@@levitastic Square is psychotic about its music Tons of streamers had issues with their LPs on YT because of it with the first remake in 2019 and again with this release
When they won the best game music for ff7 remake, the higher up at square was like "alright music team,we won that shit and here is the infinite budget for the next part, you guys can use as much money as you want, win it again for us". And this is the result lol.
Yup, the result is the best music in a video game, ever. And not *just* the soundtrack in and of itself, but the different musical cues and the ways that it interacts with the world, too.
@@benkrecskay3378 Isn't that the battle begins motif that is also in gilgamesh's theme? So you're right it's in gilgamesh's theme, but it's also just the normal FF7 battle theme.
@@LtSMASH324the way they rearranged it, it sounds more like Gilgamesh. I think it is basically the same melody, but the accents are such that it just reminded me of Gilgamesh first.
What’s sad is that that whole “taking over” portion of the song is not on the official soundtrack they released. I bought it and when I listened to it and it kinda just fades away while the Aerith theme plays and switches immediately to the new fast song, the actual Jenova part, and though that I had either accidentally skipped the rest of the song or that I had imagined that part. Until I went back and fought this boss again and just let the music play and I heard it again and realized the slow creeping “eating away” part is not on the official soundtrack song.
I'm trying to remember if there's any other small side character that could appear in Part 3 that will just get excellent music for no reason. Like what as Shera in Rocket Town gets this funk-ass theme that features elements of Cid's theme.
The way the tseng/elena fight still has the shinra theme is insane. It's giving cantina, jazz club, funk, cowboy bebop, everything all at once... Insane.
54:32 Max just made a Dune Kwisatz Haderach reference to describe how good Rebirth is. My favorite streamer, referencing a character in one of my favorite movies, adapted from one of my favorite books, in order to describe how amazing a remake, of my favorite game, in my favorite franchise, is. I can't take it, it's too personally meta.
Did you also ever consider the uncanny similarity that mako-exposed individuals are empowered and their eyes change colors? Hm, I wonder what that could be referencing
"It's almost hard to process how much this game loves its music..." YES. This is one of my favourite games of all time, but my absolute favourite moments are the goofy ones... Red's Queen's Blood duel, Yuffie's Golden Saucer dance and 'Bored' song, and especially Skotch and Kotch's Battle Rap... they're just joyous. And I think the thing I like most about Max is that he clearly feels exactly the same way I do.
Thank you *so* much for uploading this. Never would've seen it otherwise. Edit: Checked the VOD, he watched all the skywheel dates on stream except Red's (he's seen it though of course). I thought that one was super sweet as well. Though I do agree the one with Yuffie is the sweetest and is so wholesome. The way Cloud plays along with Yuffie's punches etc. But yeah I love the one with Red as well. Specifically at the end when Red tells cloud he's a good person and thanks him for listening to him, and Cloud kneels, smiles and pets him. Also LMAO at that thumbnail 2:03:18 (and the one with Gus)
It's such a pleasure nerding out on FF7 with the Dood. I was so excited to finish Rebirth just so I can watch his playthrough and reactions :D Thanks Dood !!!
That's the benefit of having the music already 90% composed. You can just focus on implementation, arrangements and contextual cues. This really could not be possible had the music needed to be composed from the ground up. So we'll likely never see this kind of acheivement again - except in a remake of something else with an already kickass OST
16’s soundtrack was the best I’ve ever heard in any game imo. I called that one to my friends for winning soundtrack of the year. FF 7 rebirth is fire too but they have more competition this year in Stellar Blade. It says a lot about how good FF’s composers are because the last few FF’s have all been top soundtracks compared to ALL games.
I can't imagine how proud Uematsu San must be, how a small army of composers and arrangers took his original themes like the holy Bible and created HOURS of additional material with unimaginable love and care. Max is 1000% right that these remakes are some of the greatest games ever made, or ever will be made.
Eztremely grateful this was uploaded. After watching Max's entire playthrough and then taking a big break from any ffvii content this was a great way to revisit the music, something i think i miss the most! Thanks so much 👍
I saw the concert this year and hearing Galian Beast live was insane. Made to hear live with the choir and the grandness, definitely one of my fave pieces from the concert.
