Tifa's Theme (Jazz Waltz Big Band Version) ft. Chloe Rowlands (The 8-Bit Big Band)

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Жыл бұрын

One of the greatest video game music love themes of all time: Tifa's Theme from the legendary classic Final Fantasy 7 reimagined here in a Jazz waltz style featuring the truly incredible Chloe Rowlands on the Flugelhorn.
This beautiful theme encapsulates all of the emotion and feeling that video game music has to offer, and as soon as I wrote it I knew I wanted to feature Chloe's amazingly sensitive and dexterous playing to bring new life to this classic melody. Hope you enjoy!
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"The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting!
Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers.
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FULL CREDITS:
Flugelhorn Soloist - Chloe Rowlands
Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould
Alto Sax 2 - Josh Plotner
Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger
Bari Sax - Andrew Gutauskas
Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis
Trumpet 2 - Jay Webb
Trumpet 3 - Chloe Rowlands
Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi
French Horn - Kyra Sims
Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell
Trombone 2 - Mariel Bildsten
Trombone 3 - Sara Jacovino
Bass Trombone - Rebecca Patterson
Guitar - Alex Wintz
Bass - Bobby Wooten III
Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum
Drums - Jared Schonig
Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Daniel Constant, Audrey Hayes, Lucy Voin, Alissa Jackman, Camelia Hartman, Tomoko Akaboshi, Caroline Drexler, Meitar Forkosh, Tiffany Weiss, Kevin Kuh, Tania Mesa
Violas - Laura Sacks, Will Marshall, Matthew Beaugé, Yumi Oshima
Celli - Susan Mandel, Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang
Harp - Liann Cline
Music by Nobuo Uematsu
Arranged/Produced by - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
Animations by SovanJedi (Twitter @sovanjedi)
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ
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Пікірлер: 398

@chloerowlands4560 Жыл бұрын

Thanks everyone 🥲💕

@benhammer95 Жыл бұрын

that was absolutely incredible, you knocked it out the park 👏 🙌

@GumballMachinery Жыл бұрын

Amazing job!!!!! I feel like people typically think of the trumpet as this loud, bombastic instrument. But you make it sound so tender and beautiful. Edit: *flugelhorn

@robbyrobichaudd Жыл бұрын

Unreal Performance. 🔥🔥

@user-xsn5ozskwg Жыл бұрын

It is a beautiful performance

@darkcavalier7 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! It was a magnificent performance.

@jackschooley6966 Жыл бұрын

This album is going to be absolutely killer

@lankythedanky Жыл бұрын

I literally cannot wait

@hurgcat 9 ай бұрын

where it at thoooo :( it's almost November :(

@jackschooley6966 9 ай бұрын

@@hurgcat it comes out on Nov 10

@hurgcat 9 ай бұрын

@jackschooley6966 oh wow where did that get announced? Thanks for the info my guy!

@Meepston Жыл бұрын

OUT OF ALL OF THE SONGS TO FOLLOW UP POLLYANA, YOU NEED STOP HITTING MY HEART LIKE THIS 😭😭😭

@caneut Жыл бұрын

Based

@werdna1969 Жыл бұрын

When I was a child, “video game music” meant the defeat theme from Space Invaders. These days, it is a sprawling field with a plethora of talented composers and musicians. For some reason, this brings me so much joy. 🎉

@lorech.8326 Жыл бұрын

I’m only two minutes in and I’m actually in tears. A composition hasn’t affected me like this since… your Pollyanna cover, actually. You guys are killing it over there!

@garrettaldridge549 Жыл бұрын

You know, for a long time I thought Tifa’s theme would’ve sounded better with more energy, which I equated to being a little quicker with a different feel. I actually finished up a bossa nova version of it not too long ago to achieve this. But just like always you blow all of my preconceptions out of the water. You kept the piece slower but injected so much feel into it that it’s almost a completely different tune. I think I realize now that “energy” and tempo/feel are completely different too. Thank you so much, 8BBB, you all continue to inspire me to be a better musician.

@The8BitBigBand Жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed!! Yeah I think the waltz brings a little more motion to it while maintaining the romance

@cooldebt Жыл бұрын

You might also like to check out the extremely soothing lo-fi version from The Consouls on their Vinyl Fantasy album.

