Final Fantasy VIII - Balamb Garden (Harp Solo)

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • I have many fond memories of my first playthrough of Final Fantasy 8. 'Twas a lovely spring season in 2002, when I was but a middle school girl. I'd sit in my basement eating vanilla sandwich creme cookies, running around in circles in Balamb Garden with absolute zero sense of purpose or direction. I didn't understand junctioning, but the music was so calming. And then I was eaten by a T-Rexaur.
    Composed by: Nobuo Uematsu
    Arranged and performed by: Harpsibored
    Hope you enjoy this performance! I kept the arrangement pretty minimal, mostly for the health of my wrist, but also because I felt like it allowed the soothing essence of the song to shrine through. Man, do I sound pretentious when I talk about harp arrangements. You'd think I was lounging in NORG's basement lair drinking port wine and moping about how sad it is that I had to sell my second vacation home in Winhill. Galbadia has RUINED this economy, I tell you. I think it's time for me to relocate to Esthar. A Dr. Odine-esque Elizabethan collar would do WONDERS for my bone structure, darling.
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  • @Harpsibored
    @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +172

    Hello! If you're new here, welcome to my channel, where I am clearly the best looking guy here. Here are some other FFVIII tracks I've done you may enjoy:
    🎣 Fisherman's Horizon: ruclips.net/video/FTSqtFBi2gs/видео.html
    🌊 Breezy: ruclips.net/video/1NfieKoWR24/видео.html
    🌹 Roses and Wine: ruclips.net/video/4W4-LWrayAY/видео.html
    ⏳ Compression of Time: ruclips.net/video/F8cRIaUCSJs/видео.html
    🎣 Fisherman's Horizon (extended): ruclips.net/video/5P6ke7zrBGg/видео.html
    🌊 Breezy (extended): ruclips.net/video/eikXCuni7z8/видео.html
    ⏳ Compression of Time (extended): ruclips.net/video/B_AqHpk7RJg/видео.html
    📚 Balamb Garden (extended): ruclips.net/video/2xSmDySbf5U/видео.html
    🦁 Playlist of FF8 Harp Songs: ruclips.net/p/PL0mac6CZyN_uYQAvBYkCZh_M6oQIF_-Dk

    • @ThomasMHead
      @ThomasMHead 4 месяца назад +4

      Ah, yes: the Draw Point listings for The Harp Closest to Hell. Very handy.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +13

      @@ThomasMHead Whatever.

    • @Brutusque
      @Brutusque 4 месяца назад

      Reminded me of this meme I'm sure you've seen before 🤣
      i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/030/825/bestlookingguyhere.jpg

    • @Frejborg
      @Frejborg 4 месяца назад +1

      Guy? Nice track. :)

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +16

      Yes that's what I look like. My hair is much more pixelated up close

  • @Omegaroth666
    @Omegaroth666 4 месяца назад +248

    This song is way more nostalgic than I thought it would be.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +14

      Well Balamb Garden is THE place you start off with in FF8, hehe 💖

    • @Ry91415
      @Ry91415 2 месяца назад +3

      This made me feel more nostalgic than the game ost itself

    • @adityawicaksono875
      @adityawicaksono875 Месяц назад +9

      Damn, didn't know I could feel this nostalgic. Running around in the garden chasing card player, Going up in the elevator. How time flies

    • @jamietaylor4023
      @jamietaylor4023 Месяц назад +3

      Fr , ah takes me back....still is my favourite ff game

    • @carloruisi3407
      @carloruisi3407 Месяц назад +1

      Veramente, mi sembra sia passata un era geologica da quando mi immedesimavo in Squall nel Garden di Balamb.

  • @DustyTurquoise
    @DustyTurquoise Месяц назад +340

    Blows my mind that Nobuo Uematsu was able to churn out new tunes for Square YEAR after YEAR nearly two decades!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +68

      Bro didn't get any help from other composers until FF10. CRAZY

    • @lloydnorval1989
      @lloydnorval1989 Месяц назад +12

      @@Harpsibored I wish he was involved with FFX-2 :( would've been somewhat amazing

    • @CoryJensen-ln2uz
      @CoryJensen-ln2uz Месяц назад +17

      He also was limited to composing on the chips of the respective consoles on top of it. I'm not complaining the original scores are phenomenal.

