I LOVE that game! I never really knew what to do with the soundtrack, though, since Jeremy Soule already mixed it the way I would ordinarily want to remix it, haha.
@@RebeccaETripp I'm sure you could find a way! Your arrangement style would be excellent for A Whisper and a Shadow and might I add the following songs: Greek Temple I, The Queens, Introduction. Oh and... your brother has a great name!
Oh man, how did I miss this in my subscription box?! One of my favorite Final Fantasy IX songs, somehow made even more enchanting! Love the buildup at the beginning, beautiful use of woodwinds and strings at 2:09 as well! Great work as usual, Rebecca! :)
+ChrystalChameleon Thank you so much! There actually isn't woodwind at that part. :3 What you're hearing is a choir sample with some very pronounced tremolo. The effect sounds a lot like quivering flutes, though.
+Geekanomicon I, too, have had a lovely morning- apart from one thing. It started beautifully. My entire village is covered in a thick frost, almost like snow. The pale dawn sky casts a blue glow over the houses, as smoke rises from the chimneys. There is not a single soul outside, but lights are on in the windows. A seagull flew over and cried- and that is how I know it will be a good day. Seagulls always cry on my birthday and Christmas, but not very often in this neighborhood, as we're too far from the river, or any restaurants they attend. The bad part came a moment ago. A tiny fly (a fruitfly, maybe) hopped up onto my keyboard and landed right where my finger was about to press. I crushed the poor little guy, but didn't kill him, as I managed to stop myself- only too late. He is able to move, but not properly. I feel awful, and I actually shed a couple tears. :3 I thought you would sympathize with this feeling, as well as appreciate the aesthetic of the BC morning I'm enjoying.
+RebeccaETripp truly we are kindred in thought, deed, and emotion, m'lady. I actually am quite careful where I tread for not wanting to cause undo harm to even the simplest of life. Just rest assured your heart is in the right place and have confidence its strength will bring you more joy.
+FGUG2021 Pultorak (Nicholas Pultorak) Thanks!! I actually composed 98% of this arrangement back in 2006, but decided to update it to the newer sound samples and add a little bit more personality to it, since it's my favorite Uematsu track, essentially, tied with two others.
IX is my favorite game of all time i think and i've played through several times :). I have a pretty cute story about the first time I played it, if you want to hear it?
RebeccaETripp You asked for it XD... Well it was March of 2001 and I was nine yrs old. I was out of school for Easter holidays and I was spending the next week n' half at my grandma's (she's a die hard rpg fan, you would adore her). Now I love my Nana, but I wasn't excited about spending my entire school break time at her house and not with my friends. Well I arrived at my Nana's, not too happy i'll remind you, and proceeded into her living room to greet her and to hopefully find something amusing to do. She was sitting in front of her tv playing video games. Not unusual, I had remembered that she loved Zelda games and others like it. Which was cool but not really the kinda of games I was into. So I sat beside her to watch what she was playing.... Well I was immediately impressed with the quality graphics and the battling, as I don't think I had played a playstation yet(come from a poor family, you see). I continued to watch her play it and I became increasingly fascinated by what I was seeing. So after about an hour of watching her, she said I could play if want. _Big mistake Nana_ . I barley put down the controller for the next 10 days :). I was enthralled by the story and the characters. Zidane, in particular, was someone who really resonated with me - A kid of lowly circumstance who was none the less always upbeat, who had an unbreakable morale compass, and who could always be counted on to be there when his friends needed him. I imagine Nana was irritated by how much of her vidya time I was taking up but she was never let it show. She gave me little hints and things here and there without ever giving too much away. However by the end of my stay I had only reached the 3rd disc..... and I didn't own a PS so borrowing the game was not an option.... it was a real bummer :(. So I had to wait till summer vacation to return and finish my quest. Unfortunately a cousin deleted my save file by accident, so when I did come back to Nana's I had to start my game all over. But it didn't bother me, I enjoyed the second play through _almost_ as much as the first. But alas, it was time to leave again and I still hadn't finished the game. I had received a PS for my b-day a few weeks before and was praying that Nana would let me take it home with me. So I asked to keep the game(with a promise to keep the discs scratch less of course) and to my glee, Nana obliged. To my pleasant surprise, she gave me two additional games that she thought I might enjoy; Legend of Dragoon and Chrono Cross. Two fantastic games that I would also come to love immensely. Thus is the story of how I come to love rpg games. It all started with Final Fantasy IX and my dear Nana... (sry for this *ridiculous* wall of text, it's an influential and emotional story for me and I don't know how to tell it a different way XD)
+The Self-Made Man That was an incredibly beautiful story. :') Thank you for sharing! And that sounds like the coolest grandma in the entire universe! Obviously, you were meant to play Final Fantasy, as cheesy as that sounds. Simply put, those stories, that music, and everything else about them is incredible, brain-sculpting artwork that can instill morals and compassion, inspire creativity and interest and bring so much joy to so many kids. Your Nana is a wise lady. ^_^ And she has AMAZING taste in games, apparently! Damn that cousin- but new files on FF9 are always great! I just started one the other day. I always show my friends that game, if they haven't seen it yet.
