Composer Breaks Down Final Fantasy VII Remake's Soundtrack in 5 Minutes

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5 жыл бұрын

Here's how the orchestral Boss Fight theme from Final Fantasy 7 Remake (Those Who Fight Further) was made, explained in 5 minutes.
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Пікірлер: 125

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

If you too are hyped for FF7 Remake, here's some Unofficial Soundtracks I made to fight the hype: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN-Sg7uQsNuclnk.html

@multidinero 5 жыл бұрын

A 5 minute video for Alex to say "That shit was dope!" lol! I agree, sir!

@menghao737 5 жыл бұрын

He recreated most of the track from ear, and promised his own take on the full version.

@FuzzfingerGaming 5 жыл бұрын

This is a great analysis and that cheeky inclusion of The Landing from FF8 was extremely subtle but very clever so great catch!

@Hypetreme 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think is a nod to the FF8 song, that part is just 2:17 in Those Who Fight Further kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fbCKmNiU0tq5goU.html

@nintendude794 5 жыл бұрын

Hypetreme see 1:42 and the included subtitles

@frankpleece6052 5 жыл бұрын

Love this kind of fast paced video man! Not too cluttered and gets to the point with the analysis

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Good to know! I might make more in the future if I notice this format helps people learn more.

@Lomaxient 5 жыл бұрын

I learned that I'm shit at composing.

@imnotasher4892 5 жыл бұрын

I learned it from watching this video

@esquiredan2702 5 жыл бұрын

Coming from a lifelong student of music theory, I very much appreciate what you were able to point out through this small piece of score. You got a subscriber!

@chrisprusinowski5287 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't broken out my music theory notes from high school and college in a couple of years now unfortunately, very busy personal life. Guess I better brush up then.

@blitzcloud 5 жыл бұрын

When you did the comparison to the landing it blew my mind. 10/10 analysis, quick, concise. just great

@TakyonBlyat 5 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, thank you for making this video!

@docnanomusic 5 жыл бұрын

Great analysis. I am usually disappointed by remastered or rearranged versions of game soundtracks, but this remake’s soundtrack seems to be on track to be incredible. This track expertly interweaves motifs from the original FF7 boss theme with a few transitions from the Bombing Mission track. It manages to be fresh and respectful of the source material at the same time.

@Sawngawkuh 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It sounds like the score is going to be expanded to have more unique tracks for certain, if not all, boss encounters, all playing with the classic theme while incorporating certain leitmotifs tied to whatever scenario that enemy is faced in. I imagine Rufus' fight will mingle the Shinra material with the boss theme in a similar fashion to what what was done with the Bombing Mission here.

@docnanomusic 5 жыл бұрын

LordoftheManor Quite possible. If they take that approach with the different boss themes, I will be very happy.

@fabesey2016 5 жыл бұрын

Apparently Nobuo Uematsu was involved until he fell ill last year.

@Sawngawkuh 5 жыл бұрын

@@fabesey2016 He's still involved. What happened was that he took an extended break from tours and such last year to avoid getting ill because he was fatigued. In recent interviews, it's been reaffirmed that he's still on the project.

@fabesey2016 5 жыл бұрын

@@Sawngawkuh Yeeeeeeeeeeeeboi

@RenoFriends 5 жыл бұрын

For gods sake just export and publish with us that song!

@michaelmarc4104 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome walk-through at a fast pace!! Sweet!

@tee6942 5 жыл бұрын

Great explanation, always on point👌🏻 keep up, i love you work💘

@Alzzarla 5 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck, you're great! Great analysis, and great for inspiration. Thank you so much for making this content!! Instant sub when the video was over.

@SCRaetz 4 жыл бұрын

Any chance of releasing these individual sections? These are ABSOLUTELY beautiful on their own as much as a whole!! Also, I could listen to your analyses of these for hours!

@AlexMoukala 4 жыл бұрын

They're on my Patreon, as well as the ones for all the other tracks: www.patreon.com/alexmoukala

@SCRaetz 4 жыл бұрын

Signing up now. You're my first patreon ever.

@ValAllenSamonte 5 жыл бұрын

HOLY CRAP, INSTA-SUB MAN! good job on this!

@TenseIntense 5 жыл бұрын

I didn't know, I needed this. - This was amazing to watch. :D

@RadioPaulieArchive 5 жыл бұрын

Bro. This is amazing holy shit

@rodrigodelarosa2561 5 жыл бұрын

They made it sound as epic as the sephirot theme

@YoraiDragon 5 жыл бұрын

Bro, you are amazing LOL.

@ReadThis_ 5 жыл бұрын

Just from seeing that you re a musician that is into ff music, I understand that you are a GOOD musician. Keep it up!

@Rhyto 4 жыл бұрын

I'm really psyched to see you able to get the Guard Scorpion Boss Fight entirely by ear, you can do it! :D

@jablosounds 5 жыл бұрын

good stuff. this is impressive work

@rapidfiremuzik_official 5 жыл бұрын

| cool to see someone showing some awesome orchestral Musicmaking in FL Studio. Awesome that you tagged certain parts in your vid with what Plugins you used

@AZODi 5 жыл бұрын

This is so good dude

@JMrealgamer 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I don’t use that software but I manually play it on a keyboard. That’s pretty good how you explain it all. 😲😃👍🏽

@juicesenpai1413 5 жыл бұрын

Much respect sir to cover the composition, cant wait for the release of ff7.