    • @birchthebirch4593
      @birchthebirch4593 Месяц назад +1

      That's what composers do

    • @EkimBlue-nt4pk
      @EkimBlue-nt4pk Месяц назад +7

      Then during the Wii era was like - let me flex a bit -
      Drops "Finial Destination" for Super Smash Brothers Brawl. 🤯

  • @nicholasjackson8709
    @nicholasjackson8709 Месяц назад +71

    Squall: "Whatever"

  • @FreyVanir
    @FreyVanir Месяц назад +72

    I've no idea how the algorithm decided to throw this at my feed, but I'm glad it did.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +14

      The algorithm gods have blessed us, as the hot dog gods have blessed Balamb Garden 🌭🌭🌭

    • @krikri3387
      @krikri3387 Месяц назад

      Same here

  • @Zeul28
    @Zeul28 4 месяца назад +146

    That's beautiful. 💙
    I can hear Squall's footsteps

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +11

      Thank you ❤️ I know, it takes FOREVER to move around the garden hahahaha. Ngl I love the speed up mode in the rereleases..

    • @Zeul28
      @Zeul28 4 месяца назад +4

      Haha yeah. Thats so useful when stocking up and drawing magics.
      I hope you do Ami someday. My fav piece of music for 8.
      *SeeD Salutes* 💙

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +4

      Someday I hope!! I love that song 💖

    • @philipp5756
      @philipp5756 Месяц назад +3

      hey, wanna play cards?

    • @koleschlaw
      @koleschlaw 12 дней назад

      Yes, absolutely. very well played.

  • @indianajons5847
    @indianajons5847 Месяц назад +41

    We have to admit that FF games have amazingly amazing soundtracks... This songs take me back to my childhood...

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you for listening ❤️🌭🎵

  • @agelesskarate
    @agelesskarate Месяц назад +31

    We forget how much work was put into video games until I got older. Many games in the 90s were seriously musical masterpieces.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +4

      I never forgot but then again a chunk of my frontal lobe has been replaced with the contents of FF Wiki

    • @agelesskarate
      @agelesskarate Месяц назад +1

      @@Harpsibored I’m a bit older. But i remember how amazing playing those games were. lol

  • @shazbros
    @shazbros Месяц назад +34

    The nostalgia is beautiful it's hurt. Makes me want to back to time when things were easier.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +3

      Thank you for listening 💖🌭

    • @troygess
      @troygess Месяц назад +1

      Yeah, like in disc 1 when it all made sense

  • @MrVariant
    @MrVariant 4 месяца назад +122

    I see someone summoned siren to the garden 😊 that was crazy having to draw her out of an enemy.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +43

      Biggs and Wedge were not expecting me

    • @idontwannatypeaname
      @idontwannatypeaname 4 месяца назад +13

      silenced the enemies so they can listen to this masterpiece

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +29

      And then found hidden Ultima draw points
      And then waited about five trillion years for them to refill

    • @MrVariant
      @MrVariant 4 месяца назад +4

      @Harpsibored nice lol thanks for the role play 😇

    • @colpugno7
      @colpugno7 4 месяца назад +3

      Your performance silenced me in awe 😳

  • @ABendzify
    @ABendzify 4 месяца назад +26

    Another beautiful take on, to me, a timeless classic. I also got eaten by a t-rex not knowing how to junction.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so much 💖🦖💀

  • @chidorisnake22
    @chidorisnake22 4 месяца назад +159

    Ah, I love seeing my favorite FF get more love. This is such a heavenly cover as usual. Thank you!
    Er, I mean... "......whatever."

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +31

      Thank you so much!!! I loooooove FF8 too. It's not my #1 (I think everyone knows it's 9, hah) but it's in my top 3. I really love it. I guess. Whatever.

    • @blackwaltz3135
      @blackwaltz3135 Месяц назад +3

      @@Harpsibored FF8 was the first FF game i played in the series, absolutely loved it, then i went to FF7 what an introduction lol

    • @perezaraujo2890
      @perezaraujo2890 Месяц назад +4

      I personally believe that FF8 was the most fun of all that I played.
      I think 5 and 2 are the only ones I haven't played from the classics.

    • @chidorisnake22
      @chidorisnake22 Месяц назад +1

      @@perezaraujo2890 How does it feel to be right?

    • @perezaraujo2890
      @perezaraujo2890 Месяц назад +4

      @chidorisnake22 weird.
      I can't forget the guy who borrowed it to me. He had finished the game without understanding junction, apparently.
      And he told me to rely on summons cause the chars didn't do damage.

