OCR01056 - ICO 'Save Me (OCR Edit)'

[djpretzel]

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

[ffmusic dj]

Finally!! it's posted! the orgy of this song is amazing and bright with colors, I love all the aspects of this song, espically the instruments used to make this song. nice use fo drums and lead synth, OMG this freash from SGX's lap and smokin hot!! a absolute recommend form FFmusic Dj to you guys.

[sgx]

Heyheyhey. This version is the actual SHORT version of the mix 8) . If you want a full 9 minutes of this, you can grab it at my page www.mp3.com/supergreenx (8.3mb). Please do check that version. It made me sad to cut it down for OC :). Edit: Mp3.com is going down. You can get it now at www.besonic.com/supergreenx or www.soundclick.com/supergreenx

EDIT: I'll also temporarily host a high quality mp3 of the long version. (11.5mb) EDIT: Not available any more.

EDIT 2: http://www.supergreenx.com/music/ICO%20-%20Save%20Me.mp3 For your 160kbps 9 min, 10.3 mb version. :D

[Meiguoren]

I've been loving the original version of this mix for months now (the nine minute long track) and I have to say that this piece still impresses me to no end. I was very pleased to discover that this OCR Edit manages to maintain every aspect of the original without losing anything whatsoever.

I have had it on my Walkman for at least four months and I end up listening to it every third or fourth walk I embark upon. This song is amazingly beautiful and only helps to amplify the beauty of the natural world that exists around me as I travel.

The dialouge from the game is used quite well and the transitions are easy to handle, nothing too sharp or jarring. The piece just flows too well.

The song itself weaves quite easily into the background of whatever the listener may be doing. But it is never so far gone that your thoughts do not register the pacing and the flow and your heart rate may increase as the piece builds to a super intense climax.

The music of one SuperGreenX is like the band-aid that your mother placed upon your six year old knee. It just makes everything better.

This is one of the first trance pieces that ever made me sit up and pay attention. I first listened to this before I had ever seen Ico in action, and it inspired me to finally hunt the game down, an action that I do not regret.

[GrayLightning]

Very pleasant indeed. Good to see this finally up on OC. Congratulations SGX. ^_^

[McNoods]

There are many sweet things about this mix. Besides the fact that 'save me' coming from a save theme kinda makes me chuckle, I think the mix is the best mix that SGX has put out. And he puts out a lot. Of mixes. :wink:

Right, so like I'd probably say this is my favorite trance song. I'm relatively new to the trance genre, having only listened to it a decent amount for like half a year or so or somethin, but there's something about this song in particular that stands out over others. Its diversity and varying elements have a wide range of appeal that I think allows for a large group of listeners to enjoy it. The whole song in entirety just sounds... epic.

This mix is teh hotness. Listen to it now if you haven't already. Kthx.

[Joe Redifer]

Excellent! I downloaded, listened, and enjoyed. So why did I delete the MP3 file after only one listen? Because the high-quality longer version is even better! Thanks for offering that, SuperGreenX. I like good melody and this tune definitely has that.

I don't remember much music from ICO, though. Oh well. That doesn't stop me from enjoying this.

[MC]

I think this is your most moving work to date, and I'll almost be disappointed if you ever eclipse it, because I like what you've done here so much. I really enjoy the senses of urgency and desperation I get from listening to this... you know I wanted to do a right treatment of the piece in a remix of this remix but I couldn't get off the ground, mainly because I couldn't come up with a way to encapsulate in music what you had.

This is my favorite of yours. Hats off, gentlemen--genius!

[Xelebes]

I must concur that techno fill you got there was uber nice. This has more energy that is more my thing.

[Fray]

I totally flipped for this one when I first heard it a few months back, and the effect has not worn off yet after what's probably over 100 listens. This is (no exaggeration) one of my favorite pieces of music ever. I'm not gonna waste OCR bandwidth d/ling the short version, so I won't be commenting on that... Thx for posting the high quality one though! You know I'm gettin me some of that :)

[endblink]

This is, hands down, my favourite SGX ReMix.

It's not good; it's fucking BRILLIANT.

[DarkeSword]

You know how much I love the full version man. This is hands down one of my favorite songs. Period. I think you've done an excellent job constructing an excellent smooth texture with this song, and the balance between everything is just right.

Excellent work man, as always.

SOLID™

[/* Sweet & Sexy *\]

ICO = one of the best games ever

Trance= Sucks

But I'll keep this one because it's from ICO and it's pretty good. And I loved the Save Couch theme.

ICO IS BETTER THAN YOU! PLAY IT NOW DUMBASS!

