ReMix: Super Metroid 'Zebesian Midnight'

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Super Metroid

Vigilante's previous ReMixes have been good, but he raises his own bar several notches with this excellent, epic rock/jazz Super Metroid ReMix that is not to be missed. Mixing synth elements with acoustic, fluid rock drums and percussion, guitar, synth fx, and a wonderful bassline (yes! bonus points!), this is some extraordinarily dynamic work. There's myriad processing, different drum kits, what sounds like a waterphone for some creepy ambient fx, a flutey mono synth lead, piano, immaculate attention to detail, and just a boatload of memorable, magical musical moments. The recording ain't 100% perfect and the encoding is industrial-strength to comply with our (strict) file size restrictions, but the beauty of this mix shines through regardless. Might be better to listen on speakers than headphones, but either way you'll hear the amount of work Vigilante put it into this opus, which while consistently quality throughout has several moments that truly 'click' musically, with everything falling in to place quite neatly. Though as noted I enjoyed Vigilante's past submissions, this represents one of more memorable, quantifiable jumps in overall musical quality for a given ReMixer that I can remember, and is quite the musical journey. Recommended.

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Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
I love the intro because it reminds me of space as being cold and lonely. The rest of the song is just beautiful with the piano. Great job!

- yosefu on October 14, 2009
One of the truly 'elite' tracks from OCR. This song is so masterfully crafted that I can play it for my dad or my son and both like it. To achieve such tight unity in a medley is hard, but it is done here.
Seriously a 10 of 10.

- JP_Wright on July 11, 2009
Beautiful remix. I could honestly imagine this being played in the background at a fancy, romantic restaurant without feeling geeky :D

- phillbato on May 31, 2009
this is magnificant, althought one particular part was very off or just seem to annoy me, sry if i sound like a bitch, the guitar part at 0:35 with the guitar changing from one speaker to the other seemed to switch at a bad time.

- maniater on February 3, 2009
imo, the initial flute seems a little off, but that can be forgiven because this mix is epic. This mix is definitely something you want to have coffee over; one can almost even smell the beans roasting.
At least, until it gets sort of frantic. :<
Still, I love how the terrain changes throughout this mix.
In most mixes, new territory is fairly in your face, but the changes here are more subtle, more "look where you've came from" instead of "looking where you're going". Great work.

- 42 on February 1, 2009
No doubt about it with a little jazz in there this is the most best song i have ever heard out of all my other metroid remixes and adding kraids lair just gets even better i recommond this song to alot of people cause i really think it runs into anybody who listens to it uve done well Vigilante well done superb!!!!!!!!!:-D

- Mario25 on June 26, 2007
I cannot express how absolutely much I love this remix. Most songs with a pleasant, relaxing tone don't leave me feeling pleasant or relaxed, but this one never fails to calm me down and make me at least crack half a smile.
When I'm having a hard time sleeping, it helps put me out.
When I'm ticked, it helps me think rationally.
A shrink could prescribe this song and cure a lot more patients a lot faster.
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Short version: Bloody awesome ReMix.

- fel!x on May 4, 2006
This is in the top 5, of my favorice ocremix's list. It's just nice easy listening that I can't get sick of. It really takes the metroid theme in intersting ( and jazzy ) directions. I especialy love the kraids theme reinterpret.
All this being said, does anyone know where, or have the 9 minutes version mentioned on page one? I'd love to hear it. Or even better an original wave ( tho that may be asking a bit much ). To keep the forum clutter free, a PM will suffice.

- Zaknafean on October 27, 2005
All I can say is smooth. It reminds me so well of such a great game full of great music. gj

- TheDro on February 12, 2005
Yes! Finally! An absolutely BEAUTIFUL Metroid remix! The transition at 1:43 is superb...in fact, the whole song is superb...recommended for pretty much anyone; it spans a wide array of musical tastes.

- ghaleon on February 11, 2005
wow this is a great mix
its got all of the best songs from super metroid
usually transitions between different songs throw you off but its not like that at all in this song
i was impressed with how vigilante put together brinstar and kraids hideout
i love the changes he made to kraids hideout
he finishes off the song by gradually slowing down and adding some strings to make it all the more beautiful
the song clips a bit but its soft and soothing, one of the best metroid remixes out there, definatly worth the download

- jordex on January 28, 2005
The guitar line throughout is well thought out and well executed. i was glad there was no attempt at any sort of "cop out" electric lead. the choice of effects on the guitar was great.
not much i can say except i thoroughly enjoy this piece. recommended.

- big giant circles on January 11, 2005
This was one of the first remixes I ever downloaded from the site, and it remains one of my favorites.
In my opinion, Super Metriod had some of the best music ever, next to the Final Fantasy games that is. But sadly, most of the mixes don't do them justice. This is one of the few that does.

- SubSpecies23 on December 8, 2004
Vigilante wrote: probably not, but i'll tell you what i AM going to do
i'm going to sooner or later update the entire song, better patches, better recording, smoother edges, and i'm gonna trim the fat so i can include the segment that the OCR version is missing. shooting for early 2005.

Wow, I'm more excited over then that then like.. Half-Life 2 or any of the other games that just came out :lol: Loved the song man.

- Phil1450 on December 4, 2004
Variable bitrate encoding. thanks for the wonderfuly thoughtful review.

- Vig on October 17, 2004

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