  • @Cobretti1991
    @Cobretti1991 Месяц назад +13

    Takes me right back to the year 2000. I was 9 years old and playing FFVIII for the first time and it became one of my fav games of all time. The soundtrack is amazing

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you for listening 💖 if you understood the junction system at 9 that's pretty impressive! I had issues at 12 hahahahaha

    • @Cobretti1991
      @Cobretti1991 Месяц назад

      @@Harpsibored I actually didnt finish the game when I was 9. I made it all the way to the Edea battle at Garden but couldn't beat her, even after trying like 1000 times. I really had no clue how the junction worked and i'm actually surprised I somehow made it that far lol. I still loved the game though but I stopped playing it and then revisited it like 4 years later and finished it. Thats when I finally learned the junction system

  • @Weirdman3214
    @Weirdman3214 4 месяца назад +63

    I am a simple creature. I hear a Balamb Garden cover, I give it engagement.
    Fabulous work as always! Make sure you get to the cafeteria before all the hot dogs are gone!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +11

      Thank you so much!!! 💖 oh no, I was playing cards with Trepie nutsos and missed out 😢

  • @RebeccaETripp
    @RebeccaETripp 4 месяца назад +40

    I feel like it's melting all my stress away.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +3

      Glad to hear that 💖🎵

  • @TheRetroBassist
    @TheRetroBassist Месяц назад +46

    I'm literally in tears right now. Final Fantasy VIII is my all-time favorite video game and has been so since its release in 1999, I can't possibly express here how much this game means to me.
    IMO the Balamb Garden theme is the best song in the game aside from the two with vocals (namely Liberi Fatali and Eyes on Me) and your rendition was beyond beautiful. Thank you so much for this ❤

    • @amateurhuman2488
      @amateurhuman2488 Месяц назад +3

      Yooooo, no lie, I also started streaming tears while listening to this.
      Immediately transported me back to a different time.
      Much appreciation for the apparently shared experience.

    • @TheRetroBassist
      @TheRetroBassist Месяц назад +2

      @@amateurhuman2488 It never ceases to amaze me the power Art has to connect people and their experiences, it's crazy.
      Thank you for sharing this and for the sub, I really appreciate it!

    • @Kyatkin92
      @Kyatkin92 Месяц назад +1

      I purchased the original psone and ffVII for the nostalgia makes me feel at peace it’s my little time travel machine ❤️☺️

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +10

      Thank you so much for sharing 💖 This game holds a special place in my heart too. I thought I was super hot shit as a kid because I had the FF8 OST CDs. I'd just be chillin on the school bus with my discman playing Roses and Wine on repeat, being transported back to outer space.

    • @amateurhuman2488
      @amateurhuman2488 Месяц назад +1

      @Harpsibored I literally started a new playthrough because of listening to you play the Balamb theme, thank you, I forgot how much this game meant to me. Definitely gained a new subscriber, and notifications are turned on lol

  • @SsnakeBite
    @SsnakeBite 4 месяца назад +20

    Just when I thought this theme couldn't get any more relaxing. it's interesting how, with how many hang-ups our hero has, the soundtrack to this game often feels so homely and calming.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Thank you so much 💖 hah Squall has major anxiety, so he needs it!

  • @nerdgasmicreview9598
    @nerdgasmicreview9598 3 месяца назад +13

    I got goosebumps. It's so beautiful. Took me back to my 16 year old self. Oh the time was so good back then. Life was so simple.

  • @TaowerG
    @TaowerG 4 месяца назад +22

    We're getting lost in the garden again to this banger!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +8

      Yay! Just save before you go into the Training Center.........

  • @DefenderX
    @DefenderX 4 месяца назад +9

    The silence in between in this song is sublime 👌

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so much!!! Yeah I tried playing it at a slower tempo to let the harp resonate more between notes, hehe 💖

    • @Steak-Knife
      @Steak-Knife 2 месяца назад +2

      Yooooo, that’s what I was saying!!

  • @healthguy79
    @healthguy79 Месяц назад +11

    15 years later this game still holds a special place in my heart

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Same. My introverted little heart really empathizes with Squall. Thank you for listening ❤️

  • @otavianiluciano7397
    @otavianiluciano7397 4 месяца назад +13

    The best memories of my childhood always come with a beautiful music like this one... Thanks for posting!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for listening 💖

  • @SirVyre
    @SirVyre 4 месяца назад +3

    You know, when my mother was pregnant with me, she said she got the craving to listen to harp music all throughout the pregnancy.
    This fills me with nostalgia and makes me think of that, in addition to FFVIII, of course.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +2

      Wow, that's really interesting. I've never heard of a pregnancy musical craving! (just food haha) But it makes sense since the harp is so calming to listen to. ❤️

  • @Golem29
    @Golem29 Месяц назад +10

    I havent heard this song in probably over twenty years and the nostalgia has come flooding back. Stunningly beautiful work

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you so much for listening ❤️🌭

  • @lierx.agerate8230
    @lierx.agerate8230 4 месяца назад +5

    I remember being a kid when this game came out and this song was the reason i started piano lessons. Of all the many many versions of this song this is my favorite by far

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Hell yeah! Roses of May is what inspired me to get into piano! 💖 Thank you so much!

