"Pure Heart" (Chekov/Sulu Fanmix)

[fairhearing]

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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

[fairhearing.livejournal.com]

OMG DO YOU KNOW OF MY ALL-CONSUMING LOVE FOR FF6.

IT IS MY ONE TRUE FANDOM ;_______;

And making the graphic I was like "holy shit I want to play this so bad" and thinking of the RELICS they would wear, lollll. Like, Chekov would wear Running Shoes and Sprint Shoes (one on each foot?) Or like, Running Shoes and a Memento Ring? And Sulu would have a Gauntlet or Genji Gloves and, of course, True Knight, for to leap forward and defend Chekov from attacks ;________; Okay wait, I change it to Black Belt + True Knight because he would obviously counterattack instantly if such a thing happened.

Chekov's magicite would be Stray and Sulu's would be Alexander ;_;

I seriously considered Cyan's Theme for Sulu but it was a bit too melancholy. :(

DO YOU NOTICE SULU'S HP IS A LITTLE LOW? McCoy had to conserve MP and couldn't heal him fully. ;A; He'll be fine after a good night's sleep though.

And Chekov's MP is depleted because he used transporter magic to save Sulu.

[mercaque.livejournal.com]

Dude... I was a complete and total RPG virgin when I played FF6. Like to the degree that I didn't even fully understand what a "RPG" was. Everything came as a total surprise to me. I seriously cannot even describe how my mind was BLOWN INTO A THOUSAND TINY PIECES when the whole World of Ruin thing went down. Like, I didn't know video games could do that. I was so spoiled by this game and by Chrono Trigger right after. I love that you have a Crono Cross track up here too... because that game drove me crazy but the music was so, so beautiful.

And making the graphic I was like "holy shit I want to play this so bad" and thinking of the RELICS they would wear, lollll. Like, Chekov would wear Running Shoes and Sprint Shoes (one on each foot?) Or like, Running Shoes and a Memento Ring? And Sulu would have a Gauntlet or Genji Gloves and, of course, True Knight, for to leap forward and defend Chekov from attacks ;________; Okay wait, I change it to Black Belt + True Knight because he would obviously counterattack instantly if such a thing happened.

Chekov's magicite would be Stray and Sulu's would be Alexander ;_;

OMG OMG. YES. And I am so torn between giving Sulu Sabin's blitzes (bum rush FTW!!) or Locke's quickness. And Chekov! All I know is that the mental image of Chekov in oversize Magitek Armor WILL NOT LEAVE ME.

I seriously considered Cyan's Theme for Sulu but it was a bit too melancholy. :(

Yes, this was exactly why I was like "...oh wait. Probably a good thing she didn't pick that one" after a minute. Because I love Sulu, and I love angst, but damn, I don't think I could put him through the Phantom Train and Wrexsoul. If I ever go to therapy I'm sure Doma Castle will come up at some point, lol.

DO YOU NOTICE SULU'S HP IS A LITTLE LOW? McCoy had to conserve MP and couldn't heal him fully. ;A; He'll be fine after a good night's sleep though.

And Chekov's MP is depleted because he used transporter magic to save Sulu.

I did notice Sulu's missing HP! It goes with his very sexily banged up face in the picture :D I also noticed his 42 MP total compared to Chekov's 80. I love that Chekov is standing by with his immense magical capabilities because you know. Sulu might be the ~warrior but Chekov is going to drop a magical smackdown when shit gets real (i.e. someone messes with his man).

[mercaque.livejournal.com]

That should say 216 MP total, not 80, lol. Stupid fingers.

[fairhearing.livejournal.com]

I love that you have a Crono Cross track up here too... because that game drove me crazy but the music was so, so beautiful.

lol I hated CC with the heat of a thousand suns but the soundtrack was probably one of the best in RPG history, which drives me crazy. It's pretty much all I remember of the game at this point, is the music, I think because my brain blocked the rest out.

I seriously cannot even describe how my mind was BLOWN INTO A THOUSAND TINY PIECES when the whole World of Ruin thing went down. Like, I didn't know video games could do that.

THEY CAN'T AND STILL DON'T, FF6 WAS JUST A MASTERPIECE IN EVERY WAY

FF1 was my first RPG, and I loved FF4, but

FF6 was love at first sight.

