One Winged Angel But The Genre Keeps Changing On Drums! 

Which genre was your favorite? Don't pick the last one... that is cheating XD

I like to imagine Seph composed his own theme, and went through every single music genre trying to pick the best one. These are the results of his scrapped ideas.

Can we just mention how the tango part actually worked SUPREMELY well? lol

0:04 Cloud vs Sephiroth 0:12 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of the royal ball dance. 0:21 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of rival metal bands. (Seventh Heaven vs Shinra) 0:32 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of metal solos. 0:40 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of jamming the hardest. 0:44 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of jamming the hardest Part 2. 0:50 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of drums. 0:54 Cloud vs Sephiroth against a battle of guitars. 0:58 Cloud vs Sephiroth but they’re in a band playing the theme together. 1:11 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but they’re both awkwardly listening to the elevator music, idly talking about weather to pass the time. 1:18 …….Ohh god, how many floors did Shinra have again…? 1:26 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but they somehow got inside Robotniks fortress. 1:38 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but their antics lead them into Uptown Funk for some reason. 1:46 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but it’s a battle on the dance floor. 1:54 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but it’s an “osu!” chart. 2:02 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but it’s a fight between who can surf the gnarliest wave. 2:08 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but Sephiroth did a bank heist mid-fight. 2:13 Sephiroth disobeyed the kinge, and now his noble knight, Cloud Strife, will makest him PERISH! 2:21 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but the two discuss some engaging topics over some fine wine. 2:29 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but after the wine, they decide to show off a combined tango routine together? 2:41 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but the two of them take a rather exciting trip to Mexico! 2:53 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but the entire fight sequence is the motorcycle part. (Which actually sounds so awesome ngl) 2:59 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but their fight gets interrupted by Russian hardbass. 3:05 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but FF7 got ported over to the Gameboy. 3:13 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but Barret and Tifa interrupt to show their “70s Prog Rock” skills. (Yeah I couldn’t think of much for this one, sorry.) 3:23 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but they’re in the fuuuuuuuttuuurrreee! 3:35 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but Sephiroth noscopes Aerith mid-fight. 3:43 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but Shinra build up the music in the background for the beat-drop. 3:51 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but the beat dropped. 4:00 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but Sephiroth has Shinra’s dope bass track behind his back. 4:06 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but they’re rival Shoguns ready to initiate war with each other. 4:20 Cloud vs Sephiroth, but their past shenanigans come to bite them hard, no one wins in the end underneath all that physical and mental debris.

Its impressive seeing you be able to switch up how you drum when the genre changes so flawlessly

Sephiroth had a lot going on his mind when we wanted to bring the world despair.

I'd be interested in hearing a full version of the tango theme.

This is insanely impressive, every single section has its own unique drumming style and you show that PERFECTLY. Really shows the skill, dedication, and experience.

1:27 "The only thing that will be a memory is that dammed hedgehog!"

This seems like the ultimate test of improv

YOOOOOOOOOOOOO THANKS FOR THE FEATURE MY MAN

I tune in for the drumming, stay for the insane laughter

Nothing says despair like changing the genre every 5-10 seconds and then going a good 10-20 before changing the tempo up again.

I loved Funk, Tango, and Salsa honestly. Salsa especially for some reason. Traditional Japanese was also a lot of fun to listen to with this.

The transition from medieval to cool jazz was PERFECT

3:34 "Cloud, you will never stop me from twerking on the dance floor."

i like how you see his brain stalling on every transition

Ah. My favorite One Winged Angel video. Gotta hand it to the arranger for being scarily accurate with each Genre. Thanks for drumming to this, 8bit!

I desperately want to hear/see a ballroom dance competition use the tango version of this song! Maybe on Dancing with the Stars? 🤣

Hey! I happen to be a huge fan of symphonic avant-garde blackened harsh noise. Don't judge me on my choices.

The tango one worked a lot better than I expected

Sometimes Sephiroth just needs to take a load off and have a few drinks. Ain't nothing wrong with that.

This video is a true testament of your skill in picking up on a completely different tone really quickly and on the fly. A joy to behold

3:07 even the laughs are in rhythm

I really like the Darksynth and Breakbeat honestly

How many other drummers can seamlessly change styles on the fly like that?

I NEVER expected the Cumbia Villera one in this video HAHAH I also just realized that they use the same instrument as the Robotnik's theme... Now i need a "Robotnik Villero" version...

2:15 wait you have a hidden drum!

Dear drummer niki. Happy New Year. I am happy to see your cool performance and smile this year as well. The comment video of Mikkorone 24 was also the best. Thank you thank you. From somewhere in Japan.

Sephiroth gives you dis pear 🍐

Okay, I loved all of them, but I'm stuck between Darksynth and Synthwave. But that freaking ending was just an audioblaster.

