ReMix: Phantasy Star 'Alis Overture'
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- Game: Phantasy Star (Sega, 1987, SMS)
- ReMixer(s): djpretzel
- Composer(s): Tokuhiko Uwabo
- Song(s): 'Title'
- Posted: 2000-02-11, evaluated by djpretzel
Phantasy Star for the Sega Master System is one of my all-time favorite games, that got me into RPG's in the first place. Yes, I do like squaresoft, but I've always liked the PS series more than FF . . some indescribable quality! This is an interesting piece, which includes a reworking of the title screen theme, which is very upbeat, into a more complex, orchestral sound. There are two basic melodies here - one is from the title screen, as I mentioned, but the other is completely my own . . I consider this a personal tribute to Phantasy Star in general . .
Discussion: Latest 14 comments/reviews; view the This seems to me like something that'd be played at some fancy
garden party. Trying to ignore a few glitches in the sampling and
some of the piano work, it's not too bad, more or less. It does
feels a little stuffy and repetitious due to it's background
feeling status. Ultimately, I'd rate it as an o.k. mix' not too
good, but neither too bad.
- 42 on December 20, 2009
- 42 on December 20, 2009
The orchestral samples stick out like a sore thumb, but all in all
I'm not cringing as much as I expected to from one of the earliest
remixes on the site :-) The arrangement doesn't always click but
for the most part it's pretty, quaint, although just a little bit
repetitive. Sample quality be damned, I actually enjoyed this! :-D
- Emunator on December 8, 2009
- Emunator on December 8, 2009
Man, it was quite a long time ago when I played Phantasy Star, and
I remember this melody & song. The game memories weren't
pleasant, but the music wasn't bad.
So I know this was one of the first few songs on the site, but the samples really sound outdated. Some weird thing happens around 0:49-0:50 that I can't place my finger on.
Quaint piece though.
- Bahamut on October 29, 2009
So I know this was one of the first few songs on the site, but the samples really sound outdated. Some weird thing happens around 0:49-0:50 that I can't place my finger on.
Quaint piece though.
- Bahamut on October 29, 2009
Very nice melodic piece. The piano performance is a bit jittery but
not much so. There's a few piano chords that felt a bit clashy,
f.e. at 00:53 and 01:00. The intro is a bit cluttered, I wonder if
it really needed anything more than the piano. I like the subtlety
of the strings in the beginning after the intro, the figure is a
nice (and non-obvious) backdrop for the piano melody. I gotta agree
the strings get a little overpowering as it goes on. Still, not too
bad. It's somewhat saccharine but I'd say there's enough of a
bittersweet feel to keep the whole in check. Still worth checking
out!
--Eino
- evktalo on April 29, 2009
--Eino
- evktalo on April 29, 2009
Wait, 2000? Whoa. There's not much in the way of issues, nothing
that detracts from enjoying it. Short and sweet. A gem from the old
days.
- Rozovian on December 4, 2008
- Rozovian on December 4, 2008
A pretty piece, maybe a little too sappy for my tastes. The piano
melody is quite nice, and also apparently original, so kudos for
that. More bass sounds in general would really help balance things
out. I don't usually say that, but this is one of those cases where
the piece is too treble, in my opinion. Some lower notes in the
piano would have really evened it out. Overall, for it's age, the
mix has held up quite well. Nice work.
- DragonAvenger on October 27, 2008
- DragonAvenger on October 27, 2008
I really like what DJP did with this song. Every part of the
arrangement sounds great to me. The strings [i]could[/i] be toned
down a bit in the middle, while everything else is in a crescendo,
but it's really a minor issue.
Probably my favorite detail is the flute that comes in around 0:47 and stays throughout the rest of the song. Even though this is pretty old by now, it still remains as one of my favorites. KF
- Kizyr on December 9, 2007
Probably my favorite detail is the flute that comes in around 0:47 and stays throughout the rest of the song. Even though this is pretty old by now, it still remains as one of my favorites. KF
- Kizyr on December 9, 2007
A pretty mix, with a very nice melody, but it seemed to me the
flutes were needlessly shrill and piercing. Might just be my
setup?
Not being very familiar with the original, I went to check it out, and after a few listens, the arrangement is pretty clear, and comes out being much better than if it had been a more conservative mix. I'd even say the original material added is actually better than the original source tune.
I feel the mix could use a little more lower register, as it's high end is a little heavy.
Despite these, and some older sounding orchestra samples, this is a good mix, and has aged pretty gracefully.
