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One-Winged Muse

This document discusses different versions of the song "One-Winged Angel" from the game Final Fantasy VII. The original song plays during the final battle with the antagonist Sephiroth. It was later adapted for the film Advent Children with orchestral and rock elements to depict Sephiroth's resurrection as more epic and menacing. A metal cover of the song by RichaadEB aims to excite nostalgic fans, playing faster and sticking to metal instruments. While both versions use different styles to elicit emotion, the original pairs with scenes in Advent Children to emphasize Sephiroth's power and threat, while the cover shows a headbanging guitarist to encourage the same response from viewers.

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One-Winged Muse

This document discusses different versions of the song "One-Winged Angel" from the game Final Fantasy VII. The original song plays during the final battle with the antagonist Sephiroth. It was later adapted for the film Advent Children with orchestral and rock elements to depict Sephiroth's resurrection as more epic and menacing. A metal cover of the song by RichaadEB aims to excite nostalgic fans, playing faster and sticking to metal instruments. While both versions use different styles to elicit emotion, the original pairs with scenes in Advent Children to emphasize Sephiroth's power and threat, while the cover shows a headbanging guitarist to encourage the same response from viewers.

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Lauren Wyland

Professor Riley

English 1201-1V3

15 February 2022

One-Winged Muse

Final Fantasy VII was initially popularized when it was released in 1997. Even roughly

twenty-five years later, it’s still loved by many for its story and music amongst other things. One

of the most well-known songs from the game is “One-Winged Angel.” This theme originally

accompanied the battle with FFVII’s main antagonist, Sephiroth. Since then, it has had a handful

of remasters and adaptations—one being in the movie Advent Children. This version— “Advent-

One-Winged Angel”— (by Nobuo Uematsu) uses a combination of orchestral/rock instruments

to produce a menacing tone to demonstrate Sephiroth’s power as a villain.

With such a popular franchise, many covers of the song have been produced as well. One

cover, by RichaadEB, uses metal instruments and sounds that creates a different atmosphere.

Both versions use pathos to get fans of the franchise and newcomers excited, but in slightly

different ways. The original “Advent-One-Winged Angel” pairs the music with visuals to show

Sephiroth’s menacing presence and power to anyone who watches. The cover is more aimed

towards nostalgic fans of FFVII and those who like metal.

Even though both are the same song, each provide a different experience for the viewer.

Before Advent Children, “One-Winged Angel” used orchestral instruments tied together with

some Latin lyrics. When “Advent-One-Winged Angel” was presented in the movie in 2005,

there were a few changes. In FFVII, the player (Cloud Strife) presumably defeats Sephiroth. In
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Advent Children—two years after the original game—Sephiroth comes back to life. The purpose

of the song for the movie was to depict his resurrection. And so, the combination of an orchestral

arrangement with added rock is intended to make the audience aware that something epic is

happening. As Sephiroth is giving his speech, the music begins with its usual deep orchestral

arrangement, then transitions into an electric guitar—getting louder as the song continues. Then

the Latin trickles in; it begins softly but continues to have a strong presence throughout the song

(and gets louder to emphasize parts of the fight). It’s sung in a choral manner with both deep and

higher-pitched voices. These components alone allow the audience to feel excited, yet fearful of

what is to come.

Contrary to the original, RichaadEB’s cover immediately begins in a significantly higher

octave. The cover also doesn’t mix music genres and sticks with metal instruments. The cover is

played slightly faster as well. Due to these factors, the feeling of despair is absent, but the

excitement remains. The combination of faster metal music with the higher octave gives the

audience this euphoria. There’s also not as much layering for the Latin vocals as the original—

there is still both a female and male voice present, but it is not a choir. The vocals stay consistent

in volume throughout the song as well. These factors also contribute to the cover being more of

something the audience can head-bang to.

When paired with each song’s respectful visuals, it too adds to the pathos being used in

each of them. Within the first few notes of “Advent-One-Winged Angel,” Sephiroth throws

Cloud off himself with a couple slashes from his masamune. The song slowly begins to build up

as Sephiroth broodingly delivers his lines. The song is at its peak when the two are clashing their

swords together. The music later slows and builds up again while Sephiroth is stabbing Cloud—

this is to make the audience feel further fear and anticipation. The cover has different visuals that
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give off a different feeling entirely. A guitarist is shown first—as he’s plucking the first few

notes of the song, he bangs his head to it. Due to this body language, it is intended to make

viewers want to head bang to the music too. When the Latin is sung, the video transitions

between the singers and the guitar. Fire begins to creep up the border of the singer portion, and

the transitions are very fast. This also contributes to the feeling of excitement for the audience.

“One-Winged Angel” has been around for many years, and each rendition brings

something new to the table. “Advent-One-Winged Angel” indefinitely was something special for

fans of the franchise it came from. Though both the original and cover are the same song, they

are also different. The original focuses on emphasizing Sephiroth’s menacing presence while the

cover is more of an exciting tribute to him and the legacy of FFVII. Even so, both use pathos in

their own ways to give fans of the franchise a new experience.

Works Cited

https://youtu.be/ZgPCKazn_Mc Accessed on February 10, 2022.

https://youtu.be/s8fe-cC3II4 Accessed on February 10, 2022.

https://youtu.be/Gyq99F9iYYw Accessed on February 10, 2022.


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