Blue Stars - Pixelation: The Music of Final Fantasy

[SmazUgonih]

Suteki Da Ne was good, but I question the other musical choices (all from FFVIII, too) and their order. Don't Be Afraid is pretty tight, though, but I definitely think it was in the wrong place in the show.

[Ventus98]

0:40 Man With the Machine Gun

3:12 Liberi Fatali

7:40 Suteki Da Ne

9:14 Don't Be Afraid

There were a few others I didn't catch, though.



[DCorpsWhatsup]

FFIIIV a lot!

[RickyRenegade]

I love how this merges the proverbial band geek with what he does on the field and what he does after practice

[gilgrissim]

As a guy who marched 07-08 Blue Stars, we've come so far!!!!

[hurdles13]

It was so hot that day!!

[PogoPantheon]

One winged angel? No. I watched this whole video for a song i didn't even see. Dang. They do a FF show and don't even play the MOST FAMOUS song from any FF game. lameeee.

[timrobinson55]

sorry to hear that moogle. just the opposite with me. my band director in high school almost got fired because we played music from the South Park Movie.

[DrumManTX]

@timrobinson55 He should have been. That's not right. 

[kevingamin]

@DrumManTX Good thing you didn't see Dutch Boy Drum and Bugle Corps in 2006. Their whole show was music from the South Park movie.

In fact, you CAN see it! Do a search for 2006 Dutch Boy here and you'll find a couple posts of the full show video to enjoy.

[MoogleEJA]

I am bawling my eyes out right now. My band has neither the size to play this music or a band director to issue it to us. He's too stuck up to play "something no one will know". T.T

[jadebrew]

This doesn't seem like the same corps we see today. The Blue Stars have really grown in the last couple of years. Keep up the good work!

[xylogirl6]

Omg, as a FF fan and a DCI fan I absolutely love this.

[namttam1992]

@xylogirl6 same here, this is freakin awesome. i was trying to decide if i wanted to audition for blue stars or spirit, now i know exactly who i wanna audition for

[RobbyRageisFuntastic]

you go guard!!! Love the costumes..This is awesome!

[EmtJosh2298]

Coughdrop OMG how have you been? This is Josh Allen. I heard you joined the marines.

[kevinbs05]

Navy actually. Currently training to be a navy seal. Yea after you said who it was I saw the josh and the emt part in your id. You told me you were going to be an emt on tour so should of know. But yea doing alright can't wait to actually work with the seals. Get some schooling in while I'm doing that. Always weird watching this and thinking that this was my only year. With my age out supposed to happen last year.

[EmtJosh2298]

Awesome. Thank you for what you are doing for this country. I am actually looking for a service where i can get in some medic training so i can fly helicopters as a civilian flight medic.

[kevinbs05]

Yea not sure how you would be able to do that. Except maybe as a reservist and get the training there. Hey do you have any messengers/email or something?

[skeeterman06]

Hey Coughdrop! Whats goin on man? It's Casey Thomas.

[kevinbs05]

Not much you?

[skeeterman06]

Not a whole lot. What are you up to these days?

[kevinbs05]

Well was trying to be a navy seal for a while, but working on my degree right now.

[Ak7988]

oi, what are you two even up to anymore, this is Adam King, how've you both been

[thesenuts07]

i was in band (graduated and there is no band in college). i feel like it would have been both awesome AND losery to play video game music. the nerds would be like "fuckin awesome" but the jocks and football players would be like "this is GAY"

[salvadordemi]

And who says jocks don't play video games? I was a jock and plenty of us all played video games. Not just nerds play video games anymore man.

[thesenuts07]

i know that, im talking about the fans. the fans wouldnt have given a rat's ass, and neither would the football players...or at least not at the highschool we went to. but all i know is it would have been more fun for me playing game music

[BloodyScreams]

I heard some Suteki da ne in there too!!

[FF4eternity]

yeah from about 7.45 on to 8.30

[tapbamtap]

the man with the machine gun

liberi fatali

the oath

dont be afraid

great stuff

[tapbamtap]

what the hell

how come ive never seen this show before lol?

[OmgItsCHEEZ]

The best of both worlds. I love Final Fantasy and Drum Corps :D French Horns rule all

[mrtwister1026]

great job stars. hopefully we'll see a corps do ff6,

which has some of the best music in the series i think.

