Dancing Mad (Final Fantasy VI) - GaMetal Remix (2019)

[@xenit7837]

Everybody gansta until the guitarist starts singing in latin

[@SkippytWalrus]

I think that bit at least until 2:25 is actually english

[@solisimperium1203]

@@SkippytWalrus just turn on sub titles to see

[@SkippytWalrus]

@@solisimperium1203 and i spent so much time comparing the lyrics to his earlier remix of dancing mad

[@solisimperium1203]

@@SkippytWalrus RIP

[@yurikoshinigami]

The guitarrist?? It's the same guy in all instruments

[@retr0type]

The moment that you realize that your deep love for prog metal started with Nobuo Uematsu.

[@jurriaanverweij314]

exactly this!

[@sirspookybones1118]

I knew it came from somewhere. No wonder dream theater actually kind of fits FF7

[@esanchez47]

7:12 onwardsss

[@SirSquash]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXyxgJ96qb-fq7c this inspired dancing mad.

[@nataliachristiani3630]

And Motoi Sakuraba

[@MercLazarus]

And now for my all time favourite quote in relation to how much of a masterpiece this song is especially on such limited hardware: "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like an artist using Crayola crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." -Jeremy Jahns

[@squiredoodad]

It gets better. You play the GBA port of FF6. You think Dancing Mad is epic. Then you find out there's a sound restoration patch for it. That music was good before, now its GODLY

[@chrisprusinowski5287]

Jeremy Jahns is an hack and poor film reviwer/ critic. I do not place much stock in high profile and youtube preferences movie reviewers on this site.

[@squiredoodad]

That doesn't change anything. It's still a good quote.

[@Santiago-Farrell]

not as limited as you think, just have to be creative

[@runeglifberg9398]

@@Santiago-Farrell This was made in like 1994. different world back then.

[@behindtheheart6512]

What I love about dancing mad is the amount of symbolism and tension this song and fight gives off. For those who don’t know the symbolism of the song, Phase 1 represents Kefka’s lust for death and destruction Phase 2 represents his insanity Phase 3 represents his ascension to godhood and even mocks Michelangelo’s pieta and takes a piece of Tocata and fugue in d minor Phase 4 is Kefka himself and it even cuts to a sad part to represent that Kefka is going to die for everything he did

[@ivorymantis1026]

I always saw it as: T1: Rooted in ice, a wasteland that is and will be. Hell is the foundation of reality and existence. T2: Repetition, mindless ad nauseum. The mortal world is a cyclic mess that repeats its mistakes forever. T3: Ascension is Egoism. The only reason people strive to help others is for their own selfish desires. T4: *I Am* above all of this. I will destroy everything to free you all. t. hermeticist

[@rezahydra]

It’s also a play on the divine comedy. Rising from the frozen and dark depths of a torturous hell, through the looping insanity of purgatory, and into the gates of heavenly paradise. And at the end, God tells Jacob what the meaning of life is. “Life... Hope... Dreams... Where’d they come from? And where’re they going? Such meaningless things... are mine to destroy!” -Kefka to the party right as you reach him.

[@madlyfwipp9511]

I thought it was supposed to represent hell, purgatory, and then heaven

[@assiaelmabrouki5552]

@@madlyfwipp9511 that's right that's what it represents

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

No, pause four is victory. He has won, he lets you die by his hand because he accomplished what most other FF villains dream of. If he killed you what would he do? He's already demolished everything. His life would be without purpose.

[@zappa5146]

Since I didn't see any, here's some translations for the latin: Gloria = Glory Fortuna = Fortune Deleo = Exterminate Interneco = Kill Poena Mortis = Death Penalty Vorto = Swap Diem = Day Flammus = Flame Nova = New Caelum = Heaven

[@randombozo1306]

@George Saffos I think it's more "glorious fortune" "exterminate, kill death, penalty" (all related to ending someone else's life) "swap" "day of flame" "new heaven"

[@mbs7animatesandva226]

Hey thanks

[@xenaioaks5363]

Kefka isn't a Villian... HE'S A SUPER VILLIAN! how? Presentation!

