ReMix: Final Fantasy VI 'Death on the Snowfield'
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- Game: Final Fantasy VI (Square, 1994, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): AmIEviL
- Composer(s): Nobuo Uematsu
- Song(s): 'Terra'
- Posted: 2000-12-16, evaluated by djpretzel
Final Fantasy fans are spoiled today :) On the heels of ailsean's brilliant electric guitar mix of the snowstorm track at beginning of FF3 comes AmIEvil ACOUSTIC Guitar ReMix of the SAME track. I think this greatly shows how the same song can be ReMixed in different ways and result in two BRILLIANT, grade AAA five-star ReMixes. AmIEvil's attention to ambient effects - the snow underneath the sled - and the particular way in which the piano is muted, as well as the mixing of the acoustic guitar, is all first-rate and oh so sweet. What can I say . . . two of the BEST ReMixes on this site, possibly THE best FF ReMixes, are both of the same song, and both include actual guitars. Coincidence, or psychic phenomena? At any rate, download this or you'll perish in hell for eternity. It's that good.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Talk about a remix that has aged well. Still one of the best of the
FFVI remixes, and probably one of my favorites on the site.
Captures the snowfield and the atmosphere of that game perfectly.
WTB a grown-up remake, with this track in it, please.
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- Mythezza on November 3, 2012
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- Mythezza on November 3, 2012
Today it really snowed for the first time this winter, and the
first thing I thought about this morning when I saw it, was to
search this melody on my player and play it when I started to walk
to work. If only my surroundings would have been more quiet, it
would have been more fitting
- Yami on January 16, 2012
- Yami on January 16, 2012
This mix is so haunting. Both beautiful and sorrowful. Definitely
recommended.
- MechaFone on December 4, 2010
- MechaFone on December 4, 2010
I don't know what it is, but all of AmIEviL's mixes work so well at
being both interpretive but also loyal to the source. No exception
here.
- SubNormal J3 on November 14, 2010
- SubNormal J3 on November 14, 2010
i actually sorta based the beginning of my Terra remix off this
one. great stuff :)
- GSO on October 28, 2010
- GSO on October 28, 2010
A really nice feel to this one, and though the track stays pretty
close to the original as far as structure is concerned, there is a
ton of personalization in the soundscape, and the guitar
performance. The mix sounds really barren, but it works really
well. Good stuff, and a classic source.
- OA on September 1, 2010
- OA on September 1, 2010
the tune Terra's theme from FFVI has alway been my fav
i like this remix it stick to the Original tune but give it alil kick
this song make me remember first time playing FF6
it like felling in love with this song all over again
10/10 really great piece
- Ranmah2o on May 20, 2010
i like this remix it stick to the Original tune but give it alil kick
this song make me remember first time playing FF6
it like felling in love with this song all over again
10/10 really great piece
- Ranmah2o on May 20, 2010
Still one of my favorites. It's one of the most ambient tunes I
have ever heard. Terra's theme is powerful and this just makes it
all even more amazing.
- duskvstweak on September 13, 2009
- duskvstweak on September 13, 2009
It sounds like an old record player that starts things off. The way
the piano plays two notes ad infinitum makes it feel lost and
helpless, or perhaps waiting for something to happen. Occasional
booms and choir swells contrast as the deadliest and gentlest
players in the mix. 1:03 and 1:53 are the only moments the acoustic
guitar adds flair to its playthrough of Terra's theme, while a new
synth at 1:32 acts as an interpretive countermelody.
2:22+ employs a glittery lead synth and clappy percussion to empower Opening Theme part 3, and the piano sounds free to venture into new territory instead of feeling stuck. Some swirly effects and a quote of bells (2:56) are also thrown into the pot for flavor. In the end, as if to make up for its by-the-book iteration, the guitar wraps up with an off-tempo freestyle bit before handing the last note to the piano.
Technicalities aside, this is some poetic stuff.
- Polo on September 5, 2009
2:22+ employs a glittery lead synth and clappy percussion to empower Opening Theme part 3, and the piano sounds free to venture into new territory instead of feeling stuck. Some swirly effects and a quote of bells (2:56) are also thrown into the pot for flavor. In the end, as if to make up for its by-the-book iteration, the guitar wraps up with an off-tempo freestyle bit before handing the last note to the piano.
Technicalities aside, this is some poetic stuff.
- Polo on September 5, 2009
This is a pretty incredible song for me - I've never played Final
Fantasy VI, and yet I get a nostalgic feel from this song all the
same. I think that I've listened to this mix so many times (it was
one of the first that I discovered on the site) that it's become
nostalgic in its own respect. I can't say that for very many
remixes here.
