Dancing Mad(Prancing Dad) by Prince of Darkness

Awesome remix with a bit of One Winged Angel mixed in!
Along with Blackorb's illustration of Kefka!
Artist website: www.tonydickins...

[@k.o.t.o.r.5119]

"Destruction isn't supposed to make sense, it's only fun when it's senseless!"

[@MichaelGroesbeck]

+K.o.t.O.R. 511 This, is meaninglessness!

[@rnn963q9]

+K.o.t.O.R. 511 The whole world's going bye-bye! You included!

[@suicidesmile27]

kewehuhuhuhu

[@daniellamond6761]

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@robwarenko7580]

"Nothing can beat the music of hundreds of voices screaming in unison!"

[@KingPellinore]

You all sound like chapters from a self help booklet!

[@robstephen2306]

The secret about Kefka is he is not unpredictable lunatic. He is a very manipulative and calculating sadistic nihilist. Cyan, in contrast, is a virtuous and principled individual. But, it is true Kefka was traumatized as the first Magitek expierement gone bad by empire. Still, it is no justification for his countless atrocities in ff6. And that Joker-facade plus his true seriously sinister inner form causes us all 2 underestimate him at first. This is what makes Kefka such a masterful antagonist to the party members.

[@paintingkitsune]

I always felt that he had more in common with Thanos than Joker.

[@ameatytulip374]

@@paintingkitsune Thanos was driven by fear. Kefka was driven by a hatred of the innate flaws of humanity. I definitely sympathize with Kefka, given the insanity of our present world. The white hot light of judgement might do this world some good... Plenty of broken, degenerate sheep have given themselves upon the alter of safety at the expense of personal responsibility. That being said, this would be a beautiful backdrop for a purge...

[@veevendetta3448]

He was my Hero growing up. Uwee Hee Hee!!!

[@toddwatkins5011]

Kefka was driven mad by the experiments. The game makes it seem like he was normal before he was given magic.

[@robstephen2306]

@@toddwatkins5011 I know. When I stated this, I didn't realize his background, being initially victimized, before becoming a villain. Yeh. But he made one quite a hell of a villain, initially a victim of magitek experimentation, or not, which he was, indeed.

[@mammothplant]

Imo this is the best remix of dancing mad because it's one of the few to understand that Dancing Mad is a prog rock song first and foremost.

[@fondrive]

I don't know how I've avoided this remix for so long, this goes so unbelievably hard

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

Kefka Palazzo will always be number one on my favorite Final Fantasy characters and villains.

[@Arthaslepeureux]

He need to be the central villain for Kingdom Hearts III.

[@OmnicidalClown1992]

Arthaslepeureux I agree

[@mikevitti772]

Arthaslepeureux Bonus secret boss. Including his tower.

[@diogodasilva4460]

A villain who the objective on doing the evil is because he LOVE CHAOS. What would be more evil than "I do the evil 'cause I have fun with it!"? Love him or die in his hands! Kefka for President! lol xD

[@kefkapalazzo5616]

Diogo da Silva Thank you for this kind words. Now clean my boots! There's sand on it.

[@jinkisaragi67]

8:15 *"Life... dreams... hope... Where do they come from? And where do they go...? Such meaningless things... I'll destroy them all"*! Me: ".......Fuck this shit. **Spams Ultima**"

[@Reaf3289]

I did the same lmao

[@Daederik]

Vanish/Doom!

[@SirMcLowen]

Same here!

[@Matt64x64]

Gem box on Terra using ultima, everybody else using cure 3.

[@n8dawgg93]

Cyan - Quick, Quad Slice x2 Terra - Genji Glove, Offering while Tranced Gogo - Mimic Terra Celes - Dualcast Ultima

[@OutoMaisteri]

Dancing Madly on the Back of the One Winged Angel. Just an incredible mashup of great songs! And I must say, Dream Theater really sits well in this song. If I didn't know better, I'd mistake this for one of their songs.

[@redsabre69]

It is said that the final boss for FF6 is supposed to represent the Divine Comedy, and Dante's(The Hero's) journey thru Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. When Dante (the hero's) reach God(Kefka), it is there that God (Kefka)bestows unto Dante(The Hero's) the secret of life. In this case Kefka tells them "Oblivion" :D

[@dusanmeseldzija3882]

13 years later, and it is still one of my favorite versions of Dancing Mad.

[@SteelBerserkChannel]

10 years later and still the best remix of this masterpiece of a song!

[@MagiusNecros]

The artist twists his own unique style into his art. Which I must say gives FF a more dynamic look.

[@DrShak2009]

They say "with a bit of One Winged Angel mixed in" but if you listen to the original, it was always there. We wouldn't have One Winged Angel without Dancing Mad ;)

[@AllegroDigital]

Love the dream theater and symphony x quotations in there. Awesome song overall

[@ForwardArrow]

I'm not gonna lie, this is easily my favorite remix of this song. And I've heard a lot of good ones.

