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Incredibly Obscure Final Fantasy Album

SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
At one point in my life I remember having an incredibly obscure FF album. It was filled with arranged compositions and one notable track was "maybe I'm a lion" where the guitar would trade off with a drummer. It had really high production quality, and usually each song would be a mix of two themes from two different games.

I've been searching for an hour now with no luck...anyone know what I'm talking about? It's in the same vein as serenade or preludio.

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  • FeatherBladeFeatherBlade Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I'm pretty sure that "Maybe I'm a lion" was something from FF 7...? Or 9?

    The "S Generation" and "N Generation" soundtracks just had songs directly from the various games, not remixes.... so...

    Go to aol.com and open up the radio player. They have both a video game soundtracks channel and a Final Fantasy channel. That particular song is played on one or the other sometimes, and when it plays you can mouse-over the album image to get information on it.

    That's the fastest way I can think of to get the info you're looking for.

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  • SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Yeah it's from FF8...but the band I'm talking about tended to improv over these themes a lot.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    It's not The Black Mages second album was it? That's the only one I can think of with Maybe I'm a Lion.

    The Black Mages II - The Skies Above is the album.

    Edit: Apparently there was a Final Fantasy Remix album that was trance or dance versions of songs, and Maybe I'm a Lion was one of those.

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  • SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    That's what's freakin' killing me...it's not them, but they show up all over my search results.

    I'm probably never going to find this album D:

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  • MushroomStickMushroomStick Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    I believe you're looking for the Black Mages.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    SkyGheNe wrote: »
    That's what's freakin' killing me...it's not them, but they show up all over my search results.

    I'm probably never going to find this album D:

    Is this it?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpuKZHUKZ9Q&feature=related

    If it is, then yeah it's from the album called Final Fantasy Remix. It's 50 bucks new on amazon (must be an import?) but maybe you could find it cheaper elsewhere.

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  • SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Nope - no luck yet.

    There was no synth in it really - it opened up with a heavy drum pattern and then segued into trading off with an amazing improvisational riff with a guitarist. They had a bit of back and forth.

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Yeah, can't find anything without synth. Can't find anything that mixes themes from multiple games really either. At least not ones that include that song.

    You might be looking for something unlicensed. Rugged.

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  • SaraLunaSaraLuna Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    the black mages version:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh5806nSayk

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    He already checked that one, it ain't it. That's the obvious one, he's looking for something a bit off the beaten google path.

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  • SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Found it...it ended up actually being a second album by Serenade made in 2005 that no one ever talks about...ever. Worst part is none of the songs are titled by what they actually are.

    But in case you were wondering what it sounded like...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIJOxYkMtV4

    Apologies for the shit quality. But yeah...that drum riff and the trade off happens around 00:40ish. Love it!

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  • ZampanovZampanov You May Not Go Home Until Tonight Has Been MagicalRegistered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Worst part is you lied about no synth!

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  • SkyGheNeSkyGheNe Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Zampanov wrote: »
    Worst part is you lied about no synth!

    I know! I'm sorry! The three predominant instruments that I remembered were the drums, piano and guitar and I said to myself...there couldn't have been synth.

    Well fuck me haha.

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  • JintorJintor Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Goddamn you, now I have to acquire this

    Love the music of FFVIII

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