ReMix: Super Mario Bros. 'Mario'sTropicalParadise'

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I'm a bit of a movie awards junkie - every year I watch the Oscars, keep track of Sundance and Cannes as much as possible, and I just got done watching the Golden Globes tonight. I usually spend most of the time yelling at the screen, disagreeing vehemently with the decisions of the Hollywood Foreign Press, but this year was a big exception - Lord of the Rings finally got best picture, Lost in Translation got some deserved attention, and Angels in America pulled off a considerable sweep. If you haven't seen it, are open-minded, and have access to HBO, I highly recommend checking it out some time - amazing adapted screenplay, amazing production, superlative cast, and great music. It really was that good.

Digression out of the way, Dr.Fruitcake's latest takes his impressive arranging skills a level further, with improved samples, covering a myriad medley of merry Mario musical motifs with some inventive transitions and a good ear for genre-shifts and juxtaposition. The ReMixer writes:

"What I have here is probably my best-ever MP3 remix. It's a medley of several various Mario themes, all remixed together into a colorful, lively tropical-style theme! The samples are much higher quality than any of my previous submissions, and I feel that the general quality of arrangement is higher as well. I sincerely hope you like! =) List of Included Games and Songs: Super Mario Bros. ("Main Theme"), Super Mario RPG ("Battle with Bowser", "Main Theme"), Mario Party 3 ("Still Going"), Super Mario World ("Credits"), Mario Party 2 ("Western Land"), Yoshi's Story ("Main Theme")"

There's definitely an overall tropical vibe with steel drum and marimba and boppin' percussion, along with punctuated brass and a moving bassline, even introducing some latin percussion later on. Strings too, a piano cadenza, and an emphatic ending - there's just a ton of sheer sequencing going on here, and it's probably most impressive on that level, but the good doctor has as he mentioned improved his sound, and the mixing and production are enjoyable, too. I'm never extraordinarily partial to medleys, but I can still appreciate when one is handled with some know-how and the prescription here is dead-on. Good stuff from Dr. Fruitcake, a veritable cornucopia of goodness for fans of the Mario soundtracks in particular.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
This is a very good mix, and I even liked that Yoshi digression. Solid from beginning to end. You got me clicking that "download" link before the song ended--high praise from me! Keep up the good work!

- genius11433 on November 18, 2009
Oh wow this is so incredibly awesome :D
Gotta love it :P

- Willrock on October 8, 2009
Very peppy, bright, and happy mix. I really like this, especially when the Super Mario RPG title theme comes in - I just love that game, so hearing themes from it always make me happy. AND the ending music from SMW! Such a great tune that's often overlooked, I'm glad you popped it in here. You combined some of my very favorite themes into this one ReMix. I'm not as familiar with the Mario Party music (had to look up the description to see what it was) but it's definitely not out of place here.
This is a great tropical-themed Mario piece. The Yoshi's Story theme even works here, although the piano segment right before that comes in seems a little disjointed from the rest of the piece - it's not bad, but it doesn't seem to fit the theme of the rest of the song. Thankfully you get right back to the fun stuff quickly.
There's a great full sound to this piece and the peppy beat just makes me wanna dance! Much better than the themes used in Mario Sunshine - THIS should've been the Isle Delfino theme! Very reminiscent of the Smash Bros. medley stuff too - excellent and a delight to listen to.

- Lovely Peach on January 14, 2009
Great stuff :-).

- Mr Azar on December 26, 2008
Good work, Fruity. I love this remix to bits- you should seriously post more of your stuff here. :)

- Genius_41 on December 19, 2008
Absolutely LOVE this one!
:mrgreen:

- Chiwalker on June 1, 2008
An incredible remix, really. In my incredibly tired mind, I find little substance to add to this topic, mainly, this was just an attempt to bring this review topic to the front page, where more people are likely to see it (Main OCR page and board page, both). An amazing mix, seriously, I doubt even with good rest that words would be enough to describe what the song on its own could possibly be... Do yourself a favor and download it, listen to it, then hope it will [bear/allow you to bear] [your child/it's child].

