Final Fantasy VI - 'The Phantom Forest' Cover Ft. Steven Morris and Strings of the Woods

While walking through a haunted forest, I came across the apparitional forms of Steven Morris and Strings of the Woods. Naturally, I got some instruments out and decided to jam with them.
Considering how much of a standard this track is in the VGM community, my usual green screening presentation felt inadequate. I've tried a lot of new stuff for this video, let me know what you think in the comments!
Please check out the work of my collaborators, they are excellent musicians and I wouldn't have been able to do this track justice without them:
Steven Morris: / morrissteven
Strings of the Woods: / stringsofthewoods
The EWI parts in this track use patches 15 and 21 of the inbuilt sounds of the Akai EWI 4000s.
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[@baltakatei]

Brings back good memories of leaving FFVI idling just so I could listen to this song.

[@Soundole]

I know that feel man! Thanks :)

[@lyradicalunderscore3311]

Dude, double collaboration + forest edits? I dig it!

[@Soundole]

Thanks man! It was a lot of fun to make :)

[@PianoGameKnight]

ahhh this brings me back to my first Final Fantasy I played when it was called FF3 on the SNES hahaha. Love it. Great work guys!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! :)

[@PIXELSURPRISE]

I still have that cartridge

[@turnip5240]

Wow! No wonder this video has no dislikes, cuz it's flipping amazing!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate, I'm glad you liked it!

[@anthonymenardmoquin9753]

You guys deserve more views and more followers for sure! Such a great tune on my playlist🙏🏻

[@Soundole]

Thanks for putting it on a playlist, I'm very glad you like it :)

[@cheesykittenmoo]

Oh my god. I love you so much for doing this! And this cover is SUPERB!! ♥♥♥

[@Soundole]

Thanks a lot mate! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)

[@HatchuneMiku01]

amazing sounds super haunting just how I remember it

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much! I'm glad to hear the haunting-ness came across :)

[@boy_genius]

haha i couldn't help but chuckle at the video, but its heartwarming to see someone so passionate about what they do. Keep up the great work. :)

[@Soundole]

The spirits of the forest are not to be trifled with :p Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheCreepypro]

was not ready for how good this was going to be! man does this sound great!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! I'm glad you appreciated it! :)

[@PegsterMcDudeson]

Man, you guys did a phenomenal job on this! I am not too familiar with FF osts, but every time I hear another cover, it makes me want to just listen to every one straight through, and this one is no exception! That EWI gets me every time. Such a beautiful tone that you get out of that thing. The video was beautiful, and the location was perfect for the video! Great work to all 3 of you! This is definitely going on my list of songs to binge listen to! :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate, I'm very touched by your kind words! :)

[@NeutralGloomBot]

Great cover of this track man. Came out hauntingly beautiful :) Keep up the good work!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! :)

[@adivarioustrad]

It's so beautiful ! I love the ambiance, the direction and this piece ! :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much Adrien, glad you liked it! :)

[@mikijowy]

Much feelings and memories, thanks for this cover ; and nice featuring !
Keep the good work ! :D
(Oh, and you're well dressed, but i miss your Undertale's t-shirts :D)

[@Soundole]

Thank you! Don't worry, they'll be back eventually :)

[@Duhemsounds]

This is a great rendition of the ambiance of this track :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate, I'm glad you think it works! :)

[@KadeKalka]

This is amazing!!! I'm not really sure what to say about it, but it's just so pleasing to listen to! Keep up the great work! :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks a lot! Glad you like it :)

[@Holktube]

Amazing. Such nostalgia!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate!

[@TheWildConductor]

It's pretty damn awesome :) great cover choice! Outstanding!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! :)

[@HugoJunstrand]

Remarkable work, Peter, as well to everyone else involved! One of my personal favourites from you!

[@Soundole]

Thanks Hugo! It's probably one of my own favourites too :)

[@vitorkk328]

Incredible song and beautiful job with the video. Very original! You've never posted a video worst than the previous one, you're always getting better. And this is a very hard thing to do, because with you the bar has always been high. Keep it up, man, you're doing great :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much for the incredibly kind words! I'm always trying to improve what I do, but I admit I might not make this sort of presentation a regularity if I'm aiming for frequent uploads - it takes SO much longer in editing!

[@vitorkk328]

Just keep doing your best according to your possibilities, it has always been incredible!

