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True to the source, but when the artist is at their best, the remix really takes on an evil kick, particularly 1:20-1:40, the amazing guitar screech at 1:54, and the final orchestral/hard breakdown at the end. I really had fun with this piece!!

I agree that the verse is striking in similarity but thats about it from the track and besides the soundscape there is nothing really identifiably unique to what Powerman 5000 is doing in their track that correlates. The two chords that are strung together in the same key, with the generic boom-tis beat, and ASMR vocals are what makes it striking but none of those are enough to relay infringement. You can hear it as an homage which Yoshida says was the idea but they don't rip off the original besides mimicking the genre. The song's chorus goes in a different direction and they don't mimic any other parts of the song except the verse. The hooks of both tracks are very different from each other and merit separate creativity as far the songwriting is. Soken is an amazing talent and while he brings influences from other places he has his own stamp and personality. Kanno is also someone with immense talent that does questionable things like this all the time, but she too is a talent that transcends her work with what she is influenced by.

It's its own thing. There are some very memorable tracks, and many not so much. It's also got a lot more volume than most other FF soundtracks, clocking in at 12+ hours of music for A Realm Reborn and Heavensward (not to mention the tracks reused from the original release), so the goodness has a lot more room to be spread out in. Overall, it works superbly in the context of the game; it may not fit personal taste, and that's understandable, but it might grow on you a bit when you're in the heat of battle, facing the gradually escalating fight with Titan, or facing a goblin-esque mechanical labyrinth. It felt weird when I first heard it, but it works out splendidly when used in its context. As for Soken: agreed, that's the caveat that has me puzzled and unable to fully trust this wasn't stolen. Even if he hadn't heard the song, it would be in good taste and humility to recognize that there is indeed that similarity there.

Really good stuff! Too bad we can't vote for the bonus tracks, they are great

This album is truly epic, and I don't just throw around that word. From hard-hitting metal, to dub-circuses, to prog-metal and chimeral metalstep opuses... *mind blown* \m/

Damn, Lashmush did Kefka and Lavos? Taking on some big songs there

Hooray! Bad things DO come in threes!

This album is amazing! It was a pleasure and honor to work on it with such awesome people and I learned a lot from it. Awesome work guys! We made the bad guys proud! xD

Ok, so I'm EXTREMELY HAPPY to announce some very important updates!! I've finally found a co-director! Welcome, Jorito I've found an appropriate title for this project! We'll also have a finished track with the same title soon And I'm proud to announce that now there's a visual artist on board! Odai agreed to create artwork for this album So, that's it