"Pure Heart" (Chekov/Sulu Fanmix)

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LOL YOU GUYS I AM

SO

EXCITED ABOUT THIS

(WHEN FANDOMS COLLIDE)

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Lengthy, Lengthy Track Commentary

1. Prelude, the Final Fantasy series (Nobuo Uematsu)

IS NOW..................................Theme of Chekov and Sulu Being Rebooted for Better or Worse Because of Shifts in the Space-Time Continuum? I don't know, all Squaresoft fanmixes require this song and this version (from FF7) sounded the most like the two of them, like, incubating into their new future selves somewhere in the cosmos? Sure, that sounds good.

2. Tutorial, Final Fantasy Tactics (Masaharu Iwata and Hitoshi Sakimoto)

IS NOW..................................THEME OF STARFLEET ACADEMY!

"If you know, you can foresee."
-Professor Daravon, FFT

Study hard, you guys! And maybe have mutually-unrequited longing UST with each other? I don't mind either way!

3. Lunar Whale, Final Fantasy IV (Nobuo Uematsu)

IS NOW..................................Theme of Liftoff! I still listen to this song every fucking time I take off in an airplane. Gettin' the story started in style.

4. Zidane's Theme, Final Fantasy IX (Nobuo Uematsu)

IS NOW..................................Chekov's Theme! Adorable and impish. All he's missing is a tail, really.

5. Frog's Theme, Chrono Trigger (Yasunori Mitsuda) and
6. Cid's Theme, Final Fantasy VII (Nobuo Uematsu)

ARE NOW..................................Sulu's Theme. I couldn't choose, so you get both. Don't let his name fool you: Frog is the most noble, legendary, stalwart (;___;) knight in RPG history and a complete badass to boot. His theme of swordwielding honor brings tears to the eyes of gruff 1980's-born men everywhere. And Cid VII's song, of course, is that of the quintessential pilot (who is also a badass).

7. Cute Little Tozas, Final Fantasy III (Nobuo Uematsu)
"Have You Ever Seen Me?" vocal arrangement from "Final Fantasy: Love Will Grow," sung by Ikuko Noguchi

IS NOW..................................THEME OF ADORABLE AWAY-MISSION (SEXUAL) HIJINKS!:

Here deep in the forest forgive and forget
See, everything is new here
Deep in the forest, forget
'Bout trifles hurting you!

Why don't you let it go away?
(Shall we sing? Shall we sing?
No one's watching!)
Why don't you altogether stay?
(In the forest you can have a lot of... fun!)

Okay so basically.
(1) This is probably the cutest melody Square has to offer and I'm sorry, Chekov and Sulu are fucking cute.
(2) The lyrics are so incredibly sexually suggestive, I mean really.
(3) The Engrish makes it sound like they're saying "Deep in the forest, fucking." So. Yeah.

8. Gau, Final Fantasy VI (Nobuo Uematsu)
Arranged and performed by McVaffe

IS NOW..................................Theme of Sad Tenderness. As a counterpart to the above, because Chekov/Sulu runs the emotional gamut.

"Eyes shining with intelligence, a youth surviving against all odds..."
-Description of Gau, FF6

9. Flight, Xenogears (Yasunori Mitsuda)

IS NOW..................................THEME OF CHEKOV AND SULU TOGETHER AT THE HELM. YEAH YOU HEARD ME.

10. Spring Lullaby, Xenogears Creid (Yasunori Mitsuda)
Arrangement of "Flight," Xenogears

IS NOW..................................Theme of Chekov and Sulu together in love. :`| (HEY HAVEN'T I HEARD THIS MELODY SOMEWHERE BEFORE?):

Hi wo abite kirameku kusa no mi
Senobi wo shite
Hibi wareta daichi wo kondo ha
Daite ageru

(So soak in the sun
And grow until there's nothing left
That you can't dream or do
And if you should find
This weighty world too much to bear
I'll carry it for you)

I almost named this fanmix "Spring Lullaby" but it didn't sound as good.

11. Dream of the Shore, Chrono Cross (Yasunori Mitsuda)

IS NOW..................................Theme of Reassignment. It's, it's not going to happen in reboot, you guys, don't worry, it's just a bad dream ;A; (fucking Reliant)

12. The Layers of Harmony, Final Fantasy IX (Nobuo Uematsu)
Alternate version of "Melodies of Life," co-written and sung by Emiko Shiratori

IS NOW..................................Theme of Trite Theme of Post-Reassignment Hope:

In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me.
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name.

