OCR01336 - Secret of Mana 'NightTime Evolution'

[djpretzel]

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

[[]Diracy]

Very very nice! sounds like a chill mix.... 8)

[Arek the Absolute]

Very nice take on the sad theme *dont know the real name of the song*. I like it a lot. Its a smooth mix that leaves no "bitter aftertaste". Over all nice job.

[Jenga]

Very Good. Reminds me alot of Disco Dan's 'Green Amnesia'.

[SirRus]

This is beautiful, slick, airy, atmospheric, and full of all the elements I find that make music so wonderful. I can't wait for more from this remixer, especially if his forte is in this style.

An instant classic.

[arias]

The percussion is really cool. I love it.

Apart from that, it was executed pretty well -- the melody didn't really blend in with the style much, but it was a great attempt. The percussion, like I said before, is outstanding. The sound as a whole comes through nicely. :) I enjoyed listening to it.

Good work, hope to see more creative attempts from you.

[Miletus]

Wonderful.

[Txai]

Wow! Nice work, Harmony!

A simple, beautiful and atmospheric ReMix. Your instruments are certainly beautifully made. You play live guitar? Yeah that's pretty nice! Solid electronic beats are creative too. I have never listened the original song. But your arrangement must be original indeed. Sweet.

[Blood_Hawk]

I haven't truly loved a remix since I found Tickle Me Willy. And I must say this remix tune has hit my favorite songs folder and shall stay there. I love this remix, very nice work!

[kaip]

This was great! Loved it. Was a little worried the guitar would get repetitive after listening to it a lot of times, but I'm convinced now it won't: it seems to blend in to become more a part of the rhythm than a central figure. Personally, I don't mind the cello at the end. Yeah, it might not sound perfect but I still prefer it over nothing at all. It seems to introduce more dissonance which was prevalent in the original.

[BlueEnvy]

Sounds pretty chill, the instrumentation is nice. The percussion does its job fairly well, but it seems to be a little tiring after a while. I would think that adjusting the pitch every so often might give it some more variety for the ears. The affects about halfway are interesting but seem like they're just thrown in, whereas it would be better if they fit with what the instruments were doing. Or perhaps having the little gating part lead into the chord change. Oh, also the flute should have been voiced more loudly, since it carried the melody during some sections and it was hard to hear with all the other background sound going on. Little things like this would make this mix a lot more interesting. Still, not a bad job overall.


B.E.

[Artificial_AI]

enjoyed the layered piano parts, the rest was enjoyable too

[Spastic_Hobo]

God I love this remix. Nice work.

[PakMan]

I loved the guitar, that airy beat really worked out well without sounding too repetative. And the violins at the end was a nice touch.

[Teliskopic]

Absolutely beautiful. Very nice stuff, light, chill and makes me feel a tad sad...

[Demorican]

I nearly died listening to this. Absolutely beautiful. It really reminds me of the night-time and makes me think of some sad scene at night. Of course eventually I start thinking of Potos and how I must cheat my way back in.. but.. err.. yeah.

[Petara]

Great remix. Sounds like something that would come from McVaffe, which is really good. The percussion is really cool. Earned a place on my OCR: Top 20 playlist. :D

[PostNoBills]

A gust of wind could blow it all away. Gentle, delicate, beautiful.

[DarkFrog]

Playful and elegant, this one will stay active on my playlists for a long time.

The percussion is simply delightful, allowing one's attention to lie soley upon it for long periods of time. And the pauses also feel right at home, and at least for me, keep the song fresh.

I can see how the cello feels a little out of place at the ending, but to me that's almost necessary in order to not have the song simply drop out.

Thank you for contributing this excellent song!

-Austin Spafford

[Super Metal Mario]

Never got to play the game but great remix.

[quoda]

This reminds me of a night rainstorm. It's very soothing and mellow, but there's enough motion with the percussion and that awesome acoustic guitar base that everything just flows.

[Jillian Aversa]

Somehow I missed this one before... Beautiful work! Crisp, mellow, haunting- this is one of those tracks that puts me in a pensive mood, and I really like it. ^_^

[watkinzez]

It has a certain "dreamy" quality to it. Indeed, the acoustic guitar is impressive right from the word go. Harmony has certainly proved his worth since this song (and it was only 5 months ago!), and this was and is a great start. Mellow is definitely an appropriate term.

[Kaede_X]

Great for just keeping on loop when you're trying to relax.

