ReMix: Chrono Trigger 'The Mellow Corridor'

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Newcomer The Graceful Failure has seemingly disproven his own moniker by impressing our Judges panel enough to bring in the necessary votage. A piece like this challenges our panel, because after a zillion (strike that - two zillion) arrangements of *ahem* certain songs from Chrono Trigger, they begin to blend together and it's hard to judge with clarity and to be 100% equitable given the "exhausted" nature of the source material. They held, however, that though this ReMix doesn't necessarily take the original in fantastically new directions, it nevertheless does play with chord structure, is mixed well, and is devoid of any glaring, salient faults that would hold it back. I'd personally prefer to see such talent directed at material that's not yet been covered so thoroughly - even from a popular game - but as it stands this is a good, laid-back ("mellow") mix that has a big beefy bass and varies the drums (with some excellent hi-hat rolls) in healthy ways. Recommended, with a request to The Graceful Failure to continue defying his name, but perhaps next time down a path less traveled.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 11 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
I definitely wasn't a fan of this mix - for the most part, it just rides on the strength of the original melody without changing things terribly much. It just rubs off like an almost-midi rip with a few alterations, which doesn't strike me as terribly inspiring.

- Bahamut on October 1, 2009
One of my favourite remixes of this particular source. It has already been mentioned but the song has too much of a bass level. I recall quite a few years ago when I had to take the bus downtown to get to school and this song was something I listened to everyday for about three months, along with a few other remixes. I remember having to shut off the bass boost function on my old portable cd player because the bass had noise when it played. Overall a very good mix.

- Evil_Cronos on January 5, 2009
Nothing crazy happening to the mix, but it holds true to the name in that effect. I'm not really wowed, but I'm not hating it either. Just a different take on an oft-remixed theme.

- DragonAvenger on October 12, 2008
Repetitive with a few serious EQ issues, mainly the ultra piercing synth that comes in when the bass drops out for a section. Ouch. ;_;
There are some cool arrangement ideas that keep it fresh throughout, like the bass-heavy breakdown, but nothing really new is added to the mix, just sections that feature specific elements of the song.
It's pretty easy to see why this song is mixed so often, but I'm not sure this mix really lives up to the original.

- OA on January 15, 2007
It´s a good remix, you got the mellow feeling alright, but the whole mix is just the original being placed with techno instruments. Not necessarily a bad thing, but compared to the ridiculously many other Zeal remixes, this is just another one. BUT!..if you do something hardly touched, I would be proud to be there, because the remixing of this song is not bad.

- Bummerdude on September 27, 2005
Bass is too loud...plus yeah, it adds nothing to the original, just syncopation and new electric instruments.

- fetusboy on September 10, 2004
I don't feel that this remix adds anything to the original song. It sounds like something that was pulled from an old Mega Man game. I'd actually rather listen to the original.

- Air Man on December 31, 2003
maplejet wrote: This song has a good beat and some decent instrumentation. But IMO, this isn't the best remix of Time Circuits/Zeal here. Still, not that bad of a start for a newcomer. But I think The Graceful Failure should change his name to The Graceful Success.

I find it funny that this was posted after my name change... :)

- djcubez on December 31, 2003
This song has a good beat and some decent instrumentation. But IMO, this isn't the best remix of Time Circuits/Zeal here. Still, not that bad of a start for a newcomer. But I think The Graceful Failure should change his name to The Graceful Success.

- maplejet on December 7, 2003
This definately isn't a bad remix, especially having to get over the hurdle of getting the judge's votes on something that's been so frequently remixed in the past. It does have a subtle "mellow" vibe to it, but at parts it could've been softened up a bit to stick closer to its title. djprezel's said it before, but I'm gonna redirect the same advice to The Graceful Failure...it's a nicely done remix, and I think it'd be great if you redirected your talent to less-covered songs/titles. Although, of course I encourage you to do what you enjoy of course, whether it be sticking with some of the more popular material or not.

- Emjay on October 11, 2002
Chrono Trigger 'The Mellow Corridor'
Besides the fact that this is just a different take on a song that I feel we have heard too many times already, it is an excellent piece of work. I'd also have to say that this isn't the best version I've heard of this song. But no matter, the drum beat and bass beat are especially alluring to my tastes. Excellent work The Graceful Failure, keep it up.

- Ginnsu on October 11, 2002

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