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  • Dancing Mad (Kefka) Final Fantasy VI Metal Guitar Cover by FamilyJules
    ▼ Your choice for the Greatest Video Game Song of All Time ▼
    (Tabs For All Parts Available on Patreon!)
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    This is the final video in my series of going through the top 20 Favorite Video Game Songs of all time as voted on by my community. This is the NUMBER 1 song voted by all of you!
    Last summer when I tallied up the votes and saw that this would be the final song, I let out a sigh of dread. While I was excited that the number one song was one that I haven’t done, there’s a good reason why I’ve been nervous to take it on and it should be apparent by the runtime. Not only is it long, it’s complicated in technical ability AND arrangement. Being a 4 movement piece, it was not going to be easy to figure out how to make it one song.
    Last week, there was a bit of an issue with the number 2 song and I had to take some time to make adjustments, which put me back a bit in getting started on this which made me very nervous about it releasing on time. To have less than a week to put together a cover of the 12-17 minute arguable magnum opus of Nobuo Uematsu, was stressful but I knew I just had to do my best.
    Being able to simply play all of these parts was one thing, but mixing it was an incredible challenge. I opted to fully orchestrate it past its original instrumentation and getting everything heard at the level I felt appropriate was incredibly difficult. I had to make many sacrifices to tones and EQ I normally wouldn’t choose. I originally planned to use only the John Petrucci Neural DSP amp for all the guitars (which felt appropriate given the context), but I quickly found that because of the density, I wasn’t going to have the luxury of whatever tone I wanted. I ended up using the Mixwave Spiritbox again for rhythms and the Neural DSP Plini for leads. I love the Plini but it’s very low end heavy which I actually used to my advantage to add a slow reacting compressor to the low end to give the transients in the lead more punch to cut through without adding too much more high end energy.
    For the arrangement, I really just laid everything out and arranged as I went in a way that felt fluid to the direction I was going. I ended up repeating sections in different ways than I originally planned and I hope that it creates a unique arrangement of this piece. I found getting to repeat parts let me really go all out on adding stuff after replicating the original sections to respect the piece.
    My favorite part though was the chord changes I made to the clean section in movement one and movement 4. There was something about the Aadd9 chord going to an E/G sharp instead of the C sharp minor that really moved me that I had to have it there, especially at the end to give it a more triumphant feeling. I’m incredibly proud overall how this turned out and I can’t believe I finished it in time. I really hope you guys enjoy it as it was an absolutely immense undertaking.
    Thanks so much for watching! I’m going to be taking a small break to begin working on some new things coming soon. Subscribe if you haven't already so you can be the first to see the big things coming very soon!
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    Composed by: Nobuo Uematsu
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    Instruments Used:
    Lead Guitar: Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty
    Rhythm Guitar: Schecter C-7 Multiscale
    Bass: Schecter Diamond-J 5
    Interface: Axe-Fx III
    Mixer: SSL 12
    Microphone: Neumann TLM103
    Audio Software: Cubase 13
    Video Software: Davinci Resolve
    Video Camera: Panasonic Lumix GH5s
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Komentáře • 726

  • @FamilyJules7X
    @FamilyJules7X  Před 5 měsíci +400

    DANCING MAD, the monumental final boss battle from Final Fantasy VI was your choice for BEST VIDEO GAME SONG OF ALL TIME! Here is my new metal arrangement of the track of all four movements! Thank you all so much for voting in my survey last year to find the greatest video game music of all time. Check out the top 20 songs in the playlist here: czcams.com/play/PLtVLuItpBoj5hqo8ZrGtgWOrso5OywGz2.html
    I'll be compiling all of the songs in this series into a full album that will first be available to supporters on Patreon, and then will be releasing to stores as soon as it clears. I'd like to give them all a once over for mixing and mastering so bear with me! Hope I catch some of you at MAGfest this month where I'll be performing on Mainstage with ToxicxEternity! Thank you again!

    • @Xanatrix
      @Xanatrix Před 5 měsíci +17

      Not only is Dancing Mad a masterpiece, but the metal version as composed by Uematsu for his (now defunct) metal band The Black Mages was, in my opinion, the best version of Dancing Mad ever.
      Seeing another fantastic metal cover is just the best gift for the new year. Bliadhna Mhath Ur!

    • @marcustomlinson9080
      @marcustomlinson9080 Před 5 měsíci +4

      I still find this game one of the most ground breaking games

    • @MadameTeqi
      @MadameTeqi Před 5 měsíci +3

      It is an absolute honor to be like #69 on such an important and beautiful comment. Well done, Jules!

    • @olla_p.
      @olla_p. Před 5 měsíci +4

      Yeeeeah, I would choose this battle theme too 🙂 FFVI had most awesome music in all of SNES FF's

    • @TheOneZenith
      @TheOneZenith Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@XanatrixEverything that needed to be said, you nailed it perfectly.

