ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'Rape Of A Planet'
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- Game: Final Fantasy VII (Square, 1997, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): mp
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu
- Song(s): Mako Reactor
- Posted: 2001-12-24, evaluated by djpretzel
Mr. Pollard explores new sonic territory, thanks to SONAR, with this dramatic FF7 Mako Reactor ReMix. A heavily distorted industrial drumline with running eighth-note hi-hats that give it a forward drive, very delicate arpeggios in the background, delayed synth, a nice choir patch, but most noticeably and perhaps importantly tons of great audio chopping / processing / filtering highlight this submission. Cross-panned gating, phasing, the afforementioned distortion, and a couple other sonic tricks-of-the-trade seem to have worked their way into Pollard's repertoire, so he can now combine some of the more edgy audio tricks and textures with his already polished orchestral & instrumental skills, as this mix demonstrates. A potent combination, no doubt - hopefully this will be the first of many submissions to feature a successfull union of da skillz. Recommended.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the There's a nice distorted bass drum to start this out; I love that
sound. Actually throughout the whole mix, some sort of percussion
is distorting throughout. Sometimes it gets to be almost too much,
but it is always tasteful, and the care of the panning and rhythms
is really good. A lot of the synths used are pretty cheesy and
overly lofi, but there is so much good stuff going on in the
percussion that you really won't even notice.
The piano is good, and the tubular bell motif that appears a few times is completely kickass. For an old school, lo-fi mix, this is incredibly cool. My only real complaint is the terribly abrupt ending.
Otherwise, this is pretty damn great. I wish mp was still around mixing. ;_;
- OA on March 21, 2009
The piano is good, and the tubular bell motif that appears a few times is completely kickass. For an old school, lo-fi mix, this is incredibly cool. My only real complaint is the terribly abrupt ending.
Otherwise, this is pretty damn great. I wish mp was still around mixing. ;_;
- OA on March 21, 2009
Upon the first play through I thougth its from the sequel of the
game. Such nice treble instruments. Its a pity no synthetizer cant
redo old midi files with real sounding instruments. Outstanding
remix but the crackling of the percussions is rather
irritating.
"You can here the cry of the planet" and "Mako Reactor" are tunes I seem to never get tired of like "One winged angel".
- wexwane on December 14, 2007
"You can here the cry of the planet" and "Mako Reactor" are tunes I seem to never get tired of like "One winged angel".
- wexwane on December 14, 2007
Love this remix. Percussion and dynamics are insanely good. Synth
design is basic buts fits the mood and the composition perfectly.
Really enjoy the glitched out type sections like ~1:00. Have
listened to this for years and is one of the best old school OCR
songs period IMO. The breakdown sections were well placed but still
managed to keep the groove going without sounding repetative.
- avaris on October 5, 2007
- avaris on October 5, 2007
This ReMix is just too badass. There's such excellent use of
cutting and panning in here; it's really, really easy to rock out
to. This is probably my favorite FF7 mix on this site. Then again
there's Mazedude's Space Station of the Ancients...
- DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff on January 3, 2006
- DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff on January 3, 2006
Foreboding, haunting, catchy (drastic understatement), PERFECT! You
set up a perfect atmosphere for this, mp. You got that perfect mix
of the modern hip-hop beat and that darkness and contemplation of
FFVII. You'd definitely own the dance floor with this! What else
can I say? I'm once again lost for adequate words...w/e...you know
what I mean...
- lady zelda on January 3, 2006
- lady zelda on January 3, 2006
The mako reactor
Only the name of that thing deserves a theme with the feel of that life-absorbing industry. mp, dude, how did you not succed with that one? It got that dark mood through it, and I really think this is industrial, some has said the opposite, but I don´t agree. It may take more than just machine noises in da back, but the synth, the clock, the heavy drums and that short appearance of the careful piano somewhere in the middle gives this remix a sneaky, mysterious and unsecure look, I like it, BYE!
Gone downloading...
- Bummerdude on October 21, 2005
Only the name of that thing deserves a theme with the feel of that life-absorbing industry. mp, dude, how did you not succed with that one? It got that dark mood through it, and I really think this is industrial, some has said the opposite, but I don´t agree. It may take more than just machine noises in da back, but the synth, the clock, the heavy drums and that short appearance of the careful piano somewhere in the middle gives this remix a sneaky, mysterious and unsecure look, I like it, BYE!
Gone downloading...
- Bummerdude on October 21, 2005
Yeah.. I wouldn't call this industrial. The drums are a bit
crunchy. Ok, there too crunchy. That's the only part that is
remotely industrial. I love the quick pans; that is a totally
under-apreciated effect. But, the drums, oh, the drums... they have
to go. They were sequenced well and you're obviously good at that.
