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NOTE: This kickstarter is for the physical copies of the album, the album will be made, regardless, and will be free to download upon completion.

Goal: $15,000

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About this project
NOTE: This album will be released digitally for FREE upon completion!!
“The Final Fantasy series is iconic for many reasons, including beautiful music that has been remixed, arranged and performed countless times worldwide. There is one game in the series that holds a special place in many of our hearts: Final Fantasy VI.

OverClocked ReMix (http://ocremix.org) has been paying tribute to the music of Final Fantasy (and many other games/series!) for over a decade. Our work has always been non-profit, and freely distributed. Back in 2007, with the help of many brilliant musicians from the OC ReMix community, I directed an album project (Voices of the Lifestream) based on Final Fantasy VII.

Now, I’m working together with McVaffe on an even grander tribute for Final Fantasy VI, in celebration of the series' 25th birthday. We just need your help in making sure the result is the very best it can be!”

- Project Co-Director Andrew “zircon” Aversa

The Project
Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin has been underway since last year - our goal is to arrange the bulk of the FF6 soundtrack in a varied (but cohesive) range of musical styles; from rock and hard electronic battles, to soft ballads, jazzy interludes, somber orchestral marches and an outrageously epic opera sequence, there will be something for everyone on the album. Though there will be a wide range of genres, we will be also keeping true to the spirit of the original soundtrack.

In order to achieve such a monumental task, a roster of over 30 veteran musicians (along with several talented newcomers) are contributing their music skills. They include the talents of:

Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac)
Jake "virt" Kaufman (Contra 4, Red Faction Guerilla, Shantae)
Jimmy "Big Giant Circles" Hinson (Mass Effect 2, Puzzlejuice)
Wilbert Roget, II (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Steffan Andrews (Voltron Force, My Little Pony)
djpretzel (founder of OC ReMix)
Mazedude (The 7th Guest: Infection)
Joshua Morse
Sixto Sounds
halc
Many, many others!
Why Kickstarter?
Even though this album will be distributed for FREE via ocremix.org, we plan on printing LIMITED EDITION PHYSICAL COPIES. These copies will NOT be sold, but will be available as prizes or gifts at conventions, OCR panels, contests, and similar events. We've found that physical albums are a very important promotional tool, and often encourage donations or purchases of t-shirts, bumper stickers and other OCR merchandise. These sources of revenue are essential in keeping the site, which is run by an all-volunteer staff, up and running.

Additionally, though all artists are volunteers, many tracks will require studio recording time or professional mixing/mastering - things that we could use a budget for!

How can I get the album?
We’re shooting to release the album around the 25th anniversary of the Final Fantasy series, December 18th, 2012. The project will be released via BitTorrent and HTTP for FREE: no DRM, no gimmicks, just great music direct to your hard drive. We’ll be providing thoroughly-tagged and properly-encoded MP3 files as well as lossless FLACs.

And you can have it! A project of this magnitude requires an epic printing - we'll be including gorgeous art within a four-disc limited edition package, along with liner notes and, of course, the music itself. Those who donate $50 or more will receive a copy of the album once it’s printed - we’re planning on printing 1000 copies only, so get ‘em while you can!

STILL MORE PRIZING!
So for $50 you can help fund our most epic album yet AND get a baller FOUR-DISC limited edition physical copy when it's printed, but we didn't stop there. There are all sorts of additional rewards for higher contributions, and if you're a little strapped for cash, you can still chip in & get download codes for brilliant original albums from OC ReMixers!

In addition, all contributions of $25 or more will get EARLY ACCESS downloads of the first disc TWO WEEKS before the full album is released!!
Now, how about we tell you more about the other prizes, eh? First up, Jimmy Hinson aka Big Giant Circles has graciously agreed to provide download codes for his amazing original album Impostor Nostalgia.

$10 REWARD = DOWNLOAD CODE FOR BGC's IMPOSTOR NOSTALGIA

Pretty rad, right? That's a ton of great music, right there, but at the next reward level we sweeten the deal with not one but TWO albums from OC ReMix veterans zircon & Danny B.

$25 REWARD = DOWNLOAD CODES for zircon's ANTIGRAVITY & Danny B's SUPER MEAT BOY!

So much awesome, it hurts...

$50 REWARD = FF6: BALANCE & RUIN (4 DISCS)!!!!!!
We don't have a trailer for the actual album yet, and won't for a long while, but check out our Kickstarter video for some works-in-progress, and rest assured: it's gonna be fantastic.

$100 REWARD = SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: THE SOUND OF SPEED (1 DISC)!

Pledge $1 or more Pledge $1 or more 8 Backers
THANK YOU for rocking! \m/ And, check it out, we've got over 2,300 OC ReMixes & more than 30 albums free for you! FOREVER! @ http://ocremix.org

Estimated Delivery: Aug 2012 Pledge $10 or more Pledge $10 or more 5 Backers
Contributors get a digital download code for the AMAZING album, IMPOSTOR NOSTALGIA by Mass Effect 2 composer Big Giant Circles (Jimmy Hinson)!! Plus the WARM FUZZY FEELINGS of knowing they helped OC ReMix! Jimmy's the one who started our very first fundraiser years ago, and he's donating download codes for his own album to help our first Kickstarter! We love him, and you should too!

