ReMix: The Guardian Legend 'Big and Blue and Round'
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- Game: The Guardian Legend (Broderbund, 1988, NES)
- ReMixer(s): munky
- Composer(s): Masatomo Miyamoto, Takeshi Santo
- Song(s): 'Corridor Room A'
- Posted: 2002-06-30, evaluated by the judges
The Guardian Legend has spurned some interesting ReMixes. I think my favorite is still the Rosenthorne mix by The Wingless, but newcomer munky does an admirable job of providing some strong techno mixage that's long enough to develop in interesting ways - a good thing, as often longer mixes based on relatively simple themes can seem to go on a little past their welcome if things aren't kept fresh. munky does this by layering breakbeats with straight electro drums for variety on the rhythm side, switching to several pattern iterations about halfway through, and throwing a key change at 2'28" that really works. Bass is deep and gutsy, and synth textures throughout shimmer with a good balance of digital and analog timbres. Sometimes, on extended (held) notes by the lead on the main melody, I felt the sound stayed too static - a nice subtle LFO on the pitch would have given it a bit more life + luster. Still, the construction is varied, programming present, and sounds of high enough quality to make this mix memorable and certainly above your average techno creation. Good stuff - would love to hear munky work with throwing in one or two acoustic elements to compliment his electronic style.
Discussion: Latest 13 comments/reviews; view the Hello munky.
Okay, this is your typical boom-tiss song. The repeating/gated type synth phases in and out a bit... It's cute, but can get on your nerves a little bit because by nature it sticks out.
Suddenly 1:10 comes in though, and I realize that was all just an intro, and you bring in some synths for company with the melody, that does a good job.
That little solo at around 1:30 should have been longer... This is when the song starts to cook, but I guess I can agree with the choice to slow down the song with that cute delay'd synth... You're cooling it down.
You bring in the drum loop at about 2:10, and it does ad atmopshere... Then you do ANOTHER key-change and bring the song back in full force. I actually like it, and I think even though this is your standard boom-tiss song, you took it a lot of places already, by even halway through.
The one thing I do have to say though is, with all the key changes, I don't think they can compensate for a good spin with the melody... Maybe it was the genre holding you back but a variation, some sort of channeling of the melody, I think could have helped a LOT here.
Then again, the post date kinda says it all. Nice job overall.
drunk #5
- Monobrow on December 5, 2010
Okay, this is your typical boom-tiss song. The repeating/gated type synth phases in and out a bit... It's cute, but can get on your nerves a little bit because by nature it sticks out.
Suddenly 1:10 comes in though, and I realize that was all just an intro, and you bring in some synths for company with the melody, that does a good job.
That little solo at around 1:30 should have been longer... This is when the song starts to cook, but I guess I can agree with the choice to slow down the song with that cute delay'd synth... You're cooling it down.
You bring in the drum loop at about 2:10, and it does ad atmopshere... Then you do ANOTHER key-change and bring the song back in full force. I actually like it, and I think even though this is your standard boom-tiss song, you took it a lot of places already, by even halway through.
The one thing I do have to say though is, with all the key changes, I don't think they can compensate for a good spin with the melody... Maybe it was the genre holding you back but a variation, some sort of channeling of the melody, I think could have helped a LOT here.
Then again, the post date kinda says it all. Nice job overall.
drunk #5
- Monobrow on December 5, 2010
The arrangement is surprisingly not as bad as I remember - I do
remember this being a pretty straightforward take though. The more
quieter section at around the 2 minute mark could use some more
development though. This mix rides the original melody pretty hard,
where I feel it could be expanded on.
- Bahamut on October 31, 2009
- Bahamut on October 31, 2009
The short original is haunting, I really like it. While this
version's arrangement is fairly strong, it suffers somewhat from
not departing from the source, which hurts as the source is just 30
seconds long.
I love that bass, who wouldn't! The lead synths sound kind of lazy to me. The basic sounds is pretty nice, but they sound very static. Need more processing, more variation, especially as the melody repeats so much throughout the piece. There's a little solo in the middle, and a harmony to the lead towards the end - these are very nice, even though more could've been done. Nice little trills in the melodies though! Apart from lead repetition, the structure works pretty nicely. I might keep this!
--Eino
- evktalo on April 29, 2009
I love that bass, who wouldn't! The lead synths sound kind of lazy to me. The basic sounds is pretty nice, but they sound very static. Need more processing, more variation, especially as the melody repeats so much throughout the piece. There's a little solo in the middle, and a harmony to the lead towards the end - these are very nice, even though more could've been done. Nice little trills in the melodies though! Apart from lead repetition, the structure works pretty nicely. I might keep this!
--Eino
- evktalo on April 29, 2009
I agree about voice samples. I might have died a little on the
inside if I heard this mix with a ton of voice samples.
Overall a decent techno mix, with a great bass, but the melodic synths aren't doing it for me. They don't really pack a punch, and I can't keep interested towards the end of the piece. Drum loops get repetative, along with the rest of the track at the end, more change ups in general would have helped. Key changes were a good start.
