perfect set of instruments. The random percussive elements really add to the cold, isolated feel. Awesome work, Tweek.

- Palpable on April 19, 2009
I've always wanted to hear a ReMix of "Buried in the Snow" because the original was always so memorable to that particular part in FFVII.

Mad kudos to Tweek on this ReMix.

9.5/10

- Oscillated Future on February 14, 2008
This had to be the most unexpected of my favorite songs on the VotL project. Looking at the track list beforehand, I honestly didn't even remember the Buried in Snow source tune. But I must give a huge thanks to tweek for remembering it, and going on to embellish it so well. That's half of what I love about OCR; getting introduced to wonderful melodies that I never really knew.
The atmosphere comes in very spacious and light, setting the mood for the rest of the track. Even the deliciously stutter-syncopated synths fade in softly, while the chilled percussion echoes far into the icy distance with every hit. The piano, then chimey-synths, that simply play out the melody are so very ethereal within the rest of the mix. And the fading in and out of instruments, to a bare percussionless soundscape at one point before ramping back up, makes even this chill track ebb and flow delightfully.
Kudos.
And in response to OA, I'd have to say one need not 'rock out' to music in the car. Just imagine cruising down a long highway on a cool dark night, miles of uninterrupted road between you and your destination, the stars as your companion, and this song as your elegy. ^.^

- Moguta on February 14, 2008
Probably one of my favorite tweek tracks, everyone describing this as both lush and cold is spot on, and though it isn't something i'd rock out in the car to, the 5 or 6 loops of it i've just gone through are a testament to it's chill (lol) qualities.
Recommended.

- OA on January 9, 2008
The bass is what makes this song my favourite from the album. Even though it just loops throuhout almost the whole song I never get tired of it. It gives the song such a cool, subtle RnB feel.

- Vidilian on December 30, 2007
This is one of my favourite tracks from the FF project
8)

- JhJ on December 28, 2007
this is a killer song, i've listened to it sooooooo many times since it first came out, great job!

- Genoism on December 27, 2007
Great track, superbly produced as always. Love the guitar interlude especially. Make more. :)

- Sole Signal on December 27, 2007
Larry says it right, "lush" is possibly the best word to use for this mix. Everything really meshes well together, and the stuttering really adds a 'cold' feeling to things, IMO. Nice.

- DragonAvenger on December 26, 2007
I absolutely loved this song (and still do). the original was probably one of my most happily reflected audio sources from a game that just puts me in a good mood thinking about it. And I'd have to say that this ReMix takes every part and of the original and makes it wonderful-er. Great job Brian, I hope to hear more songs like this from you.

- Hy Bound on December 26, 2007
Short and sweet, this was lush. Great atmosphere and something I love looping. Great stuff from Brian, and one of my legit favorites in all of OCR.

- Liontamer on December 25, 2007
70TB... wow....
Another great addition to an amazing project.

- linkspast on December 25, 2007
Tweek delivers! Brian makes great use of the gated pad coupled with some heavily reverbed percussion elements and they all seem to fit perfectly together. You can tell a lot of time was spent making this an atmospheric piece and Brian succeeded. The Guitar is a welcome touch that helps to keep the mix from going stale. Very laid back, not much changing up during the remix but this is so pleasing on the ears that you just don't care. I especially enjoy the glockenspiel, a sound I also tend to use a lot. :)
Great stuff from Tweek, lovin' it.

- Another Soundscape on December 25, 2007

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