[@johnjacobs6753]

This is ridiculous in the best way possible. Best version of the song.

[@Alymdrictels]

i was supposed to do work listening to this, but ended up with headbang-related concussions

[@Corcky54]

This is soooo Dream Theater-y and I love it. If they were to ever cover Dancing Mad this is pretty much what it would sound like. VERY well done.

[@hollyscahill3325]

I love this remix! It sounds like something out of the Final fantasy intense symphonic metal arrange albums.

[@FahrizalTawakkal]

HOLY SHEET!!! Kefka x Sephiroth x Dream Theater!

[@alexanderhobble7460]

Fahrizal Tawakkal listen to the whole original song for dancing mad and you'll notice that it is the origin for one winged angle and a couple other final fantasy songs which explains why a bit of one winged angle lyrics would not sound outof place

[@alexanderhobble7460]

used to get clean to the end just to jam out to dancing mad for hours

[@n-Chantreuse]

Makes me wonder what other bands are represented

[@Sytarie]

Still one of the best videos on KZbin

[@Sytarie]

2018 here, Prancing Dad is still one of the best videos on KZbin

[@electricrush2233]

Syta same

[@Sytarie]

2019 here, Prancing Dad still rocks.

[@arturferreira9042]

2020 here and it is still epic

[@Sytarie]

@@arturferreira9042 It is yeah

[@zacryan7651]

Love the picture

[@chrissherlock9547]

The prog references are strong in this one, I even caught some Black Light Machine by Frost* in there, I'm impressed!

[@n-Chantreuse]

Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater is a pretty obvious inclusion

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

Amazing song.... Wait a minute.... "by Prince Of Darkness"... I've never been prouder of my son.

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

Now that I've changed my name this no longer makes sense.

[@darthutah6649]

I love how your avatar matches the screen

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

Juan S. Moreno Used to be King of Darkness

[@pussinboots838]

@@KingOfDarknessAndEvil Now you've been demoted to some food producing organism?

[@KingOfDarknessAndEvil]

@@pussinboots838 Nah that's an upgrade

[@MagiusNecros]

He is quite entertaining. Best short story I've read in ages.

[@WinterWaltz]

Kefka's goal was not the destruction of all life and hope. He simply says that in response to the party's statement that "life will go on as long as there is hope" as a sort of "oh yeah?" comeback. Up until that moment, Kefka was pretty happy just sitting in his tower and tormenting the world at his whim. If he had wanted to destroy everything, he had an entire year to do it before Celes came around. Kefka didn't have any long-term goals. That's what makes him Kefka.

[@Halcyon8991]

They weaved it into the song so well that I didn't even notice it was there.

[@Devilfish6666]

Oh my god everytime I think I know all the good remixes of this masterpiece I find a new one. Epic!

[@SeanPeavy]

You have made Nabuo Uematsu proud. Epic.

[@Cobalt985]

I am honestly in awe at how awesome and underappreciated this is. Fucking awesome. I'm not 100% through it but I hear Symphony X influences and some really really strong Dream Theater influences (+ a part from Metropolis Pt 1/Dance Of Eternity), and that's fucking cool.

[@ParadygmRift]

Divine Wings of Tragedy at 3:09 👌🏻👌🏻

[@Avatariuz]

Got chills over my body man! Awesome modern rendition of the epic song.

[@KosmosDream]

classical, rock, vocal, metal, punk, jazz, blues, new age, dub step, ambient, dark ambient, techno, game score, film score, reggae, gagaku, western, eastern, spanish, japanese, african, russian, french you name it, it in this song!!!!!!!

[@josejotafernandez9913]

I listened a lot of dancing mad remixes... this one is the best in my opinion!!!

[@Lensah23]

Now that i've heard the whole song...i can say that is the scariest and most epic final fantasy music EVER CREATED!!! END OF STORY! GO SELL THAT SHIT!

[@sabatonbloodysabaton]

I knew that there would be some One Winged Angel mixed in but I did not expect Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater to make an appearance! Good work :D

[@sailornaru]

Gabriel Cardell haha, made me laugh, how true though.

[@UMCorian]

The biggest difference between Kefka and Sephiroth: Sephiroth wanted to destroy the world. Kefka actually SUCCEEDED. The winner seems obvious to me. ;)

[@Shaze64]

I noticed a bit of Dance of Eternity by Dream Theater in there. Nice touch :)

[@Mosse190Reborn]

Now that's very heavy, with some very nice fusioning.

[@mecatomato]

This remix just blew my mind. and it blew my mind twice.

[@BlockLamBear]

This song is so good. Forgot it was here for a little while, but I am glad to have found my way back to it!

