ReMix: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 'LostWoodsInglewood'
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- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo, 1993, GB)
- ReMixer(s): BenCousins
- Composer(s): Kazumi Totaka, Kozue Ishikawa, Minako Hamano
- Song(s): 'Mysterious Woods'
- Posted: 2002-11-25, evaluated by djpretzel
BenCousins brings his unique hip-hop style to us once again with a street smart ReMix of the Lost Woods theme from Zelda: Link's Awakening. Ambient effects are a constant presence here, with an outdoor, street environment and sirens wailing. There's even a snippet of Malcolm X thrown in (I assume that's right Ben - do I get the kudos for the recognition, then? ^^), lending an interesting twist. The main musical elements are some excellently articulated and (again) tripled hi-hats, piano and bass working together for the backing pattern, and a monoglide synth that does some cool pitch bends and runs, as well as a nice choir patch. Fairly minimalist, but the combination of pieces forms a solid whole that has a lot of attitude. Zelda meets streetwise hip-hop activism? Only in the world of BenCousins, perhaps, but I'm glad he decides to share it with us.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the LAX by Xzibit anyone. This song doesn't remind you of that. Im not
knocking this song. I like it alot. But this song sounds identical
to that one. My wife was the one that picked up on Destiny's Child.
I agree with everyone that it sounds like Destiny's Child.
Good song.
- X-oshi on September 1, 2008
Good song.
- X-oshi on September 1, 2008
Pretty catchy stuff but somewhat repetitive.
I think the lead synth was nice, but could have used a bit of stereo delay on it. The drums were well done, and the crowd ambiance was effective as well.
Volume-wise, Malcom X coming in and booming over the entire track was a shock, but it is what it is.
- OA on April 30, 2008
I think the lead synth was nice, but could have used a bit of stereo delay on it. The drums were well done, and the crowd ambiance was effective as well.
Volume-wise, Malcom X coming in and booming over the entire track was a shock, but it is what it is.
- OA on April 30, 2008
Excellent adaptation! This could easily be stolen by a rapper. It
certainly is upbeat. At the beginning, I could swear I thought it
sounded like the beginning to a Destiny's Child song.
Great work!
- KogeJoe on January 31, 2007
Great work!
- KogeJoe on January 31, 2007
I will also be one to point out the unnecessary silence at the
end.
Other than that; a very enjoyable accoustic hip-hop something or other... the kind of song I'd look up & love outside of OCR too.
- Less Ashamed Of Self on November 18, 2005
Other than that; a very enjoyable accoustic hip-hop something or other... the kind of song I'd look up & love outside of OCR too.
- Less Ashamed Of Self on November 18, 2005
Not bad, it's long(ish) without being overly long. It's a good
listen if you like hip-hop beats.
The only thing that i find extremely irritating is the 38 seconds of silence at the end.
- Blue_Drac on August 16, 2005
The only thing that i find extremely irritating is the 38 seconds of silence at the end.
- Blue_Drac on August 16, 2005
Link's Awakening is a fine game, and this is a fine ReMix. It
certainly gives the impression, however, that the mazelike forest
of trees and undergrowth has been replaced by the mazelike forest
of skyscrapers and alleyways.
Still and all, nicely done.
- Ferret on May 13, 2003
Still and all, nicely done.
- Ferret on May 13, 2003
There's a fine line between creative, "hip" originality, and utter
uselessness. I enjoyed LostWoods South Central fully, but I'm sorry
dude, you difinetly took a major step back in both animal village
and certainly here. The piano-ish combo of instruments blaring the
same notes gets annoying after the first 15 seconds. The drums
aren't bad, but they don't help either. But that "guitar" is a
killer. I sounds like you're strangling a high pitched cat. Then
Malcom X comes out of nowhere and starts going on about equality,
but I can't even make out what he's saying. I'm not trying to knock
the whole Civil Rights Movement thang either, it's just I think
there's better and more deserving places than the goofy atmosphere
of a video game remix. Oh... those sirens were pointless, too. I'm
not trying to be the jerk that I usually am and offer some serious
construtive criticism here because I really like your stuff. I have
no choice though and give this remix a rare 1/8.
