The composer understands the importance of foreplay

Be real with yourself, when phase 3 started during your first play-through, you adjusted to a more serious posture in your chair.

9:43 The whole time the orchestra wonders why there's a synthesizer in the room. Nobuo Uematsu walks in with sunglasses and a blank expression. *cracks knuckles*

That build up along with the transition into the "classic" theme is just perfect

9:55 the exact moment FF7R won best soundtrack at the game awards

What the composer was thinking: Phase 1: “Ohhh hey does this sound familiar?” Phase 2: “Sounds kinda like it yeah? Heheheh.” Phase 3: “Just kidding, we know what you want, here... and it’s *BETTER* .”

Some people don’t like the story changes. Some people do. For me, with THIS music? They could have told me Jenvova was actually Clouds missing left nut and I’d have been jammin.

Phase 1: ok I guess I can hear the resemblance, little slow but pretty great Phase 2: Man, this is great Phase 3: holy SHIT

the greatest musical bait and switch in gaming history.

Red really is the Team Mum. "You okay?" "Stay calm, it's just an illusion." "Cloud, you okay?" "Everyone okay?" "I can babysit Marlene this Saturday." "I brought sandwiches."

Phase 1: get you in the mood you should be in when fighting Jenova. Phase 2: to amp you up and remind you, you are fighting Jenova, but you can win. Phase 3: You've been here before. You won last time. Now do it again.

11:27 How can you not love that little nod to One-Winged Angel? There's something about that Phase 3 section that's almost cheeky in how it leans into nostalgia and the retro feel.

People talking about how the last part is the only good part, but the previous two parts are still important. Part 3 is your reward for staying alive and kicking ass, and parts 1 and 2 build you up to that. You don't just blow your load right away.

Phase 1: Edging Phase 2: Just the tip Phase 3: Deep throat

This is fan service done right.

Everyone's raving about Phase 3, but each phase gives you something different. Phase one feels like some super cinematic song designed for epic and dramatic scenes. It sounds like some of the best music from Game of Thrones. Phase 2 starts amping up your excitement and teasing you with what's coming. It ups the stakes, makes your heart race as you anticipate the climax of the song. It uses a lot of little musical tricks to make your brain anticipate the payoff to come. Then the bridge into phase 3 comes, and the long held note right before the synth kicks in keeps you hanging on that knife's edge of excitement... and then the beat drops and we all get our sweet sweet payoff. This is the same way they wrote the new One Winged Angel. As one nameless KZfaq commentor put it: Square: Hey, how are we going to do this arrangement? Nobuo Uematsu: Have you heard of orgasm denial?

Damn, the 3rd phase music drops harder than the Sector 7 plate!

Man I hope "Birth of a god" gets as epic of a re-imagining cause this one was amazing

2:02 I gotta admire those perfectly timed and positioned recovery rolls from Cloud and Tifa.

I was so caught up in this fight, I completely forgot I was fighting j e n o v a until the third part and the music hit me with instant nostalgia.

Seriously man, this OST is godlike.

The best part about this song is how much it *tricks* you. At first, you're thinking that Phase 2 is the new standard for the song, which is great on its own since it fits the remakes new orchestrated variations of most of its classic songs. And then Phase 3 hits. You get goosebumps. The nostalgia hits full force. You're back in 1997. And in that moment, you smile, and you're treated the absolute best piece of music in FF7R (in my opinion). The transition alone is masterful. For me, the Phase 3 drop is where FF7R became GOTY.

Everyone else: such great music. Me: Focus attack,FOCUS ATTACK.

@11:33 just noticed the small one winged angel part

And that is how you pay respects to an iconic cosmic horror.

The buildup in the music up to phase 3 is just incredible

I feel so sorry for those who claimed to love FF7 and passed on this game because of some changes, talk about missing out on LEGENDARY EPICness.

9:55 for Phase 3. I like the build up, I'm just putting that timestamp there because it still is the best part

RIP Marco. "He's not a bad guy." - Tifa

Jenova was always a creepy cosmic horror boss, but the remake really did her justice. The design looks straight out of a lovecraftian novel.

Funny how the battle music for a shape-shifting alien changes key up to 11 times to reflect that aspect of the boss. Fucking love the dedication to the craft there man.

Almost two years on, and this soundtrack, especially this song, still gives me chills. I adore the orchestral parts of this rendition, and phase 3 hitting is the biggest dopamine release.

