ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'Phantom Midnight'

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Matt Pollard, alias mp, goes solo piano on his latest ReMix, from Final Fantasy 6. Though not extraordinarily interpretive melody-wise, this arrangement does have some emotion & dynamics behind it, critical to the success of a solo instrumental, for that human, 'organic' factor. My concern was that, given what I know of Mr. Pollard's abilities, this effort seemed a little simplistic and understated, and I still think it could have gone in one additional, surprising direction to make it seem more like a journey than a trip, so to speak, but FF fans and lovers of solo piano are bound to appreciate the emotive playing here. Judges agreed that the dynamics and feel of the work were enjoyable and well-executed, and after all, ritard, accelerando, piannisimo, and forte are all elements of arranging, as well as notes + rhythm. Composing solo piano ReMixes is hard; judging them with perspective is perhaps harder, in my book. It's a different ballgame, really, with different plays and players. I think mp has achieved a degree of success, and imagine that many will enjoy this quite a bit. Holistically, I wouldn't rank it among his better, more ornate compositions, but I would qualify it as a successful initial foray into solo piano work.

― djpretzel