I like the original very much as well but somehow you made this already gorgeous song even prettier so kudos for that I still think I like phantom forest better but if I listen to this enough I may change my mind you never know this is that good
+RebeccaETripp I did not. I never had a non-Nintendo console. (Also, as a kid, my parents thought consoles and games are evil and I wasn't even really allowed to play them. Discovered video games pretty late, through schoolmates.)
I remember I played Link's Awakening when we were visiting a friend of my mom's, and I liked it a lot. When, a long time later, my mom finally gave in and allowed me to have a GameBoy Color, and she saw I wanted to have Link's Awakening DX, she almost refused to get me the game because the cover showed a sword, therefore it's clearly the most violent game ever. I guess that and Pokémon were the only games apart from old point&click games I'd played when I got a FF7 demo for PC and wrote a review saying it's a lot like Pokémon, because that was the only other RPG I knew.
Really nice, although I must be honest, i never played it all the way through...actually I only played the start, may pick it up next year and give it a go again though. ...and I didn't reply to the previous elemelon comment because I in no way could top it's majestic awesomeness! :D
+RebeccaETripp And in my farthest dreams, it came to me, the Melon of Light! Lo! Behold its glory! For in the darkest depths of reality, a beacon of light came forth, and guided me away from the darkness, from the sins of existence, the hollow sadness of life, and it embraced me, as I embraced it, and such was it's colour of Holy light, that I could do more than gaze at it's utter beauty, for it was not only a thing of beauty, but a thing of pure delish!
+RebeccaETripp I'm simply a level 6 Melon, you at least must be a Level 34 and a half (and 3 quarters)! However, i've heard that once you pass Level 50, a bizarre, if not frightful, event happens, and you can chose to join the Shadow side! But lest that happen, everything you own glows with an ominous red glow...
+Commander Squall :O This music made you emotional? Here is some hot tea for you, to make the nostalgia feel warm and close, rather than distant: i.imgur.com/BDbkBa4.jpg
Hi! I am making a Final Fantasy 9 mod, and I find this arrangement of Evil Forest very cool to my game. I saw that you have some works with Overclocked Remix, who allow to download their tracks, but I didn't find this song among them. Would it be possible to download it somewhere, so that I can use it in my mod? Thanks, and very good job! ^_^
It may not have been intended this way, but I was reminded of Dagobah from Star Wars listening to your remix. It's dark, yet hopeful. I love it. By the way, are you feeling better?
Neat, and I do love me some FF9. In part due to: ruclips.net/video/p82ZY3wubL4/видео.html , but also chiefly the music and this does the song justice. Are you feeling better btw?
Fantastic. You did an excellent job with this.
+Clemps ^_^ Thank you.
I swear forests always have the best video game music. This is so pretty and magical!
Thanks again! ^_^
Beautiful! FF9 is one of the first games I remember playing and this song has lots of nostalgic value for me.
+SirBlackMage ^_^ I'm glad. Have you seen my FF9 medley yet? That might be right up your ally.
RebeccaETripp I haven't, but I'll be sure to check it out!
One of my favorite places and tracks.
