ReMix: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 'BluestSky'
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- Game: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega, 1992, GEN)
- ReMixer(s): Kaijin
- Composer(s): Masato Nakamura
- Song(s): 'Sky Chase Zone'
- Posted: 2001-05-03, evaluated by djpretzel
Just check out the electric guitar sound in this awesome & beautiful track by Kaijin of the 'Sky Chase Zone' from Sonic 2. Sure, the whole ReMix is great, moving, well-orchestrated, yadda-yadda, but I think the guitar's take on the melody is my favorite portion. You've also got kick-ass winds, and similarly a 'light' and floating feel to Kaijin's Xenogears ReMix. His ReMixes, other than providing excellent ammunition for anyone who argues that soundfonts can sound VERY professional, tend to bring out the more dramatic and melodic elements of their original counterparts, with a really epic, sweeping feel. Can't dance to it, unless you're talking couples slow-dance, but it's great drivin' tunage for a breezy summer afternoon. Good thinkin' music, I dig it and you should too ^^
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Soft, heavenly, serene.....yeah, this is such a good treat! I just
love how it has the same peaceful style of the original and I could
imagine nodding off to sleep with this playing in the background.
Also, one of the few ReMixes where I think the shorter length is
one of it's strengths. Cool.
- Crulex on May 24, 2011
- Crulex on May 24, 2011
Sonic 2 bluest sky is just awsome. I did this project lately taking
dataistic pictures so i Used another camera to get film and playing
this song with it works awsome. But of coarse i had to cut it short
so people would try to find the full version here.
Anyone intrested in a visual to go along here. I hope you can enjoy this even more then you already do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29tDFkrQyU8
P.S to the artist Keep up the good work. even your newer stuff is great. I just have a childhood attachment to sonic music. Yours sticks out in a good way. Doesn't everyone agree? also i have the 2001 version.
- AcousticStoner on November 16, 2009
Anyone intrested in a visual to go along here. I hope you can enjoy this even more then you already do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29tDFkrQyU8
P.S to the artist Keep up the good work. even your newer stuff is great. I just have a childhood attachment to sonic music. Yours sticks out in a good way. Doesn't everyone agree? also i have the 2001 version.
- AcousticStoner on November 16, 2009
Beautiful! Thanks so much for making a great track even better.
:-)
I'm really glad I reviewed this and got some attention here. :-)
- OA on May 7, 2008
I'm really glad I reviewed this and got some attention here. :-)
- OA on May 7, 2008
The original was recorded in 2001. This was
recently rearranged and recorded in 2008.
- kaijin on May 7, 2008
- kaijin on May 7, 2008
The only 2 things that could be improved on this great mix to make
it more enjoyable would be better lead samples (brass, sax, and
guitar too), and a little less reverb. It seems like a lot, but
really the mix is great, and i'm sure a lot of Sonic fans have had
this one as a favorite for a long time.
The instrumentation itself is perfectly chosen, and the flow is super smooth. The short length makes the song very addictive as far as the repeat button is concerned, and the sunny atmosphere is very cheerful.
The drum rhythms are fantastic, especially when the little triangle-style instrument comes in.
Despite some flaws, I totally love this mix.
- OA on May 6, 2008
The instrumentation itself is perfectly chosen, and the flow is super smooth. The short length makes the song very addictive as far as the repeat button is concerned, and the sunny atmosphere is very cheerful.
The drum rhythms are fantastic, especially when the little triangle-style instrument comes in.
Despite some flaws, I totally love this mix.
- OA on May 6, 2008
Short and sweet. At just two minutes six seconds, this is one of
the songs that really got me into OCR. It was one of my favorite
songs from Sonic 2 (which was my first console after the original
NES) so I grew up a bit on Sonic. A lot of my love of this song is
nostalgia, and the rest is pure, smooth skill, especially in that
guitar solo. This mix will bring back memories for any oldschool
Sonic fan, and for me at least, it does not disappoint.
