ReMix:Final Fantasy VII "Not the Taxi You Whistled For" 4:00
By XPRTNovice
Arranging the music of 3 songs...
"Farm Boy", "Golden Saucer", "The Prelude"
Primary Game: Final Fantasy VII (Sony , 1997, PS1), music by Nobuo UematsuPosted 2012-12-18, evaluated by djpretzel
XPRTNovice makes his OCR debut with a creative bluegrass instrumental featuring strummed & plucked textures, some wordless singing, and - as advertised - some rather splendid whistling. Joe writes:
"Of all the songs I ever really whistled from any Final Fantasy game, this was the one that popped into my head the most often. Being brought up on bluegrass music, and listening to the original, it seemed a perfect adaptation to use my whistling skills (something entirely useless in any other context) and my knowledge of acoustic instruments to throw something together. I had a blast doing this.
All of the instruments in this mix are live with the exception of the bass and some of the ornamentation instruments scattered in the background. The whistling, mandolins, guitars, singing, were all done in my makeshift studio here in my house. Other than that, I'll let the music tell the rest of the story.
I sincerely hope you enjoy listening to the piece, even if you decide it's not right for the website. I had a lot of fun making it, and I hope you have fun listening."
Not right for the website?!? Of COURSE it is; creative arrangement, totally unique performance, and this is the type of track where the artist doesn't have to tell you he had fun making it - it's readily apparent. If the Beverly Hillbillies somehow injected themselves into the Final Fantasy VII universe, the soundtrack to such a bizarre singularity might go something like this. The more deliberate intro has a carefree, western vibe going on, where you might picture the credits to a John Wayne film rolling slowly down a tumbleweed-populated dustscape somewhere in Arizona or New Mexico, but then at 1'22" things pick up and get down, and it's time to bust out the moonshine and whistle along, if you've got the chops.
Bit of a tangent (what else is new?), but I actually really love to whistle; I do it all the time (often at the expense of others' sanity), and am happy to see a ReMix so emphatically feature this musical form of ex
At any rate, this arrangement has a lot of charisma and shows off the artist's abilities as a multi-instrumentalist, in addition to being a fun, unexpected, and surprisingly substantive arrangement of the FF7 sources. This could easily have been a shorter, cute "sketch" of a mix, but I respect that Joe took the time to flesh it out and explore the ideas more thoroughly, and I think you will, too! Great, distinct, memorable debut from XPRTNovice, who we'll be hearing more from on the upcoming FF6 album & beyond!
Discussion
on 2013-08-10 10:43:07
That's some damn good whistling! So awesome to see some bluegrass appear on OCR like this. I actually have a fondness for these kinds of arrangements, so the entire ReMix made me grin with how natural it all sounded. Just wonderful stuff.
on 2013-01-17 16:37:09
As Cloud and the group are leaving Midgar, they find a Chocobo farm which has recently been purchased by... the Beverley Hillbillies.
Or maybe a joke about Green Acres is the way to go.
Nonetheless, this arrangement really made me smile. Superbly put together!
on 2013-01-16 17:46:44
Yeah! I remember this from the workshop, such an amazing remix! So upbeat and relaxing, it always puts me in a good mood. The guitar work is so expressive, I love it! Gotta love that whistling as well!
on 2013-01-14 14:12:40
This remix inspired me to register for the OC forums so I could comment favorably. It's upbeat, fun, and distinct; almost like two of the happier tunes from FFVII were infused with the energy of the Super Mario Sunshine soundtrack (initially I thought Wild Arms solely due to the use of whistling lol). Remixes that make the listener(s) smile are a good thing.
on 2013-01-09 23:20:42
I loved this. Congratulations on something truly original. I felt totally transported to a bluegrass band (or a back porch) where everyone was getting together and just taking the tune and running with it in a wonderfully organic matter. TREMENDOUS whistling - the ability for that to be both the lead and the background was impressive! A must for everyone who wants something new that they haven't heard before!
It's gonna be alright.
on 2012-12-22 12:56:51
well played! I've been kinda itching for a little more bluegrass from OCR and you definitely delivered. I've also been playing through FFVII lately and thinking it would be fun to figure out Farm Boy on my guitar. You've got some great skills and a lot of creativity. Look forward to hearing more from you!
Thanks 
I'd be happy to pass you the chord
structure. It's way easy.
on 2012-12-21 21:21:55
well played! I've been kinda itching for a little more bluegrass from OCR and you definitely delivered. I've also been playing through FFVII lately and thinking it would be fun to figure out Farm Boy on my guitar. You've got some great skills and a lot of creativity. Look forward to hearing more from you!
on 2012-12-21 00:24:27
Congratulations! I knew right from the first WIP that this would
be a winner.
on 2012-12-19 05:54:34
Fantastic! An utter delight! By far the best video game whistling song since Deadly Premonition's "Life is Beautiful". I look forward to hearing more from XPRTNovice!
on 2012-12-19 01:14:32
Well, I hit play on this one before even starting to read the write-up, and needless to say I was really surprised from the get go. On OCR, we typically get music in one of the 'holy trinity' genres (electronica, rock, or orchestral). I don't think I've heard bluegrass on this site yet, but if this is the first venture into that genre, then it sets the bar quite high. Nice work all around!
on 2012-12-18 19:31:38
Thanks guys! I'm thrilled to finally be a part of the OCRemix
community
Sources Arranged (3 Songs)
- Primary Game:
-
Final Fantasy VII (Sony
, 1997,
PS1)
Music by Nobuo Uematsu
- Songs:
- "Farm Boy"
"Golden Saucer"
"The Prelude"
Tags (8)
- Genre:
- Bluegrass,Folk
- Mood:
- Instrumentation:
- Acoustic Guitar,Mandolin,Singing,Vocals: Male,Whistling
- Additional:
- Time > Tempo: Fast
File Information
- Name:
- Final_Fantasy_7_Not_the_Taxi_You_Whistled_For_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 5,844,947 bytes
- MD5:
- b08e32efbfd6980041153c3c03ac8987
- Bitrate:
- 192Kbps
- Duration:
- 4:00
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