  • @Yanvidduit
    @Yanvidduit Месяц назад +3

    Balamb Garden theme is one of the most memorable thing on FFVIII.
    The relaxing ambience really shape my imagination of what a Balamb Garden truly were, a place where you can call home. 😊

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you for listening 💖 Agreed, the song is so magical. Makes you forget that it's actually a school for mercenaries lmao

  • @Futune_
    @Futune_ 4 месяца назад +20

    One of my favorite songs from FF8, I could let this song sit in the background of whatever I'm doing and just have good vibes all day long. You make this song sound like it was made for harp and I thank you for doing this. Absolutely beautiful.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +2

      Ah I'm glad to hear I played a favorite! 💖 Thank you so much!!!!

  • @estefencosta1835
    @estefencosta1835 4 месяца назад +3

    Balamb Garden is so peaceful.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Minus the T-Rexaurs and NORG's lair of horrors

  • @LadyBrightcynder
    @LadyBrightcynder Месяц назад +1

    Oh, right in the nostalgia... this song gives me so much comfort.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Glad to hear that ❤️ 🦖

  • @Kyuntanii
    @Kyuntanii 4 месяца назад +8

    The Balamb Garden theme always reminds me of the good old days, when I played FF8 with my sister, and we had so much fun.
    Thank you for the beautiful memories, that was wonderful

    • @dagga19k
      @dagga19k 4 месяца назад +3

      My thoughts exactly ! I could write eaxctly the same comment !

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +3

      Thank you so much!!! That sounds wonderful!!! 💖
      ..........but don't tell me you both played it as a 2-player game, like in Charlie's Angels? 🤣 ruclips.net/video/EN0JaJN_fwU/видео.html

    • @Kyuntanii
      @Kyuntanii 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Harpsibored 😂

  • @XxDevilXNeverXCryxX
    @XxDevilXNeverXCryxX Месяц назад +1

    It was September 10th and I’m watching my Uncle play this game for the first time and at that moment, I fell in love with that song. What a beautiful peace to play on Harp.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you for listening 💖 What a lovely memory! Hope he taught you Triple Triad well.

    • @XxDevilXNeverXCryxX
      @XxDevilXNeverXCryxX Месяц назад

      @@Harpsibored I still play it til this day thanks to the game being available everywhere now 😁

  • @ThomasMHead
    @ThomasMHead 4 месяца назад +5

    So pretty, gentle, and comforting. Your minimalist arrangement suits this piece quite well. Makes you forget all about the life-or-death training and tests.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +3

      Thank you so much, glad to hear you appreciate the simplicity. Your kind review has resulted in my SeeD ranking going up. ❤️

    • @ThomasMHead
      @ThomasMHead 4 месяца назад

      @@Harpsiboredmore pay and hot dog rations. 👍

  • @wolkeN1g
    @wolkeN1g Месяц назад +1

    I've spend a good chunk of my childhood in Balamb Garden, truly gives me a feeling of 'Home' whenever I listen to the OST.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +2

      Perfect description of this track ❤️

  • @WandererNamedGuy
    @WandererNamedGuy Месяц назад +7

    Even though IX is my favorite spent enough time I guess with VIII to get a Surge of nostalgia I didn’t know I was going to get. First the goosebumps, and then the tears weld up. Thank you for unlocking that piece of my childhood.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +2

      Thank you for listening 💖 Saaame, IX is my favorite but I have a soft spot for VIII as well. Maybe I'm a lion.

  • @johnfenske7764
    @johnfenske7764 4 месяца назад +2

    viii really does have a lot of songs that I think lend themselves to harp really well. loved that super high twinkle at the end! icing on an already exquisite cake

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +2

      Thank you so much!! 💖 that's a perfect way to describe those high plucky notes hehe. They're very sweet. And yes I loooooooooove FF8 songs on the harp. So many more on my to-do list (Find Your Way, Salt Flats, Blue Fields, etc........)

    • @johnfenske7764
      @johnfenske7764 4 месяца назад

      @@Harpsibored that's so exciting! can't wait to see what you come up with. I think Blue Fields would be so freaking fantastic on harp!

