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[Kilrogg]

Sent the guy a message earlier. Here's what he replied:

"Thanks! It means a lot to me to find other people that feel the same way I do about these classics. I know what you mean about other remixes trying to go too far, I think the arrangements used in the originals are such an integral part of the feeling that you have to keep it intact (or at least know what you're doing when you modify it).

Also whatever you're doing to promote the channel seems to be working, I've got a deluge of notifications from Youtube! Thanks a lot!

Let me know if you have any requests or any other comments, and I'll do my best to make them happen!"

I replied that I wasn't the one responsible for all the attention, and pointed him to this thread. So he'll probably be reading this page shortly .

 

[Cmagus]

The Chrono Trigger medley is also good stuff

https://youtu.be/747LKgcu1Uo

Amazing is all I can say, he gets my sub I look forward to hearing more.

 

[dragonlife]

It's not an instrument used in a standard orchestra. I think it's an early music (Medieval or Renaissance eras) instrument of some kind but not sure exactly which one.

Edit: A viola da gamba, I think.

Thanks! It seems that's what it is.

It seems like such a perfect horror soundtrack instrument <3.

Sent the guy a message earlier. Here's what he replied:

"Thanks! It means a lot to me to find other people that feel the same way I do about these classics. I know what you mean about other remixes trying to go too far, I think the arrangements used in the originals are such an integral part of the feeling that you have to keep it intact (or at least know what you're doing when you modify it).

Also whatever you're doing to promote the channel seems to be working, I've got a deluge of notifications from Youtube! Thanks a lot!

Let me know if you have any requests or any other comments, and I'll do my best to make them happen!"

I replied that I wasn't the one responsible for all the attention, and pointed him to this thread. So he'll probably be reading this page shortly .

I appreciate how close he's sticking to the source material, honestly. It's transcendent nostalgia. Hearing all these tracks with real instruments is the main draw for me.

God, I can't stop listening to Phantom Forest. I'm in love.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Phantom Forest is so good. Now I gotta check the others.

Sounds exactly like the original version played in the game, just with real instruments. Awesome.

I really would've loved to see more of this type of thing back in the day. Usually arranged albums go totally out there, which I don't blame the composers and arrangers for wanting to experiment, but sometimes I just wanna hear my classic songs as if they were done with real instruments. I think the closest the Black Mages version of Those Who Fight Further, and even that one wasn't perfect.

I remember walking one day and thinking of FFVI's Devil's Lab theme, with its industrial rhythm and wondered how it could be done with real instruments without taking too many liberties in veering away form the original sound, and how cool it would be to that one day.

 

[Kageshinzo]

Disappointed that he doesn't have Terra's Theme covered but I'll settle for this nice Celes' Theme one.

 

[Kilrogg]

A message from Andrew Thompson, the guy himself:

"The forum thread is quite flattering! It seems a little silly for me to make an account just to say thanks, but please give them my regards, and if people have more questions I'll sign up and answer them!"

 

[entremet]

Storm Eagle is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NWenBuPnw8

 

[fester]

Crushed Actraiser.

Yeah, absolute perfection.

 

[BasilZero]

This is fantastic.

Gonna listen to them all

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Amazing. Now I want to play Secret of Mana again.

 

[Datschge]

Amazing. Now I want to play Secret of Mana again.

Yeah this, his Into The Thick Of It did it for me. Meridian Dance is great as well, and What The Forest Taught Me may be the first version I don't find downright annoying (I hate that track in the game, way too repetitive for a field BGM).

 

[JinjoUnchained]

This is awesome, thanks OP! He even did one of my favorite lesser known tracks, Into the Thick of It, from Secret of Mana. And it's incredible.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTQporBDwo

 

[vala]

Storm Eagle is fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NWenBuPnw8

OMG! This is so fucking awesome!!!

 

[Caj814]

love the production value of these arrangements. subbed

 

[jimmyd]

Wow, got shivers from listening to all the Zelda songs, great stuff.

 

[JackDT]

This is awesome, thanks OP! He even did one of my favorite lesser known tracks, Into the Thick of It, from Secret of Mana. And it's incredible.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vpTQporBDwo

That opening guitar is burned into my neurons. Wow.

 

[fabricated backlash]

Ok these are amazing. They are incredibly close to the original, but with that added depth of real instruments and live performance. Thanks for introducing me to this guys channel.

 

[mao2]

Wow these are great, thanks for sharing OP! Theme of Love , Celes and Gau's Theme bring back so much memories... :')

BTW this isn't on SNES but if you like FFIX's battle theme, check out this rendition by Marc Papeghin. I think it's really good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIqlbRtrvIo

 

[MattXIII]

Nice! subbed for later

 

[Cow Mengde]

Holy crap, that's amazing. Thanks for sharing!

 

[TannerDemoz]

These are awesome! Thanks OP

 

[buzzth]

Wow! What a fantastic find! Thanks so much OP, definitely subbing to this guy.

 

[daninthemix]

Have asked him if there's any way we can buy or download these tracks, lossless if possible. Absolutely superb.

