I Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiinda like the originals in most cases to be honest. I've always felt like the snare drums in nearly all PR mixes lost their impact. Funny enough, Techno de Chocobo was my least favorite remix though. Pixel Remaster was the first time I played it too, so no nostalgia.
Im not a gamer person..most of my life I let a looot of games by the midle. But recently I watch someone reacting to FF ost... I was like OMG that is from a videogame!? I MUST play it. So here I am, just ended the opera part(snes ver). This game is too much, even has the art of Amano, my favourite illustrator. This one, Im gonna play it till the end.
I'm 50 years old. I've heard a lot. And I listen to a lot. And this particular remaster that we're listening to now is the best I've ever heard. Hands down
Terra's theme is special.... struck a chord the very first time I heard it... melancholy yet hopeful... helped me through a rough patch. This remix does her theme justice.
@shishinonaito imo it's one of the weaker FF6 character themes it's still good but I prefer a majority of the others and I definitely don't find it as meaningful or emotionally impactful as Celes's Also its held back by it only really one by name it's never used for Terra in game to the point where I don't even get why it's her theme it feels irrelevant to her
The person in charge of remastering this soundtrack must have had a buddy that played the saxophone. It’s very prominent in some spots. Heck, the Narshe music now sounds like soft jazz. 😊
57:34 God I hate that theme. Damn shame too, the town is such a wonderful place to visit. It's full of wonderful, honest, helpful people... and absolutely no random battles.
You know, my grandma was the typical "why do kids play videogames instead of going outside?" type of grandma, but she loved music. I played FF3/6 at her house while my mom was working late, and when the opera section started she stopped, sat down, and just watched and listened. She said she had no idea video games could have such pretty music and stories. I think my grandma changed a bit that day. It was an awesome moment. Also close to 30 years ago 🥲
@@eldroch7513 I don't know where you are from but every parents (including your grandma) in the world says the same things to their kids 😂 I believe the video games that we played when we were kids are still standing out from those in nowadays, in the point of making concepts and creating sounds. It's because they couldn't depend on the super real graphic at that time and the development environment were very limited. Anyway thanks for sharing your story 🙏 P.S. I am actually living near the SQUARE ENNIX in tokyo.
@@X0XO_O I live in the middle of the USA -- it's great to know that parents and grandparents all have something in common, no matter what side of the planet they're on :D That's awesome that you live so close to Square. They have been such a big part of my life since childhood.
I finally had the honor and privilege to attend the Distant Worlds Final Fantasy Orchestra in San Francisco, and it was phenomenal to hear some of these amazing pieces brought to life!
This version of Narsche Mines is so good omg. Groovy sax and a mysterious little plucky string section? Beautiful. They did not have to go nearly this hard, and yet they did
I played the game recently and absolutely loved the game. But i dont thinl its nowhere near as good as other final fantasy games. Maybe its part nostalgia? I think FF9 has the best and that game was part of my childhood.
I think FFVII has somewhat higher high marks than FFVI does, but FFVI is a more consistent (if shorter) soundtrack overall than FFVII. Really not a single "just okay" track on the OST.
Right? I was still wondering whether or not buy the bundle, but this is just astonishing and makes a huge difference. After finding this video I don't understand why SE doesn't advertise the arranged soundtracks more intensely.
@@Mingodoughright? Luckily tho with DQ 11 S they added in the orchestral music. Cuz omg it’s original soundtrack sounds like farts and I wish it didn’t. That battle theme? 🤮 like WHY would you do that?
I really like the rearranged version of Kefka's theme. The original sounded a bit too comical (in the final part of the story in particular), but here, it starts of whimsical before exploding triumphantly into a twisted military orchestra, with trombones to boot. The second verse even strengthens the instrumentation from the first one, foreshadowing Kefka's resiliency and story arc of becoming the very epitome of character trope "from nobody to nightmare".
I actually got goosebumps. I've always wanted the music to FFVI to get treatment like this. In fact, the music getting redone was much MUCH more important than the actual visuals. The music tells the story sooooo much in so many ways. Now more than ever I understand why people regard the FFVI ost as one of the greatest in gaming ever.
@@scientist6584 But I already own it on SNES, GBA, PS1, the original Steam version, and original Android version (that I can play on my Switch). Do I really need another copy?
I'm strongly interested on how the track "the magic house" was impacted by zeitgeist shift. In the old version the feeling is different from the new one, that was totally influenced by the Harry Potter movies (just listen to strings and winds sections).
