FINAL FANTASY - Plays To Please (10" + download)
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 06:14PM
soundscapes in Local Music, Pop/Rock

For those familiar with the songs of Alex Lukashevsky, Final Fantasy Plays To Please may be about as comfortable as a badly fitted white tuxedo. Save for a single stuttered syllable, Owen Pallett's interpretations have very little to do with the original performances by Lukashevsky and Deep Dark United. Instead, the songs are cast in an orchestral setting that, while dense with clever arranging moves, remains quite light and whimsical throughout, with Pallett's delivery as airy and delicate as ever. The fact that this works so beautifully speaks volumes for not only the awesome skills of the arranger, but also the fundamental strength of the material he's interpreted.

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