- SomeCrazyGuy on September 10, 2007
It isn't very often one comes across a perfect remix, but I believe this is one. I can think of nothing to add or take away that could possibly improve it. There's so much going on musically; I'm baffled as to how this could happen without giving Dr. Fruitcake at least three strokes, and maybe a heart attack. The inclusion of the Mario RPG opening is nothing short of delicious when put into context. Also, throughout the arrangement, the steel drums are particularly effective, both as backs and melody. Oftentimes, when they're included in a piece, the author makes them roll too often or never. "Mario's Tropical Paradise" strikes a nice balance between the two, putting emphasis on the moving lines without it becoming simply annoying. As a closing thought, I'd like to mention that some of the vibraphone riffs give me chills (in the best way possible), particularly the closing one at 4:44. Excellent. Simply excellent.

- stickflare on April 11, 2007
Wow. I just got this piece and I must say, it is magnificent. Definitely the best Mario remix I have heard yet. I'm loving the style, the happiness it brings, and the nostalgia of old Mario games. I especially liked the short clip from Dr. Mario (I like your Megavitamin Jazz too) and the vibes, trumpets, steel drums, saxes... it's just awesomeness.
9.5/10 (ending could be improved, but otherwise amazing)

- diamondfalcon on September 26, 2006
Nathan Fillion recommends this mix.

- watkinzez on July 17, 2006
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- myf on July 15, 2006
Hi, I'm new here.
When I heard this song, I just had to register and put my opinion :D. This song is just really AMAZING! The variation of the songs and instruments throughout this song is very, very good. I'm quite an game music fanatic, and this song has different songs in it. But I didn't knew where those songs came from because I never heard of them before (f.e. the part that starts from 1:35, also at 2:30), which are also great. Well yea, it is mentioned exactly which songs are in it, but not at which point, so I decided to search for the music from the games that were mentioned :P
As mentioned before by other ppl, my favorite part is also the Super Mario World Credits at 2:00. It just gives me the chills everytime I listen to it. The melody is soo nice! It's truly amazing 8)
From all the songs I have, which are mostly from Mario and Zelda, this song defenietly sticks above the rest imo. The other song from Dr. Fruitcake, Zelda64 Party in the shop, is also very amazingly done. Dr. Fruitcake's remixes are just very pleasant to listen to. Keep up the good work!
This song = MASTERPIECE. 9,5/10 8)

- Mekanos on July 15, 2006
It's just too good to put into words. When I heard it for the first time, I just had to get up and dance. Dr Fruitcake's songs are really great.
10/10 great song

- TheAverageJoe on February 28, 2006
I picture a CG Cinema where bowser is playin volleyball against mario. It's a nice day. Toad and Yoshi are swimmin just out of shore, Princess Toadstool is in a swimsuit on a beach chair under an umbrella, she has sunglasses on and she's sippin on a classy lemonade.
Bowser's turn to serve, he makes a quick professional like serve and mario returns it back but messes up and the volleyball lands on the princess, causing her to spill her lemonade on herself. She gets up and pounds him into the ground til only his head pops up. Mario is dizzy and confused. 3:40 mins now Toad and Yoshi are on a inflatable raft and they get washed ashore and somehow there's a starfish on toad's head. He panics and rams his big head onto yoshi's side which hurts. Yoshi turns around and gets mad and hints "what's the big deal?" toad is teary eyed and asks him to take the starfish off of him since he cant see what's irritating him (he DOES have a big head so he doesn't know and cant see for himself). Yoshi takes an egg and aims it at Toad's head. He gets the starfish off. Toad is sent flying skyhigh (from the egg's explosion) and he gets picked up by Lakitu and this is where the ending of the song is. Toad gets a view of the whole beach and gives Lakitu 2 coins for the ride.
Lol this song makes me imagine all sorts of other stuff as well. Tell me whatcha think of this story.
As for the song, I rate this one 10/10

- shenroc on February 22, 2006
I love this remix. I love it to death. I especially love the double-instruments starting at 2:15 and ending really nicely at 2:28. I also like the segment at 3:05, and the transition to Yoshi Themes at 3:40 and 4:23. I hope to see Dr.Fruitcake's work later on at OC.

- RPharazon on February 21, 2006

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