djpretzel Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 What did you think? I thought it was freakin' unbelievable, personally Quote
Argle Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Who convinced Queen to do a game arrangement? And I thought Freddie Mercury died awhile back? Seriously, it's a spot on tribute. I teared up during one part. I'm not afraid to admit it. Quote
MaxFrost Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 This is delicious. Great starter (first track I listened to outside of the backer preview) Can't wait to hear the rest! Quote
psychowolf Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 hello jake, this maybe alittle sudden and im unfortunately the wrong gender but can i have your babies? Quote
DrumJ8 Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 I didn't think it was possible to get chills while it was this hot out and they're multiplying (the chills, that is) Quote
Crescent Shadow Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Wow.... this seriously reminded me of some of Dream Theatres stuff when I first heard it... awesome work! Quote
drakethatsme Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 I made an account here on OCRemix, after lurking for a year or so, just so I could comment about this piece. I love it. It's one of the best songs I've ever heard, VG or not. The lead singer was amazing, the instrumentation was gorgeous, and it seemed like every second had tons of care put in to it. That, along with my favorite song from one of my favorite RPGs, and all of the little nudges toward Bohemian Rhapsody make this song worth listening to multiple times, in a row. Like i did. Amazing. Quote
mv Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Fantastic and just scary in scale and production/composition values. I always was humbled by Jake's talent and this is yet another masterpiece. Wether you embrace the homage or not, you can not disregard how amazingly polished this "remix" is. Probably the best on the website and so much more. Props to the man, and great vocals from Tommy Pedrini as well. Quote
FenixDown Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Out of the tracks for the album I've heard so far, this one is easily in the top three, if not number one itself. Awesome job! Quote
Arcana Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 This song is an instant classic and will be talked about for years to come. Quote
sylverfyre Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 I had my doubts going into this one - I really liked the way the opera was done by The Black Mages in Darkness and Starlight, and this was done so differently from that take, even though both go for the 'rock opera' style. My doubts faded pretty quickly. The drama created by the chorus was excellent. The stark transitions between the two sides of the 'fight' gave me shivers. Then it relax with a vocal solo or musical interlude briefly, let me catch my breath just long enough before stealing it away again. Quote
Eino Keskitalo Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 This is just so incredibly well done in terms of both the artistic scope and production quality, not to mention the excellent performances. I just hope this piece alone doesn't nudge the OCR bar upwards so that we mere mortals still have a chance.. --Eino Quote
avaris Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Holy kaopectate batman! What an amazing creative feat. Kudos to you good sir for probably the most impressive song on this entire site. Quote
Platonist Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 This! is unbelievable... I'm completely speechless Jake, I've always loved your music, ever since I heard your old module files for the first time back in the day, but this is just incredible... Beyond awesome work! Quote
NovaReaper Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Holy mother of god what is this piece of awesome. Seriously, this song is bloody brilliant. From other forums: Christ. I don't even like the opera house sequence that much and this is incredible. This puts stuff like the Black Mages to shame, even though the one guy sounds like Weird Al. Quote
DrumJ8 Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 I just hope this piece alone doesn't nudge the OCR bar upwards so that we mere mortals still have a chance.. Haha I couldn't help think the same thing .. it's inspiring work. Quote
Drex Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 This puts stuff like the Black Mages to shame, even though the one guy sounds like Weird Al. Exactly what I was going to say. The song epically channels Queen of the Freddie Mercury era, but in arrangement, not in vocal prowess. I walked into it hoping for superhuman vocals, which never coalesced. I will admit myself a bit disappointed at that (merely because of my misunderstanding of DJP's review and my high expectations for all things virt), but once I realized that the arrangement quality was sky-high and the Weird Al vocals worked, I really enjoyed myself. Easily one of the high points of the album for me, so far (I'm 2/3 of the way through). Quote
SentientData Posted July 3, 2013 Posted July 3, 2013 Coming from someone who's been on this site since Terra in Black was brand spankin' new (and Music of my Groin was relevant), this is probably the best I've ever heard. What this needs more than anything is Uematsu's reaction. Someone needs to pull whatever strings necessary to get him this album (Nightmare Oath and The Impresario in particular) - I can only imagine what he'd think about such care and heart put in to (remixing and arranging aren't even fitting words) such frankly historical music Quote
djpretzel Posted July 3, 2013 Author Posted July 3, 2013 Coming from someone who's been on this site since Terra in Black was brand spankin' new (and Music of my Groin was relevant), this is probably the best I've ever heard.What this needs more than anything is Uematsu's reaction. Someone needs to pull whatever strings necessary to get him this album (Nightmare Oath and The Impresario in particular) - I can only imagine what he'd think about such care and heart put in to (remixing and arranging aren't even fitting words) such frankly historical music [21:04] <Bahamut> kristi posted this earlier btw: Nobuo Uematsu on Jake's arrangement: "I was shocked! I have to buy a glass of beer for this guy!" [21:04] <Bahamut> on fb [21:05] <@Liontamer> yeah, Don Kotowski from SEMO shared it with Uematsu, and that was his reaction to Impresario Quote
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