[solid_blue_ico]

I actually like the short version better. Only slightly better though. Both versions are great. I plan on burning them to CD when OCR gets enough ICO Remixes :)

[HUNGRYWOLF]

I don't read this forum or post any replies, but I thought I had to say something about this ReMix, coming from one of my favorite games.

It's great to see an Ico ReMix, but I can't say I like this too much. The original Ico sound track wasn't much as stand-alone music (that is to say it was meant to be heard while playing the game, not on its own -- the structure of a stand-alone track is fundamentally different than that of an ambient track) but it was great stuff nonetheless.

This ReMix is a little too incoherent. I normally hate all techno-ish stuff, because techno tends to focus on flashy effects and not on intelligent arrangement (personally I prefer arrangement to flash, such as with ReMixes like BottledMetro from Sonic 2 (sorry, I forget the author)).

It's a decent Mix, even if it is just techno-fying an ambient track, rather than working with the original track to make it more of a stand-alone composition worth listening to on its own. But it's the type of thing you listen to once then forget about, moving on to more intelligent tracks like SunkenSuite (Super Mario 64) or aneurysm's TheDarkReachesofSMW (now that's what I call a ReMix).

(I don't listen to music to "zone out" or anything like that. In fact, I'm insulted when people say that music is for "zoning out", because in a way such a statement is akin to calling all musicians drug dealers.)

I admit the ReMixer didn't have much to work with in regard to source material, but this ReMix gives me the idea he doesn't really understand the original track very well. It's kind of like how The RZA rapped over O-Ren Ishii's theme on the Kill Bill OST (a track that appeared rap-less in the movie).

Of course you're all free to insult me or start in with the "who the hell are you to say such a thing" nonsense, about how no interpretation is wrong or right and blah blah blah subjective wishy-washiness until the end of time, etc., but like I said I don't read these forums so I won't be back anytime soon. Sayounara and keep working hard.

[SaintWeb]

Oh great, I have a NEW favorite song. You rock, SuperGreenX.

Seriously, I'm really shocked and amazed at how he actually took a game with a very minimalistic soundtrack and turned it into an absolutely awesome trace tune - and I usually hate trance. This one's on my favorites list for sure, and it just goes to show why SuperGreenX is my favorite remixer on this site.

[Kamikaze Noodle]

I picked this track up months ago and instantly fell in love with it. I listened to it constantly, and burned it onto a CD I played all the time. It fell out of my rotation though when I got sick of the CD and my computer crashed. But now, listening to it again, I've yet again got a raging Coke-bottle sized erection from the sheer awesomeness of this song. There is nothing unsatisfactory about it. I wouldn'y go as far as some of you crazies in saying it's one of my favorite songs ever because that's simply not true. (and in fact, I find it frightening some of you think that) However, I love this track to no end, and plan very much on keeping it on my Winanmp playlist for a long time.

[Ellie]

A friend of mine sent me a recommendation for the long version of this mix. Downloaded it and I love it! It's fabulous! (And I've never even played the game, nor heard of it until I checked out this mix. Don't hurt me.) :) My fav is about halfway through where the beat switches up on ya but it still all comes back together in the end.

Well done!

[Snyderman]

This ReMix is a little too incoherent. I normally hate all techno-ish stuff, because techno tends to focus on flashy effects and not on intelligent arrangement (personally I prefer arrangement to flash, such as with ReMixes like BottledMetro from Sonic 2 (sorry, I forget the author)).


So you're saying you prefer when a track (or two in Bottled Metro's case) is copied almost verbatim? Then what's the point of remixing it? If the original is good, I'll listen to it in its unadultered form, no point in wasting my time listening to a remix with merely higher quality instruments.

As for this mix by SGX, excellent. I've never played ICO, but I love this track. It's one of those long songs that doesn't feel too long (like Wanderer Flayer by Bart Klepta or BrinstarBenLewis... good songs but a tad too long).

[z38stinger]

sgx.istheman == true;
if(sgx.istheman==true){
thissong.rulzeverything==true;
thissong.ismynewfave==true;
}
self.votesformoresongslikethisfromSGX==true;
// :D

[Nigel Simmons]

Damn, dance/techno again? All techno sounds cheesey to me, and it all sounds the same. Why do people like to remix in techno more than anything? :x

[osamasmama]

ThE UnInViTeD <---one of these days ill learn how to shpell, anyway i can see why you guys saying this is a good mix, and i have to agree it is good but it its not the best, sorry :banghead: [/img]

[GrayLightning]

Damn, dance/techno again? All techno sounds cheesey to me, and it all sounds the same. Why do people like to remix in techno more than anything? :x

I sympathize given that electronica is not my music of choice either. But as a listener I listen to mixes based on quality, regardless of genre. This mix is just really great. Call it electronica or gangster rap (it isn't), I don't think it makes a difference. The composition and execution is extremely well done and that's really what matters when reviewing in a fair way anyway. You're not going to win over people with those kinds of comments though. :P

[sgx]

Damn, dance/techno again? All techno sounds cheesey to me, and it all sounds the same. Why do people like to remix in techno more than anything? :x

Seriously, how does all 'techno' (this is trance, btw, kthx) sound the same? Every song has different/new synths and ideas. That is why I like electronic music: because it uses new sounds and is interesting every time.