[@Shaze64]

9:04 I love how you replicated Kefka's laugh with the guitar

[@SnthwaveSunset]

Kefka: *laughs in metal*

[@AStandsForFrench]

I preferred the previous one just straight up tossing the laugh effect in there rather than trying to replicate it with an instrument, tbh similar with how the one issue I have with the Waluigi Pinball cover he did took out the SPROING sound effect

[@micchristian5817]

@@AStandsForFrench It turns out that if he'd kept the Kefka laugh in, he wouldn't be able to put this song up on Spotify and such, due to copyright issues. Apparently they're very strict about using voice samples, sound samples etc.

[@Yuuphonixx]

The end comes beyond chaos... *Kefka laughs, then casts Goner*

[@TheGamingMaster737]

@@AStandsForFrench I agree, I prefer Kefka's memorable laugh.

[@JonnyAtma]

That's the last remake for the time being, I just really wanted to do Dancing Mad this year, but also knew it would take me a while since it's such a long song. On to some new stuff next week! :)

[@Hadaron]

GaMetal Jonny, this is the best cover of Dancing Mad I’ve heard, ever, beating out even the distant worlds version. You truly have made this song your own! EDIT: oh no the Phase 4 lyrics are gone... oh well doesn’t change that this is the best Dancing Mad cover I’ve seen yet.

[@RoPanuganti]

This is sick Johnny, the ultimate Proggy game song!

[@inklingplushgamer5169]

Gametal do the final boss on super Mario Galaxy 2 please

[@vokani5421]

Ya did good lad ya did good

[@BardockSkywalker]

IMO, The Original Was Perfect... But Once I Again, I Was Proven That Perfection Can Be Perfected... Somehow... Anyways, This Is Probably My Favorite Cover From U... Only Thing That Would Made It Better Is If U & Uematsu Joined Forces To Make The OST For That FF6 Remake That *WE BETTER GET ON SWITCH!!!* & That FEVII Remake While We're At It

[@TheRpgMonger]

Holy shit this has to be one of the best Dancing Mad remixes on KZbin, if not the best!

[@edwardboland8957]

Oh hey! Didn't expect you to be here.

[@rezahydra]

Yo, how you doin?

[@emilioperez6888]

The Rpg Monger Hello kirby theorist.

[@GoyBenius_0901]

"I love JoJo" Views drop off between parts 4 and 5's adaptation due to manga hiatuses and forced "part 5 never" memes. "HERE'S WHY THE JOJO FANBASE IS THE MOST CANCEROUS FANBASE ON EARTH AND HERE'S WHY JOJO IS OVERATED FUCK JOJO FUCK JOJO FUCK JOJO REEEEEEEEEEE REEEEEEEEEEE WRYYYYYYYYY" The absolute fucking state of you, lad. Just delete your channel homie.

[@tataladdd4251]

@@GoyBenius_0901 hey what are you talking about? he did something jojo related?

[@nighttimestalker]

I've never heard him sing before. Holy shit. He needs to do this more.

[@micchristian5817]

He actually has quite a few vocal pieces, and they're some of my favorites! Unfortunately, he's never created a playlist of them, But if you're interested, I have a list of links that I made for myself. 😉

[@nighttimestalker]

@@micchristian5817 I'd be interested in it lol

[@MrBulletwood]

It's a good thing Jonny recently made a playlist of every single vocal song he has.

[@daesplays8737]

2014 GaMetal: Hahaha noone will ever be able to top my Dancing Mad remix! 2019 GaMetal: *hold my beer*

[@Laffey99]

DaesPlays What? So he's talking to himself?

[@daesplays8737]

Yes... well no... uh... maybe?

[@aksis2111]

@@daesplays8737 Timetravel...

[@iancomtois9832]

@@aksis2111 ...Ruins everything. Don't let him do it.

[@nate-rs8090]

So he just passes a beer from his left hand to the right then?

[@PenDreamt]

Kefka made one critical, strategy defining error... He ticked off a breakdancing moogle who bosses a beefy sasquatch around. I mean, there is brave, there is ballsy, and there's stupid. Don't poke the moogle.

[@kevnar]

Dude: "So you're a musician? What instruments do you play?" Gametal: "Yes."

[@Ryan_Zogratis]

bruh

[@ItsJakeAyee]

This comment deserves way more likes.

