So I find myself obsessed with this track.
Scouring youtube and the internet on my quest to find the undisputed BEST version of this song. I've heard some very good versions... and some... not so good. But nothing that can be described as the absolute best. So that's where the good people of TFF come in.
I've listened to a LOT of versions. Though I doubt I've heard them all. If there's any version I've missed, please post it.
Versions already checked:
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUs8FEsDUZ4' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The original version</a> (And still remains my personal favorite)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdvFejreQ8&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>EMIYA #2</a> (Very similar to the original version. Inferior to the original IMO)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68PZ41VlARs' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Unlimited Codes ver.</a> (A great fast paced version. Barely beaten by the original in my book.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqCsqSqr1Jg&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Crow's Claw ver.</a> (Wasn't particularly inspired by this version... Don't know why.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HeQtxd-q3o&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Kenji Kewai ver.</a> (The anime's version and the first one I've ever heard. It was great then. It's great now.) Note: This link is to a 20 minute loop of the track as I couldn't find a youtube video of it with good quality.
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=8HeQtxd-q3o&v=H-2CENbg61w&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_570060' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ver.2 (UBW movie)</a> (Probably better to listen to this while watching the movie. It doesn't quite hold up as a standalone piece.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66KCh1S5L8&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Battle Moon Wars (Archer)</a> (The opening makes me cringe. The rest lingers between average and above average. Meh.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-KWUI4ypvs&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Battle Moon Wars (Shirou)</a> (A distorted version and somewhat better then Archers.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF29ATE3PTE' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>EMIYA #0</a> (Not a bad version, though I don't see anything that particularly stands out either.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvJDrPBsR0o&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>???</a> (A synthesized version I find rather amusing)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0nSQ_fz7ak&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Trance Mix</a> (A very different approach, then what I'm used too... I like it.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02xyngkt5yc&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>South of Heaven- EMIYA</a> (The second half appealed to me more than the first but all around I didn't like this version much, at all.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VovJZ42xXY' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Fate/EXTRA ver.</a>
(Mediocrity at it's finest.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7Rh8y27D0&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Remix (SiMiK)</a> (A rather low-key version. I enjoyed it.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjHx0QLK65k&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Green-Eyed Session/EMIYA</a> (Most uninspired rendition of the UBW chant I've ever heard. Other then that... it's awesome.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uow_WXarJc&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>faith/denial</a> (Initially I didn't like this version. It's since grown on me though.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX9O-WXye8c&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Aranged: Emiya</a> (Strange version. Interesting in it's own way)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW1-R24O8Jc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>??? #2</a> (Yeah, I'm still scratching my head at this one...)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ubU9aOGU9w' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Crow's Claw: Broken Phantasm</a> (Of the two Crow's Claw versions, I find this one a bit better. I like the little piano thing at the end.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCe0Zd_CGA' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Unknown Remix</a>(I may not have a 'best' version of Emiya right now. But, I can say with confidence, this is the absolute 'worst' version I've ever found. I really didn't want to post this one up to be honest... but I suppose I have to... damn it.)
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Alright. That's all the versions I know of right now, minus another synthed version I heard awhile back, and currently not able to find. Don't worry, it wasn't particularly impressive.
Scouring youtube and the internet on my quest to find the undisputed BEST version of this song. I've heard some very good versions... and some... not so good. But nothing that can be described as the absolute best. So that's where the good people of TFF come in.
I've listened to a LOT of versions. Though I doubt I've heard them all. If there's any version I've missed, please post it.
Versions already checked:
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUs8FEsDUZ4' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>The original version</a> (And still remains my personal favorite)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdvFejreQ8&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>EMIYA #2</a> (Very similar to the original version. Inferior to the original IMO)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68PZ41VlARs' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Unlimited Codes ver.</a> (A great fast paced version. Barely beaten by the original in my book.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqCsqSqr1Jg&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Crow's Claw ver.</a> (Wasn't particularly inspired by this version... Don't know why.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HeQtxd-q3o&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Kenji Kewai ver.</a> (The anime's version and the first one I've ever heard. It was great then. It's great now.) Note: This link is to a 20 minute loop of the track as I couldn't find a youtube video of it with good quality.
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=8HeQtxd-q3o&v=H-2CENbg61w&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_570060' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Ver.2 (UBW movie)</a> (Probably better to listen to this while watching the movie. It doesn't quite hold up as a standalone piece.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d66KCh1S5L8&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Battle Moon Wars (Archer)</a> (The opening makes me cringe. The rest lingers between average and above average. Meh.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-KWUI4ypvs&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Battle Moon Wars (Shirou)</a> (A distorted version and somewhat better then Archers.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF29ATE3PTE' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>EMIYA #0</a> (Not a bad version, though I don't see anything that particularly stands out either.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvJDrPBsR0o&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>???</a> (A synthesized version I find rather amusing)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0nSQ_fz7ak&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Trance Mix</a> (A very different approach, then what I'm used too... I like it.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02xyngkt5yc&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>South of Heaven- EMIYA</a> (The second half appealed to me more than the first but all around I didn't like this version much, at all.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VovJZ42xXY' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Fate/EXTRA ver.</a>
(Mediocrity at it's finest.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU7Rh8y27D0&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Remix (SiMiK)</a> (A rather low-key version. I enjoyed it.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjHx0QLK65k&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Green-Eyed Session/EMIYA</a> (Most uninspired rendition of the UBW chant I've ever heard. Other then that... it's awesome.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uow_WXarJc&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>faith/denial</a> (Initially I didn't like this version. It's since grown on me though.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX9O-WXye8c&feature=related' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Aranged: Emiya</a> (Strange version. Interesting in it's own way)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW1-R24O8Jc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>??? #2</a> (Yeah, I'm still scratching my head at this one...)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ubU9aOGU9w' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Crow's Claw: Broken Phantasm</a> (Of the two Crow's Claw versions, I find this one a bit better. I like the little piano thing at the end.)
<a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZCe0Zd_CGA' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Unknown Remix</a>(I may not have a 'best' version of Emiya right now. But, I can say with confidence, this is the absolute 'worst' version I've ever found. I really didn't want to post this one up to be honest... but I suppose I have to... damn it.)
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Alright. That's all the versions I know of right now, minus another synthed version I heard awhile back, and currently not able to find. Don't worry, it wasn't particularly impressive.