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Old 11-17-2008, 11:06 PM
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Default OCR01777 - Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 'Pirates of Oblivion'

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Old 11-17-2008, 11:12 PM
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n00bflood is like the best thing ever, make it a yearly thing!

I remember voting NO on this one first. I'm glad we got a new mixdown and a YES in the end though because this is really good, keep up the good work!
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Old 11-17-2008, 11:44 PM
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This track would have been awesome with better low brass. Sorry man, it's just... ouch. Loved the music box sound, or whatever that was, certainly adds Pirates flavor to it, as if the rhythms and the source melody weren't enough. :D Good stuff, bro.
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Old 11-18-2008, 12:25 AM
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Default Yay ! At last !

I was waiting for someone to realize that Pirate of the Caribbean and The Elder's Scrolls shared a really similar theme. I was hoping for a remixer, to mix the two tracks, since I am not very talented myself ...

Well done John Revoredo !
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Old 11-18-2008, 12:33 AM
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To be honest, I was disappointed by this mix. The Elder Scrolls tunes from Morrowind and Oblivion both have pretty short themes, and in this mix even only half of that is used. Never does it explore the original source beyond the first two phrases.
Further, I feel like this tune simply repeats those two phrases with different instruments throughout.
I'd love it if somebody would _expand_ on that theme. Through all Morrowind and Oblivion mixes, I've only heard either repetitions of it, or in this case, truncations of it.
Certainly the use of instruments is nice and I think the quality of production is certainly up to snuff. But as somebody who's familiar with the source, this was boring and repetitive. Not my cup of tea.
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Old 11-18-2008, 12:50 AM
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I think John did a nice job with this mix. Lot's of brass, which can be risky depending on the sample and how it's mixed, but he get's the job done pretty well.

The music box section was my favorite, until the strings came in. I felt like the entrance wasn't timed very well there. Also a fan of the 'tick tock' percussion and how it played out with the brass, strings, and other percussion. Nice details there.

The piece doesn't wow me as much as I'd have liked it too. I would have liked one huge section near the end. Something almost over the top. Overall a good job, and worth listening to and keeping.
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Old 11-18-2008, 01:36 AM
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I may be a little biased because I have actually been waiting for another morrowind/oblivion remix. But I like to think that I keep my expectations fairly high, and this mix definitely met them. An appropriately named song, well executed, and above all else very nice to listen too. I especially like from 1:57 to the end of the song. A solid mix, I say.

I tend to agree with DragonAvenger in that the mix didn't really "wow" me, but considering the source material, I don't really think that's a major drawback. "Reign of the Septims" isn't really a wow piece to begin with, in my opinion.
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Old 11-18-2008, 04:16 AM
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The samples may not be perfect, but the arrangement is very, very cool.

If you were trying to channel Hans Zimmer, you did it brilliantly. If not, you should be competing for his job.
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Old 11-18-2008, 07:19 AM
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Very nice mix! Don't know the original tune but this is pretty relaxing, I like it.
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Old 11-18-2008, 12:05 PM
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at .24 i got up and danced a jig and thought i was dancing with skeletons because of the stuff i've been drinking that has a snake in it and the clicky noise.

one breath.
a good solid mix though, it seemes a little short to me
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