Thank you for uploading these streams. I would’ve missed this totally FF7 Rebirth is fucking GOTY for me but holy shit it deserves the best soundtrack award as well. It’s fucking insane how many different genres and INSANELY good tracks there are. Max freaking out how good *fucking Palmer’s* theme is perfect
This is the most favorite VOD I've watched multiple times since his FF7 Remake in the past 4 years. His giddyness and appreciation for FF7 music just made me love this man even more than I did before.
BROOO YESSS, dude I relate this man on so many levels when he speaks about how he loves this shit. Everyone better get their ass’ ready for part 3, shit will be galactic
People just love freaking out. Cloud now has visions of Aerith instead of or along with the visions he had of Sephiroth. She has either replaced him or 'evened the playing field', until he gets his mind fixed.
Oh God.. I’d give you 100 likes if I could. Thank you for this! I was also awe struck with sensation overload when playing the game. Now I can truly appreciate the soundtrack thanks to your videos!
It's crazy that everything Max said during the Mt. Corel part is 100% exactly everything I felt while I played through this for the first time - from "wtf is this music doing here on this hike" to "this is literally the Collapsed Expressway music equivalent". Someone just wake me up when it's 2027, goddammit.
Max predicting MVC2 on Switch Direct even back when playing FF7 Rebirth. Also Arsonius, thanks for uploading this, I would literally go back in the vods and rewatch it all the time out of joy :)
Honestly its kind of Art Pop out of nowhere the entire track. Idc who wins the game awards, the Rebirth soundtrack is a masterwork of musical variety always cranked up to the 10 and pure fun and experimentation. Anyone who thought it might be hindered by having an 'original soundtrack' to remix themes from underestimated their creative potential.
@FOXY_SPHYNX elden ring for sure has some excellent boss themes, but outside of that there's not much but ambient music to speak of Rebirth from start to finish is just a whole masterclass on songwriting and arranging/rearranging. Even the smaller event and cutscene themes are excellent for a majority of the soundtrack Take this from a musician who's put in 400+ hours into Elden Ring and writes orchestral arrangements for performance, Rebirth EASILY deserves the soundtrack of the year award
0:50 Feels like a goodbye music indeed… until she appears as a ghost throughout the rest of the game and you even fight alongside her. For me, the nostalgia broke right there.
The Jenova theme is one of those themes that doesn't have a bad version, every one I've heard from genre remixes to official rearrangements, I can't help put pick it apart and listen to every little intricacy. It's that good
I was so happy and excited to see this in my wonderful feed and I would always keep going back to the vod on Twitch and now that I have this here I can properly listen to it and watch without having to go back through Twitch thankyou so very much Max and I remember being here in the stream with this and warms my heart ❤️
You're not "just going on a hike"... You're playing one of the best damn games of all time---and the soundtrack is happy to remind you! Something about mountains being places of transcendence seems to write a warrant for something a bit more. I like the way it echoes the main theme without just outright quoting it. The South Corel region theme has a similar thing going on. Neither song credits Uematsu, but there are big main theme vibes present. Very skilled stuff. Final Fantasy 10's Thunder Plains theme is a great example of music that very intentionally goes against the dreary setting--almost inviting you to think of a dark, thunder-lit sky as something beautiful and reassuring in some way. That one's by Masashi Hamauzu, whereas the Mt. Corel tracks are Mitsuto Suzuki--two composers who seem to be closely-linked partners going back some years. I think Mitsuto really made his big debut with 13-2, and he's got some real bangers on that one. He also did the Collapsed Expressway in 7Remake.
The strange thing is, the official soundtrack doesn't include that transition from Aerith's theme to Jenova's theme. It has one track for the Aerith part and then the Jenova Lifeclinger track kind of starts from Phase 2 of that fight when the guitar kicks in.
fun fact: the Junon Jazz song at 2:23:10 is actually just a track from a FF7 jazz arrangement album that Square Enix published back in 2020. google “Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy VII- at Billboard Live TOKYO”. The track we hear in game is a jazz arrangement of The Chase.
My favourite, that i cant find anywhere, is that short song that plays when Cloud approaches Aerith's body, touches her face tenderly and says 'Aerith, wake up'.
There's a fan orchestra in Montreal called the OJV, they made a symphony in 2022 with four 15min movements going through the og FF7 story, they played in a church with a choir and light show, it was absolutely incredible and they also weaved in Jenova's theme throughout the symphony. The videos are up on youtube I highly recommend them!
