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Old 05-16-2002, 06:31 PM
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Clean synths and sharp arrangement make this remix a nice little track.
On top of being a great theme by itself, this remix makes nice use of a
minimal lead line over some nice drum works. The tom hits are a bit loud,
but that's just me griping. Also, the trumpet sounds alot like the sample
from A Link to the Past on SNES, which is a nice allusion, intentional or
otherwise.
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I liked this tune quite a bit, but it's not the most imaginative Gerudo Valley remix I've heard, even though it's very different from the original tune. What I meant is that it could have used a bit more differentiation from the main melody, which is the same version of the Gerudo theme over and over. Good, but not the kind of track you listen to repeatedly.
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The Gerudo theme is getting all the credit! But that doesn't mean any of the remixes are bad. In fact, this one is very good... probably my favorite Gerudo Valley theme. I do agree that it's not extremely imaginative, but I still think it's great.
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Default Gerudo Valley Remix

Its awsome, Ive heard many remixes on the website, and they were all made of some of my favorite songs, this being one of them. But this one is the best, I listen to this one over and over, I give it 5 stars.
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Reminds me a little of the main score for the Truman Show.
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Really cool synths and bass... I like that guitar too. :D The percussion is a little plain, in my opinion, but otherwise, it's quite good.
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These drums are killer.
Everyone knows the Gerudo Valley theme, and there are a lot of remixes of it on the site, so a mix of it has to be something really special to get noticed.
This mix takes a minimalist approach for the first third, content on grooving to the chord progression, with the drums firmly in front, but eventually brings in a synth guitar with the melody that sounds a little fakish, but is decent enough. The brass is also a little weak, samplewise, but I think the reason the brass and guitar stand out is that the rest of the synths fit the drums well, making the instruments that should be real sound extra fake.
Overall an enjoyable mix, especially the percussion.
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I like the drums. It's minimalistic, and feels very much like a remix, in the in-between traditional and ReMix sense. Not much original content, but it doesn't need it. While the isntruments are fakish, the theme and how the remixer treated it isn't pretentious enough for the simple synths and samples to matter. That's what I think, when hearing it to review. I've heard it before, and haven't really listened to it since. A sound update and recorded guitars and trumpet would make it really cool.

Bonus points for reverse snare and for a really cool break jsut before a minute has passed.
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Overall generally fake sounding, but it doesn't kill my ears. Drums are pretty nice, though the tom sounds isn't my favorite.

I'm not crazy about the minimalist take overall, but it works for the theme. Not my favorite Gerudo mix, but it has it's charms, and it's worth having around.
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Sounds really great, and, as I'm sure you already know, the drums are fantastic.
The instruments are good enough, the bass sounds good especially, but the guitars sound fake, too fake. I would have just used something else instead if you couldn't get them to sound more realistic.
One thing that bugs me is the chord sequence; it make the song seem a little slow , especially in the beginning.
Your choice of instruments for the melody is great, and they switch between each other very smoothly. I also liked the drum solo in the end. (oooo, exploitable)
I give it 8.5 out of 10. The arrangement is very well done, the drums are superb, but I can't quite get passed the fakeness of some of the instruments.
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