@joshua42777 2 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to this in my car for the last few months!

@Sanguinegamingz 5 жыл бұрын

Ok its strange for me but from watching this, I could feel my mind analyzing your breakdown. As if I feel like I CAN DO IT TOO! All these ideas! Like right now, im hella inspired to try and make my own or even try a cover of one. Deff would be bloodborne! Thanks Alex, keep up the awesome work!!!

@NayuVGM 5 жыл бұрын

In-cre-di-ble video. Liked and subscribed

@Myre 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome breakdown! Did you go to Distant Worlds when they came to London?

@TreyTV 5 жыл бұрын

Can you do a live stream of one of these recreation from start to finish?

@BurnoutsAndBourbon 5 жыл бұрын

You RECREATED this entire song?!

@GT.Bugger 3 жыл бұрын

That's so cool how the slow down part sounds like part of a song from Viii, although it's no real surprise, some music in FF is recycled in others.

@holamoco 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@Matt-fy2fl 5 жыл бұрын

Could you please do a video on how to make or find good synth/pad sounds, I really like the more electrical sounds you add into your songs (mostly the originals) but I have no idea how to get good sounds like that

@josephhylton5334 5 жыл бұрын

How long will it take to reach your level sir using that software to make music......I struggle to make very simple soundtracks. Really impressive, bless up

@Dodowingster 5 жыл бұрын

1:40 I AM MIND BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWN!!!!!!!!!! Anyway I am not a musician and I dont know what you are saying but thanks for the work!!

@Kendall_Miles 4 жыл бұрын

this is amazing

@LivyAQ3D 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the quick editing 💪 It's a very digestable video

@CRZYSND 5 жыл бұрын

Nice breakdown! This sounds epic!

@OVERLORD-ji2id 4 жыл бұрын

Fast, effective communication. Perfect!

@AdamOctorachmadi 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, i just started trailer music scoring, can you recommend all the library i will need, atleast the minimum. Like String from this, Brass from that, bcs from all the demo i watched, theyre all sound good lol. Preferably affordable one Thanks

@dereknoto6555 5 жыл бұрын

Alex Moukala is a beautiful man

@Killer_Kris7 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@RSolimov 5 жыл бұрын

@1:44 this is the landing, but it's also from FFXIII-2 !!! I omg i never realised!!! I forget the name of the track... was it "a crack in time"?

@cherrydragon3120 4 жыл бұрын

Its really familiar to me. Idk the name. But ain't it the music for uhm... i think either at the beginning in New Bodhum or Academia 400AF?? I dont remember.

@devailo 5 жыл бұрын

when can we expect your version?

@chrisblacksmith_music 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, Is it also the Metropolis Ark1 Brass at 1:27? And which Articulation did you use? It sounds like Marcato or Staccato! :) Great Job Man!

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

It's Ark 1 if I'm not wrong. In this piee, I alternate between both marcato and staccato on brass. And crescendos.

@fabiodominoni 5 жыл бұрын

fantastico!!!

@Evangelionism 5 жыл бұрын

Guess what, Alex. (: I'd planned on getting a good night's rest. Yep. Before watching this video, my 2-day-in-a-row all-nighters were _finally_ going to come to a planned end, with me going to bed at 8:41 in the morning. (: Not anymore. Alex just haaad to upload his amazing videos, and slip it into my schedule like a spiked drink at a bar. Thank you, Alex. I hope you're happy, sir. 😊

@daronin1940 3 жыл бұрын

Woooow!

@baduk5707 Жыл бұрын

From where the plugins????? I have themmm

@jpfizzle1 4 жыл бұрын

I read the title and thought this composer was going to break down and cry over a song

@jimdino77 5 жыл бұрын

Wow..... this sound is coming from FL Studio? Impressive...... what are vsts being used?

@Hakudan2 5 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see your rendition of this! I will subscribe for sure

@ChaozLife 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best tutorial about comsose I've seen. Perfectly mounted, nice flow and you're a good man, thank you ©Bran

@mehmedozkurt 5 жыл бұрын

Which vst's are u using?

@YoraiDragon 5 жыл бұрын

The one in the vid is FL Studio.

@frizran 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for breaking it down in easy language! Often times people speak in their expertise language so it's hard for us to understand

@user-pk4ex4iu9y 5 жыл бұрын

OMG it's amazing.....

@MB-bo6qm 5 жыл бұрын

3:58 LEGENDARY Please name song ?

@ryokenshen 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh I just need to know what generators those are 🥲!!

@bclap06able 4 жыл бұрын

When I saw "breaks it down" I figured it would have been just you listening to it and giving input... not literally breaking it down lol... I'm glad you did this though, very intuitive.......did I say that right? Lol

@Igotthatjizz 4 жыл бұрын

Choir vst?

@oscararroyo601 5 жыл бұрын

lol.. si q tu cara demuestra q tanto disfrutas descubrir como esta compuesta la cancion .-.