I had the same reaction when I heard the Palmer fight and Gus’s battle theme. I could not stop gushing about this ost the whole time I played. Best video game ost of all time.
Best game in a while. Music is beyond this world. This vid was such a treat Edit: I still remember when Max once said something along the lines of that it almost seems like when Uematsu and Nomura approached other musicians for the most regular and basic filler tunes to be created they told everyone of them that it would be the most important song in the game ,so every musician made their best music ever possible. I think that explains the quality of this game music perfectly
Galian Beast has an uncanny amount of Sephiroth tones in it; it's very eerie and so well done. I wonder it's meant to evoke the 'link' Vincent is referring to, or that there is something else sinister about their connection (like the old theory of Vincent having Jenova cells).
Theory? Shit I thought it was canon Vincent was an unwilling Soldier prototype from the turks with unstable genetics due to the jenova cells from the gast period of fuck around and find out 0_o so they made him the doctors lab guard dog
One thing to also consider is by the end of the final jenova fight we have moved from choir and orchestra which is very humanlike to weird alien synth as jenova becomes more monstrous
My favorite part is when 10:26 - 10:46 plays for Nanaki and Barret. The triumphant overcoming of this great evil. Plus 11:31 when Barret comes back in. He got so many good parts in this game, and the music to accompany him.
Anuran Suppressor was such a surprise, my god. It is playing too quiet during fight. When I was going through OST this track left me with dropped jaw, I haven't remembered it back then. Mt Corel ascent is unconventional, but it has insane amount of positivity and I love it. Theme from bandits battle is just nuts, it was actually hearable, pure madness, but it lacked something, only beginning is good. And Gi village, I adore this moment in the end where we can hear woman's humming, it gives me an otherwordly feeling. People don't talk about this track enough. I don't want to write a book here, this OST is beyond everything.
The music of this game was INSANE Absolutly amazing work by the sound team Jenova Emergent sounds straight out of the Witcher with those vocals AND ALL THE JAZZ! AND THE GUS FUNK SO PEAK
14:24 so when I first played through Rebirth and got to Jenova Emergent, this gave me a musical high for DAYS after hearing "J-E-N-O-V-A - Emergence". That's how good it was for me. I had a friend keep me from spoiling myself and looking up what it sounded like until I got to it. It was worth. I even got to loop one of the Phase 1 videos for days. What was more worth than that was waiting to see what Max's reaction to this. It was glorious to me seeing him react to the Bulgarian Choir like vocals and him going "HOLY SHIT, LET'S FUCKING GO, DUDE!" as he locked in to the fight.
Jenova Lifeclinger fight starting with Aerith’s theme and then slowly being consumed by Jenova’s theme was heartbreaking and devastating. Truly a masterpiece!
1:11:42 Ah! That's the battle music when fighting Test-0 in the arena, which only adds to the chaos of battling a talking mutant dog who only says non-sense on battle (very fitting).
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Thank you for preserving this. This was one of my favorite streams of his which would never get uploaded on youtube for obvious reasons.
oh thats why i never saw this? interesting
@@levitastic Square is psychotic about its music
Tons of streamers had issues with their LPs on YT because of it with the first remake in 2019
and again with this release
When they won the best game music for ff7 remake, the higher up at square was like "alright music team,we won that shit and here is the infinite budget for the next part, you guys can use as much money as you want, win it again for us". And this is the result lol.
Yup, the result is the best music in a video game, ever. And not *just* the soundtrack in and of itself, but the different musical cues and the ways that it interacts with the world, too.
I'm trying to think, but I really don't know of another game that came out this year that has music that can top FF7 Rebirth. I think it's locked lol
@@Gameorama91 with the awards coming up and the nominees listed, do you still think so? I want rebirth to win ost...
and they won it again lmao
Max just gets it. FF7 is the greatest game of all time.