I thought with the amount of genres the quality will drop. But man every one of them was wonderful!

You said you liked the Darksynth one and you in luck as Aurora Australis made a full song of One Winged Angel in this Genre It is so good Whenever I listen to it I imagine Sephiroth and Cloud cruising down a high in the 80s while wearing some cool sunshades XD

Less a meme, more an improv challenge for the greatest drummer of our time

This honestly feels like it would be a goose chase through way too many buildings.

The reggae-to-60s ska and disco-ti-darksynth sections and transitions are freaking magical how smooth they sound.

I’m seeing a lot more than 8 bits on this guys channel.

This one was really a very funny Musical Journey

surf rock was surprisingly my favorite it sounded like a boss theme from some weird 80's surfing game on one of those off brand home consoles| salsa and breakbeat were my second favorite though, i really want a full version of those two :o the drumming along to those was fantastic as always

Sephiroth is a man of many tastes.

4:13 I've been so conditioned to expect Megan or Rick Rolls from stuff like this that the punchline genuinely got me

Sephiroth's favorite kind of music is every music

You did a great job keeping up with all the style changes. I think Tango is the unsung hero of that whole lot.

Gotta admire his ability to switch things up on the fly like that.

I am always so impressed by how fluidly you adapt to what you're drumming to (and delighted by your energy), and this one really shows off how adaptable and skilled you are!

Wow his ability to change genres on a dime while making it look effortless is impressive.

I always knew Sephirot was el mounstro de la cumbia

Your ability to adapt genres on the fly like that should be commended. Holy hell, man.

So as a musician that had to be a nightmare to make hundreds of different patterns

The cumbia villera section made me immediately think of Banjo Kazooie and I love it

Congrats on the KoMiko collab! Looks you got an Elite fan!

everyone gangster till Symphonic Avant-Core Blackened Harsh Noise

I actually screamed "Oh DAMN" when he added on to the Big Band portion. That's my favorite part and his addition made it so much better and surprised me.

Symphonic is basically just advent

You have a super skill of rythm adaptation, you deserve your freshly hit 1M subs :)

When you're so badass and evil that you can change your own theme every 5 seconds into another genre. Truly evil, Mr. Sephiroth

1:26 2:29 PODER ARGENTINO!!!! (ARGENTINIAN POWEEEER!!!)

This has me INTENSELY curious to hear full versions of every genre. Someone please make this happen!

You are adept AF. Amazing.

i need a full version of the cumbia one

1:30 alta cumbia loco

As for the versions I’d love to hear, I wanna hear Big Band, Reggae, 60s Ska, Funk, ESPECIALLY Darksynth, 70s Fusion, cool jazz, and traditional Japanese

This video truly confirms that you’re a master of improvisation. Well done!

One Winged Cumbia. I have seen it all

This was a joy to watch! 😆

Man, I loved the Tango to Salsa to Breakbeat, all 3 were so good! Admittedly I wish breakbeat got a bit more time to shine. Honerable mention to Reggae and 60s ska, those worked quite well back to back. I hope there’s more edits transforming infamous songs into different genres that you get to drum to, that would be awesome

1:27 One PINGASed angel

オシャレな片翼の天使とドラマーニキのかっこいい演奏合わさってもう最高

as a major fan of bardcore I'm obligated to love the medieval verson

This made me feel like you just had a boss battle with him 😆.

The last one was like: Genre? YES

even better by the constantly changing expressions he wore hahaha tops XD

Loved the Salsa one!

One-Winged Angel, but the genre keeps changing? Haha! I haven't seen that one! That's hilarious!

I need that Reggae Version so badly

Breakbeat is by far my favorite but gosh they all are awesome

HA-I！

Gotta get me more Salsaroth in my life.

❤❤❤❤

Nice

This is a man who loves his job

I need a full version of like. all of these.

It's crazy how much good drums makes a Big Band tune

Reggae and Ska really take all the menace out of this song don't they lol

That ending could not have been more perfect.

When your the most badass villain in gaming history so you need a song to keep people on their toes by changing the genre nonstop

I imagine when the salsa version came on, Cloud and Sepheroth both broke out into Latin dancing and fought that way.

The laugh at the end there killed me

Funnily enough, that "symphonic avant core blackened harsh noise" sounded basically like a bit of an igorrr song

Baroque and Darksynth go hard.

Haha 🤣 why does 60's ska remind me of welcome to the internet?

Winning!

I like the metal styles.

Dark synth is EPIC

Big Band actually works quite well. Loved the whole thing tho

Kinda reminds me of dance of eternity. 79’s Prog, Japanese and doom metal were absolutely rad.

Hopefully he can do night striker’s boss 6 theme someday

Surferoth gonna give you a pear doood

Lmao nice 👍

*Multiple-winged Angel*