Best battle theme in the series, yo. FFX and FFVII are close seconds, though. I wanted to start my FF orchestra cover journey with one of my favorites. <3

Original composition by Nobuo Uematsu.

Battle Theme - Final Fantasy IX Orchestra Cover - ManeJayne Game Orchestra

Last night's SMD listeners wanted it, so here we go - a full symphonic medley of tunes from the second game in the Jak and Daxter series!

Sources used:
- Opening cutscene
- Haven City Walking
- Baron Praxis's Palace
- Dragons of Haven Forest
- Strip Mine
- Final Boss
(and then it goes back to a variation of Haven City for the reprise).

When I got started on Youtube, I often uploaded symphonic covers of games I personally enjoyed, getting inspired by the wonderful arrangements done for Video Games Live.  The only issue is, I grew to dislike them more over time because it's not at all a style strong enough to put me on the map AND the sound patches I had came from my PSR keyboard - not at all ideal!

However, when looking back over my old arrangements, the Jak II medley that I uploaded on YT back in 2008-ish stood out mostly due to the little expansions I ended up giving to it, not to mention it felt as if we were telling a story from Jak's 2-year imprisonment through to the final resolution of the city's conflicts.

And then came the last bit of inspiration - April Fool's Day happening on a Friday this year.  I wanted to fit in some Jak within the PlayStation-themed setlist I had on that week's SEGA Mixer Drive (briefly re-named DONNIE Mixer Drive for that day) and over the space of a few days, I finally took the old MIDI project file and re-built the 'synthetic orchestra' from the ground up.  And that's what we got!

So yeah.  Happy belated April Fool's Day, and enjoy the arrangement again! x)

Jak II Medley - Haven in Harmony (2016 Re-Master)

I was just messing around, not sure if anyone would be interested to listen to this.

Snowy Mountain Edited Root Keys - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

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Battle Theme - Final Fantasy IX Orchestra Cover - ManeJayne Game Orchestra

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