djpretzel Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Brief announcement: We've had private album projects in the past, and for the last few months we've had two, and there's an issue that comes up where someone else in the community unknowingly starts their OWN project of the same game. To be 110% clear, we don't officially prohibit this, but we'd also prefer to not post two albums from the same game back-to-back, so it CAN affect release cycles. We've recently decided (duh) that it's not fair to the community to have these private projects be COMPLETELY private - at the very least, we're going to announce the names of games being worked on, so would-be directors can decide for themselves whether to start their own projects from the same games. Again, to be clear, these are private albums being run by directors who prefer to do things that way, which IS an option that we respect & allow, so we're not going to release any additional information about these projects OTHER than the game name, and we ask that everyone respect the wishes of the director(s) who choose to run their projects this way. By the same token, though, we decided that keeping the actual names of the games private was problematic & not transparent. The names of the games will be maintained at the thread @ http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=25764 The two current private projects already in process are Final Fantasy 6 & Banjo Kazooie. There is a third private project that we were going to announce the game for, but it's going to become public in about a week, so the director is waiting to make that announcement. Questions, just let us know, and we apologize for any confusion that has resulted from keeping these or other projects' games private in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 erm i think if the album is private it would be a good idea to not even announce who is running the project perhaps, so people cant bug that person. either way tho this idea makes perfect sense in my eyes. hopefully it won't matter to many people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Level 99 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 erm i think if the album is private it would be a good idea to not even announce who is running the project perhaps, so people cant bug that person.either way tho this idea makes perfect sense in my eyes. hopefully it won't matter to many people. We don't mention who's doing it, it is listed as private on the album tracking thread Definitely don't want people bugging those directors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychowolf Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 cool then this policy has 2 thumbs up from me. can not wait to hear either a banjo kazooie or final fantasy 6 album.. annnyway thanks stevo for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Briggs Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 why hasnt there been zelda remix project yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 that's a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 why hasnt there been zelda remix project yet honk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Petitpas Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Yeah well it's sad that you announce it after that I've worked 3 days on the FF6 Catastrophe/Terra opening. ;( On the other hand I could have something to submit .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Good idea. It'll avoid people to start more projects without knowing what's already in the works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otakatt Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I think this is a great new policy. Helps to minimize people from inadvertently stepping on others toes but maintains enough privacy so that project directors don't get harassed. Also, iloveyouwhoeverisdoingFF6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 honk uh, djp's idea is what i think is a great idea... HONK, FACEPLANT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredofreak Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Oops. Perhaps it is best that I haven't worked on my track yet. Since we aren't allowed to bug the directors, is there a tentative release time for the existing Banjo-Kazooie project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darangen Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This must've been a tough call, but I can definitely see the reasoning and necessity of making private albums semi-public. The games being revealed will help would-be directors know what their options are and keep people from signing up and working on tracks only to find out that 2 weeks later the album is already being worked on by a completely different group. It kills some of the surprise and mystery, but it's for a good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dj Mokram Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I agree 100% with this. Thanks for making the existence of private endeavors known to public. Transparency is most definitely welcome, albeit a bit late for the two projects in question. Thankfully, this will help prevent cases like this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is definitely a necessary policy. It's not fair to keep the existence of any project a secret, which then leads to duplicates. Nobody likes that, especially the people who get involved with a project, only to discover it has already been done. I have a question, where does this leave the unofficial FF6 and Banjo-Kazooie projects? Will they be allowed to continue, or is that up to the directors to discuss with each other? EDIT: Not that I have a problem with private/closed projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darangen Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 To be 110% clear, we don't officially prohibit this, but we'd also prefer to not post two albums from the same game back-to-back, so it CAN affect release cycles. They can continue, they just wouldn't be released/published anytime soon. Probably years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 They can continue, they just wouldn't be released/published anytime soon. Probably years. Oh, the answer was right in the first post, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 i guess it'd be years if no albums came out between them for years on end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darangen Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Well, yeah, I guess. But isn't there already like 9000 albums in the queue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 This is why I'm glad that the Cid Project is an original idea. :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Good idea. It'll avoid people to start more projects without knowing what's already in the works! I think it should have the opposite effect on people. I could go off on a big rant here but the gist of it is, I really do not like or respect secret, private projects, for the simple reason that they don't give the community a chance for inclusion. If it was a SOLO album, then SURE -- all the more power to it, but when it's what the noobs refer to as an "elitist" secret project, and for a game as beloved as FF6, I am not cool with that in the least. And there's the condensed version of my rant. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 consider this my official declaration that i am officially upset at being snubbed for the official ff6 project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 They can continue, they just wouldn't be released/published anytime soon. Probably years. Um...that's a bit of misinformation. Not sure where you're getting "years" from. They can continue, but the directors have to keep in mind that since there's another project for the same game, the releases will have to be spaced out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Personally, I don't see why everyone is getting so bent out of shape over this. It's not like this is the first time there's been multiple albums for the same soundtrack(s). Chrono Symphonic > Chronotorious Relics of the Chozo > Harmony of a Hunter > Metroid Arrange 25th Anniversary Album So what if they're running concurrently; this only shows that there's an immense amount of love and appreciation for the soundtracks in question. And hey, you can never have too many quality remixes, now can you? (and in regards to FF6 specifically, it has Terra's Theme. I guess the overmixage is now spreading to the rest of the soundtrack... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 In your example, you only stated 2 OCR albums which were released uncontested by any other album on OCR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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