I have listened to these songs for almost 30 years and, even as a musician myself, I didn’t really understand the musical genius of these songs until I saw it presented this way. Absolutely awesome stuff. Thanks!
Agreed. It blows my mind that these excellent compositions were all made just to fuel a video game's ambience. To this day, it's one of my top 5 games ever played.
@@JohnOethGuitar well said. When you capture the essence of the music, even through subtile rythm choices, to the millisecond, it says something about your interpretation of the song. And god knows I've spent hours looking at average to mediocre covers. But you are something else. You talk to my soul. Thank you so much for your work. You really are recreating the atmosphere the player was in. That's the most important.
You can't beat the original arrangement, but man... so many of his songs feel like the belong right in the game. It's not just a good series of arrangements for guitar. I feel like he captures the essence of each scene and moment in his play style.
I love the fact that you chose to play Descendant of Shinobi in a forest. Feels like Yuffie is going to pop out from behind one of those trees and steal all of your materia.
Of course and thanks so much! It is only possible because of generous people like yourself. I'll be working on the next volume over the next two years.
I clicked on this as a DIE HARD FF7 fan and saw it was over an hour and was like "HELL NO", needless to say i watched the whole video and i'm glad i did. Beautiful man, beautiful. I respect your art.
Thanks for the kind words and support! I would love do some Ghibli music. I have Path of the Wind (My Neighbor Totoro) and Merry Go Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle) on my running to-do list.
Man.. those moments at 46:59. When the heart of hate sees the blazing sun of Seto's love for the first time and is completely transformed by it's brilliance. Hardest hitting moment in FF7, imo. Amazing guitar playing!
Words can't express how deeply this performance warms my heart. But aside from getting sentimental, hearing these pieces as solo guitar arrangements really drives home how complex and unique some of the harmony is. Uematsu can get crunchy when the situation calls for it! Thank you for breathing your spirit into these brilliant tunes.
Thanks for all you do, John. You inspire us with your craft and the diligence you cultivate in order to produce such massive projects like this. May the saga continue! 🎼Cheers
Been a bit since I’ve commented or listened but getting nearly an hour and a half straight of you covering this world’s memorable and genre defining tracks makes my day. Thanks John.
This music makes me feel my childhood again and again. For me, FFVII contains the best music of Final Fantasy saga. It is not easy to find musical compositions of this quality, even outside the world of video games. Well done, congratulations for your guitar arrangements. And thank you so much. From Spain.
Hearing "Those who fight" gave me chills how well you captured the full sound of that song. Very impressed and thanks for reminding me of the many hours of fun and excitement.
Amazing. FF7 had a midi sound track back in the day when I played it on the PSone. This arrangement is so close to the original. I cannot believe how good the costa de sands and the golden Saucer one was arranged. You are awesome !
Appreciate that! I do my best to bring out the essentials of each track and do them justice in the performance. Both of those tracks are so nostalgic that I wanted to make sure I got them right.
I’m 30 sec in. That’s all I needed to convince to subscribe. This connected and hit a cord. I’m finishing the comment and the first song is just over. I’m so high right now! BBQ chicken right now. 😊. And second song😊end. Still enjoying this😊
Cloud Smiles is just the way I imagine Cloud smiling sounds like. Such a great song, full of hope, right up there with the greats of any Final Fantasy. :)
Hey John. From a separate thread, noticed that you were thinking to compile a Volume 2? For your consideration, since there r so many Tifa fans out there (me, s well) & also I can totally hear a really nice guitar rendition in my head, how about “A Tower, a Promise”?
Appreciate you! Yes, there will be a second album with a similar amount of tracks that I'll be plugging away at over the next two years. For that track, I don't think I could do to much different than my arrangement of Dear to the Heart.
@@JohnOethGuitar ah… searches reveal that “A Tower” is actually an arrangement of “Dear to the Heart”. Little wonder I practically can’t tell em apart. Would b cool if some1 could point out any notable diff. Ok, will jus wait out fer your next epic compilation then,✌️
In the past months, I went from not really knowing what FF7 was, to completing Remake, Rebirth, OG FF7 and Crisis Core Reunion. These videos are insanely good! Perfectly executed and I love the arrangements. When I come back from work, I'll subscribe to your Patreon and get the classical guitar back in business. Thank you so much for this!
