OCR00464 - Mega Man 3 'Blue Lightning'

[Ginnsu]

Mega Man 3 'Blue Lightning'

I like everything about this mix except the bit rate, and the length. I mean I see why he lowered the bit rate to 96, for the sake of keeping the song 8 minutes and 40 seconds long. But I’m questioning whether that length is really necessary. Regardless of my opinions of quality, this mix still has its saves. The synths and the bassline for example, really make my day. Thanks for a very nice and long mix, Disco Dan.

[Paco]

I loved this remix. Although Disco Dan's other remixes are good, this is the only one I especially like. Definitely one of my top ten favorite songs. The synth and the bassline are great. Quality and Quantity!

[tobmaps]

this is Dream Dance at its finest. been listening to this before i go to sleep for several months now. awesome bass drops and synth. deep, rich sound. wouldn’t change a thing

[metalhed]

Wow! Thank goodness for DiscoDan's private site with larger files...this tune is awesome. Let's see...I've only listened to it like 20 times today and dumped it to my MiniDisc for the drive home.

I'm hooked. Dan rulez!

[mattg105]

I thought this remix was awesome. What i enjoyed most about it was the beginning when it was like bumm bumm bumm buummmmm ya know...it sort of built up suspense for the rest of the song. in any case I recommend you give this one a looksy. Disco dan...you rock the shnizzle.

[Disco Dan]

I'm actually kind of flattered. You have one post count and it's for a positive review of my song. Really. (For once, I'm not being sarcastic here). Anyway, There's an update available at:

http://jonx.net/~discodan/misc/updates/Megaman%203%20-%20Intro%20-%20Blue%20Lightning.mp3

Dig.

Thanks for the compliments.

DC

[metalhed]

Dan,

Since you seemed so pleased with my previous comment about this tune,
and seem to actually care about peoples' comments, I thought I'd share
more detailed thoughts about your updated version. Bare in mind that
I've never programmed music myself, but I've been listening to music
from the PC scene for a while (been into trackers/MODS/demoscene for
like 6 years) and really enjoy electronic music.

That being said, here's my thoughts (my apologies to the forum
readers for this length):

I like what you've done to the intro "whistle" section - it's dreamier
and generally more pleasing to the ear. I think straying from the
original NES sound was a good thing.

The faster pattern at time :30 has a good sound to it. Not as edgy as
your original version. Good move.

Time :44 doesn't have enough edge to it, though. It doesn't "surround"
and "capture" me as much as I wish it did. I think less "echo" - it's
too washed out, I feel. I really prefer the way the background entered
in your first version.

Time 1:10 - back to the NES-ish lead. Again, could use a bit more edge
to wind up somewhere between your first version and this. An
improvement, though. Less of that 8-bit sound - more symphonic but
still maintining some nostaligia.

1:17 - Back to basics. Me like :) Perhaps some more highs on the
kick. The kick on your first version sounded nice (I prefer more of a
wider-spectrum kick drum that has some presence above 30Hz :)

1:45 - Exactly what I wish you would do with the echo/ambience on the
lead/counterlead synth lines. Prehaps a bit more attack on them would
be good, though.

2:25 - The faster sub-lead is a nice change in patch from your original
version. Better indeed!

2:52 - More attack...please....I'm beggin' ya! :)

The background beat waveform soloing at 3:52 is really nice! Kinda
reminds me of Metroid - very classic NES. Good choice.

Good fade-in at 4:20 - a definet improvement from version 1

4:31 - Is that the same lead as before? Sounds different - almost
better to me. I like the mix change, too - the leads don't stand out so
much, kinda blends together more like modern electronica

5:05 - The lead line is back and it's baaaad! I almost wrote to you
originally to comment on the ambience/echo on that line. This is
beetter, indeed. I do find myself wishing that the delay/speed on the
echo were slower so that echo'd lead was the same beat as the lead
instead of double-time...does that make sense?

5:18 - Did you get a better drum synth or something? It all just sounds
MUCH better than before.