Call me slow, but until now i noticed Sabin's techniques are all based on Hokuto no Ken: His Pummel is Hokuto Hyakurersu Ken His Aura Bolt is Tenha Kassatsu And Bum Rush is Musou Tensei
Nope, samples have just gotten a lot better since the 90s! There are a few tracks where you can hear they recorded a soloist, like the sax for Narshe and Zozo or the whistling for Shadow's theme or the trumpet in the regular battle theme. Some of the string orchestra and brass lines also sound like they're recorded by live musicians, but most of the music is still samples. It's a cool technique called hybrid scoring where recording some of the instruments live makes the sampled stuff sound more real.
Cid standing just off to the side of the screen looking up while Celes teleports herself and Kefka away to save the party is just UGH. They didn't give this game any friggin care. I'm almost certain he's supposed to be just off screen .And I suspect the other games got a similar treatment and I'm just not familiar enough with them.
Because I really like this OST and came back to it I double-checked this with some SNES footage. Cid indeed isn't supposed to be visible yet. You don't even meet him yet. This is such a glaring mistake.
"From that day on" was definitely improved in this remastered version imo. There are others like "Magitek research facility" that sound a bit worse though
0:00 Omen -1-
1:14 Omen -2-
2:21 Omen -3-
4:19 The Mines of Narshe
8:00 Awakening
9:21 Locke's Theme
11:27 Battle
12:38 Victory Fanfare
13:05 Edgar and Sabin's Theme
14:28 Kefka
17:18 Mt. Kolts
20:05 The Returners
22:30 Shadow's Theme
24:20 Troops March On
25:31 Cyan's Theme
26:53 The Unforgiven
27:44 Phantom Forest
29:37 Phantom Train
31:18 The Veldt
33:45 Gau's Theme
35:34 The Serpent Trench
37:49 Kids Run Through the City
39:34 Under Martial Law
42:04 Celes' Theme
43:49 Protect the Espers!
45:55 The Decisive Battle
48:16 Metamorphosis
50:06 Terra's Theme
52:12 Coin of Fate
53:57 Techno de Chocobo
55:37 Forever Rachel
57:34 Slam Shuffle
59:58 Spinach Rag
1:01:17 Overture -1-
1:02:57 Overture -2-
1:03:41 Overture -3-
1:06:04 Aria di Mezzo Carattere
1:10:06 Wedding Waltz - Duel -1-
1:11:58 Wedding Waltz - Duel -2-
1:12:33 Wedding Waltz - Duel -3-
1:13:15 Wedding Waltz - Duel -4-
1:15:03 Grand Finale
1:16:47 Setzer’s Theme
1:18:47 Johnny C. Bad
1:21:45 The Gestahl Empire
1:23:34 Magitek Research Facility
1:24:50 The Airship Blackjack
1:28:16 What?
1:29:00 Mog’s Theme
1:30:07 Strago’s Theme
1:31:21 Relm’s Theme
1:32:47 Esper World
1:36:00 Floating Continent
1:37:32 Catastrophe
1:39:24 Battle to the Death
1:42:09 Rest in Peace
1:42:41 Dark World
1:44:50 From That Day On…
1:47:06 Searching for Friends
1:49:31 Gogo’s Theme
1:50:42 Epitaph
1:52:24 The Magic House
1:54:08 Umaro’s Theme
1:55:36 The Fanatics
1:57:08 Kefka’s Tower
1:59:10 Dancing Mad - Act 1
2:03:40 Dancing Mad - Act 2
2:07:23 Dancing Mad - Act 3
2:10:43 Dancing Mad - Act 4
2:16:51 Balance is Restored
2:38:58 The Prelude
Just what we needed. Excellent work
Thank you!
Legend
👏👏👏👏 thanks for all ur hard work
I don't think that's Terra's Theme at 50:06
Man, Epitaph hits harder than ever in the pixel remaster. Goosebumps
This is what I heard in my head as a kid.
Didn't we all? 😁
I Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiinda like the originals in most cases to be honest. I've always felt like the snare drums in nearly all PR mixes lost their impact. Funny enough, Techno de Chocobo was my least favorite remix though. Pixel Remaster was the first time I played it too, so no nostalgia.
They even kept Kefka's laughter in dancing mad. That's a win already.