I'm so happy for you! These games are awesome! I never played them as a kid (I was 2 when this came out), yet I feel so nostalgic for them now after having played them during the pandemic.
Dude...the nostalgia this brings to me is always wild...i still wake up to aerith's theme as my alarm clock every day. So well done man thanks for putting in the time so old nerds like me can still get the feels from our old favorites...and every song too! Just so impressive man. Thanks brother.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful renditions of this beloved music! I would love to hear your take on the Corel Prison music (Desert Wasteland)!
Extraordinary, as usual from this channel. Your ability to turn these tracks into actually playable guitar versions is next level. Have you ever had moments with these songs where you'd think "this is impossible"?
Oh for sure. I think I attempted arranging Flowers Blooming in the Church three different times before I figured out how to approach it. Thanks for listening!
@@JohnOethGuitar somehow, I dun really connect the melancholy of tis tune to Jessie’s cheery upbeat personality. But I guess it’s quite fitting for her dying scene… Possibly I dunno the full extent of her backstory well enough. Really nice piece, nonetheless👍
Thank you YT algorithm for sending me exactly what I needed in life. My favorite game of all time. This game changed my childhood. Changed my life. Thank you brother for uploading this. Amazing. God Bless.
So beautiful calm and sad full of emotions, cant believe ff music sound so great with guitar. I use as lullaby and long distance driving, feel so good🥹🥹
Holy ....... Almost done... They should have had you take care of the soundtrack for the remake and rebirth........ I cant even begin to express how fucking blown away i am..........
Its amazing how even by listening to your breath through the mix in some tracks gives some kind of bonus warm relaxing feeling to the music you are playing.... its almost like if the guitar was alive and beathing while emitting sounds with its strings
I have listened to these songs for almost 30 years and, even as a musician myself, I didn’t really understand the musical genius of these songs until I saw it presented this way. Absolutely awesome stuff. Thanks!
Thank you!! I think sometimes simplifying the texture can bring out the brilliance of the writing.
Agreed. It blows my mind that these excellent compositions were all made just to fuel a video game's ambience. To this day, it's one of my top 5 games ever played.
@@dsr198599z 23rd like my birthday is this Friday, the 23rd. FF 7 is my favorite game of all time, coincidence?!?...possibly
@@JohnOethGuitar well said. When you capture the essence of the music, even through subtile rythm choices, to the millisecond, it says something about your interpretation of the song. And god knows I've spent hours looking at average to mediocre covers. But you are something else. You talk to my soul. Thank you so much for your work. You really are recreating the atmosphere the player was in. That's the most important.
Totally agreed, as a pianist, I discovered the beauty of some of those score by trying them out on the keyboard !
Cosmo canyon hit me and total nostalgia, i remember everything from when I first played this game in 97 felt like a kid again 😊
Dude, this deserves way more views. The arrangement, the playing, the nostalgia. Hats off to you. 👏
Hat comes off.🎩
You can't beat the original arrangement, but man... so many of his songs feel like the belong right in the game. It's not just a good series of arrangements for guitar. I feel like he captures the essence of each scene and moment in his play style.
Idk what I was expecting when I clicked this, but you definitely exceeded my expectations! The emotion and nostalgia feels are hitting hard!
Happy to hear that and welcome to the channel! Music can be a powerful force triggering deep memories and happy times.
I love the fact that you chose to play Descendant of Shinobi in a forest. Feels like Yuffie is going to pop out from behind one of those trees and steal all of your materia.
@@HippaDip she did, you just didn't notice
Just incredible as always. I never thought these songs could be played in this style so perfectly. Thank you for doing these.
Of course and thanks so much! It is only possible because of generous people like yourself. I'll be working on the next volume over the next two years.
Its amazing how this takes me back to my 10 yo kid self. Thank you, thank you very much.
Cosmo Canyon is my favorite FFVII tune, hard to capture the emotional energy of that song without woodwinds. This was a fine rendition.
This is actually the soundtrack to my life. I am beyond thankful to you for picking this out. Impeccably amazing, brother!