7:00 - I'm just in a trance right now....:)

7:27 - Is that high-pitched background conter/lead different or new? I
never really noticed it before. Nice touch.

7:54 - Good lead-out. Nice filtering on the lead...me likes. Kinda
leaves us less painfully than before.

Altogether a good freakin' tune, man! I do have to say, though, IMO the
ambience is a bit too strong overall on the newer version.

Anyway, hope I haven't some off like some high-and-mighty music
god...just my opinions that I figured you may want. Nice work, I am
very impressed with your tunage! 'Til next time...I'll be listenin'.

[FF7Cloud_Strife]

Yah! Megaman stuff! More More! Great stuff Dn :D MY favorite stuffs is Final Fantasy and Megaman... too bad i can't X7 on PS2...... Megaman/Final Fantasy Fan rite here!

[Benny B]

First I have to say techno is one of my favorite types of music to listen to right along side with game music. Now you combine them, and you SO have my attention.

Dan, you have done it, and done it perfectly! I enjoyed the music from MM3, and you mixed this song without flaw. I have quite a few remixes of yours and I have to admit, you have become one of my favorite remixers.

10/10 8)

[Atomic Dog]

Wow, thanks for the link to the higher bitrate version! I downloaded all the others too!

Megaman remixes, I think, are pretty tough jobs to do. They're fairly tinny-sounding to begin with, and to do a really good job, you have to do quite a bit more than just throwing same random beat on top of it.

Blue Lightning is an example of a job well done. It gets my whole body flowing with rhythm and I think of what a bitchin' lasershow it would make with this as the motivation (seriously, get a good beat-tracking Sonique/Winamp plugin, full screen it, and watch this baby go. It's pretty good.) While it strays a little bit from the "story" the music goes to, it doesn't do it enough to be totally detached. Really, it's only when you sack the melody for the transitional beats. As soon as the melody comes back, I see that little blue guy daring across the screen. So, I agree with Ginnsu a little bit, in that you could probably shorten it by getting rid of the overly-long indepedant synths.

[Rapyer2986]

to this day since joining OCR, this is still my favorite remix of the classic MM3 theme. Some say it's repetitive, but dammit, I'm still dancing!! this is still the best!

[Son Goten]

YES, THIS IS THE TYPE OF REMIX I WAS WAITING FOR :D . It's one of my favorite MM songs on this site. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK DAN 8) !

[Ebonyks]

I've always loved this mix.

It rates among the ultimate chill out songs, just a great song to blast late and night, and just sit back, and start floating in space. Amazing job discodan, All of your stuff is great, but this is undoubtly your masterpiece

[rshinra]

The update is excellent. Truly it is, as said before, Disco Dan's Magnum Opus

[zircon]

First, I'm a big fan of Disco Dan's work. He's quite possibly my favorite techno artist, PERIOD. It certainly shows here, also. The first few minutes are masterfully done, replete with awesome synths and (what sound like) pads. This continues through the entire piece, including in the main melody. I have only a couple of gripes. First, it's a bit repetitive. Unless I'm missing something, I don't hear much variation in anything, besides the percussion a bit. I was expecting a bit more in this department for a song of this length. Second, the synth that plays the main melody (not the intro melody) is good, but the arrangement of the notes is very bland, almost as if it were being played with one finger. I would have liked to see that mixed up and varied through the course of the remix.

However, complaints aside, I still love this remix; even if only for the first 4-5 minutes of it. I would give it an 8 out of 10.

[Sammy D]

I ususaly don't like techno, but i have to hand it to him. He did a great job with this peice. A keeper fo show.

[Link00seven]

Just awesome...just plain awesome...

I've just started downloading Disco Dan's pieces, and all of them so far have been great. But this one just stuck out from most other remixs I've downloaded.

Keep it up!

[luminaire23]

I recently dug this remix out from somewhere. I've had it for more than a year and I loved it to death when I first had it. Listening to it recently brought back so many memories. I just can't figure out why some remixes never "die". This is one of them. If you're new to the site or don't have this song, I'd recommend downloading it immediately.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

What can I say, all of Disco Dans stuff is good. This is my second favorite Mega Man mix of his after Heat Man. Keep up the good work and I hope you keep doing stuff!