Orchestral music, Ork Estral, all sounds the same. The same set of intruments is used over and over again. I like orchestral music (I use strings quite often in my music) and I'm not bashing it, but saying that electronic music all sounds the same coming from someone who does orchestral music is ridiculous.

Thanks for the constructive criticism.

[bartkusa]

I love reading the condescending comments from the elitists. "Techno sucks, blah."

I'm sure you get enrage when you hear someone say "Classical music is sooooo boring" when talking about something from the Romantic period or something.

Shut your face and let people enjoy their genre of choice.

Take the time to learn about electronic music, and you'll understand what a well-produced track this is. If you're not willing to spend the time to understand what you're talking about, then you really shouldn't be saying at all. It doesn't contribute anything to the review pool. If someone doesn't like techno, then they probably won't be checking out the reviews anyways.

[ffmusic dj]

sgx.istheman == true;
if(sgx.istheman==true){
thissong.rulzeverything==true;
thissong.ismynewfave==true;
}
self.votesformoresongslikethisfromSGX==true;
// :D

... I learned c++ and I cant believe you said that .... your gonna eat SGX's babies!?

... jk

[Nigel Simmons]

Oh, crap, I KNEW I would get flamed for this. . . Alright, alright, just forget everything I said. I shouldn't have posted, I shouldn't have given my opinion, just forget about everything. God, I'm so dumb, why did I write that?! :banghead:

[ffmusic dj]

Oh, crap, I KNEW I would get flamed for this. . . Alright, alright, just forget everything I said. I shouldn't have posted, I shouldn't have given my opinion, just forget about everything. God, I'm so dumb, why did I write that?! :banghead:

dude, I dunno how to say this .. if you say something like "my opinion is that monkeys should be raped for breakfast" in a monkey loving forum, ofcorse your gonna get flamed, so what if your expressing your opinion? what if you go out to an all african american club or something and say" I hate niggerz!! and thats what I think" .. it's self explainatory .... I think thats kinda stupid.

[SaintWeb]

Listening to the long version now... This is like candy for my ears. Wow. Oh, crap, I KNEW I would get flamed for this. . . Alright, alright, just forget everything I said. I shouldn't have posted, I shouldn't have given my opinion, just forget about everything. God, I'm so dumb, why did I write that?! :banghead:
Um, calm down. He may have been a little sarcastic but he wasn't flaming you. Since I only lurk here I don't know how bad the flaming can get, but compared to where I usually post (somethingawful.com) that doesn't even barely qualify as a flame. It's not the end of the world here. Have a little respect for yourself.

I actually agree with your opinion somewhat, although on a more specific scale - I think most techno sounds exactly the same, especially trance. Note "most" - this one is one of the few that I absolutely love. Although I'm not saying trance or techno is bad, just that there's a lot of crap out there.

Anyway, I think I'll load up my "SGX-only" playlist for a while. Whee.

[AngrySquirrel]

Amazing to listen to, after the first time hearing the ocr version I just popped straight to the high-quality one. I've never played ICO before, but I'm going straight to the rental after hearing this. It's robbing me of my coffee right now, but I'm going to listen to it for awhile :)

[Psycrow]

I think anyone with complaints might need the full version to get the full *effect* :P It really is immersive, like a little world in its own. Occasionally an SGX track *does* seem to be an uninspired, slightly messy compilation of very good *technical* skill, but this shows true inspiration and creativity as well. It's a rush and very pleasing to the ears. (And judging from Kamikaze Noodle's post, other parts of the body as well.)

[Vitten]

As far as easy-listening Trance is concerned this is pretty damn classy stuff. They could just add this to the new Robert Miles or Minimalistix-album and it would fit right in.

[neostormx]

i still dont know why this wasnt posted sooner. i had this for a very long time, and is easily one of the remixes played frequently in my playlist.

[Global-Trance]

I am INCREDIBLY PICKY about any trance I hear... but damn. This is a job well done. Piano sucked me right in.

