Such an iconic boss theme. The strings are anxiety inducing lol. Every time I hear it, it kinda gives me the feeling of the JRPG equivalent of being stuck in the ocean with Jaws.
Nobuo Uematsu has said that the way he composed One Winged Angel was that he sat down and wrote a bunch of individual bars. All of them were good, but he couldn't decide what he wanted to use. So he used them all. That's why parts of the song take dramatic turns from each other. (Just in case you were wondering.)
Good analysis, I like that you mention that the 2nd half of the song feels kinda tacked on and it doesn't carry the same vibe or structure of the original, but it is awesome ofc. The FF7 remake version of the song feels more consistent and chilling. Check it out if you have the chance.
Well, here's a real one. Funny, another track from FFVII, 'JENOVA' sparked my interest in EDM. The new Playstation console used CDs which really opened the music from the NES cartridge era. The game scene in context - you beat the final boss but he just throws out a final form. And throws comets at you as this song plays. And even after you win that there's one more epilogue 1v1 fight. In the movie Advent Children there's a cult trying to bring him back. From the song, uh, well... you can guess.
the main thing to consider about this song is, aside from the fact that it was used for Advent Children so you'd expect it to be an iteration of the original game track, is that it's performed by Nobuo's own band called The Black Mages, and are known to add a more prog rock spin to his tracks, I suggest listening to the Black Mages versions of Dancing Mad and Battle on the Big Bridge at some point.
The remake has bigger impact if you've played the original first.... cause it is referenced as an alternate timeline by the remake. And some events just make a lot more sense that way.
I'm someone who hadn't played FF7 until recently, largely in a similar situation to you currently where I knew bits and pieces but never played. At the behest of a friend of mine bugging me until I caved, I finally played it late last year. I streamed it to them as I played and it was tons of fun. I have yet to play rebirth, but remake alone is worth it. Highly recommend. Even before playing though I've always really enjoyed One Winged Angel on its own as well as other miscellaneous tracks that I've heard over the years. It's always a treat seeing people experience the shifts in tone and pacing.
I feel like you'd like some of elden rings music since its "similar" to one winged angel (in my opinion). You should check out either bayle the dreads theme or Melanias theme Also you make some good reactions, i love the breakdowns
Such an iconic boss theme. The strings are anxiety inducing lol. Every time I hear it, it kinda gives me the feeling of the JRPG equivalent of being stuck in the ocean with Jaws.
Nobuo Uematsu has said that the way he composed One Winged Angel was that he sat down and wrote a bunch of individual bars. All of them were good, but he couldn't decide what he wanted to use.
So he used them all.
That's why parts of the song take dramatic turns from each other.
(Just in case you were wondering.)
Good analysis, I like that you mention that the 2nd half of the song feels kinda tacked on and it doesn't carry the same vibe or structure of the original, but it is awesome ofc. The FF7 remake version of the song feels more consistent and chilling. Check it out if you have the chance.
Well, here's a real one. Funny, another track from FFVII, 'JENOVA' sparked my interest in EDM. The new Playstation console used CDs which really opened the music from the NES cartridge era.
The game scene in context - you beat the final boss but he just throws out a final form. And throws comets at you as this song plays. And even after you win that there's one more epilogue 1v1 fight.
In the movie Advent Children there's a cult trying to bring him back. From the song, uh, well... you can guess.
the main thing to consider about this song is, aside from the fact that it was used for Advent Children so you'd expect it to be an iteration of the original game track, is that it's performed by Nobuo's own band called The Black Mages, and are known to add a more prog rock spin to his tracks, I suggest listening to the Black Mages versions of Dancing Mad and Battle on the Big Bridge at some point.
Now you should listen to the geoffplaysguitar "Doom Eternal" version 🤘🏻
The remake has bigger impact if you've played the original first.... cause it is referenced as an alternate timeline by the remake. And some events just make a lot more sense that way.
Fun fact: The lyrics are also different from the original song
would love to see you listen to some destiny 2 ost's
I'm someone who hadn't played FF7 until recently, largely in a similar situation to you currently where I knew bits and pieces but never played. At the behest of a friend of mine bugging me until I caved, I finally played it late last year. I streamed it to them as I played and it was tons of fun. I have yet to play rebirth, but remake alone is worth it. Highly recommend.
Even before playing though I've always really enjoyed One Winged Angel on its own as well as other miscellaneous tracks that I've heard over the years. It's always a treat seeing people experience the shifts in tone and pacing.
I feel like you'd like some of elden rings music since its "similar" to one winged angel (in my opinion). You should check out either bayle the dreads theme or Melanias theme
Also you make some good reactions, i love the breakdowns
You can't play the remakes until you play the original.
Yeah the remake feel more like a sequel to the original game timeline after advent children