Chocobo Theme - 60s Surf Big Band Version (The 8-Bit Big Band)

A surf rock / 60s pop inspired arrangement of the famous Chocobo Theme composed originally by Nobuo Uematsu for the Final Fantasy series! First heard in Final Fantasy II, it's received many arrangements since then. This one features a ripping guitar solo, and some other famous Surf Rock quotes thrown in for good measure including "Miserlou" and "Walk Don't Run" Hope you enjoy!! Long live video game music :)
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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, Playstation, 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.
Band leader/Arranger/Orchestrated by:
/ crosenmusic
FULL CREDITS:
Guitar - Conrad - @conradmusic_
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 - John Lake
Trumpet 3 - Benny Benack III
Trumpet 4 - Danny Jonokuchi
Trombone 1- Alex Jeun
Trombone 2 - Nick Grinder
Trombone 3 - Mariel Bildsten
Bass Trombone - Ron Wilkins
Piano - Natalie Tenenbaum
Bass/Organ - Charlie Rosen
Drums - Jared Schonig
Arrangements and Production - Charlie Rosen
Engineered and Mixed by John Kilgore
Mastered by Alan Silverman at Arf Mastering
Shot and Edited by Halleloo Productions
VFX/Animation by Taylor Russell
Thumbnail art by @MikeKILLUZ
#the8bitbigband #videogamemusic #videogamejazz

[@laurieshuter9404]

"Any class, any gift"

[@bluedogz1624]

Take the plunge, you won’t die

[@sapphic_sophie]

@@bluedogz1624 hit the legs

[@circulationfuze3986]

ez boss

[@PrincessRoyal_Mika]

easy peasy

[@Cabal9999]

Gg too ez

[@NANOKARMA]

Fitting for the adventures of the naked dragonborn saving the world by punching the shit out of everything.

[@Exoskel2]

CAT!

[@Dinodawson42]

Thanks ymfah for introducing me to this incredible cover

[@wilburforce8046]

Liam Dawson that’s why I’m here as well lol

[@tactical_slime4608]

*casualy duplicating millions of drugs while the song plays

[@Exoskel2]

"Business as usual"

[@Verdammniskaiser]

Ymfah!!

[@rustyshackleford172]

What is ymfah?

[@rtyuik7]

this song will forever be associated with running around vast open worlds with shit-tier equipment, glitching through walls, trying to beat Skyrim as a Pacifist, or without Equip Load...

[@angelusnielson7135]

This song will always be associated with the Rabbit Joint to me...

[@chegadesuade]

Is this a meme I'm not familiar with? The first half of your comment made sense, until you started talking Skyrim. Final Fantasy ≠ Skyrim. Sorry if I missed the joke?

[@rtyuik7]

@@chegadesuade the youtube channel called 'ymfah' uses this song (this version, even) in a lot of his videos...he has challenge runs for Dark/DemonSouls and other Bethesda games besides Skyrim, too

[@chegadesuade]

@@rtyuik7 Thanks for the explanation, but I'll just say I don't like it. FF music is for FF games, I don't like how internet gamers randomly mix content.

[@rtyuik7]

@@chegadesuade well if it werent for "mixing content", i wouldnt have ever learned of the song in the first place...i never played FinFan, so i never wouldve known about its soundtrack...if it werent for the "victory theme" memes, i wouldnt know what the FF Victory Theme sounded like...but have fun living with a Closed Mind, i guess...meanwhile, i got a playlist full of mashups, of songs that Should Not have ever been paired together (Eminem + Rammstein? why not! xD)

[@CaptainSunFlare]

Surf rock is just plain underappreciated tbh

[@koolkitty108]

Spongebob made me like it

[@aaronchavez5335]

Alright boys, back into Dark Souls we go for the fiftieth time

[@GhostLink92]

And Skyrim. And New Vegas. Damn you, ymfah.

[@JackcobiExtreme]

And Sekiro, LOL

[@fccornelius1918]

And legend of zelda

[@chegadesuade]

WTF does this have to do with Dark Souls? What's with all the comments mentioning games other than FF? What am I missing here?

[@JackcobiExtreme]

@@chegadesuade a famous dark souls youtuber use some songs in his videos, like this one, lol

[@mintce2238]

People who made the cover: Man, we can't wait for all the Final Fantasy fans to come and enjoy this. Dark Souls fans: We're about to end their whole careers.

[@truffeltroll6668]

*support

[@niclasneziru1854]

This meme was already outdated in 2020 jfc just shut up never post again

[@Exoskel2]

Skyrim fans too

[@samelCamelCase]

the chocobo theme is the one piece that could absolutely be remixed into any style and it would work perfectly, and im living for it

[@cosmicreciever]

Listen to the trap version from ff7 remake and then tell me that again

[@cooldebt]

My favourite is this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOpkpqMnpWmeNk

[@jahmair862]

@@cosmicreciever that version was good too, you just didn’t like it.