Im not a gamer person..most of my life I let a looot of games by the midle. But recently I watch someone reacting to FF ost... I was like OMG that is from a videogame!? I MUST play it. So here I am, just ended the opera part(snes ver). This game is too much, even has the art of Amano, my favourite illustrator. This one, Im gonna play it till the end.
Did you make it to the end?
I don't think so, Leviathan swallowed up his ship
@@xDARKSHADExand dropped him off in Limsa Lominsa
I'm 50 years old. I've heard a lot. And I listen to a lot. And this particular remaster that we're listening to now is the best I've ever heard. Hands down
Agree 👍 they done a brilliant job.
Nobuo Uematsu is a damn genius. Magitek Research Facility is one of the coolest compositions I've ever heard in a video game.
Terra's theme is special.... struck a chord the very first time I heard it... melancholy yet hopeful... helped me through a rough patch. This remix does her theme justice.
Best character theme in the series along with Aerith's.
Seriously this theme is so powerful I was listening to it long before I even played FF6.
@shishinonaito imo it's one of the weaker FF6 character themes it's still good but
I prefer a majority of the others and I definitely don't find it as meaningful or emotionally impactful as Celes's
Also its held back by it only really one by name it's never used for Terra in game to the point where I don't even get why it's her theme it feels irrelevant to her
Final Fantasy VI will always be the greatest soundtrack in all of gaming for me.
The person in charge of remastering this soundtrack must have had a buddy that played the saxophone. It’s very prominent in some spots. Heck, the Narshe music now sounds like soft jazz. 😊
It’s friggin AWESOME!
honk honk! i love it.
OMG there's even the prelude-with-flute at the end screen. Thanks so much for this, it just brought me back 30 yrs in time, much love.
57:34 God I hate that theme. Damn shame too, the town is such a wonderful place to visit. It's full of wonderful, honest, helpful people... and absolutely no random battles.
I was confused at first but then I remembered the town
i see what you did there. Zozo? never heard of it.
I would like this track but it is very bad. I am also very trustworthy and honest.
your comment is not funny and I am definitely not laughing.
Man, Searching for Friends gives me goosebumps now. So freaking good
22:30 Shadow's theme sounds even more badass now 😎
Who knew a ninja would fit so well with a classic western cowboy theme?
And it makes the reprise at 2:26:13 hit all the harder😭
Yeah cue the Kill Bill music
Ennio Morricone has entered the chat
I remembered that I got goosebumps when I saw tiny pixels characters singing an opera on the stage.... 😭
It was 30 years ago.
You know, my grandma was the typical "why do kids play videogames instead of going outside?" type of grandma, but she loved music. I played FF3/6 at her house while my mom was working late, and when the opera section started she stopped, sat down, and just watched and listened.
She said she had no idea video games could have such pretty music and stories. I think my grandma changed a bit that day. It was an awesome moment. Also close to 30 years ago 🥲
@@eldroch7513
I don't know where you are from but every parents (including your grandma) in the world says the same things to their kids 😂
I believe the video games that we played when we were kids are still standing out from those in nowadays, in the point of making concepts and creating sounds.
It's because they couldn't depend on the super real graphic at that time and the development environment were very limited.
Anyway thanks for sharing your story 🙏
P.S. I am actually living near the SQUARE ENNIX in tokyo.
@@X0XO_O I live in the middle of the USA -- it's great to know that parents and grandparents all have something in common, no matter what side of the planet they're on :D
That's awesome that you live so close to Square. They have been such a big part of my life since childhood.
I finally had the honor and privilege to attend the Distant Worlds Final Fantasy Orchestra in San Francisco, and it was phenomenal to hear some of these amazing pieces brought to life!
I love this rendition of Mt. Koltz, it sounds so much more triumphant!
Locke's theme is absolutely glorious.
Thank you so much for posting this! I love this soundtrack so much and I love how they remastered some of the tracks!
Mental how this OST. Just has banger after banger 💯
The Serpent Trench at 35:34 is just so gooood! I wanna replay this pixel remaster just to hear the music again!
The saxophone really elevates the best videogame soundtrack of all time to the most godly soundtrack ever
The new Protect the Espers arrangement is incredible 43:50
my jaw dropped when the main theme kept going
If anyone interested, I made a fan made Timelapse version of Protect The Esper
ruclips.net/video/BmCwybwIROU/видео.htmlsi=nnM2f5mvin4F5_52
I will forever love Locke's theme ❤
DUDE
I WANNA LIVE IN ZOZO, IT SLAPS
Therapist: Forward-Facing Terra can’t hurt you, she’s not real.
