OCR01591 - Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 'Tattered Slippers'

[djpretzel]

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

[Dr. Rod]

This is definitely one my favorite pieces on here, dark and sorrowful, but dynamic. Great instrumentation all around........the ending with Zelda's Lullaby is a great touch too, kind of giving the sorrowful, minor key song a happy, bright conclusion. Excellent stuff : )

[irriadin]

The source material for this arrangement is fantastic and this remix does it justice. If I could find a fault in this song, it would be DarkeSword's tendency to cram too many themes in a single arrangement, but this is just a minor gripe.

[Radiowar]

that was fast
this is pretty good. i guess one little thing was the section at 2:00 kind of lost the waltz aspect of the song which was disappointing. plus the brass didn't sound too great there either.
the transition to the zelda theme was really good i thought. great use of the midna theme as a motif. good job.

[Dhsu]

that was fast
That's why they're called direct posts. ;)

Great source, skillful arrangement. Not much more needs to be said here. The Zelda's Theme reference perhaps could have been incorporated a little more subtly, but was appreciated nonetheless.

Welcome back, DS.

[Nintendo_Ace]

Its been quite a while since I've payed OCR a visit, and I cannot think of a much better remix to find waiting for me.

Firstly, Midna is my favorite character from any zelda game, and the themes asociated with her character also hold a very high place among my favorites.

This is an excellent arrangement. It flows from one theme to the next very well. As always, the interaction between the instruments is jaw dropping.

Thrilled with this remix as I may be though, I do have some comments.

I'd say your lead instrument early on (at about 0:51) I think its a high basoon. Is a bit too loud for my tastes. I'd have mad eit a bit more subdued. it tends to overpower everything else, and this portion of the rmeix is definately not about one instrument soaring to the foreround over the others.

I would have liked to see midna's main theme take the lead just a bit more. There were several themes included that tended to distract from your focus. I would liek to heav seen midna's desperation and possibly midna's theme get drawn out a bit more.

and lastly as someone els ementioned, the brass isnt the greatest quality ever, but it doesnt detract from the mix much. Even still, I would kill to hear this played live.

Excellent job Darkesword . keep up the great work!

[Duo]

What an excellent mix to open up the doors for Nintendo's latest journey into Hyrule. The piece is beautiful, the source is used wonderfully, and I couldn't be happier to have heard it. Great work as always, DarkeSword

[DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff]

Meh. This mix is okay. Definitely not DS's finest.

[DarkeSword]

Meh. This mix is okay. Definitely not DS's finest.
Care to elaborate why? I was attempting to make something better than just "okay."

:roll:

[tyler_lucero]

I liked it a lot. Nice work...although there was a lot going on at all times...Zelda's Lullabye was snuck in there cleverly. Not much that hasn't already been said, actually...but, meh, it bears repeating. Nice direct post...congratz :)

[GregCaldwell]

This is really good O_O

[PassivePretentiousness]

I'm kinda tepid on this one myself. It seems to be a throwback to some of your earlier stuff like ancient hero and a deus ex harpa than a continuation of the velvety, synthy style you've otherwise developed (such as stranger in the desert, father of all, torvus clockwork). Maybe that's what you were going for; I don't know. The arrangement to me feels more meandering than wondering, with midna's desperation really dragged out without very much alteration and lots of time with not a lot going on (2:55-3:15, for example). The sound quality and production is fine, although I felt at many points it sounded kinda soupy between the brass, strings, synths, and choir all blending together. Maybe I'm being a little overly critical, especially since you may have been doing all of this on purpose, but I see this as far from your best work.

[Davee]

This one is simply heart touching...
I especially like the deep pizzicato strings.

[Thin Crust]

Hmmmm.
Sets a mood, but doesn't do much else.

[Hale-Bopp]

Nice track. :)

You have some beautiful ideas in there and some all around great sounds. A tiny handful of the transitions (like at 2:00) are only slightly awkward, but that's about it.

I'll definitely be listening to this more than just a few times, in order to really let it sink in.

All in all, it really does what I think it sets out to do and takes the listener on an interesting and dynamic orchestral journey. It especially sweetens up in about the last minute or so.

[Stuka]

This is really a top notch piece of work. This is now one of my favorite Zelda mixes.

