[FF7PC-98/Steam] Bynyl's FF7 Complete Soundtrack Remake

[Bynyl]

This is a reorchestration project. It should sound as close as to how you remember it while using modern tools. Enjoy!

Take a listen!

Prelude: https://youtu.be/-f30cXRPJ8A
Cosmo Canyon: https://youtu.be/aA6QUw3ZGCg
Those Who Fight: https://youtu.be/Nro9dCMGazc
Those Who Fight Further: https://youtu.be/g5MBtwKnwwQ


Progress: 57/91 songs remade
Here are the songs that have been finished:

Spoiler: show

Hurry! [aseri] = Done
Hurry Up! [aseri2]
Lurking in the Darkness [ayasi] = Done
Barrett's Theme [barret] = Done
Those Who Fight [bat] = Done
Honeybee Manor [bee] = Done
Farm Boy [bokujo] = Done
Flow of Life [boo] = Done
The Mako Cannon Fires [cannon]
Canyon of the Falling Stars [canyon] = Done
The Planet's Chosen One - Intro [cephiros] = Done
Crazy Motorcycle [chase] = Done
Those Who Keep Fighting [chu] = Done
J-E-N-O-V-A [chu2] = Done
Cinco de Chocobo [cinco] = Done
The Planet's Chosen One - Loop [cintro] = Done
Fort Condor [condor] = Done
Coal Mining Town [corel] = Done
Don of the Slums [corneo] = Done
Coast of the Sun [costa] = Done
Tango of Tears [crlost]
Jackpot! [crwin]
Words Drowned by Fireworks [date]
Under the Rotten Pizza [dokubo] = Done
Pursue the Man in a Black Cloak! [dun2] = Done
Aerith's Theme [earis] = Done
Flowers Blooming in the Church [earislo] = Done
Electric de Chocobo [elec] = Done
Fanfare [fan2] = Done
Fanfare [fanfare]
Fiddle de Chocobo [fiddle]
Debut [geki]
Gold Saucer [gold1] = Done
Other Side of the Mountain [guitar2]
Shin-Ra's Full-Scale Offensive [gun] = Done
Who... Am I [hen]
Highwind of the Skies [hiku]
Blood Trail [horror] = Done
Hear the Voice of the Planet [iseki] = Done
Temple in the Forest [jukai] = Done
From the Depths of Despair [junon]
Steal the Tiny Bornco! [jyro]
Cait Sith's Theme [ketc] = Done
Great Crater of the North [kita]
Anxious Heart [kurai] = Done
Birth of a God [lb1] = Done
One-Winged Angel [lb2]
Judgement Day [ld]
Mako Reactor [makoro] = Done
While Travelling [mati] = Done
Reunion [mekyu]
Highwind of the Skies [mogu]
Frontier Village [mura1]
The Planet's Chose One [nointro] = Done
Bombing Mission [ob] = Done
The Favourite Chocobo [odds]
Continue [over2] = Done
Rufus' Welcoming Ceremony [parade] = Done
Jenova the Perfect [pj]
Prelude (pre) = Done
Red XIII's Theme (red) = Done
Turks' Theme [rhythm] = Done
The Mako Cannon Fires [riku]
The Countdown Begins [ro]
The Oppressed [rocket] = Done
Staff Roll [roll]
Land of Exile in the Sand [rukei] = Done
Mark of a Traitor [sadbar] = Done
A Dream of Space [sadsid]
The Secret Sleeping in the Deep [sea]
The Great Warrior [seto] = Done
Shin-Ra Explodes [si]
Cid's Theme [sid2]
Standing on two feet is hard! [sido] = Done
If You Opened Up Your Heart [siera]
Shin-Ra Company [sinra] = Done
Infiltrating the  Building [sinraslo] = Done
Buried in Snow [snow]
Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII [ta] = Done
Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII [tb] = Done
Treasured Memories [tender] = Done
Tifa's Theme [tifa] = Done
That Day Five Years Ago [tm] = Done
Wutai [utai]
Beginning of the Nightmare [vincent]
Waltz de Chocobo [walz] = Done
Weapon Raid [weapon]
Good Night, Until Tomorrow [yado] = Done
Descendant of Ninjas [yufi] = Done
Stolen Materia [yufi2]
Who Are You [yume] = Done

The track names come from Luksy's translation in the "Anxious Heart" mod http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12787.0

Downloads

IRO File: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_wM3mMU_i0x2NM1cyRCPqwlWGgM4M4oK
For use with 7th Heaven. Includes the music files as well as a modified Opening FMV. Thanks to Kaldarasha for providing the packer.