  • @Emilio1985
    @Emilio1985 4 месяца назад +5

    I've been watching a lot of FF8 speedrunning lately, so I've been hearing this song a lot lately. And yet, this gave me goosebumps. Absolutely beautiful.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      It NEVER gets old 💖

  • @seansantos2738
    @seansantos2738 7 дней назад

    Thank you for bringing us back to when we first picked Shiva and Quezacotl, and the Junction Tutorial.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  6 дней назад

      I love how people gave Shiva weird names just for the Ifrit Fire Cavern moment. My personal favorite is "BACON."
      Ifrit: "They have BACON?!"
      Ifrit: "...........Very well. I will join you."

  • @TheSamuraiLex
    @TheSamuraiLex 4 месяца назад +4

    The amount of times I fell asleep to this song... glorious rendition, as always!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      I can't tell you how many anxious nights of mine have been remedied by just leaving Squall standing there in Balamb Garden for an indeterminate period of time, hahahah. Thank you!

    • @Morbutt
      @Morbutt 4 месяца назад

      Nah that was Ellone. She was trying to get you to learn about her past or something

  • @BruceScottKennedy
    @BruceScottKennedy Месяц назад +1

    I don't know why, but this music every time bring me to my childhood. Awesome!❤

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Understandable. Many of us now first played this game as kids of the 90s/2000s hehe. Thank you 💖

  • @dagga19k
    @dagga19k 4 месяца назад +6

    I was right, you did put SEEDs in your Garden. 😁 Did flowers bloom in it?
    Ahem. Whatever.
    Jokes aside, this is a gorgeous cover! ❤ You know how much I love FF8, and especially Squall !

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +2

      Thank you so much!! 💖 Squall deserves more love! And card games at inappropriate moments!

  • @GunbladeRevolver
    @GunbladeRevolver Месяц назад

    OMG i swear i could hear this playing throughout a museum as I'm enjoying everything. This is beautiful.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you so much ❤️ what kind of museum? Perhaps a dinosaur one with T-Rexaur fossils?

    • @GunbladeRevolver
      @GunbladeRevolver Месяц назад

      @@Harpsibored now that would be a perfect fit for this

  • @rashad5010
    @rashad5010 2 месяца назад +4

    This is the single most beautiful thing I've ever heard. Thank you for doing this. This is soothing and peace-inducing, this is truly amazing!!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!!! 😭

  • @junkietv3381
    @junkietv3381 Месяц назад

    Song reminds me of when my grandmother was still alive. Thank you

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much, that sounds like a lovely memory 💖

  • @armorvil
    @armorvil 4 месяца назад +3

    I tried to remix this one with Reason to upload it on my channel and it didn't sound good lol. It's a difficult tune to recreate and still keep the incredible vibe and you did it incredibly well with just a harp! Amazing !! I love your description too lol. You totally deserve the high likes-to-views ratio (because only a small percentage of people who watch leave likes or dislikes)

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!!! 💖 wow, I never thought of it that way ratio-wise. That's really nice to know!!! Good luck with your remix. I agree this can be something of a challenging song but it's definitely worth it

  • @kev1734
    @kev1734 Месяц назад

    Harps are magical. So glad this randomly popped up in my feed. Brought back memories of when I first got this game as a kid.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      I agree, I feel like Uematsu used harps a lot to convey both calm and magic and mystery. Thank you so much for listening 💖

  • @GucciJ
    @GucciJ 4 месяца назад +3

    Searching for another song today and stumbled on your videos. Then lo and behold the video you upload today is the song from my first, and favorite final fantasy. Love your channel and love how you highlight and show love to some lesser highlighted tracks in the series. Keep up the phenomenal pieces and interesting takes!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Thank you so much, so glad you made it here!!! 💖 I loooooooooove FF8. It's in my top 3 hehe. Will definitely do what I can to honor more and more FF tracks!!!

  • @jonesy7425
    @jonesy7425 4 месяца назад +2

    You managed to make an extremely relaxing song even more relaxing. I feel like I'm 14 again.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!!! Glad to hear ☺️

  • @msgforlife
    @msgforlife Месяц назад +3

    This takes me back all the way to 1999

  • @wej0w
    @wej0w Месяц назад +1

    Having grown up with ff8 and it being one of my favorite childhood games and fav game in general. I have played the game so much as a kid, listening to the soundtrack functions almost like a lullaby, its just so relaxing and for some reason it is ingrained in my being as being relaxed while playing the game.
    Hearing/seeing people cover these and put their soul into it is just so soothing.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much for listening 💖 FF8 music is just so damn comforting to me I have to play it on the harp

