m68030 Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Final Fantasy VIII 'Eyes on Me (Not Faye Wong)' *thud thud thud thud*. Good old 4 on the Floor action from FFmusic Dj. It's dance. what do expect? Listen and have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomMagi Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 Very nice remix. I may seem very partial FF music, but thats only because I am a big fan of the FF series. Very nice vocals in this one. Also, I like the constant beat that's going on in the foreground of this piece. Very nice. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebirth9283 Posted August 22, 2002 Share Posted August 22, 2002 Forgive me for being maybe a little too honest, but it is my firm belief that this song+techno does not work. I mean, let's face it, the rigid beat doesn't help Eyes on Me's gentle melody at all. In fact, it's kinda contradictory. I guess my only problem with the piece is that the instrumental is utterly anti-romantic. I certainly wouldn't recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mae Posted October 26, 2002 Share Posted October 26, 2002 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asterin Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 I think EyesOnMe CAN work in a fast-paced techno style, but only does so decently here. The pounding rhythm was perhaps a bit too powerful, however, for it completely drowned out the rather excellent vocals. Perhaps a different or slightly toned down drumline would better accentuate the singing. I still definitely enjoyed this remix, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShiahByspring Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I agree as well...Call me a sucker for the romantics but this song seemed more heart-felt...And just some songs arent made out to be made to be in that style...Still an ok song...Just something I wouldnt really listen to that much.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoZero Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 i hated this song, its a mockery of everything this song stands for in the game. instead of a calm melody with plenty of space and a good beat, you turned it into a monster that was basically a hip hop version. This song dont work well with hip hop. : If you make another one ever please make it more like the real song, just more orchestra like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM Lee Posted December 13, 2002 Share Posted December 13, 2002 This is one of my top ten songs on the site. I love the theme, i love the game, i love the vocals, i love trance, so for me this was an amazing piece of work. I am doing a ff8 love grows piece that sticks close to the feel this is supposed to have. I just hope it does this theme justice. I love this mix a lot, and i think there should be more mixes of this theme and ff8 in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robochar Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 wow!!! I would think that a very quite song like this would sound horriable with techno...but it sounds wonderful!!! And the vocals are really good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingonyama Posted March 10, 2003 Share Posted March 10, 2003 *Dances around in his chair* I'm with robochar. Thsi was really well done for Eyes On Me. The point of this site, I thought, was not to make the songs identical to their original counterparts. This changes the mood completely while keeping the idealistic optimism of the vocals clear throughout. I could see this made into an FF8 music video...in fact, I suggest it to anyone who has the skill and the will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson77 Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 Very good indeed. What can I say...sweet, romantic songs sung to a pounding beat do it for me. I would like to hear a mix with the vocals a little further forward. The singer appears to have a very nice voice...but it's hard to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Jackson Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 Quite good, save for the fact that the beat takes precedence over the vocals, which, though spot on, are drowned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pringle Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 I totally agree with those who would like the main beat turned down a bit, because I think Rydia's vocals are absolutely great, and I wish they weren't so drowned out by the heavy beat. Still a great song though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njsykora Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 This is a great song that I can easily see playing in the clubs. Top stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Clikk Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 ok, now that i have more time to do this. rydia of mist's voice is very beautiful in this song...ah, i could sit here and listen to it for hours on end.. the only problem i found with this song was that it is kind of hard to hear her voice..and since her voice is so beautiful that's a big deal..still a very good song, a nice electro-vocal work. 8/10 DJ Clikk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForumChibi Posted August 2, 2004 Share Posted August 2, 2004 I didn't like this as much as the original. The vocals were beautiful, maybe more so that Faye Wong, but unfortunately I couldn't hear them. They were drowned out by the overly loud thud-thud-thud beat. It was as if the artist wasn't sure whether he should place emphasis on the song or the vocals, and made the two equally quiet while keeping the beat the most noticeable aspect. In some ways it seems like the song was rushed and left half-complete without playing around with the volume. I was also only partially interested in the fast beat because the vocals sounded rushed, in parts where several words came out all at once and was even more inaudible. I think this is a good idea for a remix since it sounded nice, but I think it needs improvement before I could fully enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittyanya Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 I actually found an official remix of this song that's techno and uses the original singer's voice. I like it better than this one because, as pointed out several times, the pounding beat is drowning out the lyrics. Nice try, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyrai Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I actually found an official remix of this song that's techno and uses the original singer's voice. Is that the 'Almighty Mix'? If so, do you happen to know the CD it comes from? Google has been uncooperative in my search for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrcishSpacesuit Posted November 14, 2004 Share Posted November 14, 2004 I like it, though I agree the bass beat was drowning it out at first. I tried fidddling with my equalizer, reducing the lowest bass a bit, and it brought out the rest of the song better on my cheapo pair of speakers. I wonder if, on a high-quality sound system with proper subwoofers and such, this would sound much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris McGee Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 This is a nice song, but it could really do with a little eq. That bass drum desperately needs to be quieted or at least changed to a better sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bummer Posted October 27, 2005 Share Posted October 27, 2005 So Faye Wong did the original, and "Rydia of Mist" sings in this one? If that´s so, congrats for singing very good, and to FFMDJ for picking her. The song itself has some very good beats to it, gave the EoM track a more updated body. Kewl MDJdude and Rydiadudette. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I'll echo the general reviews that the singer is a bit too buried for this to really shine, and i'm not digging the bass sound, but otherwise it's pretty effective, especially considering the date. The mix title is a bit silly. I think someone needs to record a metal version 'Eyes on Me (NotMetallica)'. Nice layered electro percussion and SFX, it's cool to hear how FFDJ's more recent stuff has evolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmiduke Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I didn't get why the vocals were soooooo far back. I got the sense this was more Ears on Me (Not Faye Wong), since I struggled to hear anything. I'm left pretty confused why the beats sound like they are right next to me and the other half of the song sounds like it is two floors above me. The result takes away from the cohesion that is pretty much essential for something like this. It's important for a strong beat not to feel slapped on, and I feel this comes closer to that than succeeding as a whole. Does the concept work? Yeah. Could it have been better executed? Definately. There were a few odd decisions that keep this from greatness. It's a shame because both the vocals and the beats sound decent enough; just in their current state they don't sound like they are part of the same song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Grandfathered in, since this would be a Standards violation for how it leans on the samples vocals as the source tune connection. I wish the beats evolved more, because you gets the untz untz (not “units units”, you dumb phone, don’t autocorrect me!), and not much more. I’d have not had the beats sound out over the top of the vocals so much, but it’s a style. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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