Google Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1O3zf2ZZPwA01y4Z8FyehC_m6UdsqFSlB
Download from here if you don't use either mod. The songs are already in looped OGG files, you only need to download them and drop them on the music_ogg or vgmstream folder (wherever the music files are)

      Opening FMV: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CaETrcVauhn30C213H2kw54OzERjb_mm
      Just download the file, and place it in the movies folder of the game.

[Covarr]

How does this not have any replies? This here is absolutely amazing work!

[Bynyl]

How does this not have any replies? This here is absolutely amazing work!

Thanks!

Yeah - it's not bad at all.  Sticks to the roots like it should too.  Currently listening to makou reactor theme.  It's very cool.

That's one of my favourite themes just because of how little effort it actually took; everything just sort of fell into place for that one. On the other hand, I'm still mixing Bombing Mission to this day...

I'm gonna update most of the 12 songs at the end of the weekend; and am currently working on sinra, ayasi and looking into replacing the song on the opening FMV, let's see how that goes.

[Sega Chief]

It sounds crisp and faithful to originals; it's good that you're taking time to get all the sounds in there. The other two tracks on your channel are really good too.

[Bynyl]

Added the opening FMV to the OP!
I used the avi file that came with the Steam release (i did not re-encode the video, i just remuxed it with my audio), but if there is a higher quality version somewhere - or one that doesn't have the music encoded in it - please let me know so I can use that instead.

Also: all the songs have been updated; and sinra, ayasi, yado, and earislo have been added. Enjoy!

[mystery_editor]

Really enjoying this particular re-do of the OST. Would love to have this eventually be another option available to us!

[Kaldarasha]

If you ever come across the main theme and its shorter version, don't do the same mistake as SE/DotEmu did with the rerelease. The shorter track does loop in the middle three times (as far as I have counted it) on the psx version. https://youtu.be/ih7s1e55tZI?t=999
Also, cintro is different from its full version. The bell does ring only every 12 seconds and not 6.

[Bynyl]

If you ever come across the main theme and its shorter version, don't do the same mistake as SE/DotEmu did with the rerelease. The shorter track does loop in the middle three times (as far as I have counted it) on the psx version. https://youtu.be/ih7s1e55tZI?t=999
Also, cintro is different from its full version. The bell does ring only every 12 seconds and not 6.

Noted. Is the shorter version used in any other part of the game?

[Bynyl]

man... Im having fun here https://picosong.com/wXJaC/

[Kaldarasha]

It's the only place where this track is played.

My favorite version of One Winged Angel is this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GFA26UoI2o&t=
Not so much the strange intro but when the music plays it is gorgeous. It gives the song something light, it's a bit like a dance*.




*That's the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIbFk1IE8rQ

[Bynyl]

Ok, I'll just make a longer ogg file for that one then; easy !

Interesting arrangement (the cut to the reunion track actually triggered me though). I've been pondering whether I should make separate versions of some songs as re-arrangements and not just re-orchestrations, thus taking more liberties and changing up things more in terms of composition. Lets see how it eventually goes, right now I'm trying to remake the songs as they appear on the game, I only made that bit of One-Winged Angel cuz I couldn't help myself ; I'll finish it later.

The dancing video... lol

[Kaldarasha]

That's a very good plan. I also want to make my model's as close as possible to the original game before I will make some new (as example I would like to make some models based on the avatars here on qhimm. But *pssst* that's a secret  ).

[tomawashi]

This is absolutely beautiful. The best soundtrack remake I have heard until now. I love the way it's faithful to the original and makes it even better.
Thanks a lot for your great work, can't wait to listen to the other tracks

[Bynyl]

This is absolutely beautiful. The best soundtrack remake I have heard until now. I love the way it's faithful to the original and makes it even better.
Thanks a lot for your great work, can't wait to listen to the other tracks

That's really sweet, thank you! I won't disappoint!

