The Black Mages 2nd Live Above The Sky - "Hunter's Chance"

[1997gamepro]

HOLY SHIT!!!zidane is at the guitar

[D3athstryk3r]

AHHH!!! Lindblum Flashback!!!!!

[Sekkundes]

~nostalgia~ it's just Awesome... i'm crying omg :( THE BLACK MAGES 4EVER

[Minan3]

it'd be nice if the guitarists had the magical rods as a guitar

[RollTide2009champs]

good god the soundtrack for ff 9 should have won so many awards!!! greatest soundtrack period!

[OrcDragon65]

Damn, what an awesome rendition of the Hunter's Chance. I love it. Who better to adapt the original, then the man who made it in the first place. Gotta love them Black Mages. Festival of the Hunt on Steroids (I wonder if they would perform live in the Lindblum Theater District during the event, lol)

[MrLou5]

It would be very funny, ridiculous, but awesome if they used pointy-hats :P

[DerianX19]

This is how a black mages song should be, mixing organ and guitar not letting the organist do all the work

[nomis101uk]

Uematsu deserves better musicians. The drummer's great, but the guitarists are frankly a bit amateurish, even on the studio albums. I mean Christ, look at his poor picking technique at 2:39 and his horrible tapping. HIRE ME NOBUO!!! lol

[sagamakers]

Nobuo, what a legend! If him and Akira Yamaoka team up I doubt I'll be able to contain myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Minan3]

im trying to imagine a modern day FFIX while listening to this XD

[landofviking]

Epic move at 1:26!

[narutofan321211]

what are the band members' names?

[ndkevinr2]

@narutofan321211

Bass - Keiji Kawamori

Drums - Arata Hanyuda

Keyboard - Nobuo Uematsu (the one with the mustache)

Keyboard - Kenichiro Fukui

Guitar - Michio Okamiya (the one with the orange hair)

Guitar - Tsuyoshi Sekito

[richythepianoman]

@ndkevinr2 Didnt they all work at Square at some point? I know Kenichiro, Tsuyoshi and Keiji worked on arranged Nobuo's compositions. I might be wrong though

[ndkevinr2]

@richythepianoman Yes, they all were employed by Square before the Black Mages. Hanyuda and Okamiya were producers, and I believe the others all the others did music and sound.

[dragon1471killer]

cant wait till ff14 come out this year, its a pretty good game from my point as on of the beta testers

[deceasedlaugh]

that would be so cool if all of them were cosplaying :D

[Cyanakrli]

@deceasedlaugh

they should where those gigantic hats and blue robes.

sorry if my english sounds like shitt

[dragon1471killer]

@Cyanakrli good idea mate, like the black

mages

[Minan3]

@deceasedlaugh they would be some powerful black mages XD. lol they could cast black magic with their guitars XD

[expertfighter]

i like at the beginning the drummer !

[shoehedgie]

Ah, just a bunch of old pros jammin'.

[marrllly]

The proper term is "veterans"

[lilgmichael]

@marrllly Or SUPER HEROS!

[DarkShadowRage2]

One of my favorite FF9 songs :D

[DarkDrasis]

*Sigh* This song is awesome, but it makes me feel even more sad that my FFIX Disc 1 is busted up... :´(

[thatnikkid]

that reaaaally sucks maybe you could try a psx emulator and ISO good luck getting it to work right tho

[kaimisawesome]

actually its damn near impossible with just the iso because if im not mistaken certain cutscenes freeze up making it impossible to progress. but i found it to work if you use the original cd for those parts and just use the good ol' scene skip trick. surprisingly enough it works on the emulator as well.

[KelThuzard]

The contest is over!

And the Winner is...

Zidane with 298 Points! (I got this much points clearing every sector in Lindblum)

[Akuroth1]

I love the guy on the piano, Nobou's son i think, hes awesome.

[koclone123]

. . . that is Nobou . . .

[Akuroth1]

Not Nobou, the other guy, it's his son xD

[Cyanakrli]

@Akuroth1

thats not his son this is kenichiro fukui.

[corpsegrinder1988]

was lucky enough to see these guys live once, back in May of 2005 in Los Angeles, as far as i know, its the only US concert they've ever played, was fucking amazing!!!

[Akuroth1]

Wish they would come to the UK, or even a FF instrumental =*(

[PearlJamm]

wooo!!!!! FF music live black mages fuckin rule! pretty dman tight 2 :D

soo nostalgic 2

[fdgenie]

just awesome cant explain the feeling when i hear the song just awesome

[Tikku4ever]

What I wouldn't give to see the Mages live... All hail the God of Music, Mr. Nobuo Uematsu.