  • @rakushasu1262
    @rakushasu1262 Před 2 měsíci +44

    This track is probably the single greatest achievement in video game history. Four movements depicting the travel through hell, purgatory, heaven before meeting 'God,' including various pieces of classical music and remixing them into it, and all of that on the FREAKING SNES.

    • @affsteak3530
      @affsteak3530 Před měsícem +2

      The SNES sound chip was produced in secret by Ken Kutaragi at Sony. It's amazing it exists at all. 😁

    • @nickcarroll8565
      @nickcarroll8565 Před 19 dny

      @@affsteak3530 I remember playing FFIV (2 USA) for the first time and being blown away by the snes sound quality. And that track got blown away by FFVI.

  • @CT808
    @CT808 Před 5 měsíci +53

    Decades later FFVI still getting the love it deserves.

  • @charliemiller9198
    @charliemiller9198 Před 5 měsíci +245

    Dancing Mad was, is, and will be, the definitive 'final battle' music for gaming. Uematsu struck absolute gold. And this is a better remaster than even the Black Mages' version. Bravo.

    • @lvcsslacker
      @lvcsslacker Před 4 měsíci +22

      And let's not forget the ending theme, "Balance is restored."
      A 20 minute love letter to the characters and series. ON A SNES CARTRIDGE! I recently came across a midi remaster of it and I gotta tell you I was a sobbing mess at the end of it because of how good it was!

    • @alexisglaab2572
      @alexisglaab2572 Před 4 měsíci +11

      @@lvcsslacker The music of FF VI is absolute genius. So many wonderful leitmotifs worked across so much music, easily one of my favourite game OSTs of all time.

    • @ShwappaJ
      @ShwappaJ Před 4 měsíci +5

      ​@@lvcsslacker To be fair, the midis of an SNES game are phenomenally tiny. It would've been more technologically impressive if FF6 had a soundtrack as long as the ones you find in a modern Final Fantasy game. Although I have no doubt it would be doable.

    • @parks97
      @parks97 Před 3 měsíci +1

      The extended solo in the Black Mages version automatically puts it above both this one and any other cover lol

    • @deathbykonami5487
      @deathbykonami5487 Před 3 měsíci +1

      He struck again with Dark Messenger from FFIX

  • @celesticnova
    @celesticnova Před 5 měsíci +274

    I've never heard this song before, but after listening to 1 minute of this video, I think I need to play FF6.

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos Před 5 měsíci +47

      God yes you do

    • @robganondalf4144
      @robganondalf4144 Před 5 měsíci +52

      I can safely say that FF6 is one of my favorite games of all time. I would 100% recommend though it is very sad at some parts.

    • @darkguardian50
      @darkguardian50 Před 5 měsíci +27

      its my favorite game of all time. If you love classic JRPG's there is no question you will absolutely love it. The pixel remasters from last year were great. And they sold FF4, 5 and 6 as a package that is some of the best spent money on a game you will make (assuming you like classic jrpgs).

    • @theinternetwizard4656
      @theinternetwizard4656 Před 5 měsíci +4

      ok im serious play the Brand New World mod with the vanilla end Script attached (its kind of dumbly hard in spots but save statesll help) its so fucking peak

    • @HHog
      @HHog Před 5 měsíci +18

      Honestly Final Fantasy 6 has, in my opinion, the most powerful and emotion-evoking soundtrack in the series. Dancing Mad is of course a masterpiece, but then there's also a delightfully bombastic recurring villain leitmotif that's also worked into various parts of this track, there's the fact that every playable character gets their own fitting theme song which are all tied together into a large medley during the ending, and then there's even a segment of the game that they literally wrote a whole opera for (which was later performed with a live orchestra and opera singers on the "Final Fantasy VI: Grand Finale" album). Even if you don't end up playing the actual game, you should definitely give the soundtrack a listen.

  • @OGNoNameNobody
    @OGNoNameNobody Před 5 měsíci +117

    Make no mistake, _Dancing Mad_ was always a little "rock opera", however, sir, that was, without question, the MOST *ROCK OPERA*

    • @Cue-Ball.
      @Cue-Ball. Před 19 dny

      There's really nothing rock about Dancing Mad until you reach the last phase though. It's more of a classical piece.

  • @wariothelegend9645
    @wariothelegend9645 Před 5 měsíci +117

    i remember seeing the form dropped like a year ago, thinking "i guess my favorite is Dancing Mad, don't think that will go anywhere though"
    and here I am at the start of this year, where Dancing Mad is declared the best video game song of all time by an apparent landslide. Amazing cover, glad the Kefka nation is still going strong in 2024!

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos Před 5 měsíci +6

      That reminds me. I used to have a mailing list called Cult of Kefka. I should send this to them, see if anyone is active.

    • @timhaldane7588
      @timhaldane7588 Před 5 měsíci

      Glad to see it at the top of the heap where it belongs.

    • @mecagoenbb
      @mecagoenbb Před 5 měsíci +6

      Where was it declared the best? Here im this channel? I agree it is, but where was it?

