djpretzel Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexy Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 I loved it when it came to VGMix, and I still love it now. The range of performance techniques brought upon the player have done well to build up a cleverly done piano arrangement for the site to take in, something in which the site hasn't seen in days. One thing that I never noticed until a few listens later was that he's got a squeaking chair - make sure your volume's up at around 2:25 to hear it. But leaving that recording glitch out, this piece works well within OCR's library. Sweet job Noir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- sketch - Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 I love FFVII's complex sound. I love piano arrangements. I love 7 minutes of godliness. I love this ReMix. Thank you, sir, for giving me 7 more minutes with which to torture my roommate's farther. Rock (softly) on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don-Don Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 i like this remix a lot, nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomINTELLECT Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Masterfully Done Sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBeav Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 Man...I'm so glad you got this approved. I had it way back when it was a WIP, and I loved it then...heh, its in an even better bitrate than now. But I'll say this, its still a masterful piano piece, and I listen to it everyday at least twice. Great job, and I'm glad it came through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessthemullet Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 It's been a treat to hear this song as it has come along. Now, in it's final form, it's awesome. I love it. There's more skill in three measures of this piece than I have in my entire body. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgfoo Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Mmmmmmm......Lovin this. As a piano player myself I love a good piano arrangment. This is beyond good. Seriously, great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketSniper Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Noir, I was somewhat surprised when I found out that this had gotten onto OCR AFTER your battle medly, considering that when you posted them in the WIP forum, the battle medly was nearly a WEEK after the JenovaD mix. Anyway... Great song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Matt I Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 ... ...Absolutely amazing! This song rocks. If I could play piano like that, I'd never leave that piano bench. Not even to eat. I'd probably die very quickly (not to mention in my own biological waste), but I'd die on a piano bench, so I think I'd be worthy of mention. Basically, awesome work. Thumbs up all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Sheet Music: I know this hasn't been brought up in this post yet, but I thought this would be a good time to say so. I'm getting A LOT of emails about sheet music for this, several per day now. I started writing sheet music for this while I was practicing, so I could solidify the arpeggios. I started getting requests while it was on WIP, so I went ahead and finished it. It's in PDF format, a 113K download. I just wish there was a sheet music section on OCR. http://www.oberlin.edu/student/ebarker/Jenova.pdf Knock yourself out - Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freemind Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I have heard this remix, when it was first posted at WIP boards.This is a great piano remix.I love the playing style, which is very professional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leena fighter Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 This is really good. I downloaded it because I love Jenova's theme, and this mix definitely did not disappoint. It really was masterfully done, I love piano arrangements, and this is just so pretty. It still maintains the general eerie-ness that the original had in some parts, but it also flourishes and ... aww hell this is a good remix and everyone knows it, saying anything else won't change a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasukeKonoha Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Very well done Takes a good hand to take a song like Jenova, fast-paced and techno.. And make it into a slower paced piano piece like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Pirate Salty Pete Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 You guys have no idea how many times Eric has dragged me into the TIMARA studio or Dascomb TV lounge or whatever and forced me to listen to this piece, whatever form it may have been in at the time. Although I'm thus thoroughly sick of listening to it, it's excellently done. This man loves Uematsu and loves the piano and will someday be writing music professionally. You'll see. In the meantime, download this Mix and enjoy. Now, if I can just get him to stop bashing Chrono Cross and do some arrangements from it, we'll be in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovid Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 honestly, i didnt really like this remix. the piano seems too quiet at times and i dont really think that the classical piano goes with the JENOVA theme. Also, it seems like the song is the same thing for 7 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoom Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 it seems to be decently played, but it just seems too plain a piano mix to me, these types always sorta bore me, but that's probably just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fieari Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 In no way is this the same thing for 7 minutes. I just listened to this while reading the sheet music along with it, and my appreciation grows even more. The play and counterplay... the call and responce... the passing of the theme, the emphasizing of different beats in order to change the entire feel from one section to the next even if the notes on one hand are identical both times through. This is beautiful! I appreciated it before (I also have the WIP higher bitrate version)... but now I appreciate it all the more. I'm very glad this made it onto OCR. I'd love to suggest listening to Peter Schickeili (errr... I'm not sure I spelled his name right though) sometime... he does a great radio show which explains classical music in a way anyone can appreciate it, and he's funny at that. PDQ Bach, for example, is pure genius. So for those who can't understand what's so great about this mix, listening to him might be an education you can appreciate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToeJam Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 this is so much better than the piano arrangement on FFVII: Piano Collections. really, you can't take a techno type tune and directly translate that to the piano. so, it's a real compliment for someone to tell you that your arrangement is better than mr. nobuo uematsu's. keep up the good work, and keep arranging more fast paced songs into slower pieces. edit: uematsu did not do FFVII: PC. But it's still better than the piano version on that one anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 edit: uematsu did not do FFVII: PC. But it's still better than the piano version on that one anyway Sure he did. The music in FF7:PC is exactly the same, they even did a fairly good job getting the midi to match, unlike in FF8:PC, where they did a less than adiquate job with the midi. Although strangely, I sort of like "Man with a Machine Gun" better in FF8:PC than in the PS version... weird. Anyway, that's for a different thread, I'm just babbling. - Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkell Freui Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 It is pianists like you whom define the world of piano. Such works are an inspiration. 10/10 this is so much better than the piano arrangement on FFVII: Piano Collections. really, you can't take a techno type tune and directly translate that to the piano. so, it's a real compliment for someone to tell you that your arrangement is better than mr. nobuo uematsu's. keep up the good work, and keep arranging more fast paced songs into slower pieces. TAG Information on the OST reads: J-E-N-O-V-A 2:23 Shiro Hamaguchi & Seiji Honda Final Fantasy VII Piano Collections Game ... Both are equally excellent; one emphasizes a serene atmosphere, whereas the other takes on more of a 'mezzo forte.' In any case, good stuff on both ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddity Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 edit: uematsu did not do FFVII: PC. But it's still better than the piano version on that one anyway Sure he did. The music in FF7:PC is exactly the same, they even did a fairly good job getting the midi to match, unlike in FF8:PC, where they did a less than adiquate job with the midi. Although strangely, I sort of like "Man with a Machine Gun" better in FF8:PC than in the PS version... weird. Anyway, that's for a different thread, I'm just babbling. - Eric He was talking about Piano Collection, not Personal Computer =) It's okay, I thought that for about two seconds at first as well. Oh wait, remix. Dang, all I wanted to post at the moment was that, but I WAS listening to this nonstop today and printed out the sheet music and tucked it away for until I become the master of piano. Too bad I don't even know how to play the piano at all. I guess in the meantime I could hand it to my well versed music theory teacher with perfect pitch and piano skills, or that one girl, or that student who graduated already, who memorized the piano part to Rhapsody in Blue and played it at a high school concert, and who I don't even know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistaZanMan Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I really enjoyed this piece. Its nice to hear some actual acoustic instruments being used on this site instead of beat machines. no offense meant to the great mixers out there, just stating my love for the piano and this well composed piece. Bravo mr. guy. Keep playin. Stay funky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadmus Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 absolutely loved it. thanks so much for the sheet music, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Sucks.com Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Dude.. Noir, I'll give you a nickel if you tell me what game that icon in your sig is from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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