When phase 3 started, I dropped my controller in awe with goosebumps. I had the classic JENOVA as my ringtone for years.

I love how Jenova is basically John Carpenter's "The Thing", and I also love how Sephiroth is basically the Perfect Cell of the story, in that he's an experimental evolution of Jenova. Like, Jenova was bad enough, but thanks to papa Hojo, Sephiroth is worse.

Can't wait for Jenova InDesign, Jenova Illustrator and Jenova Photoshop. Too bad they had to cut Jenova Muse.

Why do people hate the build up? I do not understand. This music is telling a story. It has a beginning. It has a middle. it has an ending. The beginning helps you understand what you're getting yourself into. Not to get you too excited too early. Then, we have the middle portion...things begin to get a little exciting. You can even FEEL the build up. And then we have the ending...from the beginning of phase 3 to the end...the epicness starts...dramatic build up...and a slow, steady end...standing ovation. This is smart composition.

without phase 1 and 2, the impact of appreciating phase 3 (og) will be different. you have to thank they existed.

11:33 Listen closely… you can hear the melody for “estuans interius, ira vehementi”. Well played, Uematsu-sensei.

I almost forgot to listen to this today.

i believe this was re arranged by the composer that made the ost from octopath. guy is a fcking genius.

It hits harder when you distinctly know the sounds of this 20 years ago....how it gives you that nostalgia feeling...I really love phase 2 of this leading to that climatic feeling we all know. FF7 was and still is the best one in the franchise from 1-15 and I been saying this before the remake. 1997 FF7 was the turning point for all RPGs you've previously played. The remake was the icing on the cake 💯

There were so many times when i was playing this game and just in awe of the music. Even times when i wasn't immediately in awe of the music (sector 7 slum theme is an example) by the time i came back to the area, i loved it. And i found myself humming it all night long.

The Jenova theme we heard in original FFVII and Advent Children was already a masterpiece. Now in here we are listening a Jenova theme with 3 different build up phase, and each phase is more than just masterpiece!

Can we talk about the flow of music between phase 2 and 3 that mix is legendary and so smooth oml

Me: *Plays this on hard mode* "Okay now I just gotta hang back and let aerith use soul drain to easily break each tentacle and-" Jenova: *uses vengeance, firing a huge black laser of concentrated geostigma at aerith for over 6k damage* "and waste cloud's atb raising aerith. yes, exactly as pla-" Jenova: *grabs cloud and starts strangling him* "nned to use tifa, I planned to use tifa all along! right! and tifa is-" *Tifa is currently time-frozen and just sitting there, slowly taking damage from the geostigma rain* "fucked...we're fucked."

Phase 1 and 2 gives Bloodborne vibes. Especially when the cello plays. Cosmic horror/Lovecraftian music.

Best video for listening to Jenova Theme period.

The way this has hints of the Jenova theme and then blends right into it is just awesome

When Phase 3 started I was hit with so many emotions. Nostalgia overload.

Man, the model of Jenova is incredibly well-detailed, it's so creepy. Like the way the tentacles flail and drop when you sever them. The texture is incredibly alien-like. You kinda miss some of these details when you're playing the game. They did wonders with this Jenova track.

Being a loner I love this game more than anyone could ever possibly imagine. I don't just get a feel for the characters. No. They are like the family I've never had. Aerith just makes you want to smile just being around her. And Barret with his big mouth lol. I love this game. I really do.

Goosebumps and man tears every time phase 3 takes off

Tadayoshi Makino truly NAILED it with both this and the airbuster theme. Suzuki and Hamauzu weren't involved with these two tracks at all. Not really surprised since it didn't sound like them.

For me I love what they’re doing with the remake. They made it so old school gamers can feel excited about a fresh take on the franchise and game we grew up loving and not just a dull remake where we already know 10.% what’s going to happen.

It's a crazy soundtrack, like how the hell do you make a song that's been done to death and make it even better? FF7R OST was 20/10

I was trying so hard to focus on staying alive and then 9:56 dropped. I had to press pause. Oh my God this battle was beautiful 💙💙💙💙

I’m just so glad I wasn’t spoiled that this song was in the game. 9:46

You've no idea how much I wished to hear this at the FF7R / Distant Worlds Orchestra. Thank you

At 11:33 they sneak in Sephiroth's theme. Goosebumps I tell you! GOOSEBUMPS!!

