ReMix: Mega Man 3 'ProtoVaffe'
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- Game: Mega Man 3 (Capcom, 1990, NES)
- ReMixer(s): Mustin
- Composer(s): Harumi Fujita, Yasuaki Fujita
- Song(s): 'Ending'
- Posted: 2002-01-12, evaluated by djpretzel
Latest in a series of ReMixer-tribute pieces Mustin's done, it shouldn't take the frequent visitor too long to figure out just from the title that this is a MegaMan 3 ReMix of the mysterious Protoman's theme done McVaffe-style. True to Protoman's enigmatic nature in the game, this melody is at points jazzy in the same way old detective movie soundtracks were - sort of a sleazy type of melody (but in a good way). Whether or not this piece reminds you of McVaffe or not, aspects of its execution are similar, including mixing electronic and acoustic elements i.e. an electro drum track and synth bass with piano, harp, strings, and flute. At about 1'40" there's a nice piano solo section that breaks away nicely (stumbles over the upwards run at 2'02" a bit though). Importantly, Mustin does the types of ornamentation on the piano line that McVaffe's good at, and mixed the track in a similarly clean and direct fashion. I especially dig how the original intro was used, and how the repeating, fading note used as a break was kept and covered by piano. I might have ended with the same thing, which Mustin almost does, but the piece picks up and fades out instead. Oh, and gotta love those harp-run fills. Nice stuff, and qualifies as what I would call a good tribute.
Discussion: Latest 13 comments/reviews; view the I'd have to agree with Bahamut on a technical level. Yet, I can
still throw this on, bob my head, and enjoy Proto's theme. For an
older song, I think that's quite enough.
- metaphist on May 25, 2010
- metaphist on May 25, 2010
This is an example of a mix that just didn't age well. The samples
mainly demonstrate that, but there are other issues with this, such
as the strings in the beginning - they sound unnatural because of
the sharp crescendo with each play, and really kill that section.
Throughout the mix, the strings are just not used well at all. It
also gets fairly repetitive fast with the lack of development
too...I wasn't a big fan of this mix because of all of these basic
problems back then, and still not now.
Thankfully, Mustin has gotten a lot better though, so this song is just one that marks the progress of the journey of his musical maturity for me, nothing more.
- Bahamut on October 11, 2009
Thankfully, Mustin has gotten a lot better though, so this song is just one that marks the progress of the journey of his musical maturity for me, nothing more.
- Bahamut on October 11, 2009
The intro grates on my nerves every time I listen to it. I feel
like I can't blame anyone, either, it's frustrating.
Anyways, this is a really good tribute mix. Great style adaption on Mustin's part to really fit McVaffe's style. My favorite part is the piano break at 1:40. Transition is perfect, and the arpeggiated background fits just right. Also, the bass is rockin'
Sounds are old nowadays, but still a good fun listen.
- DragonAvenger on February 4, 2009
Anyways, this is a really good tribute mix. Great style adaption on Mustin's part to really fit McVaffe's style. My favorite part is the piano break at 1:40. Transition is perfect, and the arpeggiated background fits just right. Also, the bass is rockin'
Sounds are old nowadays, but still a good fun listen.
- DragonAvenger on February 4, 2009
Chill yet groovin, this is a good mix, that even though some of the
details I disagree with, I very good as a whole. The strong points
are the powerful yet subdued groove, and the backing strings and
harp. The lead flute is pretty good as well, though a touch of
delay would sweeten it a bit I think.
The piano is pretty mechanical, especially compared to the fluid harp runs, and is especially exposed during the arpeggios, but who am I to let a little bit of mechanical sequencing get in the way of enjoying a mix?
One last nitpick is the intro chiptune could have benefitted from a little processing to round the edges off, so to speak, but I can appreciate the desire to keep it real.
Despite a few issues with details on the micro level, this is a really good mix by a very talented remixer and is definitely recommended.
- OA on June 25, 2007
The piano is pretty mechanical, especially compared to the fluid harp runs, and is especially exposed during the arpeggios, but who am I to let a little bit of mechanical sequencing get in the way of enjoying a mix?
One last nitpick is the intro chiptune could have benefitted from a little processing to round the edges off, so to speak, but I can appreciate the desire to keep it real.
