ReMix: M&M's Minis Madness 'virt's Madness'

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M&M's Minis Madness

Now here's something you don't hear every day: Mustin makes a return to OC ReMix with his first new submission since January, ReMixing music from M&M's Mini Madness, composed by none other than Jacob Kaufman. He actually throws a little bit of Q*Bert for GBC, also by Kaufman, in as well. This is beatnik-style jazz, the type you'd see goofy men snapping their fingers to in coffee-house scenes from late 1950's movies. Whether related or not, there's even a little coffee-sippin' audio break that adds levity to an otherwise serious musical arrangement that features some groovy acoustic bass, piano, drums with some great hi-hat action going on, tasteful horn stabs, and just the right amount of forward momentum. Tremolo strings help as well, and the walking bassline keeps the low-end interesting. Transitions all work well. I do prefer the more acoustic drum portions to those that are merged in with a more electronic kick and snare (entering at 0'23"). Some beautifully understated work on a couple solos as well. Concise piece that does a lot with its time and represents some great jazz arranging. Mustin used Cakewalk SONAR 1.3, GigaStudio, and various sound fonts on the piece, and the original music's available here for comparison, btw. Recommended.

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Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Here's a nice change in pace as far as quality of the songs back then goes. The samples show off their outdatedness here, but this song takes a nice approach, which makes it even more unfortunate that it's so short.

- Bahamut on October 31, 2009
I totally love this mix because the beat and it was fun to listen to so GREAT JOB.

- yosefu on July 9, 2009
I honestly had no idea what to expect when I started listening, but it was really fun, upbeat, toe-tapping goodness. The keyboard sounds especially nice! Good job.

- justinj212 on January 15, 2009
For some reason, this remix reminds me of that one episode of Loony Toons where Daffy Duck was Duck Twacy.
Don't know why :<
I guess it's got a good gumshoe beat.
This is one of my favorite remixes and keeps me wanting more.
I agree with previous sentiments about how this should have been longer.
If anything there should be a sequel or something to this remix.
The bit starting at 0:23, which is after the "Damn good coffee", is my favorite.
Even if you know the coffee part is coming, afterward you're left with a feeling of "wait... what the heck" and the remix continues on like it never happened.
This is a definitely must download.

- 42 on December 6, 2008
This could definatley be a bit longer, but it's a keeper for me. Quite catchy, and reminds me of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago". Lolz

- DragonAvenger on June 13, 2008
That 'Damn good coffee' bit didn't make a damn bit of sense to me. And yet, somehow, thinking of M&M's and coffee together is just too good not to have together. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this song and I play it whenever I lay eyes on it. Mmmm...I've suddenly developed a craving for M&M's and coffee.

- MechaFone on December 3, 2007
Jazzy and fun, this is a great bite-sized Mustin track, and one I could easily imagine in an animated short for Pixar. My favorite part is the piano; great flourishes throughout. It sounds very off-the-cuff, and improvised, even though it was all planned. The brass is tastefull and lends itself well to the samples used, and the bass is vibrant and fun.
My on;y complaint is that like most of the earlier mixes on the site, it could stand to be a bit longer.
Overall, a "damn good" mix. :D

- OA on December 26, 2006
Very cool
The jazz/blues type feel is excellent
The solo around 1 minute is great
i love that drums near the beginning especially that snare intro

- jordex on December 28, 2004
Fabulously infectious swingin' track. Reccommended.
I agree with the previous comment about the brass, some kickin' brass licks would have added a whole 'nother wing onto the building.
The Twin Peaks clip blew me away. Totally unexpected, but somehow [i]it works![/i][/i]

- fisherman on February 27, 2003
Damn good coffee.

- Fopher on October 7, 2002
This ReMix has been stuck in my head ALL DAY. I was humming it while at a funeral! Do yourself a favor and get it today. Does the original more than justice (which, by the way, kicks much ass. Get yourself a copy of M&Ms Mini Madness too. It's a fun quirky game.). Cool stuff, Mustin :)

- DarkCecil13 on June 14, 2002
M&M's Mini Madness 'virt's Madness'
Well, it's nice to hear some of Virt's stuff get more attention. Overall I like this arrangement, as well as the effect the small room reverb gives - props to Mustin for not concert-halling the hell out of this. However, although I'm loath to criticize anything that Mustin does, I do have some comments here. The voice sample in the middle needs to be more audible, and I would have liked to hear a bit more power out of the brass. There, I'm done. :) No, I'm not gonna criticize the length - it's short, but it's well developed. Do yourself a favor and grab this song.

- orkybash on June 6, 2002

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