[@matthewgalvano7248]

"I play the instruments"

[@bromodragone8405]

I'm not telling!

[@ChristopherMoom]

This song was the true final boss for the composers

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

Nah, the composer (that being Uematsu) said Dancing Mad is as long as it is because he had the opposite of writer's block, he couldn't stop adding to the track...

[@WildArmACF]

That man was feeling inspired

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

Well, you don't get to stay as the main composer for the better part of the Final Fantasy franchise (in many senses of the word) if you don't ave plenty of inspiration. And even after he left, there's this company called Mistwalker, where all the ones who actually created that better part went after one mistake too much from Square...

[@WillowEpp]

@@ezekielbaskerville2710 Not that Mistwalker's had an especially impressive run either.

[@TDGCmote]

Christopher Moon and musicians, it’s crazy complex

[@Xhinryuu]

Those vocals are fucking amazing, Absolutely beautiful.

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

Agreed! I’m shocked he didn’t put the lyrics again for this one. Still super awesome!

[@rezahydra]

Bit disappointed that he didn’t keep the lyrics in phase 4 part 2, but Y’know, it’s fine when, and I speak for everyone here when I say that, this is the best Dancing Mad remix ever.

[@ScarletEdge]

I bet Mr. Uematsu heard this and felt how much respect and work were put into this cover. Fucking amazing.

[@71775926]

There has not been a Final Fantasy cover that has managed to surpass a Black Mages remix. This is the first for me and it's glorious.

[@handson920]

Have you checked out the Symphonic Arrange by Sangnoksu? It's definitely one of the best imo.

[@71775926]

@@handson920 Thanks for the recommendation! Tried it out but it's not my cup of tea. Thanks still!

[@handson920]

@@71775926 You're welcome!

[@MarcoVization]

I... I just... I've been sitting here, just basking in what I just heard, for half a damn hour. That was magnificent. I don't think i've ever heard anything THAT good in a long time. Just... Bravo. Holy shit.

[@eckitronix]

""The world watched from below, gazing in fear, yet also a small, glimmering spark of hope. As they fought against Kefka, the deity himself attacked ruthlessly, attempting to end The Returners, once and for all, even if it meant felling the rest of the world a third time with them...especially if it meant that. Kefka's mortal childhood had not been the kindest to him, always being demanded around to learn the art of combat from a young age, rising the ranks until a general, prompting strategic warfare to be of aid as well. Everything the boy had been through, he hated. He never seemed to take any of it seriously, even as a Gestahlian general. General Leo, another man, was always much more popular among the mass population, and much more loved. Kefka had had a grudge against the man for years. But now, there was no need to even remember the names of all the billions of lives shed for this cause. As The Returners climbed the pieces of Kefka's demonic structure, they had no clue what to expect. Neither did Kefka, whom was placed into medical care by Cid all those years ago. A simple mental patient at the time, he had barely even heard of the term, "MagiTek", yet now it was being embedded into his DNA. Kefka quickly became less of a bitter man, and more overly eccentric, yet still insane to the point of men fearing his very name. Now the man was a living god, who would burn entire towns to the ground with the blink of an eye. The world was dead by his hand, and the only need for religion was prayer towards him. But would it last? Any of it? The Returners all had made it to the top, having destroyed horrendous monuments to the evil deeds Kefka had set into permanent stone. The entire band of warriors would not stop until Kefka was dead. Kefka, however, would not stop until everything else was dead. The entire world could hear the deafening blows from miles above; all praying to their new god for his very death. It was all up to them now. Could it be done? The War of the Magi had already led the world into a nearly irreversible apocalypse, and Kefka had already scorched the world since then to an even worse state. If The Returners couldn't kill Kefka...there would be no second chance. The small, spark of hope now seemed subatomic. Finally, somehow, the final blow had at last been dealt. Time itself seemed to cease. Kefka, the God of Magic, had finally fallen, and would now atone for his sins, his crimes against all living things. As the horrible entity fell from miles above the sky, he slowly blew away in the wind, as if simply a pile of dust. The world was no longer at risk of permanent ruin. Yet, what would become of Terra? Magic itself was vanishing swiftly from the universe; Espers, Magicite, even the remains of Kefka...would Terra succumb to these as well and lose her life to the sudden, swift change? There was no time to answer any of these questions as the tower was beginning to collapse. The Returners needed to escape quickly, lest they too be lost with the wreckage...""