    • @wariothelegend9645
      @wariothelegend9645 Před 5 měsíci +5

      @@mecagoenbb the form dropped on twitter one day sometime early 2023 several months before he started the cover series. that's how I found out about it at least, i have no idea if it was posted on youtube as a community post or not.

  • @keystone5750
    @keystone5750 Před 5 měsíci +275

    A SNES song? Dancing Mad, perhaps? A song that ambitious and impressive stands out among every other track on the console I can think of.

    • @MewtwoStruckBack
      @MewtwoStruckBack Před 5 měsíci +23

      The obvious and correct answer! Video game heaven would be livestreaming a 100% playthrough of FF6 and Jules playing this live as you finished out.

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Před 5 měsíci +3

      FF6 is alright, but the soundtrack is an S-tier
      but what about Thunder Force IV's OST? The Sega Genesis counterpart of top-tier music

    • @retrolaf7755
      @retrolaf7755 Před 5 měsíci +8

      ​@@LavaCreeperPeoplethank you. FF4 holds most of the A-tiers OST from the whole franchise.
      Plus, Red Wings, Boss Theme and Theme of Love are S-tier.

    • @LavaCreeperPeople
      @LavaCreeperPeople Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@retrolaf7755 nice :D!

    • @PannikAttack
      @PannikAttack Před 5 měsíci +12

      FF6 had a complete OST of generally maddeningly great music with no right to be that awesome and complex on a 16-bit system! I have covered a lot of gaming music and there are so many favourites among players and myself - This game just had the best concentration of them - Also with One Winged Angel, Uematsu definitely drew on his previous style experiments here :)

  • @mavven2882
    @mavven2882 Před 5 měsíci +48

    Without a doubt, this is easily the best cover of this song that's ever been created. This track was so f*ckin metal that it cured my iron deficiency.

    • @PhilMante
      @PhilMante Před 2 měsíci

      GaMetal's version is epic as fawk too.

    • @vulcan422
      @vulcan422 Před měsícem

      @@PhilMante That's the best part about Dancing Mad: everyone who's ever covered or performed it always has a different take on it while still making it sound amazing. Even Uematsu himself has several different versions of it. By far one of the greatest examples of progressive rock in video games.

  • @walteranurantha5014
    @walteranurantha5014 Před 5 měsíci +290

    Four layers of Kefka's madness:
    0:00: Hell
    2:43: Underworld
    4:51: Sky
    6:56: Heaven
    This is way longer than Sephiroth's theme for story purposes. Mad lad awesome cover!❤

    • @deathbykonami5487
      @deathbykonami5487 Před 5 měsíci +4

      There's five layers, cause there's five parts to this song. You missed one.

    • @walteranurantha5014
      @walteranurantha5014 Před 5 měsíci +23

      @@deathbykonami5487 8:48 is the musical transition in the Heaven layer, not the next layer/phase transition.

    • @Ghostrander
      @Ghostrander Před 5 měsíci +16

      It's also heavily inspired by the Divine Comedy

    • @syeblaize
      @syeblaize Před 5 měsíci +8

      The transition with the opening theme that goes into the baseline with Kefka's original theme always gives me goosebumps, no matter which version. THIS VERSION gave me ultra goosebumps.

    • @Fustercluck06
      @Fustercluck06 Před 5 měsíci +11

      Kefka > Sephiroth

  • @chaosmiles07
    @chaosmiles07 Před 5 měsíci +58

    _Life... Dreams... Hope... Where'd they come from? And where are they headed...? This banger... I am going to upvote!!_

    • @ZonaiHero-ul5nm
      @ZonaiHero-ul5nm Před 4 měsíci +5

      I read this comment right as the transition to the final movement hit. So this was perfect. 7:08 is the time for anyone who wants to do the same.

  • @Dethraxx
    @Dethraxx Před 5 měsíci +158

    It has to be a re-cover of Hyrule Market (Night). That's one of the best video's you've ever done.

    • @Hadaron
      @Hadaron Před 5 měsíci +8

      Yoooo Dethraxx fancy seeing you here! Still listening to your Octopath 2 covers

    • @Zucr_
      @Zucr_ Před 5 měsíci +1

      Man I don't know he nailed the first cover. it would be hard to top. Then again maybe it was too perfect perhaps a little more expression.

    • @DizzyDisco93
      @DizzyDisco93 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Lmao he could have a metronome in the back so the audience can follow along

  • @BimJowen
    @BimJowen Před 5 měsíci +53

    Mad respect to the man who wrote this masterpiece for the SNES, he's an absolute genius, but so are you for constructing this. This is the best it will ever be done.

    • @kathymarch3653
      @kathymarch3653 Před 5 měsíci +21

      Nobuo Uematsu. The man, the legend himself. Responsible most famously for the greater portion of the Final Fantasy franchise soundtrack

    • @sabertoothsentry1418
      @sabertoothsentry1418 Před 5 měsíci +12

      ​@kathymarch3653 His body of work just in Final Fantasy alone is incredible. There are too many tracks to name. Uematsu truly is a legend.

