A rock opera remix of the Final Fantasy VI opera sequence.
Stats
- Title: The Impresario (Opera Sequence)
- Album: Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin
- Year: 2013
- Artist: Jake Kaufman, Tommy Pedrini
- Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
- Copyright: Square Enix
- Encoded by: Andrew Aversa, Mike Vafeas
- Disc: 2 of 5
- Track: 15 of 17
- Lyrics: Link
Credits
- Jake Kaufman: arrangement, lyrics, guitar, bass, piano
- Tommy Pedrini: vocals
- Tony Marino: additional vocals
- James Montagna: additional vocals
- Brian “Dogboy” Burwell: drums
- Robert Altschuler: recording, mixing, mastering
- Command Recording Studios (Valencia, CA): studio
Source
Edit (2023-06-16T20:25+00): Fix formatting. Add lede.
While looking up metadata URLs for this piece by Jake Kaufman, which I consider one of the greatest FFVI remixes in existence, I discovered that Square-Enixʼs Pixel Remaster of FFVI included a 2.5D/3D rendition of the opera sequence, including three-quarter view versions of at least one sprite not present in the original SNES game when theyʼre present in a 3D environment. Additionally, they have not only voice actors, but what seem to be trained opera singers performing the opera! I can see the original Japanese lyrics have a metre that fits the Japanese version. An interesting touch is the fact that people singing Celesʼs part sing in a distinctly non-operatic style which Nobuo Uematsu said was intentional (in-game, Celes is roped into performing at the last minute as part of a counter-heist to nab a kidnapper).