Final Fantasy VII Guitar Collection // John Oeth

[@dsr198599z]

I have listened to these songs for almost 30 years and, even as a musician myself, I didn’t really understand the musical genius of these songs until I saw it presented this way. Absolutely awesome stuff. Thanks!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thank you!! I think sometimes simplifying the texture can bring out the brilliance of the writing.

[@palehorse1511]

Agreed. It blows my mind that these excellent compositions were all made just to fuel a video game's ambience. To this day, it's one of my top 5 games ever played.

[@devinsmith5926]

@@dsr198599z 23rd like my birthday is this Friday, the 23rd. FF 7 is my favorite game of all time, coincidence?!?...possibly

[@sHir0s3ns3i]

​@@JohnOethGuitar well said. When you capture the essence of the music, even through subtile rythm choices, to the millisecond, it says something about your interpretation of the song. And god knows I've spent hours looking at average to mediocre covers. But you are something else. You talk to my soul. Thank you so much for your work. You really are recreating the atmosphere the player was in. That's the most important.

[@vulkanosaure]

Totally agreed, as a pianist, I discovered the beauty of some of those score by trying them out on the keyboard !

[@schockbock-w8l]

Dude, this deserves way more views. The arrangement, the playing, the nostalgia. Hats off to you. 👏

[@gashery]

Hat comes off.🎩

[@lLIBER4TORl]

Idk what I was expecting when I clicked this, but you definitely exceeded my expectations! The emotion and nostalgia feels are hitting hard!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Happy to hear that and welcome to the channel! Music can be a powerful force triggering deep memories and happy times.

[@TommyDittberner]

You are the reason I started playing classcial guitar last year. I hope this collection becomes a big success! You deserve it ❤

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Hell yeah! That's great to hear. Cheers to your guitar journey!

[@Choss922]

Just incredible as always. I never thought these songs could be played in this style so perfectly. Thank you for doing these.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Of course and thanks so much! It is only possible because of generous people like yourself. I'll be working on the next volume over the next two years.

[@earthhwalkerr]

This is actually the soundtrack to my life. I am beyond thankful to you for picking this out. Impeccably amazing, brother!

[@HippaDip]

I love the fact that you chose to play Descendant of Shinobi in a forest. Feels like Yuffie is going to pop out from behind one of those trees and steal all of your materia.

[@aitorpriego4318]

Its amazing how this takes me back to my 10 yo kid self. Thank you, thank you very much.

[@noyo8888]

植松伸夫さんへ届け！この音色 願わくばこれからもずっと心震える楽曲を。

[@jerrym6545]

Perfect background music for writing a paper and gathering my thoughts.

[@kdefensemartialarts8097]

Me too.

[@gashery]

Agreed.

[@TonyContiniProductions]

Or taking on a fucking tyrannical industrial enterprise!!!

[@nid4sci103]

listening to it while writing my PhD thesis :D

[@MattiaDesana]

As a musician myself, I'm impressed how you managed to get the feeling of an orchestra on a guitar! 👏👏👏 awesome

[@nicolascrochet4093]

I am not sure I understood the patron thing, so I prefer to thank you like this. Amazing work. I hope one day you will mingle through Ghibli OST ;)

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks for the kind words and support! I would love do some Ghibli music. I have Path of the Wind (My Neighbor Totoro) and Merry Go Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle) on my running to-do list.

[@PinkMawile]

Man, I miss Lonlonjp. When all his stuff just disappeared from the web it was a sad time.

[@KevinwHFS]

Lonlonjp lives forever.

[@willmgomes_]

But his channel is back on YT and Twitter

[@陳冠文-o3m]

youtube.com/@lonlonjp?si=XTo4rwTdsmoj_TsR

[@deronlester3072]

YEAH MAN HE'S RIGHT LONLONJP IS BACK!!

[@buxtech]

Cosmo Canyon is my favorite FFVII tune, hard to capture the emotional energy of that song without woodwinds. This was a fine rendition.

[@osteria6424]

待っていました!!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

サポートしていただき本当にありがとうございました！ アルバムをお楽しみいただければ幸いです。 その音楽は私を若い頃に思い出させてくれました。

[@opethiroth111]

I clicked on this as a DIE HARD FF7 fan and saw it was over an hour and was like "HELL NO", needless to say i watched the whole video and i'm glad i did. Beautiful man, beautiful. I respect your art.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Hell yeah, dude. I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I'll gradually be working on the second volume of tracks. 😊

[@PotmosHetoimos]

Words can't express how deeply this performance warms my heart. But aside from getting sentimental, hearing these pieces as solo guitar arrangements really drives home how complex and unique some of the harmony is. Uematsu can get crunchy when the situation calls for it! Thank you for breathing your spirit into these brilliant tunes.

