[orkybash]

Secret of Mana 'Dirge for the Frosty Plains'

I would have to say that, more than anything, this mix will go down in OC history as the first mix Matt Pollard submitted after the Remixer Exodus. But, I'm here to review music, not politics, so I'll just say that I would highly recommend this. Very ambient, soundtrackish... however you want to describe it, it's good. However, it's a bit to slow for something I'd listen to regularly - this is one of those songs that you just ride along with, not able to remember what happened 10 seconds ago except that you enjoyed it. So anyway, I'd download it cause it's cool, even though you might not listen to it as much as other remixes on the site.

[mDuo13]

A melancholy tune with a few types of strings. Almost makes me want to cry. I really like this one, but it just has this tendency of slipping from my memory. Probably because the sound is so minimalist, but it works very well. The quiet howling wolf sounds are barely audible, but they're a nice addition. I think you should get this one and play it when you're deep in thought. I've added it to MY playlist and will probably listen to it over and over again. Can't say I like the way the song just kind of disappears out from under you like a trap door, as it leaves me wondering, "Huh? It's over? When did that happen?" A very nice one, mp. Bring us some more, eh?

[sirion]

Splendid tune! I like the soft atmosphere that pervade the composition, i like a lot the piano and the far howling wolves. :D

[Nigel Simmons]

Wow. Somehow this got past me. I thought I had listened to all the Secret of Mana remixes on this site. This is very nice. Good work.

I can't believe there are only 4 reviews for this.

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Originally Posted by Ork Estral

Wow. Somehow this got past me. I thought I had listened to all the Secret of Mana remixes on this site. This is very nice. Good work.

I can't believe there are only 4 reviews for this.

You mirrored my thoughts exactly Ork; I loved this tune when I heard it... I don't see how it managed to slip past me because I also thought I heard all of the SOM tracks. It's one of my favourite songs and it's very sensitively and professionally put together. Very nice. 9.5/10

[Lomion]

I'll join in the applauding. Very nice work. This track just conveys the general warm feeling of the Secret of Mana soundtrack. I'd say Kikuta would like this too. Thanks, mp!

[MrNemo]

Super cool, ultra-chill mix. The howling, man, that just put me over the top! Super cool whistle lead around 2:00. You can listen to this one over and over. I can't believe it- I am totally fooled, I can't tell if those drums are real or not! Strings, everything, so tastefully done, major kudos to the remixer.

[Nobbynob Littlun]

Like the other reviewers, I can't believe I passed this by. Tastefuly done, very much so. Hmmm, the first 37 seconds or so sound a LOT like the final battle with Ganon (after he transforms) in Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I kid you not!

[Pip is uh.....]

The title is what caught me eye. But this peice is more than a pretty name! It's a really great ambient and moody track. I really dig the howling wolf around 1:40 it adds a great sense of vast loneliness to the track. Great work mp!

[Ventrex]

This is the most melancholy and solitary mix I've ever heard on OCR, and I mean that as the highest of compliments. An utterly beautiful song that conjures up mental images of slowly dying worlds, vast emptiness, abandoned cities, and the sense that something irreplaceable has gone missing, that someone, somewhere, some lonely drifter wandering through all these surreal, barren and beautiful landscapes has underdone a journey filled with hardships and returned ultimately changed. And that really resonates deeply with me at this point in my life.

That this was the first mp mix after the 'Exodus' only seems to support these imaginings.