ReMix:Final Fantasy VI "Cantata for Dancing: II. Fuga Kefka" 6:25

My apologies. After reading a bio of Kefka I realized how little I actually knew about him. I should've looked into his story more before making my remarks on the lyrics. They make more sense in that context. I'm still curious about what "Morte aeterna" means. Eh. Nevermind. Just looked it up. "Eternal death":

"Grant unto them eternal rest

Eternal death

Lord, have mercy!"

Definitely a song fit for Kefka. The ironic thing is you say you'd think they'd pray for him to grant them eternal rest (eternal death) to end their suffering at his hand, but the God of mainstream Christianity is portrayed as endlessly torturing souls in hell. It's no wonder many become atheists or agnostics. But is it an accurate picture of Him?

Hats off to very deep lyrics

How do the lyrics pertain to Kefka? "Grant unto them eternal rest/Lord, have mercy"? And the second line doesn't even seem to have been translated (Morte aeterna), or is it translated in the third line?

What we wanted to portray was the suffering of the people Kefka had effected. "Lord Have Mercy" is the translation of the bulk of the latin in this piece which is Kyrie eleison Since Kefka is portrayed in the game as a "God" we thought that this would ring home true to what everyone would pray for.

How do the lyrics pertain to Kefka? "Grant unto them eternal rest/Lord, have mercy"? And the second line doesn't even seem to have been translated (Morte aeterna), or is it translated in the third line?

I'm not really sure how to feel about this arrangement. I think the concept is good, but I don't feel the execution is very tight. The first thing I noticed about it is that I couldn't find a discernible fugue anywhere in there. I listened to it a good few times through just to see if I could point out any voices, but I really couldn't. If that's the case I would recommend changing the title to "Fugato Kefka" meaning in the style of a fugue, but not in the traditional sense of a strict fugue. Generally, I feel the piece isn't very cohesive. I feel that it jumps too quickly from one idea to the next. Some of the thematic ideas are really good, but I feel that they don't get explored at all and the whole thing feels pretty disjointed to me. I could show specific points, but I don't want to nitpick. One last thing. Orchestration bothers me. The brass seems too overpowering and some of the percussion is a little wonky. Overall, I thought it was a really good effort and I really wanted to like this, but it just missed the mark for me. =(

Some of the choir stuff grates on me (specifically the faster passages), but overall this is nice. Nice work guys.

I love orchestral music and particularily organs. I once took lessons myself, never went very far though, oh well. As for torticoli's post previous, I fear that if ever their truely was a God he left after discovering the OBINATION that is Humanity. The omnipotent beings here are clearly Derek and Jeremy.

Thank you kindly for the new demo. Ive been keeping an ear open for this. =D

ive always hoped for a part 3 in this series... oren and robson are true geniuses, and as a duo, they make GOLD like these very cantatas .. please give us a third!

Thanks for the compliment. And also go here for a very beta demo of the first 4 minutes of the 3rd movement http://jeremyrobson.com/download.html

ive always hoped for a part 3 in this series... oren and robson are true geniuses, and as a duo, they make GOLD like these very cantatas .. please give us a third!

Wow, what a well-informed arrangement. Noone could ever accuse the mixers of being lazy, that's for sure. This is the extreme opposite of a phoned in mix.

A really full, rich mix with some of the strongest roots of influence on the entire site. The authenticity here is stellar, and while I don't mean that it sounds exactly like a 80 piece orchestra with 100 person choir, it does sound like it was ripped from the 1700s, had there have been mixing equiptment and software available during that time.

Obviously the choir doesn't reach the uncanny valley, which it sounds like some people would have preferred, but you know, we are at OCR. I think we can all appreciate the skill and sound of something that doesn't precisely meet its grand potential. And anyway, I think the sounds absolutely fantastic. Some parts sound spot on to my ears, and that more than exceeds my expectations.

I love how smart this is and I love the obvious passion for this type of music, which is gradually becoming more and more irrelevant to people these days, which is a great shame. Sometimes throwing subtle influence out the window is the best thing to keep certain flames alive, and there's no better flame to save than great music. Well done.

Oh whats this? Liquid orgasm in a song? Droplets of Ambrosia colored color? Or perhaps an awesome heart shattered into a thousand pieces, the reformed to make one of the best songs I've ever heard.

Should there be a reason to keep remixing, this is it. I mean, this blows the original out of the water. Never have I felt so enthralled, so inspired, so in love with a song. Some moments built up to a fantastic jubilee that ascended my soul. I say sir, awesome remix.

Pie Iesu Domine.

*wack*

Dona Eis Requiem.

*wack*

Like it's twin, this is deliciously orchestrated.

This is just sooooo good.

It's like a medieval treat for the ears.

These are a must download.

Like its predecessor, this is some of the most epic stuff on the entire site. It's absolutely stunning and moving and I would love to hear it performed live, it would just be the icing on an already-delicious cake.

I think most of the critics been geven and you don't need mine anymore.

Just wanna point out that some of the pitches sung by the basses is as good as impossible. I sing in a choir myself as bass and can tell that the lowest pitches in this remix can be sung, but it would sound very, very soft. It's just not possible at the volume you present it. Or you should have a lot of low bass singers, but those are quite rare really.

Hello all! I know it's been quite a while since Fuga was first posted but I wanted to finally give the link for the HQ version. This version is basically the same as the other except it doesn't have the glitches the other hq had before so here you all go.

Fuga Kefka HQ