Estimated Delivery: Sep 2012 Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more 8 Backers
SNEAK PEAK! Get download access to the first disc of our FF6 album TWO WEEKS BEFORE IT'S RELEASED! Plus contributors get download codes for THREE ALBUMS - BGC's IMPOSTOR NOSTALGIA, zircon's ANTIGRAVITY, and Danny B's SUPER MEAT BOY DIGITAL SPECIAL EDITION SOUNDTRACK! Plus a SUPPORTER CREDIT on the official FF6: Balance and Ruin website!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012 Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more 63 Backers • Limited Reward (937 of 1000 remaining)
Get a FOUR-DISC, LIMITED EDITION PHYSICAL COPY of the album! We're going all out to make sure this is not only some amazing music, but a gorgeous overall package with beautiful art & liner notes! We're only gonna print 1,000 of 'em... this is the single best opportunity yet to support OC ReMix, support the album & get something amazing in return! Cost of shipping is included! Plus you get all the awards from the $25 category - 3 great digital albums & early access!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012 Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more 3 Backers • Limited Reward (297 of 300 remaining)
SONIC DASH! Get the four-disc FF6: BALANCE AND RUIN physical PLUS a physical copy of our previous album, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG: THE SOUND OF SPEED! Plus five OC ReMix bonus stickers, PLUS all the other prizes from the $25 category!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012 Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more 1 Backer • Limited Reward (49 of 50 remaining)
Get not one but TWO physical copies of FF6: BALANCE & RUIN - signed by director Andrew "zircon" Aversa!! What will you do with the second copy? Wear it as a hat? Keep it in a vault? Woo a significant other? So many options! Plus you'll not only get a physical copy of THE SOUND OF SPEED but also a 2-DISC physical copy of DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2: SERIOUS MONKEY BUSINESS - signed by djpretzel! We've got very few of these left! Plus five bumper stickers & all the prizes from the $25 category! Plus you'll get an ASSOCIATE PRODUCER CREDIT on the album website AND the liner notes for the FF6 physical!

Estimated Delivery: Dec 2012 Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more 0 Backers • Limited Reward (25 of 25 remaining)
REMIX REQUEST!! Pick any song from any game, and we'll REMIX IT! We can't specify which artist(s) will fill the request, but you CAN specify genre, and staff will supervise to ensure your custom mix is up to OCR standards! PLUS all of the prizes from the $250 category AND a bonus physical copy of NiGHTS: LUCID DREAMING signed by album director Level 99!

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2013 Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more 0 Backers • Limited Reward (10 of 10 remaining)
SPONSOR CREDIT: Get your NAME/ICON/URL on the FF6 album homepage, plus your name on the album liner notes AND the BACK COVER! In addition to all the prizes from the $500 category, sponsors also get TEN BONUS COPIES of FF6 plus a physical copy of FF4: ECHOES OF BETRAYAL, LIGHT OF REDEMPTION (less than 30 left, total!) and THE ANSWER (Armored Core)! Sponsors also get BACKSTAGE PASS access to FF6: BALANCE AND RUIN - which includes participation in several Skype chats discussing album progress, access to exclusive work-in-progress/drafts of select tracks, and more! If you want, we'll also make a separate tweet/announcement that you (or your organization) officially sponsored the album!

Estimated Delivery: Mar 2013 Pledge $5,000 or more Pledge $5,000 or more 0 Backers • Limited Reward (2 of 2 remaining)
GOT A GAME? LET US DO THE SOUNDTRACK!! Contributors will receive an original soundtrack (<=60 min. of music) for their game or other project, created by the OC ReMix community and coordinated by OCR staff to ensure quality! Wanna make sure your game's soundtrack does it justice? Need amazing, versatile composers & arrangers at your command? OC ReMixers have contributed to AAA titles like Mass Effect 2, Soulcalibur V, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Super Meat Boy, and more, and the 2,300+ ReMixes on ocremix.org should give you some idea what you're in for!!

Estimated Delivery: Jul 2013 Pledge $10,000 or more Pledge $10,000 or more 0 Backers &#8226; Limited Reward (5 of 5 remaining)
LIFETIME DONOR ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED! In addition to all the prizes from the $1,000 category, you'll be entitled to FIVE copies of the next FIVE albums we produce physicals for! What's more, you'll be able to pick any single album we've released in the past and DEMAND that physical copies be printed - you'll get ten copies, and donors at $100 and above will each get a copy too, thanks to YOU! Plus we'll deliver your FF6: BALANCE & RUIN physicals in PERSON & treat you to dinner!

Estimated Delivery: Apr 2013

I know GAF opinion on OCRemix is split, but I like what they do. They have so much content come out for free, its hard not to find something you like. FFVI is probably my favorite FF soundtrack (with FFIV being the most memorable but 2nd favorite), and I'm glad they're putting a lot of effort into this. There are some samples at the end of the pitch video. I'm considering donating, but I'm glad that I'll be able to download this when it releases no matter what.