FTL: The Last Stand - Orchestrated

Time to face the rebel flagship. Are you ready? There's no turning back.

I had a lot of fun orchestrating this, it's one of my favourites from the FTL OST and I really wanted to give it a full cinematic feel, including some of the classic sounds from the boss which have been mocked up. Can you feel the battle progress?
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Sample Libraries Used:
Spitfire Audio:
- Albion One
- Chamber Strings Professional
- Symphonic Woodwinds
- Percussion
- Labs Music Boxes
- Labs Soft Piano
- Orchestral Grand Piano

Cinesamples:
- CineBrass CORE
- CineBrass 12 Horn Ensemble
- CinePiano

Orchestral Tools:
- Metropolis Ark 1
- Metropolis Ark 2

Audio Imperia:
- Jaeger Hangar 4

Sonokinetic:
- Ostinato Strings
- Ostinato Brass
- Ostinato Woodwinds

Performance Samples:
- Oceania

Software Used:
- Kontakt 6
- REAPER

Other Plugins:
- Valhalla Shimmer
- Blackhole
- Littleplate

[zebaguettefromfrance]

"This is it... The rebel flagship. If you are able to destroy this monstrosity, the federation might survive.
There's no turning back!"

[findthatsilica]

Me and the guys being just messengers, but we have to fight the flagship:

[thespokesman]

JUST SAW EPISODE 39 OF FTL KESTREL ADVENTURES, THIS REMIX MADE IT IN!!!

[AndrwTime]

Oh my god. this is incredible! This and your orchestrated Space Cruise are fantastic!

[toaster]

I first listened to this a few days ago. Originally, I was met with mixed feelings. "Oh, it's just an orchestral mix. No big deal." But over time, I listened more... listened deeper. I just heard the 'Power Surge' warning done with the low horns yesterday, and I burst out laughing. What a tiny detail, but one that made the song much more interesting. I thought that was it. Today, I'm listening to this song after beating the Flagship in my own game... and I hear the Flagship jumping out after the first surge warning.

What a masterpiece. You need more subs.

[thelieutenant]

The federation and rebels literally slitting each other’s necks while the kestrel and the rebel flagship are just other somewhere away from the battle vibing to this.

[sandakureva]

I feel like this guy put at least one "systems damage" siren in this orchestration.

[commissaroska]

Step 1: Boot up Space Marine
Step 2: Play the final mission
Step 3: Play this song on loop
Step 4: Profit

[starshinedropkick]

I typically hate orchestrated mixes and other such 'remasters' as I tend to leave feeling they lacked the same sorta 'feel' of the original.

This one was a pleasant surprise, though, as I believe you did a stellar job at not only capturing the feeling of the original score, but also the feeling of what the song is used for. It just screams "finality", less a videogame's final boss and more a cinematic showdown at the end of some grand journey against insurmountable odds. Less a duel against a singular, larger-than-average ship and more a proper Last Stand against an army with numbers that blot out the stars.

Anyway, here's a like and a sub. Thanks!

[mrhax]

kestrel whipping naenae-ing simon 2022 colorised

[次元ネコ]

the ost is for us






THIS IS FOR THE CREW

[interstellardragonet]

"Sir! The Rebel flagship is over there!"

"What is it doing?"

"It's...It's playing orchestra, MENACINGLY!"

(I edited this as I realized my spelling error. Anyways, love this.)

[thedoomlord]

You have no idea how often I come back here to listen to it.

[ericphillips]

Hearing this again makes me really hyped for Kestrel Adventures #40, the wait will soon be over and it'll be worth every second.

[tremor]

Came here from Kestral Adventures. Wonderful work

[whyamihere]

Decided to play it with headphones on at a high volume

im under a heated blanket and i feel ice cold from just listening

am i scared or amazed

[ethanjones]

This orchestration honestly sounds like something Murray Gold would have put together for the earlier series of doctor who. Wonderful work

[Grievous_Nix]

Man, the "intruder alert/low hull" sounds are just 10/10! This is a masterpiece!

[thetruegoldenknight]

Man, it's beautiful. "I'm NOT SAD! WHY am I CRYING?!"

[ceshorty]

I actually teared up. No joke. And I don't know why. This came up in a random playlist as I was studying and I just had to stop because my mind just relived in a single instance all the hardships, victories and defeats in the long journey to battle the rebel flagship.