ReMix: Mega Man X 'Dreams Come True'

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Mega Man X

Star Salzman is the business. He did it with Chrono Trigger and now he's done it with Mega Man X - created a totally new song with original lyrics that builds a whole universe and story with amazing production, great writing, great singing (which is clearer here than with Robot), an excellent guitar solo that Protricity stepped in for a bit of an assist on, and, well.... this just kicks ass. There's nothing quite like an original song, complete with original lyrics, being built up in the way these tracks have been, and the way Game Over's classic Punch-Out! mix was - they achieve something different from non-vocal arrangements, go somewhere else. That's not to say they're better - I like to avoid quantitative analyses almost always in these write-ups, but it's not a question of preference, just the observation that these types of mixes are different and have a different effect. If done wrong, they have the potential to fail far more miserably, but when done right they're truly some kickass business. This ReMix joins that crowd with an 80's/90's synth/alterna rock aesthetic that's reminiscent again of E.L.O. with perhaps some late The Who/Pete Townsend similarities. There's a strong acoustic kit, Daft Punk style analog lead riffs, excellent and polished vocal processing with doubling, harmonies, and very meticulous panning and delays, a great piano progression intro, Ari's afforementioned ass-whooping solo circa 2'04", and much, much more. Star actually sent his submission email in the form of a Viagra spam mailing; lucky for ALL of us it wasn't filtered by Outlook (though I still prolly woulda caught it) - whether it can endow male listeners with larger members I would expect depends on who you are and how you listen to music, but it's damn great regardless. When at 0'49" there's the Nirvana-style "WELL" and it picks up, there's just some resplendent joy going on in a major way. Star Salzman, talented bastard that he is, even incorporates the Capcom logo sound right after contextually appropriate lyrics. I hate him. This is another stellar submission from a stellar ReMixer, one of the most conspicuous and superb Mega Man X mixes you'll hear, and will be permanently on my playlist as a I cruise in ma convertible this summer. In fact, if you live in the Northern Virginia area or vacation in Rehoboth Beach, you'll probably end up hearing it one way or the other :) Like its predecessor in spirit and partly execution, this mix comes very highly recommended. Appropriate title - a classic.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
This is the antidote to what poisons the site.
From the sea of mediocre half finished songs that got through somehow, through the sludge of rearranged midi files that utterly lack origionality, through the songs that use the sound of a big production to mask the fact that it sucks.
THIS song stands among the true ReMixes. It dares to be less than serious.It doesn't try to be the song that is extra philisophical, or about some serious thing. It is above that, it shows passion even in the small things of life. It doesnt sound big, it IS big, a true salute to the lieks of JAXX, kLuTz, and Dale North.
And now my rant is over. *****

- Jabberbox on May 8, 2008
When I first heard this, I thought it was utter crap. Then after a while, the lyrics started to put a smile on my face. :) It's really a creative piece, anyone that enjoyed the game or Mega Man in general will enjoy the song.
|GX

- Goten X on November 2, 2006
Wow, I must have been stupid when I reviewed this long ago, but this song is freakin' sweet. I like it more than ever.

- Brim on June 27, 2006
Jeebus. This is fuckin' dope. I love the source tune, always have. Never did I think it could be ever be reborn into something this fantastic. Reminds me of crazy love ballads from the 80's I'm so fond of. I am too a fan of the piano arrangement with which the song starts. Damn good vocal work; two thumbs for how you sang "9.99". Lovin' the drums as well. Fantastic joint.

- MisterBiggler on March 17, 2006
very well done. I was also really fond of the opening piano as well as the instrumental interlude at about 2:00. The lyrics are very well written and the harmony is great. I think that the TH's and the S's need to be articulated more in the singing-- they sounded kind of lisped. Very unique and adds a great new flavor to OCR. I'm liking the pop sound-- for some reason reminded me of the mighty mighty bosstones. Voice? Who knows. Great work Salzman. Keep away from the guides, kids. Stay in school.

- Kozmo on March 16, 2006
jessthemullet wrote: Star Salzman never ceases to amaze me. Just when I think he's outdone himself, he goes and does it again. This is a very good mix. In fact, it's one of the best here as far as originality goes. Top-notch work yet again by Star.

