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Old 04-23-2006, 09:13 PM
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Default OCR01471 - Chrono Trigger 'Chronodyne Marine'

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Old 04-23-2006, 09:27 PM
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Nice ambient intro.. and yes, I can definitely hear the Terminator theme at 0:52 like djp said :)

I like parts of this mix but that synth guitar is a little too grating I think... it detracts somewhat from what is a pretty good arrangment.
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Old 04-23-2006, 09:33 PM
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I think the guitar sounds fine. The song is based generally on synthesis rather than real instruments, so the guitar fits better even though it isn't real. My heavy metal arrangement of the same song, for instance, probably won't sound as good until I get better at sequencing, but this works.

I like it. It's a little conservative, except for the solo, but it's not a bad thing. The atmosphere is probably the most memorable thing about this song. It has a good feel.
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Old 04-23-2006, 10:15 PM
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The Pretzel knows his Terminator tracks. The drum sequence he's referencing sounds almost EXACTLY (read: awesomely) like the final drum sequence in the intro to Terminator 2, where the camera zooms in on the robot.

Synth guitar ... eh, no biggie to me. I'm more overwhelmed by the similarities to AE (read: more awesome)

Damn that ending! Confirms the Terminator vibe beyond doubt.

This is great stuff, the Terminator vibe certainly doesn't hurt, nor does the similarity to AE. This gets an easy 6 (>75%) and is held back from a 7 because the guitar isn't meaty enough :)
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Old 04-23-2006, 10:20 PM
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An interesting piece, certainly. I actually liked the feel it gave, and the guitar done the way it was turned out pretty cool. Though I have to say, intentional or not, the aforementioned Terminator vibe is very nice. Lends a sort of toughness to the track.

Overall, I liked this remix. Well done.

EDIT: I just thought of something is the title "Chronodyne" in refrence to "dataDyne" from Perfect Dark? After listening to the song again, I thought I picked up a little bit of that too.
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Old 04-23-2006, 10:39 PM
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Wow, I liked this song a lot. I tend to enjoy the heavy metal remixes, but this really takes the cake with the drums. Wow, those drums. When I first heard them The Flashbulb came to mind.

The guitar could be better, since it's very synthy, sort of high in the register. It could definitely be thicker, but it does its job.

The ambient synth that provides the background is there, just as in "Undersea Palace." There's a big difference in expression between the background there and the background in "Chronodyne Marine." The tone is really what carries the song, because admittedly otherwise I wouldn't like it so much. At any rate, good job.
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Old 04-23-2006, 11:18 PM
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Has a nice beat to it. Great job
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Old 04-23-2006, 11:26 PM
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Thats some real nasty (in a good way) drum work. This is great!!!
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Old 04-23-2006, 11:41 PM
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I like the intro
And the "Terminator" passage is funny
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Guitar is gwed, arrangement is awesome, drums make me happy, gg
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