Me: Wow! I have 473 new messages on DA! ::confused::
Roo: Oh, sorry! I thought I logged out of my account.
Me: ... ... ... ... ;_;

Bah! No one is online. ::lazy and bored::

WHOA! I just remembered a dream I had last night while brushing my teeth this morning. It was a dream of me, brushing my teeth, and when I went to rinse my mouth on the first time, the water came out red. Okay, I though nothing of it. Hit a tender spot possibly. It happens here and there when I really brush my teeth. So, I continued my business, washed my mouth out again and it happened a second time. ... I washed my mouth out again to check and more water in the shade of red. So I panic, and rinse my mouth out more and more and blood forever leaves my mouth. ... I don't remember much after this. It was creepy to me. o.o; ::raises fist into the air:: CURSE YOU BAD TEETH! ^^;

Roo, Albert Brooks was the voice of Hank Scorpio on the Simpsons. Just follow the link. ^_^

There was something else that crossed my mind on the way to work, but I forgot it. ^^ Oh well. My shift begins in a minute. Off I go. Fun... ::POOF::

ARGH! SquareEnix has annouced their upcoming game line-up and Kingdom Hearts 2 is on hold until Disney gives them the license approval. DAMMIT DISNEY!!! ... Must obtain degree in manager skills and take over the company...

If you want to listen to my CD, Roo, why not ask... for a bootleg? =p

The fact that SmackDown! is revolving around the Mr. America/Mr. McMahon feud really tells me that this show is in the crapper. Wait.. ::slaps head:: OH MY GOD! It IS the new Thursday Night Thunder. ;_;

::bitches and whines:: Bah, how dare Roo have the day off! She's on my Enemy List again.

Hey, Roo. Why go and take classes when you have a perfect model right infront of you! ::poses:: ... ... ::watches Roo turn into a ball of fire:: .. What? ... ^^; ::is shot, mutilated, shot again, bags packed, shot once more, tossed out the door and shot one last time:: ... x.X;
But, nah, seriously. Pretty nekkid people. That is, of course how they came out. =p ::envious:: But, then again, I'll always be envious of yours and others' art. ^^;

Now keep in mind as you read this, I am not good at describing and surely no good at describing something like music. So... um, I hope you can understand my ramblings in this review of...

Original Music Composed and Produced: Nobuo Uematsu
Arrangement & Synthesizer Programming: Tsuyoshi Sekito and Kenichiro Fukui
Mixing Engineer: Kenichiro Fukui

Battle Scene (Final Fantasy I)
A slow beginning with a deep synth playing, leading into a rough guitar jamming and then into the opening melody of this track in synth. The dark guitar returns not long after before going back to our main melody. Higher and higher our lead guitar gets, not long followed by its own solo, bringing a little life into this heavily synth piece. The synth is way too strong in this opening number and completely takes away from the dark mood that this track began with. A track worth skipping.

Clash on the Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V)
A slow and soft aural organ coming up and coming down as our piece begins, soothing you from the darkness that was the previous piece (if you didn't skip it). A few seconds of this and the guitars scream at you. It's time to wake up! There's danger coming! Guitars playing the main opening of this piece as a synth organ runs up and down in the background. This organ then takes control playing the main melody before our lead guitar jumps in, taking over the piece. The organ fights back, taking its melody back to the beginning. The guitar will not have that, pushing the organ away and taking control again. A constant battle between the two in this track. The synth takes over after about halfway through the track, bringing its on solo to the piece. The guitar has realized what has occurred here and screams its song back at you as it takes complete control of the track, playing the entire melody. This track is a great arrangement of Final Fantasy's most idiotic villain's theme, Gilgamesh. Uematsu and Co have pulled off a good job of having the lead guitar and organ work together in sharing this piece. A track I recommend to check out.

Force Your Way (Final Fantasy VIII)
Very cyber-sounding synths start this track, hopping side to side as the lead synth makes its move as it did in the original piece. The organ beats up and down on the keyboard, growing faster and faster as strings rush violently leading into the lead guitar taking the main melody of this piece. Rough and hard as the guitars play cooperatively with the mad skills of the organ. Higher and higher the lead guitar, reaching the top and coming down to the organ. The guitar sings its song as the sound of crashing is heard in the background. CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! The guitar cries as the organ accompanies its sadness. We return to our original piece as the violent strings and organ play, ending our piece with an edgy guitar. For a 4 minute song, this track goes by very fast. I didn't realize I was so far in it when I was checking the position of the player. Another track I recommend. Things are looking good so far.

Battle, Scene II (Fianl Fantasy II)
The tracks begins with a foreboding deep bass that's almost haunting sounding as if something is stalking you. In fact, this track in general is haunting for it entire beginning. After the scary guitar, it shifts to synth strings playing the main melody of this track. After a couple of runs of the tracks, it switches to a mad harpsichord almost resembling the style of Ishwatari's Guilty Gear tracks. From there, it slows down to more synth and guitar. A very slow track from here forth. The track returns to its original melody and flat out ends. Honestly not a favorite to me.

