ReMix: Metal Gear 'Uh Oh! The Beat Have Started to Move!'

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Metal Gear

Dig the fun name :) Been quite awhile since we heard from Khalal, but he returns in style with an epic Metal Gear medley that covers much of the game's music with a heavy orchestral synth rock style that well suits the whole 'tactical espionage' thang that Konami's done so well with. I will say that I actually enjoyed the coverage of the very first theme the most - much ass kickage at 0'50" - so it went a little downhill for moi, but not that far at all, and stayed energetic and full throughout. Dig the marimba break riffs at 1'54" and the well-played transition at 2'19" into an entirely, dramatically different segment in 6/8 time. Following a barrage of hard-hittin' yet brief coverage of a couple other themes, at 4'19" the main theme on which the mix exits comes in, with a sense of grandeur, determination, and purpose. At times the cumulative effect of all parts combined, in some of the sections, made the mix a little too thick, clouding individual details, but overall this is a very impressive homage to the entire MG soundtrack, and converts the dramatic transitions and wild arpeggios common to Konami music of the era to rock quite adeptly. Recommended.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
I love this; it's a pretty blatant medley, but it's pulled off so well, it's what a medley should sound like, not a mere pastiche of motifs slapped together with little rhyme or reason--the transitions aren't seamless, but they don't feel like they need to be.

- Lucentas on December 6, 2008
Awesome! Really great!

- Piell on March 21, 2008
Pretty weak transitions give this a medley feel, but you really can't deny the quality of a lot of these themes.
Production is pretty muddy, but for fakey synth rock it has a decent amount of power behind it. That main theme is so good I can forgive that it's not much more than a straight up group of covers with some new drums, but no way in hiz-ell that this would make it nowadays. It almost sounds like a blueprint for that famous Virt track.
There are some cool touches, like the in-game sound effects used rhythmically at the beginning, and a few unexpected instruments (marimba?!) tucked away in the synth rockage. It hasn't aged all that well, but it's still a good listen, due to the source used.

- OA on March 7, 2008
I think that the remix is fantastic, but I just wonder which songs are being remixed, i.e. what their names are...

- JehutyLink on October 6, 2007
This is really a classic remix. MG for NES wasn't really that hot but the music was really good (a good chapter in MG series music history, really; the MSX music has been redone in new games, but NES music should have been given some prominence too, being the redeeming factor of the disowned game) Egh, I'm rambling again. Sorry. Anyway, this is a great remix of good music; as a collage of the original game's tracks, it works just fine.
In the end of day, this is what I really think is a classic mix (probably because it was among the first songs I downloaded from remix.overclocked.org, just redownloaded it in hopes of getting a non-garbled version and that was what I got =) *slap* sorry, rambling again ) It hasn't really aged too badly either. Good song. Grab it. Nice title too, yeah. =)

- WWWWolf on March 30, 2006
this is cool. metal gear for the old nes had some great tunes and this remix gives them new life.by the way dig the cool name.i love the part at 3:26 were the boss battle part kick's in that song haunts me to this day fighting metal gear is hard and this part just add's to the already tough battle. any way love this mix and if anybody is looking for a heavy verson of the out side music check out vgremix.com and look for the song punching dog's.peace linkwolf :)

- linkwolf on August 21, 2005
I looooove Metal Gear. It makes my Snake solid. No, really.
This track is a great medely of practically every Metal Gear BGM I can remember and every one of them is a keeper, except one - the last one, around 4:20. I always hated that BGM in the game and I'm now convinced that no amount of remixing can ever save it. Nice try just the same.
The rest of the track is great. Kudos on nailing the transitions between pieces, that's a serious pain in the ass to do. I especially loved the black metal-ish supercomputer organ thingie. Evil!
8/10 overall.

- killthrush on November 15, 2004
The title alone deserves a 10/10.
I like this, mainly because I'm a techno/dance kind of person. It stays true to the two tracks remixed and adds some variation.

- Lizz on October 3, 2004
This is definitely one of the highest-quality remixes at OC. A lot of effort was obviously put into it. Every digital effect seems hand-picked. It's that rare programmed song that emulates the expression of a live performance (in style, not sound). The main theme really shines at :50. Then, at 1:23, a particular melody line is repeated with an electric guitar rhythm pattern in the background. It's those subtle touches that make this easy to listen to. My biggest compliment is the deference to the melody. Too many remixes go overboard with 1/16 techno effects and forget that they're trying to remix MUSIC. This one stays faithful to the catchy Nintendo melodies, but really modernizes them in sound and expression. That's pretty much the OC Remix mission I guess, so fans should definitely download this one.

- Epic1044 on September 24, 2003
Yeah, it's hard not to make fun of the engrish. Anyhow, this mix kicks ass. There's some great stuff going on, and the transciever noises at the begining are quite nostalgic. This mix kept me interested for the full length of it, which is outstading, considering the mix is 5+ minutes long. Download it now, if you haven't already.

- Dev on September 6, 2002
I didn't recognize anything other than the first theme (can't get past the first truck... grr.) Auuuuugggghhhh--I like it, I love it, I want some more of it!

- Khrystoph on September 3, 2002
Somebody was grousing about the "beeping" at the beginning of the song
and I just finally realized what they were talking about - the transceiver!!
Personally I think including it was a nice touch, a way of putting you right
in the nostalgic mood you should be when remembering old Metal Gear. I
also read someone's complaint in chat that "it sounds like NSF." That's in
fact what's so great about this remix - it really DOES sound like it belongs
in a Nintendo or Super Nintendo game. My verdict? Two thumbs up for
"Uh oh - the beat have started to move!" And I +LOVE+ the engrish! ;)

- MegaManFan on June 27, 2002
Great title to a great song of a great game. The song sounds very professional, especially the drum-beat-build-up at 1'20''. I like the flow of that. Hearing the song also made me want to go play the game at Norbert's Online NES Emulator site. It took me a while to get the title, though, as I kept dying before I ever reached the trucks. Very interesting mix, highly recommended.

- SSJ HBK on June 27, 2002
Woo, glad to see something from the [b]original[/b] Metal Gear. It was one of my favorite games, and one that I had always wanted to do a mix of.
Anyways, I love the title. You can't go wrong with making fun of poorly translated dialogue.
And while I love this game, somehow I found this mix to drag on a bit. Probably because there wasn't a lot that strung the medley together other than it was all music from the same game. And the password music should've been first really. Separated, I would've chosen the outside music to be on its own with perhaps something else added.
But altogether I still liked this mix a lot. Good panning, some interesting instrument choices.

- Ryan8bit on June 25, 2002
Never really did play much of the first Metal Gear, but nevertheless, this remix is well done. Some very interesting things going on in this mix. Hope to hear more in the future! :)

- skawttieboy on June 24, 2002

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