  • @marcelocasaispiano
    @marcelocasaispiano 4 месяца назад +4

    Sounds absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing this fantastic performance and your marvelous talent. I love it. It was a wonderful musical experience to visit your channel. Great job. Greetings from Argentina 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  3 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Betulaphobe
    @Betulaphobe 4 месяца назад +2

    Great arrangement! Opening with that descending melodic line in the upper octave made me reflect on the delicate nature of life in Balamb Garden... it might be an idyllic boarding school where you enjoy hot dogs for lunch, fancy dances, state of the art technology, and more, but it's also a really dangerous place where the students are put in real danger. :P

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!! 💖 yeah it's really deceptively peaceful. I like that disc 1 starts off relatively chill and by disc 2 it's complete madness

  • @mahelious
    @mahelious 4 месяца назад +14

    *sigh* Guess I need to go back to the school Testing Center so I can get a raise for my job. If anything FF8 is about why you should never work in academia.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +5

      But being in academia worked out for cool young instructors like Quistis! ...........................wait no

    • @jumaanecabrera8091
      @jumaanecabrera8091 Месяц назад +1

      As a kid, the pay mechanism had me on edge. Like anything I could do might drop my rank and pay 😭

  • @matthewdrake1311
    @matthewdrake1311 29 дней назад

    Brings me back to childhood. Playing Final Fantasy 8 with my brother. 😊 thank you.

  • @RandomClips2485
    @RandomClips2485 Месяц назад +4

    It feels like 14 again .

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      I feel like I just wanna respond with "whatever" constantly 😎

  • @Abdullah_A
    @Abdullah_A Месяц назад

    Such a quiet and great music, I feel old days immediately when hearing it

  • @sumdawgtwigg
    @sumdawgtwigg Месяц назад +1

    Sounds very similar to my experience with it. It was spring 02 when I first played it. This song will forever take me back to that time.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Wow, we played it at the exact same time!!! ❤️🎶

  • @mattches6187
    @mattches6187 Месяц назад +2

    I very rarely leave comments on videos. Final Fantasy VIII has a very special place in my heart. The music lives rent free in my head already. To hear you play it so brilliantly was an absolute delight. I was immediately returned to my childhood, sitting on my bed in front of my tube TV (right before I upgraded to my very first 720p tv), staying up far too late playing this game.
    Truly had goosebumps the entire time. Thank you for this.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment 💖 Same, FFVIII was my second FF and is very special to me. I mean.........I guess. Whatever.

  • @Steak-Knife
    @Steak-Knife 2 месяца назад +1

    This is perfect. Around 1:10, especially that slliiight pause.... chills

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!! Hehe that's my favorite part

  • @frostymourne867
    @frostymourne867 Месяц назад +1

    omg the nostalgia is all coming back to me... thank u

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you for listening 💖

  • @yurifan2537
    @yurifan2537 Месяц назад

    HOLY GOD IN HEAVEN THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! That was a fantastic performance on a fantastic piece, thank you for playing it for us!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you so much!!!! 💖

  • @Renmazuo27
    @Renmazuo27 4 месяца назад +1

    The first notes of the main melody gave me goosebumps... thank you!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for listening 💖 hehe I loved playing those high notes on the harp

  • @NeuroPulse
    @NeuroPulse Месяц назад +1

    Used to watch my bro play the PS1 era Final Fantasies. I forgot how good this music is.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      I can't forget hehe. Thank you for listening ❤️

  • @big-kinoko
    @big-kinoko Месяц назад

    This makes my memories back that run across whole Balamb Garden playing card games with everyone.
    Nice harp performance.

  • @nickfarace9339
    @nickfarace9339 4 месяца назад +1

    Gotta be honest, this song definitely highlights how great you are on the harp now. Its so wonderfully clean.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Thank you so much!!! 💖 that's one of the challenges of keeping an arrangement minimal......it's gotta be CLEAN. I tried!

  • @Romess1
    @Romess1 4 месяца назад +1

    I just can't aptly describe the feeling of nostalgia this induces. God I love this game.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      FF8 has a majorly calming ambiance 💕🎵

    • @Romess1
      @Romess1 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Harpsibored Excluding all sequences that are time-based, agreed! What part of FFVIII's story had the strongest impact on you emotionally?

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      That is a TOUGH question.........I'd say it's a tie between Squall having those flashbacks as a child going "I'm alone..." in the rain, and also Rinoa apparently lost in space forever in that black endless void and Squall jumps out of nowhere and rescues her. Still gets me.

