Pirates of the Caribbean Trance Remix

[Siamey]

Hi all

This is a small demo of a project ive been kicking around the office for almost a year now.

I took the song "He's a Pirate" from Pirates of the Caribbean, and changed its many themes from 3/4 to 4/4, and then proceeded to throw it into a trance format.

The original song was written by Klaus Badelt, with some direction by Hans Zimmer...

wow.. look what i just found out, Disney just hired Tiesto to remix this song aswell. well.. damn...
http://www.hans-zimmer.com/fr/index.php

I HAD THE IDEA FIRST THOUGH! :(

ANYWAYS...

here it is, in its newer demo form:
http://www.siamey.com/files/02_A%20Pirates%20Life%20For%20Me.mp3



and also, the older version from about a year ago:
http://www.siamey.com/files/003_hes%20a%20pirate.mp3


ENJOY!

EDIT: No that is not a NordLead, that is a creation of my own using Subtractor. What a question... it sounds nothing like a NordLead!


EDIT

ok lets see... here are a couple of the rns files that served as my workshop

modified version of my pirates original pirates mix:
http://siamey.com/ocr/pirates.rns

Random other file i was building part of the melody in:http://siamey.com/ocr/piracy.rns

Latest incarnation of my remix (Same as posted above):
http://siamey.com/ocr/A%20Pirates%20Life%20For%20Me%20(rough%20cut).rns

if anyone is interested (zirc) in attempting the last part of the melody, which i haved 4/4'd yet, the source midi is somewhere in pirates.rns, towards the end. im gonna start on my 4/4ing of it sometime soon.

ANYWAYS feel free to mess with any of this stuff


ONE MORE EDIT

Most of the free refills that are needed for those songs are available at
http://www.siamey.com/refills

[Nario]

I LOVE the percussion!!! The drawn-out intro is very appropriate and I love every second of it!

The main melody has been kicked around with a very interesting synth and I love the choice, or should I rather say 'creation.'

This song is absolutely incredible and I'm looking forward to more music from you. Thank you for the awesome mix!!! :D

~Nario

[Siamey]

thanks nario!

[NeoS]

A Siamey track. Now THAT's refreshing to see here. I like the bassline and the subtractor man. One thing: lower your compression a bit. (especially on the kick) The rest is all good. ;)

[Siamey]

yea, im using 17 different kick samples running through a maximizer, and then that feeds into the main compressor to get that gating effect, which was on purpose :D

[realpolitik]

needs more sidechain


haha that overcompressed sidechain pump is way too much dude.


nice stuff.

[lowaim]

Great remix! I prefer this one over Tiesto's version, got a Adagio For Strings feel to it :) might be just me but anyway good jobb! :P

[UrZipprIsUnbttnd]

I really like it. I've been listening to it for days now.

But I want the other part in it. Cause it doesn't sound finished to me. I have a habit of singing the last part afterwards. Heh. XD

[atmuh]

I really enjoy listening to this remix. Awesome interpretation of a really great source.

[neminem]

That is really awesome. I love remixes of this sort. I want you to finish it, now, so I can add it to my collection.

[NeoS]

Don't bet on it. :cry:

[The Vagrance]

Killer remix, that main synth is brutal, I love that gating effects you put on it, incredible. If you don't plan on finishing this then please, at the very least post the .rns file so someone else can, this stuff is nice.

[BreakTekk]

I dig man, I dig much. The only gripe I got is that the muting at 1:34 doesn't seem to last quite long enough. I need to rest before I get to dancin'.

[Crabsmasher]

I went and listened to both songs and I actually enjoyed your song more than the Tiesto remix.

Nice Work!

[zircon]

SO BADASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finish this wtf!!!!!!

[Atrus]

I just saw pirates 2, and I think even though this probably wouldn't go all that great in the actual movie that it still sounds really cool. I'm not really all that into trance / dance / house, but this is still neat to me.

[Siamey]

thanks guys!

i totally forgot i had posted this and i assumed the thread was dead.

i think ill work on this soon and hopefully finish it.
thanks for the kind words!

[Hy Bound]

This is pretty badass! The bass drum is a little too harsh like i think some people already said, but everything else is fuckin pro! The main synth is tight as hell, but you might want to keep it from ducking out as much, a LITTLE less ducking is all that is needed. Otherwise, I like your version quite a bit more than Tiesto's. :D FINISH IT!

[PlastikBag]

That was pretty sweet. I hope you finish it, I like it better than Tiesto's mix.

[lowaim]

Dun forgett about this! we want more! :lol:

[conker]

yeah yours is way better than the one on the pirates 2 soundtrack - the one on the soundtrack kinda really sucked cause it had like 5 mins of just some beat going and like 30secs to a min of the sctually song to be recongized - i hate when people think thats a remix - expecially one that gets on the soundtrack.

yours would be much more suited for an actual pirates movie

[Siamey]

Thanks guys!

Yea.. theres like 4 parts to the song, and I've remade the first 3 into 4/4 and made them work alright in a trancey environment, but the last part in "he's a pirate" I havent attempted yet cause its really epic in the original song and i dont know if i could do it justice in a remix.

I'm gonna go back and listen to the original alot today and see what i can do with it.

[zircon]

I think if you turned that part of the melody into arpeggios it could work. I'll post an MP3 demo later.

[Siamey]

Hey zirc, make a pounding remix and we'll get them both signed to disney's record label LAWL

omfg!! :D

[Siamey]

BTW look on the first page, i edited my original post, added some rns files for download n crud

[wlee]

Sounds awesome !

I couldn't compare it to the Tiesto remix because I can't find it - I can't find it here - http://www.radio538.nl/538/programmas/dancedepartment/ which is where the Hans Zimmer link leads. Can anyone help?

[Shivy]

I couldn't compare it to the Tiesto remix because I can't find it - I can't find it here - http://www.radio538.nl/538/programmas/dancedepartment/ which is where the Hans Zimmer link leads. Can anyone help?


I think it was released on the actual Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest OST.

[MaZe]

True. It is on the OST as a bonustrack.

Also: Siamey, what is taking you to finish this? Does it need MORE awesomeness? :D
As always, i'll be open for any assistance / feedback. :wink:

[Chickenwarlord]

Bumped for sweetness.

[Blake]

Double bump for awesomeness. I just heard this. Freakin awesome stuff. :D

[avaris]

All of Zimmer's tracks should be remixed now. His style of composition could make for a ton of bad ass trance mixes...This is sick. 8)

[zircon]

While I agree that Hans Zimmer is awesome, and that this remix is also awesome, Zimmer didn't write the original. Klaus Badelt did.

[Siamey]

true that!

[AthronFrost]

Great idea. You should also try to remix the Davey Jones theme from "Dead Man's Chest." But I don't know if that could work with trance.

[ocremixfan]

cooool! go on! :D

[Antisheep]

One more vote for a backoff on the compression. Very distracting.

Other than that, crazily awesome mix. =P

[Siamey]

the rns is there, if you dont like the compression you're welcome to change it.

as for me, i havent worked on the mix for a long time now. no changes have been made since my original post.

[The Vagrance]

Bump because this song is so nasty I think I just got AIDS from it, but in a good way.