[@dannymusic]

The atmosphere -- music and scenic -- in this track is so great! I love your use of video effects as well!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! It was a fun one to film :)

[@air_born_ninja]

you never cease to amaze me

[@Soundole]

Thank you, I'm flattered :)

[@CrystalDennisMusic]

I love this track so much, this cover was amazing!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much Crystal! :)

[@Duhemsounds]

Beautiful collaborative work :)
Sounds really nice

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps mate! :) Collaborations like this are really fun to put together :)

[@ggpills6246]

wow this is amazing i cant stop listening to it... htf is this channel not over 10K subs?!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! I'm trying to get there soon, every share helps ;)

[@RoPanuganti]

Beautiful!! Love seeing you in the wild, let alone with such a good song!

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps Ro! I figured it was time I did some experiments with location shooting, like everyone else has been doing :)

[@alexeiharp7676]

Very haunting, congrats from France😉

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! :)

[@kenellis1518]

Damn, thats good

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate!

[@JoanneMoo]

Beautiful collab!! Great production :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@zombiefriend]

Yes please

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate!

[@Schematist]

Oh man the ominous feeling was captured by this wonderful cover. It is dark an almost hypnotizing.

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! I'd love to experiment with more covers like this :)

[@gawreluck]

Man I adore final fantasy 6 I love it so much I bought a t shirt of terra riding magitek armor

[@Soundole]

It's an easy entry in the series to love :)

[@Hyde209]

This is great 😃 I love this track soo much and you guys nailed it 😍

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! :)

[@Hyde209]

Soundole VGM Covers Anytime 😃

[@stahrmie]

This was awesome!!!! Great job you guys!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much Dan! :)

[@qumumusic]

Beautiful... Just absolutely beautiful in every way :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate :)

[@pen8142]

Superb!

[@Soundole]

Thanks a lot! :)

[@ProjectGenesisMusic]

Very well done gentleman

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps Eric!

[@TeraCMusic]

Omg yes!!!! I love this track so much, and you guys totally captured the mood perfectly! Great Job 💜

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much Tera! :)

[@MeredithBaillie]

Fab!

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps Meredith!

[@EricLTrombone]

Fantastic work to all! I really enjoyed this cover.

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps Eric!

[@ManjaThessin]

Exquisite

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps Manja!

[@rickygettings829]

Sounds better then the game! Good job man.

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you think so!

[@joaluar]

really like it

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! :)

[@joaluar]

your welcome, ihave deep feeling and memories playing FF VI! also playing chrono trigger! had you think about make some rendition of Uematsu themes for chrono trigger? i'd love to hear that!

[@Soundole]

I've done a handful of Chrono Trigger covers - you can check out my most recent cover of Peaceful Days, which also features Steven Morris :)

[@Calamaistr]

Youre way too awesome, i just threw my wallet against my pc but nothing happened.

[@Soundole]

Haha, sounds like Patreon needs to get support for that payment method :) Thanks heaps mate!

[@subversiveasset]

Trio with Steven Morris and Strings of the Woods? *smashes like button*

[@JustinWoodsMusic]

You gotta get in on this sweet musical action! :D

[@Soundole]

Yeah boiiiiiiii!

[@ConsoleWars]

Sounds great! Nice and relaxing.

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps mate! :)

[@PIXELSURPRISE]

Bravo!! :D

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much mate!

[@The8BitDuke]

Woah, excellent! The EWI really works in the ways you use it in every tune, but this one especially seems made for it! I can think of some FF9 songs it'd be great for too! I was always sad at how short this section of FF6 was, and how you never really get to hear this song again!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much! I know what you mean, it's been ages since I played it, and was surprised to see that it lasts about five minutes when I watched a playthrough! I definitely want to do more FF9 covers in the future :)

[@squarefan80]

this is AMAZING!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate!

[@RebeccaETripp]

Lovely, guys!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much Rebecca!

[@Shoinie]

...time to suplex a train!

[@ThePharphis]

outstanding! Better than the original?!??!!

[@Soundole]

It's always such a nice compliment when people say that :)

[@ThePharphis]

@@Soundole It holds up! Still giving me chills

[@Focusyn]

Bene factum

[@Soundole]

Gratias tibi ago!

[@8BitTrumpet]

Nice vibrato

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate!