OCR01463 - Grandia II 'A Deus ex Harpa (Second Seal Mix)'

[djpretzel]

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

[Ab56 v2 aka Ash]

This was obviously a keeper in the WIP stages. I'm very pleased with the final result. Another great track from Shariq, as expected.

[Trentdaddy]

Very great remix. The song itself deserves to be in an RPG. It doesn't sound familiar, but maybe I need to hear the source again.

[Liontamer]

Another victory for DS Inc. :lol:

[Dhsu]

Hahaha... :nicework:

As for the mix, nice to finally have some G2 representation on the site. Also provides a chill counterpart to the more "hardcore" official remix of A Deus. Another victory indeed.

[Shhteve]

I was beginning to wonder if OCR would ever be graced with Grandia 2 remixes. This is a great start, and hopefully the remix to open the doors to more Grandia 2 remixes for the future.

[GregCaldwell]

Good remix from a really good game. There should be many more Grandia 2 remixes... a lot of great music

[Millman]

Ahhh, finally some Grandia II. With GIII coming out, I've actually been on a nostalgic run with GII, so this is almost exactly what I wanted.

Instruments are nice, arrangement is pretty good, too. Although, my only gripe is that it sounds like it's just a bunch of solos followed occasionally by the theme. The chord changes at about 2:50 are nice, though. Very different, and spices up the song a lot.

Good job Darkesword. 8/10.

[DarkeSword]

Ahhh, finally some Grandia II. With GIII coming out, I've actually been on a nostalgic run with GII, so this is almost exactly what I wanted.

Instruments are nice, arrangement is pretty good, too. Although, my only gripe is that it sounds like it's just a bunch of solos followed occasionally by the theme. The chord changes at about 2:50 are nice, though. Very different, and spices up the song a lot.

Good job Darkesword. 8/10.

What part of the theme is "occasional?" The only truly original melodic part in the entire song is the 16 measure section at 1:44. Everything else is A Deus.

[SirRus]

where's the saxamaphone?

no but seriously, real nice. Through the Dark is still my fave by you, but this one is probably your 2nd or 3rd best IMO.

[GrayLightning]

where's the saxamaphone?



You've done it now! Ravi... RUN! :lol:

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Y hello thar GREAT SONG!

Beautiful engaging melody that is extremely well mixed. Arranged very comfortably, like a gently painted easter egg laying preciously on soft plastic grass in a whicker basket. I'm on my fourth re-listen in a row.

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Yeah, not the best analogy. Still, too bad I didn't remember the source very well; guess it's just been too long. A triumph DS; one of your best imo.

[Azure Prower]

Don't know why there's so few reviews for such a good remix. I like it. It's not in my face to catch my attention. But it's got that sort of freedom, in space feel to the remix.

[DragonsTear]

Awesome remix,Remind's me of snow.I was a fan of this game but since it's been so long,i do not recconize the tune,It does however go with Guild War's snow area's quite nicely ;),Never the less,this remix rocks and i have listened to it..countless time's.

[Nineko]

I reviewed this remix in the WIP forum earlier (http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=2255940#2255940).

I loved it, but I noticed some minor clickings.
Djp asked DarkeSword to fix them and now this piece is going to be one of my favorites.
Nice, nice, nice work! :)

[Fusilliban]

Ooo, look.

Another totally awesome piece from DarkeSword. I am as unsurprised as I am pleased, which is to say a hefty helping of both.

Thanks for the change in the middle... I was just thinking the track was beginning to go stale, and the change came in with excellent timing.

[Hadyn]

Great mix of some great source material... very nicely pulled off, everything is done beautifully. Nice work!

[jorgandar]

I continue to be impressed with your work.

[big giant circles]

darke, this is beautiful! i'm not familiar with the source, but you've really captured mystery and enchangment in this 5 1/2 minute mp3. i can't really provide much of a specific review--it all blows my mind. some particulars i guess i liked most were the drums and that part with the chimes that are accented by the cymbal crashes starting around 3:22 or so.

this is definitely going into my favorites folder. i look forward to your future work. :)

-bgc

[atmuh]

Never played the game but I really like the mix.

[Katsurugi]

This is a wonderful remix by DarkeSword for Grandia 2 nonetheless. It makes me wonder why there are so few Grandia 2 remixes in the first place. A lot of the subtle nuances from the game are carried over without directly imbedding in the source audio. This is a difficult task indeed for something as mellow and gentle as this particular track.

I play this song whenever I feel like I need to relax or just chill out. Sadly, the shuffle on my player doesn't bring it up as often as I'd like.

[MrBogus]

I've had this for a while but I'm only commenting now.

I like this. Not just because it's pleasing to the ear, which it is. But also because it accomplishes something that, in my mind, many melodious songs fail to do -- not be campy. When you start with a source tune like A Deus, you typically run into two types of dangers:

1) making something already laid back even more laid back and thus boring, or

2) try to add elements to spice things up and end up going overboard with the bright instrumentation and harmonies

For some people this is fine and I'm not knocking it. But for me there has to be a delicate balance. And this song does exactly that. A beautiful rendition of the source tune using angelic instrumentation choice and chords, underpinned by a subtle drumline that ebbs and flows with the melody. Only the section at 3:34 with the cymbals (?) hits me as slightly overbearing.

Great stuff, great job by DS.

[Radiowar]

Only the section at 3:34 with the cymbals (?) hits me as slightly overbearing.

Yeah I thought the same thing. I think that section would be a lot more powerful emotionally if it didn't try to beat people over the head with it.

Otherwise I thought it was pretty cool. Loved the drums.

[Phoenix Down]

First time Trygon played this for me I just went, "OH MY GOD," because it was just that awesome to me at the time. It really is nice to hear a remix of a Grandia 2 song considering I don't see/hear much mention of it. It's definately one of my favorites. I feel like the song itself could have been used for at least the staff credits. It also kind of had a Chrono Trigger/Final Fantasy sort of sound at first to me. It's also sort of ethereal in a way as well. Very cool.

[violent_ken]

This is one of the most beautyful video game song remix I've ever heard. This is so emotional... I love it.
Thank you Shariq

[DramaNoMore]

Never played the game but I really like the mix.
What she said.

[OA]

Great intro- I love the bassoon sound for melodies, and when the oboe comes in later, it works equally well. The flow on this one is perfect, and the song seems a lot shorter than it really is; excellent transitions and texture changes. The synths that subtly color some passages are perfectly chosen.

This is probably the best DS mix i've heard. Awesome stuff.

[Pachi Risu]

A fine remix with hardly any evidence of bumpy transitions. I enjoyed the fadeout at the end, but an actual ending to this remix would have been nice.

[K.B.]

The other week, while I was driving home after a long day of work, I had a sequence of notes playing in my head and knew there was a track that I wanted to hear. A beautiful, moving piece of music that would help me forget my troubles. But I couldn't place what it was or mentally finish the tune myself. When I got home, I searched my player for it. To my discredit, it was amongst music I hadn't listened to for many months but, once I played it, I immediately and completely knew why I had to hear it again.

I've been mostly absent for quite a while, but some of what I've found here seems to stay with me.

Sorry for short-shrifting you, Darke. This has been at the top of my to-review list since I first heard it, and I'm hardly giving it the descriptors it deserves. I suppose I'm not much of a reviewer anymore... not that I was ever one to begin with. But I wanted to let you know that I agree. Well, that is, there are things you have done since that I haven't yet heard. However, freezing time from back then until now, this is your best work on ocr, and it's absolutely stunning.

Thank you for making it.