ReMix: Final Fantasy Tactics 'In Mem'ry of Sir Anthony (A March Through the Plains)'
- Game: Final Fantasy Tactics (Sony, 1998, PS1)
- ReMixer(s): Disciple of the Mix
- Composer(s): Hitoshi Sakimoto, Masaharu Iwata, Yukiko Mitsui, Yuko Miura
- Song(s): 'Run Past Through the Plain'
- Posted: 2003-09-04, evaluated by the judges
Unique, lengthy, well-titled first submission from Disciple of the Mix, aka the-one-and-only Antonio Pizza (happy birthday and what not, good sir), who gives us a sort of schizophrenic orchestral take on Final Fantasy Tactics. Introing with a dark ambient wind and Pink Floydish heartbeat, a solo piano starts off with the minor, deliberate melodic motif. Pizzicato strings, harp, and a clarinet enter as well, forming a tense, pattern-based motif with lots of momentum. Both the clarinet and strings that eventually enter and take the center stage aren't the greatest in terms of sound quality, there's some pitch issues towards the very end that are unfortunately in the upper register as well (and thus more noticeable), and the percussion that does enter could have been more developed, but there's definitely a mood going on here. It's minimalist, but with a lot of inertia and progression. Judges almost unilaterally stated that certain portions felt too spartan or indecisive, but that other portions really worked quite well on a musical level, and that when everything balanced out this was a piece that takes some risks, certainly has a different style to it, and is worth checking out.
- OA on November 27, 2009
Sorry, but this isn't doing anything for me as a remix.
~AD / Steve~
- AttolloDeus on July 29, 2009
1:41 to 3:56 was brilliant specialy in piano sound change to make sure it doesn't sound repatative. Rest was horrid, but 4:04 to 5:07 was superb, but rest I didn't like it one bit.
I highly recomend or request if someone can remake this sound track again somehow (the mp3 tactics game and not this file from here) because it has potentional being remixed, but for crying out loud... no high pitch strange notes.
- ChaosPlayer on September 5, 2008
- Dante L. Wolfe on August 5, 2007
The dark, sometimes even quiet nature of the remix can fill you with quite a lot of emotion. I especially like the gunshot and scream (From FFT no less, it seems!) at the ending; it goes together perfectly with the closing parts of the 'mix and feels very natural rather then simply "there along with" or "added in" as sound effects can sometimes be. Nothing, nothing at all feels out of place- Even the constant "heartbeat" like sound enhances everything without drawing too much attention to itself, I say. One of my personal favorites.
- Keiseth on June 18, 2007
And now the review..
Whenever I click the download link for a song I always skip the intro and start roughly 1/3 of the way in. Then if I like that I will listen to the rest and then the whole again. If I don't like it, I will skip further ahead and then to random parts. I actually was going to turn off this song except for the fact that Antonio Pizza asked me to and I have enough respect for him as a person to listen all the way through. I am throughly glad that I did. One needs to listen to the whole thing to enjoy it. The ambiance created is simpilly incredible.
- Thin Crust on December 9, 2006
- Royal Sovereign on August 12, 2004
- Oddity on June 17, 2004
By the way Collaborator, I feel disgraced now knowing that you even played the game. Read the rules, don't be so offensive to the mixer. You didn't spend the time making it, so you don't deserve the time to bash it so thoroughly and incorrectly. You can say its bad, but to spit on it the way you did is unacceptable.
-Kodeir
- Kodeir` on January 23, 2004
- leena fighter on January 10, 2004
My complaints however, are that it stays minimalstic nearly the entire peice, which is quite frankly pretty boring. It never builds up to where it needs to go in my opinion. I think a good example of building up would be a loud as hell, huge, thick, chordal entrance with brass playing the melody at a decently fast tempo with a good catchy countermelody. Also, some of the samples, like the orchestra hit sound kind of fake.
But other then that, good job. It's overall a good peice.
I give it a 6.99/10 (ALMOUST a 7.)
- Cat Herder on December 28, 2003
I think this threw people off because I didn't include the intro speech made one of Sir Anthony's subordinates as I had originally anticipated on doing. That dialouge helps sets the tone for whats going on and why, but I still think it works okay without it. Maybe I'll upload it somewhere later on just so people can see what I'm talking about.
And thank YOU, chokster. I seriously didn't think my shameless plugs would render a review (especially a positive one at that). Thanks for brightening someone's day.
tntpogbamtfbwy
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- Antonio Pizza on November 26, 2003
At first this song really surprised me, I didn't know if I liked it or not (was verging towards a Psycrow post, about how it didn't really pick up); but I do really like what's there in it's calmness... especially when the Oboe/Clarinet and Saxaphone instruments (i think?) join the mix. I'd say all the other instruments, like the piano, choir, drumrolls, strings, bass, twinkly stuff, bells, etc. all add it's overall effect; keeping it unique and interesting.
Everything blends in nicely enough here for my tastes. The song takes a few times to grow on you if you're used to what's regularily put out on OCR, but just keep giving it a try and you'll hopefully start to see and appreciate what Antonio Pizza is trying to do here (well, I did anyways - I've had it on repeat for about an hour now; lol). Nice work man! Peace. :)
- chokst~1.bat on November 26, 2003
- Isk on October 2, 2003
The song starts off with some nice piano,
And then another comes in like an echo,
Then the both got nots and the cymbal roll comes,
And then some pizzacato, but still no drums,
The orchestra hits are nice throughout,
And then comes in the brass, with a loud shout!
Things get alittle cool around 1:45,
The song seems to become a bit more alive,
The addition of oboe and a bell clank,
Followed by some string coming up on the flank,
The strings themselves sound like their from FFT,
And just so you know, that's perfectly fine with me,
Oboe, paino thing at 2:54,
The music is nice, but the volume needs some more,
The paino joins in, with some soft strings,
And then a steady drum beat to livin' up things,
When the drums come in, the song really shines,
The piano style fits the drums just fine,
The clicky click sound reminds me of something a tad spanish,
And then the song slows down and starts to finish,
It closes it self off, just like it began,
Except a bit slower, and with the screaming of a man,
And a flute to tell you you lost the game,
This song's a bit minimalistic, but good just the same,
Some of the samples could use alittle touch,
But that's a small problem, really nothing much,
Although I think this would be better with a bit more stuff going on,
I give this a 7.5 on the cool-ness scale, and I think this very is done, :D
Bottom line, very very very cool, ESPECIALLY because it's FFT, and although mininalistic, and has some off samples, I really think it suceeded in what it was made to do.
- Ramaniscence on September 25, 2003