You might enjoy Mathew Valente's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/tssf

One of his recent projects is finding the original instrument samples that Nobuo Uematsu used before they were compressed into the game and using those to make high-def "restored" versions of the songs. It sounds easy but there's quite a lot of work behind it and the result is fantastic.

There's a whole spreadsheet showing the origins of samples for various games:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JJBlHHDc65fhZmKUGLrD...

Thanks for this, FFVI is my favorite soundtrack and some of my favorite music of all time.

Wow, I remember TSSF from IRC back in the 90s.

Retro Game Mechanics Explained recently started a new series specifically on the SNES audio subsystem (SPC700): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrn0QavLMyo

Only first episode released yet, but there is a previous series on the SNES system as a whole, first ep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ibhDU2SAI

If you like the SNES soundchip, you might want to check out https://www.supermidipak.com/

Yes, but some of the remixes and things creators have done since then are...astounding in how well they capture the original's emotional intent and deepen it, even given modern technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfjLTYJ8Z2o for instance.

So do I! Which is why I absolutely loved the symphonic poem to FF6, especially the arrangement of Kefka's theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5uVAD7jliM