Tonally, they need work. Get rid of the filter and the crunch and
the VERY repetetive HighHat. Otherwise, the mix is decent; nice
ambience and reverb. Could actually be a bit longer, methinks. And
with a bit more filler.
- meccaneer on October 3, 2005
- meccaneer on October 3, 2005
I thought this song did a superb job of capturing the essence of
FF7 too...the consistently dark feel of the song is what makes it
great, if you ask me.
- ghaleon on January 16, 2005
- ghaleon on January 16, 2005
Someone said their complaint about the song was it never sounded
like it was going anywhere. And didn't. Well it's goin' places with
me. Lovin' it. A remix isn't supposed to nessisarily turn a BG into
a flat out cinematic - "Okay you have the intro here, the rising
action here, climax here, falling action here" - music isn't a
play, it's a piece of art, and if it remains consistantly beautiful
to me, I couldn't care less if it ever has some big explosion of
energy or anything. While it may've made this piece even more
interesting, it's touched me well as is.
I just think it unwise to act like a good song with good variety never having a big 'boom' somewhere in it is a fault.
This is one of those where you close your eyes, open your mind and let it dance. While not following the 'style' of FF7, it fits nonetheless. FF7 was a dark and morbid and sometimes bright and serene game. Like neon green on shades of grey. I get the visuals. Just because this doesn't sound like the game it sounds like the world to me. Better than the game. That's the point of a remix, ne?
Very smooth, masterful composition skills at work here. Impressive soundwork. Hook this baybee up to a 'woofer n' watch it spin' ya' around. And in my humble opinion, it was made with a great choice of instruments. Keepem' comin'~
- Jemnisimi on December 2, 2004
I just think it unwise to act like a good song with good variety never having a big 'boom' somewhere in it is a fault.
This is one of those where you close your eyes, open your mind and let it dance. While not following the 'style' of FF7, it fits nonetheless. FF7 was a dark and morbid and sometimes bright and serene game. Like neon green on shades of grey. I get the visuals. Just because this doesn't sound like the game it sounds like the world to me. Better than the game. That's the point of a remix, ne?
Very smooth, masterful composition skills at work here. Impressive soundwork. Hook this baybee up to a 'woofer n' watch it spin' ya' around. And in my humble opinion, it was made with a great choice of instruments. Keepem' comin'~
- Jemnisimi on December 2, 2004
This was the first OC Remix I ever heard, which was about three
months ago when I was on Kazaa, and I LOVED it!!! :D At first I
couldn't find any information on it and thought it might have been
a remix of City of the Ancients (which I think it sounds a little
simillar), but then i found it here and it made sense.
Anyways, I really impressed with the song. Great job! ^_^
- Babysoft-chan on February 21, 2004
Anyways, I really impressed with the song. Great job! ^_^
- Babysoft-chan on February 21, 2004
This is one of the coolest tunes I've heard. Those drums rule!! I
like how there's a flange (I think?) on the drums around 2:00, that
is really cool and isn't often done. What Sound Font/Samples are
you using? These are entirely awesome. One of the few pieces that
has both awesome sounds as well as awesome execution. Very
nice.
~Dan~
- Ellhyr on October 30, 2003
~Dan~
- Ellhyr on October 30, 2003
Pollard strayed away from the original? so That’s why i like this
FF mix so much. the atmosphere the mix paints corresponds well with
its title. the dark and sinister vibe's perfect for this time of
the year. love the beat-slicing (2:26 in particular) and the choir
synth; they contribute to the mood greatly
- DeryckAK on October 28, 2003
- DeryckAK on October 28, 2003
*laughs* Every single time I hear the 'Bombing Run' theme....makes
me want to reinstall FFVII for PC and play it!
- Dracofire87 on August 4, 2003
- Dracofire87 on August 4, 2003
[b]7 / 10[/b]
Nice, quite nice. The instruments are very reminiscent of the actual game. The jittery bits sound great in headphones, also. This remix grinds along, but it doesn't feel like it's going anywhere, to be frank. It's missing a high point, or a climax, so when the song finishes I feel a little unfulfilled, but I think it's still a keeper.
- Reynard on July 29, 2003
Nice, quite nice. The instruments are very reminiscent of the actual game. The jittery bits sound great in headphones, also. This remix grinds along, but it doesn't feel like it's going anywhere, to be frank. It's missing a high point, or a climax, so when the song finishes I feel a little unfulfilled, but I think it's still a keeper.
- Reynard on July 29, 2003
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