Tifa's Theme (Jazz Waltz Big Band Version) ft. Chloe Rowlands (The 8-Bit Big Band)

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  • One of the greatest video game music love themes of all time: Tifa's Theme from the legendary classic Final Fantasy 7 reimagined here in a Jazz waltz style featuring the truly incredible Chloe Rowlands on the Flugelhorn.
    This beautiful theme encapsulates all of the emotion and feeling that video game music has to offer, and as soon as I wrote it I knew I wanted to feature Chloe's amazingly sensitive and dexterous playing to bring new life to this classic melody. Hope you enjoy!
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    "The 8-Bit Big Band" is a 30-65 member Jazz/pops orchestra that formed to celebrate and realize some of the best themes from video game music from all consoles and eras arranged in a large ensemble Jazz/Pop/Rock setting!
    Blending together timeless musical themes from Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and more then re-arranging them in genres and styles of all musical inspirations, The 8-Bit Big Band has members from all around the world, but most reside primarily in New York City, and are some of the most highly sought after musicians and performers.
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    FULL CREDITS:
    Flugelhorn Soloist - Chloe Rowlands
    Alto Sax 1 - Andrew Gould
    Alto Sax 2 - Josh Plotner
    Tenor Sax 1 - Sam Dillon
    Tenor Sax 2 - Zac Zinger
    Bari Sax - Andrew Gutauskas
    Trumpet 1 - Bryan Davis
    Trumpet 2 - Jay Webb
    Trumpet 3 - Chloe Rowlands
    Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi
    French Horn - Kyra Sims
    Trombone 1 - Jimmy O'Connell
    Trombone 2 - Mariel Bildsten
    Trombone 3 - Sara Jacovino
    Bass Trombone - Rebecca Patterson
    Guitar - Alex Wintz
    Bass - Bobby Wooten III
    Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum
    Drums - Jared Schonig
    Violins - Lavinia Pavlish, Daniel Constant, Audrey Hayes, Lucy Voin, Alissa Jackman, Camelia Hartman, Tomoko Akaboshi, Caroline Drexler, Meitar Forkosh, Tiffany Weiss, Kevin Kuh, Tania Mesa
    Violas - Laura Sacks, Will Marshall, Matthew Beaugé, Yumi Oshima
    Celli - Susan Mandel, Sasha Ono, Jessica Wang
    Harp - Liann Cline
    Music by Nobuo Uematsu
    Arranged/Produced by - Charlie Rosen
    Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
    Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
    Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
    Animations by SovanJedi (Twitter @sovanjedi)
    Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ
    #the8bitbigband #videogamemusic #videogamejazz
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Komentáře • 395

  • @chloerowlands4560
    @chloerowlands4560 Před rokem +843

    Thanks everyone 🥲💕

    • @benhammer95
      @benhammer95 Před rokem +18

      that was absolutely incredible, you knocked it out the park 👏 🙌

    • @GumballMachinery
      @GumballMachinery Před rokem +15

      Amazing job!!!!! I feel like people typically think of the trumpet as this loud, bombastic instrument. But you make it sound so tender and beautiful.
      Edit: *flugelhorn

    • @robbyrobichaudd
      @robbyrobichaudd Před rokem +6

      Unreal Performance. 🔥🔥

    • @user-xsn5ozskwg
      @user-xsn5ozskwg Před rokem +5

      It is a beautiful performance

    • @darkcavalier7
      @darkcavalier7 Před rokem +4

      Amazing! It was a magnificent performance.

  • @jackschooley6966
    @jackschooley6966 Před rokem +394

    This album is going to be absolutely killer

    • @lankythedanky
      @lankythedanky Před rokem +4

      I literally cannot wait

    • @hurgcat
      @hurgcat Před 8 měsíci

      where it at thoooo :( it's almost November :(

    • @jackschooley6966
      @jackschooley6966 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@hurgcat it comes out on Nov 10

    • @hurgcat
      @hurgcat Před 8 měsíci

      @jackschooley6966 oh wow where did that get announced? Thanks for the info my guy!