[@LostSoulAscension]

Thanks for all you do, John. You inspire us with your craft and the diligence you cultivate in order to produce such massive projects like this. May the saga continue! 🎼Cheers

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Appreciate you! 🙏 I'm finishing up a project now that I want to release in June. I hope you enjoy the next saga!

[@LostSoulAscension]

​@@JohnOethGuitarthat classical guitar with the cut away sounds good! I'd like to try to find one like that someday

[@JohnOethGuitar]

@@LostSoulAscension I especially have been liking them for songs that use a high register capo.

[@jmagelssen]

This playlist is incredible to chill and read to.

[@tonypalladino9305]

I literally listened to your entire playlist of final fantasy throughout my life in the past two years and I love the way its so calming

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I'm so glad to hear that and thanks for lending me your ears. I can tell if I haven't played for a while and need some calming guitar time. haha

[@darkdivergrandahl4913]

Damn. This is kind of insane. The dedication and talent is something special.

[@Ignitus]

Big doses of nostalgia, excellent renditions. Sublime.

[@derekjordangregg7468]

Uematsu is a god and you are a peak arranger

[@hungryOrb]

Man.. those moments at 46:59. When the heart of hate sees the blazing sun of Seto's love for the first time and is completely transformed by it's brilliance. Hardest hitting moment in FF7, imo. Amazing guitar playing!

[@Genosync]

Been a bit since I’ve commented or listened but getting nearly an hour and a half straight of you covering this world’s memorable and genre defining tracks makes my day. Thanks John.

[@PugInATophat]

This came on automatically and I listened to the whole thing. Great job man!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Hell yeah! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙏

[@kameinanoru1231]

ゴールドソーサーがまさかの宮廷音楽みたいになっててめっちゃ衝撃…！！

[@akiu-rv6el]

すごい！音と景色がとても綺麗です。保存していつも聞きます。

[@slifer4912]

I remember learning all these songs on my acoustic guitar. Fun times.

[@SANKSANK1000]

That Costa del Sol vibes bring back so many memories..

[@randarkanan]

This was spiritual; I came for a cursory glance and watched the entire thing. Thank you

[@おこじょ-c4q]

あー私の青春 素晴らしい音色を有り難うございます

[@JohnOethGuitar]

それは私の子供の頃の音でもあります。この美しい音楽を演奏できることをとても嬉しく思います。楽しんでいただけて嬉しいです！

[@alvinles77]

Amazing. FF7 had a midi sound track back in the day when I played it on the PSone. This arrangement is so close to the original. I cannot believe how good the costa de sands and the golden Saucer one was arranged. You are awesome !

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Appreciate that! I do my best to bring out the essentials of each track and do them justice in the performance. Both of those tracks are so nostalgic that I wanted to make sure I got them right.

[@shiftymack5197]

That aerith song still bring a tear to my eye. Bravo 👏

[@Samuel_Lipscomb]

Ff8 has some great ones too like that windmill town where you help raine

[@Archangel144]

Wow. Wow wow wow, wow. Thank you for making this.

[@kudalumping]

That Descendant of Shinobi hit me so hard on nostalgic train... great work bro

[@ZtokAutomates]

Hearing "Those who fight" gave me chills how well you captured the full sound of that song. Very impressed and thanks for reminding me of the many hours of fun and excitement.

[@suzuki7657]

I'm already 30 years old, but I never imagined a memorable game would come out at this age

[@ryanchristman8816]

This is divine.

[@takotako808]

Halfway thru... Wish I could give this a million likes

[@bunny8190]

OMG! So beautiful in guitar ❤️ I've never heard it this way before and Tifa's theme was out of this world. Thank you so very much for sharing this.

[@fuminfQ]

届いてください！世界中のFF好きに！ 日本🇯🇵から応援しています🎉

[@marigoldjanies5756]

Goosebumps within 30 seconds!

[@clipzGM]

This is beautiful!

[@soralazammoa1770]

This entire thing was beautiful man

[@GrahaminKorea]

Astonishing! Such musicianship and love for the original pieces. The perfect gift for all us nostalgic fans of the original FF7 - thank you so much!