[Aaron78061]

@Tikku4ever right, that guy is so awesome

[LatteJazz]

Love the glowsticks

[TearGrande]

I have a the current highscore of 151(That is in game at the hunt itself) Points... now wheres the Zahgnal(sp?), I wanna finish this up:D

[KelThuzard]

Zahgnol's at the Business District where you would find Weapon, Item and Synthesis Shops

[TearGrande]

I of course found him:) I got me 5k gil and a high amount of points. 151 + the Zagnals worth.

[Darkproducer]

That guitar solo RULED!

[AgileFan0]

This was such a cool part to this game and the music made it even that much more intense and better!

[EroSenseiPT]

Final Fantasy IX and Nobuo Uematsu FTW!!!

[finalfantasy8master1]

sigh... such memories

[ZeroUltima001]

DUDE THIS IS GREAT!!!!

[Gamefan17]

Working on the drum tab ,')

[ZellDincht1226]

So... Amazing... I wish they toured again and close to me.

[FireRagnarok]

1:26 is SO FREAKING EPIC!

[OmniGuitarist]

When are they playin again, and if they are when they comin to the us or north carolina

[JezieNeeChan]

Ehehehe. The guy on the keyboard (Not Nobuo) looks like an Asian John Lennon. :)

[pirriiz]

they play great and the songs are awesome, but they look bored as hell...

[salanatation]

nah they dont look bored. they just have this thought running through their minds (Oh yea, we know this music rocks)

[d3v1lry]

Nah, they were just distracted by the memories that it brought back of FF9 =D

I mean, those guys know the game better than we do.

[flamedemon2]

nobuo lookes different from ff4 four lol

[eiuol5986]

He's a genius, and i'm so glad to see him interpretate this piece so well. I really want them to perform jenova again, throw in much more passion and make it extremely epic. :)

[settleforthesun]

Hey does anyone know if they still perform in concert?

[soveliss21]

This is easily my favorite interpretation of any battle theme by the Black Mages.

[BearrelRoll]

Once you see 1:26, you know you're watching some great stuff happen.

[ammygia]

lol at 1.08..tht guy rly likes to shake his head..zzzz

[robokidoo]

AWESOME!! men i love this song just like ff IX

[AnimeHome]

I thought this song similar to somewhere from FFVIII soundtrack...I think when Squall was running from the robot spider...

[worrowindXVI]

some music, like hunters chance needs to remain in its original version. some songs like JENOVA are fantastic, but this seems out of place

[r0bz0rly]

don't know why you got a -7, you make a valid point.

that said, i never question nobuo :]

[worrowindXVI]

daaamn! thats actually very funny! i see some racist comments that dont get shuch a low rating in other movies

[MeegMaster]

It's weird how Nobuo Uematsu doesn't solo or anything himself. He always plays background... QQ. I love him =D

[thchampdee]

heh, hell yea he's the mind of it though.. you can tell by seeing him

[StarterGuitarist]

There has been some songs where he does solo though. And they're frickin' awesome! ^^

[utube73460]

these guys are so cool i love it when the flowered guitarist does that move at 1:26 im so stealing it :P

[Xarim645]

that guitarist looks like a gay man

[utube73460]

wow jealousy rears its ugly head again

[Malavern]

he may look gay, but damn does he play well...

but honestly who cares about a players sexuality?

As long as he performs when they need to, its all good!

[bluestrat88]

i love that melody it really catchy

[ultimatesimpsonsfan]

amazing. but i really wish they played dark messenger cuz thats probably the best final fantasy song ever!!!

[TheonlyRmpG]

nobou is the one with the moustache :p he looks like one of my friends :p

[Narutopoweeer]

you comm there to enjoy your time hearing final fantasy IX music on consert not hearing other scream do you :o

[supermarvelguy]

idk know why but the song kind of has a jazzy feel to it

[himissatan]

Is Nobou the guy with the glasses or the guy with the moustach?

[Viikinki666]

he has them both^^

[Dmbaker93]

best final fantasy song ever...and does anyone know what kind of guitar that is

[CrohnZero]

WTF freakin audience. That is all the noise they make after hearing that? What a waste. That was worth more noise.

[CassieMonster13]

Your right,

Geez the audience could have a little bit of energy like.

Me personally would be screaming :]

[Doyubi]

Most FF fanatistcs are quite disapointed with IX. I believe that is why. (Don't get me started; The loading for each end every battle is like a half minute longer than what's acceptable for starters, and the story is mediocre).

[laddarlapgang]

I think FF9 story is the best of the series. Don't know why. Imo FF7 and 8 were too "Sci-fi". FF9 went back to the roots (FF1-6) and even if the story was predictable I enjoyed it since it was a quality fantasy. (Swords,magic,dragons and boy meets a girl is all fantasy needs :D:D)

[GrifReaper09]

I can agree, FF9 is trully one of the better games, but FF7, and FF8 had some really good stuff too. Like the Cuss full language, and violence.