[@archagenteverlasting1239]

What is this quote from?

[@keelanbarron928]

Where is this from?

[@ivanperez5354]

Holy shit, that was an amazing quote, where is it from?

[@combativeThinker]

To answer all of your questions, it seems to me that he simply wrote it himself.

[@panosplays4297]

I will give the closer to Terra's story. She held to her human side strong enough and as magic and her esper form dissapeared, Terra lived.

[@Flegan777]

The mad jester would definitely spare you from utter annihilation if you presented him with this.

[@morgottthelastofallkings3336]

I suppose

[@combativeThinker]

Heh. Those he annihilated were the lucky ones. The rest who live are doomed to an existence in a dead world. Kefka truly is cruel…

[@verververmillion7261]

I was JUST listening to the 2014 version more recently, this is madness (But a good kind)!

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

Almost makes you wanna dance, huh?

[@MrSuperbeast92]

@@gratuitouslurking8610 Madly. 😉👍

[@murakumo65]

Madness? *THIS IS SPARTA!*

[@HEX33C1FF]

@@murakumo65 We went back to 2014, not 2009.

[@dalde0534]

@@HEX33C1FF looks like the time machine didnt work for him

[@12201185234]

This is basically what I heard in my head as a 10 year old, fighting Kefka for the first time. Thank you.

[@endeshaw1000]

When doing the boss fights your self its a whole different story. The adrenalin and our fantasy let snes & playstation sounds sound like apocalyptic orchestra and / or raging heavy metal arrangements. This special kind of genre / style (ff / bof a.s.o.) seem to direct touch our souls and take at least me sometimes to ecstasy like states. Only masterpieces like Dance Of Eternity, and the like, from Bands like Dreamtheater have the same effect on me.

[@DoublemanFM]

Ahem. There's GaMetal in my playlist.

[@singletona082]

Yes and you r problem is what? Is there not enough of it?

[@handson920]

@@singletona082 And thus, you missed the reference.

[@singletona082]

@@handson920 Lay off man i haven't played ff6 in twenty years.

[@Cheesy9149]

insane cultist hello fellow terrarian

[@larneshseethia]

I'm here to subscribe because Horizon's End was at PAX East 2023 this past weekend and played this song to draw people to their booth. Those guys love your stuff and were telling everyone about how talented you are.

[@jackgarcia5926]

Your original cover of Dancing mad is how I discovered your channel, it's amazing how far you've come since. Never stop being awesome.

[@CoobyPls]

Jesus, man. I just woke up at 3:40am and watched a Siivagunner Video of Dancing Mad with the Majoras Mask Soundfont - and here you are underneath it. I clicked not knowing what kind of quality I was falling into to; it went onto the soundbar and now I guess just fuck everyone getting sleep tonight lol

[@tomateaterrador]

"Dancing Mad 2014 is evolving!!!" *Dancing Mad 2019 appears* Ears exploding of pure joy.

[@iancomtois9832]

Dancing Mad 2019 used Perish Song! The perish count fell to 13:05!

[@gcj17]

Can you lot just stop asking for requests and appreciate this song? This is an amazing cover Jonny made and it makes me mad most comments aren't appreciating his work, just "Now remix this", give the guy a brake and appreciate what you have in your hands right now folks!

[@ynh0609]

素晴らしい！素晴らしい！素晴らしい！素晴らしい！Excellent！Excellent！Excellent！Excellent！Excellent！Excellent！Excellent！Thanks upload！from Japan！

[@MrBulletwood]

Whenever I search up GaMetal, this is one of the songs that is usually recommended to me a lot from the search results, and I can't believe it took me this long to listen to this. This is so awesome, especially the lyrics in the first tier. So damn epic

[@athath2010]

video length: 13:05 W E W L A D (the good kind of "wew lad", though)

[@Aldrasio]

Man this fucking rules, holy shit. Uematsu would be proud

[@estil9973]

5 years later the opera singing is still 10/10

[@JumboWheat01]

You can never have enough Dancing Mad in your life.