[LeperCorn83]

Oh. My. God.

Lemme just say, I stumbled onto this site yesterday and was blown away. Someone sent me the Mazedude remix "Oldskool Demon" and I loved it...went to his website and got heaps more of his work, and it led me here...

Have D/L'd heaps of the songs from my NES faves, like 150MB, and came to 'M' and the plethora of MM ReMixes. This is my definitive favourite, hell, I registered just to comment on this one song!

I was reading the posts on Mega Man 3 BlueBomberForever by Mustin and BlueLightning reminded me of a quote by Gener21839: "Its just one of those songs, that you remember and it just kinda gives you an empty feeling and you kinda remember your past playing it... oh well."

I like the Mustin tune, but only get that exact feeling when I play this song and hear that old midi-synth theme sound, I LOVE IT, but it makes me kinda sad at the same time, you know? Wishing I could go back to when I was 12 and spent all day wrapped up in my NES...good times. :cry:

Heh, now i gotta go wade though Super Mario tunes :wink:

Major Kudos. 8)

[wraithman5]

well I just wanted what you guys think is the best remix here cuase I want to get the best instead of all the rest so give me your fav and I might see if your right which is the best for me anyway. Thanks :)

[wraithman5]

this Song is the best out of all the rest if I do say so my self. I wish I could play like that. But I just want to know does this come in a URL? Cuase I'd like to listen to this over and over again without always returning to OCRemix wouldn't that save bandwith too? just wanted to know.

P.S. THIS SONG ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8)

[Kxo Krazoa 6]

Mega Man 3 is my favorite of the original Mega Mans, and the main theme was one of my favorite songs in the game. I heard this remix and almost fell out of my chair.

This remix is, by far, one of THE BEST I have ever heard of any game.

[Jabberbox]

I liked this one alot, my favorite part was from :28 to 1:10

[Wing-Zero]

this song is a classic I must say and agree to anyone and everyone thats said that. Even though I feel like an idiot saying this....this song has got hops like the Blue man himself.

P.S. Jvent I apologize for this but I'm the Wraithman yet changed my name cuase it made me look like an imbecile and the reason why I didn't try the "save as" is becuase once when I went to a different site I couldn't use the "save as" fuction so I completly Xed it out of the "trying" list so thanks anyway I got something for it so all I have to is click and I got it, Thanks!

and again I say This song ROCKS!!! :D

[BlueMage]

This is just....fscking awesome. I always enjoyed the MM3 intro tune, but this is just great. I know it says it's only 96kbps....but dammit, it doesn't sound it! This proves that just because a track is low quality doesn't mean it's low quality....gotta get myself the higher bitrate version though....I mean, if this is awesome, the other one will probably leave me speechless (it has happened before).

[windexian]

Hey Dan,

--was listening to a bunch of the MM remixes after downloading all 1200+ songs and this is definitely one of my favorites! Keep it up! The mood of the piece is just indescribable; so very emotive. Thanks so much for making this

[[\(-_-)/]]

It definitely screams MegaMan.
I wish that this was the menu music in the game, to be honest.As was said earlier, it is very emotive. Great job Dan. This is probably my second favorite of your mixes. We do need to get a higher bitrate version though..

[Bummerdude]

What can I say? Disco Dan rules. 8)

[link14]

I love this one. I just absolutley love it. Its the first one I got from OCr I think. Disco Dan rules and I hope he keeps makin them1 A 10/10 for sure.

[Liquid-Snake]

This is damn excellent. You are a god, Dan.

[Raza Bloodfire]

I picked up this remix MANY years ago before I knew what OCR even was. This one has a special place in my heart because it was the theme of my main character's massive underground lab in a private role play I've been doing with a friend of mine for the past five years now.

Spiff to the last, Dan!