[@RonaldPoe]

I wish someone would petition for a 3D/HD version of Final Fantasy VI instead of FFVII. I mean a lot of people missed this game and never got the opportunity to play it. That and Kefka (the Original) in 3D HD would be awesome.

[@High_Priest_Jonko]

The thing is, FFVII is easy to make a 3D/HD remake because it originally was a 3D game, so all you need to do is enhance the graphics and iron out a few flaws. With FFVI it was originally a 2D game composed of sprites, so its infinitely harder to create a 3D rendition.

[@jesserose4821]

Kefka Palazzo Not really all that hard Mr. God of magic. If they could render Terra and yourself in Dissidia then they can certainly turn the entire environment 3d. Wouldn't even need to be epic class graphics. I'd be happy if someone remade the whole game on unity 3d or some such and just put in updated versions of the music with real instruments in the game. I'd buy that game for certain. But then square enix does tend to treat its remakes/sequels like shit. I mean anyone remember how the Chrono Ressurection project got canceled even though 99% of the profit was going to square enix and they hadn't done anything but remake chrono trigger in 3d. Idiotic in the extreme. So I'm not holding out much hope unfortunately.

[@Wilzyy]

Kefka Palazzo They did it with Final Fantasy III

[@elenexxenele8443]

this remix has many elements that boost the intensity and increase the fear and gives you a better glimpse at chaotic madness. I really enjoyed this. Has a metal feel, anime feel, good amount of funk and antiquity.

[@Ruzik123]

This is so damn amazing. I would pay just to see this be played live

[@SurrealNights]

I loved the nod to Metropolis Part 1 in the middle section! Thought that was a work of genius! :D

[@readycheddar]

This is one of the best versions of this song I have ever heard.

[@蔡亚娣]

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[@Xeranad]

While my favorite villain from Final Fantasy will always be Exdeath (partly because FFV was the first FF game I played, and I went in blind, not having any of the story ruined for me), Kefka is easily the best villain from the franchise, accomplishing the most out of any villain I've seen in a game (with the possible exception of Nyarlathotep of Persona 2), or in fiction in general for that matter. Aces, Kefka... aces.

[@johnathankendrick9306]

The portrait of Kefka, expetional. I take my hat off to the artist. The music, unbelievable....In my opinion, even with One Winged Angel mixed in, it is one of the best remakes to Kefka's theme... I look forward to hearing more from the creator of this theme's version. Mad Kudos

[@Twilight_Researcher]

Excellent remix. One of the best I've ever seen.

[@demandous]

one of the best remix i heard so far. it sounds original yet retained the important characteristics of the original song

[@GuitarsRgood7]

This makes me want to play the game again! Even though I just re-played it 3 months ago

[@mikeiscoolerthenyou]

This is by far my fave cover of both songs ever!!

[@DemonJohn]

Beautiful.

[@mrzeloswilder]

most awesome dualization I've heard EVER

[@DerkDastardly]

Wow. Don't know how I missed this one from OCremix. Good shit.

[@nintendhole9444]

I'm loving the addition of Dream Theater's "Dance of Eternity." Super cool!

[@AjiraCtelin1993]

Holy epic gaming jesus! This is awesome. This is mindf--k!

[@FrozenSpecter]

Hot damn!! Where have you been all my life?!?!? This is THE BEST remix of this song i have EVER HEARD! My hats off to you sir :D

[@NicDaSick]

Perfect remix

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of Dancing Mad(Prancing Dad) by Prince of Darkness momentum 100

[@gjoerulv]

Stunning! Mixed in some one winged angel there.

[@ESOTERiClol]

Best Dancing Mad on the tube.

[@Crapcarp555]

The first movement is absolute perfect remix of the first movement in Dancing Mad. Grandiose, rocking, and perfectly sums up Kefka's destructive nature while also fitting a battle against a god who also happens to be underneath that godhood a single-minded man tortured by his own insanity. Well fucking done in other words. The rest is great too, but the first movement is the best part.

[@RorytheRomulan]

Dad's home

[@EpicWingmanXIII]

+Space Cowboy (goldnose2) Really, Maurice?

[@Fartknocker21153]

Incredible!

[@theaegis5795]

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. Heed the second movement, and stand in awe. Now, behold your former vain attempts at stopping the inevitable. 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. Heed the fourth movement, the skies are tearing apart. Now, behold the wild dance of a charming star.

[@Magrail1982]

Two great musical pieces mashed up!

[@adamjeremycapps]

Very well done.

[@PCSAWICK829]

That was impressive. Damn impressive.

[@Talendale]

Apocalypse to the left of me, Armageddon to the right....stuck in the middle of this song with you!

[@Athlon2736]

Wow... just wow... I`m using this for D&D now...

[@knightherton2047]

best remix ever

[@MoreImbaThanYou]

You, sir, deserve my like. Here, take it!

