[djpretzel]

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

[Dark Vagabond]

Proof that evil comes in civilized, more refined packages.

Very awesome, working on the torrent as we speak.

[Audity]

Not totally my style, but it sounds nicely cohesive. Just sit back and contemplate!

[audio fidelity]

wow. amazing cello stuff here. the atmosphere is great and the percussion is top notch. it doesn't end as ominous as it begins - kinda uplifting in that last passage; so that's gotta be a good thing when your considering the game of doom.

great work. too bad your so busy and we can't get more music from you.

[Liontamer]

Originally Posted by audio fidelity

too bad your so busy and we can't get more music from you.

Yeah. He has too many good ideas that'll never get done at this rate. Aztec Adventure, Victory Run, Kid Icarus, Metroid, LocoRoco, and YES, I'm blowing up your spot Dave, otherwise they'll never get done.

But yeah, djp's versatility is probably the best in the community, whether or not he started this place. He's tried a ton of genres and styles, so a lot of pieces, like "Red Waltz" here, end up sounding unique within his discog. Excellent stuff, this one; it added a lot more substance to the original.

Looking forward to "Running from Evil Horde" going up next!

[Another Soundscape]

Dave, long time no remix.
I'm glad it was worth the wait :)
Now, moar plz.

[evktalo]

My gf likes this, so instant bonus points!

[big giant circles]

I heard a very very short WIP of this in it's early stages, and I can honestly say that as the last track of DQD that we've all been waiting on, it was worth the wait. I can honestly say that if I had to pick a top 25 out of all the tracks on here, this is definitely on that list.

And I'll echo what Larry said about Dave. He is definitely one of the most versatile musicians on the site. I don't think there's many styles he hasn't tried yet. And whether or not the result is the most stellar, ear-blowing thing you've ever heard, the track is always enjoyable. And it is a shame that he doesn't have time to make more music, but he sets it aside to work on other projects, most of which are about improving the site and expanding OCR.

This mix is hot stuff. Great work from a great guy, and a good friend.

[MaCe]

Hey is that a live cello? if not what did you use? excellent mix of course ;)

[djpretzel]

Originally Posted by MaCe

Hey is that a live cello? if not what did you use? excellent mix of course ;)

It's Garritan's Gofriller Cello. It's very responsive to note endings and will slur/glide from one note to the next if they overlap but do staccato if you play short and detached, which makes for a very natural performance experience. Everything in this mix was played live, and the cadenza (which is pretty bread and butter, sure, but has the specific timing I wanted) was actually improvised. I did end up editing some note lengths after the fact, but no more than a dozen, so the cello part here is basically me playing live.

As a side note, an additional influence for me on this was the soundtrack to There Will Be Blood, which had some unusual string sounds in it... that's where I specifically got the inspiration to use Bartok pizzicato. Also, this easily has the most tempo variation of any of my mixes, by a ratio of 1000 to 1... it starts off at I think 146bpm and ends up over 170bpm, if I recall correctly. It's also not straight tempo changes; there are a couple of those, but also a couple accelerando/tempo curves. From a variable tempo perspective, I doubt I'll ever do anything as dynamic