ReMix: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 'Darkworld Jazz'

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Hot diggity damn, just who IS this 'Gux', and what right does he have to contribute a Jazz ReMix of the Zelda 3 'Darkworld' theme with a beautiful, REAL trumpet solo? VERY slick here, I gotta give Gux major props for pulling off a very successfull Jazz mix that sounds like it could be right off a professional arranged album, with a bitchin' horn solo that blows me away every time I hear it. Nothing too fancy as far as notes, but the tone, processing, and articulation are all impeccable. Combine that with a lounge piano backup and an acoustic bass with 'tude, and you're downright DANGEROUS. This is the exact type of contribution I started this site to recieve, and it ranks as one of my favorites to date.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Pretty nice stuff, especially considering the age. I'd totally feel like a king at a restaurant listening to this. XD

- OA on November 12, 2009
Either I haven't listened to this before or I just didn't appreciate it the last time I did. Either way, I'm glad I corrected that mistake. The trumpet here is gorgeous; the source tune is one of my favorites from the game, and it hasn't lost any of its merit by being transformed into smooth jazz. Excellent job.

- Lucentas on June 25, 2009
Oh I remember this...
I was searching for Zelda tracks on a P2P software (maybe WinMX), and I found this; after a while I followed the link in the album tag and....well I discovered my favourite website ^__^

- Dunther on May 13, 2009
Very Nice. :-)
Smooth mellow coffee-house style jazz, just the way I like it.
The source really works well as jazz.
Great stuff.

- 42 on January 17, 2009
Hot ham blam! This is really cool. I can truly get use to this one. Interesting idea to remix this song in a jazzy style. Piano finalizes the work too. Well done!

- Ryu2Wolf on January 6, 2009
I can't believe how well this has been done!
Are these instruments REAL??? If they're not, they sure as hell sound like it...
LOVE the keyboard work, and the adaptation of the original style of the piece from a simple to compound meter. AWESOME base work, as well as the lead mute trumpet. Percussion's also awesome.
On the whole, this is one of the best Jazz arrangements for a videogame piece I've heard so for on this site.
PLAY ON!!!

- KogeJoe on February 2, 2007
Heck, this is one of my most favorite mixes! I love how you put the Jazzy style in it. Your playing reminded me of Ramsey Lewis, mostly the piano tune. Keep up the good work.

- Acamada on July 13, 2006
RimFrost wrote: Sounds relaxing to hear if you're at a restaurant with your girlfriend and [b]eating her[/b] ,with red cozy candles lit and assorted dancers doing some stupid dance moves on the stage ..you'd feel like a king!

:roll:
Anyhoo, I enjoyed this piece. The original theme is recognizable, and the new material is integrated seamlessly. The trumpet may be fake, yet it is used in a plausible manner (barring the lack of breaks between notes.) Compared to some of the other Zelda jazz remixes on this site, this one is less experimental and more accessible than some of the others (which is not a knock against those other remixes at all.)

- I.Medley on November 7, 2004
Very cool. I love listening to this one.. I listen to it all the time. It's definitely one of the best jazz remixes I've heard, even if the jazz trumpet sounds a little cheesy. Just a little bit, not much. The notes are simple and it would be nice to hear maybe a harmony part. The problems I mentioned aren't really that big. You probably won't even care when you listen to it. Overall it's a great remix of a great song in Zelda 3. I'd give it a 9.6/10.

- STeel Demonz on November 7, 2004
Sounds relaxing to hear if you're at a restaurant with your girlfriend and eating her ,with red cozy candles lit and assorted dancers doing some stupid dance moves on the stage ..you'd feel like a king !
(and i dont care about the fake trumpet sounds either)
....

- RimFrost the Tourianist on October 17, 2004
Ah... who cares if it isn't a real trumpet. It's still sweet. Although not as good as the piano backing! Sounds rather good at this slower pace as well.

- Great King Rat on September 11, 2004
This is one sweet remix, but... being a trumpet player and all that, I can tell the trumpet is fake. It could've been recorded from a real trumpet, but it definately isn't. Too much of the SAME vibrato... (if you know what that is, high five to ya.)
- D.J. JediLink

- D.J. JediLink on March 15, 2004
Ive always loved the Darkworld theme, but like the above poster said, a little slow and such for my taste.
If only someone did a orchestral remix of this theme, would be a dream :D

- -PhoeniX- on February 8, 2004
too slow and loungy for my taste, but that's one helluva sound font

- traviswedding on February 7, 2004
HA. Sorry, but that is no real trumpet solo. I have that soundfont. Talk about cheap!!! But it's interesting that it fooled djpretzel.

- karmacop911 on January 7, 2004

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