    • @jasonaburkes
      @jasonaburkes Před 4 měsíci +5

      Argueable on best ever, because Uematsu also does Hard Rock. czcams.com/video/bSvW_w-5rWQ/video.htmlsi=i6mwfdhC6-X8vnSJ

  • @WeskAlber
    @WeskAlber Před 5 měsíci +54

    Aw man, I was waiting for you to do a riff for Kefka's laugh!
    Awesome job dude.

    • @danielrue1801
      @danielrue1801 Před 4 měsíci +2

      Literally the -only- thing missing from this, is that screeching laugh. However, this song is still the best rendition of the piece I have ever heard. Truly masterful.

  • @Archontasil
    @Archontasil Před 5 měsíci +13

    "There's nothing like the sound of hundreds of voices screaming in unison"

  • @knowbuddynose
    @knowbuddynose Před 5 měsíci +84

    Covering Dancing Mad is a serious undertaking. Well done!

  • @Maglude
    @Maglude Před 5 měsíci +168

    Take a bow, Jules. That was freaking epic, a masterpiece even! Thank you.

  • @DanJonesKing
    @DanJonesKing Před 4 měsíci +8

    You know the Video's fucking gold when the Most replayed moment is the entire thing LMAO

  • @lewis9s
    @lewis9s Před 5 měsíci +22

    First GaMetal does Serpent sting the horizon,
    Next FamilyJules does Dancing Mad,
    2024 is already going strong! 💪🔥

  • @SuspiciousTemmie
    @SuspiciousTemmie Před 5 měsíci +48

    Dancing Mad is without a doubt one of, if not _the_ greatest videogame song ever made, but holy crap, you might have just made it even better. You absolutely outdid yourself on this one dude, this might legitimately be the best cover you've ever made

  • @AmuroRae
    @AmuroRae Před 5 měsíci +49

    This is insane. I literally cannot fathom the amount of work that went into this, from the song itself to the video completion. Just fantastic.

  • @ckoden
    @ckoden Před 5 měsíci +21

    This song, Kefka, and Final Fantasy 6 left a mark on my childhood that I never want to forget. This version you've created is everything I could have hoped for and more. It literally brought tears to my eyes.

  • @danielostrowski856
    @danielostrowski856 Před 5 měsíci +15

    The obvious answer is the Yoshi’s Story credits theme when all the Yoshis are singing along out of tune

  • @ISawABear
    @ISawABear Před 5 měsíci +384

    No Jules you can't play Megalovania on you channel AGAIN
    For context this comment was made before the video title was revealed

    • @dasaiyantv8483
      @dasaiyantv8483 Před 5 měsíci +21

      I mean, if he were to be playing the best video game song of all time, then he'd be playing Bury the Light twice in a row and third time overall.

    • @swampert564
      @swampert564 Před 5 měsíci +21

      That's an odd way to spell Gerudo Valley...

    • @x_Foxy_
      @x_Foxy_ Před 5 měsíci +15

      Nah thanks, I'll stay with 90% of DM Dokuro's Calamity Mod's soundtrack...
      *_The air is getting warmer around you._*
      *_THIS IS MY MEEEESSAAGEEEEEEEE TOOOOO MYYYYY MAAAASTEEEEEER_*
      *_THIS IS A FIIIIIGHT YOUUU CAAAANNOOOOOOT WIIIIIIIIIIIIN-_*

    • @Zapdos7471
      @Zapdos7471 Před 5 měsíci +19

      This is a strange rendition of the moon theme from Duck Tales, but I like it.

    • @armakeen3576
      @armakeen3576 Před 5 měsíci +10

      That's weird, he played You will know our names from Xenoblade Chronicles a few days ago. Why would he make another video about it?

  • @Youspoonybard1
    @Youspoonybard1 Před 5 měsíci +19

    Of course it’s Dancing Mad! It couldn’t be anything else honestly. Such an amazing piece of music.

  • @soopakoopa6461
    @soopakoopa6461 Před 5 měsíci +33

    The biggest takeaway from this top 20 is that you should play explorers so you can appreciate Dialga's Fight to the Finish more after your cover of it.

    • @theillusionist1494
      @theillusionist1494 Před 5 měsíci

      The bigger takeaway is that Jules’s fans all have extraordinary taste, since main series Pokémon does have some bangers yet DFTTF was the only Pokémon song to make the list

  • @ryn2075
    @ryn2075 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Dawg. Just...I don't have any words. The group of metal talent that exists on YT currently, between you, Richaad, Jonathan Young, ToxicX, and plenty of other very talented channels is just....
    We're spoiled. This was incredible. Seriously. This cover is seriously next level, and maybe that's mostly kudos to the original composition being so incredible, but your arrangement, your personal flair, your percussion choices that kept the song feeling just as uneasy and off-balance as the original. Absolutely amazing. I didnt even have the mental space to rock out to the genre because the musical arrangement itself was so captivating. Thank you.

