Jessie’s Theme (FFVII Remake) - Violin & Piano

Jessie’s Theme, from Final Fantasy VII Remake Music by Masashi Hamauzu. Arranged for violin and piano by Patti Rudisill More FF7 Covers! ► /watch/gVZZEWjZqIqZZ 🎵 All My Music is Available Here 🎵 ◇ My website: http://www.pattirudisill.com ◇ iTunes: http://apple.co/2l4stb8 ◇ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2jLxZ1X ◇ Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PISQC4 ◇ Deezer: https://bit.ly/2QkuN9Q ◇ YouTube Music: https://bit.ly/3smOOP4 ◇ Sheet Music: http://www.pattirudisill.com/shop ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ◆ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ A sentimental and emotional tribute to our girl Jessie! This is also my entry for the Soundole ChillOut 2020 Challenge - I’ve never entered one before so I had a lot of fun working on this :D After doing cosplay videos of Aerith and Tifa’s Themes, it seemed only fitting that do one for Jessie as well - I absolutely love what they did with her character in the Remake, and how Erica Lindbeck brought her to life! I had a lot of fun trying to figure out the best way to cosplay her, considering how difficult her outfit design is. I left out armor because it really wouldn’t work practically with the violin, plus I think it shows a softer side of her without it :) For the video, my idea was to use my curtain to signify a theater (with the signature Mako green lights that are everywhere in Midgar), since our Jessie loves the limelight and was always meant to be on stage ❤️ And because the other most memorable parts of her chapter are pizza and random cats, I made sure to add that in as well 😂 Since the original theme is piano and guitar I felt it would be a great opportunity to turn it into a solo violin and piano feature, really leaning into the emotional aspects of the theme and Jessie’s character. Surprisingly, this is also the most I have ever deviated from the source material in any of my FF7 covers, but since the entire Remake soundtrack is about creatively reimagining the original tracks, I figured why not do the same to this theme, especially since it wasn’t even in the original game ;) This is one of the rare times I have done a multi tracked arrangement with a free rubato click like this, which let me tell you, is an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE to coordinate, but in the end I was able to perform it as freely as I would with a live piano so I definitely think it was worth is so the music could really breathe :) This is also one of the most programmatic arrangements I’ve done, but as this is a new game (even if you played OG, there are changes in the Remake) I will stick that all behind a big spoiler warning…. **SPOILERS** DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN’T * F.I.N.I.S.H.E.D.* FF7R ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I really tried to represent Jessie’s character here - Jessie is playful, surprising, dramatic, and passionate! I tried to reflect that in the nuances of my playing, but also in the arrangement. The original theme is pretty chill, and I knew adding violin would already make the theme more emotional (just the nature of a sustained instrument) so I decided to lean hard into that. First time through the theme is (as usual) pretty true to original, but then it takes some unexpected turns - bolder mood shifts in the first section, a more sentimental reharmonized chorale, and the dramatic buildup to an unexpected break before the final section...then also extending the final phrase for dramatic effect, with some unapologetically sentimental and indulgent harmonies (lmao) I thought I heard a bit of the Avalanche theme referenced in the tail end of the original, so I tried to add that more obviously into the piano part at the end here. We also land on a bit of an unresolved note, which initially (when I was writing this and hadn’t yet finished the game) was to signify her life cut short - but after watching the ending, maybe she is still alive?? WE DON’T KNOW, and all the more reason to leave her theme unresolved, hanging on a single note of hope, until we find out in the next game :SOBS: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ◆ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🌟 HUGE THANKS to my Patreon producers for this video: Rian Hunter, Josh Whelchel 🌟 🎥 Get EARLY ACCESS to my videos, Discord, wav downloads (and more!) by signing up on Patreon ➜ http://www.patreon.com/pattirudisill 🎧. Get your own music up on stores with Soundrop, my preferred distributor! Create an account here (affiliate link) ➜ https://bit.ly/3m4fW2f 🎻 My Audio & Video Gear ➜ https://www.amazon.com/shop/pattirudisill ⭐️ FAQ ➜ https://pattirudisill.com/faq ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ◆ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🔸 Join my Patreon Community: http://www.patreon.com/pattirudisill 🔹 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2jSUaiK 🔸 Tip Jar: https://ko-fi.com/A128JJZ P A T R E O N ➜ http://www.patreon.com/pattirudisill W E B S I T E ➜ http://www.pattirudisill.com T W I T T E R ➜ http://www.twitter.com/viopatti I N S T A G R A M ➜ http://www.instagram.com/viopatti T W I T C H ➜ https://www.twitch.tv/viopatti D I S C O R D ➜ https://discord.gg/9uAP7st #FFVIIR #FFVII #JessiesTheme #SoundoleChillOut2020

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