[Subz1987]

This is, by far, the best title remix for this game. None of the other title remixes come close to this. This is a masterpiece.

[DarkCecil13]

Oh yes, certainly one of my favorite old ReMixes on the site. Makes me miss DiscoDan more and more... :)

[Cheska]

Iam not one for Techno styled remixes but this one captured me in the opening with its own interesting sounds and take on the original tune, Your remix has captured me and Iam sure will capture anyone else who gives it a chance, Dont stop remixing. Keep your own style and dont be afraid to upload it! Very well done I can only hope to hear more great remixes from you.

[PhoenixWrightEF]

I'm actually kind of flattered. You have one post count and it's for a positive review of my song. Really. (For once, I'm not being sarcastic here). Anyway, There's an update available at:

http://jonx.net/~discodan/misc/updates/Megaman%203%20-%20Intro%20-%20Blue%20Lightning.mp3 (http://jonx.net/%7Ediscodan/misc/updates/Megaman%203%20-%20Intro%20-%20Blue%20Lightning.mp3)

Dig.

Thanks for the compliments.

DC

I noticed that a higher bitrate version of the DKC Riptide ReMix was made available from your site and my first thought was "Oh it sure would be nice to have a higher quality version of Blue Lightning!" So I came here to see if such a thing exists, and lo and behold... it apparently did. But alas this link doesn't work anymore. :sad:

Any chance you could post a higher bitrate version again? Please? :smile:

(I realize this could have been made a PM but I figured that there could easily be others who would want a quality upgrade on this CLASSIC ReMix, so I figured a post in this thread would be more appropriate.)

Cheers,
Ken

[PhoenixWrightEF]

Hate to double post, but does anybody have the long lost higher bitrate version of this ReMix? Song came up on my shuffled playlist again and reminded me about this... need higher quality!

Thanks if anyone can help...:-P

[mousemuffins]

I'm with DragonNyight!

[PhoenixWrightEF]

Ok this is my last attempt... Nobody has a copy of the higher bitrate version? :|

[Liontamer]

Ok this is my last attempt... Nobody has a copy of the higher bitrate version? :|

Email Disco Dan. His contact information is right on his ReMixer page and forum profile. Barring that, find the contact info of herograw and Ramanisence on the boards and ask either of them if they might have it.

[PhoenixWrightEF]

Email Disco Dan. His contact information is right on his ReMixer page and forum profile. Barring that, find the contact info of herograw and Ramanisence on the boards and ask either of them if they might have it.

Hah, email - who knew?? I will try that.

Thanks for the tip and I know I was probably coming across as well... :whatevaa: But yeah, I DO appreciate the patience!

[herograw]

Hah, email - who knew?? I will try that.

Thanks for the tip and I know I was probably coming across as well... :whatevaa: But yeah, I DO appreciate the patience!

http://hosting.thasauce.net/users/Garian/MM3_Intro_-_Blue_Lightning_(A_Disco_Dan_Mix).mp3

...in case anyone else wanted it. Thanks go to garian

[PhoenixWrightEF]

Just wanted to publicly thank herograw and garian... this made my day! :razz:

[Subz1987]

http://hosting.thasauce.net/users/Garian/MM3_Intro_-_Blue_Lightning_(A_Disco_Dan_Mix).mp3

...in case anyone else wanted it. Thanks go to garian

Dude, that's HOT!

[Antonio Pizza]

Darn. Beaten to the punch. Glad you finally got it though.

[Hyperion5182]

I cant believe i haven't commented on this one. utter badass from the opening notes to the finalie what a piece. Well done combination theme here

[mehatch]

So the links aren't a'workin. anyone got new links?

thanks for any help

-Hatch

[rmondello]

For the love of all that is good you owe it to yourself to download the higher quality version of this song. It's amazing.

