Remixing one’s own work is a curious idea. Surely we’ve seen this done before by the likes of Gabriel Ananda on 'Der Sinn des Lebens', and even Trentemøller remixed his own “Always Something Better”, but unlike those two, Gui Boratto has taken the track that undoubtedly made him as popular as he is and reworked it entirely.
What makes this remix so curious is Gui’s withdrawal from the upbeat certainty of the original. Even the original song itself begins with a lone beat that is so subdued it suggests Gui’s intention to have us consider the subtleties. With this remix however, we aren’t brought to the same climactic conclusion as we are in the original. Here, Gui is entirely introspective throughout.
From the beginning we are given this inquisitive tinkering that eventually leads us to a flat beat which, in itself, suggests that there is something we aren’t being told. As the song progresses we hear waves of indecisive vocals entangled with understated synth that almost cover up a snapping sound which leads us to believe that Gui’s decided where to go with this. Shortly after we have the vocals fully realized, “What a beautiful life, what a beautiful life.” But soon as they are offered they are taken as if to allow us (or Gui himself) room to contemplate why. A snare introduces a hopeful feeling that is then complimented by synth that morphs in an out of the soundscape.
It isn’t until the end that we learn what it is that makes life, and the original message of the song, so beautiful, “I can see life, I can feel life, I can see the sun”. This brief statement says so much about Gui, and in turn justifies the remix. Although we have all come to appreciate Gui’s grandiose claim to fame, this remix allows us to understand Gui’s original intent: to look inside oneself, and out, and see the beauty that is life whether subtle or bombastic in nature.
Gui Boratto - Beautiful Life (Gui Boratto Remix)
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