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Old 02-20-2005, 07:12 AM
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Default OCR01316 - Mega Man Zero 2 'Stranger in the Desert'

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Old 02-20-2005, 07:23 AM
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Very good work here. The variations really keep you interested througout the entire piece. Very relaxed piece. It really makes me want to go finish the game.
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Old 02-20-2005, 07:32 AM
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Fantastic. The piano reminds me of Ambient Gemini (DKC) as much as Aquatic Ambience, which is a very good thing. Very well done DarkeSword, please keep up the great work.

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Old 02-20-2005, 07:38 AM
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Got this one quite a while ago, and according to my media player, it's my 5th most listened to song. Liked it for a long period, and didn't start losing interest until about the 90th listen. Excellent job of giving the source material a completely different feel to it. Next to Angel, this is probably my favorite Darkesword mix.
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Old 02-20-2005, 08:13 AM
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There are two things about DarkeSword that never fail to impress me - his ability to merge numerous songs seamlessly and his ability to make a song into something so completely different while keeping the source material easily recognisable. This song displays both aspects perfectly. While there is a notable difference between the sections in which the two different songs are used, they manage to build and flow in a way to compliment each other wonderfully. I love the soft, almost whimsical/carnival-like building piano, and the high, slightly warbling flute truly creates a feel of a worn, wind-blown desert loneliness, especially the light sprinkle of piano notes here and there. Certain "building" sections (especially using the choir-ish voices) add a feel of persistance and determination with a touch of mystery (such as the piano coming in around 2'12). Really a moody, beautiful piece of work. DarkeSword makes me smile.
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Whoa....nice. It's just got a feeling to it....hard to describe. A certain vibe that just makes it sound good.

Yeah, that sums it up best, methinks.
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Old 02-20-2005, 12:31 PM
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I am always amazed at how well Darkesword give his instruments their own space. I love how the panning is managed in this mix. Even though I'm not a big fan of the ambient new-age downtempo genre, I really admire this remix. The centre of this mix may be gooey and saccharine, but the edges are toasted golden brown. Great job.
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Old 02-20-2005, 01:16 PM
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I've never heard the original...
And I can't imagine it being any better than this.
This is by far my favorite Darkesword mix yet.
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Old 02-20-2005, 05:34 PM
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I've had this since I went to VGMix, looking for mixes from this game and from this original piece. I really like what DarkeSword did to this; the original was a more hard-hitting, classic Megaman-type piece (and very good, too, hence my search for said mixes), and he mixed it into something quite a bit more mellow and ambient. I always like it when people take a piece from one genre and successfully convert it into another one in their mixes.

Yeah, this is some good stuff.
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Old 02-20-2005, 06:14 PM
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A really great remix! The piano in the end reminds me of the first four minutes in Tubular Bells part 1 by Mike Oldfield =)! Very nice and relaxed, I think I´m gonna go after some more DarkeSword!
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