  • @EVizify
    @EVizify Před 5 měsíci +3

    Nobuo would be proud. As I'm typing I'm only 1 minute in and this is marvelous.
    A full listen later... I don't know what I like best. The incredibly solid rythm section. The throughout tension. The gasping finale. That's a really, really beautiful piece of work.

  • @blue_ronado
    @blue_ronado Před 5 měsíci +23

    I got actual chills while listening to this when this went live. Was not expecting Dancing Mad to be at one, but I'm immensely glad one of my favorite Final Fantasy themes took this spot. You killed it with this cover. Phenomenal work!

  • @XTRMNTR2K
    @XTRMNTR2K Před 5 měsíci +48

    You know, I rarely leave comments unless I feel I have something unique and worthwhile to contribute. But today I just *have* to give my opinion!
    Over the course of the years I've heard many, many takes on this absolute beast of a track. Most of them metal, some with a more classical approach (including covers played on a full-size church organ!). And out of all of them, your cover has to be among the absolute best. Holy moly, what a masterpiece. Not only did you play this beautifully (and masterfully), but the arrangement was out of this world. I absolutely loved how you added more of your own personal touch in the repeated parts! It all feels very natural and organic to me, like this is the way the song is supposed to be. And working under pressure no less, I can only salute you for achieving such a mindblowingly awesome result. My hat is off to you!
    Last but not least: A Happy New Year to you! May 2024 be filled with love, health, success and lots of awesome music!

  • @derpchief9614
    @derpchief9614 Před 5 měsíci +5

    It's such a gift that people are still making covers of Dancing Mad

  • @StattStatt
    @StattStatt Před 5 měsíci +15

    I actually gasped out loud when I saw this, and god damn you absolutely knocket it out of the park and into orbit. Amazing job as always!

  • @Seegtease
    @Seegtease Před 5 měsíci +9

    This is truly the magnum opus of Nobuo Uematsu. It always gives me chills to this day.

  • @videogamephenom1991
    @videogamephenom1991 Před 9 dny +1

    6:55 - The Schecter Blackjack SLS does the Omen theme before the final phase. This instrument hasn't been seen in quite a long time, especially when Jules first used it since his tenure at San Diego began nearly nine years prior.

  • @TylerFast441
    @TylerFast441 Před 5 měsíci +14

    You god damn Mad Lad. It's amazing how well Dancing Mad can translate into becoming an incredible prog metal piece. Sounds exactly like as if Dream Theater was covering it but without the keys. Amazing work as always, gave me goosebumps. Going on my Spotify for sure.

    • @AnvilJeff
      @AnvilJeff Před 5 měsíci +3

      See this was the perfect opportunity to call him a *Dancing* Mad Lad. You were so close.... 😂

    • @TylerFast441
      @TylerFast441 Před 5 měsíci +2

      @AnvilJeff Im at work with my brain (mostly) turned off. Ill let you have it.

    • @AnvilJeff
      @AnvilJeff Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@TylerFast441 fair my dude, fair. That'll be me in two hours

  • @RichardHardslab
    @RichardHardslab Před 5 měsíci +9

    Ah, the blessed return to Final Fantasy’s Opera phase. Great rendition of Dancing Mad!

  • @Slackarius
    @Slackarius Před 5 měsíci +6

    Instrumental storytelling doesn't get much better than this. No words needed to take us through Kefka's journey from mad clown, to god, to nothing.

    • @sabertoothsentry1418
      @sabertoothsentry1418 Před 5 měsíci +4

      It really is. He starts as someone you can't take seriously and runs from pretty much every bit of confrontation. Then you get to Doma and Zozo and you see how evil he is. By the time you get to the floating island, you learn how insane and dangerous this joke actually is.

  • @Necrikus
    @Necrikus Před 5 měsíci +7

    Dancing Mad so early into the new year? I don't know if that's a good omen or a bad one, but I'm always happy for a good cover of it.

  • @ShadowReaper1227X
    @ShadowReaper1227X Před 5 měsíci +10

    I’m SO glad you extended that part at 4:27!! Always felt that riff went too hard to be so short. Glad to see I’m not the only one who thought so! Banger cover m8!!!

  • @DyxoXinoro
    @DyxoXinoro Před 4 měsíci +2

    The way the guitar just wails in sorrow during that final solo. Oh man. I felt that in my soul.

  • @kainx99
    @kainx99 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Oh man! What an awesome cover, you now leave me with an impossible choice to make: Which FF6 Dancing Mad I keep in my Final Fantasy Metal Cover Playlist.
    This is going to be a very tough choice!
    Cheers!

  • @gctypo2838
    @gctypo2838 Před 5 měsíci +6

    Hats off to Kefka for being one of the main inspiration behind one of my favorite villains ever.

    • @JacksonOwex
      @JacksonOwex Před 5 měsíci +1

      Now I'm curious who your favorite villain is!

