ReMix:Final Fantasy "Warriors of Light" 4:18

One of the first remixes on OCR I listened to, and still one of my favorites; holds a definite place in my heart. It really is pure, unabashed rock, and is great fun to listen to. I, too, notice the 'wrong notes' but I guess I'm less musically discerning or something because they didn't bother me in the slightest, because I enjoy the whole song. Actually, my favorite parts are when the rock fades back and the piano comes in to the forefront, so, eh.

This is a really fun listen. There's a whole lot of textures going on keeping the sound scape varied and up in the air. Each section of the song feels unique; the source isn't repeated in the same way twice, if that makes sense , making everything feel constantly fresh.

As always, the guitar is awesome and I really love the piano parts. They add such an interesting mellow contrast against the high powered guitars. 'Tis a really, really great mix.

This song's background track is so "Ordinary World" from Duran Duran....

Awesome intro synth/texture. Very warm, yet detached at the same time! Classic Darangen rock. Better kick drum definition in this piece; major change from your first piece. I agree with OA, those wrong notes throw me for a loop when I hear them. Fortunately, I don't feel that way for too long and the song draws me back in. The snare drum fill feels a little synthetic and rigid, but it's not used too much. The breakdown with the piano and sweeping guitar is great. The bass line finds the pocket and just rocks it. You do love your fade outs . Good stuff mate.

Great stuff, but those wrong notes are horrid.

Seriously, there's nothing at all wrong with this except for those few notes, and it strikes me as being very weird.

Otherwise, beautiful.

I can't get enough of this one lately. It just seems to grab me and not let go.

Great work.

10/10!!!!!!!!!!!O MY GOD!!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

BOKU WA DAISUKI DESU!!!!!!!!

What can you expect from Darangen?

I tell you:

Some great guitars with nice drums and guitarsolos

that gives the word REMIX a new meaning.

Great stuff!

It all started out surprisingly soft. It's been a while since I've heard the Chaos Temple theme, so I was a little naive of the melody. Still, it all came back when piano went verbatum. Very nice builds, even if they may seem long. Very enjoyable when the guitar started to rip.

Really nice work there man.

I really love how the whole construction of the tune and how it transports me. Really lovely acoustic/piano parts and the electric guitar work comes out as very tasteful, instead of sounding forced and intrusive.

I do agree that the fadeout was brutal But that's a really good piece you have here. A definite keeper.

P.S.: I'll try to remix more often

I don't like electric guitars in the remixes that much but I have to say I like this one. Sounds really good.

To be honest, I've listened to this mix several times, and I'm not sure why people say 1:53-1:58 is "wrong." It's the same sequence, and although the key is different, the rest of the song is in the same key at the same time, and there is no dissonance to make it sound bad. In fact, it sounded like it changed key all the way back at 1:32, then changed to the original key after 1:58. There is nothing wrong with this, since the transitions are done well and the phrase just sounds like it was transposed slightly upwards for playing on a different part of the neck.

It's part of the character of the song, and if it lacked this segment, the song would be a lot more boring. I'm only going by my ears, though, so if my guesses about the key are wrong, please correct me Darangen.

I was just thinking how good it would be if someone made another Final Fantasy based remix.

Yeah, pretty good! I personally don't like rock much but the ambient elements were well implemented. The intro was great. I thought it was a bit heavy when the guitars kicked in but it tends to smooth out as it goes on. Yep. Nice.

I'm trying to give people who haven't heard his other stuff a hint here!

Well, anyone could always check out my website at www.darangen.com and find many remixes not here at OCR.

Thanks for the comments everyone They are greatly appreciated.