[@Armameteus]

The absolute pipes on this lad. Possibly the best Dancing Mad metal remix on KZbin.

[@coreybutler6393]

This is my favorite arrangement of this song! It's SO good! My jaw literally dropped when you started doing the vocals. It was an absolutely beautiful audio journey, and I appreciate that you took the time to make and upload it 💜

[@cameronmoreno7313]

10:23 has me in tears

[@MachinaFortuna]

One-Winged Angel: I'm sooo epic Dancing Mad: First time??

[@jakobhere620]

*_The end comes... beyond chaos._*

[@klikker1000]

I can't believe you remade this! The original was pretty good, but this... this is perfection.

[@civilwildman]

Fact: Though Nintendo Power (namely in their strategy guide for the game) suggested this being rematches with the 3 Gods/Goddesses/Statues that were done prior to the final battle, the common interpretation as to the inspiration behind the first 3 sections of the final battle are the 3 segments of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio (aka: Purgatory) and Paradiso (Paradise, aka; Heaven).

[@DarkGamer364]

13 minutes for a single song. You are the mad man!

[@iancomtois9832]

The Dancing Mad man!

[@LordMetarex]

For this level of performance. You deserve to have atleast 10 times the amount of subscribers you have now.

[@philippelizotte3760]

Hot damn... I never even heard the original and this made me cry. Astounding performance!

[@civilwildman]

I'm pretty sure I got to this point around May of 1995. Got this game for Christmas of '94. Loved it. I remember hearing all 4 sections of this tune around that time. I remember finishing up the school year (I was in 5th grade). Freakin' amazing.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

(Comment borrowed from GrahamChapman) 0:00 Heed the first movement, remember the destruction of the world. Now, behold the destruction of life, dreams, hope; it is the fate of all things. 2:50 Heed the second movement, and stand in awe. Now, behold your former vain attempts at stopping the inevitable. 4:44 Heed the third movement, this is the power you oppose. Now, behold your savior and god; there is no salvation, prayers fall on deaf ears. 6:26 Heed the fourth movement, the skies are tearing apart. Now, behold the wild dance of a charming star.

[@GrahamChapman]

I was wondering if I'd find you somewhere in this comment section and, lo and behold, here we are. Also, wow, you're actually giving me cred for that poem now, too? ´xD ...Feels weird to be credited. It's a "weird" I'm not entirely used to, but it's also a pleasant kinda "weird." ^__^;

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

@@GrahamChapman I've been seeing comments between you two in places like these for quite a while now, so I feel I should at least ask: What is this about? Did you make that comment, and if so, how did it get so popular?

[@GrahamChapman]

@@ethanotoroculus1060 Well, since you went ahead and asked I suppose I could share with you that tale: Approximately 8-9 years ago, I went on KZbin and listened to an upload of the Distant Worlds II version of Dancing Mad (if you haven't heard it yet, go and do so, it's pretty great imo). As I was listening to it I started writing a comment, but mid-sentence I was overcome with a very inspiring sense of "No, I _do not_ want to write a comment that's just going to disappear in the sea of comments! I want this comment to _become_ something! I want it to stand out! Imma write me some goshdarn poetry!" Aaand the comment didn't disappear in the sea of comments... Quite the opposite, in fact; it got _a lot_ of attention. In fact, it got so much attention that when I one day down the line ran a google search to see if I could find the poem again, I actually did end up finding it... but not, to my great surprise, on KZbin. Rather, it had been posted a little here and there and all over the place. I started occasionally googling the poem, basically just to keep an eye on it, but eventually basically forgot about it... Skip forward to a few months ago (actually, maybe it's more like a year or so ago by now...) when I came across the poem by pure chance in the comment section of some Dancing Mad remix. It had been posted by Nicodapeek and since I was pleasantly surprised to have come across the poem I decided to reach out and strike up a conversation. We chatted for a bit and, yeah, that's just about it, I guess... Nico is still posting my old poem in the comment section of Dancing Mad remixes, but now that we've chatted they're apparently crediting me, too, so that's pretty nice of them I'd say~

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

@@GrahamChapman What a unique and incredible journey you've had.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

@@GrahamChapman What can I say? You're a masterclass at writing. :D

[@nyssabrown2880]

I'm dancing mad listening to this.