[The Instrument of GAWD]

This one's "meh, alright" for being a 'ZOMG EPIC' rearrangement. I'm keeping it saved for now.

[MrBond]

0:16 got my attention, but then, at 0:51....SOLD!

My one gripe about it would be the snare. I don't think it particularly cooperates with the overall style, but the rest is beautiful. Remixing an already excellent source is really tough, so kudos to DarkeSword for doing a very nice job.

The original track is one of the few scores to ever (and I mean EVER) give me a true sense of urgency while playing a game.

[debeerguy007]

As I listen to this, I can't help but to think that Darkesword's style of remixing is like a fine wine. It gets better with age.

Excellent form, good sir.

[Shortmann]

From a lurker on the forums and lurking the actual site for 5 or 6 years now...I have to say, wow. The emotion presented in this one was enough to warrent me to go for my first post. It gave me chills, and is being added to my iPod right away.

Darkesword, truly amazing work, definatley keep up the good work.

[Citan]

I don't think I've ever been disappointed with any remix I've heard from DarkeSword, and this one's no exception. Not my favorite remix from him, but one I'm still going to keep. It might be a little too mellow, since it really doesn't keep my interest as much as his previous work.

[kitty]

Excellent work with an excellent finishing touch with Zelda's Lullaby. I wish it could have been there a bit longer, but alas, the mix would not be the same if it was. Again, good work.

[MrBogus]

All the instruments are vibrant, yet balanced so that none of them steals the show. I loved the string tremolos in the background, very nice touch. Excellent work, keep it up DS.

[derako]

The woodwinds are very nice. So is the orchestration. I know that good brass samples are hard to find so it's understandable that they weren't "professional" but you still did a very good job integrating whatever brass samples you used. Same for percussion. The snare suffered a little but it's the effort that counts and the orchestration makes up for the lack of that. I love the flowing smoothness of this piece. I'm a sucker for a great melody and deep flowing woodwinds... what can I say? :wink: Very nice Job guys!!!!

-Derek-

[Rellik]

DarkeSword beats Rellik to first TP mix?! Impossible! Or actually very, very possible... at least you didn't take the material I want :D I officially call dibs on a complete ripoff of Yoko Kanno and the Seatbelts for Midna's main theme (whether I can handle it or not is another story). I kind of forgot all about OCR until I read that press release in my e-mail today, but it's nice to come back and hear some stuff from good old Darke! Maybe I'll stretch EWQLSO Gold Pro XP's legs a bit with a Midna mix of my own, as a hold over until I can get a jazz band together :P (a hold over until the end of time is not a hold over, mind you)

With regards to the mix at hand, the harp and woodwinds sound fantastic. Very atmospheric stuff - the backing padding of overarching strings and choir makes for a very deep feeling, really reminiscent of the kinds of times the source material would play, actually. Nice arrangement, although I feel like some of the parts were pretty stilted at times, and realism tended to go way down the tubes during the parts with faster strings or brass (can't blame you for any of that, though, I'm not much better, even with my new super-expensive orchestral libraries :(). Interesting choice of reverb, I think it fits really well :D

Congratulations on the first of what I hope will become a long line of Twilight Princess mixes!

[Lord.Roderick.i]

I love this Remix, and I find it has some pieces from CronoTrigger in it. Or at least it sounds like it does.
But a great remix, it is.
:D

[Martin Penwald]

Well, it's a DrakeSword mix, so arrangement and production quality are top notch. No need to comment on that.

I really love the atmospheric feel the song has to it. The melody takes you on a four-and-a-half minute journey that ends with the masterfully incorporated lullaby. Thanks to the fantastic choice of instruments, the song keeps you interested for the full time; there isn't any part that could make your thoughts wander away from the song.

Truly epic. Very nice work.

[MrBond]

I can definitely hear instrumentation from DarkeSword's previous work, especially his Grandia II -- A Deus ex Harpa (Second Seal Mix) (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01463/) and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes -- Torvus Clockwork (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507/) mixes.

[DarkeSword]

I can definitely hear instrumentation from DarkeSword's previous work, especially his Grandia II -- A Deus ex Harpa (Second Seal Mix) (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01463/) and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes -- Torvus Clockwork (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01507/) mixes.

Aaaand....what's your point? A lot of artists tend to have certain sounds that they like to use. :-|

[MrBond]

Oh, no no no...I'm not complaining! I like it quite a bit.