The track still has some good points, and it's worth a listen, I just would have liked a little more punch to it.
- DragonAvenger on November 12, 2008
Overall a decent techno mix, with a great bass, but the melodic synths aren't doing it for me. They don't really pack a punch, and I can't keep interested towards the end of the piece. Drum loops get repetative, along with the rest of the track at the end, more change ups in general would have helped. Key changes were a good start.
The track still has some good points, and it's worth a listen, I just would have liked a little more punch to it.
- DragonAvenger on November 12, 2008
I really love that deep bass. Otherwise the synths are decidedly
old school, but there is a decent amount of processing to keep them
interesting. As far as track evolution, there isn't a whole lot of
building, but the song isn't quite on autopilot.
I am very glad that the vocal samples were removed from this, it would have been atrociously bad with them.
- OA on June 29, 2007
I am very glad that the vocal samples were removed from this, it would have been atrociously bad with them.
- OA on June 29, 2007
Though I never heard the original submission of this one, I could
tell from the judges comments back then that this one had promise.
I'm glad William decided to revisit the track and make it that much
stronger.
The sounds/textures are a bit dated, working in actual original drum patterns in place of the loops would have been good, and one can hear how the track could be filled out a bit better. But the arranagement's very creative for its day and the energy is excellent.
- Liontamer on February 8, 2007
The sounds/textures are a bit dated, working in actual original drum patterns in place of the loops would have been good, and one can hear how the track could be filled out a bit better. But the arranagement's very creative for its day and the energy is excellent.
- Liontamer on February 8, 2007
Great song! Love it. I listen to it quite often when I actually go
outside. :P
EDIT: wow, this hasn't been reviewed in a while...
- Myst1278 on July 6, 2006
EDIT: wow, this hasn't been reviewed in a while...
- Myst1278 on July 6, 2006
Only 5 reviews for such an old remix ?
Wow ,this munky dude should have had more of his great stuff out on ocremix, cause i wanna hear every piece of brilliance he's made. This is funky stuff alright 8) What a strikingly heavy pace !
Thumbs Up !
- RimFrost the Tourianist on September 5, 2005
Wow ,this munky dude should have had more of his great stuff out on ocremix, cause i wanna hear every piece of brilliance he's made. This is funky stuff alright 8) What a strikingly heavy pace !
Thumbs Up !
- RimFrost the Tourianist on September 5, 2005
Very good, guys. That´s pure fun. I liked the old resources placed
here. The arrangement is so cool. And the sequence/percussion is
clearly nice with this good synths. Pretty song!
- Txai on February 23, 2005
- Txai on February 23, 2005
I think this is an excellent techno remix. I do remember this song
from the game also. Guardian legend was just one of the rare gems
that I loved so much. Broderbund.. who knew?
Anyway, as for adding an acoustic element, I could definitely see where an acoustic piano could fit where a part of the remix repeated, replacing that synth.(or layered on it).
But overall I like this tune. And I love guardian legend. SO much props to munky!!
-neostorm
- neostormx on July 1, 2002
Anyway, as for adding an acoustic element, I could definitely see where an acoustic piano could fit where a part of the remix repeated, replacing that synth.(or layered on it).
But overall I like this tune. And I love guardian legend. SO much props to munky!!
-neostorm
- neostormx on July 1, 2002
Well, I'm glad to see more Guardian Legend remixes, but I'm not
[b]positive[/b], but that first kick sounds a LOT like C_Kick.wav,
the default FruityLoops kick. Slay it; let it burn in the deepest
recesses of hell. Other than that, this isn't entirely bad. The
bass is very gristly, which I like, but the lead is quite normal.
Basically sounds just like a square 2-osc synth to me... I do think
it drags on a [b]bit[/b] too long, though. Plus I don't remember
this track from the game all that well...
All in all, I give it 6 out of 10. A solid first submission :)
- Beatdrop on June 30, 2002
All in all, I give it 6 out of 10. A solid first submission :)
- Beatdrop on June 30, 2002
Oh god, i cringe at the thought of this remix being bogged down
with lots of voice samples. It's hardly epic, or a truly beautful
piece of music, but it's a good , if not somewhat repetitive techno
piece.
Nice remix from the n00b :wink:
- Ebonyks on June 30, 2002
Nice remix from the n00b :wink:
- Ebonyks on June 30, 2002
Guardian Legend 'Big and Blue and Round'
This remix is proof that feedback does help people. See when we judges first got it, it came with a bunch of movie samples that killed it. Now, it's a solid techno track, if a repetative one. Not the best on the site, but not bad either, and still worth a download.
- orkybash on June 30, 2002
This remix is proof that feedback does help people. See when we judges first got it, it came with a bunch of movie samples that killed it. Now, it's a solid techno track, if a repetative one. Not the best on the site, but not bad either, and still worth a download.
- orkybash on June 30, 2002