It's so simple, but the instrument samples are great and the arrangement is pure and heartfelt, it feels exactly like the remix title implies; sorrowful, somber, and cold - the pining song sung by a hero's heart as he witnesses a comrade fall in the midst of a wintry battlefield, pensive and mellow, yet transcendantly powerful at the same time.
I'm rambling here, but I think this is one of the most emotive remixes on the site, and to me, it conveys exactly what the title leads you to expect. I've never played the game this song is from, so I don't know the context it's used in, but this piece practically creates its own context simply through the music and title.
Beautiful stuff.
- Emunator on May 2, 2009
It's so simple, but the instrument samples are great and the arrangement is pure and heartfelt, it feels exactly like the remix title implies; sorrowful, somber, and cold - the pining song sung by a hero's heart as he witnesses a comrade fall in the midst of a wintry battlefield, pensive and mellow, yet transcendantly powerful at the same time.
I'm rambling here, but I think this is one of the most emotive remixes on the site, and to me, it conveys exactly what the title leads you to expect. I've never played the game this song is from, so I don't know the context it's used in, but this piece practically creates its own context simply through the music and title.
Beautiful stuff.
- Emunator on May 2, 2009
This is one of the most visually evocative pieces on OCReMix. I can
see the gently swirling snow under the grey sky. I can see the dead
lying in pools of blood staining the perfect white, their shattered
armor glinting dimly in the hazy, pale sun. I can see the dying
clinging to their last frozen breaths, while the living crouch to
hear their last words or give them the mercy stroke. I can see the
victors standing solemnly, unable to celebrate the victory that
came at such a high cost. I can hear the grim, metallic reality of
the section that begins at 2:22. I can feel the hope (around 3:12)
that comes from such devastation--the promise of better future that
tragically had to be borne of fighting. I can hear the hope in the
hearts of the victors that perhaps they will never have to give
birth to such a future in this way again--that maybe next time,
instead of a place stained with blood and broken with shattered
metal, there will be merely a beautiful, undisturbed snowfield.
- Arwen on August 31, 2008
- Arwen on August 31, 2008
This mix is one of the most powerful mixes on this site. AmIEvil
was always ahead of the curve - I feel like the quality of all the
works I've heard go head to head with some of the latest mixes, and
like djp has mentioned, they really have a powerful cinematic vibe
about them. When I close my eyes, his music plays a movie in my
head that he wants me to see.
The beauty of this track is in it's simplicity, conjuring up images of a lonely wanderer, journeying away from home, already missing all that and those he holds dear, facing the prospect of never seeing anyone again, of dying alone, of becoming one insignificant tragedy that no one will care to remember... he turns his head around, now facing the camera, eyes emptily searching for any last chance of redemption - the screen cuts to a view of the city from his perspective: happy, content, alive, together, mothers and fathers wrapped up in warm blankets with their children bundled up, enjoying warm cups of hot cocoa, all gathered 'round the open fire, ..but distant; then cutting again to the lonely wanderer - before giving up, dropping his head onto his chest, stuffing his hands into his coat pockets... slowly and solemnly walking away and becoming part of the distance, part of the ice, the snow-covered trees, the ephemeral purple-whispered black night sky...
At least that's what I get. I never played FFVI so there are no memories or sentiments attached to this song for me.
- SoulinEther on August 8, 2008
The beauty of this track is in it's simplicity, conjuring up images of a lonely wanderer, journeying away from home, already missing all that and those he holds dear, facing the prospect of never seeing anyone again, of dying alone, of becoming one insignificant tragedy that no one will care to remember... he turns his head around, now facing the camera, eyes emptily searching for any last chance of redemption - the screen cuts to a view of the city from his perspective: happy, content, alive, together, mothers and fathers wrapped up in warm blankets with their children bundled up, enjoying warm cups of hot cocoa, all gathered 'round the open fire, ..but distant; then cutting again to the lonely wanderer - before giving up, dropping his head onto his chest, stuffing his hands into his coat pockets... slowly and solemnly walking away and becoming part of the distance, part of the ice, the snow-covered trees, the ephemeral purple-whispered black night sky...
At least that's what I get. I never played FFVI so there are no memories or sentiments attached to this song for me.
- SoulinEther on August 8, 2008
This is actually the first OverClocked mix I ever heard. Obviously,
it left quite the impression on me; I'm still frequenting the site
5 years later.
- DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff on June 4, 2007
- DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff on June 4, 2007
