The Black Mages, and remixing videogame music, in general

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So here I am, typing this as I'm listening to "Opening - Bombing Mission" by the Black Mages. My question is: What do you feel when you hear your facorite video game tunes remixed by some groups? I felt that it was awesome, as long as I was familiar with it. Kinda throws me into a nostalgic fit, remembering all those times I spent in front of my TV screen like I was there again, reliving the difficulty or moments from that game.

Other than stuff from The Black Mages, I have not heard great rock remixes of tunes other than the one done by the Red Wings (Wily stage 1 from Megaman 2). I think it's more because The Black Mages did FF Music and not because of better musicianship.

EDIT:
I suddenly realized that this was the Off-Topic section. Sorry bout that. PM'ed a mod to have this moved.

 

[reaper_2k9]

I love The Black Mages and anytime I hear music form a game I love I just get this feeling I cant explain it but it is awesome it makes me feel joy and when theres somebody that sya hey this is great I'm just like yea it is you should play the game.

 

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Wily stage 2 is probably the most remixed videogame music I've heard. There are numerous rock remixes (like that of the aforementioned Red Wings version) and the various incarnations of Okkusenman.

 

[AlphaWolf13]

<3 Black Mages <3. For more melodic FF stuff, try Final Fantasy Potion (My sleeping music). Mmmmmmmmm.

 

[stompy]

I love the The Black Mages, and I prefer their rendition of One Winged Angel (with the rock, found in Advent Children over the traditional one. Overall, as long as it adds to the feel created by the original piece, and doesn't do away with what made the song so great, I don't mind.

 

[MistAlchemist]

yeah, black mages rox. i really like
the one winged angel, and the
force your way from ff8.
Its like your life gets epic for
listening to it!

 

[lenneth]

www.ocremix.org is a really good place to check out for game remixes.

 

[Pigeon_Grenade]

it can work

 

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I'll take your One Winged Angel and raise you a Dancing Mad. It's far more epic than One Winged Angel IMO.

Are there any other independent bands that do remixes other than the Black Mages. By independent, I meant that they are not employees of the game developer/publisher. IIRC, the Black Mages are all Square staffers.

 

[Altorin]

well iirc the black mages is nobuo uematsu's band.

so, I would imagine they'd do final fantasy music well.

 

[Ultrajoe]

Damn nostalgia is setting in, you know, from the Final Fantasy golden era, not this FF12 bullshit.

Golden age my shiny blue ass. FF12 is better graphically, in terms sound and i'm willing to chop off my hardcore FF fan rights to say the design was bloody brilliant. Oh, Vaans a pretty boy whiner, get over it. I'm willing to bet if the designers of all your 'classics' were able to make your favorites as they were able to make Vaan then they would all be pretty boys too. I liked them, loved them... and i can love these ones to.

There is no golden age. Just great memories and the future before us.

Sorry, but i figured if i was going to draw my line in the sand, then this was as good a place as any.

As for the black mages, i had never heard of them before now. I will own all of their songs by the end of the week. And i mean own, unless they give them away free... which would rule.

 

[Xaryn Mar]

Press Play on Tape plays music from the C64 games. I kind of like them especially their version of Secret of Monkey Island. I have not heard the Black Mages yet.

 

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The song for the Gilgamesh battles were quite good. IIRC the copmposer for XII was the same guy who did the music for Odin Sphere (another game with a kickass soundtrack).

So how do you people find the vocal tracks? Personally, I don't like them.

 

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@Richard:
Of course. Looking back, I think you meant original music from XII. I can also think of none.

The vocals weren't done by the band members. They commissioned other artists to do the job.

 

[kiwisushi]

I like it, has anyone here heard of powerglove?