ReMix:Final Fantasy VI "Event Horizon" 4:06

By OceansAndrew, Palpable

Arranging the music of one song...

"The Day After"

Primary Game: Final Fantasy VI (Square , 1994, SNES), music by Nobuo Uematsu

Posted 2013-07-01, evaluated by djpretzel


My 50th ReMix on OCR was an arrangement of this theme, posted over a decade ago back in 2002, and it was zircon's 5th posted ReMix back in 2005. For Balance and Ruin, fellow judges OA & Palpable join the club and offer up their own version, opting for upbeat electronica/pop that puts Andrew's electric guitar to excellent use; Vinnie writes:

"Though I have fond memories of FF6 (probably my favorite of the series), I have more nostalgia for some of the other FF soundtracks. There wasn't any particular song I had an arrangement idea for, and I dawdled on claiming a track when Andy opened up the project. Fast forward a month later: I was putting together a BT-ish beat for an original track, but found that one of the open project tracks fit really well over it, so it became a remix. The intro, chorus, and verse came pretty quickly, but I stalled hard after that. I lamented my loss of inspiration in the staff channel, and OA came up big, with a bunch of ideas to keep it going. They juiced my interest in the track again, and I was pretty quick to finish it after injecting some of that hot OA action. He even played the badass guitar parts. zircon also gave advice on the mixing and chipped in a few more ideas, so props to both Andrews."

Hot OA adds:

"This was one of the most fun and easy collabs I have ever done, and I managed to finish in just a few hours. Thanks to how Vinnie left things off, It was easy to come up with a lot of sweet ideas that complemented his already great base, and after sending it out, he put it together. Loved working on this. Vinnie is a true bro!"

Sounds like these two bros should collab mo fo sho, yo. Kill me. But seriously, nice to hear the collaboration was seamless - let this serve as a persuasive public service announcement that sometimes the best cure for writer's block is sharing the burden & getting some back-and-forth going with another artist. It's been awhile since we've heard from Vinnie, this is his first collab with OA, and their styles and ideas have resulted in a mix that's easy to like and hard not to; McVaffe writes:

“Palpable and OA start this one off with some Silent Hill-esque strumming with a chilling amount of reverb and atmosphere before leading into a fantastic, catchy synth groove. The devil's in the details with this arrangement, which offers up tons of great elements that at times make it sound like Gaga in one part or Depeche Mode in another. The mixing is perfect, and all of the disparate elements seem to fit together just right in this one. Catchy, spooky, and fun.”

I especially appreciate how the two tackled the verse, and also dig the additional harmonies added to the chorus in later iterations, as church bells ring & a choir shines through the clouds. The melodic variations clearly didn't occur to me at the time I did my own arrangement, and I wish they had, as it's a very smart way of keeping multiple repetitions of the motif interesting and infusing more momentum. Overall, this is a very polished ReMix that tackles the source with energy & class, never gets old, and injects a lot of creativity from both artists into its bloodstream for an accessible but still very substantive ride!

djpretzel

Discussion

Latest 7 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
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cipher_nemo
on 2013-07-19 13:39:14

Tastefully done. It's not going to push the envelope anywhere, but this remix is nice and conservative. Elegant. :)

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Crulex
on 2013-07-09 15:18:05

Electric guitar is really used well in this one. Has a bit of a spooky feel at some parts despite how upbeat it is, especially with the bell sounds, synthy melody and voices. Just one of those wonderfully mischievous Remixes.

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YoshMaster
on 2013-07-06 03:59:40

Love this remix!!! Actually I never could understand why this track wasn't remixed more often as it's extremely good!! It has a very trance-inducing chorus.

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timaeus222
on 2013-07-02 02:21:40

This does complete justice to both their remixing and their judging skills. Arrangement is intelligently done, prevalent sync lead love mentioned in the past is emphasized here, and OA's vast knowledge of musical styles really shines here. Recommended.

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FenixDown
on 2013-07-01 23:57:34

This was a pretty good arrangement. The guitar really compliments the synth nicely. It's a little repetitive at times but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Great job, Andrew, Palpable.

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JadeAuto
on 2013-07-01 15:03:33

Oh my god.

Okay, so the mixes linked to in the description were two of my favorite tracks on OCR all this time.

Unfortunately, they've been supplanted by this one.

Well done gentlemen, all my base are belong to you.

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djpretzel
on 2013-07-01 12:59:50

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

Sources Arranged (1 Song)


Primary Game:
Final Fantasy VI (Square , 1994, SNES)
Music by Nobuo Uematsu
Songs:
"The Day After"

Tags (6)


Genre:
Pop
Mood:
Instrumentation:
Electric Guitar,Electronic,Synth
Additional:
Origin > Collaboration
Time > Tempo: Fast

File Information


Name:
Final_Fantasy_6_Event_Horizon_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
7,298,665 bytes
MD5:
761500c445bb2477cb0eeda5658a857d
Bitrate:
234Kbps
Duration:
4:06

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