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Sephiroth x 2 (Crisis Core and Advent Children demakes)

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In my continuing FFVII demake project, two more — one of them one of the more complicated ones I’ve attempted! Someone suggested “The World’s Enemy”, Crisis Core’s arrangement of One-Winged Angel. Y’know, as you do. But, like happens so much with this, the more I thought about it, the more I…. yeah, why not.

The orchestral arrangements from Crisis Core are top-notch! (And I absolutely love the guitar sound and the string-quartet based ones too – it’s all good.)

And this is Black Water, from Advent Children. The fun part here was translating the band sound – all heavy guitars – into something more workable for FFVII instruments.

‘In My Heart’ FFVII x FFVI music arrangement

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An arrangement combining “Holding Thoughts in My Heart” and a bit of “Aria di Mezzo Carattere” (the opera scene from FFVI), both by Nobuo Uematsu.

I made a video combining footage of me on oboe, harp and music box together with shadow puppet theatre and a string orchestra….. that sadly is not actually playing this piece, I’m just using images their lovely Dvorak footage (Orchestral Ensemble Seoul OES conducted by Gyu-Seo Lee, licensed under Creative Commons).

You can listen to 63 other chill vgm covers on the SoundoleChillOut2022 playlist here.

Shiba drinking bubble tea in Vienna

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Shiba drinking bubble tea in Vienna

Somewhat inspired by Parry Gripp songs with the formulation [cute animal] [consuming food or drink] [in location]~

Shiba drinking bubble tea in Vienna! (he’s drinking bubble tea)
Shiba drinking bubble tea in Vienna! (he’s drinking bubble tea)

Shiba inu, shiba in Vienna, shiba inu, are you friends with all the tiny dogs?
Shiba inu, shiba in Vienna
Shiba inu
Shiba inu

FFVII Remake Demakes come to Spotify! (and elsewhere)

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Very pleased to announce and Original Soundtrack Plus-Minus Vol. 1, the first volume of my FFVII Remake covers in the style of the original 1997 game is up for listening on Spotify! also incidentally the first covers/arrangements of any kind I’ve officially released.

Avalanche’s Theme, Jessie’s Theme, Critical Shot, Run Run Run, together with an original composition.

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Before parting (Robert Burns)

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And some actual music:) I think it’s been a clear month since I made any song settings. This is a quick recording of a Robert Burns lyric that might be called “The Silver Tassie”, with a new tune by me. My pronunciation is not… stable… I’m afraid, but shh.

Go fetch to me a pint o’ wine,
An’ fill it in a silver tassie;
That I may drink, before I go,
A service to my bonnie lassie.
The boat rocks at the pier o’ Leith,
Fu’ loud the wind blaws frae the ferry,
The ship rides by the Berwick-law,
And I maun leave my bonnie Mary.

The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
The glittering spears are rankèd ready;
The shouts o’ war are heard afar,
The battle closes thick and bloody;
But it’s no the roar o’ sea or shore
Wad mak me langer wish to tarry;
Nor shout o’ war that’s heard afar,
Its leaving thee, my bonnie Mary.

A new demos page

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I have a nice shiny new demos page! This is mainly intended to be a landing page and something I send to game developers in particular, but any random netizen is welcome to check it out – and to give me any feedback/thoughts, if you like.

I also need to update the main page and playlist with Shadows Infinity stuff…. too much website making this week though!