The Promised Land | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) | WMGSO
77The Promised Land
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Final Fantasy VII: Remake (2020)
Composer: Nobuo Uematsu
Arranger: Chris Apple
Original Artwork: Helena Wu https://www.instagram.com/helena_pocket/
Audio Editing: Zeynep Dilli and Jeff Fairbanks
Video Editing: Jeff Fairbanks
QA: Amanda Cavanagh and Robb Saffell
Concert Producer: Iain Kierzewski
Choir Director: Jacob Coppage-Gross
Arranger's Notes: "Promised Land" initially appeared in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, an animated movie which is a direct story sequel to the game Final Fantasy VII (1997). In Advent Children it is an a cappella piece which plays over a narrated prologue, as a child's voice explains what happened since the events of the game: It has been two years since AVALANCHE resisted against the Shinra Company exploiting the Lifestream, the life force of the planet, for energy; two years since Sephiroth made his bloody pilgrimage to the Northern Crater and tried to destroy the world. It has been two years since the people united to stop him, and yet no one seems to have found the prosperity they wanted. The Planet, their home, is still angry with them, and is causing an illness to ravage the communities of the world. This a cappella piece can be heard during the prologue of Advent Children, almost like a threnody for the world's suffering, lamenting a society that is still destitute and ailing. The lyrics are the voice of a people crying out, asking why they must still suffer, asking themselves why they are still clinging to and waiting for redemption on a land that has not forgiven them.
In the first part of the Final Fantasy VII: Remake, released in 2020, "The Promised Land" appears as a wordless, somber track. The melody, predominantly in the lower strings, is supported by a piano in its lower range and higher flowing sounds invoking the planet's Lifestream.
This piece features the WMGSO choir.
Sopranos:
Mary Beck
Amanda Cavanagh
Meredith
Ari Detty
Zeynep Dilli
Tracy Flanders
Jasmine Marcelo
Kimmy Okada
Anne Marie Porter
Altos:
Melissa Apter
Claire Hedgespeth
Tegan Hendrickson
Charlotte Johnson
Emily Monahan
Robb Saffell
Michelle Sloan
Holly Wu
Ashleah Younker
Tenors:
Jeff Fairbanks
Kyle Jamolin
Jimyo Lin
Anthony McMannis
David Werner
Sheldon Zamora-Soon
Basses:
Jacob Coppage-Gross
Matt Harker
Adam Marinelli
Connor Worth
Mark Shrout
Michael Ohr
Stephen Wiley
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