@edifyguy Жыл бұрын

"I think I realize now that “energy” and tempo/feel are completely different too." Great artistry can make slow have so much energy it's astonishing. We are blessed to have artists like 8BBB among us so that we can have these experiences.

@NigelTheMini Жыл бұрын

That flugelhorn is smooth as silk! Chole nailed it!

@carlmontinstrumentalmusic148 Жыл бұрын

High school band director here. If you make these arrangements available for purchase you will sell more charts than Gordon Goodwin. We easily have a dozen Goodwin charts in our library and would purchase yours as well! I am certain there are legions of band directors who are in the same boat!

@Nick930 8 күн бұрын

Probably wouldn't be allowed to considering the licensing involved. Would need square enix and the licensing agency the composers went through to approve it

@afeathereddinosaur Жыл бұрын

I have to say, this waltz version is so romantic. If a band started playing something based on this rendition in a wedding, no one would find it weird.

@Phazon8058MS Жыл бұрын

The whole arrangement is absolutely lovely, but it's incredible how at 0:55 just a few notes can instantly make me smile and tear up a little bit. God I love video game music. So many tunes that can take me right back to so many incredible stories and fond memories. Epic battles, shocking twists, tender moments, lovable characters, devastating losses, and on and on.

@latteARCH Жыл бұрын

It might as well be a riff at this point!

@eosborne6495 Жыл бұрын

Man, I’ve always believed that VGM is good, but the fact that some of the best musicians in the world think that it’s good enough to reinterpret and perform at such an incredibly high level is so validating. It’s like you’re grabbing the musical establishment by the shoulders and shaking them and saying PAY ATTENTION and then showing them everything I liked as a child, and it hits me in the feels in a way I wasn’t prepared for.

@nonsense402 Жыл бұрын

Chloe's got such a warm tone. Perfect for Tifa's theme.

@javierramos6729 Жыл бұрын

VGM is so magical, and you guys are so insane, that I haven't played a single Final Fantasy game in my life, and somehow a felt so touched hearing this, and feeling nostalgia for something I don't even Know :')

@BrentDiskin Жыл бұрын

There's something much more introspective and frankly, "grown up" about this latest slate of arrangements. This, like "Song of Storms" have a very relaxed, on the backbeat drift that are just quietly fantastic. Also - Chloe is sublime here, floating through the melody with the effortless grace of a bird. This group of featured soloists have been a real coup for all of us.

@highbird296 Жыл бұрын

ティファのテーマ！！！ピアノコレクションで何度も何度も弾いた大好きな曲…こんな胸が締め付けられる素敵なジャズになるとは！左下のドット絵もめちゃくちゃ凝ってて愛に溢れてて感動します😭 素晴らしいカバーを本当にありがとうございます！

@VZAAGE 5 ай бұрын

This gives me chills. Hopefully we'll see more FF7 music in the future.

@jonathansegrist7541 Жыл бұрын

The perfect gift to drop on Uematsu-sama's birthday. Another marvelous arrangement, bravo 8BBB!

@DiakosDelvin Жыл бұрын

That really brought a lot of "Eyes on Me" feel out in the song occationally it almost sounded like a medley.

@besapods5539 Жыл бұрын

Definitely gonna add this to my chill playlist

@cooldebt Жыл бұрын

Yep, right after The Consouls’ lo-fi version from their Vinyl Fantasy album!

@dreamweaver5152 2 ай бұрын

I echo all the compliments regarding the music, but I also want to say that seeing Tifa and Aeris giggling as they talk about Cloud brought a smile of fondness to my face.

@MocCreatorStudios Жыл бұрын

AMAZING PERFORMANCE ONCE AGAIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! THIS ALBUM IS GONNA GO SO HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Sean081799 Жыл бұрын

Man this is beautiful - Chloe's flugel playing is incredible!

@Spomeroy014 29 күн бұрын

This is some "slow dance after a grand adventure final scene in a movie" song, and it warms my soul 💚

@timguo6858 Жыл бұрын

I cried when listening to this live in ny, and am honestly surprised by how much emotion the studio version managed to capture - pulled my heart strings real tight this time.