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TIMESTAMPS (may have missed one or two)
0:37 - Jenova Lifeclinger Phase One
6:36 - Jenova Lifeclinger Phase Two
9:19 - Jenova Lifeclinger Phase Three
11:11 - Jenova Lifeclinger Final Phase
14:23 - Jenova Emergent
21:50 - Demon Gate
27:25 - Roche Boss Battle (Nibelheim)
32:51 - Roche vs Cloud
37:22 - Vs. Tseng & Elena Phase One
39:43 - Vs. Tseng & Elena Final Phase
41:51 - Reno & Rude
49:33 - Battle on the Big Bridge (Gilgamesh Final Boss Battle)
55:53 - Anuran Suppressor
1:00:37 - Salmon/Stamp Battle Theme
1:02:39 - Galiant Beast
1:08:44 - Sound of Gus
1:16:30 - Vs. Don Corneo
1:20:08 - Gi Nattak
1:24:21 - Seto
1:28:26 - Red XIII Queens Blood
1:33:06 - I'm So Bored
1:36:07 - Cacneo
1:40:00 - Temple of the Ancients (Labyrinth Battle One)
1:43:25 - Cries of the Planet
1:50:05 - Don Corneo Boss Fight
1:53:00 - Gold Saucer Dance
1:55:04 - Kyrie Theme
1:58:36 - Tifa Saucer
2:00:26 - Aerith Saucer
2:03:22 - Turks Theme (Gold Saucer)
2:07:22 - Turks Theme (Bench)
2:08:21 - Custom Valkyrie
2:12:18 - G-Bike
2:15:05 - Mythril Mine
2:15:34 - Crimson Mare Mk. III
2:20:45 - Crazier Chocobo
2:22:35 - Pa Da Da Pa
2:23:10 - Junon Jazz
2:25:29 - Mt Corel Hike
2:27:42 - Mt Corel Battle Theme
2:33:03 - Battle with the Bandits
2:35:47 - Escape
2:37:30 - Village of the Gi
2:38:54 - Battle Theme (Village of the Gi)
2:43:56 - Forgotten Specimen
MVP
You’ve done the Lord’s work.
Legend
Wait, what happened to galactic saviors?? Was it cut out???
The “Don Corneo Boss Fight” as it were is called, no lie, “Straight Outta Corneoland”
The Jenova Lifeclinger boss theme is unreal. Its crazy how it "eats" the Aerith theme as if it morphs and takes shape.
Something even crazier: from 8:15, a motif from Gilgamesh’s theme is thrown in and referenced a couple times.
@@benkrecskay3378 Isn't that the battle begins motif that is also in gilgamesh's theme? So you're right it's in gilgamesh's theme, but it's also just the normal FF7 battle theme.
@@LtSMASH324the way they rearranged it, it sounds more like Gilgamesh. I think it is basically the same melody, but the accents are such that it just reminded me of Gilgamesh first.
What’s sad is that that whole “taking over” portion of the song is not on the official soundtrack they released. I bought it and when I listened to it and it kinda just fades away while the Aerith theme plays and switches immediately to the new fast song, the actual Jenova part, and though that I had either accidentally skipped the rest of the song or that I had imagined that part. Until I went back and fought this boss again and just let the music play and I heard it again and realized the slow creeping “eating away” part is not on the official soundtrack song.
@8bitdee bleh. Thats a bummer. Its starts of so subtle too the person who put the first one together did a great job.
"IT'S GUS. CHILL. CHILLLLLLLL" LMAOO
I'm trying to remember if there's any other small side character that could appear in Part 3 that will just get excellent music for no reason. Like what as Shera in Rocket Town gets this funk-ass theme that features elements of Cid's theme.
best lsd trip i've ever had
@@briankelly130 Maybe the Chocobo Hermit on the northern Continent
@@mrfrits94 No, we already got him, he was the Chocobo Sage on the Nibel Field.
@@briankelly130Yuffie's daddy probably. I feel, he has potential
The way the tseng/elena fight still has the shinra theme is insane. It's giving cantina, jazz club, funk, cowboy bebop, everything all at once... Insane.
54:32 Max just made a Dune Kwisatz Haderach reference to describe how good Rebirth is.
My favorite streamer, referencing a character in one of my favorite movies, adapted from one of my favorite books, in order to describe how amazing a remake, of my favorite game, in my favorite franchise, is.
I can't take it, it's too personally meta.
Wow that's a MOMENT right there for you
Did you also ever consider the uncanny similarity that mako-exposed individuals are empowered and their eyes change colors? Hm, I wonder what that could be referencing
Touch grass lmao
"It's almost hard to process how much this game loves its music..." YES.
