Final Fantasy VII Bombing Mission Theme Played On Late Night w/ Stephen Colbert

[LTWood]

Last night in the first cut to commercial, Jon Batiste & Stay Human played the Bombing Mission Theme from Final Fantasy VII. Gave me goosebumps when I heard it. You can hear it about 11 min into the 1/11/18 episode found here on the CBS website.
http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/video/
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If Geo-Blocked, I found a youtube link via reddit but the pitch is unfortunately a little wonky.


Original tune from the game for reference (time-stamped)

 

[LebGuns]

Ok this is boss. Would have lost it if I had seen this live.

 

[Dekuman]

Awesome

 

[Wong Kar Why]

damn that is really sick. wonder how the band got to playing this tune.

 

[LTWood]

Ok this is boss. Would have lost it if I had seen this live.

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Yeah I kind of welled up a bit. Such a small thing but really hit me in the ol' nostalgia center.

 

[Death Penalty]

That's really, really cool.

 

[Pascal]

That's really cool! Bombing Mission is such a great theme.

 

[Jawbreaker]

Haha, this is amazing.

 

[Deleted member 4262]

That was unexpected. Sounds like a really cool version.

 

[Joltik]

Haha that's pretty neato and unexpected.

 

[Hawkian]

Pitch seems messed up in the YouTube link so LT found this one: http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-s...1-18-molly-shannon-thomas-lennon-owen-smith-/

Go to right before the first commercial break. Really hits you. I wish I could just listen to them finish the track like the studio audience got to.

edit: Oh NM it's in the post but doesn't work for all regions. poor other regions. it's so good.

 

[Deleted member 11182]

Nice. Also I after they came back from the break for a moment it sounds like they were playing this: https://youtu.be/jjRw9X2Hxro?t=56

 

[Spaltazar]

€:oh nvm i now see the youtube vid was timestamped in the op lol, i opened the vid in youtube itself and it started from the beginning

 

[antitrop]

:)

 

[Rat King]

Great stuff.

 

[The Unsent]

Trump was the president of Midgar after all.

 

[Ishiro]

Guy has taste

 

[Deepwater]

really works as interlude music when cutting to commercial. kudos to whomever made the suggestion in the band

 

[Godcannon]

Ahhhh the little things in life.

 

[ciD_Vain]

More like Stephen Colbarret

 

[Hawkian]

really works as interlude music when cutting to commercial. kudos to whomever made the suggestion in the band

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Definitely some gaming blood in these guys somewhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LePi6UrBCU

 

[TRUE ORDER]

That was cool, good theme choice.

 

[Dr. Octagon]

This is great. As I've gotten older, I've realized there are gamers everywhere in every profession. I'm glad that gamers can be proud of their hobby nowadays. That wasn't the case when I was growing up.

 

[LTWood]

I wish the official youtube channel would post the actual full clip.One of the prominent tweeters around here should @ the show on twitter about it.

 

[jipewithin]

Nice!

 

[Inuhanyou]

that sounds random as hell for a show like colbert...but i guess people our age are in these kinds of high level professions now. that makes me feel super hold

 

[AuthenticM]

I can't find it. At the 11-minute mark he's doing the confession thing. Exact timestamp?

edit: lol nm

 

[BocoDragon]

I remember how kinda "obscure" even big games felt in 1997. It's still weird to see it poking out into the mainstream.

I bet kids reading Marvel comics in the 40s or 60s might have felt the same...

 

[RadicalBradical]

Wow! Super random, but I love it!

 

[Truly Gargantuan]

That was so dope

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Jon Batiste is incredible

been getting into his stuff recently


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is...is he an ERA member? :O

 

[2ndTuXx]

 

[MMarston]

You guys should've watched Philippine basketball broadcasts back in the day.

They straight up lifted all their music from Final Fantasy VIII.

 

[Narpas Sword0]

I was on vacation in Ireland at a little coffee shop for breakfast and they were playing distant worlds off the store sound system

 

[Boney]

One of the biggest TV networks in Chile used to put Ocarina of Time music from time to time.

Was weird.

 

[Code Artisan]

Best version of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wt4EnfvfJc

 

[Namyu]

Chills, what a great theme.

 

[Calliope]

Aw if that didn't just put an instant smile on my face :)

Long live FFVII

 

[MoonFrog]

Good. It is a great song.

 

[LTWood]

Best version of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wt4EnfvfJc

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Wow that's incredible!

 

[Shokunin]

So cool. I'm actually going to see Distant Worlds Final Fantasy Concert at Carnegie Hall tomorrow. I believe Bombing Mission is on the tracklist.

 

[mogster7777]

Best version of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wt4EnfvfJc

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Where can I buy his album? Is this Patreon? I'm confused.

 

[SecretCharacter]

Wow, that is fantastic. I would actually pay money for a full length recording of that.

 

[Deleted member 6263]

I would have been so giddy if I heard it when it aired. Hoo boy that was good!

 

[pants]

Best version of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wt4EnfvfJc

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But thats not this version: https://soundcloud.com/markholcomb/prelude-bombfare-ffvii-medley#t=2:56

;)

Also here is the same dude covering Ahead On Our Way: https://soundcloud.com/markholcomb/ahead-on-our-way-ff7-cover

 

[Paltheos]

So cool. I'm actually going to see Distant Worlds Final Fantasy Concert at Carnegie Hall tomorrow. I believe Bombing Mission is on the tracklist.

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*fistbump*
Likewise. Going with a group myself.

 

[Code Artisan]

Wow that's incredible!

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His version of Cid's theme is great too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPWzzjL-vzg

Where can I buy his album? Is this Patreon? I'm confused.

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the album is available on itunes or google play.

His patreon says

Premium Supporter (chosen by 9 patrons)
$5.00+ per month
• Access to update posts
• Access to downloads of all singles I release
• Access to downloads of all albums/EP's I release
• Access to previews
• Request an orchestration of your choice
• Ability to vote on projects (coming soon)

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[mogster7777]

His version of Cid's theme is great too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPWzzjL-vzg



the album is available on itunes or google play.

His patreon says

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This is some of the best renditions I've heard. Amazing. All bought.

 

[NICHIJOUDENSETSU]

Very cool. I've always wanted to see someone invite the Kyle Athayde Dance Party onto a late night show to chip in on what may be the greatest rendition of the victory theme ever.



They go off-script @0:50. It is dazzling. God bless the brass.

 

[thefro]

A Rolling Stone article from 2015 says this about how Batiste got started playing piano:

He switched to piano in his teens, honing his chops on classical lessons and transcribing songs from video games (favorites include the music to Street Fighter Alpha, Final Fantasy 7 and the "Green Hill Zone" and "Casino Nights Zone" tunes from Sonic the Hedgehog).

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I'm guessing it was his idea for that arrangement.

Also, Jon Batiste & Stay Human is an absolutely incredible band. You can't appreciate their chops from the little 10-second bits they show on TV. Went to a Late Show taping a couple years ago and they rocked the place for about 25 minutes before Colbert came out. Then when you leave they're jamming in the lobby on the way out.