One listen.

Went in, wrote, got out. Wait, that’s not entirely true.
I fell behind a bit and then managed to catch up and I’m not sure if that comes through or not. The writing does have a bit of a rush to it… actually that probably is a result of the having to charge ahead. Anyway.

Masashi Hamauzu’s (浜渦 正志) “The Splendid Performance” is from Final Fantasy X Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack for Final Fantasy X. Whilst Nobuo Uematsu (植松 伸夫) composed most of the game’s songs, both Masashi Hamauzu and Junya Nakano (仲野 順也) also contributed, leading to the soundtrack being a collaborative effort.

I hope you enjoy.

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Keys and strings move together in rhythm and pulses, with a light percussion going along, keeping their time. The keys play flourishes and brushes of colour, and there’s something exciting in this.

The keys rise and dance further among a brief burst of sound, and they seem to lose some energy, or at least slow whilst brass calls in the distance. The sounds then go back to something similar to the original pattern.

Eventually it gets to a point where percussion pulls away a little and the brass rises a bit, coming forward and all of this feels grandiose. It feels detailed and passionate, but also calm in a manner.

A return to the start and that excitement still is there. The keys rise once more, shining in a moment as what is around creates a sort of cradle of focus before going back to the main pattern. Something underneath, low, reinforces the calm and those keys keep on dancing until they reach that point once more where everything moves toward the brass.

Maybe it’s not quite focusing on the brass, but it seems more apparent and it’s a still moment of motion anyway, and then everything goes back to the start before fading away as the song ends.