Final Fantasy 9 - Cid's Theme remix - "Unchain Me"
13Released on the Pixel Mixers album Final Fantasy IX: "Beyond the Mist". Available for free direct download from https://pixel-mixers.com/2019/06/27/final-fantasy-ix-beyond-the-mist-tribute-album/
Credits:
Arrangement, lyrics, production: Jorito
Vocals: Earth Kid (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhdqZa6K5TjIBESNVoDnUg)
For Pixel Mixer's Final Fantasy 9 Tribute album, I wanted to do some electronic music again. Inspired by some Future Bass tutorials on Youtube, I thought it would be a fun genre to explore. I started sketching some ideas, and quickly had a Future Bass and a more DnB inspired second part cobbled together that became the backbone of the track. When I showed it to the album director, he said "I had to focus to recognize it, try to add a thing or two to bring it home just a bit". Whoops, guess I went overboard with the 'own interpretation' part again!
After wrestling with the arrangement some more to make it more recognizable, I also was ready to think about how I wanted to fill the melodic parts (usually the only parts I take from the source). I asked Earth Kid if she'd be interested to sing on one of my electronic tracks again, and fortunately she was more than happy to do so. As usual, she totally delivered an awesome performance and also did great with the weird harmonies I wrote.
Unlike the Suikoden 3 track we previously worked on, this time I wrote the lyrics (for better or worse). I thought it'd be nice to try and write them from the perspective of Cid (who in the game cheated on his wife and got returned into an oglop and later a frog), who is looking back on his mistakes and wants to make amends with his wife. Couldn’t help but sneak in a frog reference in the lyrics as well as some frog sounds, just because :)
While the arrangement, perhaps a bit liberal at first glance, can be enjoyed on its own and without any connection to the game, I do hope that the attentive FF9 fan will appreciate the nudges and connection to the game and finds it extra enjoyable.
Lyrics:
Lost in myself,
Trapped inside,
I can't help but wonder
How my mistakes led me here
Can I ever fix this?
When I look back,
You and me,
And the bond between us
How did it all go wrong?
If you could
Rescue me...
Would you help
Set me free?
Would you unchain me?
If I could
Go back and change the past
Would we then have a chance
To try and make it last?
I would give anything
to be with you again
If I can change my life,
Will you be there to help
and unchain me?
Let, let
Let, let me out
Set, set
Set, set me free
Get, get,
Get, get me out
Help me,
Please unchain me
It's clear to me,
I was wrong
And I know I hurt you¦
If only I knew how we
Could be back together
I'd give it all up for you,
I'd even embrace to be
turned into a frog...
If you could
Rescue me...
Would you help
Set me free?
Would you unchain me?
I would give anything
to be with you again
If I can change my life,
Will you be there to help
and to unchain me?
Are you here
To rescue me?
Would you be there
And unchain me?
If we could
Go back and change the past
Would we then have a chance
and could we make it last?
I would give anything
to be with you again
If I would change my life,
Will you be there to help
and to unchain
me?