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Am I expected to write a serious vote? The answer is probably not, but I'm going to try anyway. So, first of all, it's got a very dramatic structure. We got a dark sweep into a pretty rendition of Aerith's theme, and then, symbolic of her role in this part of the game, the track morphs into the final segment of the source with an orchestral and guitar buildup. So, after hearing all the performers get into position for a vocal-free rendition of the main loop's second half and showcase their main capabilities, you know that something will hit the fan big time. With a similar load of the source's descending arpeggios before letting the vocals conclude their entrance with the drum rolls, the arrangement rightfully becomes more meat-and-potatoes - but it needed to be to allow the meme vocals and genre direction to completely anchor and finalize this part of the vision with a grand finish, give or take the comedic cough. Everything checks out arrangement-wise, with no single seam broken on the production front either. Understanding that the mix consists entirely of live performers, all recordings are clean, with all the panning, mixing, and synergizing together in all the right places to fit this grand vision. The only thing I would've liked is to hear more of that tenor section, as it sounded like that carried more of the core melody - but this is the mixing vision you did, and I still have absolutely nothing but respect for how it all got together. It's no secret now that OCR doesn't do direct posts anymore, but if it still did, this would've been one! You've given the rest of us non-performer judges one heck of a track to vibe to, and let's share that onto the site for everyone else. Nice work! YES