 

[IronicSonic]

PoopPoopFart got robbed

 

[Falk]

because I think it stinks he's only getting a few hundred views per video for what seems like a good amount of work

That's just the way it is for countless talented people out there. The viral age is quite the fickle one. You just play your part by making threads like these.

He's very good.

And dedicated.

Have asked him if there's any way we can buy or download these tracks, lossless if possible. Absolutely superb.

Not that simple, copyright law and such. Best to go through an entity which specializes in it, which there are quite a few. Materia Collective being the latest hot thing. I'd say if that were the case the production value would need a little more work too, but hey, I'm picky and OCD.

 

[panama chief]

The accuracy is off the charts. I'm very impressed and hope the team gets a ton more views.

 

[Spladam]

Thanks for showing me this OP, the last thread you're ever going to make turned out to be a good one. Congrats dude.

-Edit: Orchestral Fantasy dude, if you're reading this, you're awesome. Been remixing video game music in midi for years, you're taking it to a whole other level. You and Smooth McGrooves are the best there are. Also, if you don't already post your music on OCremix.org, I would highly recommend that, they are a great community and would love your work.

 

[BGBW]

Thanks for sharing this. Will have to remember to subscribe when I get home (I rarely subscribe to YouTube channels)

 

[lumzi23]

Quite remarkable. Subbed.

 

[Mr. Poolman]

That was amazing!

SNES music is Truly timeless

 

[Soul_Pie]

Damn this guy is good

 

[FloatOn]

whew... this is the best

so many memories are flooding back

 

[The Iron Yuppie]

Dude is the Prince of VG music! His rendition of the FFIV love theme is incredible! Thanks for bringing him to my attention.

 

[Cow Mengde]

I can't believe this thread isn't getting a lot of love. Come on, GAF!!! You're slacking!

 

[Holyoneturtle]

Damn this is some good stuff.

 

[Pejo]

Listening now, I love this kind of stuff. Thanks for the thread!

 

[Falk]

Also, if you don't already post your music on OCremix.org, I would highly recommend that, they are a great community and would love your work.

Unless something has changed in the past 5 years or so, stuff like this is likely to be rejected on OCR on grounds of 'not being different enough from the original'.

 

[Pejo]

Just made it through most of the playlist. His Secret of Mana and Actraiser stuff was amazing. So much nostalgia.

 

[Kilrogg]

Andrew Thompson uploaded a Q&A video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7sm_1DQo3I

He also just hit 1K subscribers and created a Patreon, if anyone's interested: https://www.patreon.com/OrchestralFantasy

 

[Slamtastic]

Anyone know someone who does music covers with SNES instruments?

 

[jackal27]

Ah yes. My favorite tracks from The Legend of Zelda: Late To The Party.

 

[carlos]

Very talented guy, hope he can keep on doing these. Thanks for bringing him to our attention, OP.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Ifs he is reading this I would suggest a video where he just talks about the instruments he plays, gives us some info on them (not like all of us are infomred there) and that makes it fun to hear his views on what he plays for me. I'd love that, just a simple video where he talks about what he does, how he got there and gives some nice stories to his time learning them etc

Hope he can do something like that along with whatever music he enjoys.

 

[Kilrogg]

Ifs he is reading this I would suggest a video where he just talks about the instruments he plays, gives us some info on them (not like all of us are infomred there) and that makes it fun to hear his views on what he plays for me. I'd love that, just a simple video where he talks about what he does, how he got there and gives some nice stories to his time learning them etc

Hope he can do something like that along with whatever music he enjoys.

The Q&A video I posted above talks about the instruments he uses.

 

[lilojigsaw]

The quality of content this guy makes compared to his average views is heartbreaking. Dude makes some seriously good stuff. Cant imagine all the time it takes to learn all these instruments as well as he has

 

[Spladam]

Unless something has changed in the past 5 years or so, stuff like this is likely to be rejected on OCR on grounds of 'not being different enough from the original'.

Yeah, I forgot about that caveat, I messaged him and he confirmed that saying he had submitted some music a while back and had not heard back from them.

Also, I humbly suggested a request for FF6's Terra's theme, on of my three favorite pieces of game music ever, and he said it was in the works. Parts of it were already recorded, but he has to find a replacement for or repair his tenor banjo, which he broke the non standard head on. Regardless, I'm looking forward to that recording.

 

[mr jones]

Crushed Actraiser.

Holy shit. His Actraiser: Birth of a People track is PERFECT. Seriously, it's perfect.

It sounds like period instrument classical music.

Thanks for this. Subscribed.

 

[ColdPizza]

Man, that Phantom Forest is making me nostalgia real hard right now....

edit: good god, Lost Woods from LTTP....i'm stunned

 

[sixteen-bit]

The quality of content this guy makes compared to his average views is heartbreaking. Dude makes some seriously good stuff. Cant imagine all the time it takes to learn all these instruments as well as he has

on his latest video he mentioned he has a patreon now so you can reimburse him for the entertainment he provides you

 

[ColdPizza]

omg, he has a buddy helping out on Dark Golden World from LTTP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7KanVAZcL4

Chrono Trigger medley....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=747LKgcu1Uo

This guy is making me tear up man...bringing me right back to my childhood on SNES.


HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6thNB64io