Decisive Battle (Final Fantasy VI)
Now we're talking. A soft opening with a quit guitar singing you a short lullaby. And then, WHAM! ROCK! Now this track is true the original piece, with constant screaming lead guitar playing the main melody of this infamous track. Not much to say on this track. All out rock, the way it should and true to the original piece. Well, actually, after halfway through the track, it cuts to a crazy synth piano playing an original tune while still having the guitars rock in the background. Once this piece ends, it flawlessly cuts back to the original boss battle theme of this game. Absolutely love the guitars in this piece. You wished you were playing a kick ass arrangement of Final Fantasy VI right now.

Battle Theme (Final Fantasy VI)
Hard, rough rock opening. Makes you want to headbang. Again, another slow piece, BUT very rough sounding compared to Battle, Scene II. There is some synth through the beginning of the track, playing the string portion of this track. After the second run, another piece of synth sneaks in, playing a repetitive tune until the sounds of aural choir fades us to what would be the end of the battle theme before repeating itself again. And to keep the piece fresh, it cuts to a guitar solo, brining us to the rough edge of this track again. Once the solo man is done, the piece kicks back to the battle theme, ending with a unison of synth and rock.

J-E-N-O-V-A (Final Fantasy VII)
GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENT! This track begins with soft sounds of a synth piano as the J-E-N-O-V-A track begins in Final Fantasy VII. Almost like listening to rain falling... In a aural way. Then we hit some hard guitars and into the synth of the main melody. Guitars following in after the first play of the track, but the synth still holds control of the main melody. Almost halfway through the track, we cut into the required original tune, all synth with sounds of like comets falling. And we return to the main melody. ... ... ::skips the rest:

Those Who Fight Further (Final Fantasy VII)
Ah, yes, how the track SHOULD HAVE sounded on the PlayStation. Rough guitars open this track, following the original melody and into synth playing the main melody. So far, true to the original track as it should have been. We have another guitar solo after two plays of the track and it is very enjoyable as there is a soft organ playing to the original piece in the background. The piece returns to the original track, playing the synth organ portion. During this part of the track, there is a clanking noise that is play that is somewhat bothersome as it is not soft but very audible and takes away from the track. In the end, another good track to listen to.

Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy VI)
My god, are they insane!? Hell no! They just know what's good. The track begins with that haunting organ as your party is faced with a monstrous tower of evil beings, forged together to bring you straight to hell. The organ picks up as it begins the main melody of the first tier as an aural choir sings the track (Not literally singing). Into the second tier, the organ continues playing as both it and the incoming aural choir bounce up and down, dark drums soon following them. The organ then screams at you before returning back to its bouncing beat. The organ runs up and down, from left to right, playing its haunting song as it leads into the third tier. The organ plays its harmonic beat, capturing your soul in its haunting melody. Up and down, slow and fast and then in frustration, the keys are mashed with harmony, the piece coming down with you in it. Silence. Drums beat and the very famous battle tune is played, lead by the synth organ. From it's main melody, it slows down, bringing the darkness back to the track, the organ growing slower... and slower, filling you with misery and despair, leading into a waling guitar, making you realize that there is no more hope. This whining guitar drags you soul all over as the aural choir sings the song of your falling. At the guitars peak, judgment is set as a bell is rung, the haunting organ returning, stronger and darker. The bell rings again... and again.... and again...... till there is no more. ... ... If you could guess, I REALLY LOVE this track. My number 1 pick out of all the tracks on this CD. Though most of it is in synth on using mainly three instruments, you can't argue how good this track is especially now that it has been arranged.

Battle with Seymour (Final Fantasy X)
The track begins very much to its original form in Final Fantasy X, leading into the main melody. It sounds almost that of the same, but of a higher quality. After three quarters of the track, the melody and pace change into a light guitar with a beautiful score transferring to your standard lead guitar and then back to the synth of the original melody. Yeah... I guess Uematsu really liked this track as its original format to make it nearly completely the same. Still, a good track rearranged or not.

And there you have it. My review of this album. A very excellent album minus a few things and I would recommend purchasing if you're into the music from Final Fantasy or just game music in general. And a little FYI, here's a little background on Sekito and Fukui, the people responsible for the arrangement of this album.

Tsuyoshi Sekito

• Brave Fencer Musashiden
• Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon 2
• ChronoTrigger '99
• Final Fantasy I& II
• All Star Pro-Wrestling 2

Kenichiro Fukui

• Einhander
• All Star Pro-Wrestling

That's it for today. ... Back to work on Millia! WEEE~~~!

3 mints on my pillow.