  • @werdna1969
    @werdna1969 Před rokem +47

    When I was a child, “video game music” meant the defeat theme from Space Invaders.
    These days, it is a sprawling field with a plethora of talented composers and musicians.
    For some reason, this brings me so much joy. 🎉

  • @Meepston
    @Meepston Před rokem +205

    OUT OF ALL OF THE SONGS TO FOLLOW UP POLLYANA, YOU NEED STOP HITTING MY HEART LIKE THIS 😭😭😭

  • @carlmontinstrumentalmusic148

    High school band director here. If you make these arrangements available for purchase you will sell more charts than Gordon Goodwin. We easily have a dozen Goodwin charts in our library and would purchase yours as well! I am certain there are legions of band directors who are in the same boat!

  • @garrettaldridge549
    @garrettaldridge549 Před rokem +224

    You know, for a long time I thought Tifa’s theme would’ve sounded better with more energy, which I equated to being a little quicker with a different feel. I actually finished up a bossa nova version of it not too long ago to achieve this. But just like always you blow all of my preconceptions out of the water. You kept the piece slower but injected so much feel into it that it’s almost a completely different tune. I think I realize now that “energy” and tempo/feel are completely different too. Thank you so much, 8BBB, you all continue to inspire me to be a better musician.

    • @The8BitBigBand
      @The8BitBigBand  Před rokem +75

      So glad you enjoyed!! Yeah I think the waltz brings a little more motion to it while maintaining the romance

    • @cooldebt
      @cooldebt Před rokem +6

      You might also like to check out the extremely soothing lo-fi version from The Consouls on their Vinyl Fantasy album.

    • @edifyguy
      @edifyguy Před rokem +4

      "I think I realize now that “energy” and tempo/feel are completely different too." Great artistry can make slow have so much energy it's astonishing. We are blessed to have artists like 8BBB among us so that we can have these experiences.

  • @lorech.8326
    @lorech.8326 Před rokem +175

    I’m only two minutes in and I’m actually in tears. A composition hasn’t affected me like this since… your Pollyanna cover, actually. You guys are killing it over there!

  • @NigelTheMini
    @NigelTheMini Před rokem +59

    That flugelhorn is smooth as silk! Chole nailed it!

  • @Phazon8058MS
    @Phazon8058MS Před rokem +32

    The whole arrangement is absolutely lovely, but it's incredible how at 0:55 just a few notes can instantly make me smile and tear up a little bit. God I love video game music. So many tunes that can take me right back to so many incredible stories and fond memories. Epic battles, shocking twists, tender moments, lovable characters, devastating losses, and on and on.

    • @latteARCH
      @latteARCH Před rokem

      It might as well be a riff at this point!

  • @VZAAGE
    @VZAAGE Před 3 měsíci +3

    This gives me chills. Hopefully we'll see more FF7 music in the future.

  • @afeathereddinosaur
    @afeathereddinosaur Před rokem +16

    I have to say, this waltz version is so romantic. If a band started playing something based on this rendition in a wedding, no one would find it weird.

  • @DiakosDelvin
    @DiakosDelvin Před rokem +2

    That really brought a lot of "Eyes on Me" feel out in the song occationally it almost sounded like a medley.

  • @eosborne6495
    @eosborne6495 Před rokem +12

    Man, I’ve always believed that VGM is good, but the fact that some of the best musicians in the world think that it’s good enough to reinterpret and perform at such an incredibly high level is so validating. It’s like you’re grabbing the musical establishment by the shoulders and shaking them and saying PAY ATTENTION and then showing them everything I liked as a child, and it hits me in the feels in a way I wasn’t prepared for.

  • @nonsense402
    @nonsense402 Před rokem +15

    Chloe's got such a warm tone. Perfect for Tifa's theme.

  • @BrentDiskin
    @BrentDiskin Před rokem +6

    There's something much more introspective and frankly, "grown up" about this latest slate of arrangements. This, like "Song of Storms" have a very relaxed, on the backbeat drift that are just quietly fantastic.
    Also - Chloe is sublime here, floating through the melody with the effortless grace of a bird. This group of featured soloists have been a real coup for all of us.