That transition in the song during phase 3 is god tier

Tifa kicking the tentacles in half lol.

Oh the mess Rufus is going to find in his new office...

JENOVA is one of my favorite music pieces in any FF. At first, I was so pissed on the remake version that was lacking. But then the transitions layer through... it was brilliant!

Can we talk about how at 11:25 sephiroths theme starts to play slightly

I heard this song for the first time watching a playthrough of the game one KZfaq and didn't really notice it. Fast forward a year to now when I finally played the game for myself and this song stuck in my brain for days after beating it, even after Rufus Shinra and One Winged Angel

Once that music in the Third Phase Started i knew: there was No way i was gonna lose with how hyped Up that Soundtrack got me!

Phase 1: end of 2019 Phase 2: 2020 Phase 3: 2021

I like how the last boss is literally the 'plot' in enemy form, they are fighting to break free from the original FFVII plot.

We all know this game deserve's GOTY......But we all know the Sound Track will win GOTY

This may be the best video game track of all time By the end, I was literally standing up while fighting this thing.

Phase 3 hits harder than the sector 7 plate

13:37 ... a very good length for an awesome piece.

I played ff7 when I was 11years old. It was crazy hard. I remember how terrifying Jenova fights were. The bgm was perfect, there was always this sense of urgency, and saving the world.

Getting ready for this again next month!

one of the few remake games that is a success. damn i shed a tear when the credits appeared

Idk bout anyone else but i get some real Kingdom Hearts "Destiny's Force"/ "Fragments of Sorrow" vibes from the beginning part of this i dont remember if Yoko Shimomura had any hand in making this song but damn does it feel like it

I played ff7 every year from 1997 until a few years back, I don't own a ps4 so never played or looked at the remake. Absolutely incredible OST

This entire moment (music, boss fight, characters, environment, atmosphere) is GOTY material.

0:00 spending my time studying for my finals vs 9:54 when I get my finals

It’s crazy how they took sephiroths theme, guitar parts from AC jenova theme and final jenova fight theme, mashed them up and still managed to make it this good for phase 3. Once again squares sound teams just smashing it 👏👏👏👏

I'm just so glad this ended up being a very good game. Many things could have gone wrong, but they didn't. Thank you Square Enix.

This is the biggest masterpiece in video gaming ever since god of war in 2018. This game should've been gamd of the year and win every award possible. Masterpiece

This build up is the most epic shit ever when your tired from a long week of work but gotta hit the last day of gym, lets go!

Me hearing this for the first time when it came out: "yeah this is pretty cool, like what they've done with it although I do prefer the original somewhat" Phase 3 begins: "well I guess I'll just shut the fuck up then"

Every time I come back to this composition, the build up, the tension, the desperation and finally relentless fight to survive, mixing with all the nostalgia and emotions... my eyes become watery. And it's not something that happens normally in my rigid case.. God it's such a blessing to hear and experience FF7 atmosphere. Pure admiration in awe!

I live for the slow burn and eventual build up that is this remade song. I played OG when it first came out, J e n o v a was my absolute favorite song. This is remake of the song is perfection.

Chapter 17 was the most fun I've had in gaming in a long time....and then you have this amazing piece of music and action.

The Fibonacci sequence is real in this masterpiece.

I actually like the story changes, they give a new surprise for any returning players. But what I really love about it is the music changes. The music was already good and Mr Nobuo Uematsu figured out a way to make it better.

If Jenova's theme is this amazing in Remake, imagine how it'll be on the boat and at the Ancient City, or in the Crater!

You just made me want to play this chapter again.

Jenova Dreamweaver - By Adobe

This music gives me chills. Especially the transition from phase 2 to 3

I'm pretty sure Nobuo Uematsu was just having fun with his old music once it reached phased 3

The phase 3 transition had me rock-fucking-hard

9:56 is the part where you sit up straight, crack your neck and get dangerous.

Part 3 is always going to be the favourite but I also think part 1 and 2 are incredible

To me, this boss fight crowned FF7Remake as MY GOTY. Everything about this boss fight was right.

I'm so invested in the Characters. 10/10 from my lens.

phase 3 got me so hype THE MEMORIES OF THE OG CAME FLOODING BACK IT WAS SICK