@juliodeasis417 Ай бұрын

This is absolutely beautiful.

@fernandocalzada9042 Жыл бұрын

This was an incredible arrangement, and Chloe KILLED IT. Fantastic performance, thank you

@LeMelleKH2 Жыл бұрын

Love that you pulled from the “Square Enix Jazz” arrangement and infused some of that!

@peripheraldevotee94 Жыл бұрын

This had me in euphoric tears when I first heard this. I've never failed to be impressed by you lot, and this was perhaps the most emotive and feel-laden work you guys have gifted to the public. The arrangement's superlatively stellar here. The conductor's clever use of a string section and the orchestra's expert-grade dynamics both give the piece some tenderness and vulnerability, but the employment of a flugelhorn over a trumpet injects enough warmth into the soloist's florid playing to offset that - thereby making the whole theme convey both sides of Tifa's personality very faithfully. It's no mean feat to take such small snippets of music and convert them into majestic and powerful song-length pieces, and the maestro here is to this century what Duke Ellington was to the last century - the big band arranger who sets the standard that all others follow. Simply put, you guys should be asked to score and perform a video game at some point, because this performance is as beautiful as the lady who led it.

@markreyesmusic1401 Жыл бұрын

I loved the FFTactics-esque animations! Of course great job to the soloist and all the musicians as well.

@heckedup Жыл бұрын

Chloe stans rise up

@chloerowlands4560 Жыл бұрын

🥲❤️

@garibaldidev8946 Жыл бұрын

23 seconds in and that chord progression already made me bawl. Excellent arrangement and performance as usual! Well done everyone!

@metroidmckay Жыл бұрын

i’ve never heard this song, but it is gorgeous. common 8 bit big band W

@RogersBase Жыл бұрын

Beautiful way to wake up this morning!

@FlameAggron Жыл бұрын

Anyone super impressed by the Flugelhorn's tone should check out Chuck Mangione's albums. Very good stuff.

@DasBullWy Жыл бұрын

The great videogame songbook strikes again. Absolutely beautiful writing in the arrangement and fantastic players.

@cronnie994 Жыл бұрын

Getting real emotional over this theme. Thanks for the beautiful music.

@cooldebt Жыл бұрын

It is a testament to the brilliance of the original composition that it can sound amazing in such contrasting arrangements. The big band stirs while the lo-fi version from The Consouls soothes. Incredible!

@iKlalter Жыл бұрын

Just amazing and quite atmospheric! Thank you for your beautiful playing and incredible arrangements!

@ChibiMalzahar Жыл бұрын

I'm seriously still not over this cover. Imagine this is your theme song and someone plays it with this much love

@alexlewis5365 Жыл бұрын

My favorite arrangement so far besides maybe delphino plaza. The flugelhorn adds so much character here and it sounds like an incredible journey from beginning to end.

@kjuuur Жыл бұрын

Beautiful as always! Love to see everyone's passion playing each their own instruments! Always a pleasure to see Natalie on the piano, and Jared on the drums, playing in harmony with everyone else! KEEP BEING YOU - ALL OF YOU ❤

@Vuusteri Жыл бұрын

Unbelievable, once again. This should deserve to be played at the BBC Proms.❣ Almost feel bad for other VGM cover channels on KZfaq, as this sets the bar so high it's unachievable. 🤪

@louismonnichii7619 Жыл бұрын

That's it! This is awesome. The flugelhorn is an AMAZING touch for this one. Already emotional piece made better with a Chuck Mangione/Gleason crossover.

@louismonnichii7619 Жыл бұрын

As in remembering a promise in a "song to change her mind" (look it up for those who don't know. Jackie Gleason had a few albums out that are actually quite good)

@Ruby-Ricky Жыл бұрын

This is insane. I just discovered this channel yesterday by listening to the Pollyanna cover, which was amazing since it came from Earthbound, a spectacular game. Then today a song from one of my favorite video games, FF7, especially from one of my favorite characters, this must be too good to be true.

@Bobbeyjazz Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of one of Roy Hargrove's albums with strings from a few years ago. Lovely arrangement!

