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Old 02-06-2006, 05:58 AM
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:28 AM
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Section starting at 1:15 is my favorite part of the song (so far; it's not even done downloading). The textures Abadoss pulls off here are very pleasing to the ear and mind.

And let this be a lesson to all those who quit after the first or second set of NOs from the judges. This is a stunning example of how persistence pays off. ;)
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Old 02-06-2006, 06:54 AM
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Wow. This is pretty good, can't really say of what seeing as how i'm not very good at explaining, but I did come out of 2 or so years worth of inactivity just to tell you good job. You just can't do that everyday ya'know

Keep on keepin on. This is good stuff!
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Old 02-06-2006, 07:16 AM
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Djpretzel summarized this remix very well, beautiful and almost sad at the same spot, and although this is at the final end, it has a very fitting ancient arrangement. The different tracks doesn't repell each other, instead they blend very well and makes a very smooth walk-over from one after another.

All the instruments like bells, flutes, harps and strings is what making this mix special. It's very harmonic to listen to it, and the melody from the Millennial Fair suited this remix surprisingly good. It was nice that the remix picked up some more happiness along the way, it's one way to say that there's still hope in all of this.

This is an pure OCR material, no questions about it. Nice for you to finally have your own OCR remix.
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Old 02-06-2006, 11:40 AM
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This remix sounds like a PSX adaptation with slightly better samples. Its all very Midi, all very stiff.

The crotales need to not happen ever again in musical history the way they happen in this mix.

The mix overall especially in the ending section is cluttered with new age nonsense that has nothing to do with the source material.

A lot of the ideas between different themes could have been more relavent to the original source as well.

Largely this mix suffers in the listenability due in part to the sample desicions, the disregard to arranging FOR said samples.

If I were to ask for specific changes, I'd see the Bell part played on classical guitar instead or second piano,

There are characters to some of the chord choices and progression throughtout the mix that give the entire piece a sound that feels like Abadoss is simply rambling along not actually focused on a specific sound or Idea. Thats not a good thing.


I'd ask that the harp part be retooled completely so as not to clash with the rest of the mood.

I'd ask for more fluid transitions between themes instead of a near end of movement feeling.


Aside from the flute in the early parts of this mix, the samples are pretty nasty.


So while in my opinion this mix has some strong points, it has far many more issues that need to be dealt with or retooled.

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Old 02-06-2006, 12:54 PM
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Interesting mix. i think the bells could be altered some or not as much. Song sounds nice into the third minute
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Old 02-08-2006, 04:47 PM
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Is it just me? Does this track sound like something you'd hear in a Miyazaki film? Because that's the kind of vibe I'm getting here. Very beautifully done, even if I had trouble trying to pick out where Zelda's Theme came into play in the song. 9/10
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Old 02-13-2006, 10:13 AM
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Agreed. This has a real Miyazaki sound to it.
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From a professional standpoint, sure, this mix has some areas where it could be better tuned, but I think overall that it's an incredible piece! It amazes me how far remixes have come when you compare them to what they were several years ago - you wouldn't find much that was close to this kind of quality or detail. I enjoy the flow and mood of this piece - I thought the harps and bells were a very creative idea.

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Old 03-02-2006, 05:58 PM
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Wow. This is pretty good, can't really say of what seeing as how i'm not very good at explaining, but I did come out of 2 or so years worth of inactivity just to tell you good job. You just can't do that everyday ya'know

Keep on keepin on. This is good stuff!
More or less the same here. This becomes my favorite orchestral mix I've heard from OCR.
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