    • @Romess1
      @Romess1 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Harpsibored Those went deep. I think it's easier to sympathize for Squall this way. People are usually just moaning about his personality but it's actually heartbreaking. Perfectly builds up to his growing love for Rinoa which is the ultimate extension of the Laguna/Julia lovestory.
      As a fellow musician covering game songs I appreciate your work so I thought I'd support it. Do you have a preference for Patreon of RUclips? Not really familiar with their schemes.

  • @ChronoMune
    @ChronoMune Месяц назад +2

    Literally liked it 15 seconds in, knew it was gonna be something special. Beautiful playing!

  • @perceptoshmegington3371
    @perceptoshmegington3371 3 дня назад

    Man this brought tears to my eyes, big memories. Really good rendition, thank you.

  • @farizs3769
    @farizs3769 5 дней назад

    Nobuo Uematsu was such a maestro, almost 20 years, and this music brings back to that good old time playing FF... thanks to you and Yt algorithms yhat brings me here ❤

  • @PinoyCreepypasta
    @PinoyCreepypasta 3 месяца назад +1

    Wow this is so amazing. So many memories...😭😭

  • @benjaminyoung9694
    @benjaminyoung9694 Месяц назад

    This song takes me right back there. My childhood ruled

  • @blingbling496scholes7
    @blingbling496scholes7 8 дней назад

    My mom, who was never a fan of video games, recognized this and said "oh, you didn't play that in a while".

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  8 дней назад +1

      Good ear, Mom. I remember being in the car with mine and putting on FF Distant Worlds music and she was like "oh this is the stuff you always play on the piano"

  • @MusiC-qw6rw
    @MusiC-qw6rw Месяц назад

    청아하고 아름다운 하프연주 너무나 환상적입니다

  • @smashfoley7210
    @smashfoley7210 Месяц назад +1

    That was the most beautiful Balamb Garden piece I have ever heard in my entire life I had this video on repeat

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Damn thank you so much!!! 💖 here's a looped version if you wanna hear! ruclips.net/video/2xSmDySbf5U/видео.html

  • @sztrife1
    @sztrife1 28 дней назад

    recentely fell in love with ff8. it was right at the build up towards the clash of the gardens. thats when the love starts emanating and everything starts coming together. it freaking rocks!
    also cried when i realized what the garden means to everyone involved and what they would do to protect it. it's all about home and finding home in others, thats what squall learns throughout the story and what the game is all about

  • @joshuamorris8994
    @joshuamorris8994 29 дней назад

    Awesome! Final Fantasy Vlll was such a staple of my teenage years. Thanks for taking me back there. 👍🏾

  • @Giawa15
    @Giawa15 2 месяца назад +1

    Old memories...... :) thank you for unlock some of my best childish moment.....

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  2 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for listening ❤️

  • @leandroroth6571
    @leandroroth6571 Месяц назад

    I simply opened RUclips and this suddenly appeared.
    Just to say, to think and wish that remake of the game of my life. Im pretty sure that many here, feels the same I feel ❤

  • @neilmarcelefante4357
    @neilmarcelefante4357 3 месяца назад

    oh wow.. my goosebumps.. this is on balamb garden when squal is roaming.. i miss my childhood..

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  3 месяца назад

      Thank you for listening 🎵

  • @starkszs
    @starkszs 4 месяца назад +2

    Amazing memories

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Memories of a peaceful school of mercenaries.....wait no 💖

  • @karasushiro2636
    @karasushiro2636 4 месяца назад +1

    I love FF8 music already, and your rendition with the harp is even better ! Good work there ! thanks you :)

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Damn, that's high praise, since the OST is already amazing. Thank you so much!!!!

  • @AA-st2bc
    @AA-st2bc 16 дней назад

    Ha sido escuchar tu maravillosa interpretación y transportarme automáticamente a mi primera partida al Final Fantasy VIII. Muchísimas gracias!

  • @Anatak2222
    @Anatak2222 4 месяца назад +1

    The instrument of angels.

  • @Blagon
    @Blagon Месяц назад

    This is my favorite game of all time and I think this is a wonderful rendition of Balamb Garden. God bless!!!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Looooove FF8 🦁💖 Thank you so much!