  • @aapur
    @aapur Před 5 měsíci +9

    Son of a Sandworm! This cover absolutely slaps the sand off my boots!
    In all seriousness, this cover is just perfect. 10/10 no notes

  • @MatthewSHarrison
    @MatthewSHarrison Před 5 měsíci +2

    I've been watching this whole Top 20 video series play out and it is an absolute joy to see this selected as the overall #1, because this is something I've been preaching for years: Dancing Mad is the greatest musical composition in video game history. Nothing else measures up.
    Jules, you did an awesome job with this given the quick turnaround, better than many of your peers could put out there with an extended period of time. If you ever decide to revisit this, here's some things that you could consider:
    - Even though you absolutely nailed everything on the guitar, there were times where a "voice change" felt necessary. Some vocal pads, the organ in the third movement, etc. Everything you did was executed and arranged very well, but in a four movement piece, the colors need to shift heavier between movements.
    - I don't think you need to do any repeat of the third movement. Just hit it once and do that badass transition into the fourth.
    - The small repeat of the fourth movement was unexpected but you did it very well. It would have been nice to hear you solo for longer. You've probably heard the Black Mages version from nearly two decades ago, but the guitar solo in the fourth movement kicks ass.
    Fantastic job overall, and absolutely commendable given what little time you put into this.

  • @SohakmetGameplay
    @SohakmetGameplay Před 5 měsíci +9

    It's gonna be Dancing Mad, isn't it?

  • @DuskWolf224
    @DuskWolf224 Před 5 měsíci +23

    A proper finale for the series! The arrangement was phenomenal! Damn shame you had some issues with Bury the Light; I can only imagine how hard you must've worked to fit this behemoth of a song into the timeslot!

  • @EricVanWilderman
    @EricVanWilderman Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is my favorite Dancing Mad metal cover. This slaps! Hell yeah!

  • @oblivionkey99
    @oblivionkey99 Před 5 měsíci +1

    you seriously did the ENTIRE cover of Dancing Mad?.....major props to you bro.

  • @RenanJarniac
    @RenanJarniac Před 5 měsíci +9

    12 minutes of goosebumps! The best FF for me, and the best boss fight song ever composed! Simply amazing!

  • @t0adflaxxx
    @t0adflaxxx Před 4 měsíci +2

    Goddamn. This mix gave me the same feeling I had when I heard it for the first time on my SNES back in the early days of 1995. I remember just sitting in a submenu and staring at my screen in awe, listening until it finally looped. Bravo, sir!

  • @teixeira6132
    @teixeira6132 Před 5 měsíci +9

    One of the best songs of the best FF! Uematsu on his peak during SNES era! Awesome work!

  • @xanderscookingschool1497
    @xanderscookingschool1497 Před 5 měsíci +9

    After listening, I understand why this was number 1. Damn. Now I need to play Final Fantasy 6 just for Kefka.

    • @andrewdorsey1237
      @andrewdorsey1237 Před 3 měsíci

      Kefka is literally The Joker *who won*
      Which of course makes him one of the best villains of all time

    • @xanderscookingschool1497
      @xanderscookingschool1497 Před 3 měsíci

      @andrewdorsey1237 So I heard. He never faced punishment for his actions, right?

    • @andrewdorsey1237
      @andrewdorsey1237 Před 3 měsíci

      @xanderscookingschool1497 not until the party gets to him no. And even then he's just a nihilist

    • @mr.monkey354
      @mr.monkey354 Před 3 měsíci

      @@andrewdorsey1237he still lost since he wanted to eradicate hope, which the heroes had as they killed him.

  • @regenaer6761
    @regenaer6761 Před 5 měsíci +6

    It's been a while I haven't listen to one of your cover, and giving me Dancing Mad is probably the best way to bring me back! Well, time to (re-)discover some of them!
    Also, it is time to share again the most accurate quote I've ever read to describe the talent of Nubuo Uematsu, the one by Jeremy Jahns: "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like an artist using Crayola crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel."

  • @DarkKewn
    @DarkKewn Před 5 měsíci +5

    Meilleur thème de boss de fin de tous les temps.
    Avec le rire de Kefka cela aurait été parfait !

    • @retrolaf7755
      @retrolaf7755 Před 5 měsíci +2

      9:53 !!! (+ quelques secondes)
      Frissons tout du long en tout cas!

    • @SDchoroQ
      @SDchoroQ Před 4 měsíci

      Oui, un passage qui rappel un des moments de génie de la team Squaresoft. @@retrolaf7755

    • @TrueMajora
      @TrueMajora Před 3 měsíci

      Tout à fait ça manque juste du rire mais ça reste excellentissime

  • @tipsy634
    @tipsy634 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I was NOT expecting you to come out with this absolute BEAST of a song. People voting on the poll made a good choice.
    I'm astonished by this project you've completed. Basically, when you've doen top 10s and 20s in the past, you've turned them into Medleys (understandably)... I was not expecting you to come out with a FULL TOP 20 PLAYLIST especially containing so many songs you've already covered. And especially when the algorithm is so cruel to videogame covers specifically - Most artists are moving away from song covers entirely.
    I think it's also a testament to how much you've grown over time as a musician. Your newest work blows your oldest work out of the water. You've even outmatched covers you made a couple of years ago.

