OverClocked ReMix...

djpretzel · #1 01-20-2005, 06:38 PM

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

myf · #2 01-20-2005, 06:45 PM

The Nice Work Guy? Cheesy, djp, cheesy.

However, this mix is everything but cheesy. Star does what he does best, which is make music (unless, of course, he has a kick ass recipe for key lime pie). We have some hard hitting orchestral work here, which catches you straight off the bat with a tight snare and some bad ass sounding samples. As the mix progresses, things only get better, as Star really shows off his knowledge (another thing he does quite often ;)) of orchestration. This mix is nothing short of beautiful. Great work, Salzman.

Leroy SmartGuy · #3 01-21-2005, 12:19 AM

Bionic Comando was, is, and forever will be my favorite game of all times. Stars intrupritaion of the theam was nothing short of a dream to me untill now. This is a beutiful peice. Thank you...

Ok, I'm done gushing. This was pretty dang good. Not much I can critisize on. However, I am a totaly bias reviewer, so I hope sobody that dose not have a total Bionic Comando adition will reveiw this song...

benevolensaurus · #4 01-21-2005, 12:58 AM

This is pretty good... it seems a little bit mediocre maybe, but that's probably just because Star's set the bar so high for himself. I don't know, it isn't the best orchestral mix I've ever heard, but it's pretty darn good anyway.

MaGi_TekK · #5 01-21-2005, 01:10 AM

Another great Salzman work. I must say this song is truly excellent in all respects, superior to what every other remixer has to offer as usual.

Now for some negatives...The only thing I can say is star stuck too close to the original and didn't go for any of the really creative stuff. Oh, that and this song has been remixed 1000x before; someone really needs to do the last level music, and add some Pi Pi Pi magic to it.

All in all, a ridiculously good remix when compared to everyone else, an average Star quality remix however.

Rayza · #6 01-21-2005, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MaGi_TekK

Another great Salzman work. I must say this song is truly excellent in all respects, superior to what every other remixer has to offer as usual.

Now for some negatives...The only thing I can say is star stuck too close to the original and didn't go for any of the really creative stuff. Oh, that and this song has been remixed 1000x before; someone really needs to do the last level music, and add some Pi Pi Pi magic to it.

All in all, a ridiculously good remix when compared to everyone else, an average Star quality remix however.

Funny how Magi_tekk's sig is hosted on starblast.org..

/me Waits for the sig in question to change..

IC · #7 01-21-2005, 06:33 AM

Damn, LOVE the mood that military snare sets...it seems familiar, somehow, nostalgic...though I never played the game as a kid. Good mix overall, wonderfully executed, but I wish it were a little more dynamic (for example, the break at 2:35 felt overdue by the time it arrived and was a little short-lived). The last minute and a half doesn't introduce anything new or exciting, causing the song to just sorta fizzle out.

I really enjoy the first 1:32 of the song (9/10), but from then on I'm just not feelin' it (6/10).

Txai · #8 01-21-2005, 01:54 PM

Better works: Super Street Fighter 2 - Fei Longer Theme (or Fei Long's Theme in original

). And Ducktales - Duck Blur.

Good beats in beginning. The bells are weak but satisfactory. The orchestra has a good arrangement. I liked the diversified melody. The end is similar to beginning. Repetitions are absent. Nice title, combines with this material. "In War, advance with caution!" :)

Nice work, Mr. Salzman!

Adhesive_Boy · #9 01-21-2005, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MaGi_TekK

Another great Salzman work. I must say this song is truly excellent in all respects, superior to what every other remixer has to offer as usual.

um, I wouldn't quite go that far...

This is, however, a great mix. The instrumental parts are arranged excellently - the percussion, though a bit repetitive, works especially well in keeping the energy level very high throughout the mix. Though the mixing seems to favor the strings (especially around 1:14) and drown out the brass.

My only major gripe with this is the overall arrangement sticks pretty conservatively to the originals - the first theme is played and built upon a bit, then the next is built upon a little bit more, and then the mix trails off and ends. I would've liked a little more thought to be put into the structure.

Still, that doesn't diminish the fact that this is a very good mix. Gux also made a good mix of the first theme that you can find at vgmix (though I don't remember him submitting it here), if anyone is curious:

http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=289

Random Fox Thought · #10 01-22-2005, 06:16 PM

You know, in all honesty I was hoping this would be one of the game's deeper themes (like mission 2/3 or mission 5/6 themes). However, when I heard this remix it gave me a reason to enjoy the first mission's theme.

Great mix, and great emotion put into it. It's not often I get to hear a remix I like that you can also tell had a lot of emotion put in aswell. Keep up the good work, and hope to hear more bionic commando themes, or any others, soon.