ReMix: Star Control II 'Property of the Crimson Corporation'

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Mark Vera sends us this industrial/ambient Star Control 2 ReMix, part of the Ur-Quan Masters project's mixes by the Precursors Team - for those not in the know, this is really a cool project that involved the Star Control 2 source code being opened to the public and picked up by a group of talented programmers and composers/arrangers to update the game for multiple platforms. So that game itself has been "ReMixed" too, in a sense - definitely check it and some of the other great tracks out, great work from all involved, and the Precursors Team includes one of the original SC2 composers as well. This mix is a bit more style over substance, and does rely pretty heavily on sample quality and sonic aspects than the arrangement itself, but has some kickass choir work, amazing drums, and very atmospheric screaming and general torture sounds. For some reason, most of the judges didn't like the guitar here, but I think it works fine; user experience may vary. There's loads of effects, samples, and processing being thrown about here, but it's all kept under firm control and has the feel of a dark, authoritarian regime taking power and being evil and what not (insert comment about U.S. politics here) - at any rate, not music you'd play at a daycare center or old folks home... although that'd be quite fun to watch. Some of the mechanical percussion breakdowns here are worth the download in and of themselves - very slick and packing mucho gusto. This could have been a bit more explorative on the arrangement side of the equation, but the level of effort and attention spent elsewhere can't be overlooked. Great mix title, too. Good stuff.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

I love how the drums at the end mimic machine gun fire and explosions to complement the screaming. Pretty creative, and a nicely executed track all together.

- metaphist on August 22, 2009

Holy drums, I have to agree the samples on this are excellent. I'm digging the machine gun bass near the middle. Very unique for an otherwise ambient mix and I think it works pretty well.
The screaming and guitar really have to go, IMO. I can see how the screams would enhande the mix for some, but they just grate on me.
PS. love the drums

- OA on April 4, 2007

Awesom stuff and it fits so well when your actually talking to the nasty lil terds ingame.
Gotta love the UQM project at soureforge (free game) especially with the added music (this included)

- Dark Vagabond on December 13, 2005

Never played the game. Big fan of Industrial, and this fits the bill nicely. Very good stuff. I really, really enjoy this one.

- NeOmega on September 19, 2004

I've probably spent more hours of my life playing Star Control 2 than any other game. I think I can say it with authority, that this fits the Druuge better than any old-school remix. You'd have to play the game to see ;) The screams don't really detract from the song when you're actually playing.

- Nobbynob Littlun on March 12, 2004

PlatformerMastah wrote: I'm really liking it, but I think those screams got really annoying.
If the screams weren't there though, it'd be much better. But it is good enough already. :D (Especially considering it's virtually impossible to get a remix posted on the site anymore. :lol:)

The Druuge deal in people, both as slaves and as fuel. When they need a boost, they just toss an expendable into the ship's reactor. This serves two purposes: it gives the ship a boost and the screams of the slave being taken apart on the molecular level tend to raise the efficiency level of the other slaves...

- Fritz the Cat on March 11, 2004

I love Starcontrol 2, its one of my favorite old games. But most of these songs sound nothing like the original ones =(

- Merquise on March 11, 2004

I'm really liking it, but I think those screams got really annoying.
If the screams weren't there though, it'd be much better. But it is good enough already. :D (Especially considering it's virtually impossible to get a remix posted on the site anymore. :lol:)

- PlatformerMastah on March 10, 2004

Not feeling the guitar..but i like the rest a whole lot.
I never played the game, hell i never heard of it but it's good work...just need to change the guitar sample :)

- Al Capwn on March 9, 2004

I believe that the guitar fits in well with the whole neo-scary mood of the song.
Neo-scary being a word I made up.

- Arai on March 9, 2004

Wow, lots of drum work. This seems like a mix I can like sometimes, but hate some others based on the percussion alone. However, this does have an excellent ambient feel, and that makes it worth it to me (the guitar sample needs to be changed though).

- Bahamut on March 8, 2004

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

- djpretzel on March 8, 2004

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