Forward-Facing Terra at 1:58:14:😡😕
I love how Johnny C. Bad is a variation of the classic Johnny B. Good lol
Adding a guitar not only makes so much sense, but it sounds a lot cooler too!
I... I can't believe I never got that. It's been thirty years...
This soundtrack is amazing. The original will always be special, but this remaster is brilliant in its own wY
This version of Narsche Mines is so good omg. Groovy sax and a mysterious little plucky string section? Beautiful. They did not have to go nearly this hard, and yet they did
Yes the mines is a standout remix for me too. Totally more like a remastered and it captures the essence of the place even better than the original!
Just goosebumps.
i have said it multiple times and ill say it again. Final Fantasy VI has the best video game soundtrack of all time.
I played the game recently and absolutely loved the game. But i dont thinl its nowhere near as good as other final fantasy games. Maybe its part nostalgia? I think FF9 has the best and that game was part of my childhood.
I think FFVII has somewhat higher high marks than FFVI does, but FFVI is a more consistent (if shorter) soundtrack overall than FFVII. Really not a single "just okay" track on the OST.
So brave
IV is better IMO.
🧙🏻♂ Secret of Mana for me. Fight me!
Oh shit, Forever Rachel tearin' my heart like the very first time. What an amazing arrange! Gotta play it again 55:37
53:57 Techno de Chocobo's intro is a nod to Yellow Magic Orchestra's Technopolis 😙👌
I really want extended versions to all of these osts 'cause they sound so excellent to hear. >3
1:15:03 could easily fit as a Kingdom Hearts battle theme, wow.
Goosebumps. Such an amazing soundtrack and such a great reorchestration.
Good LORD this is a good OST video 🥵🥵🥵 god bless FFVI
Dang it, I didn't expect the remaster soundtrack to be this different. One reason more to buy the PS4 bundle.
It's insane to me that Square didn't release these soundtracks physically. Not even in Japan.
Right? I was still wondering whether or not buy the bundle, but this is just astonishing and makes a huge difference. After finding this video I don't understand why SE doesn't advertise the arranged soundtracks more intensely.
At least it’s not like dragon quest where they lock the orchestral arrangements under a cd separate from the game
@@Mingodoughright? Luckily tho with DQ 11 S they added in the orchestral music. Cuz omg it’s original soundtrack sounds like farts and I wish it didn’t. That battle theme? 🤮 like WHY would you do that?
I'm glad to hear that Dancing mad still sounds like an ELP pastiche. I was worried it would be over orchestrated like Decisive Battle.
over orchestrated is when you add 1 (one) violin
@@ravvavashumirai8272 Touche.
Thank you for this compilation 😊
Amazing work man!
2:30:07 ここからの流れはアレンジ良かったです
2:35:17 The best❤
I really like the rearranged version of Kefka's theme. The original sounded a bit too comical (in the final part of the story in particular), but here, it starts of whimsical before exploding triumphantly into a twisted military orchestra, with trombones to boot. The second verse even strengthens the instrumentation from the first one, foreshadowing Kefka's resiliency and story arc of becoming the very epitome of character trope "from nobody to nightmare".
01:10:25 has never sounded so good.
I actually got goosebumps. I've always wanted the music to FFVI to get treatment like this. In fact, the music getting redone was much MUCH more important than the actual visuals. The music tells the story sooooo much in so many ways. Now more than ever I understand why people regard the FFVI ost as one of the greatest in gaming ever.
Searching for friends is such a true masterpiece. Maybe the best game music ever
I never thought u could improve the best game of all time. I was wrong
This , music and the video matched with it, is what one would expect from someone by the name of Patient Rain ✊🤞☘
I can't believe the battle theme of this game, it's incredible
The violin on the track Mines of Narshe is sooo good. Makes me think of Secret of mana
Slam Shuffle absolutely SLAPS! One of Nobuo’s best. Could easily fit in 7 or 8 too.
I just realized that Shadow's theme sounds like the music that played in Kill Bill. MIND BLOWN.
This is making it really hard to resist buying this game.
Buy the damn game
@@scientist6584 But I already own it on SNES, GBA, PS1, the original Steam version, and original Android version (that I can play on my Switch).
