ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'modeserpent'

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It's RPG-lovers night here at OCR, with Quinn Fox's last (according to him) ReMix of Final Fantasy 6 being the first of three RPG-mixes for your listening pleasure. Quinn "ReMixing FF games instead of Phantasy Star makes me feel dirty but I do it anyway" Fox (my words, not his) writes of his latest submission: "This is a remix from FF6 (my last) dealing with the lesser known 'Serpents Trench" theme. This is my FIRST remix with the use of guitars, and I aimed for a prog-rock sound. So with it being my first guitar stab, don't get too evil. ^_^" - fortunately, I didn't have to get too evil, or even a little evil, as this is some enjoyable stuff. The prog-rock comment seems on the mark - while it doesn't sound exactly like YES or ELP or Marillion, it does have a nice alternative rhythm going on, some interesting chords, and a general willingness to be subtle. The fret noises from the realguitar(tm) add a nice dimension, and floating, drifting drums with a jazzy ride cymbal create a nice upbeat vibe. There's some lush synth string pads, electric piano, spacey synth fx, and whirly, twisting processing on the guitar that lend the sound a lot of internal motion. What there isn't is a strong, "hummable", dominating melody. This is more of a free-form jam sort of thing, not meant to be narrative as much as evocative. It creates a mellow atmosphere without being too spacy and while remaining musically interesting - you can choose to lose yourself in this, or focus intently on it, with equal appropriateness and enjoyability. That's a nice flexibility for a piece to have, and for an initial effort using guitar in a mix, I thus conclude that it augments + enriches Quinn's sound quite well. Very cool.

― djpretzel