OCR00761 - Mega Man 2 'The Tallest Building'

[orkybash]

Mega Man 2 'The Tallest Building'

Do I hear an intro inspired by the Preylude? =P (That's Mustin's Prelude on PMM for those of you who aren't in the know ^^) Intentional or not, it works well here, and it's nice to hear some stuff from Starla that isn't pure Chiptune. It quickly turnes into he patented analogue stily, though, and is actually by far my favorite song she's done in that style. So yeah, get it.

[Disco Dan]

Ok, I'm not sure about your theory here Starla, but the overall effect is great. And is that a bit of woodman and airman included in the mix??? IS IT?!? Because it sure as hell sounds like it. So sneaky. You are the sneakiest evar.

Anyway, a nice sound coming from this whole mix. I love the twinkly arpeggios that dot the "woodman sections" (as I'll call them), and the funky bass in the airman sections. Though those two themes are similar, so I may be hearing them as two different sections despite the fact that they're both the same. Anyway great job overall. Can't wait to hear more. MORE!

DC

[Solarus]

I was listening to this in it's beta-stages...
It was good then.

It's better now.

The whole song is fantastic. Great work Starla!

And to DiscoDan: Yes, there is a few very sneaky samples from the woodman theme ( around 1'54 I think) and the Airman theme ( around 2'15 )...

Sneaky.

Great work. Keep it up!

//Solarus

[Chrono]

Man this remix is 8O INCREDIBLE 8O me like ALOT! Keep up the AWESOME WORK! :D

[Sesshoumaru]

This Mix recieves the...
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Chef Kawasaki Award of Excellence!
Good Job Injury!

[Ghetto Lee Lewis]

w00t!!

I looove the intro. It's so beautiful. The way it builds to something completely different is amazing. The techno part is very dancy, yet atmospheric as well; it's very enjoyable. The little breaks into sub-themes from other stages of Megaman 2 are amazing. Megaman 2 was one of my AlL-tImE-fAvoRiTE NES games, and this tune reminds me of the great times I had with that game.

*applauds

Yay, Starla!!

:D :D :D :D

10/10

[Ryan8bit]

I like this because I just really like the drums and those "oom" sounds. The synths seem entirely appropriate to me as sometimes it's hard to picture some of the manic music of Mega Man (say that 10 times fast) any other way. Other than of course the beginning, which was also nice.

[EdgeCrusher]

starla has yet to let me down, unless you count that she hasnt done a marble madness remix yet.

[starla]

Yay for all the good comments! and why does everyone want me to do a marble madness remix? o_O

seriously, thank you so much for the wordagery.

~starla

[EntroPi]

10/10

I especially like the little details, like when the hi-hats come in, the good stereo detunage, and how the bass becomes more prominent during the 'break' sections. :D

[dj Fezik]

the only part i do not like is the transition/buildup into the techno session. it sounds fake? i guess. otherwise i love it.

[neostormx]

I have to admit i wasnt too impressed with most remixes done by injury.

Until this one. Wow she really has improved! NOTE 1:48. WOW you GO girl!

I was also feeling the bass solo. The bass chosen rattled my speakers. Thats what i like.

Ok i like 3:12 even though it may sound out of place a little. Shows remixing flavor.

All in all, i like this track. and i think injury is getting better! ;)

[DJ Andrew Lee]

I only had to listen for not even four measures to tell it was going to be great. And as i am still listening to it, im still finding it great... WHOAH! that was a very very nice twist... soft piano symphonic to the usual (but exceptionally done) mega man techno. Wow, this is magic. Plus the egyptianish sounding part at the third melody shift. This is simply amazing.

[Hamu-Sumo]

Hmm... is it good? Yes. It is the best remix that I ever heard? No. I like different passages but I don't like different, too. What a pity! :(

8/10 (1=worst; 10=best)

[metaknight]

Starla (or injury, I like starla :) ) Created A Kickass remix of my Fav Mega man intro and its the best one out of everyone else! Her past songs were ok but she has greatly improved with this one!

Score! 10/10

plus the mega man teleport bit at the very end ways really cute! Keep up the good work Starla! :wink:

[Outworld]

Ok, let's see here...

First off, I'd like to say Hello, everybody, I'm new to the whole "getting old NES game music remix" world. And now -

I have two versions of the MM2 intro remix. This one by Injury, and the other one called "Opening Distraught" by Penopticon. I find Injury's remix so much more appealing, since it includes the "scaling the building" music and the teleporting sequence, as it is in the original soundtrack.
The thing I like about the intro scaling music Injury remixed is that it sounds innocent, in a way, and when it finishes, it goes into a really upbeat, fast movement. Once it reaches the end, and I hear the teleporting sequence go, that just takes me into "nostalgia" land. This remix actually makes me want to pull out my cartridge of MM2 and play it right away (and hook up those old NES RF adapters? I think NOT!)

So, I just play this song, including several other Mega Man remixes, over and over while I surf the net.

Comparing with "Opening Distraught"(OD) - Well, My first impression of "Opening Distraught" was "cool title". Then, as the remix started up, I thought "Where's the volume?" I thought it was pretty good, however. Anyway, when I DL'd "The Tallest Building" (TTB), I had to play both, one after the other (usually kept OD before TTB on the playlist.) Just tonight I've made my choice to keep TTB in my playlist, due to reasons I stated in the above review of it.