[pantseeker]

In school i remeber i begged for a final fantasy show, and nope, never, but this is what it could've been, and it will never get old ^^ <3

[daj349]

their drill writer wrote for my 07 marching band (high school)

[Blakkrose666]

Ever heard of The Caveliers? (I think I spelled it right). They are a VERY good drum core...the only thing I don't like is that they are all male! D=! Chicks are Band-os too!! XD!!! But then theres the um...AAAHH!!!! i can't remember off the top of my head!! I forgot DX!! I feel HORRIBLE!!! But they are best in Nation and I beleive they are a Co-Ed Band....

[YEP321S]

Drum Corps... And the Cavies have had that tradition for well over 50 yeears now. Most Corps were all-male and all-female until the mid-70's. there were several all-female Corps that were quite good, too. the Ventures from Ontario, Les Chatelaines from Quebec, and St. Ignatius Girls to name a few. It's about the last remaining deep tradition that's out there. Don't get too harsh about it. 8)

[VolCrazy156]

The Cavaliers are all male for the same reason the Madison Scouts are all male. They were originally a boy scout troop, then they became a drum and bugle corps.

[Blakkrose666]

Ah, I know, I just couldn't remember the all female and co-ed corps. LoL, thank you though =]

[Blakkrose666]

OMG!! You guys fucking ROCK!!! This is most amazing!! God...My band isn't even close!! XD!! But then again, this isnt a High school marching band huh?

Band-o for Life!!<3

<--High skool Marching Band, West Holmes-Flute & Melephone x33

[Kennyboy1]

Does anyone know where I can find the music to this show?

[kevinbs05]

Actually the second song was from FF VIII but its actually called. Liberi Fatali

[kingkool360]

i hate this field! you can't see the shapes!

[kevinbs05]

Actually we took the first 2 songs were from 8 and the ballad was from 10. Finale was from the fight scenes from 8.

And becca band?????

[muttonheadman]

OMG that was awesome i love final fantasy. i recognised a few of tehm it was so cool.

[becca2200]

wait did they use music from all the final fantasies or just the first one. i would really know cause ive never played the first one. =/

but anyway this band was awesome! i thought they had a pretty good sound and the marching was very well coordinated

galenct. so dont be jerk! =] k?

[muttonheadman]

the first one was on computer it think. they took the music from all possibly?

[Kennyboy1]

Anyone know where I can get the music for this show on audio? and also Southwinds 2003 Dance Portraits?

[azzameen]

Great Work, But Why Oh Why didn't they Do the Rufus Welcoming Ceremony (FF7)

I mean, come on! Its the obvious choice. Its upbeat. And people would enjoy it, even if they haven't played FF7!

[AdventStrife517]

If they did the Rufus Welcoming Ceremony, that would have been perfect! Maybe they would have gotten first instead of third. ;P

[foamyswrath1]

Actually, no it wouldn't. This isn't a high school marching band. Also the arranger of the music decided not to use FFVII music because FFVIII was more orchestrated, and VII's more Rock and Techno infused.

[AdventStrife517]

You don't have to sound so defensive. ;P Just an opinion, that's all. Besides, I think there are some good orchestral versions of the Rufus song out there.

[foamyswrath1]

Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like that. I was actually marching in that show so I have a real place for it in my heart. Many drum corps shows now are about a certain theme or they tell a story in a way.

[elyse42]

I LOVE THE BALAD! YAYAYYAYAY =]

[Therealrealbenji]

Yeah Val! What an awesome show. FFVIII had an amazing soundtrack. I'm glad to see it on a field.

[6py7]

it never fails me... there could be the biggest visual moment approaching, and dci chooses to zoom in on something not important...

[vtownhood]

lol. i hate that too

[Hyper131]

i'm glad to see that video game music in general is getting some reputation now. i would love to see more of these in the future to where its like japan where they have opera's, instruimental, lots of cosplay, singers, and etc. I would love to be in anything that has to do with videogames, i don't care if i had to be that punk ass cat cait sith and run around.

[gaffed]

Saying things like "its all right; but the real versions are undeniablely better good job though." "and east coast jazz was better" show that you have no class and no little about Drum Corps. They work hard to put a show like this on the field. DO NOT try to take credit away from them.

[galenct]

I'm sorry, but I still can't see how this show placed so well. I love final fantasy but this hornline sounds like shrapnel is coming out of their horns. Very poor quality ofsound, even among lower division ii corps. And the individual marching is horrendous, loads of phasing and poor technique. And what the hell is with the guard uniforms!

Yikes!

[Ak7988]

dude, how bout u not be such a bitch and u actually do this, its one thing to comment but when u say shit like that thats just bs

[Xormithan]

The guard uniforms did seem weird.

They remind me of vikings somehow, and I'm sure that's not the effect they were looking for.