[laddarlapgang]

I guess this isn't "a normal" rock concert. I think the audience is sitting. This song is just great and I agree with you; it's worth much more noise great band and great game FFIX and all of them. I liked IX the best from all the FF including X-XII. I don't know why but the storyline + each char had their own "class" if you get my point. I don't X-XII didn't but still I found it the best. That's just my opinion^^ Loved Dagger/Zinade stuff hehe brings back so much memories aswell.

[CrohnZero]

Ah ok. Yeah, it makes sense why it isn't as loud if they were sitting.

[laddarlapgang]

Yes it actually does. I've been in a rock concert where you had to sit and the atmoshpere was kinda lame. Therefore people didn't jump around and yell for the band -.-; I don't know if you get my point. And sry for my spelling.

[Demonsday]

This isint ment to be a rock concert.

There a symphonic/rock band playing songs from video games.

In Japan it's more like if we were to go see an opera.

They think it's just another thing to go and see, they enjoy it, yes, but it's not as if their there to head bang.

None the less, if they were to come to america, we would definitly head bang, scream, yell, clap a bit louder, and probly beg for autographs.

[GrifReaper09]

Thats true, I've been to Japan and its totally Different.....

[summersault]

WAIT A MINUTE!!!! On minute 1:11...this man...he is..NORIYUKI IWADARE?!!!?!!

dammit he is like him! anyone can confirm his identity??

[SephirothLamarre]

yeah it is him, why you ask?

[SephirothLamarre]

yeah it is him, why you ask?

[SephirothLamarre]

yeah it is him, why you ask?

[Serph1985]

I loved this track in ffIx and this is just as great!

[Grieverspirit]

this song is beautiful

[simoofoo]

This is awesome...

The lead guitarist looks like Jimi Page :D

[theshorteststraw]

FFIX's soundtrack was Uematsu's favorite.

It was amazing, the only other song that has anything on any of that soundtrack is Advent: One Winged Angel

[Flokoli]

lol at 1.25

[AliceNineSaga]

haha!! yeah lol :D

[Soadrock132]

hehe

[philippebf10]

i like this song alot Nobuo Uematsu rock

[Keytotruth]

Nobuo is GOD himself ! :P

[Thornesss]

So am i and so are you =)

[luvlyfealot]

Thats a good guitarist.

[tiskatanabalo2]

they rock but they are so stupidly dressed! I can't watch them!

[GabePie123]

That's the fasion there. even think of that?

[Thornesss]

Imagin wearing clothes no one else in the world does... duh.

[deadpeoplesmile]

it's a music show not a fashion show.

[GabePie123]

If you were playing live you wouldn't want to look like something a dog threw up.

[deadpeoplesmile]

do they look like dogs to you?? man! i bet youre the greatest fashion model?

[Northbergh]

I think GabePie123 didn't want to say they look dogs. ^^ Take the second try. xD

They look okay for me. Just a little crazy. ^^

[Darkdooomer]

They took one of the best FF soundtracks, made some damn good rock revisions to it, and are awesome live.

You'd have to be crazy.

[AraliaDeVicario]

Compared to pretty much all live shows done by pop or rock artists in Japan, this is VERY tame, as far as fashion is concerned.

Also, what a useless thing to nitpick on. Really.

[Andyroo2319]

Final Fantasy IX rocks my socks.

[EXetoC]

The battle speed is slow and stealing from bosses is bizarre but all in all it's good :-)

[Onimusha8666]

Does anyone know where I can find guitar tabs for this? I can't find them anywhere @_@

[Diminished5]

Seriously the song is nice, but i cant help wondering why their live mix sounds shitty, not like the sound in the album.

[MooNxPiG]

I think it sounds better like this.

[LoonyLupin06]

I know what you mean. It sounds like there's not enough distortion on the guitars, for some reason it sounds like Sekito Tsuyoshi and Okamiya Michio are using vintage-type overdrive. Lack of reverb kind of takes away from the epic-ness too.

But they're both such awesome guitarists, I don't think it's a matter of their actual playing, they just don't use high-gain equipment. Lots of people (like me) suck at guitar without high-gain distortion, hehehe :]

[elfirrepins]

Whatever. The song's awesome!

[MooNxPiG]

I LOVE THIS!!! la lalalala! =D

[BombDragon1]

oh ya i agree ff9 is awsome

[BombDragon1]

i dont know if i said this already but these guys rock by 10 billion million kagillian (sorry for the babyish words)

[InvitationToHeresy]

I love this song! Black Mages ftw <3

[MooNxPiG]

i freakin love showing this music off!!!

[Browncoat1138]

ff7pianist is wrong, it's what's playing during the Festival of the Hunt.

[atrea]

And Hades boss fight.

