ReMix: Final Fantasy III 'Winds of Eternity'

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Yeah! Avien aka Chris Powell, whom you'll remember for his great Streets of Rage 2 ReMix, changes gears from Sega side-scrolling beat 'em ups to Squaresoft's anything-but-Final series of RPGs. This mix actually has the honor of being our VERY FIRST submission for Final Fantasy 3 (Japanese numbering, remember), and does what I consider to be a fantastic job setting a high benchmark. Chris's work here is very professional, with a synth-heavy smooth jazz vibe going on that works really well with the source material. Mono-glide synths are layered in delay, which is a neat effect as such a patch would usually be utilized in a monophonic context. Drums, which are present for less than half the mix, are good, with a loopy breakbeat feel and some nice intros like the cymbal crescendo at 1'27". A fantastic saxophone solo covers the most melodic segment of the tune, which is my favorite bit - some of the intervals and the general feel to the melody actually sound more like something Yuzo Koshiro would have written than Nobuo Uematsu, but that's certainly not a bad thing. From the windy, somber and deliberate piano intro which builds quite cleverly into a synth fest and onwards, high production and immaculate attention to mixing are evident in each element showing evidence of thought and care taken to its panning, volume, and effects. This is some good stuff. Much as I liked his Sor2 mix, Avien has progressed since then and this mix shows it. Highly recommended.

― djpretzel