*NO* Illusion of Gaia 'Illusion of a Memory'

[djpretzel]

Argh - forgot the song - sorry about that.

Thanks again!

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:59:23 -0700, Adam Blinkinsop <cognitivelink@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just grabbed the information you needed off the site and filled it in
> like a template - hope that's ok.
>
> * Contact Info
> Your ReMixer name - broken link
> Your real name - Adam Blinkinsop
> Your email address - cognitivelink@gmail.com Your website -
> spaceman40.deviantart.com Your userid (number, not name) on our forums
> - 21723
>
> * ReMix Info
> Name of game(s) ReMixed - Illusion of Gaia Name of individual song(s)
> ReMixed - the "Memory Melody"
> Additional information about game if it has not yet been added to the
> site, including composer, system, etc. - already added to site.
> Link to the original soundtrack if it is not one of the sound archives
> already available on the site -
> http://www.videogamesource.com/mina/spc/music/iog/Memory%20Melody.spc
> (sometimes it doesn't want to load, just try again) Your own comments
> about the mix, for example the inspiration behind it, how it was made,
> etc. - I really wanted this mix to sound like the melody was pulling
> back all sorts of memories, the good ones, the bad ones, etc. All of
> the memories come back (in the game) while the melody is still being
> played, and so I start and end with it. I sequenced it in Reason, and
> had to figure out the melody by ear.
> Thanks for the time - I know you're busy. :)
>
> - Adam
>
>
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>

[Vig]

what would this mix be without the breakbeat? almost literally nothing. there's lots of space in this mix where noise should be. namely, the low and mixrange are weak. There's lots of repetition, and not lots of development.

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[Liontamer]

http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/iog.rsn - "Memory" (iog-17.spc)

Not sure if the mix uses more stuff from the game than the above, but it doesn't really matter. I recognize some of the drumloops from BenCousins' "LostWoodsSouthCentral". God bless whoever made that loop, but it's pretty stock stuff.

The wind on melody is too mechanical sounding, and has a lot of reverb on it. At places when it (abruptly) cuts out, for example :26 & 4:04, all of a sudden the track gets very empty-sounding.

The way the melody sounded at 2:12 felt odd with the note progressions. I felt there were enough changes here so that the flow changed up a few times, but none of the sections came together cohesively anyway. 1:11-2:00 & 2:12-3:00 in particular had poorly thought-out sound combinations, and each section tended to drag. Better luck next time, bro.

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[GrayLightning]

There's a lot of questionable notes in this.

The problem here as vigilante pointed out is the lack of instrumentation in different ranges. The result is a sparse sounding mix. We have a melody, drums and the rest seems either not there or not present enough. Considering the sparseness of the mix, the reverbed lead isn't too much of an issue. I think it's fine, but perhaps smarter EQ work on the lead would work better.

Since there is a middle eastern vibe here, why not expand on that concept. Add reeds or oboes or middle eastern percussion or rhythms to help add depth to this mix?

Decent, but for me it's just too sparse due to the simplistic composition. Needs more.

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[analoq]

hmm, yeah, not much going on in this mix:
simplistic melodic components over some cool breaks.
try a tight bassline at least?

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