The Black Mages

Number 81 · 01-13-2005, 05:35 PM

Has anyone listened to them? They are a band with Nobuo Uematsu (writer of the music for Final Fantasy) that makes rock remixes of Final Fantasy Songs. They Just came out with a 2nd Album called "The Skies Above".
Samples for the First CD can be found here:
http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ffbm/index.html

The track list of the 2nd CD:
01. Matoya's Cave (FFI)
02. Battle Theme (Unknown)
03. Hunter's Chance (FFIX)
04. Vamo'alla Flamenco (FFIX)
05. Ton of Zanarkand (FFX)
06. The Dreadful Fight (FFIV)
07. The Final Battle (Unknown)
08. The Man with the Machine Gun (FFVIII)
09. Otherworld (FFX)
10. Maybe I'm a Lion (FFVIII)
11. Murahama's Theme (Unknown)

If anyone is interested in buying them they can be found at:
Gamemusic.com

Cloud Strife · 01-13-2005, 05:39 PM

Thank you! I've been looking for where I could buy this! *bookmarks the site*

Yeah, I'm a big fan of them, if you can't tell.

VA_Ninja · 01-13-2005, 06:56 PM

Sweeeet...

*Prays The Black Mages are on iTunes*

Loyal · 01-13-2005, 07:23 PM

And here's the first one, right here.

Personally, I like their remix of Gilgamesh's theme best.

Number 81 · 01-13-2005, 09:34 PM

There are other sites that sell them:
AnimeNation.com
Otaku.com and CDJapan.com also sell it, but they ship from Japan.
I would not suggest buying them off of eBay or Amazon.com, they sell bootlegs, really bad bootlegs, I tried, and the sound if faded and there are spots on the disk where the song 'pops'. Not worth it.

The_Bear · 01-13-2005, 09:39 PM

Excellent! I've read about these guys somewhere before, but I had no idea they had a 2 CDs out. Most excellent indeed.

Does anyone here have either of their CDs? On a scale of one to awsome, are they super great?

Number 81 · 01-13-2005, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Bear

Excellent! I've read about these guys somewhere before, but I had no idea they had a 2 CDs out. Most excellent indeed.

Does anyone here have either of their CDs? On a scale of one to awsome, are they super great?

They're pretty good. Out of the 17 Final Fantasy Music CD's I have their first one is one of my favorites. I ordered the 2nd one, but the USPS just hates me, it's been 10 DAYS! 10 painful days of waiting.

Number 81 · 01-15-2005, 04:27 PM

The second one just came today. Otherworld is sung by a female, and IMO it sound's better than the FFX version. Here are some samples, Sadly, the samples do NOT do the CD justice.

The cd uses some calm guitar solo's that make a nice touch. The Skies Above (Track 10) is a remix of "Zanarkand" (Opening theme of FFX) starts with the piano version, then switches to a vocal rock. The voice is a little weird (Sung by some guy named 'Mr. Goo' ). This may be my 2nd favorite CD.

BlackMageGirl! · 01-15-2005, 04:41 PM

Yo, Number 81...it's not nice to double post. Against the rules ya know.

Anyways...I have heard of the Black Mages. I believe SanBaiShi burned me a copy of their songs, and I love them.

Especially the Zanarkand remix.

Vicious · 01-15-2005, 05:55 PM

Otherworld? With female vocals? How am I supposed to get jiggy to that!? Bammit!

Anyway, I would order the CD, but the ways of online buying are foreign to me. I'll just look on Kaz--er....some legal paying music download program.