Christmas morning, 1994. Nothing would ever be the same again. (lol)

ANYWAY

Sulu might be the ~warrior but Chekov is going to drop a magical smackdown when shit gets real (i.e. someone messes with his man).

EXACTLY, see, my thinking is, in fantasy you have your black-magic-users, and in sci-fi you have your... MATH-USERS. So clearly Chekov would be the strongest offensive "spellcaster" in the party and would end up saving the day with his insane calculations, while Sulu is at critical HP and crouching with sweat drops blinking around his forehead.

I actually struggled really hard to find an FF6 track besides "Gau" (which to me is like "Sad Chekov") to put in here, but FF6 is actually kind of a dark steampunk game and its angsty music doesn't really go with the (mostly-)lighthearted and innocent futuristic world of Chulu. :{ I went through EVERY REMIX OF THE OPERA THEME I COULD FIND but it's just too much of a flicker-of-hope-in-the-midst-of-despair love song, you know? Too serious business.

BUT this was the one that came closest because of the rockin' guitar and whiny male voices! IT IS A SECRET BONUS TRACK JUST FOR YOU meraque, shh don't tell.

Aria

[mercaque.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeee I got a bonus track! Thank you!! I love this so hard. SO HARD. Whiny male voices ftw.

lol I hated CC with the heat of a thousand suns but the soundtrack was probably one of the best in RPG history, which drives me crazy. It's pretty much all I remember of the game at this point, is the music, I think because my brain blocked the rest out.

LOL. Oh God. That is literally the only game I've ever played where I didn't realize I was at the final battle. I was going along and going along and... oh look. Credits are rolling. *long silence* WHAT??? Of course that was just one in a long line of similar moments during that game. CC was also the only game where I reached a point that I literally had no idea what the hell I was supposed to be doing next. I don't mean like in most video games where it's like "I know I'm going to that castle, but I don't know how to get into it." I mean, "I don't have the slightest damn clue what my main hero's goal is or what the hell he's trying to accomplish right now."

FF6 is actually kind of a dark steampunk game and its angsty music doesn't really go with the (mostly-)lighthearted and innocent futuristic world of Chulu. :{

Word. I mean "Searching for Friends" is one of the most amazing pieces of "flying" music ever, but also... yeah, angsty.

[fairhearing.livejournal.com]

Chrono Cross was literally impossible to play without a FAQ. Or impossible to complete, anyway. For instance:

I didn't realize I was at the final battle. I was going along and going along and... oh look. Credits are rolling. *long silence* WHAT???

This is because, and I shit you not, you got the BAD ENDING. lol. You are actually NOT SUPPOSED to beat the final boss (who was extremely lame if you will recall, a fusion of a Lavos Spawn and that bastardized excuse for a Schala clone with the cockney accent). Anyway, no, you are not supposed to actually beat it up until it dies, you are supposed to coordinate the color forcefield of all the magic in the battle into a certain pattern so it makes a certain tune and ~frees Kid/Schala from her Spawny prison~.

I wish I were making this up.

I mean "Searching for Friends" is one of the most amazing pieces of "flying" music ever

Totally agreed, and it's in large part how it's introduced, flying up from Daryl's Tomb with the water splashing all around and birds trailing behind and.... god I fucking love that game

[mercaque.livejournal.com]

It's taken me a while to respond to this because now I'm all freshly enraged at Chrono Cross. Freshly. I forgot how much I hated that stupid battlefield color system. WHERE ARE MY TRIPLE TECHS

Totally agreed, and it's in large part how it's introduced, flying up from Daryl's Tomb with the water splashing all around and birds trailing behind

Ngl. I cried when that happened.

[fairhearing.livejournal.com]

It's taken me a while to respond to this because now I'm all freshly enraged at Chrono Cross. Freshly. I forgot how much I hated that stupid battlefield color system.

Right? Especially because there are absolutely no, that is ZERO, hints in the game that this is what you are supposed to do in the final battle. None.

Like I said, it was a game that literally required a FAQ to play and beat properly, and that's lame as hell.

lol my friend and I were trying to name as many of the 50+ lameass characters in CC that we could, just the other day, and I think I managed like, seven. It's a fun game to play on a long road trip! Epithets are allowed! (e.g. the fat mom, the strawman thing, the fairy, the dude in the red speedo)

TERRIBLE GAME

TERRIBLE