ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'Truth In Forgiveness Await'

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This ReMix suffers from what I would call "deceptively bland introductory minute syndrome" - STICK WITH IT. It's not that the first minute is atrocious or anything, but there's not much going on and there's a brass sample of... inadequate quality taking the focus. It's not the type of first impression that would normally end up on this site, but the rest of the mix surprisingy compensates with some great, varied arranging, acoustic and electric guitars that rock, some bluesy/jazz riffing on piano here and there, and in general enough mojo, verve, and shizzle to compensate, and then some. Plus, the ending goes out with a delicate rising solo piano arpeggio, and the brass that's used later on is layered and thus not so exposed and problematic. After the intro section leaves, there's a section with wind, harp, some ambient fx, and what sounds like a theremin - really cool effect that totally creates a mysterious atmosphere. Things then move into rock ballad, with a respectable acoustic kit, piano, strings, and brass. There's a great delayed acoustic guitar that comes in, adding just the right sound to some of the mix's more artificial patches. Things really start rockin' out around 3'30", where a wall-of-sound electric guitar comes in, the drums really pick up, the piano goes bluesy and rock-anthematic, and in general newcomer The Risen Dayspring sounds like he has a shitload of fun just lettin' loose. Good stuff that makes the trip worthwhile - definite sense of overall build and climax. A couple judges did note there was room for improvement not only in terms of sample quality on the brass, but drums and strings as well, which is fair enough (the brass was my bigger beef), and also suggested that the arrangement was confusing with some of its transitions, which again I can see being true in a couple spots, but there are some very cool individual sections and a respectable amount of time and thought put towards their implementation. I'd love to see the ReMixer expand his arsenal of tools to include some high quality soundfonts or incorporate other techniques that would improve the overall sound, but the mix of higher quality acoustic and electric guitar helps offset the underlying bits, and the arrangement if erratic at times is very creative. Congrats to The Risen Dayspring for some good stuff - stick with it for a bit, and I don't think you'll be disappointed by the end.

― djpretzel