Despite a few issues with details on the micro level, this is a really good mix by a very talented remixer and is definitely recommended.
- OA on June 25, 2007
This sounded like it could easily be a background to a rap or
something...
The other thing is that the style seems a lot like the late works of one J-pop artist Masato Nakamura, composer for group Dreams Come True, also composer for Sonic 1 and 2 music.
In particular, listen to the DCT album Monkey Girl Oddissey.
Great work.
- KogeJoe on January 27, 2007
The other thing is that the style seems a lot like the late works of one J-pop artist Masato Nakamura, composer for group Dreams Come True, also composer for Sonic 1 and 2 music.
In particular, listen to the DCT album Monkey Girl Oddissey.
Great work.
- KogeJoe on January 27, 2007
Loved the intro. The violins got kind of redundent, but as soon as
i thought that they disappeared and the piano solo came around
overall pretty good. U can't mess up the proto man whistle song
- nardman on March 3, 2006
- nardman on March 3, 2006
Good approach to the opening; nothing like the classic proto man
whistle. Then you use flutes, which are very well done...the techno
beats underlying the piano i could have done without...but its
still a nice beat, definately one worth checking out.
- Kurokun1293 on February 14, 2006
- Kurokun1293 on February 14, 2006
Okay, lets see here...protoman jingel, classic but sounds like a
MIDI...what the crap? What happened now?
Hey, not bad flutes, little sudden walkover, and...OH, PIANO! Beautiful. Hey, I remember this song. very nice work, Mustindude. :)!!
- Bummerdude on September 23, 2005
Hey, not bad flutes, little sudden walkover, and...OH, PIANO! Beautiful. Hey, I remember this song. very nice work, Mustindude. :)!!
- Bummerdude on September 23, 2005
Nice stuff. This wasn't originally really one of my favorite
MegaMan songs, largely because I found Proto to not exactly be my
favorite character, and the intro to the song got annoying after a
while (which still makes it better than plenty of other games'
songs) but the always-great Mustin does a nice job with it. I like
the main piano parts at :40 and 2:05 the most. The tribute to
another of the best of this site was awesome, too.
Instruments A-
Creativity A-
Pacing B+
Original song quality B
Remixing quality, soundness A -
Replay value A-
Overall 89 B+
- DukeNukem007 on September 11, 2003
Instruments A-
Creativity A-
Pacing B+
Original song quality B
Remixing quality, soundness A -
Replay value A-
Overall 89 B+
- DukeNukem007 on September 11, 2003
I was hesitant to download this mix at first, because I'm a big fan
of Blues and ecspecially his theme song. After listening to it I
must say I'm quite impressed. This mix is beautifully done, and all
around well arranged. I'm glad that I can say this mix did the
original justice. Great job Mustin.
- myzery_clown on August 13, 2003
- myzery_clown on August 13, 2003
This was the first taste of OCReMix I'd ever had, and boy was I
impressed. Great tune, better remix... certainly a job [extremely]
well done.
On a side-note, a friend of mine just put some 'woofers in his car. It sounds [u]unbelievable[/u]. Great, great bass tune, without going overboard... unless you want it to... *cranks up the sub volume* :wink:
Superdy-duper job.
- Tregan on December 13, 2002
On a side-note, a friend of mine just put some 'woofers in his car. It sounds [u]unbelievable[/u]. Great, great bass tune, without going overboard... unless you want it to... *cranks up the sub volume* :wink:
Superdy-duper job.
- Tregan on December 13, 2002
This is a wonderfully put together piece, but it always reminds me
of an extremely funny website that got shut down, so it always
makes me feel kind of sad when I listen to it... Don't get me
wrong, though, I love this Re-mix! Keep 'em comeing!
- rhapsody on August 14, 2002
- rhapsody on August 14, 2002
Mega Man 3 'ProtoVaffe'
Awesome little wind and piano piece here by Mustin with and excellent drum beat. I have always loved that violin sound that really makes me want to dance. The little square tune intro is very cool as well. Great work Mustin, keep this coming.
- Ginnsu on May 26, 2002
Awesome little wind and piano piece here by Mustin with and excellent drum beat. I have always loved that violin sound that really makes me want to dance. The little square tune intro is very cool as well. Great work Mustin, keep this coming.
- Ginnsu on May 26, 2002
