ReMix:Xenogears "Grand Flight" 4:19

By OceansAndrew

Arranging the music of one song...

"Flight"

Primary Game: Xenogears (Square , 1998, PS1), music by Yasunori Mitsuda

Posted 2017-08-02, evaluated by Chimpazilla


From OceansAndrew (Andrew Luers) comes a soaring, uplifting rock arrangement of "Flight" from Xenogears, made on request for a backer of our Balance and Ruin kickstarter:

"This was done for the request album, and was a somewhat typical rock track with synths, though I tried a lot of new production techniques, and tried to get a better drumspace than usual. Intro is actually source. The guitar part is playing the timpani from the intro. :-) The theme itself is very dramatic and majestic, and captures the feeling of being aloft. I tried to keep that feeling throughout, and give the mood of being on board a moving airship."

Good feelings all around; while it has some heavy-ish chugs in there, this is actually a pretty friendly & inspirational arrangement which makes some creative decisions but still retains the core feel/mojo. Clean, crisp production, good dynamics with especially solid impact on drums and bass, plus enough structural changes to avoid repetition = win. Chimpazilla writes:

"Fun take on an epic source, great performances! Slight nitpick about unhumanized strings from 1:32 to 1:58, otherwise, sounds great to me!"

Didn't bug me, but don't disagree either. I love how positive & energetic this mix is; definitely rocking a j-pop/anime aesthetic, intentionally or otherwise, and is in keeping with brOA's fondness for major-key, motivational melodies. Want more mixes like this? Check out OverClocked University's Spring Break DJ Set for a whole album's worth. Great stuff, excellent to see longstanding requests being filled, Xeno-anything is always a pleasure, and since I've been having a bad week (or two), I know I personally could use some uplifting & inspiring power rock!

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Discussion

Latest 4 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
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evktalo
on 2017-08-03 05:18:41

This is an enjoyable take on the source material. It is rocking and energetic, but at the same time it has this nice floaty, even gentle quality. I did like how the outro emphasized that 'gentle' aspect of the track. Nice work on changing the timpani to guitar as well!

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orlouge82
on 2017-08-02 17:15:51

Sweet mix! One of my favorite tracks from Xenogears, and it's about time that someone did a power rock version of the song!

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Black_Doom
on 2017-08-02 15:03:10

Holy crap, my mind is blown away. This track is certainly what I needed. I love me some energetic uplifting goodness. Bravo, OA, you knocked it out of the park as always!

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Liontamer
on 2017-08-01 12:58:57

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Sources Arranged (1 Song)


Primary Game:
Xenogears (Square , 1998, PS1)
Music by Yasunori Mitsuda
Songs:
"Flight"

Tags (6)


Genre:
Rock
Mood:
Energetic,Happy
Instrumentation:
Electric Guitar,Strings,Synth
Additional:

File Information


Name:
Xenogears_Grand_Flight_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
7,462,004 bytes
MD5:
420406820db3b7cbdc2fc1ded00826be
Bitrate:
228Kbps
Duration:
4:19

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