ReMix: The 7th Guest 'AmIEviL'
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- Game: The 7th Guest (Virgin, 1997, WIN)
- ReMixer(s): AmIEviL
- Composer(s): George Alistair Sanger
- Song(s): 'Dolls of Doom'
- Posted: 2000-09-28, evaluated by djpretzel
Ahhhh . . . submitter of numerous great ReMixes 'AmIEvil' returns with a spooked out, ultra-ambient, VERY creepy ReMix of a track from that infamous, popular, cd-rom graphic adventure of 1992, 'The 7th Guest'. This was a game people BOUGHT cd-rom drives for, back when not everyone had one, and got a good critical reception primarily because of the atmosphere it establishes. AmIEvil's ReMix remains true to the spirit of the original, but has haunting ethereal drums and great swelling dynamics. Download it now and play it LOUD on Halloween :)
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the I'll admit, I never played 7th Guest so I don't have much to relate
to the source with. I mostly downloaded this mix for the sake of it
being authored by AmIEviL. That said, it is still a polished
arrangement. (Especially considering it's age).
- SubNormal J3 on November 14, 2010
- SubNormal J3 on November 14, 2010
This one is short, and it has a pretty good atmosphere, which is
expanding on the original. This is certainly better off as a
background piece, as there is little melody or development in it,
but that's ok. I do have to say this is the best 'Username as Track
Name' mix I've ever seen :)
- DragonAvenger on December 19, 2009
- DragonAvenger on December 19, 2009
This mix is interesting, because it's not even close to being
OCRemix's shortest mix, but seems terribly short regardless. When
you compare it to 'MindOfTheMotherBrain', another of AmIEvil's
mixes which is just 6 seconds longer, you'll notice that the
Metroid mix uses up its short time much more effectively and as a
result feels about 75% longer than the mix at hand.
I don't think it is just because 'MindOfTheMotherBrain' is a better mix (although it is). It probably has more to do with the shape of the mix. 'AmIEvil' takes us from A to B pretty methodically in one perfectly drawn arc. My theory is that when we can see our destination, we get there faster, and that's the case with this mix. There just isn't enough substance to brake our pace.
Overall, an unsurprising and brief listen, but so is a lot of videogame music in general. It makes the grade.
- Marmiduke on December 8, 2008
I don't think it is just because 'MindOfTheMotherBrain' is a better mix (although it is). It probably has more to do with the shape of the mix. 'AmIEvil' takes us from A to B pretty methodically in one perfectly drawn arc. My theory is that when we can see our destination, we get there faster, and that's the case with this mix. There just isn't enough substance to brake our pace.
Overall, an unsurprising and brief listen, but so is a lot of videogame music in general. It makes the grade.
- Marmiduke on December 8, 2008
Great atmosphere and pacing, but it didn't really develop. It ended
before it started to repeat, which I suppose is better than it
droning on, but it established a really cool mood and built on it
very well I thought, I just would have liked to have heard a second
section.
Production was solid and the soundscape seemed to go on forever. Check this track out, though you might have to loop it a few times in order to make it feel long enough. :-)
- OA on January 11, 2008
Production was solid and the soundscape seemed to go on forever. Check this track out, though you might have to loop it a few times in order to make it feel long enough. :-)
- OA on January 11, 2008
I would like to say that this one is on my top 15. Love how you
brought the drums in, sounds like those of a marching band. Piano
sounds lovely, too. Oh, forgot about the production. The production
is very well done, crisp sounds coming from both headphones, lovely
dark effects thrown in to the mix, loving it.
- Redwood Sentinel on May 18, 2006
- Redwood Sentinel on May 18, 2006
This is definitely a song you have to concentrate on when listening
to it. Great ambience, atmosphere, and pacing. The climax of the
song more or less leaves you wanting more, but is appropriate.
- watkinzez on March 16, 2005
- watkinzez on March 16, 2005
I enjoyed the very ominous, dark feeling from I got in the
beginning to about 00:25. The whole song feels generally very
bleak, very lonely, which is interesting. The only thing I disliked
about the piece were the drums in the middle, that gave off more of
a miliatary feel than enhancing the overall dark, dank feeling in
my opinon.
- Cyan_Ide on February 8, 2005
- Cyan_Ide on February 8, 2005
After getting out of court, and realizing the next time I got back
I might have a criminal record and have to fork over a big
check....this is great. Dark, brooding...good considering i listen
to that kind of music.
- PancakeHero on September 14, 2004
- PancakeHero on September 14, 2004
I like the dark theme that flows through the 1:50 of the mix, but
it doesn't really have any flavor or excitement. I know, you can't
really have excitement in a mix like this, but you can! Add some
little jumps or jitters here and there...
This is a good mix to listen to as long as your not too depressed.
5/10
- schwagnah on September 14, 2004
This is a good mix to listen to as long as your not too depressed.
5/10
- schwagnah on September 14, 2004
This one was good. It sounds like it wants to be scary, but doesn't
have thar RRRAAWRRR! Y'know?
- Royal on May 26, 2004
- Royal on May 26, 2004
Well, this is an interesting piece, I dont know if any of you out
there have played this game, but I have. This mix seems to be only
a little different then the acctual game track... I was expecting a
cool synth in the backgroud or an unexpected twist at the end, but
sadly ther was not... Oh well This is a great ambience though, I
like it.
- Lunevalkyrave on January 29, 2004
- Lunevalkyrave on January 29, 2004
A pretty short remix, yet it still seems to drag at some points. A
not too spooky and somewhat melancholy ambient song.. almost
loopable, except that it ends on an off-beat.
It does seem like something's missing, but I do suppose you could use it for Halloween at least.
- Durinthal on December 14, 2003
It does seem like something's missing, but I do suppose you could use it for Halloween at least.
- Durinthal on December 14, 2003
Pretty Good Remix here. This is the first time i've ever come to
this site. But I like it. Its a nice fit ur mood song. When im down
I feel i will listen to this. (listening to it right now)
- ChristKiller on October 31, 2002
- ChristKiller on October 31, 2002
It just sounds like it's missing something. Like an electric guitar
solo, or something. Hard to explain.
it's short, it's unsatisfying, appropriate soundfonts, but poor and lazy song design. this isn't one of amievil's best songs. I'd recommend his other stuff much more
3/10
- Xaleph on July 24, 2002
it's short, it's unsatisfying, appropriate soundfonts, but poor and lazy song design. this isn't one of amievil's best songs. I'd recommend his other stuff much more
3/10
- Xaleph on July 24, 2002
Hmmm...listening to this mix now, I see that it is very ambient
(something I missed before). Deffinetley not my favorite ambient
piece or work of AmIEvil's, mostly becuase as Jivemaster put it, it
lingers on. I think AmIEvil could have spent a little more time to
make it evolve a little more. I give it a 5/10, its just average in
my opnion.
- krispy on June 11, 2002
- krispy on June 11, 2002