[@ansemthetrueseekerofdarkne2730]

DAY OF THE TYRANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fucking love this part

[@FroggyStonks]

Bro. Epic sauce!! We need a full Final Fantasy Epic Orchestral your!

[@ASquared544]

Now I’m curious; what would the original creators think of these remixes, especially ones that take their songs into completely new genres. Would they be proud that their work was loved & remastered, or upset at the “corruption” of their piece?

[@idkwmytuni]

Probably pretty stoked. Marty O'Donnell actually praised a jazz remix of a Halo song. Uematsu has mentioned that he was self taught when it came to music so he'd probably appreciate the talents of a gent like GaMetal covering this absolute masterpiece of a theme

[@Bofgrim]

Haven't you heard of the black mages? Uematsu's own band, they play dancing mad too and it's pretty darn prog meta

[@TheLastWyrM]

I love the absolute joy on your face when you play this. This proves that you the best here! And this is your best remix)) (sorry for my grammar, I am russian)

[@N..O]

Антон Стрелков I guess you where RUSSIAN while typing.

[@iancomtois9832]

@@N..O Puns don't work as well with homophone errors.

[@AnonYmous-pt8kf]

No worries, your English is great

[@retsz]

Damn. I was not expecting my man to bust out the one man choir to accompany the track. Bad ass dude

[@rar7628]

素晴らしい！！ この曲大好きです！！！ ありがとうございます！！！！

[@hypertane]

Dam hearing your voice makes me want to hear you do the ff6 opera...

[@lordtobias3016]

Have you seen the cover by Jake Kaufman? It’s called The Impresario I think, it’s basically a Queen-style cover of the FF6 opera.

[@centurosproductions8827]

@@lordtobias3016 I know little about FF6, but The Impresario is one of the best songs I know.

[@hypertane]

​@lordtobias3016 I'm so very late replying to this but hell yes the impresario is incredible thank you

[@brownie8029]

This is the first dancing mad remix I heard and I already think that this is the best remix I will ever find.

[@FaunaAndalucia86]

Mister Gametal, I guess you should know this by now, but with songs like this you brighten up the lives of many people every day. Including me, of course. I listen to "dancing metal 2019" each day, since the very day you upload It. Keep your great work 👍🤟

[@bradyhicks5994]

Truly the work of a virtuoso!

[@michaelmccarthy9564]

Holy f….. that made my year. 69420 out of 10 thank you for this, amazing

[@JonnyPlaysKhaen]

Best version hands down. Not only are you a multi instrumentalist but you also sing which really impressed me in this opera style.

[@RhythmArthritis]

Okay nevermind this is *_ALSO EPIC!!_*

[@francisjo3]

I listen to the old version all the time - possibly my favorite song you cover. That you redid it is the stuff of dreams. THANK YOU! Going to donate ASAP 👍

[@WiiDSRebeL]

11:30 Planets finest arpeggio work. Yngwie's got nothing on you...

[@MonsieurPlum]

dancing mad is my favourite track of all time, usually i dont like cover, black mage version include i really dislike ffXIV version of this song and i prefer the london distant world 2014 version but i like yours very much you did great job

[@ItsPronouncedShawna]

this is honestly my favorite remix of this song. Counting the official remakes and orchestral versions. I normally multitask while listening to music, but I had to stop all that I was doing to just listen to all of this. Great job, to use the understatement of the century.

[@VHCosta]

10 years since the original cover.. Man where does the time go 🥲

[@arielgonzalez008]

Oh sweet, another GaMetal- *THIRTEEN MINUTES!?* Yes

[@Suichkaa]

hands down best cover for this song. those guitars are freaking gorgeous!

[@AdmiralAwsm]

I just love how eclectic and jumbled this song is. At times beautiful and operatic, and at others a chaotic mash of sharp elements. You can really see how it fits an insane mind.