[Durinthal]

I initially had difficulty pinning what song this was based off of, though when I did find what it was I abruptly realized that this is an example of a great remix. I could suddenly hear where the original piece from the game was interwoven with the rest of the remix - it was neither a direct copy nor straying too far. Excellent work, in all.

[Mini Mog]

This is GORGEOUS!!! ^_^ I love it!! The piano work is great and the little wind down around 1:39 is a nice touch. I also like the little trick with the beat at 1:50 as well!

The acoustic guitar is so soothing...:D

You've done great work here!!! I feel like I could just go jump into a game and wander around in a forest or something, heh! :wink:

[SirRus]

that pitchbending trick on the cello at the end is pretty slick sir

[Bummerdude]

I have had this remix in my collection some time now, and have also listened to it many times. It's only natural that you grow tired of a song if you listen to much to it, but when I'm listening to it now, I realize how good it really is. The guitar is well played, same goes for the piano(or was that a sample? :? ). Anyways, it still makes me impressed, I think I'm ready to listen to this beautiful arrangement once again.

Good stuff Harmony.

[windkirby]

At first listen, I felt that the song was, while charmingly magical, a bit unsubstantial, having exciting layering at the beginning only to end on a more quiet note. However, now that I listen to it again, I'm quite satisfied with the beauty of how it ends, and I don't feel that it's too repetitive as I used to. It's an enchanting remix, and I applaud your work.

[Broken]

Hmm, suprisingly, I haven't commented on this one yet.

This is a great showcase of Harmony's amazing flow. I love the percussion in this piece and how it livens up the very mellow melody.
Whatever you call the echoes (reverb?) create an excellent ambiance for this piece.

[Harmony]

Hmm, surprisingly, I haven't thanked everyone yet...what kind of jerk am I !?

Hoping that it's never too late, I'd like to throw a hearty Thank You out there to everyone who's taken the time to comment on or listen to NightTime Evolution. Hopefully you all will continue to enjoy for a long time to come :)

[Liontamer]

Hmm, surprisingly, I haven't thanked everyone yet...what kind of jerk am I !?

Hoping that it's never too late, I'd like to throw a hearty Thank You out there to everyone who's taken the time to comment on or listen to NightTime Evolution. Hopefully you all will continue to enjoy for a long time to come :)

Shit, I never commented on this!

One of my favorite memories of my VG Frequency radio show was actually not on the show, but getting dropped off by The Lady at WMRE one night and playing this song for her while we drove down. The fact that it was nighttime wasn't any sort of cosmic coincidence, but that was welcome too. Paige enjoyed it, one of the few tracks around OCR that she outright was feeling as she learned more directly about my hobby in VGM. This was one of the first tracks that really illustrated to her how something seemingly inaccessible like VGM could be interpreted and made to speak to others who weren't fans in the first place. Brandon debut mix always has a special place in my history here, as I had no idea who he was, and wouldn't truly realize just what kind of talent OCR had landed until his follow-up mix, "Live at the Springyard." Excellent stuff.

[DragonAvenger]

This is Brandon's first ReMix? Definately a good start. I can hear his style throughout. Very slick, and a great choice of instruments. Percussion fits very well, I like the dryness of them, as well as the variation Harmony adds to keep them fresh. Guitar work is smooth, very nice.

I never noticed the ending until I read the write up and reviews. I agree now that it is a bit ubrupt and the cello doesn't end all to well, but overall it doesn't detract from the mix as a whole. Great job.

[OA]

There's great layered percussion texture here, combined with the organic acoustic guitar and the bells and subtle synths, it make sfor a really good listen. I love how the Secret of Mana music all tends to sound sortof mysterious, and this envisioning of the source track certainly fits that mood, with some really sophisticated patterns, and interesting melodic phrasing throughout. Really solid soundscape on this one, and for a first sub, it shows a ton of polish. Awesome work, Harmony; this is an incredibly good mix.

[Emunator]

Wow, I didn't know this was his debut mix. Even here you can see strokes of sheer talent and brilliance in the layered musical elements, and frankly it's kind of nice to have at least one instrumental Harmony mix for study music, since his stuff is always mellow enough for the task but I find myself too distracted by the wonderful vocals to get any real work done :-P

This is one helluva great start, but even that excellence is out-shined when compared to some of the gems that Harmony would throw our way later :-) In short, this man can do no wrong :-P

[WesternZypher]

I really do think plants would grow to this if you played it for them at night :)

I love how this makes me feel both calm, relaxed, and alert.