[kingkool360]

i think they were going for Al Bhed? maybe?

[foamyswrath1]

the uniforms were designed to depict the 3 colors used in pictures. Red, Green, and Blue...with those 3 color palettes you create the other colors used around the color wheel.

[elveneleven33]

It's red, blue, and yellow, not red, blue, and green. xD

[foamyswrath1]

check your monitor settings...you will see that its Red Blue and Green...hence. RGB setting.

[elveneleven33]

Ah, I thought you meant the actual primary colors. My bad. :B

[EmtJosh2298]

Thank you gaffed. I was in that drum corps. I was on trumpet lead 1 that year. And you are correct it was hard work and a lot of dedication too

[kevinbs05]

lead trumpet can't remember who that was. Who is this?  By the way this is coughdrop asking.

[UnseeNandUnknowN]

its all right; but the real versions are undeniablely better good job though.

[d13anny]

i know its drum corps and such but the music is ok

doesnt sound as good without woodwinds and string instruments but not bad

[Switchblade1010]

Wow.I really like this show. I'm in a high school marching band in Ohio, and i found this show by accident while searching for a picture of cactuar. This is a sweet idea, i wish we could do something like this. Maybe with One Winged angel, that would be awesome

[nichols123]

This was my rookie year and I had a blast doing it but this year was so much better. and i am from black river falls too whoever darkchild006 is but that wa great because we couldnt see anything because it was so dark but we were loud that night just doing a runthrough for severance

[Riot55]

It was okay... it was cool because of the song choice, but they were really dirty marching and musically. I wish they would have picked a few better songs, but Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec is pretty damn cool. And FFVIII does have a great soundtrack, they just picked some of the crappier songs from it. Anyways, my old High School marching band, Homestead Spartan Alliance from Indiana, could probably have owned this band.

[nichols123]

its drum and bugle CORPS not band...ass

[StarShiranui]

Doesn't really change the fact that the marching is pretty sloppy.

[tenors0587]

east coast jazz was better this year

[arobinson19]

well thats why they got first.

[arobinson19]

east coast jazz that is. but this show was a hell of a lot better than half of the div 2 shows that year

[neofencer]

Well I really liked that they incoporated final fantasy into dci. I marched before and know the ff have went through all the final fantasies several times. on the ballad they needed Aria Di Carratera from ff6. the ending they needed the victory batle song with the guard spinning ther flags like weapons. they needed one-winged angel in there 4th part. ans some cadets 98 on the 2nd part.

[vellure]

I disagree with the people who thinks FFVIII music can't par with FFVII. Frankly, FFVII music was one of the worst compilation of themes and musics along with FFIX. Sure there are some memorable tracks that lived up to the name of Final Fantasy such as the overrated One winged angel. But if you look at other tracks of FF7, only a few were considered to be spectacular. FFVII OST offered music fit for a game and movie. Comparable to Xenosaga's OST.

[kevinnavbs05]

black river falls I don't remember that one but I loved playing the show. And I like VIII better. But yea fun summer.

[dARkCHiLD006]

i saw this performance at my hometown; black river falls

[vegegoku101]

musically I think Nobuo's work has never faltered on any of the game's - he's a genius, There performance is good but the sound quality does lose the emotion I feel. as for the games VII was great and the one that got me into the series but I think that IV, VI and VIII are equally as great but I always preffered Xenogears anyway, Better plot :D

[josh102j]

final fantasy vii i think is the best one out of the series

[Fozzness]

just don't agree.... FFVII is my least favorite. the ending I felt it was confusing and I hate how you HAD to find two other characters in order to get them in your party. that just annoyed me and then also the whole part with the robot crossing the ocean, Reno and Rude annoyed the crap outta me, Cloud was a whiney s.o.b, and they just HAD to kill off my "healer" early on in the game. I'm sorry. I just did NOT like FFVII.

[kyme805]

Ummm no...FFVII rocked soooo much more than any other final fantasy. sorry..its just the known truth.

[Gilgalad09]

Sorry, FFVII just doesn't compare to most of the others. It really doesn't.

[Fozzness]

I dissagree with that first person who commented... I mean, yes, Final Fantasy VII had better music but I don't believe that Final Fantasy VIII was THAT bad.. it's one of my favorite games..

this was great by the way... I'm going to send it to my band director ^^

[VileEighty]

Most of the music they play is from Final Fantasy VIII, which, I think, has the worst compilation of music in the Final Fantasy series. If they did Final Fantasy VII... I'd probably be orgasming more than I am now. Good video though!

[sied19]

waw