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Square Enix reveals Final Fantasy VII Remake composers
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It wouldn't surprise me at all if Hamauzu is primarily working on the cinematics. He is by far the best composer they have for that. And I just listened to that cutscene track and it's all music from Dirge of Cerberus (possibly rearranged).
Hamauzu is damn great.
For all the bad things that can be said about the 13 trilogy, bad soundtrack isn't one of them!
This is very good then. Can't wait to hear the full soundtrack.
Hamauzu is really good at crafting music for cutscenes so I hope he should at least be involved in that
Remember that scene in FF13? I teared up with the music alone (48:23)
Is it actually good at all if you remove all of the aquatic ambiance out of Aquatic Ambiance??? Im not saying Hamauzu sucks, just his take on this song.
Is that particular track available on youtube? (at least what is the name)
Lol so much this! I started thinking about the tracks and as soon as they started playing in my head, my eyes started closing.
Wouldn't know. Never played it, never will. The few tracks I've heard around the internet didn't excite me either.
As a vocalist, the kinds of music I enjoy generally tend to feature driving melodies. That's the kind of music I like listening to - I'm not interested in stuff that's entirely driven by rhythm or background tracks. I want memorable tunes when I'm playing an RPG, so I can look back on particular moments and areas and have the sound of those areas and scenes remind me of the journey.
My gold standard for Final Fantasy music is Uematsu's score for FFVI because it structurally and musically resembles a gigantic opera. The final scene on the Floating Continent has been burned into my memory because of the music and the dialogue. As far as Shimomura's concerned, Terra's theme from Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep morphing into a dark yet heroic echo with Rage Awakened will stick with me for another decade at least, and Ruined Earth Painting from Legend of Mana is an incredible little piece of music that's great to listen to both within the boundaries of its original game and without.
Hamauzu can be technically proficient all he wants - I'm not saying he's a bad musician - but I don't enjoy his style and I don't enjoy listening to his work. That's the long and short of it.
Yeah this was incredible, the pauses were perfect. I wish they continued the track in the battle too.
Omg we're page 6 and people are STILL saying "OMG WHAT DISGUSTING FILTH SAYS THEY DON'T LIKE HAMAUZU??"
Get the hell over it! Why are y'all so annoying?
Get the hell over it! Why are y'all so annoying?
Ah, you're right. I haven't played Dirge or listened to its soundtrack before but looking it up it's definitely from that. I actually didn't know he did its soundtrack until earlier this week, so I guess his music could actually make people think of FFVII if they hear it if they had previously played Dirge.
Part of it was this:
Oh yeah! Wasn't it a mix of this one and "Messenger of the Dark"?! I don't think they were re-arranged though.
I guess that should have been a giveaway Hamauzu might have been on it but I though tthat was a stretch
Why can't you just say "XIII's music has always sounded great to me"?
Why do you have to throw in that you don't like XIII?
And why are y'all forgetting how incredibly subjective music is? Let them hate Hamauzu it's really not a big deal
I rarely agree with anything you post and this one here even offends me.
To be honest, PlanetSmasher, if I made the same comment about Hitoshi Sakimoto (I truly dislike his style) I'd likely be eviscerated around here, too. 🤣
The only orchestration for VII that has sounded proper is Shiro Hamaguchi's arrangements and the gorgeous Sienna Wind versions supervised by Nobuo
Hah, my opinion on Sakimoto is super complex. I don't like the FFXII score (or FFXII itself) at all but there are a couple of tracks from FFT that I truly love. And Blasphemous Experiment from Tactics Ogre was so good they ported it completely untouched into FFXIV:
Most topics are subjective on here. Don't take it so seriously, my dude. >.>
Weird!! I somehow thought I had heard Uematsu was handling the music but based on this thread he doesn't arrange and only did the song.
Wasn't Uematsu the one who did all those albums for FF8/9 piano, remix etc??
Anyways, this would scare me but everything I have heard so far has been amazing :)
Wasn't Uematsu the one who did all those albums for FF8/9 piano, remix etc??
Anyways, this would scare me but everything I have heard so far has been amazing :)
Well, Uematsu DID compose the soundtrack. The people working on this game are mostly arranging his pre-existing work from the original VII game. There will probably be some new music and that stuff will be composed by the new folks.
No, piano collections and orchestral arrangements are all done by different people.
God I wish all the Remake music was like that. But what we will get does not seem bad. BTW you can find the full album with more tracks than in the video on youtube, search for BRA★BRA FINAL FANTASY VII BRASS de BRAVO.
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wow!!! I had no idea lol. I assumed all these years that was sll Uematsu. I'm sorta...shocked right now
Seeing as almost all of those have rearranged songs for other games I'm fine with this. Their arrangements in those other games are pretty great and what I've heard in the trailers for the remake has been good so far, I'm on board.
I don't know if I've ever heard a worse opinion in my life, congrats.
I feel like this thread has slowly shifted to a Hamauzu thread XD.
Either ways I'm glad Suzuki is on the list. Blew my mind with his FFXV pieces.
Either ways I'm glad Suzuki is on the list. Blew my mind with his FFXV pieces.
Seems like they got some good guys in on it, definitely looking forward to the new stuff!
Now, when are we going to get the rest of the English VA cast?
Now, when are we going to get the rest of the English VA cast?
Musical taste is extremely subjective. If everyone liked the same music, we'd still be listening to people playing on lutes.
Came to read about the composers of the FF7 Remake.
Stayed to see yet another roasting of Planet Smasher.
Stayed to see yet another roasting of Planet Smasher.
Oh definitely. I personally have very strong negative opinions about one of the KHIII composers on the list. And also, I can't understand how people could actually like that person. I imagine that must be how it is with you and Hamauzu. So I get it.
But you're still wrong. 😆
I'm not sure this helps your case. It's easily one of the most "ruined" tracks in the remaster.
opinions and all but i find this arrangement incredible. The violin alone transports me to heaven
I like the song, but it takes too long to get going to be a good standard battle theme. Would have worked very well as a unique battle theme though.
imo.
Yeah, as someone who absolutely loved the Besaid theme I don't think it has been ruined at all. Spira Unplugged is a fantastic arrangement as well, I don't understand all the hate for the remaster soundtrack honestly.
I think it completely changes the overall mood of the original track.
Other tracks that are vastly inferior to the original versions:
Shortly after a minute in, the amazing "crunch" of the original track is completely missing from the remaster.
There is too much going on in the new remastered version. Right from the very start, the mood is shifted.
A Contest of Aeons is another one that isn't as bad but still rubs me the wrong way.
Remaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXt0B8nDRQ
Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c56Fjc0O2Y&t=168s
A little after 1:17 when the most epic piece of the song begins, it just doesn't have the same kick as the original.
The remake messed up Seymour's Theme too. It sounded like they completely took the core melody out.
Yep.
I don't think it's bad but I don't think there was a need to change the songs the way they did.
The Kingdom Hearts remasters do a better job, though even then I was disappointed in some aspects but even then I prefer some of the original tracks, like "Tension Rising" for example.
Do the KH remasters offer the original music like FFX on PS4 does? I don't remember the option.
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His wife? I thought he was part of the chorus. Or was it both of them?
Nope. Probably because the redone KH OSTs were more warmly received than the FFX one.
Honestly, aside from what they did to Assault, I think I prefer FFX HD's soundtrack more.