[@ilikestuff9250]

@@cosmicreciever It was pretty good and fit the style perfectly

[@seboninja5135]

Ymfah made me fall in love with this song

[@Benny_Blue]

1) Taylor Russel did an amazing job with the animation. 2) The whole band did great here. 3) Benny Benack III has an awesome name.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Taylor Russell actually, and many thanks ;)

[@Benny_Blue]

Taylor Russell Weird, my brain just autocompleted after Taylor with another two-syllable name, which turned out to be the name of a violinist I’ve listened to a few times. I’ve fixed it now.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

@@Benny_Blue I always joke I was born with two first names instead of a first and a last name, so I completely get it. Glad you liked the video man!

[@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons]

I too hate it when I’m charging my fireball spell, atop my giant tentacle monster, only for it to spontaneously transform into a giant fat birb.

[@rezahydra]

_Kupo~!_ This remix just works. The animation is perfect. The style is on point. That solo is amazing. Those saxes are out of this world. That reset is perfect. Bonus points for Kefka. 99999/10, would Chocobo again.

[@raptorlewis]

It just works.

[@farbinator8566]

*Todd Howard intensifies*

[@Linkdarking1]

All is better whit Kefka, and this song is amazing!

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

-IGN

[@koolkitty108]

It’s literally like I’m listening to another version of wipeout

[@onetouchtwo]

Whoever is doing the sprite work is KILLING IT!!

[@rezahydra]

Agreed.

[@mikeybud3501]

Taylor Russel is the GOAT in vg animations fr

[@papysson]

Day 1 : thank you Ymfah for introducing that cover, I know a lot of people did it before but a big thank to you, continue like that !

[@ClintEPereira]

"A true masterpiece. Fat chocobo is a triumph!" - The New York Times

[@ThatGuy001]

That Poor Mage....

[@KooriGraywolf]

Man, it's so nice how much better videogame arrangements have gotten, in terms of arrangement/production quality, and number of professional musicians actually interested in participating in such projects. As someone who was in a (small) videogame cover band, and actually played this song in it, this brings back mad nostalgia.

[@koolkitty108]

You should check out the Cuphead soundtrack if you haven’t already, all of their music was played with a live band

[@caitlyncpelletier]

That tiny chocobo running brings great joy to my cold heart ❤️

[@ricksanford3381]

The best part about this is how the guitar goes off the rails, and then the music says, "Okay...center; let's get back on track here..." ^_^

[@ichaukan]

1:55 Instant flashback of Tank! from Cowboy Bebop. Awesome stuff all around!

[@iancarlton7407]

Played that with a big band a few years back. Sitting at the piano and the whole band really nailing those hits just feels good.

[@bman3977]

Lol Black Mage Kefka getting destroyed by meteor Chocobo is the most creative death/crossover I’ve ever seen xD

[@articusramos808]

That fat chocobo is Bahamut and Alaxander's drinking buddy. Always respect the fat chocobo

[@thomasfrazer8934]

Ah that black mage graphic reminds me of good old 8-bit theater.

[@penguin5242]

I love how you put references to Dick Dale (and other surf rock musicians) in this song, RIP Dick Dale

[@Kri77777]

Surf de Chocobo.... Actually, that sounds like fun!

[@trevinodude]

Just imagining Cloud and Piko surfing is making me laugh so much

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

Rayman Origins and Legends have great soundtracks that would work brilliantly with your style

[@JoaoFerreira-fx3xp]

@@HARTHURreal Tricky Treasure it's such a fun song :D

[@RamblePrism]

OH MY GOD YES!! THIS A THOUSAND TIMES

[@rezahydra]

Think they just got a new idea after Galaxy and Kazooie.

[@flixigyg9212]

Yeah! Would be great!

[@koolkitty108]

I feel like splinter cell would work well too

[@saiconjr]

Ok this just came in my recommendations, and I'm sad I've never seen it until now because this channel is criminally underviewed.

[@lucascisneros8147]

That guitar player really loves his blues licks

[@JazzandTea]

Oh my gosh, I LOVE that Misirlou-part at 1:30!!

[@gasolineandwine]

The absolute best part

[@koolkitty108]

And the beginning drumming sounded like wipeout too

[@thelordoflore6572]

The magic of the Phrygian Dominant/DHM scale

[@Saint_Wolf_]

I wanna believe that they're having as much fun as I'm having listening to it.

[@Mistersandmanify]

That "surfin' bird" pun in the composition dropped on me like an unexpected egg

[@timothybeaveridge1075]

I really enjoy watching each and every performer in this video. At time's they are working so hard And, at others, they are enjoying their respite. As brief as it may be. Then they kick back in! "Hard like donkey" Following through to completion. This version of this song should be classified "Official" I do believe.