[SquareLegacy]

My favorite song in OCremix

[Transient]

Been a while when I last stopped on this site. I have 4gees of OC in my hard drive so there hasn't been major reason to! Now I'm here and I noticed that once again I'm sipping dark Eastern European beers and enjoying this tune (about 4 times in a row).
This brings some memories from summer of 2007. I got my first job that fits to my education from downtown of Helsinki. Every now and then I took my bike and ride it to work. I usually put this song on from my MP3 player and tested if I'm able to ride across 9:00 AM Helsinki crosstown traffic to office during the duration of BlueLightning. Usually I made it, thanks to versatility of bike in big cities, you can be a "car" or a "pedestrian". There were CLOSE calls, because you didn't care much about other traffic when this tune was pumping through your skull.

The Classic for me.

[mousemuffins]

There were CLOSE calls, because you didn't care much about other traffic when this tune was pumping through your skull.

Well I don't know if Disco Dan has some sort of disagreement with you, but I don't think that he'd like you to come to harm because of his remix. Although, he could become more infamous for it, but still...

[Soteriologist]

http://hosting.thasauce.net/users/Garian/MM3_Intro_-_Blue_Lightning_(A_Disco_Dan_Mix).mp3 (http://hosting.thasauce.net/users/Garian/MM3_Intro_-_Blue_Lightning_%28A_Disco_Dan_Mix%29.mp3)

...in case anyone else wanted it. Thanks go to garian

WHY DO YOU TORMENT ME SO!!!! I've been looking and searching for a higher quality version of this mix since forever!!! I'm obsessed with it... I must have it.

I pm'd DD about it on the forums over a year ago but have yet to receive any replies, though a few months after I pm'd him both my request for a higher quality version of this AND for him to come back he did in fact come back and submit a new remix. So in a way he did sort of answer PART of my PM... but I must have my first request!!!

And now I come to find out that I've missed BOTH postings of it. Neither links work now. I'm getting really tempted to create a bot to try every iteration of a possible file name for the song and have it scour DD's directory at: http://discodan.org/trx/ .... I've already manually tried all the obvious ones (like the name of the song as hosted by OCRemix, the name he gave it when he originally posted the alt link in this review board, the name you've given it in your posting on thasauce) DO YOU SEE HOW DESPERATE I AM!!!

I love you Disco Dan! I'll even grow females parts just so that I can mother your children...

[Incronaut]

this song is reallllllllly addictive.

nice work

[XStylus]

WHY DO YOU TORMENT ME SO!!!! I've been looking and searching for a higher quality version of this mix since forever!!! I'm obsessed with it... I must have it.

And regrettably, that link is now dead as well. I'd love to have a higher quality version of this track. If anyone can provide a copy, I can give it a more permanent home.

[Inserio]

The thing that most made me download this song was sometime within the past year or two. I was driving in my car, listening to the local college radio station, and this song came on. I actually called in to make sure that I wasn't just hearing things. Sure enough, they told me it was Blue Lightning from ocremix.

When I got home I immediately downloaded it.
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Anyway. Great song.

[Marmiduke]

Save for the lack of sirens and voice samples from 80s B-Movies, this is really transporting me back to the the genuine techno scene. Back when techno wasn't a scary aural assault, but more in line with Intelligent Dance Music.

This mix is repetitive, yes. But that goes with the genre. Honestly, I think this is extremely varied for techno; there are plenty of slight shifts through the full 8 mins. I do prefer the parts of the mix that are more layered and a bit busier, but everything is very easy to listen to and to unconsciously program your body around. I know I surprised myself when I realised I was head bopping to the beat.
Another more than substantial effort from Disco Dan. One thing is for sure, noone will remember him for subtlety. Long live obnoxiously big and badass mixes!