"Can't stop listening....petrified"
+Blandation *supersoft* here you go. ^_^
old ff games 7,8,9 nand 10 was so wonderful games
Amen
The feels are real. Rebecca I keep coming back time and time again. Secret of evermore is a game that deserves your talented remix.
I LOVE that game! I never really knew what to do with the soundtrack, though, since Jeremy Soule already mixed it the way I would ordinarily want to remix it, haha.
@@RebeccaETripp I'm sure you could find a way! Your arrangement style would be excellent for A Whisper and a Shadow and might I add the following songs: Greek Temple I, The Queens, Introduction.
Oh and... your brother has a great name!
@@RebeccaETripp The Hall of Collosia track, had the name wrong.
Oh man, how did I miss this in my subscription box?! One of my favorite Final Fantasy IX songs, somehow made even more enchanting! Love the buildup at the beginning, beautiful use of woodwinds and strings at 2:09 as well! Great work as usual, Rebecca! :)
+ChrystalChameleon Thank you so much! There actually isn't woodwind at that part. :3 What you're hearing is a choir sample with some very pronounced tremolo. The effect sounds a lot like quivering flutes, though.
Love this track. Hell, I love all tracks in FFIX. Epic arrangement though!
+Perky Bellsprout :D Thanks!
Aww yiss. Atmospheric and effective, nice build to the textural climax too :)
+Soundole VGM Covers I was wondering what you'd think of the of quavering, siren-like strings. ^_^
You made a good orchestral job on that one Rebecca =3
Thanks again!
This is really a great cover from a great song. FF IX is my favorite videogame and also my favorite videogame soundtrack. :)
+Isaac Silva ^_^ Thank you. I feel you!
You continue to impress me with these arrangements, Rebecca. :)
+Harry Drake Thank you, Harry. :)
Mushroom grow on my desk when i play your arrangement!
your sound is full of magic as always, it enchant me so much, thank you.
+saint desein A few flowers in your keyboard, too. ^_^ Thanks!
+RebeccaETripp oh! what a nice surprise when i discover this flower this morning on my keyboard. Hopefully, cause i've ever eat all the mushroom :p
Glorious to awaken to music from thee.
+Geekanomicon I, too, have had a lovely morning- apart from one thing. It started beautifully. My entire village is covered in a thick frost, almost like snow. The pale dawn sky casts a blue glow over the houses, as smoke rises from the chimneys. There is not a single soul outside, but lights are on in the windows. A seagull flew over and cried- and that is how I know it will be a good day. Seagulls always cry on my birthday and Christmas, but not very often in this neighborhood, as we're too far from the river, or any restaurants they attend.
The bad part came a moment ago. A tiny fly (a fruitfly, maybe) hopped up onto my keyboard and landed right where my finger was about to press. I crushed the poor little guy, but didn't kill him, as I managed to stop myself- only too late. He is able to move, but not properly. I feel awful, and I actually shed a couple tears. :3 I thought you would sympathize with this feeling, as well as appreciate the aesthetic of the BC morning I'm enjoying.
+RebeccaETripp truly we are kindred in thought, deed, and emotion, m'lady. I actually am quite careful where I tread for not wanting to cause undo harm to even the simplest of life. Just rest assured your heart is in the right place and have confidence its strength will bring you more joy.
Geekanomicon
^_^
And Rebecca's tripp is back with some beautiful music XD. Nice job Rebecca
+FGUG2021 Pultorak (Nicholas Pultorak) Thanks!! I actually composed 98% of this arrangement back in 2006, but decided to update it to the newer sound samples and add a little bit more personality to it, since it's my favorite Uematsu track, essentially, tied with two others.
+RebeccaETripp awesome rebecca
One of my favorites from my childhood, lovely.
+Daniel Giammanco One of mine, too. :)
Oh it’s kinda like forest meets Guadosolam. Gorgeous take.
Thank you very much! :D Guadosolam is on the list!
Beautiful, congratulations Rebecca ^^
+Beatgames VGM tribute (Alexandre) Thank you so much. ^_^
Nice. I love this song. Really sets up the environment perfectly.
+The Self-Made Man Thanks! Did you play through FF9? :) It was my favorite Final Fantasy.
IX is my favorite game of all time i think and i've played through several times :). I have a pretty cute story about the first time I played it, if you want to hear it?