[@i-evi-l]

This is a really really good remix

[@Masterofoddness]

I don't even know what to say. This is just.... *yes*.

[@CappuccinoSquid]

Best. Arrangement. Ever.

[@VanillahatVII]

Kefka is truly an amazing villain. Who would have thought that there is so much potential for a great game on a system as old as the Super Nintendo I prefer Sephiroth, and Seymour is my favorite, but Kefka is and always will be one of the best villains in the history of video games.

[@LordMalice6d9]

Kefka was such an effective villain because he was the antithesis of what the entire narrative of the his respective game was. FF6 had characters trying to find their place and find meaning in life, when Kefka on the opposite side of the spectrum saw life as meaningless and not worth anything.

[@Loffter]

LordMalice6d9 that's his beauty. He wasn't evil. He was just bat shit crazy. There was no reason for anything he did. No tragic back story, no brain washing, no hypnosis. He was just out of his fucking mind and it was beautiful.

[@SubmitToTheBiomass]

>"Who would have thought that there is so much potential for a great game on a system as old as the Super Nintendo" Literally everyone because the Super Nintendo has a huge amount of great games. It's probably the most worshiped console of all time. What are you talking about?

[@Arthaslepeureux]

Loffter I never thought I would say that one day, but Kefka is much more dangerous than the Joker and Bellatrix Lestrange combined.

[@VanillahatVII]

Liam Toye When I said that, I was referring to how the quality of Final Fantasy VI can easily be compared to video games created in the modern day, and how simply incredible FFVI was and still is, despite the limitation of 16 bits. For its time, like Final Fantasy VII, was probably unlike anything else - and I'm fascinated by the fact that it still is today.

[@danslesilence]

I spot some Dream Thearter there... Well played, this is real art dude keep going :3

[@FroggyQC23]

Wow man, this is sick! LOVE IT

[@scottleneau6221]

Dude, so epic.

[@Maldito011316]

HOLY FUUUUCK! This version kicks ass! Woooooooah! :D

[@Daredevil792Thefinalfantasy]

This is awesome

[@Shmook1]

I love the little guitar tease at 3:46 It's so Kefka.

[@skeetlejuice88]

Good job man

[@SirRagnark]

seriously kefka is the greatest villain ever he doesn't care who he kills as long as he wins

[@P2agmatic]

10:40 - amazing; 11:03 - epic; the entire piece: beautiful.

[@FIRE-LOTUS]

Lol 3:09 that is so The Divine Wings of Tragedy opening by Symphony X and that bit at 3:28 is from Metropolis pt1 by Dream Theater lol it's cool still.

[@Nymfipapukaija]

Fan homages like this have taught me about some really great bands!

[@IHateEliranAtar]

@@Nymfipapukaija Also, the one after Metropolis is Black Light Machine by Frost*.

[@ParadygmRift]

Un. Fucking. Real. Loved the Symphony X and DT shout outs.

[@KosmosDream]

I work out to this !

[@cesar85am]

I like the little One Winged Angel mix in there.

[@thoesnyder]

Awesome!

[@pissedoffgeek429]

mog the moogle is the secretly master mind behind EVERYTHING in final fantasy. he made ExDeath along with every other villain. his tiny size and happy attitude is a clever ruse that no one is smart enough to see through.

[@essecanaleraumamerda2587]

THIS IS AWESOME 6:50

[@Fehorder]

Thank you

[@Lensah23]

This music is just fan...6:20 kicks in... O_______O THIS IS FUCKING AMAZING!!!!

[@hamsterpajen]

Hahaha, love all the many sweet eloges to Dream Theater

[@DrooBazooka]

Crazy fact for you music lovers... starting with the fast DM melody from 8:17 all the way through 9:34 you can pulse a dotted-eighth subdivision and it'll follow the main rhythm despite all the mixed-meter. Through the transition, the dotted-eighth becomes the eighth-note all the way to the end. You might need to pick up the tempo just a bit, but it's barely noticeable. Awesome metric modulation, whether it was intended or not. Also, nice DT reference.

[@JohnnyVirus]

This is just epic

[@EnergiA854]

Nice version! like the One Winged Angel medley part

[@askinnakklevaar911]

Kefka best villain of the series, followed closely by kuja and Vayne

[@rocksteady2263]

+Askin Nakklevaar Vayne, such an underrated character. I actually sympathised with him in the end.

[@80angelcleff]

cant agree more!

[@RoanT13]

I sympathized HEAVILY with Kefka, due to the background of him becoming how he was, forced into the mage knight experiments only to be driven mad and called a complete failure, but then again, only a failure could have mad it as far as the Mad King himself. "Perfect? Pah! Perfection is overrated! The -only- thing you -really- need is destruction! Glorious, Endless, Destruction!" "Fufufufufu"

[@RipVanWinkleXX]

I want to cosplay as that awesome thing!