ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'The End'

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Final Fantasy VII

So, I see FFVII, I see 'One-Winged Angel,' and I see tefnek... all of which I've seen before, since Mr. Kirkpatrick was one of the legendary seven who put together the juggernaut that is 'Black Wing Metamorphosis'. Now Jack's come back to tackle the same source by himself, reusing a bit of the same choral work that made BWM so excellent:

"This is my remix of the song One-Winged Angel from Final Fantasy VII called The End. The "Sephiroth" choir I used was originally created by bLiNd for the mega-collaboration, Black Wing Metamorphosis. Thank you bLiNd for letting me use it!"

At first I was a little puzzled why any artist who had been part of such a definitive, mega-badass arrangement of such a legendary track would want to retrace his steps, but tefnek's put a very different spin on things, here. This is sparse, raw, untamed stuff, with walls of thick, mean guitar and synth rips & tears that sound like the very fabric of hell is being ripped apart and its innards spewing forth. I mean to say that these are some SERIOUSLY nasty, ill-tempered synthesizers, which Jack seems particularly adept at conjuring and putting to excellent, sadistic work. It also deviates more from the source, with some bridging sections that aren't instantly identifiable as OWA, even if they are undeniably in the same fierce, demonic spirit. This is the issue that judges discussed the most; Vinnie writes:

"At my comfortable listening volume, it felt on the high end of that. It sounds pretty loud, but I think it's dipped in the right areas so that it doesn't give the listener (me) a headache. Maybe it helps that's there a lot of space in sections of this song. Anyway, we have passed songs of this loudness before, Clamato Fever being a recent one.

Fishy's breakdown pretty much checks out, but I wouldn't say 0:45-1:08 of Jack's song is a straight usage of 1:10-1:18. He's got the guitar close to matching the vocals for one measure, does his own thing for the second measure, another measure matching the vocals, then half a measure of his own thing, then SEPHIROTH. So out of 24 seconds of song, that's about 15 seconds from the source each time, which in total gives me 148/271 seconds = 55%. Good enough for me. I think even if it was under 50%, the parts of the guitar I'm not counting are certainly Angel-esque, playing with the same notes that other parts of the song do. I like that aspect of this song even if we don't count it as straight source."

Vinnie doesn't usually bust out the arithmetics like that, and let me reiterate that there is no official "50% source" rule that judges need to religiously follow, but in this instance because the source is so notorious and because portions of this mix do get pretty liberal, I think the judges' decision thread will be helpful to listeners. This is a very creative take on the theme that wouldn't have occurred to me at all, but which works really well. It maintains the sinister atmosphere of Uematsu's original and adds a strong dose of, well... tefnek. Meaning big, loud, aggressive synths that don't take no shit from no guitars, and in this instance some pretty thick, hairy-chested guitars, too. Oh, and drums. Duh. Awesome, truly inspired work from Jack that takes on an epic classic and really does something new, unexpected, and powerful with it.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Hey i really like this one!
Maybe one of the drums (almost sounds like a steeldrum but i know that it´s none ^^) is a bit to present for me, but the rest just sounds great. And hey, Badd Ass Bass! Gotta try this out in my car with my two 18" Atomic APX woofers :)
Cya, DJMadMax

- DJMadMax on November 14, 2009
I can! AMAZING! I love this remix. I rock out listening to it while getting ready for the morning and while I'm driving. It gets me all excited. LOL

- Namine on November 6, 2009
I can only conclude that tefnek got the idea for this ReMix when he was using his no-doubt sick and gritty motorcycle as a club to bash in zombie skulls. Be careful when you imagine this scenario in your mind's eye - be sure and imagine tefnek as wearing an eyepatch, because if he looked at you with both eyes, your head would explode out of [i]fear[/i]. You have been warned.

- Nobbynob Littlun on October 23, 2009
The remix starts out quite creepy and atmospheric, so I liked it from the beginning. I wasn't prepared for what happens at 0:45, though. That part blew me away; there's no other expression for it. Such brutal, raw force.
Awesome stuff.

- Martin Penwald on October 13, 2009
This might, just might, top Black Wing Meta, though that may be a little presumptuous.
Regardless, it's awesome metal and great for the headbangins, belie' dat.

- relyanCe on October 10, 2009
Dang, there are some dirty sick dirty textures in this. I'm going to go find an elderly woman and punch her in the face now.
Tefnek is a crazy dude with some mad dirty skillz. :nicework:

- big giant circles on October 6, 2009
What seems to be part of a trend on OC remix, is the FFVII metal genre. Amazing work here! As with all the remixes I try out, I usually blast at a high volume, this track was no mistake to continue my tradition.

- Desert Guru on October 6, 2009
I've posted on this site a handful of times since 2002.
I don't do this lightly: good job sir.

- rapa-nui on October 1, 2009
This is how loud I need to make my metal mixes...
Thanks for the good example tefnek!
Anyway, after moshing to this in my room for about a half-hour and then adding lyrics that don't make any sense becuase I got excited about it, I must give this mix 2 thumbs up.
Its so damn powerful!

- Cyril the Wolf on October 1, 2009
:shock: HOLY FUCK!
This mess is down right NASTY! Nice mix man!

- Elex Synn on September 30, 2009
I am on the front lines of the Loudness War, crushing my enemies with unwavering force - Their endless cries for mercy drowned out by my loud, over-compressed drums.

- tefnek on September 30, 2009
Another great remix to add to my playlist, this is some seriously neat stuff. One word; attitude.

- martinstatic on September 29, 2009
Kwel... never heard the original songs of FFVII, anyway this one rocks... mixing power guitar and electronic sounds ;)

- cyb0rgjeff on September 29, 2009
OA;597673 wrote: Very interesting take on the source. I don't really feel the Sephiroth vibe, but I can recognize that the arrangement contains enough source.
Regardless of all that, this is the type of track that levels buildings. Huge builds, awesome payoffs, and all around awesomeness. Expect to see this monstrosity on a ton of parkour videos soon.

Haha yeah I could see it makes me want to use it for that purpose now.

- BlackPanther on September 29, 2009
Very interesting take on the source. I don't really feel the Sephiroth vibe, but I can recognize that the arrangement contains enough source.
Regardless of all that, this is the type of track that levels buildings. Huge builds, awesome payoffs, and all around awesomeness. Expect to see this monstrosity on a ton of parkour videos soon.

- OA on September 28, 2009

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