Great remix, Injury! Keep up the good work, I hope to see more rockin' remixes from you.

[Broken Enigma]

woo!for a mm2 mix this one goes a long way!wonderfully done!i already listened to it quite a few times 8)

[Axe Canabrava]

Ok, let's see here...

I have two versions of the MM2 intro remix. This one by Injury, and the other one called "Opening Distraught" by Penopticon. I find Injury's remix so much more appealing, since it includes the "scaling the building" music and the teleporting sequence, as it is in the original soundtrack.
The thing I like about the intro scaling music Injury remixed is that it sounds innocent, in a way, and when it finishes, it goes into a really upbeat, fast movement. Once it reaches the end, and I hear the teleporting sequence go, that just takes me into "nostalgia" land. This remix actually makes me want to pull out my cartridge of MM2 and play it right away (and hook up those old NES RF adapters? I think NOT!)

Great remix, Injury! Keep up the good work, I hope to see more rockin' remixes from you.

That's what I would like to say, x-cept that I did not listen to "Opening Distraught" yet

[Krendall]

Perfect. Just perfect. This is exactly how I always wanted the MM2 theme to sound, and you pulled it off perfectly. Awesome job, Starla!

Your new task: do the rest of the soundtrack! :P

[Brim]

Incredible mix, I like it alot. I listen to it frequently.

[stevenskistg]

Oh god, this remix is so figgin great! this is most likely the best I've heard from this entire site. Way to go, Starla! I'm about 90% on my statement too (theres some really great mario rpg songs out there and Yoshi's Island Yoshi's Rag is quite catchy), and I have a hard time picking favorites. So you know you're really cooking when i can almost fully-mindedly say you're the best.

[muzikal-phoenix]

8)
This is one cool ReMix of the MM2 opening theme. XLNT way of combining the opening and ending themes into one tricked-out groove. Loving the synths... :D

p.s...this mix is in my top 5 most listened to from the megaman 2 series :o :o :o

[Bummerdude]

From low to max, very interesting. I´ve listened to this one before, my brother had downloaded it before me, and this remix was awesome. It hasn´t change a bit, going from calm pianoprelude to kick ass techno arrangement.

And about that part between 2:14 and 3:12, was that still the same track?
And is that a bit of woodman and airman included in the mix??? IS IT?!?
I´m starting to think so. There may be a few similarities, but meh. Great remix Injury! :D

[djheartbreak831]

damn, and how long has it been since someone posted about this song? lol, my bad yall. anyways, damn starla, everything about this song screams perfection on this. like so many of the OCRers on here said, the intro was like, WTF? this is crazy, but then again it matches what the game starts out with. and then when it hits the techno beat, fuck, man. i couldnt belive how catchy it is. the tempo was just right for a high paced, non stop action sort of game. i will say this, IF there is a MegaMan Movie #2 based on MegaMan 2, this should b the opening intro (but only if the movie was animated). but of course it should be extended for studio purposes and credits. but damn girl, this song rocks. i have this as my first in my MP3 Player and i rock out to it as often as i possibly can. it would b a great addition to the MegaMan soundtrack for the movie. can i get an AMEN my fellow OCRs??

[Flare4War]

Lately I've been rousting through my remix files doing quick reviews on old favorites that I haven't commented on or feel they are so good they deserve an additional comment, and I stumbled upon this one. A surprisingly unique take on the title theme to MegaMan2. I like it, very fast paced. Something that would be great to ride bikes too or work out to. When I used to work construction I would always throw this one on my playlist. Good job.

Gotta love the death tone at the end. (Or is that the continue sound? I can't remember.)

[OA]

Nice twinkly piano intro that sounded really nice, but could have been a little more humanized with velocities. It had a nice natural flow to it, and the backing strings were good, but the cello had too slow of an attack.
Cool transition into the main part of the track though, cute SFX.

Though it gets a little cluttered in the mid-highs it's still pretty effective, and the themes transition well into each other. There are a lot of good cameos, and the synths are generally pretty full of character.

For an old mix, it's pretty good stuff. Check it.

[Dj Mokram]

This game is my favorite of the 8bit generation, and this piece is one of my definite childhood moment.

It starts slow & build up nicely, much like the original.
The rendition is true to its roots: dynamic, with very proheminent melody, and the drum programming is clean & effective.
The thematic material is well incorporated, with smooth transitions in-between parts.

Around 1:50 & 3:00, the song really sounds like it could fit in any recent Rockman soundtrack.
Which mind you, is even more compelling to me!
And it ends with the classic 'megaman exit' sfx, right on schedule.

This remix is seven years old, but hasn't got a single wrinkle.
A must-listen for fans of the blue-bomber and OCremix enthusiasts alike!

[metalsnakejuice]

Now this is a extraordinary mix. I love it.

[avaris]

Really enjoyed the intro, felt it had more substance than the breakout. The breakout is enjoyable in it's own right, sounds like a goo upgrade to the original source tunage. The piano was def the best part of the mix, really loved the intro!