OverClocked ReMix...

Disco Dan · #1 10-15-2002, 04:59 AM

Guardian Legend 'Naju Overture'

... what djp said ...

Jared Hudson · #2 10-15-2002, 05:32 AM

Russell, this is by far your best work.....also with the help of those sexy french horns. So those were the ones you bought for $99? Not bad. The whole mix kept me on my toes and the quality is superb. A definite keeper in my playlist and hope you buy MORE samples. (hopefully that will make up for the...ahem......not so legal stuff you have), but who gives a shit. I'm soon to be a hypocrite and you're making good music...right? Excellent work. :D

PerLichtman · #3 10-15-2002, 05:57 AM

This is the first Guardian Legend mix on the site I've really liked. Of course, it does come from Russel Cox. I remember back when RPGamer.com was his main scene and he went by Trptcox. I was sending him e-mails about how good his work was and how he should submit stuff to OCR. Well, his work has only been getting better since then, and I mean much better. He's improved as arranging skills and taken greater liberties or at least more original takes on old themes and this is one of his best examples yet. An excellent piece, just excellent. Instant classic. This has been a great week for OCR.

5 Stars

Per's OCR Star System:
5-One of my favorites.
4- I'll listen to it a fair amount but it lacks that extra "something" to be great.
3- Above average but not enough so to get much playtime in my list.
2- Average
1- Lacking

Ryan8bit · #4 10-15-2002, 06:02 PM

This song is definitely great. I don't think I need to say much more than Russell knows what he's doing when it comes to these orchestral pieces. Now if only he'd go baroque

Ignis · #5 10-19-2002, 02:47 AM

Yet another orchestral master piece from the great Mr. Cox. Keep 'em rolling. It will be interesting to see how Mr. Cox handles his next choice.

alslipp · #6 10-19-2002, 02:53 PM

In general, I've liked Russell's arrangements very much, and his more recent submissions to OCR have only gotten better and better. This one didn't sit as well with me, likely because I haven't actually played the game that the music comes from. I think this overture was a little too busy for my taste; I would have appreciated a slower more lyric passage to break up the faster themes. That said, the horns were very convincing, and I'm looking forward to hearing what else Russell can do with them.

Dicaeopolis · #7 10-19-2002, 09:03 PM

I love you Russell Cox...

Now do a Star Fox remix.

Narvick · #8 12-02-2002, 12:13 PM

I was always a big fan of the opening theme to the Guardian Legend. This symphonic tribute was a well deserved one. Thank you, Russell. I hope to see this on a "The best of amateur symphonic suite" soundtrack someday :D

Beatdrop · #9 12-04-2002, 05:42 PM

What the hell?! I thought I already reviewed this one, but apparently, I haven't.

Awesome. Great great orchestral work. My favorite of Russell's. Take his mad orchestral skillz and combine that with the awesome Guardian Legend soundtrack and WHA-BAM! You get this piece of perfection.

One of the few remixes that I actually STILL HAVE ON MY HARD DRIVE.

Ronyn · #10 07-10-2003, 10:03 AM

Wow, I remember this as one of my favorite games; this brought back so many good memories.

First off, these brass sounds kick ass! My goodness if I could only get my hands on such a lush sound I would eat my own underwear!

Russel's style of writing is very evocative, I love it. The brass balance is superb.

The lower strings at around 23 seconds seem a bit out of sync. It gets covered up with the clarinets come back in but still...I felt it disrupted the flow a bit. At 40 seconds with the upper strings it becomes most obvious.

I can't tell if maybe I have a bad recording or not, but I'm hearing a blip at 39 seconds. It's possible that quick note change is doing it, that could be cleaned up. (Assuming it's not just me)

46-58 seconds, what a beautiful transition! The brass countermelody gives me chills.

1:08-1:20 That horn is the BEST orchestral sample I've ever heard. I gotsta get one of those.

The piece is pretty straightforward till 2:30; some nice changes of color and rhythmic variety add to the fun, adventurous march feel. I felt the snare line was a bit stagnant, and could have used a bit more ad lib rolls or maybe some light perc. accompaniment.

Nice ending :) A creative take on an almost all too cliched build. I wish I could say the same for myself (cough icarus cough).

Well dammit Russell how's it possible that I can worship you and hate you at the same time, lol. All kidding aside, you're going to be a great composer writing very important works some day. Good luck.