[Kadano]

I have found a link. It's from one of these stupid mp3***.com sites that only let you stream, but at least you can copy it from your Cache directory. It's about 8.53 MB, so just slightly larger than the original (maybe the website just converted everything to 128kbs, even the original is lower?):
http://null3d.com/song/Disco-Dan-Mega-Man-3-BlueLightning-OC-Remix-323108.mp3
You have to click on the green music icon and wait for the popup to load

EDIT: Forget the above. It's here. In the forums.
Thread (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?p=581662) Rapidshare Link, above 10 MB (http://rs321.rapidshare.com/files/267047687/Mega_Man_3_BlueLightning_OC_ReMix.mp3)

It seems that this is an entire collection of his work (http://www.megaupload.com/?d=S0VXAQT8)

[vglord57]

If anyone can reupload the HQ version to megaupload, that would be awesome

[Kadano]

Hey guys
I added Disco Dan at Facebook and he sent me his newest versions of BlueLightning and Hard Man Hard Knuckles. He says he's redoing all Blaster Master songs but not finished yet. I'm uploading to mediafire right now.
I'm putting everything I got of him in a folder, here's a list:
Mega Man:

Top Man Hot N Cold Mix (160)
Spark Man Code Red (160)
MagnetMan goes West (160)
HardMan HardKnuckles first mix (160)
GeminiMan All Around The World (160)
NeedleMan by Night (160)
bosscrap (128)
Gemini Man all around the World (192)
Get equipped with strobe light v1 (192)
and v2 (160)
Ice Man- Slippery when mixing (160)
Into the fray (159)
Metalman goes Clubbing (160)
BlueLightning v1 (96, OCR version)
BlueLightning v2 (160)
BlueLightning final 2008 (192)
Get Down (112)
Native Knight (128)
Needle Man by Night (192)
Spark Man Code Red (192)
Top Man Hot 'n' Cold (112)
Wily 3 Impendium (160)
Hard Man Hard Knuckles final 2008 (192)
Rapid Fire OC (128)
Bubble Man Funked Up (112)

Zelda:
Triforce Majeure (OCR, he won't make a new version)
Braving Tal Tal heights (same)

Donkey Kong Riptide


LINK:

www.mediafire.com/kadano

[Soteriologist]

You're a God send dude!!! Uber-danke! woot! woot! woot! This track sounds so purdy now. ^_^

[OA]

Nice stuff, it is really good background music, and manages to maintain interest for the duration of the track. I think the more laid back but still engaging take on this is the way to go, as anything more intense would get to be a drain after 8+ minutes.

Changes and additions are subtle but focused, and the source song itself is one of the few songs that could hold up to this sort of extended riffing.

Good stuff. :-)

[playingtokrush]

Hey guys
I added Disco Dan at Facebook and he sent me his newest versions of BlueLightning and Hard Man Hard Knuckles. He says he's redoing all Blaster Master songs but not finished yet. I'm uploading to mediafire right now.
I'm putting everything I got of him in a folder, here's a list:
Mega Man:

Top Man Hot N Cold Mix (160)
Spark Man Code Red (160)
MagnetMan goes West (160)
HardMan HardKnuckles first mix (160)
GeminiMan All Around The World (160)
NeedleMan by Night (160)
bosscrap (128)
Gemini Man all around the World (192)
Get equipped with strobe light v1 (192)
and v2 (160)
Ice Man- Slippery when mixing (160)
Into the fray (159)
Metalman goes Clubbing (160)
BlueLightning v1 (96, OCR version)
BlueLightning v2 (160)
BlueLightning final 2008 (192)
Get Down (112)
Native Knight (128)
Needle Man by Night (192)
Spark Man Code Red (192)
Top Man Hot 'n' Cold (112)
Wily 3 Impendium (160)
Hard Man Hard Knuckles final 2008 (192)
Rapid Fire OC (128)
Bubble Man Funked Up (112)

Zelda:
Triforce Majeure (OCR, he won't make a new version)
Braving Tal Tal heights (same)

Donkey Kong Riptide


LINK:

www.mediafire.com/kadano
If Disco Dan is a god (and he is), then you are some sort of lesser deity for doing this. Thanks!

[urdailywater]

Still after all this time one of my favorite electronic songs on this site. In fact, this was probably the first electronic song I ever really liked/loved.

Really the type of music I love. Chill, ambient music I can just sit back and listen to for hours on end. Added bonus is that it's long too.
Great stuff here. I highly recommend this to everyone.

And I mean everyone.