  • @javierramos6729
    @javierramos6729 Před rokem +10

    VGM is so magical, and you guys are so insane, that I haven't played a single Final Fantasy game in my life, and somehow a felt so touched hearing this, and feeling nostalgia for something I don't even Know :')

  • @besapods5539
    @besapods5539 Před rokem +15

    Definitely gonna add this to my chill playlist

    • @cooldebt
      @cooldebt Před rokem +2

      Yep, right after The Consouls’ lo-fi version from their Vinyl Fantasy album!

  • @jonathansegrist7541
    @jonathansegrist7541 Před rokem +29

    The perfect gift to drop on Uematsu-sama's birthday. Another marvelous arrangement, bravo 8BBB!

  • @RogersBase
    @RogersBase Před rokem +1

    Beautiful way to wake up this morning!

  • @highbird296
    @highbird296 Před rokem +9

    ティファのテーマ!!!ピアノコレクションで何度も何度も弾いた大好きな曲…こんな胸が締め付けられる素敵なジャズになるとは!
    左下のドット絵もめちゃくちゃ凝ってて愛に溢れてて感動します😭
    素晴らしいカバーを本当にありがとうございます!

  • @MocCreatorStudios
    @MocCreatorStudios Před rokem +21

    AMAZING PERFORMANCE ONCE AGAIN EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!! THIS ALBUM IS GONNA GO SO HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @timguo6858
    @timguo6858 Před rokem +6

    I cried when listening to this live in ny, and am honestly surprised by how much emotion the studio version managed to capture - pulled my heart strings real tight this time.

  • @leonwaves
    @leonwaves Před rokem +1

    This arrangement! geez

  • @Sean081799
    @Sean081799 Před 11 měsíci +5

    Man this is beautiful - Chloe's flugel playing is incredible!

  • @LeMelleKH2
    @LeMelleKH2 Před rokem +2

    Love that you pulled from the “Square Enix Jazz” arrangement and infused some of that!

  • @dreamweaver5152
    @dreamweaver5152 Před měsícem

    I echo all the compliments regarding the music, but I also want to say that seeing Tifa and Aeris giggling as they talk about Cloud brought a smile of fondness to my face.

  • @fernandocalzada9042
    @fernandocalzada9042 Před rokem +10

    This was an incredible arrangement, and Chloe KILLED IT. Fantastic performance, thank you

  • @Draco-FishProductions
    @Draco-FishProductions Před rokem +2

    Sounds like its straight out of the end of a Disney movie!

  • @DasBullWy
    @DasBullWy Před rokem +4

    The great videogame songbook strikes again. Absolutely beautiful writing in the arrangement and fantastic players.

  • @SuperNolanMan
    @SuperNolanMan Před rokem +36

    Is there an announced plan for the next album release? 😁😁😁
    Also, _the animations_ are *fantastic.*

    • @SamRegan610
      @SamRegan610 Před rokem +5

      Charlie said at the Berklee performance that they're looking at a tentative summer release

  • @markreyesmusic1401
    @markreyesmusic1401 Před rokem +3

    I loved the FFTactics-esque animations! Of course great job to the soloist and all the musicians as well.

  • @garibaldidev8946
    @garibaldidev8946 Před rokem +3

    23 seconds in and that chord progression already made me bawl. Excellent arrangement and performance as usual! Well done everyone!

  • @cronnie994
    @cronnie994 Před rokem +3

    Getting real emotional over this theme. Thanks for the beautiful music.

  • @mauricemusician7636
    @mauricemusician7636 Před rokem

    I love your arrangements! They always sound perfect.

  • @juliodeasis417
    @juliodeasis417 Před 2 dny

    This is absolutely beautiful.