[@coolioman9606]

Not sure how this channel doesn't have more subs. It's some of the highest quality game music I've heard.

[@Bobaloo92]

There is so much love for the source material in this video, it goes beyond words. Phenomenal work!

[@ChaosRayZero]

Love the sprite animation! 😍 _That poor ol' Black Mage!_ 🤣

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

As the animator I would like to issue an apology to the Black Mage....if it wasn't so fun animating him suffer so :p

[@JohnNovakovich]

Ah yes, the "ymfah theme song"

[@hashtag6312]

the new one

[@HyperGriffin]

Approved

[@scubarubanzaii]

Why am I jUST NOW FINDING THIS CHOCOBO THEME AND BIG BAND ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE MUSIC THINGS.

[@neozoan]

The animation was so entertaining!

[@anonymuswere]

I can't stop laughing at the hilarious spritework at the bottom of the vid!

[@cbtalk216]

I love that the Black Mage gets run over by the chocobo close to the beginning. Reminds me of 8-bit theater.

[@ageishyena3035]

It could only be better if Fighter was riding the chocobo at the time.

[@PauwerFurry]

Did anyone else notice the “Walk Don’t Run” reference around halfway through during the guitar solo?! What an under appreciated song, nice job on working it in!

[@EverydayLegend]

I came here to say that. Very few people nowadays are going to recognize the Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass wink.

[@vanillaboy-rr8dv]

If you don't mind me asking for it who is herb alpert & tijuana brass?

[@EverydayLegend]

@@vanillaboy-rr8dv Herb Alpert is the “A” in “A&M Records.” His side project is him + top session musicians, known as The Tijuana Brass. A lot of said musicians were part of The Wrecking Crew, iirc.

[@Arenow]

THANK YOU! Spent the whole rest of the song thinking "now where did I hear that lick before?". I think it was in the Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas OST. What a golden song!

[@SimuLord]

Every 8BBB track is basically a "spot all the references/shout-outs/familiar licks, don't worry, NOBODY catches all of them" game-within-a-game.

[@Thompson8200]

You guys knock it out of the dimensions of what I thought possible every single time. Unbelievably awesome.

[@Guydude777]

If your previous covers were on fire, this one was an inferno. Kowabunga! Nowhere else offers such consistently awesome tracks.

[@rhythmheavengamer4017]

What a coincidence, I just finished listening to your Still Alive cover

[@ikeeichenberg9068]

I love that unlacquered trombone. It's gorgeous

[@NessOkey]

TROMBONE GANGGG (i’m a converted euph)

[@ikeeichenberg9068]

@@NessOkey Trombone >>>>>>>

[@TylerMire]

Kudos to your sax section, the blend between the tenors and altos on the first melody statement is superb! Great arrangement.

[@TheZigzagman]

I really enjoyed the misirlou rhythm part towards the end. Never imagined this song would work as a surf rock thing.

[@patrickramseyart]

This is awesome, as always. Never would've thought of this! Since I'm early, might I suggest a Professor Layton cover? That music is highly underrated.

[@firelessdragon5064]

Professor Layton music is amazing! I'd love them to do a cover of it

[@symawi312]

hell YES

[@capncocoa]

Professor Layton would be REALLY COOL. I'd love if this became a reality ; )

[@Coolio_Ash]

I love the animation so much

[@rickdaniel7341]

Having recently played 6, seeing the octopus guy and Black Mage as God Kefka was a treat.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Animator here: 6 is my favorite FF so I'm a tad biased, haha

[@unconventionaloven9392]

Sounds like a Japanese jazz fusion song and I’m not surprised

[@koolkitty108]

Does surf jazz fusion exist? I must know now

[@OMalleyTheMaggot]

I mean the soundtracks for a very large portion of retro Japanese games WERE based on Japanese jazz fusion.

[@koolkitty108]

@@OMalleyTheMaggot i mean to be fair though Japanese jazz fusion does kind of slap

[@cooldebt]

@@koolkitty108 It absolutely does! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpPGpJarftVora8

[@cooldebt]

Yes, I hear Japanese jazz fusion too. Something similar but different: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpPGpJarftVora8

[@TheZigzagman]

Alternate title: Surfing with the Chocobo Nice Satriani style riffs by the guitar player.

[@misu_4000]

Bless youtube for putting this amazing channel in my recommended

[@bruce1947]

You're gonna make fucking cry. Stop being this incredible.

[@rockgoditachi]

Pure genius! Who knew you could make the Chocobo theme even more groovier than it already is! The Guitar was insane, the inclusion of Walk Don't Run was epic and the whole arrangement was just mind blowing! Seriously this has to be on Album 2! WHEN WILL WE GET ALBUM 2!???? Oh and I'd love to see you guys perform your version of the music from Bubble Bobble or Puzzle Bobble, I'm sure you'd do something truly spectacular with them! Once again guys a home-run, can't wait to see/hear what you do next!

