ReMix:Final Fantasy VII "A Secret, Submerged" 5:26

By Hy Bound

ambient cinematic synthwave electronic piano synth dark suspenseful timesig-4-4

Arranging the music of 2 songs...

"J-E-N-O-V-A", "Secret of the Deep Sea"

Primary Game: Final Fantasy VII (Sony , 1997, PS1), music by Nobuo Uematsu

Posted 2024-02-26, evaluated by the judges panel

Just in time for this week's release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Hy Bound returns to the site for his first new contribution in fifteen years -- and we're all thrilled to have his synthy, ephemeral take on "Secret of the Deep Sea" from the original PlayStation title released in 1997. This one's a more relaxed style than two of his previous contributions to the site, both from Final Fantasy IV: Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption. Hy Bound describes this arrangement as "a love letter to Vangelis and (ironically) my OB-6, which makes up about 80% of the synth sounds."

Just as Rebirth is advertising a more open space in which to adventure, this ReMix feels spacious from the jump, with a warm synth ambiance immediately bringing us into the 1990s spirit of the original Final Fantasy VII, during a time when game audio timbre was still an ongoing experiment with technology. The synth pads give way to a floating topic where the electronic piano and sampled strings just feel right for those of us old enough to conjure the mid-'90s into our minds. Emunator noted that the "arrangement is very dynamic despite a source that doesn't have much in the way of a dynamic curve at all," which helps this take feel like we're eventually headed somewhere as we bob along in this sonic ocean.

Right as the track fades away -- presumably as we float away from the imagined source of the chill vibes Hy Bound has provided for us all -- prophetik music caught that there's just a glimpse of the Jenova theme, a warning of something on the horizon. It feels perfectly fitting for a week when many are waiting for one of the marquee releases of the year!

― BardicKnowledge

Discussion

Latest 3 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
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CJthemusicdude
on 2024-03-23 23:25:07

This remix DRIPS? with water level energy. It is a whole vibe and is quite spectacular

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Hemophiliac
on 2024-02-27 19:37:54

This source is probably my least favorite on the entire OST. That said, I love it when people take something I dislike and transform it into something more and something I enjoy.

I'm a sucker for the genre, and the piano here fits very well. The semi-synthwave-cinematic feel fits the source very well and I would not have imagined the direction this went in. Glad to see some work from Hy Bound after all these years!

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Liontamer
on 2024-02-26 00:02:20
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Sources Arranged (2 Songs)


Primary Game:
Final Fantasy VII (Sony , 1997, PS1)
Music by Nobuo Uematsu
Songs:
"J-E-N-O-V-A"
"Secret of the Deep Sea"

Tags (9)


Genre:
Ambient,Cinematic,Synthwave
Mood:
Dark,Suspenseful
Instrumentation:
Electronic,Piano,Synth
Additional:
Time > 4/4 Time Signature

File Information


Name:
Final_Fantasy_7_A_Secret_Submerged_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
9,133,200 bytes
MD5:
20506ae17d5719af836c6472b95eae91
Bitrate:
222Kbps
Duration:
5:26

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