The Self-Made Man
Yeah! :D What's the story? Some of my best memories of ALL time involve FF9. ^^
RebeccaETripp You asked for it XD...
Well it was March of 2001 and I was nine yrs old. I was out of school for Easter holidays and I was spending the next week n' half at my grandma's (she's a die hard rpg fan, you would adore her). Now I love my Nana, but I wasn't excited about spending my entire school break time at her house and not with my friends.
Well I arrived at my Nana's, not too happy i'll remind you, and proceeded into her living room to greet her and to hopefully find something amusing to do. She was sitting in front of her tv playing video games. Not unusual, I had remembered that she loved Zelda games and others like it. Which was cool but not really the kinda of games I was into. So I sat beside her to watch what she was playing.... Well I was immediately impressed with the quality graphics and the battling, as I don't think I had played a playstation yet(come from a poor family, you see). I continued to watch her play it and I became increasingly fascinated by what I was seeing.
So after about an hour of watching her, she said I could play if want. _Big mistake Nana_ . I barley put down the controller for the next 10 days :). I was enthralled by the story and the characters. Zidane, in particular, was someone who really resonated with me - A kid of lowly circumstance who was none the less always upbeat, who had an unbreakable morale compass, and who could always be counted on to be there when his friends needed him. I imagine Nana was irritated by how much of her vidya time I was taking up but she was never let it show. She gave me little hints and things here and there without ever giving too much away.
However by the end of my stay I had only reached the 3rd disc..... and I didn't own a PS so borrowing the game was not an option.... it was a real bummer :(. So I had to wait till summer vacation to return and finish my quest. Unfortunately a cousin deleted my save file by accident, so when I did come back to Nana's I had to start my game all over. But it didn't bother me, I enjoyed the second play through _almost_ as much as the first. But alas, it was time to leave again and I still hadn't finished the game. I had received a PS for my b-day a few weeks before and was praying that Nana would let me take it home with me. So I asked to keep the game(with a promise to keep the discs scratch less of course) and to my glee, Nana obliged.
To my pleasant surprise, she gave me two additional games that she thought I might enjoy; Legend of Dragoon and Chrono Cross. Two fantastic games that I would also come to love immensely.
Thus is the story of how I come to love rpg games. It all started with Final Fantasy IX and my dear Nana...
(sry for this *ridiculous* wall of text, it's an influential and emotional story for me and I don't know how to tell it a different way XD)
+The Self-Made Man That was an incredibly beautiful story. :') Thank you for sharing! And that sounds like the coolest grandma in the entire universe! Obviously, you were meant to play Final Fantasy, as cheesy as that sounds. Simply put, those stories, that music, and everything else about them is incredible, brain-sculpting artwork that can instill morals and compassion, inspire creativity and interest and bring so much joy to so many kids. Your Nana is a wise lady. ^_^ And she has AMAZING taste in games, apparently!
Damn that cousin- but new files on FF9 are always great! I just started one the other day. I always show my friends that game, if they haven't seen it yet.
Great as ever + + !
+Randy Marker Thank you so much. :D
I like the original very much as well but somehow you made this already gorgeous song even prettier so kudos for that I still think I like phantom forest better but if I listen to this enough I may change my mind you never know this is that good
Hey, thanks again! You know how much I love forest music. :3
@@RebeccaETripp you are most welcome and I'm glad you do cause I love hearing your forest music it helps me in more ways than one
Good song!! listening somehow makes me remember faron woods tw, forest themes are always great! =D
+Buck Bowie I love Faron Woods. That was the first TP cover I ever did. ^_^ Thanks a lot.
+RebeccaETripp O_o ... and here i go; searching for the faron woods haha! ;D
Man…. Where do you get these sounds!? I need to know. incredible
Hey, thanks. I used a lot of different VSTs in this.
This is really nice.
+derula Thanks. ^_^ I'm glad you enjoyed it. I can't recall. Did you play FF9 as well?
+RebeccaETripp I did not. I never had a non-Nintendo console. (Also, as a kid, my parents thought consoles and games are evil and I wasn't even really allowed to play them. Discovered video games pretty late, through schoolmates.)
