ReMix: Lunar: The Silver Star 'BlueLament'

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I'm beginning to feel like I've been running this site for a decade. I have to be honest, while dealing with many aspects of receiving, evaluating, and posting ReMixes is a blast, there are elements of doing this that are very grating and run contradictory to my instincts. I simply have very little time, especially to deal with egos and elitism instead of humility, helpful honesty, and openness. I'm only asking that people think about the four purposes of the site, as described at the beginning of the FAQ, every once in a while, so they don't forget them. It's very easy to do. So, as you might have guessed from my opener there, this ReMix reflects what I suppose is a bluer feel. It's a minor key, jazz / trip-hop take on the slower solo piano track from Lunar (Sega CD), but I also worked in the 'happy' town music after changing its key entirely to fit. Sub bass, piano, alto sax, ethereal pads, clav, electric piano, and jazz drums coupled with a nice brushed loop. 180 degrees from my last MegaMan mix, this was all done on a Yamaha Motif, no software assistance. Usually, I would end this with 'Hope you enjoy it,' but for some reason I don't much care on this one.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

Distinctly blue; this is aptly titled. Even better that it fits the game name as well.
I love the noodling with the clav and rhodes, and the atmosphere set with the piano and string bed. This really does have a different feel than the usual funky DJP fare, and it feels a lot more personal.
My plan was to review a group of tracks this morning, but this one really caught me, and i've been just grooving with it for a few hours. I think it's the combination of the instrumentation, the slightly-behind-the-beat playing, and the sparse comping that speaks to me.
Beautiful music.

- OA on March 31, 2008

Really interesting rearrangement of the sad piano theme here... Sounds like a completely different (and of course really good) song, almost. The original song's really simple, so there's a lot that can be done with it.
Some of the things I liked in particular were the piano part that comes in at 1:29 (in the background), the sax coming in at 1:43, and the piano coming in around 2:49 near the end. KF

- Kizyr on December 9, 2007

This has been one of my favorites since I first started visiting OCR years ago.

- Ciel on April 18, 2007

If you ever liked chlling music, I recomend this. Why? Simple. Nice beat, smooth, easy piano, good base sounds and of course, nice jazz to it. I just had to post because this music is just too good. +A

- RavenCloud on January 20, 2007

I like this piece of art. I take it's from the village where tempest lives in? Or tempest's theme song?

- metroixer on November 28, 2005

A very nice piece by DJP, one of the most consistent Remixers on this site (and the owner, of course). Unfortunately, I never played Lunar myself, so I can't connect to the song beyond its obvious goodness.
The synth quality is not as high as it is in some of the others mixes, but the composition is excellent. And, that said, the synthing really doesn't bother me at all. But it would be cool to hear a live version, wouldn't it? It gets a 4/5 for superior craftsmanship.

- Zipp on November 28, 2005

This has been my favorite "cooldown" song for the past couple years now. I like it very much.

- Orange Pylon on February 17, 2005

I agree
I was thinking of reviewing this song sometime
Surprisingly there are only 9 reviews here
This is such a beautiful piece it needs to be heard

- jordex on February 7, 2005

I'm impressed DJP made this so long ago, and yet it still stands the test of time. Being very familiar with the source material - DJP capitalizes on the source material extremely well and expands on it with a great new take. Love the instrumental choices here too and the intimate mixing decisions taken. Not only one of my favorites by the pretz, but definitely one of the best on this site. Impressive and beautiful work.

- GrayLightning on February 6, 2005

Another one of your 'exception' pieces. It's got a flavour that I think stands a bit above the rest of your mixes. I keep coming back to it, it's really enjoyable. I don't know how you could've been so dismissive towards it; you must've been in a rotten mood that day. *Goes and reads FAQ to try and offer some kind of abstract comfort and support*

- Less Ashamed Of Self on June 30, 2004

This piece has a nice, laid back jazz feel to it. I especially like the saxaphone melody at 1:43. Keep it up.

- MDKaltered on February 21, 2004

One of DJP's best. Even if you haven't played Lunar, download this song!

- Wabbajack on July 10, 2003

I dunno why but whenever I listen to this song, I have this compulsion to read, therefore allowing me to listen to this great song for a very long time. I find this song soothing, mind calming, and otherwise relaxing. A must for anyone who likes a slow, jazzy song.

- Skyline3092 on January 23, 2003

Great game, great music, great remix, any questions? By far my favorite of djp's remixes. Great sound quality makes you feel like you're sitting in a little coffee shop, sipping a mocha, and bobbing your head to the jazzy rhythms djp throws at you. Highly recommended.

- Straziante on January 21, 2003

With such sounds, i think i could survive off DJP's stuff, this is probably one of the best jazzy-ish mixes on the entire site, it has contradictory feeligns to it, but that just goes to show how great DJP is at putting things toghether. An amazing mix with everything you may want out of it .. slow .. soft, beautifull
keep up the throughly amazing work.

- TheWired on September 4, 2002

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