  • @peripheraldevotee94
    @peripheraldevotee94 Před rokem +5

    This had me in euphoric tears when I first heard this. I've never failed to be impressed by you lot, and this was perhaps the most emotive and feel-laden work you guys have gifted to the public.
    The arrangement's superlatively stellar here. The conductor's clever use of a string section and the orchestra's expert-grade dynamics both give the piece some tenderness and vulnerability, but the employment of a flugelhorn over a trumpet injects enough warmth into the soloist's florid playing to offset that - thereby making the whole theme convey both sides of Tifa's personality very faithfully. It's no mean feat to take such small snippets of music and convert them into majestic and powerful song-length pieces, and the maestro here is to this century what Duke Ellington was to the last century - the big band arranger who sets the standard that all others follow.
    Simply put, you guys should be asked to score and perform a video game at some point, because this performance is as beautiful as the lady who led it.

  • @lainewiens
    @lainewiens Před 6 měsíci +1

    That is some outstanding flugelhorn playing!

  • @cooldebt
    @cooldebt Před rokem +2

    It is a testament to the brilliance of the original composition that it can sound amazing in such contrasting arrangements. The big band stirs while the lo-fi version from The Consouls soothes. Incredible!

  • @metroidmckay
    @metroidmckay Před rokem +2

    i’ve never heard this song, but it is gorgeous. common 8 bit big band W

  • @morning_starlights
    @morning_starlights Před rokem

    Seriously the best!!! 😭💕💕 I will keep listening to this one over and over!!!

  • @iKlalter
    @iKlalter Před rokem +7

    Just amazing and quite atmospheric! Thank you for your beautiful playing and incredible arrangements!

  • @monkeyduhluffy
    @monkeyduhluffy Před rokem +2

    man, i got goosebumps right off the bat. y'all are amazing, such a lovely arrangement

  • @charles1282
    @charles1282 Před rokem +2

    A lovely cover for an equally lovely song. Well done to all those involved in making this!

  • @WishGranted130
    @WishGranted130 Před rokem +1

    Very beautiful. Always makes my day when you upload! Guaranteed hit each time!

  • @DiegoRodriguez-dw7pv
    @DiegoRodriguez-dw7pv Před rokem +2

    The animations were spot on, incredible job.

  • @JeremyMallek
    @JeremyMallek Před rokem

    this is the best cover you guys have done so far. cant wait for the next album! keep up the good work!

  • @brolafdanaross9787
    @brolafdanaross9787 Před rokem +1

    I'm really glad I discovered you guys. Your work is awesome. Huge thanks to everyone involved.

  • @ThatBenOliver
    @ThatBenOliver Před rokem

    Absolutely brilliant - such talent you guys. I love it so much! Thanks for all your hard work.

  • @FlameAggron
    @FlameAggron Před rokem +2

    Anyone super impressed by the Flugelhorn's tone should check out Chuck Mangione's albums. Very good stuff.

  • @braviafeed
    @braviafeed Před rokem

    Absolutely gorgeous! Well done!!

  • @47drift
    @47drift Před rokem +1

    One of the best renditions of any video game song I've ever heard. Sensationally good. Stopped my day dead in its tracks and made me listen intently more than once. Beautiful work!

  • @msayre029
    @msayre029 Před rokem +1

    They just cannot stop making bangers. Loved seeing y’all at MAGfest!!!

  • @MasterChibi
    @MasterChibi Před rokem +1

    Every time you guys upload a video I get shivers.
    **Every time**.

  • @AydaTanguner
    @AydaTanguner Před rokem

    1 minute in I'm already sold and subscribed!!🖤⭐

  • @Failentin
    @Failentin Před rokem +3

    Love it when this channel introduces me to themes I hadn't heard before. What a beautiful arrangement, and I can't state enough how much I like SovanJedi's animations, they're always a real treat for the eyes.

  • @alexandreboudry6476
    @alexandreboudry6476 Před rokem

    that's absolutely amazing and so beauty ! Thank's you for this piece

  • @danah-hx6mk
    @danah-hx6mk Před rokem +3

    oh this is just pure bliss. what a beautiful arrangement that just elevates this already-stunning and beloved theme :')) the entire band absolutely killed it, and Chloe's playing took my breath away

  • @0xC272
    @0xC272 Před rokem

    The stuff you guys put out is always absolutely top notch. Everything here evokes a dangerous amount of childhood nostalgia for me. I hope you guys can keep doing what you're doing well into the future!