[@cooldebt]

I'm used to listening to these brilliant boys kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOpkpqMnpWmeNk and only just discovered 8BBB. Normally not a big band fan but 8BBB is truly genius.

[@tristanhmusic]

1:32 Big Chocungus 3:06 Bochungus Oceanus 3:56 Chobobungus Maximus Apocalyptus

[@tristanhmusic]

@唐三藏 wtf

[@lionheart4424]

The pixel art story was THE BEST I have seen in your videos so far. I loved it! You guys surely had fun with this one, and it brings joy to myself to as an FF fan.

[@TaylorRussell_TheAnimator]

Thank you, I had a lot of fun animating Black Mage's Journey of Bird-Based Suffering for this video.

[@nathanadhitya]

Clicking the bell has never been a waste in these kinds of channels. Keep up the great work!

[@Tcapac]

Those trumpets are rocking that Herb Alpert style

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

That harmonization in the middle, doe! Sweet!

[@felixleong61]

*Naked Man with a Fedora and flaming sword commiting mass murder and violating the laws of physics in the Commonwealth*

[@strawberryjam3670]

That combo organ tho.

[@MegaMech]

Sounds great. As usual words cannot suffice these quality arrangements. I don't have the authority to say this but these are as legendary as Gordon Goodwins music.

[@halarkin]

You guys are the best. Thank you so much for this awesome rendition! PS, the animations are just super cute. 💙

[@skeyes986]

Incredible work. Yall keep bringing out banger after banger! Someday the subscribers will start to exponentially grow. It's just a matter of time with such quality music.

[@lukaea]

I love how everyone of your songs showcases a different instrument each time.

[@discountdruid]

My favorite cover that y'all have done so far! so good!!

[@BalloutNewDregas]

*by ysmir you won’t leave here alive*

[@JoeMoose517]

Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!

[@dendy9534]

*This sounds like a spongebob soundtrack that would play when the goo-lagoon is on screen.*

[@percypercy7874]

yeah but its AWESOME teehee

[@MarvinManio]

Why would you read a negative compliment into Dendy's comment?

[@percypercy7874]

@@MarvinManio bruh how is that negative? All i said was that the music was good

[@MarvinManio]

@@percypercy7874 despite the song sounding like a SpongeBob soundtrack it's still awesome. That's what I understood

[@percypercy7874]

@@MarvinManio yeah thats what i meant originally sorry

[@Dac_vak]

Another phenomenal arrangement! You guys are killin it!

[@AllyMonsters]

You guys are so underrated. Love your work and don't stop now.

[@umbralember]

The music you guys make is perfect and gives me chills every time, keep up the good work!

[@idraigirtm]

1:33 Love that reference!!!

[@mosephjaxwell]

I absolutely adore these animations.

[@grimreefer9324]

This song is so unorthodox and yet fantastic

[@kaseybrown7664]

I can almost hear the 60s announcer saying "It's the Chocobo Show! Starring..."

[@Ruboka]

this is awesome. the animations are really great :D

[@edgesupetran7436]

NOCTIS AND THE GAND RIDES THE CHOCOBO.

[@TheSusanbantony]

So good that it brought tears to my eyes! Kudos to all of you!!

[@ohnhai]

Best version ever!!!!

[@erlewis1111]

Really nicely done you guys!

[@logantillman7409]

Best cover. I love the sound of it.

[@RamblePrism]

Amazing work as usual!

[@hikimusic_]

Awesome!! 👏👏👏

[@NordicCarved]

All I have to say is... Kweh! No but seriously I love how this is basically a fusion between jazz and rock, it's so fucking amazing.

[@cashwarior]

This is why you don't mess with the chocobo

[@cooldebt]

You mean like this kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioOpkpqMnpWmeNk or this kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpO4m5d5jc53sMU ;)

[@endorneyodera4366]

perfect bike riding music

[@mikijowy]

1:33 : When you put a Chocobo in Pulp Fiction

[@jblitz1556]

Seriously, how do you guys make something so perfect every single time?!

[@OliyTC]

Good 👏 stuff 👏

[@footofjuniper8212]

I'm loving these videos. Got a little Herb Alpert vibe a few times on this one.

[@River_star]

So cute!!! And so fun!! I love it!💕✨

[@ewanf3301]

Incredible.

[@heyou1]

This made me happy. Marvelous!

[@DudemanTheGreatCalamity]

Average souls player: man this boss is hard, I need to get better armor and weapons and raise my health. Ymfah doing a soul level 1 Dark Souls 1 run: 😏🧤🔥🐉

[@8BitTrumpet]

So freakin good!

[@JustP3DS]

So beautiful...

[@Caspur189]

Yoooo I love this song yall kill it everytime keep it up