Mostly my opinion too. The Incredible Singing Robot was one of the hilarious lyricremix I've ever heard of, but it's also interesting when Star decides to do something more serious. It's just too bad I haven't discovered this gem sooner, something like this cannot just slip out of your hands.
Although I'm not the biggest fan of pop-music since the majority are boys singing about love, girls and....girls, I'm still not thinking about it when I'm listening to this. Star has picked up a very caring subject for us, the challenge to save the world in only 2 dimensional places. Although the lyrics are supposed to be about the importance of not needing to finish the game, Salzman also manages to throw in some humor in it too. I laughed so hard about the 9.99 part.
Then the music, it's popppish as popcorn alright, but the opening with the piano is niiiice. Star's voice is an important instrument, he actually has some real good talent, if were to play it on my school, they would NEVER think that this melody is from MegaMan. If they pay more attention to the lyrics maybe, but this is as many already said professional sounding popmusic. Indeed excellent work. The addings of electric guitar and Capcom preludes was sweeeeet, and this arrangement has just leaped up to my absolute greatest remix list.
Excellent...no....Marvelous....no.....Outstandingly well done Salzman!!!!

- Bummerdude on January 7, 2006
so you made this awesome remix dude. I just commented on your Cid/undersea palace remix. I didn't know you made this awesome remix, but then again wouldn't surprise me. You have taken my favorite Megaman melody of all time into something AMAZING, I love it!! The break in this I dig the most dude! The vocals I really don't care for, but the lyrics I find a bit funny. Great work here dude!!

- MSL on January 1, 2006
Awesome, AWESOME music. Nothing bad at all can be said about the music. Sadly, the lyrics caught a bad case of wedon'tfititis. The rhythm had to get twisted up about 8 or 9 times too many. Doesn't nearly kill the song, but keeps it from being the new Little Mac's Confession. Awesome, though.
8.0/10

- StanTuna, Vaporwaremonger on September 13, 2005
The lyrics made me laugh.

- drewmaster on July 6, 2005
Wow. This is an OCR you can't miss. Beautiful vocal harmonies, excellent song-writing. It begs for your attention. Give over to it.
Pretty hard not to give this one a 10/10.

- Less Ashamed Of Self on June 10, 2005
This is currently my all-time favorite OCRemix. There are some remixes that have great flavor -- immediately listenable, even if they don't have lasting appeal or depth. There are others that have soul -- unique and important remixes, even if they won't make your mix tape. Here's one with flavor and soul. It's sweet pop from an inspired hand. No empty production here.

- Ionyze on May 12, 2005
I generally do enjoy Star's vocal mixes. In fact, I think the only one I didn't like at all was the Space one. In contrast, his Mega Man X one is my favorite. He used the original tune as a foundation for what became his own song. It never strays far enough that the Mega Man isn't recognizable (for those of us that DID beat the Spider Boss), but is new and refreshing and thus keeps us interested. His lyrics are hilarious, but when presented this way somehow make me feel like I'm listening to comments on the soul. Wonderfully done, brilliantly put together, a masterpiece remix through and through.
Can't wait to hear his next vocal piece. Oh, and nice with the Capcom fanfare. Go Capcom, yeah!
Zipp

- Zipp on March 4, 2005
Wonderful. I especially liked the Capcom fanfare in the middle of the song--it's good memories. I never got to hear the original, since I couldn't beat that damned spider. But if this is, as I read, a mostly original tune, props to you, friend.
I'm not usually one for vocals; I think pop artists today are too focused on textual poetry rather than musical poetry. However, this is funny and cute (fute?) when I don't take it literally, and even when I do, it's saying some good things. Congratulations, and don't listen to people who don't listen to you. Protricity has a good point.
Awesome!

- Linearity on February 14, 2005
Star Salzman's vocal mixes are always great; probably some of the best mixes on the site, and this song shows why. Great stuff.

- Vero on January 22, 2005
This is great! Lyrics made me laugh for a while, but it just sounds good.
I can pick most things apart, but I can't pick music apart. I can pick good stuff though. And this is definitely good.

- BlueMage on January 22, 2005

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