[@Laffey99]

People still debate over who's a better villain, Kefka, or Sephiroth and it always ends with this comment: "Number of destroyed worlds: Kefka: 1 Sephiroth: 0"

[@KayFiOS]

How many people did Kefka make cry by killing a beloved character? Edit: maybe should've pointed out this was a sincere question, not a jab at Kefka. I never finished ff6, 7, or any mainline FF game.

[@Axioanarchist]

@@KayFiOS General Leo.

[@threed971]

Kuja: 1 Sephiroth did kinda destroyed a few planets with one of his attacks too tbf

[@Laffey99]

@@KayFiOS Um... General Leo? Gestahl? Many Magicules? Prehaps a lot of the population of the world he destroyed? Maybe not Gestahl because the heroes didn't really like him but still!

[@Laffey99]

@@threed971 Actually, Super Nova is just an illusion he uses to attack people with. It's a Gravity based move where he uses his own space in order to attack, so it can't actually kill you.

[@WildArmACF]

Btw. The pokemon black and white ending theme would be amazing. I always felt it could make a fantastic battle theme

[@FlameST04]

7:50 we all know that the organ part is amazing...

[@MrRandall171]

The only thing I would want to add is Kefka laughing at certain points of the song. So I just laugh to myself to fill in where it should've been. Even with that one criticism this is still a 10/10 remix

[@koopaclown9457]

Don't miss the guitar at 9:04, then 😉

[@mvpuppy5396]

I randomly stumbled on your channel while searching for the Lufia 2 boss theme in a bout of nostalgia. "Wow, this guy's really good! I wonder what else he's done." I saw Dancing Mad, my favorite boss theme of all time from my favorite Final Fantasy game of all time. You just got yourself a new subscriber.

[@idkwmytuni]

I'm kinda speechless. Probably the best rendition on YT

[@scaf_007vs3]

I expected this to be insanely good, I did NOT expect the dude to have a set of pipes.. bravo, 👏

[@LancenHarms]

Omg that's hardly fair, I just watched your original version and rated that a 15/10 and this was the next video on autoplay. What the hell, man. This is such a great leap forward from the last one (something I didnt think was possible) Fantastic!!

[@mr79843]

That was F*CKING AMAZING!!!! Awesome job dude! The only thing missing was that SNES Kefka laugh that is normally in there. I wasn't expecting anything super special when I clicked on this video. But man was I ever suprised. Now I'm gonna show my Final Fantasy VI/Music fan friends. Rock on, my man!

[@BudofSharon]

He plays it on the guitar, here, Pilgrim 🤠 9:04

[@Hadaron]

AAAUGH THE DISTANT WORLD LYRICS ARE (almost) COMPLETE AND I LOVE IT! I don’t know any way that I can fully express my love for this cover, Jonny. You’re amazing.

[@pablotomasllodra4423]

Now that you think about it, Kefka succeeded in being a god and destroying the world, while Sephiroth, one of the most badass and intelligent villains of Final Fantasy, could not.

[@KyulietheIceDemonGirl]

Yeah like the Hag 1.

[@Off_Screen]

kefka: the mad clown that actually destroyed the world. sephiroth: a brooding edgelord who turned out to be a mamma's boy when you think about it.

[@eesch28]

Man. I remember getting the original version when you made it. And now this one is just intense.

[@Groskaykay]

What a fucking banger. This version is AT LEAST on the same level as The Black Mage version, and thus is the best OR the second best metal cover of Dancing Mad. And the man did it alone.

[@Justin-l2d]

Try as I might - the only way I could defeat Kefka was by spamming ultimas before he annihilated the party. Even the final form of Sephiroth wasn't that bad.

[@tempporary9914]

12:08 This ending, yo! THIS ending..!

[@tempporary9914]

0:58 Plus when the singing starts 😀

[@Shiverwar]

I don't know how you made something that was already perfect more perfect, but by Kefka, you did it.

[@emiyaarcher1130]

Omg, this is insane. you are really good :o

[@rideroffamine]

wow, I've been in love with your mix of Dancing Mad since it came out. I didn't think there could be a better version of Dancing Mad. Here you are proving me wrong. Keep up the excellent work man.

[@NeroMystyra]

If Square ever makes an FFVI Remake and uses this remix of Dancing Mad in the game....words cannot describe how fucking amazing that would be

[@lacourgette42]

I'm pretty sure making better than that is impossible There's no word to describe how good you are

[@iancomtois9832]

He's GaMetal-ish.

