ReMix: Final Fantasy VII 'Full Frontal Assault'

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Snapple and norg have the dubious honor of being last to finish, managing to beat even my own formidable procrastination skills and submit their mix a little *after* the actual deadline. Andy took a "Leave no ReMixer Behind!" attitude, though, and wisely so, since Andreas and George teamed up for some epic rockings. I briefly met norg at MAGfest this year, but wasn't familiar with his music/style until I heard this track. His synths pair up perfectly with Snapple's shredding - we're talking peanut butter and chocolate, wine and cheese, cheech and chong synergy, here - and it was cool to see a fresh face amongst so many OC ReMix veterans, so to speak. Andreas chimes in on the workload distribution:

"...it was completely 50/50. We sent the project back and forth, each one of us adding a new section to the song. In the end I ended up doing all the lead guitars and most of the rhythm guitars (all the 7 string rhythm work was done by norg), I did most of the bass, and about 65% of the drums. Norg did most of the synth and keyboard work, a good bit of the drums, and the halftime section in the middle of the song was all done by him. The arrangement went 50/50, while driven by norgs initial demo which we kept verbatim as the first minute or so of the song. I made it a point to divide the work evenly (mainly because I wanted to get as much of norgs unique style in the song as possible).

I think that goal was accomplished; while this mix has all the things you know and love and have come to expect in a SnappleMan song, norg makes his presence known, with synths that on paper might have seemed out of place but actually work really, really well. There's a lot of filter sweeping going on, which you don't hear paired up too often with aggressive guitar in the fashion norg and Snap have managed. This puppy is EPIC, too; it's the energizer bunny of rock FF7 arrangements, and keeps on kicking your worn-out posterior long after you've gone numb in the bum. Which is not to say you'll lose interest or that it's overkill, only that you should expect and be prepared for a thorough and comprehensive FF rock experience. Great stuff.

― djpretzel