Liontamer ⚖️ Posted October 3 Posted October 3 Artist Name: A.C. Menes A Latin inspired take on the Theme of Love from Final Fantasy IV. Features myself on guitar/bass guitar/percussion programming and N. Fanning on violin. Games & Sources Final Fantasy IV - Theme of Love
Liontamer ⚖️ Posted October 3 Author Posted October 3 Awesome to finally see a submission from you, Alyssa! It was great being on Patrick's VGM panel with you at PAX many moons ago. :-) The musician Js may have some mixing/balance/sequencing/timing/tuning suggestions, and that's all well and good; what's here for me already sounds strong. I like the energy of the percussion in particular to keep things energetic and have this arrangement approach stand apart from the original, and the guitar/violin interplay worked well to personalize the theme's presentation. I'm genuinely curious what imagery synesthetes would get from this. Meanwhile, the music video for this has so many quaint sites in New Jersey; a very fun treatment! YES
Hemophiliac ⚖️ Posted October 6 Posted October 6 The stereo field is very wide on this, at the same time that keeps things very clean and separate. I like the passing of the melody between the violin and guitar. That feels so appropriate for a theme of love. They are finishing each other's sentences in an elegant way, as if they are two people who have known each other for so long. Great performance, very simple structure. Original intro leads us in and there's some embellishment on melody that anchors this in your own personalization. My main complaint is the ending. It's a loop that just goes to fade very quickly. I would have preferred something more concrete, but what's here is fine. YES
prophetik music ⚖️ Posted October 6 Posted October 6 ooh, the percussion and guitar right away is nice. i wouldn't mind the guitar to be a bit more forward in the mix, but it's a nice sound. as it gets higher in the instrument's register, it's clearer and more balanced. violin really slots in nicely next to the other instruments. the countermelodic elements in the guitar around the end of the second minute are nice as well. overall this is an enjoyable take! i wouldn't have minded hearing a touch more personalization in the melodic material especially! there's some fun stuff that could have been done using the violin and guitar's unique characteristics. i also wouldn't have minded a more solid ending. lastly, there's definitely some pitch issues here and there that maybe could have been addressed, but they do lend a more live feel to the arrangement. i think what's here is definitely above the bar. this is short and sweet. YES
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