[@Kurairyu]

Two years later and this is still fucking magnificent. Bravo!!

[@LtCdrXander]

I'm not huge into metal music (most of the songs I hear are too slow) but this is an exception. Awesome work on Dancing mad! A lot of the remixes I hear are too organ-heavy or similar, but adding your own style to it works really well. Disclaimer: I love organ music like in Dancing mad and Castlevania (case in point Bloody Tears), but some remixes only focus on the organ and not the choir and other things, and since Dancing mad has a lot of organ, its nice to see a remix like this that breaks that seal and enhances the song in the creator's own way. Its also nice just to SEE a performance of this song, and its definitely under-noticed because of the popularity of One-Winged angel, which is still a really awesome song, but many are missing out on Dancing Mad, which is a little better than One-Winged Angel. Although it might not be fair to compare them too much since they are very different styles of song, but whatever. Sephiroth is kind of lame as an evil villain in comparison to Kefka's actions in FF6, which is the main reason I like FF6 over 7 (not by much though) is because of Kefka being a more interesting villain. I loved FF7 and the remake a whole lot, and I think FF6 deserves the same legacy and even the same treatment as 7 in the form of a remake. WHY DID I WRITE ALL OF THIS?! NO ONE'S GOING TO READ IT, MUCH LESS CARE! Isolation from the outside world is getting to me... EDIT: I liked my own comment, looks like I'm going to hell! If that didn't do it, I'll start saying "thanks for all the likes!" On all of my comments and use a bunch of meaningless emojis, that will definitely seal the deal! 😘😜😔😥😔😞😚😍😄😜😔😥😭😰😭😝😁😉😘😣😁😰😂😖😎😲😎😬😶😱. Me being self aware here TOTALLY isn't like bait, and even being self aware about being self aware also TOTALLY isn't eith- I'm done. If you read all if this, I'm sorry for wasting your time. I'm bored.

[@BudofSharon]

I care. Be well!

[@sirspookybones1118]

Idk about slow metal since theres a subgenre for the exact opposite but prog (which is takes influence from as you'll probably know) is a bit of both

[@obot321]

This comment actually might have made my hope for humanity return.

[@metalgamingwarrior2714]

Oh sweet Odin, god of war. I remember playing this game when it first came out in 1990 and even still have the strategy guide. The music any vocals here are masterful!

[@gabrieloviedocasanas4977]

I have finish Final fantasy IV just now... Now you have give me a reason for to play rest until this one And the Next one of course!

[@1venator]

Holy shit! That was like 8 eargasms at once! I didn't think it could be improved, but here we are.

[@marxjester9802]

This is amazing. It’s better than the first one. You outdid yourself. Dare I say it’s... Godly! *cue Kefka laugh* In all seriousness, I love your music and I hope to see more. I do have a request. I want to hear Evil Android 21’s theme from Dragon Ball FighterZ. I love that one and I think you can do it justice. The amount of viewers would be OVER 9000!

[@Laffey99]

Marx Jester I love how your name and pfp is a character so similar to Kefka! xD

[@eldebo99]

I am breathless. What a stunner, I admit I was confused for a second but then it dawned, "HE REDID IT." I appreciate that Cyan got in the final lick in the footage.

[@lachlanhill5773]

That was just incredible

[@Gander6309-KranchTheDestroyer]

As someone who loves ff6 as my favorite RPG and metal as my favorite genre of music I agree with this mans taste on all accounts

[@LloydFreakingIrving]

Went back and listened to the old cover you did of this song, and damn you killed it! This time around...you mastered the masterpiece. Absolutely amazing job my friend, this is PEAK music!!

[@tythegamer99]

This blows your 2014 version out of the water! You’ve done and gone on to make my favorite remix of this track... AGAIN!

[@seangaming8229]

Time stamps for mobile: Tier 1 - 0:00 Tier 2 - 2:50 Tier 3 - 4:44 Tier 4 - 6:26

[@klart6443]

Bold of you to assume i would need time stamps because the whole thing as a masterpiece😍😍 ive listened to this like 4 times now h e l p