01-13-2005, 05:35 PM	#1
Number 81 Shyguy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Don't ask Posts: 215	The Black Mages Has anyone listened to them? They are a band with Nobuo Uematsu (writer of the music for Final Fantasy) that makes rock remixes of Final Fantasy Songs. They Just came out with a 2nd Album called "The Skies Above". Samples for the First CD can be found here: http://www.rpgfan.com/soundtracks/ffbm/index.html The track list of the 2nd CD: 01. Matoya's Cave (FFI) 02. Battle Theme (Unknown) 03. Hunter's Chance (FFIX) 04. Vamo'alla Flamenco (FFIX) 05. Ton of Zanarkand (FFX) 06. The Dreadful Fight (FFIV) 07. The Final Battle (Unknown) 08. The Man with the Machine Gun (FFVIII) 09. Otherworld (FFX) 10. Maybe I'm a Lion (FFVIII) 11. Murahama's Theme (Unknown) If anyone is interested in buying them they can be found at: Gamemusic.com __________________ ~gladios amo RaiRO: Sacerdos 4x/3x (Future FS Priest)

01-13-2005, 05:39 PM	#2
Cloud Strife Stranger in a strange land. Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Walla Walla, WA. Posts: 2,846	Finally! Thank you! I've been looking for where I could buy this! bookmarks the site Yeah, I'm a big fan of them, if you can't tell. __________________ You know, I'd put up something witty and clever right now, but eh. I'm lazy.

01-13-2005, 09:34 PM	#5
Number 81 Shyguy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Don't ask Posts: 215	There are other sites that sell them: AnimeNation.com Otaku.com and CDJapan.com also sell it, but they ship from Japan. I would not suggest buying them off of eBay or Amazon.com, they sell bootlegs, really bad bootlegs, I tried, and the sound if faded and there are spots on the disk where the song 'pops'. Not worth it. __________________ ~gladios amo RaiRO: Sacerdos 4x/3x (Future FS Priest)

01-13-2005, 09:39 PM	#6
The_Bear Using the same avatar since 2003 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nobody reads this line. Posts: 759	Excellent! I've read about these guys somewhere before, but I had no idea they had a 2 CDs out. Most excellent indeed. Does anyone here have either of their CDs? On a scale of one to awsome, are they super great? __________________ Why yes, I am tehmazing. Thank you for noticing.

01-15-2005, 04:27 PM	#8
Number 81 Shyguy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Don't ask Posts: 215	The second one just came today. Otherworld is sung by a female, and IMO it sound's better than the FFX version. Here are some samples, Sadly, the samples do NOT do the CD justice. The cd uses some calm guitar solo's that make a nice touch. The Skies Above (Track 10) is a remix of "Zanarkand" (Opening theme of FFX) starts with the piano version, then switches to a vocal rock. The voice is a little weird (Sung by some guy named 'Mr. Goo' ). This may be my 2nd favorite CD. __________________ ~gladios amo RaiRO: Sacerdos 4x/3x (Future FS Priest)

01-13-2005, 06:56 PM	#3
VA_Ninja :3 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 395	Sweeeet... Prays The Black Mages are on iTunes

01-15-2005, 04:41 PM	#9
BlackMageGirl! Oh hi! :D Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Currently in reality! Posts: 2,688	Yo, Number 81...it's not nice to double post. Against the rules ya know. Anyways...I have heard of the Black Mages. I believe SanBaiShi burned me a copy of their songs, and I love them. Especially the Zanarkand remix.

01-15-2005, 05:55 PM	#10
Vicious Dread Pirate Roberts #7 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Callisto.. Posts: 347	Otherworld? With female vocals? How am I supposed to get jiggy to that!? Bammit! Anyway, I would order the CD, but the ways of online buying are foreign to me. I'll just look on Kaz--er....some legal paying music download program. __________________ spE4Ce pREtZEL01: how do I end up being a therapist for all my old gfs OMGIMJ4KE: comes with the territory OMGIMJ4KE: same thing happened with mine spE4Ce pREtZEL01: not that I mind, I love 'em all spE4Ce pREtZEL01: collect 'em, trade 'em, show 'em to your friends OMGIMJ4KE: gotta catch em all spE4Ce pREtZEL01: Wendymon, I choose you! Bipolar attack! OMGIMJ4KE: "Im happy! Now im sad!" OMGIMJ4KE: Monster is confused!