  • @hieltas
    @hieltas Před rokem +1

    What a glorious and Amazing arrangement. This is absolutly beautiful. Just 5sec and I was in tears.

  • @ChibiMalzahar
    @ChibiMalzahar Před rokem +2

    I'm seriously still not over this cover. Imagine this is your theme song and someone plays it with this much love

  • @zuzannawisniewska8339

    Thats was absolutely beautiful. Definitely gonna add this to my chill playlist.

  • @fozzibab
    @fozzibab Před rokem +2

    The composition is just...sublime. Amazing work, and Chloe Rowlands is incredibly talented. This is one of my favorite CZcams channels, I'm so happy this exists

  • @AColonialBoy
    @AColonialBoy Před rokem +1

    Heard this live at Orlando! Absolutely beautiful!!

  • @kjuuur
    @kjuuur Před rokem +4

    Beautiful as always! Love to see everyone's passion playing each their own instruments!
    Always a pleasure to see Natalie on the piano, and Jared on the drums, playing in harmony with everyone else!
    KEEP BEING YOU - ALL OF YOU ❤

  • @jeffreyrowlands9849
    @jeffreyrowlands9849 Před rokem

    So wonderful. That is exceptional!

  • @morskode
    @morskode Před rokem +1

    I was hoping y'all would do this one. Nice arrangement!

  • @ladambell
    @ladambell Před rokem

    Incredible work. One of the achingly sweetest renditions I’ve ever heard from 8BBB.

  • @gabrielmarques97
    @gabrielmarques97 Před rokem +2

    can't wait for this next album, sounds amazing already

  • @madisongenoways9966
    @madisongenoways9966 Před rokem +1

    the sound i made when i saw this notification is a little embarrassing, but it was worth it for every second of this beautiful cover… you really made every section of the song feel like a passing part of tifa’s day running seventh heaven…having a quiet drink and catchup with cloud, waiting through the slow hours, the playful times with marlene and barret, the upbeat and bright chats with aerith, the joy and camaraderie with jessie, biggs, and wedge, into the slow, night-time waltz of closing time. just gorgeous. thank you so much for this composition, every instrument had a meaningful role and shone throughout.

  • @Bobbeyjazz
    @Bobbeyjazz Před rokem +2

    This reminds me of one of Roy Hargrove's albums with strings from a few years ago. Lovely arrangement!

  • @teeg908
    @teeg908 Před rokem +13

    Hats off to the animators for always providing a mini story for my short attention span, and giving me a chance to appreciate this true master piece!

  • @glubbaflubbins
    @glubbaflubbins Před rokem

    I absolutely adore this arrangement! ❤️

  • @Dac_vak
    @Dac_vak Před rokem +1

    Absolutely beautiful arrangement and performance. This gives me all the feels 🥲

  • @Axargentum
    @Axargentum Před rokem

    Just perfect. Love you guys so much.

  • @ninja562
    @ninja562 Před rokem

    BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT!!!! Soooooo good!! I can’t wait for this album to drop!! Amazing performances everyone!

  • @randygomez9595
    @randygomez9595 Před rokem +1

    Wow, this is absolutely beautiful 🥲 You all did an amazing job with this one 👏

  • @Ruby-Ricky
    @Ruby-Ricky Před rokem +1

    This is insane. I just discovered this channel yesterday by listening to the Pollyanna cover, which was amazing since it came from Earthbound, a spectacular game. Then today a song from one of my favorite video games, FF7, especially from one of my favorite characters, this must be too good to be true.

  • @ZMaine
    @ZMaine Před rokem +2

    That's it. This is the best one. You guys win. Amazing job on the flugel Chloe, and the arrangement is top notch.

  • @pieceofbrickfilms
    @pieceofbrickfilms Před 10 měsíci +1

    This better get nominated at the grammys

  • @markehlpetersen1040
    @markehlpetersen1040 Před rokem

    Instantly got chills I love you guys so much!!!

