[djpretzel]

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

[Txai]

Well...great work we have here. The Nicolas works are very good. Man, was Nixdorux that made 'Ghost', from Super Mario World. Nice orchestra! Good arrangement with flute, harp piano... excellent orchestral beats! Nice Work Mister Nix. My ears are thankful! Two thumbs up!

[RealFolkBlues]

Great work on what is a somewhat overlooked piece. Silly Konami for sticking one of their best original pieces in one of the shortest sections of CV4. My only complaint would be a wish for perhaps more Asian instruments such as the koto or shamisen; the Shaolin motif started to really grab a hold about a minute and a half in, but then seemed to trail back into more occidental instrumentation. Nonetheless, very good stuff.
9.5/10

[Adhesive_Boy]

It's a shame this only has a couple other reviews: it is a really great arrangement. It manages to repeat that same motif over and over again in a variety of ways and styles and make it interesting every time. That build up around 2:30 is great, as is the intense section with the brass at around the 3 minute mark, as is the fadeout, which leaves everything as a mystery (in a good way).

I guess my only complaint would be the mixing of a few things - the cymbals, in particular, sounded really weak. I suppose it could've also been mastered more as well. Still, this is excellent work and I hope more people take notice of it.

[OchreJelly]

Umm...wow? I think this is the perfect counterpoint to Nigel Simmons' more upbeat rendition of the same source: Creepy and mysterious, and very delicate feeling too, like DJP said. The subtle harp early on really told me this was going to be a good piece.

Great job on the instrumentation. I do seem to hear some of the EWQLSO articulations in here, if I'm not mistaken? At any rate, you used the samples superbly.

This one has found a place on my playlist. 9/10

[meccaneer]

I can almost see the movie now. Peter Jackson directing. Viggo Mortenson as Simon Belmont. Nice work, dude; it's on the playlist. My only complaint is the brief chanting about halfway through. Sounds too tribal for CV and doesn't work with the orchestra.

[A-RoN]

Originally Posted by meccaneer

I can almost see the movie now. Peter Jackson directing. Viggo Mortenson as Simon Belmont.

meccaneer, you are a funny man!

Nix, the mix is excellent, this post will be edited for a more detailed review.

[ph0sphorousgobu]

Excellently done, brother!

Allow me to elaborate: I like music. Most of us do. We all like different sorts of music. When you think about hard driving stuff, you typically think a deathmetal band. Not I. I prefer to find my hard driving stuff from classical music. Sounds like an oxymoron, I know, but still. (Don't believe me? Listen to FF9: Hunter's Etude (Scherzo)). The symphony orchestra is capable of producing such a wide range of emotions. In the case of your mix, it's dark, dramatic, exciting, all the things I like. The harp at the end? I really like that. After such a dramatic climax, the harp sort of carries the piece to a quiet decrescendo.

Nicely done, sir.

[OA]

Very well done orchestral work; especially the huge buildup a the beginning. I'm kindof a Wagner guy, so when I heard that buildup, I was going crazy waiting for the mix to EXPLODE, but it never really happened. It did pick up some energy eventually, but it didn't have the effect I was hoping for. It seems that a lot of mixes that aren't super-over-the-top don't get a lot of comments, regardless of quality, and I think this mix is a victim of that as well. Very nice woodwinds usage here, I think it's a great mix.

[DragonAvenger]

This is a great film score track. I don't know the source well, so listening as is I can picture lots of different scenes that would fit this well.

Overall, the track doesn't stand out, but it doesn't intend to, so it's great for what it is. I would like to see more people commenting on this one.