This is one of my favourite games of all time, but my absolute favourite moments are the goofy ones... Red's Queen's Blood duel, Yuffie's Golden Saucer dance and 'Bored' song, and especially Skotch and Kotch's Battle Rap... they're just joyous. And I think the thing I like most about Max is that he clearly feels exactly the same way I do.
Whenever any of my kids mention they are bored, I sing them Yuffies “bored” song! 😂
Thank you *so* much for uploading this. Never would've seen it otherwise.
Edit: Checked the VOD, he watched all the skywheel dates on stream except Red's (he's seen it though of course). I thought that one was super sweet as well. Though I do agree the one with Yuffie is the sweetest and is so wholesome. The way Cloud plays along with Yuffie's punches etc. But yeah I love the one with Red as well. Specifically at the end when Red tells cloud he's a good person and thanks him for listening to him, and Cloud kneels, smiles and pets him. Also LMAO at that thumbnail 2:03:18 (and the one with Gus)
It's legitimately kind of crazy how good this game is.
Exactly
It's such a pleasure nerding out on FF7 with the Dood. I was so excited to finish Rebirth just so I can watch his playthrough and reactions :D Thanks Dood !!!
Max hears the Anuran Supresser's music: "Dude! Its just Palmer! It's just fucking Palmer! He doesn't need the sickest theme in the game!"
"It could be three beeps and boops and be fine!"
I love Tseng and Elena’s theme so much it’s unreal.
sleeper hit for sure 🔥
THAT SAXOPHONE PLAYER IS LIVING HIS BEST LIFE
Fr bro. I just beat them. Man what a dream fr @SwagBroPlays
The choir really makes it much more epic with us fighting tseng for the first time. A force to be reckoned with
Bro that Gi Nattack second phase theme with the chants.. I screamed at how good it is!
Rebirth’s OST is the best in gaming history.
That's the benefit of having the music already 90% composed. You can just focus on implementation, arrangements and contextual cues. This really could not be possible had the music needed to be composed from the ground up. So we'll likely never see this kind of acheivement again - except in a remake of something else with an already kickass OST
@@phillystevesteak6982lol nope!
I like to argue with people. BUT I CANT WITH THIS COMMENT
@@phillystevesteak698290 percent lol
16’s soundtrack was the best I’ve ever heard in any game imo. I called that one to my friends for winning soundtrack of the year. FF 7 rebirth is fire too but they have more competition this year in Stellar Blade. It says a lot about how good FF’s composers are because the last few FF’s have all been top soundtracks compared to ALL games.
I can't imagine how proud Uematsu San must be, how a small army of composers and arrangers took his original themes like the holy Bible and created HOURS of additional material with unimaginable love and care. Max is 1000% right that these remakes are some of the greatest games ever made, or ever will be made.
This shit was legendary I watched the VOD twice! And will now download this on my phone as my only way to listen to Rebirth OST
Just pirate the OST.
@@TheCactuar124 Oh no its not cuz I can't find it lol, I own the damn thing on spotify. This is more cuz, no one is gonna listen to it like Max XD
You can find literally all of the ost on RUclips for free man
Eztremely grateful this was uploaded. After watching Max's entire playthrough and then taking a big break from any ffvii content this was a great way to revisit the music, something i think i miss the most! Thanks so much 👍
Yesssss this was such a comfort stream and I was JUST considering digging through VoDs to find it again. This is great!
I saw the concert this year and hearing Galian Beast live was insane. Made to hear live with the choir and the grandness, definitely one of my fave pieces from the concert.
I watched the vod so many times the music in this game is the best I’ve ever heard in any video game
Thank you for uploading these streams. I would’ve missed this totally
FF7 Rebirth is fucking GOTY for me but holy shit it deserves the best soundtrack award as well. It’s fucking insane how many different genres and INSANELY good tracks there are.
Max freaking out how good *fucking Palmer’s* theme is perfect
Dude, I literally paused this video and went buy some proper headset to listen to it all. Worth every penny of it! Chills
I started crying when max started talking about the mental health of cloud and mental health in general
I loved this stream like crazy, it’s so nice seeing Max pause his schedule and just purely enjoy this amazing soundtrack
This is the most favorite VOD I've watched multiple times since his FF7 Remake in the past 4 years. His giddyness and appreciation for FF7 music just made me love this man even more than I did before.
