The first version of this track (called 'Heavenly') was originally made around 2003, and was a very straightforward ambient take on the Heavens Tower theme from this game. I've loved the track instantly when I discovered it on the soundtrack, although I have never played the game myself, I'm scared of MMORPG addiction, been there! A newer version called 'Heavenly Anew' was released in 2004 on VGMix, featuring a few additions and some "breakbeat"-ish percussion. I hadn't submitted it to OCR at the time since it was too long, even though I liked the track already. When Liontamer contacted me recently after I uploaded it to Youtube so I would submit it, I decided that my production and skills were more mature than at that time, so I chose to enhance it much. The percussion was entirely redone, there are many subtle additions, mainly orchestral embellishment and it has better EQ/production all throughout. It's also even longer (gasp!:) but I guess it works considering the ambient nature of the track. I hope you sit back and enjoy this remix for what it is: chill!  (released in 2012 on OCReMix)


Final Fantasy XI - "Paradis" (Heavens Tower Remix) | 2012

AKA 'mv', Xavier Dang on streaming services & music stores. Old French guy from the tracking scene, making music with computers since 1997. Worked on a lot of video games & some ads/TV. I also upload a lot of very old tracker tunes at @user-634377454

AKA mistermv on Twitch/YouTube
AKA mv in various online music/demoscene communities

floating in a glitched world of pastel colours, a broken mess. what am I even doing here?