ReMix:Final Fantasy V "Twisted Devil, Grinding Soul" 3:46

I think this track would have fit better than Andy's take on it for the first part of the FF5 album series, although I can't argue too much with more FF5 remixes.

The track definitely does come off as a dark, slow march early on, although that changes as the song goes on. There are a few moments where the choir sounds strange, but not a huge dealbreaker. I do like the touch of The Land Unknown used in the song, I think it adds some contrast to the main Exdeath source with its more dainty sad reality.

I think what's here is not bad, although I think the shifting in the last minute or so of the song from the different sources isn't executed well from a wholesome arrangement perspective, and weakens the cohesion of the song.

I truly feel the conflict going on inside the constraints of Ex-Death's body.

The proposed situation just makes the mix all the more haunting.

I truly believe that this captures the utter dissonance of being an evil entity like Ex-Death.

I often listen to this mix, not sure entirely why it didn't make it onto Dawn... but oh well.

Oh, yeah, dark and menacingly evil. Me like. The intro reminded me of Psycho before it dropped the hammer. The organ was done to perfection and adding in the bells at 2:30 with the lowered background sound was cool, almost like a little peak of insanity, and it was my favorite part of the ReMix. The whole thing is like an aggressive march of doom. The harpsichord was a nice change, but the fade-out seemed a little too quick. Minor gripe aside, this sounds like a winner to me.

Hmm, I like this quite a bit. It's got a nice solemn mood to it, and the progression works great for setting up a scene in your mind - very cinematic. The addition of the electronic elements in the track only serve to make it grittier and more methodical, in a way. Brings to mind 'cold calculation'.

Yeah, Exdeath's theme seems somewhat tricky to go for, especially given the more dynamic context towards it. But I'm glad you managed to pull through in the end.

Arrangement-wise it starts out sounding as if it would be more of a straight-cover, but then with the sweeping strings and pads it starts to add more to the direction taken. And when elements of "A New World" start pushing in, it starts to add more to the chaotic atmosphere towards it if only for a brief while. I can certainly feel this large plateau of emptiness that's been emphasized with the soundscape here

The production still worked out for most of the way, though I can't help but think there were a little too much high-pushing frequencies on one of the pads for a fair chunk of the track. It may differ depending on one's headphones that may be used, but to be fair my bigger beef was with the sudden ending; we had this nice harpsichord solo building up atmosphere, and all of a sudden... fadeout. So I got to say I was slightly disappointed in regards to the structure.

So, all in all, a difficult source to work with and you managed to work well with what you got - an intriguing idea had been set there, and all the more to see what kind of developments would come in future works. Go for it Meteo

Very evil sounding...it makes me wonder if THIS is how Uematsu intended it to sound! Great work!

Howdy!

Thanks for the reviews guys. I'm not sure why this track didn't get many reviews or comments compared to Youtube (youtube exceeded my expectations for it), but its probably because its an ugly track to start with and there were issues along the way with most of my stuff from last year to two years ago. I kinda wish I could've gone back and fixed errors and problems in the mixing and production.

Nevertheless, I'm glad to see people enjoying it and I hope for more. Thanks again!

The remix is so badass, it probably ate all its reviews.

I'm a sucker for choirs in pieces like this, so that aspect is right up my alley. Bells (?) around 2:40 are a nice touch.

While I do like the overall sound of this orchestral piece, it does come off a bit BGM-ish. There's a ridiculous amount of awesome stuff in it, but I kinda miss a clear melody bringing the parts together.

Whoah, why does this only have 1 review? :S

I also think that the atmosphere is very nice. It's definitely one of the darker tracks on the site. Good job!

I thought this was intriguing musically. Very deep, very dark, with layers upon layers to unravel. I enjoyed it a lot, even as it sent chills down my spine.

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