You are the reason I started playing classcial guitar last year. I hope this collection becomes a big success! You deserve it ❤
Hell yeah! That's great to hear. Cheers to your guitar journey!
That Costa del Sol vibes bring back so many memories..
u remember of sell "all materia" for 200kk to buy one bethroom haha
植松伸夫さんへ届け！この音色
願わくばこれからもずっと心震える楽曲を。
As a musician myself, I'm impressed how you managed to get the feeling of an orchestra on a guitar! 👏👏👏 awesome
I clicked on this as a DIE HARD FF7 fan and saw it was over an hour and was like "HELL NO", needless to say i watched the whole video and i'm glad i did. Beautiful man, beautiful. I respect your art.
Hell yeah, dude. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I'll gradually be working on the second volume of tracks. 😊
待っていました!!
サポートしていただき本当にありがとうございました！ アルバムをお楽しみいただければ幸いです。 その音楽は私を若い頃に思い出させてくれました。
I am not sure I understood the patron thing, so I prefer to thank you like this. Amazing work. I hope one day you will mingle through Ghibli OST ;)
Thanks for the kind words and support! I would love do some Ghibli music. I have Path of the Wind (My Neighbor Totoro) and Merry Go Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle) on my running to-do list.
That aerith song still bring a tear to my eye. Bravo 👏
Perfect background music for writing a paper and gathering my thoughts.
Me too.
Agreed.
Or taking on a fucking tyrannical industrial enterprise!!!
listening to it while writing my PhD thesis :D
Man.. those moments at 46:59. When the heart of hate sees the blazing sun of Seto's love for the first time and is completely transformed by it's brilliance. Hardest hitting moment in FF7, imo.
Amazing guitar playing!
Words can't express how deeply this performance warms my heart. But aside from getting sentimental, hearing these pieces as solo guitar arrangements really drives home how complex and unique some of the harmony is. Uematsu can get crunchy when the situation calls for it!
Thank you for breathing your spirit into these brilliant tunes.
This playlist is incredible to chill and read to.
Thanks for all you do, John. You inspire us with your craft and the diligence you cultivate in order to produce such massive projects like this. May the saga continue! 🎼Cheers
Appreciate you! 🙏 I'm finishing up a project now that I want to release in June. I hope you enjoy the next saga!
@@JohnOethGuitarthat classical guitar with the cut away sounds good! I'd like to try to find one like that someday
@@LostSoulAscension I especially have been liking them for songs that use a high register capo.
This was spiritual; I came for a cursory glance and watched the entire thing. Thank you
I literally listened to your entire playlist of final fantasy throughout my life in the past two years and I love the way its so calming
I'm so glad to hear that and thanks for lending me your ears. I can tell if I haven't played for a while and need some calming guitar time. haha
Damn. This is kind of insane. The dedication and talent is something special.
Final fantasy music will heal the world!
Thanks for your generosity! ❤
@@JohnOethGuitar its mutual
すごい！音と景色がとても綺麗です。保存していつも聞きます。
Big doses of nostalgia, excellent renditions. Sublime.
Man, I miss Lonlonjp. When all his stuff just disappeared from the web it was a sad time.
Lonlonjp lives forever.
But his channel is back on YT and Twitter
youtube.com/@lonlonjp?si=XTo4rwTdsmoj_TsR
YEAH MAN HE'S RIGHT LONLONJP IS BACK!!
届いてください！世界中のFF好きに！
日本🇯🇵から応援しています🎉
あー私の青春
素晴らしい音色を有り難うございます
それは私の子供の頃の音でもあります。この美しい音楽を演奏できることをとても嬉しく思います。楽しんでいただけて嬉しいです！
Been a bit since I’ve commented or listened but getting nearly an hour and a half straight of you covering this world’s memorable and genre defining tracks makes my day. Thanks John.
I'm already 30 years old, but I never imagined a memorable game would come out at this age
This is probably my favorite guitar video I've ever watched. Thank you. You really did these songs the justice they deserve
This is beautiful!
This came on automatically and I listened to the whole thing. Great job man!
Hell yeah! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙏
This is divine.
