I discovered today this song I had downloaded from OCRemix a while back probably on the recommendation and bugging of Edison.

Now Playing: Jeremy Soule - Final Fantasy 6 Squaresoft Variation OC ReMix / genre: Game

Yes, this is the Terra theme from Final Fantasy III/VI remixed by Mr. Soule, the great American VGM composer, himself. He says he wrote this piece as a tribute to both Nobuo Uematsu (the composer of FFVI) and the OCRemix community. This is the review that djpretzel (one of the OCRemix admins) gave:

Oh. My. God. For those unfamiliar with the name of Jeremy Soule, he’s the composer of numerous great game soundtracks, a couple of which have been ReMixed here on OCR… and he has submitted what is singlehandedly one of the most awesome orchestral rearrangements I have ever heard. I literally kicked myself when I realized he had sent us this back around Christmas of last year, and extend my sincere apologies both to him and to all you listeners for whom, I can assure you, it would have been the best holiday present you could have hoped for. Quite simply, this is amazing. Soule accompanied this mix with the following words: “I just wanted to let you know that I support what you’re doing with game music. Here’s something I just completed in both your honor and Nobuo Uematsu’s.”

So, another professional game composer who supports unofficial game arrangements and, furthermore, has created his own, in honor of the one and only Nobuo Uematsu. And, personally, if I were Uematsu, I’d be very honored. This is a lush, symphonic retelling of the Terra theme that has both triumphant, spine-tingling peaks and subtle, crystalline, subdued passages, and paints its musical colors with the broad but refined palette of someone who is clearly a master. It’s amazingly cool that someone as talented and high-profile as Soule has acknowledged the game arrangement community, but even moreso that he has done so in this form, with what is a singular and epic piece of arrangement everyone and their grandmother should download NOW. My deepest thanks to Jeremy Soule for submitting this. Highest recommendations - superlative.

And yes, this track is more than simply amazing– it’s extremely amazing. Such great detail in orchestration from the composer of the Morrowind, Total Annihilation, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Dungeon Siege, and more VGM soundtracks. Some people think this remix is simply overhyped, but in my opinion it is VERY catchy. For some reason I’m taking a break from listening to trance/EDM for a while by simply listening to this piece. Great work. Great motivation for it. A professional VGM musician submits his very own orchestral take of another VGM piece in a community of mostly amateur remixers. BTW, Someone said in the reviews thread for this on the OCRemix board that this song clips, but I checked and there was none at all.

You can find the OCRemix page for this remix here.

My deepest respect to you as well, Mr. Soule.