WHICH VOD IS THIS ON TWITCH PLEASE? :O
@@princessoscar3089 Search max's past broadcasts in ff7 rebirth category then scroll down a bit, date was 4-5 and its in the vod's title i believe
BROOO YESSS, dude I relate this man on so many levels when he speaks about how he loves this shit. Everyone better get their ass’ ready for part 3, shit will be galactic
Whew shit.... hearing the Aerith song almost made me start crying. Her loss is still hard.
Stop lying you dont even get to see her die
@@Astreon123 ???
People just love freaking out. Cloud now has visions of Aerith instead of or along with the visions he had of Sephiroth. She has either replaced him or 'evened the playing field', until he gets his mind fixed.
@@Astreon123 She's 100% dead and we see her die. But we also see her not-die in Cloud's eyes. So, both occur but there's only one reality, she gone.
The Final Fantasy Remake games have created one of the most masterful orchestral works in history. And I don't mean in video games. I mean in general.
The original did that before this but the remakes just takes the music and 200% them and make them even more godlike.
Oh God.. I’d give you 100 likes if I could. Thank you for this! I was also awe struck with sensation overload when playing the game. Now I can truly appreciate the soundtrack thanks to your videos!
It's crazy that everything Max said during the Mt. Corel part is 100% exactly everything I felt while I played through this for the first time - from "wtf is this music doing here on this hike" to "this is literally the Collapsed Expressway music equivalent".
Someone just wake me up when it's 2027, goddammit.
The music in Rebirth is literally perfect.
Max predicting MVC2 on Switch Direct even back when playing FF7 Rebirth. Also Arsonius, thanks for uploading this, I would literally go back in the vods and rewatch it all the time out of joy :)
Cacneo Carnival is honestly such a goddamn bop the "MUCHAS GRACIAAAAAAS" at the end always sends me LOL
When they started to harmonize. I shed tears, dude. You can tell how happy the chorus was when singing this.
Honestly its kind of Art Pop out of nowhere the entire track. Idc who wins the game awards, the Rebirth soundtrack is a masterwork of musical variety always cranked up to the 10 and pure fun and experimentation. Anyone who thought it might be hindered by having an 'original soundtrack' to remix themes from underestimated their creative potential.
@jt1973 psshh they completing with Elden ring for that music track award tbh. People where chanting Dancing Lion Ost
@FOXY_SPHYNX elden ring for sure has some excellent boss themes, but outside of that there's not much but ambient music to speak of
Rebirth from start to finish is just a whole masterclass on songwriting and arranging/rearranging. Even the smaller event and cutscene themes are excellent for a majority of the soundtrack
Take this from a musician who's put in 400+ hours into Elden Ring and writes orchestral arrangements for performance, Rebirth EASILY deserves the soundtrack of the year award
@@JEWong47 Rebirth is perfect. I agree from start to finish
Been coming back to watch his VOD of this sometimes. Happy to see it's on RUclips too now.
I'm so glad this was uploaded because I've gone back to the vod so many times already, and twitch on mobile can be really rough at times.
The soundtrack is what elevates this already excellent game into the conversation of greatest of all time.
Jenova’s theme slowly taking over Roches theme was chilling as hell oh my god
GUS! THE KIIIIING! 😂
0:50 Feels like a goodbye music indeed… until she appears as a ghost throughout the rest of the game and you even fight alongside her. For me, the nostalgia broke right there.
The Jenova theme is one of those themes that doesn't have a bad version, every one I've heard from genre remixes to official rearrangements, I can't help put pick it apart and listen to every little intricacy. It's that good
I was so happy and excited to see this in my wonderful feed and I would always keep going back to the vod on Twitch and now that I have this here I can properly listen to it and watch without having to go back through Twitch thankyou so very much Max and I remember being here in the stream with this and warms my heart ❤️
I swear, the Gus funk is straight up the best song in the game...
CHILL, DUDE!
You're not "just going on a hike"... You're playing one of the best damn games of all time---and the soundtrack is happy to remind you!
Something about mountains being places of transcendence seems to write a warrant for something a bit more. I like the way it echoes the main theme without just outright quoting it. The South Corel region theme has a similar thing going on. Neither song credits Uematsu, but there are big main theme vibes present. Very skilled stuff.