ゴールドソーサーがまさかの宮廷音楽みたいになっててめっちゃ衝撃…！！
PARABENS! BRAZIL LOVE THIS
This music makes me feel my childhood again and again. For me, FFVII contains the best music of Final Fantasy saga. It is not easy to find musical compositions of this quality, even outside the world of video games. Well done, congratulations for your guitar arrangements. And thank you so much. From Spain.
Uematsu is a god and you are a peak arranger
OMG! So beautiful in guitar ❤️ I've never heard it this way before and Tifa's theme was out of this world. Thank you so very much for sharing this.
Hearing "Those who fight" gave me chills how well you captured the full sound of that song. Very impressed and thanks for reminding me of the many hours of fun and excitement.
Amazing. FF7 had a midi sound track back in the day when I played it on the PSone. This arrangement is so close to the original. I cannot believe how good the costa de sands and the golden Saucer one was arranged. You are awesome !
Appreciate that! I do my best to bring out the essentials of each track and do them justice in the performance. Both of those tracks are so nostalgic that I wanted to make sure I got them right.
On behalf of Everyone, thank you for this
Thanks, everyone!! 😄
I’m 30 sec in. That’s all I needed to convince to subscribe. This connected and hit a cord. I’m finishing the comment and the first song is just over. I’m so high right now! BBQ chicken right now. 😊. And second song😊end. Still enjoying this😊
😢 such beautiful music especially Sid’s theme
Cloud Smiles is just the way I imagine Cloud smiling sounds like. Such a great song, full of hope, right up there with the greats of any Final Fantasy. :)
One of my favorites, and I'm so glad it works well on the guitar. My wife and I caught Advent Children in theaters early this year.
@@JohnOethGuitar Really? How cool! I never had the chance to watch it in theatres.
Two words: God tier.
That Descendant of Shinobi hit me so hard on nostalgic train... great work bro
Wow. Wow wow wow, wow. Thank you for making this.
Hey John. From a separate thread, noticed that you were thinking to compile a Volume 2?
For your consideration, since there r so many Tifa fans out there (me, s well) & also I can totally hear a really nice guitar rendition in my head, how about “A Tower, a Promise”?
Appreciate you! Yes, there will be a second album with a similar amount of tracks that I'll be plugging away at over the next two years. For that track, I don't think I could do to much different than my arrangement of Dear to the Heart.
@@JohnOethGuitar ah… searches reveal that “A Tower” is actually an arrangement of “Dear to the Heart”. Little wonder I practically can’t tell em apart. Would b cool if some1 could point out any notable diff.
Ok, will jus wait out fer your next epic compilation then,✌️
Goosebumps within 30 seconds!
Dude, you are a fucking genius with the guitar. Thanks for doing this with nostalgia ff's music.
Wish I could donate much more. Your music has me rebuilding my callouses over here.
Yo! Thanks for your generosity and that's good to hear. haha
Halfway thru... Wish I could give this a million likes
Are you serious? This is a masterpiece.
In the past months, I went from not really knowing what FF7 was, to completing Remake, Rebirth, OG FF7 and Crisis Core Reunion. These videos are insanely good! Perfectly executed and I love the arrangements. When I come back from work, I'll subscribe to your Patreon and get the classical guitar back in business. Thank you so much for this!
Oh man, I wish I could play the OG for the first time again. Appreciate you!
I'm so happy for you! These games are awesome! I never played them as a kid (I was 2 when this came out), yet I feel so nostalgic for them now after having played them during the pandemic.
Astonishing! Such musicianship and love for the original pieces. The perfect gift for all us nostalgic fans of the original FF7 - thank you so much!
Jeeeeezus. So good my guy
Adding this to the regular rotation of shit I listen to on the regular. This was a moving set. You didn't just cover these.
Dude...the nostalgia this brings to me is always wild...i still wake up to aerith's theme as my alarm clock every day. So well done man thanks for putting in the time so old nerds like me can still get the feels from our old favorites...and every song too! Just so impressive man. Thanks brother.
I remember learning all these songs on my acoustic guitar. Fun times.
I am very ill. Many nightmares today but somehow accompanied by your rendition of Ahead on Our Way
Thanks!🎶
Thanks so much for your generosity!! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful renditions of this beloved music! I would love to hear your take on the Corel Prison music (Desert Wasteland)!
