Anyone that follows this site knows by now that I'm not actually the biggest squaresoft guy, and am more of a Phantasy Star / Lunar chap when it comes to RPGs, but I can still appreciate great music when I hear it. I really did try to play FF8, but the menu system was so convoluted that it drove me insane. I will say that FF9 is much better - if I could just find the damn time to play! Pollard sends in this ReMix of one of FF8's 'vocal' tracks, with some Omen-style chanting of miscellany latin phrases, and some quality techno backbone. I wouldn't classify this as a ReMix that takes chances or innovates on too many levels, but it's solid material and for anyone lookin' for some FF8 trax done justice with kickin' beats, look no further. I did like particularly the static 'record needle' ambiance at 1'05".
― djpretzel
Yeah, the track feels a little lacking. It's a pretty old track and
it shows in the production in my opinion. The sounds don't really
mesh that well and it sounds thrown together and not that original.
I quite dislike the bass, for example. It's not that bad overall
though, the voice sample use is intresting and the chips &
beats thing could well work, but it's kinda half-baked as it
is.
--Eino
- evktalo on March 13, 2008
I'm not the first person to say this piece is interesting, but
although I like Fools Gold by the Stone Roses (where the
inspiration for the looping drum comes from, I'm assuming. They
both sound very similar) and i liked the original Liberi Fatali,
this crossover just doesn't tickle my pickle really.
Sorry Matt, but as a fan of both pieces by their own, and as good
as the splice might sound to others, it just fails to float my
boat.
- jayc4life on January 16, 2008
I think using more of the voices and mixing them in with the cool
chiptunes would have made it better. What is kindof strange to me
is that without the voices, I don't think the song would have been
very good, but the voices by themselves would be lame as well. I
guess what i'm trying to say is that remix isn't just the sum of
it's parts, and is good but not great.
- OA on June 21, 2007
I love the original version of Liberi Fatali, but I have to say
that I have a much better time remembering how the opening of
FFVIII played when I listen to Pollard's mix. :) Love the organ
work, and the addition of drums makes it fairly fun. I think the
only thing I didn't like was the inclusion of the vocals. They
seemed a bit too flat for perkiness of the remix. Other than that,
this is be my favourite FFVIII remix. :)
- Babysoft-chan on January 16, 2007
djpretzel wrote: I really did try to play FF8,
but the menu system was so convoluted that it drove me insane. I
will say that FF9 is much better.
Agreed, still haven´t cleared it, but the music is sooo good.
For the song, it´s hard for me to recognize the track. I mean, the
lyrics with is 100% obvious of course, but just the melody is hard
enuff. Kudos to master pollard, this is like that program "The
Swan", but now mp took a classical symphonic piece and updated it
to the age of techno, nice done dude. I can feel it! Come on!
- Bummerdude on October 28, 2005
this is by far one of the most interesting remixes ive heard. It
was one of my first ones too. I greatly enjoyed the synthness after
wethosand lusec parts. The vynle esque sounds are coll aswell. a
very good remix to say the least.
- Platinus on February 26, 2005
Dude. I could listen to this all day long if I wanted. So
autumn-sunsetty. I love the whole 8-bit-ish-ness. Part of it (0:16
- 0:32) reminded me of the bonus level in Battletoads &
Battlemaniacs. Though I think you can go farther with the voices -
they're a little too... little in the mix. I want more of them! In
fact, this whole mix leaves me a little bereft somehow. It's not
quite... complete. That's the word. I want to reach out a hand and
help it - or hope it reaches its hand out to me and finishes the
job.
Anyways, don't mind my rant. Good job.
- Polo on February 24, 2005
Very nicely done. Completely reportrays the song, and yet still
recognizable. I really liked the normal "Liberi Fatali" though, so
that might just be me.
- Archivist on June 10, 2004
I really would have enjoyed the song more with more of the vocals.
It definitely drew me in, but I think it would make the song that
much more special.
- Elvenstar! on May 20, 2003
I thought this mix is well deserved of a "sweet!"
Having never heard the origional gives me a nice neutral
perspective on it as a standalone peice tho not remix. Love the
voices, couldve made it longer without losing my interest.
Good stuff.
- Fyrewave on August 21, 2002
Final Fantasy 8 'Liberi Fatali Overhaul'
Matt Pollard really knows his stuff. This is a great example of
how
throwing a drum track over an original can sound great. And since
he's
better than just slapping down some dirty looping he builds on it
with
a chippish organ patch, sort of a dirty saw wave thing. Chewy.
- m68030 on June 5, 2002
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