- OA on April 18, 2007
Not being very familiar with the original, I went to check it out, and after a few listens, the arrangement is pretty clear, and comes out being much better than if it had been a more conservative mix. I'd even say the original material added is actually better than the original source tune.
I feel the mix could use a little more lower register, as it's high end is a little heavy.
Despite these, and some older sounding orchestra samples, this is a good mix, and has aged pretty gracefully.
- OA on April 18, 2007
One of djpretzel earliest but yet beautiful works. It begans well
with piano and strings, but as Evilhead mentioned it might be good
to take off some of the strings, so that the instruments can be
added as more the remix goes forward. The piece gets even better
when the harp enters the scene around 1:02 to add some more heaven
like touch to it. 20 seconds later pretzel releases all the glory
packed in this piece, the strings picks up some more strokes and
everything just flows like a river. Excellent. Too bad I haven't
played the game.
- Bummerdude on January 7, 2006
- Bummerdude on January 7, 2006
Yeah, this may be an older piece, but it holds up very nicely. Nice
work in particular using the arranged source tune on the backing
strings while the original melody you made was in play. I didn't
feel the source tune was difficult to pick out at all, but I could
understand how the interpretation here could initially throw some
people off. Definitely an overlooked mix y'all should be checking
out. Show you're lady you have a heart, fellas. Let djp get you
some.
- Liontamer on June 12, 2005
- Liontamer on June 12, 2005
As an independent piece of music, this is very well-done. However,
you have to listen really closely in order to pick out the
reference to the PS theme. I would've liked this much more if it
would've kept closer to the original theme. Still, this is a great
independant creation, so good job.
- Krendall on April 13, 2004
- Krendall on April 13, 2004
This piece is alright. I've always been a fan of DJ Pretzel's more
orchestral piexes, and this is one of them. While I don't feel this
stands up to some of his other pieces, it's still pretty
good.
It starts off lightly, on a piano I think, with strings in the background, sort of humming away throughout the piece. At 32" the main melody comes in over this, followed by some flute or piccolo type thing at 43". At 1' 00" the track reaches the most "exciting" point, but ther eisn't any real tension, just a change in tune.
At 1' 22" we're back into the main melody, but with more instruments, in a sort of climax. A light bridge carries us from 1' 50" to 2' 00", then the piece begins to wind down, to a soft finish
I'd have to say that this piece is for fans of the genre. If you're only into techno, move along, you'll find this absolutely boring. If you are a fan of light orchestral music, then this is a good, but not brilliant example of it.
Subjective-humming-string-O-meter: 6.979.
- JamPaladin on November 22, 2002
It starts off lightly, on a piano I think, with strings in the background, sort of humming away throughout the piece. At 32" the main melody comes in over this, followed by some flute or piccolo type thing at 43". At 1' 00" the track reaches the most "exciting" point, but ther eisn't any real tension, just a change in tune.
At 1' 22" we're back into the main melody, but with more instruments, in a sort of climax. A light bridge carries us from 1' 50" to 2' 00", then the piece begins to wind down, to a soft finish
I'd have to say that this piece is for fans of the genre. If you're only into techno, move along, you'll find this absolutely boring. If you are a fan of light orchestral music, then this is a good, but not brilliant example of it.
Subjective-humming-string-O-meter: 6.979.
- JamPaladin on November 22, 2002
Eh, I really don't like this one... I don't think it fits Phantasy
Star at all, really. I know DJ Pretzel is a fan of the cheeze, and
he lays it on pretty thick here. I think he could have definately
done without the strings!
- Evilhead on June 17, 2002
- Evilhead on June 17, 2002
Phantasy Star 'Alis Overture'
I really like this mix. I'm not entirely sure, but it might be a remix of the ending theme. Or maybe not. It's hard to say as I really don't hear a lot of Phantasy Star in this mix It's mostly original DJP music it seems. Good thing he's a good musician! Regardless, it pays a phantastic tribute tribute to a phenimenal game for a very underlooked system. This game was better than any of the NES Final Fantasy's, IMO. This tune fits the mood of the game.
- Joe Redifer on May 7, 2002
I really like this mix. I'm not entirely sure, but it might be a remix of the ending theme. Or maybe not. It's hard to say as I really don't hear a lot of Phantasy Star in this mix It's mostly original DJP music it seems. Good thing he's a good musician! Regardless, it pays a phantastic tribute tribute to a phenimenal game for a very underlooked system. This game was better than any of the NES Final Fantasy's, IMO. This tune fits the mood of the game.
- Joe Redifer on May 7, 2002
