ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'Enchanted Esper'

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You've gotta hand it to Mr. Asulin, better known to OCR regulars as Protricity - with each new mix he consistently refuses to rest on his laurels and tends to tread, at least in some way, into new territory. From his tour-de-force electro-stew Donkey Kong Country 2 mix to his more recent foray into orchestral arrangement with coverage of the same game, Protricity ain't afraid to try stuff he ain't tried before. With this FF6 piece he goes for a more traditional slow piano rock, with a very pronounced, melodic, and listenable electric bass. Though piano is the real weapon of choice here, what I noticed most was the bass - in those portions where it's present it adds quite a bit to the arrangement. Drums are distant ballad style with sleigh bells and ride cymbals sharing ground with muted kick+snare. The piece gets heavier at moments with twisted electric guitar - though I liked how it was used, the guitar in question did have some definite rough edges and clipping at points. A stylish solo piano ending following one of the rougher sections helps to compensate, however. For some reason, this mix seemed like it was a little low on the volume, something some of my own pieces, even after normalization, have had problems with. To get things within our strict (!!!) 6MB limit, for seven minutes of music, certain compromises might have been made, who knows. This is unlike Protricity's other pieces in style and execution, though sonically some of the sounds+mixing are familiar, and is quite epic in scope and well-realized overall. Fans of FF and dramatic, cinematic piano-rock works (count me in) should dig. Recommended.

― djpretzel