I've sketched out an arrangement already, but I decided to save it for the second volume. Thanks for listening! 🙏
@@JohnOethGuitar Awesome, looking forward to it, thank you! 😁
My new love playlist to listen during days ❤
This entire thing was beautiful man
This is fucking awesome.
I didn't know I needed this. Now I know. One of the best renditions of FFVII soundtrack I've ever heard.
Man, that Those Who Fight arrangement sounds amazing. (All the rest are good too.)
this is wonderful
I can't tell you enough how fantastic *all* of these are. Thank you for all you are doing with this :)
Extraordinary, as usual from this channel. Your ability to turn these tracks into actually playable guitar versions is next level. Have you ever had moments with these songs where you'd think "this is impossible"?
Oh for sure. I think I attempted arranging Flowers Blooming in the Church three different times before I figured out how to approach it. Thanks for listening!
Listen to the cries of the planet has a very distinct tool vibe ❤
THIS WHOLE THIS BLEW MY MIND. The soundtrack to my childhood. Thank you for this 🙏🙏
I can totally hear that. That track and Mako Reactor were surprise metal-ish favorites of mine from the album. Glad you enjoyed it!
@@JohnOethGuitar Cosmo Canyon gave me Bon Jovi vibes, lol
Aw, dude. Revisiting your pieces now & then, was worth. Jessie’s Theme caught my ear & now’s gladly bought off yer iTunes shelf
Thanks for that! Jessie's Theme is also one of my favorites. I love the harmonies and high register melody.
@@JohnOethGuitar somehow, I dun really connect the melancholy of tis tune to Jessie’s cheery upbeat personality. But I guess it’s quite fitting for her dying scene… Possibly I dunno the full extent of her backstory well enough.
Really nice piece, nonetheless👍
Thank you YT algorithm for sending me exactly what I needed in life. My favorite game of all time. This game changed my childhood. Changed my life. Thank you brother for uploading this. Amazing. God Bless.
I'm glad you enjoyed it and welcome to the channel! 🙏
@@JohnOethGuitar subscription obtained.
Everytime you play a medley like this one, i'm listening to the whole thing... at least twice. thanks for the good work
This is genius and brings me back to the best times
always in the zone - locked in with grace and ease.
This collection is such a gem. It’s amazing to see people bringing back their precious memories through your music!
Man, this album kicks ass. Great job and TY for posting.
26:46 Ahead on our way
My pleasure!!
So beautiful calm and sad full of emotions, cant believe ff music sound so great with guitar. I use as lullaby and long distance driving, feel so good🥹🥹
Holy ....... Almost done... They should have had you take care of the soundtrack for the remake and rebirth........ I cant even begin to express how fucking blown away i am..........
Thanks for this... Just sent back 20 years in time. Thank you so much...
Of course and welcome to the channel! I still remember my first playthrough which was around the time I started classical guitar lessons.
This video is absolutely mesmerizing, subscribed instantly!
Thanks a ton and welcome to the channel! 👍
Thanks for including crisis core and advent children tunes. This is a wonderful video and your arrangements are beautiful!!
Anxious Heart genuinely made me tear up a little. Absolutely beautiful man,
It's such a classic. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The Cosmo Canyon theme lends itself really well to acoustic guitar, sounds great
Its amazing how even by listening to your breath through the mix in some tracks gives some kind of bonus warm relaxing feeling to the music you are playing.... its almost like if the guitar was alive and beathing while emitting sounds with its strings
I hate how beautiful this is.
My goodness. Simply magical. These are special memories indeed, memories from a lifetime ago.
ff7 was never my favorite ff game, but it's music is so unique and gives me feelings no other game does
I think this is my sign to finally use my old guitar I received a few years ago. Final fantasy music is truly something else.
Aerith's Theme was absolutely beautiful.
💯%
Very well done sir. Highly skilled, patient, knows how to draw out the right tempo for the right track. Keep it up.
The emotions this invokes... Feel like a kid again!
Masterpiece
You made me remember the legend Lonlonjp with your Tifa's theme mention. Oh man. i wonder what ever happened to that guy.
Legend! 🫡
This is amazing. What a tribute to the best gaming OST ever made. Thank you thank you thank you