ReMix: Super Mario Bros. 3 'Battle Rocks'

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Super Mario Bros. 3

YES - got the funk. AmIEviL, after almost a year hiatus, returns with a badass old school brass/sax-driven arrangement from Super Mario Bros. 3 with, quite simply, some MEAN saxophone, delicious organ, funkalicious brass riffage, and one of the best overall acoustic all-out jams since the Estradasphere SMB2 ReMix we all know and love. This three-minute long, rocking little thang goes by real quick, so make sure to loop at least three-dozen times for full effect. This is the perfect type of arrangement for the source material, taken to new heights by an otherwordly-talented musician and arranger. AmIEviL's submissions to OCR have run the gamut from mellow to funky, techno to jazz, but have always gotten increasingly awe-inspiring, starting from an already high watermark to begin with. Stefan humbly writes: "I made this remix in the middle of the night, still a bit drunk after a party but full of energy. Although the alcohol may have affected my soloing at the end :).... Well well.... ". Would that all of us could create such work, regardless of our sobriety. From the raunch intro to the various soloing to the at times James Brown-ish ensemble riffs, to the dynamic drumming, this is just pure, 100% unadulterated fun. Even takes on a ska tone with offbeat hits around the middle, as the screamin' sax solo works its mojo. I told you this'd be worth the wait, and I don't think that was an exaggeration. Highly recommended.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Great, just great. More like this please.

- Pachi Risu on November 19, 2009
Jazz is one of my favorite genres. Period. To see it this well done for one of the best games on the NES that I've played, Especially the sax work (it's what I play), is just what I should expect from someone like AmIEviL.

- Opterion on January 14, 2009
Love it. Amazingly well done with a nice 'feel good' theme. :D Brilliant ending and a really great counter melody. Kudos and I'm looking forward to more just like this!

- Cheginator on September 4, 2006
ok, time to review "Peter Gunn's theme".
oops, I mean "Battle Rocks" :lol:
nothing to say, I love blues brothers, and other posts in this thread already tell about this similitude.
amazing instruments here, wonderful blues arrangement, this masterpiece is awesome!
my evaluation: 29/30

- Nineko on July 23, 2005
STEFAN HAS GOTZ DA FUNK!

- Generic Asian Guy on July 7, 2005
WOW. WOW.WOW this is nice! I loved all 100% of this mix. From begining to end it was awesome. The horns and recording quality were superb. AmIEviL is one of the most varied and intriguing mixers on this site. Let this mix be a testament to his glory. Download it now!

- Pip is uh..... on March 13, 2005
This remix just rocks, I just love the Blues Brothers style it's funky'ing nice 8)
This is perfect for improviseing blues on my piano, blues and Nintendo music is the perfect nicely combination :D
Higly recommended downloading.

- Bilde on January 24, 2005
Yeah! Great funky/jazz. The Battle Theme from Mario with saxophone and organs is excellent. I liked. Two thumbs up.

- Txai on January 6, 2005
Well. I can only assume that my brain somehow completely failed to function the first time I heard this, cause I didn't remember it at all. Then, just now, I played it accidentally while attempting to play something completely different and.... WOW. This just rocks. That's all there is to it really.

- demosthene on November 26, 2004
Nice. First it doesn't take away from an already groovy bassline, then it adds a very nice melody, and those cheesy bits that I only usually hear on poor pop songs. The electric piano stops the melody from getting boring before the sax solo. The sax is very good. Bad sax = killer. This should be heard without hesitation

- Great King Rat on September 11, 2004
Heh, I like the percussion in this mix combined with the saxaphones. Pretty good mix, possibly one of the defining mixes of OCR.

- Corporal Eschebone on April 4, 2004
DAMN. I love this song. I never get bored of it. I love that dirty sound the sax has (I dont know how else to describe it) and that first part the sax just pops in...blah I dont know what im saying so screw it...DOWNLOAD THIS SONG DAMMIT!!!

- Bren on April 3, 2004
Definitely one of the most memorable pieces at OCR. I love listening to this as it reminds me of my childhood days playing SMB3. I was never good enough to beat the levels so i'd just play in battle mode with my friends.
[b]8/10[/b]

- Thornless Rose on February 2, 2004
Great mix. Nice sax tone and such. 10/10!

- bouncerboy15 on February 2, 2004
lol, this is awesome! such a funky and cool old-school sound... I like that electric piano (not to mention that little subtle synth near the beginning), and the ska-ish sound in the middle is really cool! :D AmIEvil just gets better and better.

- kirbenvost on February 2, 2004

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