No point other than simple observation. :-)

[Villainelle]

Agreed with Passive Pretentiousness; this mix meanders. At first I thought it was spinning out a GrayLightning-esque reverie that would resolve, bit by bit, into an epic yet ethereal sense of serenity, harmony, and all those other Enya descriptors. Unfortunately I don't feel this mix goes anywhere, just glides around prettily but aimlessly. Thin Crust said, "Sets a mood, but doesn't do much else," and I agree. Perplexing, as I've heard much better from DS.

[sadron]

I don't care what these guys say. I like it a lot. Keep up the good work :3

[SynthesizedStampede]

DarkeSword has just proven with this mix that it IS possible to make good songs from recent games even better. For me, it's just raised the bar in my mind because I had previously thought songs from recent games already sounded TOO good to be re-arranged.

Tattered Slippers, in short, is a wonderful and magnificent piece of work. I originally had never imagined Midna's Desperation to ever be played on something other than a piano (due to the original), but man, this mood of song just totally works out the instruments chosen.

Favorite part though? At around 1:57 where the mood takes a drastic change and man. Just plain awesome from there on. Good stuff man, recommended download for all.

[Azul v2]

Of course I love it, I just wish there were more Twilight Princess mixes, because it was an awesome soundtrack (particuarlly the music after you kill a boss. hint hint).

[Koizo]

Of course I love it, I just wish there were more Twilight Princess mixes, because it was an awesome soundtrack (particuarlly the music after you kill a boss. hint hint).

Ditto. I remember walking around the boss room after I've defeated him instead of picking up the piece of the Fused Shadow, just to listen to the song.

Also good job on the remix! My fav TLP remix so far! :nicework:

[Zeriga]

Songs often have an emotional effect, especially in my case. I find the mood that this song brought me was amazing, though my headset kinda ruins it with the major pain it's doing to my ears because it's too tight. *Joke* Anyway, I noticed a flute like sound in it. I personally love flutes in songs, and the piano (Or what I believe is a piano) is wonderful. Everything tied together.It brought such peace to my heart and soul, I could have just fallen into a wonderful sleep listening to it. Great work! Not to mention it has that sense of adventure which most Zelda fans love! 10/10!

[a_d]

i this piece didn't particularly stand out to me. But when I started waking up to it on one of my OCR CDs, I started to love it. Very well done. Perhaps the OST should've used an orchestral version like this instead of the mainly piano solo it does use

[42]

...so wonderfully hypnotic. I just hope there's no subliminal messages here. :<

I like this mix a lot. Imo, this > original. i.e. this is pretty much what the original should have been.
It's also wonderfully atmospheric; it falls right in line with Zelda motifs, a sense of loss and destiny, mournfulness, longing, purposefull.
Very good and worth downloading.










yes, master...

[OA]

pretty decent stuff, It did have some moments that were stretched out a bit, but overall i felt the piece moved towards a specific goal. Cool concept for the mix title as well, I love when mixers think of cool ideas for titles.

Not DS's best, but still a very capable mix.

[estaples]

...in my humble opinion. This is just amazing. I've commented on it at Last.fm, but never here. One talented, talented dude.

[immortalalchemist]

holy, Midna's Lament is honestly one of my favourite songs from Zelda: Twilight princess. When i first heard it, it gave me goosebumps and nearly made me tear.
This Remix brought me back to the first time I heard it. The goosebumps just popped right back up, and tears. I loved the feel and emotion that came from the horns at 1:58 followed by the main melody.
And the ending, adding in zelda's theme. That was a nice little add in to the end, considering what happened at the end of the task of saving midna in the game, throwing that it at the ending I found just tied the whole piece together.
This version absolutely moved me and it will be the first song on this site that i will download, and comment on.
Good job with this one.

[UnveiledOsiris]

DarkeSword, you never fail to amaze me with your work :-P

This song has a very nice atmosphere about it. Keep up the good work

[jordanrooben]

The production, and musical nuances in this song are great. I love the feel, similar to other DS remixes. My only gripe, is the fact that this version, doesn't have the same sadness as the original. The ending with Zelda's lullaby takes the mood further away from the original as well. I'm not saying it doesn't sound good, I just can't stand the change in feeling. Guess that's just how much I love the original. Great remix though.