13. Hikari, Kingdom Hearts (Yoko Shimomura)
Performed by Kaoru Wada and the New Japan Philharmonic

IS NOW..................................Theme of Chulu-Love Fucking Conquering All, TAKE THAT REASSIGNMENT YEEEEEAH. Some may remember (??) that I used the regular pop-vocal "Hikari" in my other fanmix from a million years ago, but this is the suitably triumphant orchestral arrangement. And yes, "Hikari" is the same word as "Hikaru" -- 光. The meaning is "light."

14. Pure Heart, Final Fantasy VII (Nobuo Uematsu)
Vocal Arrangement of "Aeris's Theme" from the album "Final Fantasy X Original Sound Version"

IS NOW..................................Theme of Chekov/Sulu Together 4-Eva.

Nagaku tsuzuku kono michi no mukou ni
Shinjirareru mono ga kitto aru

(Walking through worlds anew
On this endless road laid out before me,
I have with me
Something true.
Till the end,
My something is you.)

Comments

[ljismahname.livejournal.com]

I THINK-I THINK I MAY LOVE YOU.
THIS IS SO GLORIOUS.
I JUST CAN'T. WHAT EVEN. I DON'T.
CAPSLOCK IS NECESSARY.

The Engrish makes it sound like they're saying "Deep in the forest, fucking." So. Yeah.
LMFAO *DEAD*

Needless to say, I am downloading ♥

(And no no no no, no reassignment in Reboot. No.)

[cruelnovember.livejournal.com]

Zoooooomg *breaks the download button* :DD

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

WOW. *is astounded and impressed*

[echoinautumn.livejournal.com]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

ZIDANE'S THEME I LOVE YOU

[viivi.livejournal.com]

aaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuuggggggggh this is wonderful I AM DYING

i'm seriously trying to listen to all of them but I started with "Have You Ever Seen Me?" and now all I want to do is listen to that over and over and over

Shall we play shall we play
Shall we dance shall we dance

;_____________________; this is like paralyzing in its adorbs

[husbife.livejournal.com]

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. <333

[tallycola.livejournal.com]

omgggggosh this is hilarious and adorable <3

[mercaque.livejournal.com]

OK. If you just heard a loud shrill noise emanating from somewhere in the Eastern United States... that was ME. Because seriously when I clicked on the link and got a flashback to Final Fantasy VI mixed in with my Chulu goodness... gurrrl I can't even describe. Now I'm getting all verklempt because FFVI was the first RPG I ever ever ever played in my life, and seriously, it changed me. IT CHANGED ME.

These are great selections. I kept going "No, Ayla's theme! No, Cyan's theme! No, the Epoch's theme!" And then I was like... no, these are the perfect choices.

This is the greatest thing ever.

[corpus-invictus.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest - the last track included in your mix convinced me to download the whole thing. I'm a shameless Uematsu fangirl so seeing a fanmix like this has made me the happiest girl on the blod.

[pacifichemlock.livejournal.com]

Oh fuck yes, Chrono Trigger. I'm replaying it right now.

And also... Aha. If you're interested in having the back cover photos match, I'm a pixel artist. I would be PERFECTLY willing to lend services.

[hollycomb.livejournal.com]

GIRL YOU DID NOT

This will be the soundtrack for me madly finishing my Team Gold fic

/back to workk

(and the Prelude from FF7 is so the best Prelude of them all -- have you heard that vocal version?!?!)

[pantswarrior]

...Cannot stop laughing at Sulu as Frog. Because YES. SO MUCH YES. And the inclusion of the FFT tutorial theme, because now I'm imagining them having to sit through "'Learn' learns skills" and "This was the darkened items won't appear" and all the other Engrishy nonsense, and giving each other looks like "Can you believe this guy?" And Xenogears' "Flight" is one of my favorite tracks ever, and... yeah. Awesome. :D

[dragonsquill.livejournal.com]

There is far too much awesomeness here for me to handle. And not just because it's nice to know I'm not the only person with piles of FF soundtracks!

[glacialphoenix]

This fanmix is made of absolute win.

[oberstein.livejournal.com]

A little late to the party but I just wanted to say thank you, not only for the fanmix but for not including "Eyes on Me". ^_^;