  • @OldWayArtisans
    @OldWayArtisans Před 2 dny +1

    Glad to see you're still doing these. You look so happy when you play...don't ever stop.

  • @Glory2Snowstar
    @Glory2Snowstar Před 5 měsíci +11

    I ALWAYS blast covers of this theme whenever I have finals. Now it's Winter vacation for me and one of the best Dancing Mad covers of all time appears.
    A perfect start to 2024, thanks for everything Jules :)

  • @hedonistredd4592
    @hedonistredd4592 Před 5 měsíci +3

    6:55
    THAT. DAMN. PART.
    Goosebumps, every time. Exactly as that intro should be for God Kefka. ❤️

  • @commediaDollArte
    @commediaDollArte Před 5 měsíci +4

    A cover of FFVI in 2024?! I just can't believe it!

  • @HyperNova137
    @HyperNova137 Před 5 měsíci +7

    You've just elevated a masterpiece to something we don't even have a word for.

    • @retrolaf7755
      @retrolaf7755 Před 5 měsíci +2

      Couldn't say better. Words are escaping.

  • @Alexx1083
    @Alexx1083 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I love how everyone who does this song has individually agreed to end it on a dark, sad note. Like, the good guys never win at the end of this song; not even the Black Mages version. Kefka brings despair to all!

  • @Consolous
    @Consolous Před 5 měsíci +4

    What a great way to start the new year. Snes covers are the best, especially FF

  • @UnexpectedApples
    @UnexpectedApples Před 5 měsíci +3

    NO SHOT YOU COVERED KEFKA'S THEME!!!!!!! WHAT A WAY TO START OFF THE YEAR WITH THIS PERFECT, MADDENING, JAM!

  • @zphayde
    @zphayde Před 5 měsíci +4

    It's so wild to see you still making this magic, watching your stuff through entirely different ERAS of my life

  • @matthewneal4011
    @matthewneal4011 Před 5 měsíci +5

    One of the best final boss songs of all time. All hail kefka.

  • @Acesahn
    @Acesahn Před 2 dny

    I love how happy his face was through most of it but when it gets to the end... his body language and face give the overwhelmingly sad tone the respect it deserves.

  • @brettgb6073
    @brettgb6073 Před 5 měsíci

    Thank you for this series of covers! Amazing work on all of these.

  • @mikeylookalike
    @mikeylookalike Před 5 měsíci +3

    One of the most satisfying boss fights in FF history, with one of the best songs!! Amazing job, as always!!!!

  • @RT55J
    @RT55J Před 5 měsíci +1

    thank you for making this jules. i've been looking forward to this song for weeks.

  • @kazuki561
    @kazuki561 Před 5 měsíci

    WOW! Bravo Jules, you did amazing, I'm in love with all the little details sprinkled in the massive chords and everything, this is amazing!

  • @Gamerb32456
    @Gamerb32456 Před 5 měsíci

    Absolutely stunning! You did incredible justice to this piece. Very, VERY well done! Love it!

  • @ddthegreat
    @ddthegreat Před 5 měsíci +1

    I've been following the top 20 and really enjoy them all but this might just be the best! Well done and thanks for all the awesome music!

  • @adanteallegro
    @adanteallegro Před 5 měsíci +16

    "Oh man, number 1, what's it going to be what's it going to be - okay yeah that tracks."
    I got chills listening to this!! This whole series has been a treat to listen to, and I can tell that you've worked extremely hard on each track, especially this one!! Fantastic job, fantastic series!! You definitely deserve a nice break.

  • @LiquidNeon00
    @LiquidNeon00 Před 5 měsíci +15

    That was an amazing cover of dancing mad, holy crap!! Really well done, and it was so epic with the changed repeats and extra length.

  • @Crepite11
    @Crepite11 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Dude, been watching you for so many years and i lost hope for this song to appear on your channel because of its complexity, well done and thank you so much!

  • @Avendesoraleaf
    @Avendesoraleaf Před 5 měsíci +3

    What a fitting end for such a stacked top 20. I wouldn’t have it any other way. Phenomenal work as always Jules, you keep surpassing you own limits each time.

  • @manakakisaragi9121
    @manakakisaragi9121 Před 5 měsíci +3

    I've been your fan for years, always appreciating your fantastic covers. But holy cow, you made your best one yet, with the best boss theme ever. Hats off, you did an amazing job.

  • @Arksimon2k
    @Arksimon2k Před 5 měsíci +5

    Hot DAMN. What a sensational cover, you've really outdone yourself on this one. Really amazing effort. Favourite cover of this track I've heard.

  • @etherealsamael3211
    @etherealsamael3211 Před 5 měsíci +6

    As soon as I saw the SNES controller shadow teaser, I had the gut feeling it was this. There are few SNES songs that people hold in high enough regard to be better than the big hitters we've been seeing these last few weeks.
    Bravo, mr. Jules. Hell of a cover, hell of an event. You did amazing work on all of these songs.

