This is the best guitar cover of a video game song and you can't convince me otherwise

[jett]

I'm talking of course about BKMJMBOX's masterful take on Final Fantasy III's Eternal Wind.



Also got Nobuo's seal of approval for that matter!



I've long thought this dude is the best guitar player on YouTube that has ever covered video game music. More well known for this video (which is almost quite as good as Eternal Wind):



It's quite unfortunate he just disappeared from the face of the Earth one day eight years ago. His indecipherable name basically makes it impossible to search for any information. I guess he became a salaryman or something. :/ Godspeed BKMJMBOX, wherever you are.

 

[Tigerfog]

Wow, his eternal wind rendition reminds me a LOT of the amazing arrangements of Falcom music from Ryo Yonemitsu.
I love them.

 

[MC_Leon6494]

Of course nothing compares to this cause it's Eternal Wind

 

[ScaleboundGOTY]

 

[Necrokey]

 

[spam musubi]

anything by richaadeb >

 

[Zeenbor]

I raise you a Golden Axe Metal Medley:




a FF6 Decisive Battle:




and then a BATTLE ON THE BRIDGE:

 

[Terranigma]

 

[Kientin]

Geez. You might be right. The sheer accuracy and all the techniques on display at the end there was making me sweat a bit.

Also...

Of course nothing compares to this cause it's Eternal Wind

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[Kaguya]

It's still this for me:

 

[Patitoloco]

I love this Valve medley, specially the end:

 

[MegaSackman]

Prince uf Darkness is the best imo and his productions are incredibly good.

 

[5pectre]

I really like this cover of Contra

 

[jett]

Geez. You might be right. The sheer accuracy and all the techniques on display at the end there was making me sweat a bit.

Also...

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Right? The sheer skill on display just puts him on another level. And he plays so clean and effortlessly. And creatively, too. He's basically in the professional session player tier. His Eternal Wind solo just blows me away every time.

Prince uf Darkness is the best imo and his productions are incredibly good.

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Ah a fellow DOD fan! Yeah PUF/Tony Dickinson is great. His arrangements are much more elaborate of course hah.

 

[Shadybiz]

Surely not the best out there, but I enjoy this one:

 

[Dynedom]

Honestly it would be up there if this didn't exist:



-The coordination to be in time pretty much throughout
-The sheer skill on some of the "rhythm" parts. This is NOT an easy song to play (it's not the hardest ever but see below)
-Getting the cadence and phrasing perfect
-The harmonics subtle and not horribly intrusive
-That blitzball on the shore

 

[MegaSackman]

Ah a fellow DOD fan! Yeah PUF/Tony Dickinson is great. His arrangements are much more elaborate of course hah.

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So good.

I'm not as regular a I used to be but every now and then I check on the site to listen the months I've missed. I was actually surprised to find a new song from Tony and Norg.

 

[Roarer]

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In terms of adapting the original song and transforming it into a specific genre of music, this is pretty much perfect.

 

[brenobnfm]

Holy shit that Clash on the Big Bridge cover is absolutely mind blowing