[tomawashi]

That's really sweet, thank you! I won't disappoint!

You're welcome, I really mean it
How is it going so far ? 

[Bynyl]

You're welcome, I really mean it
How is it going so far ? 

It's going well. I've been having a rough couple of weeks so I've slowed down on this project a little (shit happens ), but I think I'll upload a couple more songs on Thursday as well as some corrections, just because I hate taking things slowly.

[tomawashi]

It's going well. I've been having a rough couple of weeks so I've slowed down on this project a little (strawberries happens ), but I think I'll upload a couple more songs on Thursday as well as some corrections, just because I hate taking things slowly.

That's great, I can't wait !
Thanks for the answer

[Bynyl]

UPDATE!
Added dokubo and rhythm. dokubo doesn't sound that much like the original but I still like how it turned up; I used a real bass with a wah-wah pedal instead of a synth.
Also updated sinra, chu, chu2, ob and yado.

Edit: After well over a month I can proudly... finally say: Bombing Mission is complete!...(a month is a lot of time for me, i have no patience)
And to celebrate that, I'm gonna share with you all a sort of Making Of this song. It's been one of the most complicated things I've ever done aside from maybe Dancing Mad.

[CaptRobau]

Just wanted to drop by and mention how awesome this music sounds. Boming Mission especially.

[Bynyl]

Update!

Updated:
Under the Rotten Pizza.

Added:
The Oppressed
Honeybee Manor
Who Are You
Don of the Slums
Infiltrating the Shin-Ra Building
Red XIII's Theme
Crazy Motorcycle
Treasured Memories
Canyon of the Falling Stars (I love how this one turned out)

Just wanted to drop by and mention how awesome this music sounds. Boming Mission especially.

Thank you!

[tomawashi]

Great, Thanks a lot Bynyl ! Still some awesome work, respectful to the original. I love it

[jasmer]

Oh my gosh these sound amazing!

[Kaldarasha]

I like yume. It has a nice glass sound in the background. This glass sound would also be great replacement for the planets cry sound.

[Bynyl]

Great, Thanks a lot Bynyl ! Still some awesome work, respectful to the original. I love it

Glad you liked them!

Oh my gosh these sound amazing!

They do

I like yume. It has a nice glass sound in the background. This glass sound would also be great replacement for the planets cry sound.

Interesting... AFAIK ff7 has no proper audio engine though, so i doubt any attempt at sfx replacement will actually sound good; has anybody actually tried this?


In other news, i'm currently working on the Main Theme; it's taking a while, cuz the midi is all messed up and it's a long composition.

In the meantime, I got some different flute sounds for Cosmo Canyon and I can't decide which one i like more, so i'm gonna post them here. Any opinion on the matter is greatly appreciated:
Here's the original posted on the GDrive link in the OP: https://picosong.com/wQXsr
This one has an alternative flute that's more realistic but with relatively worse timbre: https://picosong.com/wQVpn
This one has a Shakuhachi, which I find is thematically appropiate but might be too different from the original: https://picosong.com/wQjrZ

[Fewtch]

Here's the original posted on the GDrive link in the OP: https://picosong.com/wQXsr
This one has an alternative flute that's more realistic but with relatively worse timbre: https://picosong.com/wQVpn
This one has a Shakuhachi, which I find is thematically appropiate but might be too different from the original: https://picosong.com/wQjrZ

You can discard 12.3 entirely, the shakuhachi ends up taking a complete background the the rest of the track, easily overshadowed by the drums and it lacks the oomph I think you found in the other 2 flutes.
While the first instrument (8.3) has a bit of a rustic feel to it, it doesn't have the inherent breathiness of actual flute playing present in 10.3. I think you'd find more success in the instrument you used for 8.3 in either "The Great Warrior" or in Red's theme itself. If you can find a way to get a bit more "punch" (there's a musical term for this, I think its attack?) from the 10.3 flute, I think that's the way to go. Alternately, you could try layering the shakuhachi in tandem with the 10.3 flute, as a compromise, see what that sounds like and if you like it. As of now, my vote goes to 10.3, but maybe turn the background guitar down just a bit.
Cheers, loving it so far and anxiously awaiting more! Completely chucked out all the other music revamps in favor of yours