Do I really need another copy?
@@itchyisvegeta do it
Squareenix somehow managed to make 'Searching for Friends' even more epic
My favorites so far 08:00 , 39:34 , 48:16 , 1:21:45 .
What version of the game is this? 1:08:00 in particular looks great, but still pixely the way i like it
🤠 Shadow's Theme sounds so Live A Live.
16:48 i love the weird ominous noises they added to kefka’s theme
This is really nice but the audio does sound a bit compressed. Thanks for the uplod
does somsoneone have the exact link for 48:16 Metamorphosis? I'm tryna download the pixel remaster version so bad 😭
One of the vocals in Techno de Chocobo sounds just like a part in the Haruhi Suzumiya OST where they sing "SOS."
Você me deu esta flauta, es um bardo
"Grand Finale" evokes vibes of Khatchaturian's "Sabre Dance"
Kids Runs Through the City gives me chills. I also wouldnt have minded a guitar on the melody, but recorder/flute? is fine too.
*They actually did the vocals!*
The subtle theramin in the Blackjack theme is INSPIRED.
ok, Spinach Rag has "old black and white silent film" written all over it
I agree with the majority of the comments here. But in gotta bring up one theme that wasn’t mentioned. Relm’s theme, though!
1:44:23 missing the no-entry setup at this location?
Me: (Humming the Magitek Research Facility “Devil’s Lab” theme in Chemistry Class.)
Lab Partner: What the Hell are you humming!?
Shadow: :is a ninja:
Also Shadow: :has a western-vibe ost:
timestamps please
I'm strongly interested on how the track "the magic house" was impacted by zeitgeist shift. In the old version the feeling is different from the new one, that was totally influenced by the Harry Potter movies (just listen to strings and winds sections).
Edgar and Sabins Theme and Cyans Theme are fucking epic
Dancing mad part 3 has never had a bad version. Never.
love this compilation!! could you upload the unforgiven seperately??
I'm hoping Square Enix uploads these remastered versions on youtube or spotify at some point.
This is too good to be true...
May you please add time stamps to this and Version 2?
Esta versión junto con la de game boy advance son mis favoritas
It's mostly very good, I do miss some of the original synth instruments though, specifically the fretless(?) bass
They did the opera justice and a few others but honestly i like the original music better. Thank you for ur work uploading this!
If i recall my past couple of playthroughs took 6+ hours
( 1:35:38 ) ¿Name Song? It doesn't appear
54:36
THEY GOT STEPHEN HAWKING ON THE TRACK
Call me slow, but until now i noticed Sabin's techniques are all based on Hokuto no Ken:
His Pummel is Hokuto Hyakurersu Ken
His Aura Bolt is Tenha Kassatsu
And Bum Rush is Musou Tensei
Forever Rachel is just too good.
how come my pixel remaster sprites look nothing like this these looks smoother by feel like they were piece together in box form
i love kefka theme
Are these fully orchestrated tracks of the originals??? O_O
Nope, samples have just gotten a lot better since the 90s! There are a few tracks where you can hear they recorded a soloist, like the sax for Narshe and Zozo or the whistling for Shadow's theme or the trumpet in the regular battle theme. Some of the string orchestra and brass lines also sound like they're recorded by live musicians, but most of the music is still samples. It's a cool technique called hybrid scoring where recording some of the instruments live makes the sampled stuff sound more real.
Zozo is absolutely banging 😂
Why was there a random FFVIIR song at the end of Metamorphosis lol
Cid standing just off to the side of the screen looking up while Celes teleports herself and Kefka away to save the party is just UGH. They didn't give this game any friggin care. I'm almost certain he's supposed to be just off screen .And I suspect the other games got a similar treatment and I'm just not familiar enough with them.
Because I really like this OST and came back to it I double-checked this with some SNES footage. Cid indeed isn't supposed to be visible yet. You don't even meet him yet.
This is such a glaring mistake.
The Veldt theme 😮
25:31
cyan gyatt
Wait are they singing "Kefka" on the title screen now
What happened to the chapters with song titles?
セリスのオペラは素敵だね😊
"From that day on" was definitely improved in this remastered version imo. There are others like "Magitek research facility" that sound a bit worse though
Ya the battle theme also. Real shame
Chocobo theme is way worse
I like this version but the SNES is far superior for From that day on.
Best remastered track: Protect the Espers!
Worst remastered track: Techno de Chocobo