@okkyreyenaldi4945 4 жыл бұрын

Well player bro

@victorm.cancino9806 5 жыл бұрын

Bro thanks to be so practical and nice!

@SidneyMosley 4 жыл бұрын

I would love if you broke down Destiny's Crossroads in the Final Fantasy VII ReMake.

@XingoMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks my brother !!! you are unique !

@alexalex8270 5 жыл бұрын

Great job! Did you recreate all of this by ear?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's what I usually do. :)

@alexalex8270 5 жыл бұрын

@@AlexMoukala That's awesome, how long did this take you in total?

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexalex8270 it was a short piece so just an afternoon. When I write full covers with entirely new elements in the arrangement it takes me a bit more!

@riddif 5 жыл бұрын

@@AlexMoukala DOPE

@HanWeBlame 5 жыл бұрын

That BloodBorne reference got my heart!!!

@Zoolookuk 5 жыл бұрын

Wow amazing break down, great stuff. I’ve been meaning to ask how you structure your compositions in FL Studio as regards patterns and songs. It often looks as though you just keep extending a single pattern as though it were a traditional linear sequencer like Cubase or Logic. Is that right? I’d love to know more about your workflow in FLS. Thanks for the vids!

@borgestheborg 5 жыл бұрын

Love these fast pace analysis videos. Invaluable for us impatient learners lol.

@leobonhart1696 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I had that kind of knowledge ... Big up!

@nevanaskey4399 4 жыл бұрын

He said when you slow it down it’s ff8, my dumb ass heard Legends of The Dragoon

@metalgeartac8186 5 жыл бұрын

Love the mouse movement 🤣

@AlexMoukala 5 жыл бұрын

It's not an Alex Moukala video unless the mouse is conducting the orchestra. :D

@Roxst1905 5 жыл бұрын

Is it confirmed that the remake music director still the same mister uematsu???

@quantuminfinity5262 5 жыл бұрын

Nice video Alex! You should do more shorter videos like this. It's an easier format to digest than your longer ones and could help beginners to get interested in the genre a bit easier! 😁

@jacksonbakermusic7081 4 жыл бұрын

Imma learn 1:03 on my cello it sounds epic

@redcomn 4 жыл бұрын

It went hans zimmer suddenly

@johnsmith-wx5fb 5 жыл бұрын

Do you know boogie woogie?

@Cleancutchaos 5 жыл бұрын

Of all the things I have been worried about, the music wasn't one of them. Even the FFs I don't care for have great music. That said, I'm beyond hyped.

@Valentien23 5 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed.

@GahloWake 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like this video was at 1.25 speed, but it's not.

@ImAmity 5 жыл бұрын

I come from this video here! Great prank he played on you lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrV_aZN-ts2yZI0.html It was great and I cant wait to check out all of your other videos!

@alsoeris 5 жыл бұрын

Speaking at 999bpm

@majimagoro8359 5 жыл бұрын

Awesoem

@user-rd6jt3op8p 5 жыл бұрын

Your new name according to auto generated subtitles is Alex McCullough, epic gamer Alex McCullough moment.

@docnanomusic 5 жыл бұрын

It’s a shame we can’t hear the rest of the track clearly above the sound effects. There’s an up-tempo brass part toward the end of the fight that sounds like they’re channeling James Horner’s ghost, and it’s awesome.

@lake4ishikawa 4 жыл бұрын

And this concludes the orchestration of a prog rock piece. This is why you don't orchestrate rock, kids

@AppleTHC 5 жыл бұрын

nice

@altide8784 5 жыл бұрын

I don't understand squat

@friday13michael 5 жыл бұрын

FF7 has someone the best music ever... That being said, this song seems way too busy and while I can’t wait for the game, I wasn’t impressed with any music I heard. That being said there’s still time. Maybe I’m alone here, but this quick ADD run around everything going on with the song just exemplifies my point. I wish they just used real orchestra and were traditional with the amazing songs they have to work with - yes I’m open to change and anything they do

@EfisioCross 5 жыл бұрын

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@biodynamic91 4 жыл бұрын

Great recreation! You kind of 'oversimplify' in your explanations sometimes though, and your use of the word 'basic' is misleading because not everything is as moment-to-moment as you make it seem, the bigger picture of the track is anything but basic, by all means. But I know it comes from a good place, you want to encourage your viewers and show that anybody can do this, and you're just having fun while explaining this stuff in 5 minutes, so no time for more detailed explanations. But it would be cool to have a more focused video explaining the harmonies, scalar runs etc. You're a gifted musician, otherwise you wouldn't be able to transcribe something like this by ear, so please don't take this the wrong way. I'm just a bit puzzled by your use of the words 'simple' and 'basic. What is a 'complex' track to you by the way?

@AlexMoukala 4 жыл бұрын

I have plenty of videos where I go over those concepts in the span of 30 minutes. They're older than this one, but still very relevant in my mind. Also, if we're talking about Final Fantasy, here's a more complex orchestration in my opinion: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/idJzp9VkxJ69l5c.html Or also this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lcWkpc-H0rWzaWg.html