ReMix: Pac-Man '64-bit'
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- Game: Pac-Man (Namco, 1980, ARC)
- ReMixer(s): Peterrian Productions
- Composer(s): Toshio Kai
- Song(s): 'Start Music'
- Posted: 2000-02-18, evaluated by djpretzel
The original pacman theme is fairly short, and thus hard to remix without being really repetitive or just going off an major tangents that sound nothing like the original theme . . That being said, remixer Peter Stanley, aka "The TeleMarketer" does an excellent job playing with the theme and going through derivations . . the little yellow guy would be proud!
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Cool. I can actually almost imagine as backing music to the game if
the game had something other than "wakawakawaka" going on over and
over (the only annoying thing about Pac-man it you go at it for as
long as I do). Very good expansion on a five second theme. Not a
fan of the last ten seconds though. As great as this ReMix is,
those last few seconds....essh, a bit harsh.
- Crulex on September 15, 2011
- Crulex on September 15, 2011
:< Agreed with the other posts. This is a fun tune that does
well with an extremely short source.
- Skinner3D on March 1, 2011
- Skinner3D on March 1, 2011
Certainly adds a whole lot of meat to a miniscule scrap of music,
sprucing it up tenfold. I like a lot of what was done to it, and
I’m overly impressed with how many different ways those
same bars could be represented. Samples are unnoteworthy, and that
ending is remarkable only for how hilariously appalling it is. But
as far as envelope-pushing mixes go, this had to have demonstrated
the lengths that videogame music remixing could and would go,
transforming an insignificant series of bloops into a pretty snazzy
piece of legitimate music. Shows age, but it could be a lot worse.
I still enjoy it.
- Marmiduke on November 25, 2009
- Marmiduke on November 25, 2009
Lolwut? :< This is really strange, I don't quite know what to
make of it. The machine gun drums are a really weird stylistic
choice that doesn't make any sense to me. The instruments
definitely have that old-school OCR feel to it. Nevertheless, this
was a pretty daring arrangement and for the most part, it worked.
The synth soloing in particular was pretty good, especially for
such an early remix.
- Emunator on October 4, 2009
- Emunator on October 4, 2009
I'm also surprised that the trademark Pacman song got stretched for
almost 2 minutes.
Sample-wise, everything could use an upgrade, and perhaps this could've been streteched even longer, but eh, it's from the site's old days.
- Bahamut on September 10, 2009
Sample-wise, everything could use an upgrade, and perhaps this could've been streteched even longer, but eh, it's from the site's old days.
- Bahamut on September 10, 2009
WesternZypher;393371 wrote: Music from Animusic! Anyone else think so?
Bothers me that now I can't get out of my head that this sounds exactly like those commercials I've seen for the animusic DVDs. The soundsets (or most of them) have to be the same. It's catchy, and unique, however, and an impressive feet to stretch out the theme for that length of time. Certainly not the best thing out there, but appreciable.
Ok, but WTF at the ending? Seriously.
- DragonAvenger on November 20, 2008
it's impressive you stretched such a short sample into a (somewhat)
lengthier mix, but im not sure that counterpoint and a brief
breakdown were the best way to do it.
Regardless, this mix is ancient, so I can understand the difference between then and now. :)
- OA on April 17, 2007
Regardless, this mix is ancient, so I can understand the difference between then and now. :)
- OA on April 17, 2007
Oh dear, this theme really IS short. Good thing that Peterrian
knows how to pull some levers to make this enjoyful. Although you
can predict that it's simply gonna add a new instrument every new
turn, it still sounds remarkably good. Kudos to P. Productions for
making an awesome remix of an awesome two-dimensional ball.
...
All of sudden I want some ice-cream....
- Bummerdude on January 7, 2006
...
All of sudden I want some ice-cream....
- Bummerdude on January 7, 2006
Word: 5 secs to 2 mins. That's pretty incredible. It kinda sounds
like a commercial. It's a bit cheezy but, necessarily so. What is
Pac-man if not cheezy? He is a friggin' cheez for all I know.
SouthPaws unite!
- meccaneer on October 11, 2005
SouthPaws unite!
- meccaneer on October 11, 2005
This music is amused. But I hate the end. How irritating...oh, no!
My ears do not support!
- Txai on November 20, 2004
- Txai on November 20, 2004
Very catchy and addictive. Normally repetitiveness is a bad thing,
but the notes from the original Pac-Man put a smile on my face
every time I hear it in this song. The end was good too as it was
similar to the sound when Pac-Man dies. I would say it should be
longer, but then again I doubt it could go on any farther
considering how only a few measures are from the game. 8.5/10
- Lord Veovis on April 4, 2004
- Lord Veovis on April 4, 2004
Joe Redifer wrote: Pac-Man '64-bit'
Well what is a ReMix site without a Pac Mac tune? Wait.. don't answer that. Not too much going on here, but it is amazing how much the original tune was worked for this remix. Good job, considering.
Haha, but it's soooo true...can't have an OC Remix site without some annoying Pac Man theme....:lol:
Anyways, can't say this was one of my favorites, but oh well...can't win em all...;)
- skawttieboy on June 22, 2002
Amazingly enough I kind of enjoy this 80's like tune. I was amazed
how he could take a nearly 5 second long tune i believe it is, and
turn it into a 1:50 long song. It has a lot of spirit and make you
want to go down to your nearest arcade and eat some ghosts =D.
Considering the restriction involved and so on I think it came out
pretty well and I give it an 7.5/10, my favortei Pac-Man mix on
this site.
- krispy on June 10, 2002
- krispy on June 10, 2002
Pac-Man '64-bit'
Well what is a ReMix site without a Pac Mac tune? Wait.. don't answer that. Not too much going on here, but it is amazing how much the original tune was worked for this remix. Good job, considering.
- Joe Redifer on May 7, 2002
Well what is a ReMix site without a Pac Mac tune? Wait.. don't answer that. Not too much going on here, but it is amazing how much the original tune was worked for this remix. Good job, considering.
- Joe Redifer on May 7, 2002