[@polaropposites1984]

I didn't know I needed this. Now I know. One of the best renditions of FFVII soundtrack I've ever heard.

[@noelluna9012]

This music makes me feel my childhood again and again. For me, FFVII contains the best music of Final Fantasy saga. It is not easy to find musical compositions of this quality, even outside the world of video games. Well done, congratulations for your guitar arrangements. And thank you so much. From Spain.

[@patrickbardsley2381]

I can't tell you enough how fantastic *all* of these are. Thank you for all you are doing with this :)

[@simoncss1]

Aw, dude. Revisiting your pieces now & then, was worth. Jessie’s Theme caught my ear & now’s gladly bought off yer iTunes shelf

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks for that! Jessie's Theme is also one of my favorites. I love the harmonies and high register melody.

[@simoncss1]

@@JohnOethGuitar somehow, I dun really connect the melancholy of tis tune to Jessie’s cheery upbeat personality. But I guess it’s quite fitting for her dying scene… Possibly I dunno the full extent of her backstory well enough. Really nice piece, nonetheless👍

[@Aya_Albion]

This collection is such a gem. It’s amazing to see people bringing back their precious memories through your music!

[@allenatthemoon530]

This is probably my favorite guitar video I've ever watched. Thank you. You really did these songs the justice they deserve

[@chico1367]

In the past months, I went from not really knowing what FF7 was, to completing Remake, Rebirth, OG FF7 and Crisis Core Reunion. These videos are insanely good! Perfectly executed and I love the arrangements. When I come back from work, I'll subscribe to your Patreon and get the classical guitar back in business. Thank you so much for this!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Oh man, I wish I could play the OG for the first time again. Appreciate you!

[@TheKyshu]

I'm so happy for you! These games are awesome! I never played them as a kid (I was 2 when this came out), yet I feel so nostalgic for them now after having played them during the pandemic.

[@MiguelB580]

My new love playlist to listen during days ❤

[@cablle]

Thanks for this... Just sent back 20 years in time. Thank you so much...

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Of course and welcome to the channel! I still remember my first playthrough which was around the time I started classical guitar lessons.

[@Manson365]

😢 such beautiful music especially Sid’s theme

[@trancesephigoth]

The emotions this invokes... Feel like a kid again!

[@emanuelribeirobarreto2282]

PARABENS! BRAZIL LOVE THIS

[@Sigmallennial]

Aerith's Theme was absolutely beautiful.

[@AShroudOfTruth]

💯%

[@authorjgamber]

Man, that Those Who Fight arrangement sounds amazing. (All the rest are good too.)

[@Umelynz]

I think this is my sign to finally use my old guitar I received a few years ago. Final fantasy music is truly something else.

[@BatmanBaggins]

The Cosmo Canyon theme lends itself really well to acoustic guitar, sounds great

[@jlew4276]

Dude...the nostalgia this brings to me is always wild...i still wake up to aerith's theme as my alarm clock every day. So well done man thanks for putting in the time so old nerds like me can still get the feels from our old favorites...and every song too! Just so impressive man. Thanks brother.

[@maximebaroz]

Everytime you play a medley like this one, i'm listening to the whole thing... at least twice. thanks for the good work

[@acquiesce214]

Anxious Heart genuinely made me tear up a little. Absolutely beautiful man,

[@JohnOethGuitar]

It's such a classic. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@touchao]

I am very ill. Many nightmares today but somehow accompanied by your rendition of Ahead on Our Way

[@JimmyOnGuitar]

Amazing stuff here! You know I’m here for all the FFVII goodness!

[@grbll815]

This is amazing. What a tribute to the best gaming OST ever made. Thank you thank you thank you

[@Derysss]

This video is absolutely mesmerizing, subscribed instantly!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks a ton and welcome to the channel! 👍

[@bezoznaught5261]

ff7 was never my favorite ff game, but it's music is so unique and gives me feelings no other game does

[@SleeperHonda]

Jeeeeezus. So good my guy

[@SleeperHonda]

Adding this to the regular rotation of shit I listen to on the regular. This was a moving set. You didn't just cover these.

[@mightstone]

Your main theme is breathtaking…. So wonderfully played and touching! Everything is so well done! Bravo!