[tgfoo]

As always SGX provides us with more quality trance and techno music. I'm not the most knowledgealbe person about this type of music, but I know what I like. This I love. But everyone should pick up the full 9 minute version. When he first told me it was 9 minutes I was thinking why would I wanna listen to a song for 9 minutes? But again he amazed me, and at the end of the 9 minutes I found my self wanting more and listening the the song again and again. This is the song that I play for all my friends whenever i tell them that my friend makes music. But seriously, it's amazing.

[JesseFK]

I thought this mix was VERY good. There is a really good beat, and a professional sound to it. Everything seems to be done perfect. I love piano in techno stuff so HECK YEAH. I got the long high quality version and I have to say I could just listen to it all day. Anyway keep up the good work. :D

[esden9]

To be honest I havent heard the edit version. I saw the word "edit" and immediately checked this thread, then went and dl'd the full version. Anyways...

All I can say is... BADASS (in a pretty melodic way :D ). I've been opening my vgmusic directory in winamp and immediately playing this song first for at least a month now (I'm slow at reviewing!)

The 4-4 meat of the mix is very beautiful, love the chirpy 303 energy driving behind the spacey sound of the piano, and then theres that SuperGreenX style hard funky break that gets thrown in the middle with the kid's voice...this mix is so complete it makes me wanna puke (in a good way).

[Wabbajack]

this mix is so complete it makes me wanna puke (in a good way).
8O I don't think I've ever wanted to puke in a good way!

Love it. Its funny how the long version has the exact same feel as the short version, you just feel it longer (thats a good thing). Unfortunately I missed the high-quality version. Could someone gimme a link?

As for the whole genre debate, I can understand someone hating techno or trance cause, frankly, 90% of it sucks. But the same is true for every genre. To judge a genre, you must experience the cream of the crop. This song is prime example of great trance.

[Xatos]

Really good trance i like it.

[esden9]

dammit...I still love this mix. Somebody make me stop. Oh...it's impossible cuz this mix rules. If only dance floor trance were this good. :)

[Giranan]

I cannot stop listening to this song... I've always liked piano, and the way it was implemented into this song just did it for me. Great work!!

[RoboticNinjaZombie]

Whenever I hear this, I want to sit on a glowing stone couch. I didn't think the save theme could be made more melodic than it already was, but it's been done.

Great song to daze out to.

[CJ_Sparx]

This song, I listened to it on repeat for quite a while, checked its file info, saw there's a LONGER version, and went for that. The other's nine minutes long, but it certainly doesn't feel like nine minutes. You get so lost in the melody, the time flies by. This one's nearly three minutes shorter, but still doesn't feel like six and a half minutes.

I love the way the song starts. No beat until 30 seconds in, just melody. The long mix's buildup is longer. Somehow this one seems a bit rushed after listening to the long one, but it IS an edit.

I've never played ICO, but I was curious about any remixes that showed up here since I've heard good things about the OST. Now I think I might have to grab the CD to hear what this music's all about. Great job! :D

[Hitchhiker42]

Great, now I'll NEVER stop listening to this song. Ever. I already loved the save music, and now you've gone and made it even cooler. I'm a little hesitant to download the 9 min version, I'm afraid it'll BLOW MY MIND!

All stupidity aside, this remix is awesome. It's got a great flow, it starts out mellow, then starts to build, and by the time the melody comes in, I'm ready to get up and start dancing. Also, it really reminds me of the game, and anything that reminds me of Ico is good. Great job, I hope to see some more stuff from you soon.

[Wanderer]

I'm still relatively new to video game remixes, having only been listening for about 7 months, but there is no doubt in my mind that this is by far the best one I've ever heard. It's not the first remix I've downloaded, but it's the first one I've fallen in love with, and I must have listened to this at least 300 times already. I can honestly call this a perfect song, there is not one thing I can think of that would improve it.

This is the song that made me fall in love with trance and video game remixes, and I've since gone on to become an avid listener of both. Still, I've yet to hear anything from either field that surpasses this one. For that I am eternally in SGX's debt.

[Arcana]

I can probably safely say that looking at the Reason source file for this track has helped me bridge the gap between "absolutely horrible, never should see the light of day" tracks to "sounds okay, but it's nothing great or anything" tracks. The source was extremely educational. SGX, how did you ever get so h4wt? :D

Of course, the reason I chose this song was because it was yet another one of those SGX songs that sucked me in with its melodic lines and awesome breakbeat section. It's not exactly the most innovative SGX piece out there but it's definitely a keeper. Two years later, I still love it.

[Shwenky]

Professional all the way through. Great job, binster.

[sgx]

Errr. Binster's great, but I made the track, not him. :)

[binster]

Errr. Binster's great, but I made the track, not him.

