ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'The Endless Search'

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Happy. Boppy, even. NoppZ' latest takes themes from FF6 and 9 as well that weren't really all that happy (celes in particular) and turns them into catchy jazz diddies. The amount of interpretation and 'stretching' is what impresses me the most here - very creative use of the original melodies to create a composite that is at once clearly built from the core melodies of the originals and at the same time entirely unlike them in tone. Things start with a funky little groove, greasy bass, and lovely (and prominent) hi-hat, with a trumpet soloing over top. As a former trumpet player, I sometimes cringe at emulations, esp. of the jazz variety. NoppZ pulls it off, largely due to sheer arranging skill, but it's still not my favorite solo instrument unless it's real (and played by someone a hell of a lot better than I was!). The segue to the mad comping organ Celes rendition is a little odd, but when that section started I smiled just because I thought it was pretty neat what he'd done with the melody. Not at all obvious, or something that even if I had thought of would I have actually attempted to realize, so it certainly wins points on the 'sheer audacity' scale in my book. Details like the triplets on the afforementioned hi-hats are what make NoppZ pieces not only stand out (which they'd do even without them on other strengths), but stick in my mind and make me pay closer attention. Recommended.

― djpretzel