[@thomaslecuyer3348]

Goosebumps... Thanks a lot for the nostalgia theme 😊

[@HanOnkel]

Extraordinary, as usual from this channel. Your ability to turn these tracks into actually playable guitar versions is next level. Have you ever had moments with these songs where you'd think "this is impossible"?

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Oh for sure. I think I attempted arranging Flowers Blooming in the Church three different times before I figured out how to approach it. Thanks for listening!

[@Charsept]

Farm Boy sounds so amazing on guitar. 😲

[@TonyContiniProductions]

I'm glad the battle music was still metal as hell !

[@oskarythm]

Its amazing how even by listening to your breath through the mix in some tracks gives some kind of bonus warm relaxing feeling to the music you are playing.... its almost like if the guitar was alive and beathing while emitting sounds with its strings

[@filipecasalribeiro7599]

Cloud Smiles is just the way I imagine Cloud smiling sounds like. Such a great song, full of hope, right up there with the greats of any Final Fantasy. :)

[@JohnOethGuitar]

One of my favorites, and I'm so glad it works well on the guitar. My wife and I caught Advent Children in theaters early this year.

[@filipecasalribeiro7599]

@@JohnOethGuitar Really? How cool! I never had the chance to watch it in theatres.

[@13lueBerryBluntz]

Listen to the cries of the planet has a very distinct tool vibe ❤ THIS WHOLE THIS BLEW MY MIND. The soundtrack to my childhood. Thank you for this 🙏🙏

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I can totally hear that. That track and Mako Reactor were surprise metal-ish favorites of mine from the album. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tomspring213]

@@JohnOethGuitar Cosmo Canyon gave me Bon Jovi vibes, lol

[@claudioantonio9790]

My goodness. Simply magical. These are special memories indeed, memories from a lifetime ago.

[@luchts4547]

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful renditions of this beloved music! I would love to hear your take on the Corel Prison music (Desert Wasteland)!

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I've sketched out an arrangement already, but I decided to save it for the second volume. Thanks for listening! 🙏

[@luchts4547]

@@JohnOethGuitar Awesome, looking forward to it, thank you! 😁

[@mysteriouschaos3849]

This is one of the best things....ever! I love to have it playing while I work. Well done!

[@LordPM27]

This was fantastic, especially that Cosmo Canyon cover. Bro that was smooth.

[@sojourningyid1655]

You are my favorite YT Minstrel...The time you spend practicing, filming and editing is much appreciated 🎉

[@LazyChillZone]

Two words: God tier.

[@jamespeace2984]

Thank you YT algorithm for sending me exactly what I needed in life. My favorite game of all time. This game changed my childhood. Changed my life. Thank you brother for uploading this. Amazing. God Bless.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I'm glad you enjoyed it and welcome to the channel! 🙏

[@jamespeace2984]

@@JohnOethGuitar subscription obtained.

[@franklim2019]

So beautiful calm and sad full of emotions, cant believe ff music sound so great with guitar. I use as lullaby and long distance driving, feel so good🥹🥹

[@ahkilles]

Your dynamics are unreal. Great work!

[@dervykins]

this is wonderful

[@michaelpowers4882]

always in the zone - locked in with grace and ease.

[@alawiat2570]

I haven't picked up my classical guitar for a few months, but your playing has inspired me to do so. Exquisite expression and personal embellishments of these wonderful songs. Thank you for sharing your gift.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Inspiring someone to pick up their instrument is the best compliment a musician can receive. Cheers and thanks for listening!

[@NoSoupForYou123]

I hate how beautiful this is.

[@Robstar0]

Amazing! Both stimulating the brain without distracting me while working! Perfect!

[@filipeflorim9826]

when i was younger i wanted to play piano in a place like this, but we mostly are restricted to electric mobile keyboards so i didnt... but this guy, i figure he plays classical guitar for over 10 years, now he has become a real life bard!

[@STyLZ-MoFo]

On behalf of Everyone, thank you for this

[@JohnOethGuitar]

Thanks, everyone!! 😄

[@chrisb9191]

This is genius and brings me back to the best times

[@CapiJosman]

pasaran los años y los que conocimos FFVII sera por la eternidad, tanto el original como los remasterizados

[@featherrico1480]

Siiiiick, your Cosmo Canyon arrangement was next level. Congrats.

[@lynx666]

I'm back after a few years, but you still give us fantastic renditions of songs from wonderful games. Thank you for your work! You make my life more beautiful.

[@JohnOethGuitar]

I'm so glad to hear that, and welcome back!!