- PassivePretentiousness on February 24, 2003
- PassivePretentiousness on February 24, 2003
I don't normally like Hip-hop of any kind, especially the kind that
you hear on the radio all the time. However, this mix is nothing to
write off. The lead is AWESOME (although I don't know exactly why)
and the samples really set the mood. Despite the slight
repetitiveness of it, it's really a great track. Nice work, Ben.
- chthonic on February 8, 2003
- chthonic on February 8, 2003
Well, it's pretty good, but what is up with that sample? It doesn't
suit the remix, song, or game at all... Still, nice work.
- PlatformerMastah on December 31, 2002
- PlatformerMastah on December 31, 2002
Charlie's Angels theme, I totally agree with Crono, but nonetheless
I liked it :D
Nice smooth drum loop, yeah it's repetitive, but in a good way I think...ME like :)
Berd
- Kajed Berd on December 27, 2002
Nice smooth drum loop, yeah it's repetitive, but in a good way I think...ME like :)
Berd
- Kajed Berd on December 27, 2002
heh, drums are from "that song" but i think it fits nicely. i
agree, beginning is a little slow, but well done.
- SsaiskK on November 27, 2002
- SsaiskK on November 27, 2002
Well, the real problem is that the original "five notes, each
higher than the last" was -- to me, anyway -- better-sounding than
the DC-esque note. (Not that I'm dissin the LoZ4 remix, though.)
- Barakao1 on November 27, 2002
- Barakao1 on November 27, 2002
mm... i like the other Z:LA remixes from BC, but this one just
didn't do it for me. It seemed too... boring. Kinda the same thing
over and over. Too simple to repeat that much. And the quote, in my
opinion, didn't fit at all.
I have to say that i didn't like this one, but i still look forward to BC's next submission :D
- «NMZ» on November 26, 2002
I have to say that i didn't like this one, but i still look forward to BC's next submission :D
- «NMZ» on November 26, 2002
The only thing I have a real problem with is the same bassline and main rythum line sound very very VERY similiar to a song by Destiny's Child.
Yeah, this is a kind of cheeky joke. I wanted to take a corny track and try and infuse some 'hipness' into it. Please don't take it the wrong way, I'm not trying to take credit for a sample.
Malcom X is saying:
[i]"I myself would go for non-violence if it was consistent, if it was intelligent. If everyone was going to be non-violent, and if we were going to be non-violent all the time, I'd say 'ok get get with it, we'll all be non-violent'. If they make the Klu Klux Klan non-violent, I'll be non-violent, if they make The White Citizens Council non-violent, I'll be non-violent."[/i]
Then I repeat [i]"If they make the Klu-Klux-Klan non-violent, I'll be non-violent".[/i]
Thanks for your comments and look out for another couple of tracks that are upcoming.
- Ben Cousins on November 26, 2002
Ah, BenCousins, the theivez of my hip-hop ideaz in progress as I
turn the wax, and mutate tracks. I planned to do a rap of the same
song using Dr. Fruitcake's "Rock" Remix (Fruitcake is a member of
VGmix). He will be creditted if I make the submission cut before
2003.
About the song:
First, the mot so good points: I noticed that the main bass-line intro wasn't even used once in the track so it kind of gave me a wierd feeling. The only thing I have a real problem with is the same bassline and main rythum line sound very very VERY similiar to a song by Destiny's Child. Please insert more originality.
Other than that, I love the hi-hat pattern mappings that BC uses which only gets way better. I also have a huge thing for ambient stuff. He uses street environment loops which blend well into the mix.
Still, (we all know this) LostWoods South Central was a classic. But this song gets a 7.5/10 for sounding quite fly and using that Martin Luther king sample thingy.
- A-RoN on November 25, 2002
About the song:
First, the mot so good points: I noticed that the main bass-line intro wasn't even used once in the track so it kind of gave me a wierd feeling. The only thing I have a real problem with is the same bassline and main rythum line sound very very VERY similiar to a song by Destiny's Child. Please insert more originality.
Other than that, I love the hi-hat pattern mappings that BC uses which only gets way better. I also have a huge thing for ambient stuff. He uses street environment loops which blend well into the mix.
Still, (we all know this) LostWoods South Central was a classic. But this song gets a 7.5/10 for sounding quite fly and using that Martin Luther king sample thingy.
- A-RoN on November 25, 2002
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