justinj212 Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 Hey all. I was lurking on Reddit earlier when I saw a post for a Final Fantasy VI remix album which had recently been released. Sean Schafianski's Final Fantasy VI Garritan is a collection of 51 orchestral remasterings of music from FFVI. Schafianski did a pretty darn good job updating the tracks, and it's free to boot so I figured I'd pass the links on to you guys. The album is available via MegaUpload here or by FileDropper here. Schafianski also has a Youtube channel if you want to check that out. As far as my favorite tracks, "Dark World" has pretty solid instrumentation and an excellent soundscape, and "Forever Rachel" is poignant and touching. There's plenty to like about Schafianski's remasterings, and I'd encourage you guys to check them out. Quote
Dissidia Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 That guy's youtube avatar is hilarious. Thanks for sharing. Quote
Bahamut Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 To be honest, this just sounds like a collection of midirips, and a lot of the great qualities in the originals is lost with how these are done. I'm not terribly impressed, and I think quite a bunch of people in this community could even do a better job with production on midirips. Quote
Anti-Syne Posted January 3, 2011 Posted January 3, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3foYMf9m1Q Oh deary deary me... This is why i dont post any music on youtube anymore, it seems like if something isn't a midi rip everyone hates it. That fact that it currently has 31 likes and 0 dislikes disappoints me greatly. Perhaps i'm being harsh, i just expected alot more. Quote
BardicKnowledge Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 Hey all. I was lurking on Reddit earlier when I saw a post for a Final Fantasy VI remix album which had recently been released. Sean Schafianski's Final Fantasy VI Garritan is a collection of 51 orchestral remasterings of music from FFVI. Schafianski did a pretty darn good job updating the tracks, and it's free to boot so I figured I'd pass the links on to you guys. The album is available via MegaUpload here or by FileDropper here. Schafianski also has a Youtube channel if you want to check that out.As far as my favorite tracks, "Dark World" has pretty solid instrumentation and an excellent soundscape, and "Forever Rachel" is poignant and touching. There's plenty to like about Schafianski's remasterings, and I'd encourage you guys to check them out. I listened to a few, and I definitely agree about Dark World. It's normally not a track I notice, but the new flute sample really makes it. Others create more problems than they solve -- Locke's theme sounds terrible, for instance. I think it's poor mastering overall -- when the default Garritan mastering works, the track works. When it doesn't, it doesn't work. To be honest, this just sounds like a collection of midirips, and a lot of the great qualities in the originals is lost with how these are done.I'm not terribly impressed, and I think quite a bunch of people in this community could even do a better job with production on midirips. He said upfront that it was essentially midi rips with Garritan sounds subbing in -- what did you expect? Quote
Bahamut Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I thought "orchestral remasterings" meant something more than what we got. I guess I was wrong. Quote
Dissidia Posted January 4, 2011 Posted January 4, 2011 I listened to some of the songs and it's very hit or miss. The mixing is bad in most cases, especially the stereo image. But some songs are interesting enough to listen to. Edit: do love his avatar. Quote
sschafi1 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 This thread is over a year old and I've never seen this yet, wow. Hey all, this is Sean Schafianski (sschafi1 on YouTube). I can't believe I never knew this thread existed; possibly because I'm hardly ever on OCR, lol. Thanks for the attention, Justin. I do agree with Dissidia as well, how some of my stuff is hit or miss. HOWEVER, a lot of time has passed since I uploaded those and I have gotten much better at mixing and mastering. I even got some great software to boot. My newest videos showcase what I can do now. I plan on updating the rest of my list and deleting the old vids that sound terrible. I have to admit, I was very limited by my software at the time, and I had no idea how to use Pro Tools or any other DAW for that matter, haha. Anywho, I'm glad my name is getting out there at least. Thanks for the plug, Justin! Feel free to check out my newest music too! http://www.youtube.com/sschafi1 Quote
The Legendary Zoltan Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 I like the way the Narshe one sounds. I just wish he hadn't changed the piano part into a wooden xylophone. I just take these remasters as "another take" on the theme. They're aren't really any bad ones in my opinion. Just different ones. Quote
Geoffrey Taucer Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 The Omen remastering captures the march towards Narshe in a way that few other arrangements I've heard really do. Quote
sschafi1 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 I like the way the Narshe one sounds. I just wish he hadn't changed the piano part into a wooden xylophone. I just take these remasters as "another take" on the theme. They're aren't really any bad ones in my opinion. Just different ones. Thanks For the most part, I want to keep the music itself the same, so not really remix it. Depending on the track, I throw in a difference here and there to give a different take on it, like you said. For Narshe, I actualy preferred the sound of the Xylophone. I pictured Umaro playing a xylo made of bones, haha Quote
The Legendary Zoltan Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 I pictured Umaro playing a xylo made of bones, haha Crap! When you put it like that, I can't help but agree. . . THEN AGAIN, why would Umaro be playing those bones in Narshe? BOOM! I GOT YOU! Quote
sschafi1 Posted August 21, 2012 Posted August 21, 2012 Crap! When you put it like that, I can't help but agree. . . THEN AGAIN, why would Umaro be playing those bones in Narshe? BOOM! I GOT YOU! Well, Umaro does live deep in the mines of Narshe does he not? lol Chances are he had killed quite a few travelers who lost their way, haha. Quote
The Legendary Zoltan Posted August 22, 2012 Posted August 22, 2012 Wait! Did he live in Narshe?! You GOT me! Either way, nice music. Quote
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