@ZMaine Жыл бұрын

That's it. This is the best one. You guys win. Amazing job on the flugel Chloe, and the arrangement is top notch.

@leonwaves Жыл бұрын

This arrangement! geez

@danah-hx6mk Жыл бұрын

oh this is just pure bliss. what a beautiful arrangement that just elevates this already-stunning and beloved theme :')) the entire band absolutely killed it, and Chloe's playing took my breath away

@lainewiens 8 ай бұрын

That is some outstanding flugelhorn playing!

@Failentin Жыл бұрын

Love it when this channel introduces me to themes I hadn't heard before. What a beautiful arrangement, and I can't state enough how much I like SovanJedi's animations, they're always a real treat for the eyes.

@SuperNolanMan Жыл бұрын

Is there an announced plan for the next album release? 😁😁😁 Also, _the animations_ are *fantastic.*

@SamRegan610 Жыл бұрын

Charlie said at the Berklee performance that they're looking at a tentative summer release

@Draco-FishProductions Жыл бұрын

Sounds like its straight out of the end of a Disney movie!

@JohnSullivan2003 11 ай бұрын

I’m a trombone student at the University of Oklahoma. To be able to play in an ensemble like this is my life’s dream…

@teeg908 Жыл бұрын

Hats off to the animators for always providing a mini story for my short attention span, and giving me a chance to appreciate this true master piece!

@chefchuck9500 Жыл бұрын

can't even listen to a song lmao

@user-wk4wc7yg2g Жыл бұрын

Супер бэнд! Солистка супер! Аранжировка и исполнение- шедевры!

@MasterChibi Жыл бұрын

Every time you guys upload a video I get shivers. **Every time**.

@fozzibab Жыл бұрын

The composition is just...sublime. Amazing work, and Chloe Rowlands is incredibly talented. This is one of my favorite KZfaq channels, I'm so happy this exists

@madisongenoways9966 Жыл бұрын

the sound i made when i saw this notification is a little embarrassing, but it was worth it for every second of this beautiful cover… you really made every section of the song feel like a passing part of tifa’s day running seventh heaven…having a quiet drink and catchup with cloud, waiting through the slow hours, the playful times with marlene and barret, the upbeat and bright chats with aerith, the joy and camaraderie with jessie, biggs, and wedge, into the slow, night-time waltz of closing time. just gorgeous. thank you so much for this composition, every instrument had a meaningful role and shone throughout.

@hieltas Жыл бұрын

What a glorious and Amazing arrangement. This is absolutly beautiful. Just 5sec and I was in tears.

@Megaman12Protoman14 Жыл бұрын

God I love the Flugelhorn so much. As a trumpet player it was practically love at first note when I got to play one in high school pit orchestra. I'm always ecstatic to see one in VGM covers. Blew any expectations I had out of the water yet again. Album 4 might truly be the album of albums you guys have done. How's album 5 supposed to top all this greatness?

@chupathingy13 Жыл бұрын

WAY TO GO CHLOE - masterful work

@petergraham6758 Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Chloe killed it. I can’t stop listening to this.

@satyasyasatyasya5746 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work everyone. Oh my heart! And love the pixel art! Sidenote: I have the BIGGEST crush on the drummer

@ThroughtheMines Жыл бұрын

The flugelhorn is such a good choice here my god. Chloe's incredible

@DiegoRodriguez-dw7pv Жыл бұрын

The animations were spot on, incredible job.

@deanchovan6604 Жыл бұрын

Lovely song. Really enjoyed your rendition Chloe.------

@monkeyduhluffy Жыл бұрын

man, i got goosebumps right off the bat. y'all are amazing, such a lovely arrangement

@aricmacdavidmusic Жыл бұрын

Charlie, my lord, how do you create masterpieces EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

@mauricemusician7636 Жыл бұрын

I love your arrangements! They always sound perfect.

@trumpetmom8924 Жыл бұрын

I love that Chloe is playing in the band and is the featured soloist. Fabulous solo!

@47drift Жыл бұрын

One of the best renditions of any video game song I've ever heard. Sensationally good. Stopped my day dead in its tracks and made me listen intently more than once. Beautiful work!