  • @FreddyAMR90
    @FreddyAMR90 Месяц назад

    Oh, for God's sake. You have softened my heart. Thank you so much. Extremely beautiful.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you for listening ❤️

  • @Wave_Music_Library
    @Wave_Music_Library 4 месяца назад +1

    I love it. I didn't usually hear harp music, but I love it. The cover song is such a great choice!!😊❤❤❤

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  3 месяца назад

      Thank you thank you! I hope you enjoy more harp music to come! 💖

  • @djayjp
    @djayjp Месяц назад +1

    Beautiful music and harpist 😊

  • @Soundole
    @Soundole 3 месяца назад

    I'm so glad you could join us for this competition again! This is such a great cover - the arrangement is thoughtful and idiomatic, your performance is accomplished and sensitive, and the production is great too - I love that spacious reverb, and the way that last chord just lingers! Top-notch work as always!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so much, I'm glad I could again too!!! ❤️ this arrangement was a bit on the simpler side so it was important for me to let it breathe. I'm glad you like it ❤️

  • @oneshotonly7653
    @oneshotonly7653 28 дней назад

    My teen years 🥲 thank you for the joy you bring!!!

  • @TheLastSOLDIER87
    @TheLastSOLDIER87 4 месяца назад +1

    @Harpsibored This was ethereal. Your playing of the harp is magical. Thank you for sharing your gift with everyone. My favorite part of this song is at 1:10.

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад +1

      Thank you so much 💖 that was my favorite part to play!! I even made a dumbass smile there hahahaha

  • @anubispatron
    @anubispatron 8 дней назад

    Just discovered you today, how do you not have a million + subs!? Epic music, cant wait to explore it all.

  • @thenamesconman
    @thenamesconman Месяц назад

    One of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite Final Fantasies and it's performed just marvelously!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      Thank you so much 💖 FF8 is in my top 3!!!

  • @StreetFighterJ
    @StreetFighterJ Месяц назад

    Man hearing this hit me right in the feels. Sad that video game pieces don't get the recognition they deserve. Orchestral scene busy mastering classics hundreds of years old while sleeping on the absolute genius ensembles made for games today. Thank you for using your talent for these arrangements, very beautiful ☺️

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      The only orchestra tickets I buy are Distant Worlds 😊 Thank you so much!!! 💖

    • @StreetFighterJ
      @StreetFighterJ Месяц назад

      @@Harpsibored check out Storm Peaks and Eversong Woods. 2 from the Word of Warcraft universe, so calming and serene, simple and beautiful. Have a great day!

  • @Narkk3n
    @Narkk3n Месяц назад

    I love this song, this takes me back to my childhood...

  • @caliber009
    @caliber009 4 месяца назад +1

    While X is the first one I played through as a kid, VIII is also the one I ran around confused in but still absolutely loved playing and exploring Balamb

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  4 месяца назад

      Yeah it took me a second to realize everything was color-coded. I can't tell you how many times I'd end up in the parking lot and be like "what is the purpose of this location"

    • @Romess1
      @Romess1 4 месяца назад

      ​@@Harpsibored It's sole purpose was to offer you another fight against a faculty master in disc 2 imo

  • @deskmanatee
    @deskmanatee Месяц назад

    I really can't begin to tell you how much I love this, the memories!

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you for listening 🎵

  • @DmitrySherbina-gk8hc
    @DmitrySherbina-gk8hc Месяц назад +1

    This is my favourite final fantasy !

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад +1

      It's in my top 3 hehe 🦁❤️

  • @ryderz91
    @ryderz91 Месяц назад

    Life with this music seem nicer, everything so bright and fun and all

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      And full of hot dogs! 💖🌭🥊

  • @zangy3748
    @zangy3748 Месяц назад

    This piece was always super soothing for me when I played this game as a kid. Thank your for playing it on a Harp. It sounds divine

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you for listening 💖 It's still soothing for me as an adult haha

  • @erickrobson60
    @erickrobson60 Месяц назад +2

    I don’t know how you got in my RUclips algorithm but I love it. God bless and can’t wait to hear more !

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Glad you made it here! Thank you for listening and definitely more FF music to come 💖

  • @edsonanibalevangelista5602
    @edsonanibalevangelista5602 Месяц назад +1

    Twas a lovely spring season in 2002, when I was but a middle school girl. I'd sit in my basement eating vanilla sandwich creme cookies, running around in circles in Balamb Garden with absolute zero sense of purpose or direction. I didn't understand junctioning, but the music was so calming. And then I was eaten by a T-Rexaur.
    I feel the same, since I was also a child when I first played this piece of art, but not in the basement xD. I think we are almost the same age, but the memories are wonderful, that's why I love FF8 Because of its wonderful themes.
    THIS PERFORMANCE IS JUST WONDERFULL,

    • @Harpsibored
      @Harpsibored  Месяц назад

      Thank you so much!!! 💖 haha yeah, remember the days of yore when every single room wouldn't have a TV in it? The basement was the designated gaming room, where I heard Liberi Fatali for the first time and had my mind blown as a kid.