- MechaFone on April 14, 2008
- MechaFone on April 14, 2008
Smooth reaaaaal smooth, man. I dig whole heartedly. Who needs to be
fast and crazy all the time? Not me and neither does my music
taste. The original wasn't even fast! This is a delightful little
number.
- SillyJayJo on October 25, 2006
- SillyJayJo on October 25, 2006
Although this is a slow and mellow remix, it still has enough speed
so that you at least can bob your head along the rhytm. Three great
instruments are in this piece, a saxophone, a piano, and an
electric guitar. The rest of the musical void is being filled out
with strings, drums and other necessary components so that there
aren't any gaps anywhere.
The guitar sounds a little strange though, since it sounds like they've being played 500 metres away and is now only echoing. Almost the same thing can be said about the piano too, it feels like they were put at a long distance so that they wouldn't be able to ruin the calm feel this remix has.
Still, this arrangement really do soothe your nerves when you're listening to it. Nice work, Kaijin.
- Bummerdude on July 17, 2006
The guitar sounds a little strange though, since it sounds like they've being played 500 metres away and is now only echoing. Almost the same thing can be said about the piano too, it feels like they were put at a long distance so that they wouldn't be able to ruin the calm feel this remix has.
Still, this arrangement really do soothe your nerves when you're listening to it. Nice work, Kaijin.
- Bummerdude on July 17, 2006
An excellent flowing peice. It almost makes you feel like your
flying through the sky. Good stuff!
- Pip is uh..... on March 10, 2005
- Pip is uh..... on March 10, 2005
Very mellow, nice mix. You can tell the remixer is very talented
and has stretched the tools he has to work with to their limits.
Sounds like a career in J-Pop is what he needs! Quality material,
but probably too much for those who can't appreciate a good
sequence job (the cheesines of the song along with the simulated
instruments might rub some the wrong way). Overall, excellent job
indeed.
- MrNemo on August 23, 2004
- MrNemo on August 23, 2004
[b]I'm for one, have to say I'm so glad someone made this
remix.
Once in a while when I look up and see sunny blue skys, it bring back memories of this Sonic 2 song.
It reminds me of the golden days of gaming, childhood, and forgotten friends, when all was good and life was easy.
People who know me would say I never shed a tear for anything, but when I hear this song, it brings a tear to my eye. :oops:
Thank you Kaijin.[/b]
- Ken on April 1, 2004
Once in a while when I look up and see sunny blue skys, it bring back memories of this Sonic 2 song.
It reminds me of the golden days of gaming, childhood, and forgotten friends, when all was good and life was easy.
People who know me would say I never shed a tear for anything, but when I hear this song, it brings a tear to my eye. :oops:
Thank you Kaijin.[/b]
- Ken on April 1, 2004
I don't really mind this a whole lot ^^;
Ack! alright, [i]now [/i]i hate it... just heard a fade out ending... :cry:
Alright, so it's not that bad :P I have to disagree with djp though, i think the guitar sounds too fake and synthy - if it's actually real, i'd be really amazed. There's just something far too clean and perfect about it, you know it can't be real. That, and almost every note is picked, has the exact same little tremolo on it, and always hits exactly on the beats - and there's no fret noise...
Anyhoo, composition is good regardless, and yeah, there's some nice solid work here :)
- Hadyn on February 28, 2004
Ack! alright, [i]now [/i]i hate it... just heard a fade out ending... :cry:
Alright, so it's not that bad :P I have to disagree with djp though, i think the guitar sounds too fake and synthy - if it's actually real, i'd be really amazed. There's just something far too clean and perfect about it, you know it can't be real. That, and almost every note is picked, has the exact same little tremolo on it, and always hits exactly on the beats - and there's no fret noise...
Anyhoo, composition is good regardless, and yeah, there's some nice solid work here :)
- Hadyn on February 28, 2004