  • @chupathingy13
    @chupathingy13 Před rokem +3

    WAY TO GO CHLOE - masterful work

  • @COIFISHGAMING
    @COIFISHGAMING Před rokem +1

    You folks never disappoint. My how this channel has grown :) Bravo!

  • @bruce1947
    @bruce1947 Před rokem

    This channel never fails to make me tear up.

  • @satyasyasatyasya5746
    @satyasyasatyasya5746 Před rokem +3

    Excellent work everyone. Oh my heart! And love the pixel art!
    Sidenote: I have the BIGGEST crush on the drummer

  • @GordonGordon
    @GordonGordon Před rokem

    man. this was magical. superb work, all!

  • @jeremyfarbman4539
    @jeremyfarbman4539 Před rokem

    The music is delightful plus I'm glued to these animations!

  • @saulmedina7639
    @saulmedina7639 Před rokem

    Absolutely amazing as usual. Felt this one right in my jazz chair.... 😎

  • @heckedup
    @heckedup Před rokem +78

    Chloe stans rise up

  • @lionheart4424
    @lionheart4424 Před rokem

    I just want to say great job and THANK YOU to everyone involved in the production of this video and recording.
    This is surely one of the best songs from the FF7 soundtrack and this style suits the song so well! But it's all thanks to the AMAZING arrangement and performance of the musicians.
    I hope one day you can do a cover of Let the Battle Begins or Those who Fight Further (or go bold and do BOTH in a single arrangement that would be DOPE!).

  • @PhngluiMglwnafh
    @PhngluiMglwnafh Před rokem +1

    Chloe Rowlands just sat there making a trumpet sound exactly like a hot cocoa by a crackling fireplace

    • @edifyguy
      @edifyguy Před rokem +1

      Flugelhorn, but yes, very impressive how smooth and soothing she made it.

  • @athosferraz4451
    @athosferraz4451 Před rokem

    Just amazing
    Congrats guys keep going

  • @BigDaddy9754
    @BigDaddy9754 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I genuinely love this Channel. Quickest sub I've given in a while

  • @louismonnichii7619
    @louismonnichii7619 Před rokem +2

    That's it! This is awesome. The flugelhorn is an AMAZING touch for this one. Already emotional piece made better with a Chuck Mangione/Gleason crossover.

    • @louismonnichii7619
      @louismonnichii7619 Před rokem

      As in remembering a promise in a "song to change her mind" (look it up for those who don't know. Jackie Gleason had a few albums out that are actually quite good)

  • @kleingrrmpf
    @kleingrrmpf Před rokem +1

    Holy shit, that Flugelhorn tone is SO good! So smooth! And the animations are so cute! I don't know why they are in there because they are not the focus of the video but they still make everything better ^^

  • @Megaman12Protoman14
    @Megaman12Protoman14 Před rokem +3

    God I love the Flugelhorn so much. As a trumpet player it was practically love at first note when I got to play one in high school pit orchestra. I'm always ecstatic to see one in VGM covers. Blew any expectations I had out of the water yet again. Album 4 might truly be the album of albums you guys have done. How's album 5 supposed to top all this greatness?

  • @kAcHaNcHiniFy90
    @kAcHaNcHiniFy90 Před rokem

    Oh my God, this is just so awesome!!! I'd attend if there's any concert in my area!

  • @LadyGainhart
    @LadyGainhart Před rokem

    All the warmth and sense of home of the original composition, with the wonderful 8BBB spin on it. Love this!

  • @alexlewis5365
    @alexlewis5365 Před rokem +3

    My favorite arrangement so far besides maybe delphino plaza. The flugelhorn adds so much character here and it sounds like an incredible journey from beginning to end.

  • @Stormrider345
    @Stormrider345 Před rokem

    Another marvelous arrangement, Tifa's Theme has always been one of my favorite music pieces from the whole entire series.🖤

  • @JohnSullivan2003
    @JohnSullivan2003 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I’m a trombone student at the University of Oklahoma. To be able to play in an ensemble like this is my life’s dream…