Final Fantasy 10's Thunder Plains theme is a great example of music that very intentionally goes against the dreary setting--almost inviting you to think of a dark, thunder-lit sky as something beautiful and reassuring in some way. That one's by Masashi Hamauzu, whereas the Mt. Corel tracks are Mitsuto Suzuki--two composers who seem to be closely-linked partners going back some years. I think Mitsuto really made his big debut with 13-2, and he's got some real bangers on that one. He also did the Collapsed Expressway in 7Remake.
I needed a video like this, loved this game so much and absolutely a fan of the music. Max is reacting exactly how I feel inside too!
YES!!! Thank you so much for uploading this I loved this stream
The chat seeing THE KING and going nuts. You love to see it.
I think of all the themes that this game blew me away with, I was UNREASONABLY overjoyed at the return of the Crazy Chocobo theme from FFXIII-2.
The strange thing is, the official soundtrack doesn't include that transition from Aerith's theme to Jenova's theme. It has one track for the Aerith part and then the Jenova Lifeclinger track kind of starts from Phase 2 of that fight when the guitar kicks in.
fun fact: the Junon Jazz song at 2:23:10 is actually just a track from a FF7 jazz arrangement album that Square Enix published back in 2020.
google “Square Enix Jazz -Final Fantasy VII- at Billboard Live TOKYO”. The track we hear in game is a jazz arrangement of The Chase.
Damn, you really need headphones to truly appreciate this soundtrack. Makes me want to make another run at this game.
My fav vods this year lol ive watched it atleast 7 times...i just love the Alex matching The creepy theme at the end to Jenova
This is making me hyped for the live FF7 Rebirth concert I am going to see in October!
2:03:18 for those wondering what the "Most Replayed" moment is.
Certain the chat noticed before Max did.
The Red XIII Queens Blood track and Max’s reaction to it makes me feel so happy 😀
My favourite, that i cant find anywhere, is that short song that plays when Cloud approaches Aerith's body, touches her face tenderly and says 'Aerith, wake up'.
There's a fan orchestra in Montreal called the OJV, they made a symphony in 2022 with four 15min movements going through the og FF7 story, they played in a church with a choir and light show, it was absolutely incredible and they also weaved in Jenova's theme throughout the symphony. The videos are up on youtube I highly recommend them!
Dude, that Palmer theme may be one of my new favorite video game themes.
It sounds a lot like Glacius's theme in Killer Instinct 2013
I had the same reaction when I heard the Palmer fight and Gus’s battle theme. I could not stop gushing about this ost the whole time I played. Best video game ost of all time.
One of the best games ever and one of the best OST ever, hands down. It's just too good and I love seeing Max's love and reactions too it
6:03 actually gave me goosebumps. That sht is CHILLING bro, this games fcking insane
It's so bone chiing, almost like Aeriths dying breath and then Jenova is just like "Enough, you're done, fuck outta here"
Tseng and Elena track is GOATED. The time signature is in 7. IN 7!!
this Cacneo theme just fking SLAPS
I want to go to a Rebirth Concert even more now!!!
I am going on November 8n Orlando. I can't wait!
@@dachelmiqueli Nice! Have fun for both of us. haha.
Going to London one at Royal Albert Hall!! SEPT 29TH
@@Smallville619same it will be so cool
@@Smallville619 Thanks for the info on that! I just bought tickets for it. I think it's Sep 28th fyi, unless there are multiple. Thanks again.
YES! I have been waiting for this one. I have watched the VOD around 25 times at this point and it's getting increasingly difficult to find on Twitch.
Nobou and the team cooked so hard with this games music my ears are just in pure bliss constantly with this soundtrack 🙌
Thanks for the Video :D i wanted to relive that stream! Thanks for all the hard work reuploading stuff
Thanks for uploading this, loving every second of it!
Epic video Max . Love sharing your passion
Best game in a while. Music is beyond this world. This vid was such a treat
Edit: I still remember when Max once said something along the lines of that it almost seems like when Uematsu and Nomura approached other musicians for the most regular and basic filler tunes to be created they told everyone of them that it would be the most important song in the game ,so every musician made their best music ever possible.