  • @TheSpyder
    @TheSpyder Před 5 měsíci

    I appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos. Well done on getting through all 20!

  • @DutchDaddy
    @DutchDaddy Před 5 měsíci +1

    This must be one of the best covers of this piece I've heard in a very long time. Still one of my favourites to play on organ/keyboard

  • @fightingthefaith
    @fightingthefaith Před 5 měsíci +2

    first thing I checked after clicking the thumbnail was the length of the video- thank goodness! and thank you for putting in the work for this

  • @Valius_
    @Valius_ Před 5 měsíci +4

    Great job on this and all of the songs in the series. The transition into the final part of the song gave me chills, just like the original. You nailed it, man. Well done!

  • @goldenalpaca3881
    @goldenalpaca3881 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Thank you for not skipping the organ cadenza
    it's my favourite part of the song, we need more baroque guitar

  • @Tidemkeit
    @Tidemkeit Před 5 měsíci +13

    Let's take a moment to appreciate the descriptions of Jules' videos!
    Also, amazing work, my man!!
    I finished the game just a week ago, so that's a great present for me!

  • @tuba7861
    @tuba7861 Před 5 měsíci +2

    AmazIng cover of the GOAT. Thanks for sharing this!

  • @sabertoothsentry1418
    @sabertoothsentry1418 Před 5 měsíci +2

    You knocked it out of the park! Very well crafted Jules. You handled this beast so very well. Dancing Mad is the perfect encapsulation of Kefka, with how manic and unhinged it feels at points, while also having moments of quiet power. The joke that becomes a god.

  • @Crisamandroid
    @Crisamandroid Před 5 měsíci +1

    This is probably the best version I've heard of Dancing Mad. Awesome!

  • @Cookienoms
    @Cookienoms Před 5 měsíci +1

    The shredding madlad did it! This is one of my favorite tracks of all time and loved every note of this cover, awesome job Jules! \m/

  • @Kasaaz
    @Kasaaz Před 5 měsíci +4

    Jules, the first song I found of yours was Frog's Theme. A song special to me. It's been amazing seeing your growth as an artist over the years since. And to see another song from that era top off this whole thing? Just the best.

  • @dawnofapril3055
    @dawnofapril3055 Před 5 měsíci

    Absolutely amazing! You nailed it!

  • @adv78
    @adv78 Před 5 měsíci +3

    And so it comes to an end. And a good end at that.
    Thank you so much for this content Jules, i was excitedly waiting every weak for the new song the last 20 weeks and it was a LOT of fun, it was exciting seeing songs i knew and loved, and the ones i didn't served as a chance to get to know more banger tracks
    Thanks for everything and hoping for new interesting projects!!!

  • @jin3463
    @jin3463 Před 5 měsíci +2

    It’s been a while since I enjoyed a cover SO MUCH on CZcams, thanks ❤

  • @Breakbeat.
    @Breakbeat. Před 5 měsíci +1

    I found you with your Corridors of Time video and have been loving the content. FF6 is my favorite game of all time and you killed this! Thank you.

  • @VicTheMetalDrummer
    @VicTheMetalDrummer Před 5 měsíci +12

    It couldn’t have been anything else. It had to be Dancing Mad.
    And I’m so glad it was, you did an amazing job. I’m honestly floored by how incredible this sounds, and being able to put it out so quickly (less time than any other song on this top 20, due to the Number 2 song having issues) is an amazing feat.
    I think this is some of the best work you’ve done ever. Kudos, Jules.

    • @larkan511
      @larkan511 Před 5 měsíci

      Could've been a lot of better things actually but to each their own I guess

  • @wyattkline5238
    @wyattkline5238 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I've been a fan of yours since 2013. I remember listening to your zelda covers while I did my math homework. I even got to see you San Diego in November 2021. The show was was sick and we spoke for a little bit afterwards when I bought a shredventure shirt. It's crazy looking back and seeing your improvement. It's inspired and motivated me to play my guitar every day. Regardless of any direction you take your music I along with your other fans will always be supportive. Thank you Jules.

  • @nathanryan8555
    @nathanryan8555 Před 5 měsíci

    omg this is crazy, how is this not getting more attention? truly awesome, incredible job!

  • @philippmikl-petschnig1663
    @philippmikl-petschnig1663 Před 5 měsíci +4

    Holy...damn. That was a straightup masterpiece of a cover, of a masterpiece of a song. I had to go back multiple times, just to process what i heard. You are an amazing artist Jules, definetly my favorite musician i heard of through CZcams, together with FalkkonE.

  • @tforal
    @tforal Před 4 měsíci

    Dude, I cannot believe you actually pulled off an amazing rendition of this song. I have been following your channel for many many many years. I hardly ever comment, because I just don't comment a lot. But I feel like I need to tell you how amazing this was and how proud you should be for pulling this off. Kudos, seriously.❤

  • @DavePoint84
    @DavePoint84 Před 5 měsíci

    Holy poop! Thank you for this. I can't imagine how much work went into this cover and you smashed it! Amazing work