Lies!..

I jest of course. I only wish I could do this sort of stuff...

(...and seeing as I don't seem to have commented in this thread yet, I should probably add what I think of the track...)

Top marks SGX - captures the feel of the game completely while standing on its own as a complete seperate work of trance genius. Two thumbs up.

[Zipp]

Wow, I can't believe I didn't review this one way back when. Okay, so review number 2 on my "review all" list.

This is defenitely one of my all time favorites from this site. It takes the techno sound and transforms it through the ICO medium into something that just carries the listener into a realm of fantasy. I'm hesitant to listen to the full 9 minute version, simply because this one is so good, and I can't think of anything to add to it. I personally like its brevity (well, brief when compared to 9 minutes!). The voice tracks are brilliant, as well.

I think the final thing to say is that this is the song which made me buy the game, and you can't get much better than that. I give it 5/5.

EDIT: Okay. I broke down and downloaded the full version. Looking forward to it.

[shishikyuu]

in case no one made a comment about this; at the end what yorda says is su..ki..
she is saying (at the end of the game) in the boys own language (yes, that's japanese) that she loves him.
absolutely awesome to end the song with it I must say.

[Fiendofthenorth]

in case no one made a comment about this; at the end what yorda says is su..ki..
she is saying (at the end of the game) in the boys own language (yes, that's japanese) that she loves him.
absolutely awesome to end the song with it I must say.

Wow...that really is cool.

I just downloaded the 9 minute version of this song, and if it's anything like the 6 minute one, I'll be beyond happy. Another awesome song by SGX.

[cjshamrock]

This is my personal favorite remix. Subtle and beautiful. Great work.

[Poiso]

in case no one made a comment about this; at the end what yorda says is su..ki..
she is saying (at the end of the game) in the boys own language (yes, that's japanese) that she loves him.
absolutely awesome to end the song with it I must say.
Wait. Wait.

I was pretty sure Ico spoke a fictional language too.

Edit: Oh and yeah, nice remix, yeah!

[Myst1278]

I finally decided to make a profile on here, so here's my first comment.

This is one of my favorite tracks on the entire site, and has been on my MP3 player for a good year straight, even before I got the game. And now I've found the full version of this song. Thanks! ^_^

[aakapaisiiwa]

clearly she did not say suki.it sounds more like 'sen - e' and she says it almost like that is the boy's name or at the least acknowledging his presence-- seeing that she opens her eyes and looks up at him... .perhaps someone is a little overzealous for a ico/yorda pairing?

it does sound a lot like save me, so i guess that's how the remixer named this song. awesome remix btw :D

[sgx]

I know she doesn't say "save me" and that isn't why I named it that.

The original music is from the save couch, and you have to save Yorda, so I named it Save Me. Double!

[aakapaisiiwa]

i never said she said save me either. anyways i was thinking of binster's "icon" remix that has what yorda said in the beginning of the mix. sorry.

[sgx]

Ok I'm confused now, but I wasn't mad :).

[Rafajafar]

Great mix!!!!!

I cant think of one thing I dislike about it. It makes me want to find a copy of Roar of the Earth and remix Shadows of the Colossus, actually.

[Dhsu]

Ok I'm confused now, but I wasn't mad :).
binster used the same voice clip at the beginning of his mix that you used at the end. I dunno if this was intentional, but makes it really cool to play them after each other. :)

[watkinzez]

Was it only the PAL version that translated Yorda's speech on the second playthrough? I should probably do that one of these days.

In any case, the mix. I actually don't listen to this version much, preferring the uncut version. Either way, both songs are great pieces of work. Transporting.

[nepsus]

I don't think I've said it already, but this mix is utterly godlike. I prefer the original edit but this is good too. Two thumbs way up high.

[anosou]

I must say I love SGX for doing this. The source tune is one of the most wonderful little melodies I've ever heard, thanks for giving it the love that it deserves.
Wonderful remix.

[MechaFone]

This mix makes it up there in my all-time faves. The pounding melody keeps me going when few other mixes do. I've been known to dance to this remix. At work. In plain sight. And I'd do it all over again, so long as this mix keeps playing.

[yosefu]

This remix to me is very inspiring. All what i can say is WOW, so thankyou for this mix.

[OA]

A really nice treatment of this one - It takes a pleasant and innocuous melody and serves it up with a lot of cool additions. I really liked the breakdown with the bass synth and the hand percussion; it was a great touch and sounded pretty sweet. Overall a good mix, I enjoyed it a lot.

[WesternZypher]

As the day I first heard it. One of my most favorite remixes.