[DarkXWarlord]

who da fuck cares if u prefer X than 9 XaldBalghostriped oh and its prefer no like X than 9 learn to write dumbass.if u came to say just that then dont post at all ok? FF9 is the best ff imo!

[GunzProStarZ]

thx i love this song...

[itai19]

FF9=best soundtrack imo... the music there's so unique.

[XaldBalghostriped]

I like FFX than FF9

[amhmusic]

There are 3 names for that song, since there are 2 versions of it in game. "Protecting My Devotion" is the version that's like a march. "Rose of May/Loss of Me" is the balled version. Love this song and the FFIX soundtrack.

[JWoo283]

anyone have the music for this song?

[lordlasombra]

the track u refer tow ith beatrix and steiner is called "something to defeand"

[ff7pianist]

it's "protecting my devotion". Femmefatality is also correct

[EmporerLuBu]

gotta be one of the best ff9 tunes

[undeathable72]

this bring me so many good memories... ^^

[stoza2k8]

tanihack07, i have completed ff9 abotu 100 times, your 100 percent correct :)

[tanihack07]

This song is played both in the Festival and in the fight against Hades. I´m 100 percent sure.

[Exoduso344444]

Yes, this plays during the festival AND during the hidden boss fight with Hades up in the ocean-like room in Memoria.

[mariklg]

Manyfaces... this song is indeed from FFIX when you are doing the Hunt. This is when Zidane and Freya team up for the first time.

[manyfacesman]

Did I say anything in regards to the Festival of the Hunt in Lindblum when Zidane and Freya team up to fight the Zaghnol? I don't THINK so, don't question my knowledge you little brat.

[SEMICHUCK]

that guitar player sounds way different live

[manyfacesman]

This song does NOT play during the battle with Hades. The song that plays during that fight is Garden vs. Garden.

[Exoduso344444]

You're wrong.. search "ff9 hades" here on youtube and see for yourself.

[ryan0290]

since when is this song during hades?? it was during the hunt at the start of final fantasy 9...

[nicob86]

It was in both - in the Festival of Hunt in Lindblum AND during the Hades fight.

[ryan0290]

k ive done both n i seriously dnt remember that lol

[LionHeartGriever21]

This plays during 1 boss fight. Hades.

[Tyrissax7]

And what a fight that was..

[undeathable72]

The game that changed my life... =p

first FF that i played, after that, only RPGs.. XD~

[ff7pianist]

... irony?

[eggory]

please explain, you. is nobuo's music not expected to require permission?

[PangLiang]

Nobou is in the band, ergo he holds the permission...

[eggory]

i'm well aware of that. it was in conversation with pianist. for some dumb reason replies aren't very visible as replies anymore.

[eggory]

i didn't realize nobuo was actually on stage playing. i'm more interested now.

[narglock]

of course he is, how else could they even use the songs!?

[eggory]

by asking his permission

[ff7pianist]

>.>

[Greensmurf]

Yeah, when i first heard of the band, i thought it was just some tribute band. Then i found out Uematsu was on keys

[RagnarWaltz]

the other preformers coverd some of Uematsu'smusic and sent it in, Uematsu became interested in the idea and thus TBM was born. Nobou does holdthe original rites to the rythems but considering he isn't part of final fantasy any more i doubt he has suffient backing (untill the release of Blue Dragon)

[Ludicolo3000]

this theme was also played when you fought hades

[loiman20]

does any o ne have the tab for this song? i would tab it myself but i am extremely lazy ahah

[BlankTH]

I looove that song ^^

[shadowedmyth]

Great songs written by Nobuo Uematsu, wicked cool band for playing em! That lead singer looks like someone you'd see out of Thunderbirds -- he has a really colourful outfit! :D

[Greensmurf]

What lead singer? Other than the female singer that sings on Otherworld, this is completly instrumental

[ff7pianist]

i think he means lead guitar. Michio I think his name is.

[skaterdidi2]

ty for uploading i <3 them =)

[amnix13]

I loved the festival of the hunt. first time was always a challenge though.

[lordlagace]

The song was allways Hunters Chance (Reffering to Jaz2005 comment), Anyways My Thrid FF9 Song 2nd = Dark messanger 1st Vallo alla Flamenco

[Jaz2005]

" Isn't this the boss theme? Or like the intense scene music? I forget. i havent played FF IX in forever. And for god's sake, STOP RAPING THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE! "

Isnt it the ENGLISH language? lmfao

Its from the The Lindblum Festival of the Hunt.

[DepressionMoon]

Yep the Festival of the Hunt

[Flimp]

This was ffix not 7 or 8 to who ever said. And to who asked. This isn't a boss theme, it's the song thats playing during the festival of the hunt =)

[Member129647]

FFIX by far was their best, and the secret ending was well done and perfect

[grazingbuffalo]

FF7 and FF8 =D gtta love all the songs from that game!