*****
I started at around 11, I believe, but my older brothers played a lot, and I always watched them. ^_^
I remember I played Link's Awakening when we were visiting a friend of my mom's, and I liked it a lot. When, a long time later, my mom finally gave in and allowed me to have a GameBoy Color, and she saw I wanted to have Link's Awakening DX, she almost refused to get me the game because the cover showed a sword, therefore it's clearly the most violent game ever.
I guess that and Pokémon were the only games apart from old point&click games I'd played when I got a FF7 demo for PC and wrote a review saying it's a lot like Pokémon, because that was the only other RPG I knew.
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That experience is virtually parallel to my own!
1:55. Ah this is the best part :) So cool haha :)
This whole track made my day :) Great work :)
+Andrew Melt Thank you! ^_^ Hehe, I love it when people tell me their favorite sections.
Genius
All over this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Schematist I knew you would be. :) Thanks a lot. ^_^ Did you see my Cleyra Settlement one a few months back?
RebeccaETripp
I could have sworn I did, but I think to be safe I should refresh my memory :3
Really nice, although I must be honest, i never played it all the way through...actually I only played the start, may pick it up next year and give it a go again though.
...and I didn't reply to the previous elemelon comment because I in no way could top it's majestic awesomeness! :D
+Paul Farrer Hahahahahaha! Noted. :P
+Paul Farrer I... have had a vision. Oh, a dark, and strange vision, it was. Like a fever dream almost... A dream of the shadowmelon...
+RebeccaETripp And in my farthest dreams, it came to me, the Melon of Light! Lo! Behold its glory! For in the darkest depths of reality, a beacon of light came forth, and guided me away from the darkness, from the sins of existence, the hollow sadness of life, and it embraced me, as I embraced it, and such was it's colour of Holy light, that I could do more than gaze at it's utter beauty, for it was not only a thing of beauty, but a thing of pure delish!
Paul Farrer
Mmm! Tasty! Lightmelon jolly rancher, please! But seriously, that experience is exceptional. You must be a really advanced melon soul.
+RebeccaETripp I'm simply a level 6 Melon, you at least must be a Level 34 and a half (and 3 quarters)! However, i've heard that once you pass Level 50, a bizarre, if not frightful, event happens, and you can chose to join the Shadow side! But lest that happen, everything you own glows with an ominous red glow...
Nostalgia pls :c
+Commander Squall :O This music made you emotional? Here is some hot tea for you, to make the nostalgia feel warm and close, rather than distant: i.imgur.com/BDbkBa4.jpg
K ty, now I need some rainymood with this o-o
Nice. :)
Il y a combien de remix?😅
Hi! I am making a Final Fantasy 9 mod, and I find this arrangement of Evil Forest very cool to my game. I saw that you have some works with Overclocked Remix, who allow to download their tracks, but I didn't find this song among them. Would it be possible to download it somewhere, so that I can use it in my mod? Thanks, and very good job! ^_^
Sure thing! Use any of my music you want! Here's a link: www.dropbox.com/sh/2nbqa84a613b5r3/AACY6WQ5yOOSCCCGFxSwxFjia?dl=0
It may not have been intended this way, but I was reminded of Dagobah from Star Wars listening to your remix. It's dark, yet hopeful. I love it.
By the way, are you feeling better?
+Augustus CB I can definitely see why! ^_^ That was my favorite part of series, just about.
Yeah it's the last minute of this remix in particular that gives me chills ha-ha. 8)
nice :)
What program did you use to construct this?
Ableton Live is my DAW, usually.
Neat, and I do love me some FF9. In part due to: ruclips.net/video/p82ZY3wubL4/видео.html , but also chiefly the music and this does the song justice. Are you feeling better btw?
+Sparkbomber Thanks, and yes/no. I still have some resting to do, but the worst is definitely over!
Heh. Doesn't sound evil at all!
+Sai Chanalloy 2:15 takes a turn for the worst O_O
+Sai Chanalloy Well, the song was always pretty peaceful to begin with. The music itself is more foreboding than anything.
+✨MOONFLOW - RPG Remixes ✨ I still think it's neato ^-^
+RebeccaETripp You are right. I do feel something preeeetty big coming.