@kleingrrmpf Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, that Flugelhorn tone is SO good! So smooth! And the animations are so cute! I don't know why they are in there because they are not the focus of the video but they still make everything better ^^

@thesoundsmith Жыл бұрын

Very nice work, Ms Rowlands. But I've come to expect that from this top-notch group.

@limethefemboy5205 8 ай бұрын

I need to play this to my next date holy shit talk about beautiful ambiance, my heart is about to explode and Im lonely but if I ever get to meet someone and I fall deeply in love this is one of the songs I'll have on my death by love playlist. absolutely lovely

@pieceofbrickfilms Жыл бұрын

This better get nominated at the grammys

@morning_starlights Жыл бұрын

Seriously the best!!! 😭💕💕 I will keep listening to this one over and over!!!

@WishGranted130 Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful. Always makes my day when you upload! Guaranteed hit each time!

@markberardi6190 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday to the great Nobuo Uematsu!

@charles1282 Жыл бұрын

A lovely cover for an equally lovely song. Well done to all those involved in making this!

@ThatBenOliver Жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant - such talent you guys. I love it so much! Thanks for all your hard work.

@brolafdanaross9787 Жыл бұрын

I'm really glad I discovered you guys. Your work is awesome. Huge thanks to everyone involved.

@AColonialBoy Жыл бұрын

Heard this live at Orlando! Absolutely beautiful!!

@alexandreboudry6476 Жыл бұрын

that's absolutely amazing and so beauty ! Thank's you for this piece

@braviafeed Жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous! Well done!!

@BonnieisbestinFNAF Ай бұрын

Love the pixel art at the bottom

@JeremyMallek Жыл бұрын

this is the best cover you guys have done so far. cant wait for the next album! keep up the good work!

@msayre029 Жыл бұрын

They just cannot stop making bangers. Loved seeing y’all at MAGfest!!!

@ladambell Жыл бұрын

Incredible work. One of the achingly sweetest renditions I’ve ever heard from 8BBB.

@EvertheWise Жыл бұрын

My biggest dream and joy is that big-band can one day fulfill my dream to hear you do a big band version of “Melody of Life” by final fantasy 9. I will cry so hard because it was a song that help me fight depression and to view the world in light. Hope big band will read this comment. I dream and pray this incredible set of musicians can do it.

@RDR911 Жыл бұрын

Alright this is probably the best one y'all have ever made. Bravo, this was fuckin' perfect.

@randygomez9595 Жыл бұрын

Wow, this is absolutely beautiful 🥲 You all did an amazing job with this one 👏

@brossjackson Жыл бұрын

New on my list of things I didn't know that I needed in my life: going full Nelson Riddle on Uematsu-san. Boy does this work. Lovely flugelhorn playing, too.

@Dac_vak Жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful arrangement and performance. This gives me all the feels 🥲

@AydaTanguner Жыл бұрын

1 minute in I'm already sold and subscribed!!🖤⭐

@zuzannawisniewska8339 Жыл бұрын

Thats was absolutely beautiful. Definitely gonna add this to my chill playlist.

@RattlesnakeJakey Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous, never been an FF fan but the music is undeniable, and yall knocked it out of the park as usual

@earlhardenjr.6424 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic job, as always, making me nostalgic for a song I've never heard before (though it does remind me a bit of the ending theme of the Incredible Hulk TV show...) Also, so glad to see the multi-talented Kyra Sims back on French Horn! I thought she'd gotten so busy with all of her other pursuits that she wasn't working with y'all anymore. I mean, it was a blink and you'll miss it cameo at 2:53, but a pleasant return nonetheless. Keep up the stellar work. Looking forward to more Grammys!

@The8BitBigBand Жыл бұрын

Yeah we love Kyra! She of course is an incredibly busy and absolutely incredible horn player, but also not every chart of ours uses horn (sadly haha) but you know the genre dictates whether I need it or not, but when I DO need it she is the first person I call :)

@gabrielmarques97 Жыл бұрын

can't wait for this next album, sounds amazing already

@0xC272 Жыл бұрын

The stuff you guys put out is always absolutely top notch. Everything here evokes a dangerous amount of childhood nostalgia for me. I hope you guys can keep doing what you're doing well into the future!