I think that explains the quality of this game music perfectly
All of the Jenovas themes including the original and advent children have been god tier music. Favourite tracks in final fantasy
Galian Beast has an uncanny amount of Sephiroth tones in it; it's very eerie and so well done. I wonder it's meant to evoke the 'link' Vincent is referring to, or that there is something else sinister about their connection (like the old theory of Vincent having Jenova cells).
Theory? Shit I thought it was canon Vincent was an unwilling Soldier prototype from the turks with unstable genetics due to the jenova cells from the gast period of fuck around and find out 0_o so they made him the doctors lab guard dog
You know the devs gotta be pandering to Max specifically when they make Palmer's hook sounds suspiciously like Glacius's theme in KI
"It rewards you with music"
Man, Demon Gate's Theme is so good.
One thing to also consider is by the end of the final jenova fight we have moved from choir and orchestra which is very humanlike to weird alien synth as jenova becomes more monstrous
My favorite part is when 10:26 - 10:46 plays for Nanaki and Barret. The triumphant overcoming of this great evil.
Plus 11:31 when Barret comes back in. He got so many good parts in this game, and the music to accompany him.
Just picked up 2 tickets to the Rebirth concert on Dec 13... THIS IS GONNA BE EPIC
I sold mines for the one in rotterdam was meant to go this weekend. Gutted :( Hope you have an amazing time!
Was awesome seeing this live with everyone losing their minds over how above and beyond they went with the music again
Anuran Suppressor was such a surprise, my god. It is playing too quiet during fight. When I was going through OST this track left me with dropped jaw, I haven't remembered it back then.
Mt Corel ascent is unconventional, but it has insane amount of positivity and I love it.
Theme from bandits battle is just nuts, it was actually hearable, pure madness, but it lacked something, only beginning is good.
And Gi village, I adore this moment in the end where we can hear woman's humming, it gives me an otherwordly feeling. People don't talk about this track enough.
I don't want to write a book here, this OST is beyond everything.
Appreciate the upload. What a soundtrack.
Best soundtrack ever, variety and quality. 🔥
The music of this game was INSANE
Absolutly amazing work by the sound team
Jenova Emergent sounds straight out of the Witcher with those vocals
AND ALL THE JAZZ!
AND THE GUS FUNK
SO PEAK
Jenova lifeclinger and many other soundtracks are incredible, made me genuinely smile, laugh, get hyped and or cry. Game is incredible. 🌌
Yuffie with a dress sphere adds to the ffx/ffx-2 correlations, which is pretty awesome
14:24 so when I first played through Rebirth and got to Jenova Emergent, this gave me a musical high for DAYS after hearing "J-E-N-O-V-A - Emergence". That's how good it was for me. I had a friend keep me from spoiling myself and looking up what it sounded like until I got to it. It was worth. I even got to loop one of the Phase 1 videos for days.
What was more worth than that was waiting to see what Max's reaction to this. It was glorious to me seeing him react to the Bulgarian Choir like vocals and him going "HOLY SHIT, LET'S FUCKING GO, DUDE!" as he locked in to the fight.
nearly 3 hours of max listening and commenting on FF7 rebirth sountrack?????? COUNT ME IN!!!!!
42:18 I can’t believe I didn’t notice the classic Final Fantasy battle baseline here when I first played it. That’s too good
The singing in the Jenova Emergent theme reminds me of the theme from Farscape.
Come to think of it, Jenova is like a lovecraftian horror. I'd like to fight Jenova in Bloodborne.
Thanks for the upload. I wanted to go back to listen/watching again but too much time passed.
Going to the Orchestra symphony cannot wait for my ears to be blessed
Was the same sold my tickets to the rotterdam oen this weekend as I can't go hope it was a blast?!
1:09:00 "We've been in this room for 17 minutes" XD
Absolutely gorgeous music. Just wow!
I listened to this the day after he did it, good
stuff lol
This has to be the best gaming soundtrack of all time
Luv chilling with you max always have a great time 😊❤️
Jenova Lifeclinger fight starting with Aerith’s theme and then slowly being consumed by Jenova’s theme was heartbreaking and devastating. Truly a masterpiece!
1:11:42 Ah! That's the battle music when fighting Test-0 in the arena, which only adds to the chaos of battling a talking mutant dog who only says non-sense on battle (very fitting).