ReMix: Mega Man 2 'Chillout'

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Hate to be punny, but this is just... cool. Newcomer SEDUCTiON aka Joni Anttila has produced a Mega Man 2 mix that, while a bit repetitive, containing a questionable key change towards the very end, and not an amazing reconstruction in terms of arrangement, is nevertheless very, very enjoyable. Starting out with a competent delayed solo piano, Joni sticks with that for awhile and then waits to bring in what I'd call the key ingredient here - a beautiful solo choral patch that sounds like something from the Princess Mononoke soundtrack. Don't know what it is or where he got it, but it works perfectly - I'd be lying if I said this one decision on this one sound didn't have a very dramatic effect on the ReMix as a whole, because it ties the piece together and puts the emphasis clearly on this portion of the original, whereas usually the more aggressive introduction is focused on. There's quite a good selection of drum loops serving as the rhythm track, but there probably could have been more work here to vary things and make them seem less ACID/auto-piloty. Well-used guitar, nice trance synth textures, string stabs, and even a guitar solo towards the end more than make up for this, however. Like the mix title says, this is a chillout mix, so nothing really comes along to severely break out of the groove or pull an unsuspected break or changeup, save the key change at the end, which felt a little forced to me. However, SEDUCTiON has done the extra work of adding harmony, a brief solo, and a good electro-chill techno instrumentation to the piece, and made some very successful decisions when it comes to combining sounds. The second the soaring, very overt vocal comes in, you'll probably know whether you dig it or not - I certainly did. Very solid first mix from Joni.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
been long ti me i me an't wa t i said though but, as for Asian women singin, i actua lly mean't some thin like bjork, i am orignally fro m Nor way,trond heim. i feel like song make think of true absolute and forbidden love. kool uh? sedure, tanx fo song!

- Klub Kid on October 8, 2009
Exciting news to hear.

- SoulinEther on July 9, 2009
Hello, It's Joni here.
It's been almost 5 years since I made this and I, again, thank you all for your comments.
In the past 5 years I've had some radical changes in my life and so the composing has been non-existant, literally. But now I've been putting my life together again and found some new inspiration for my music, so you can expect some new remixes in few months :)
To ppl asking for Megaman 2 sheet music:
I don't have the sheet music, I made this entirely by ear. I would somehow transform this song to sheet if I could, but unfortunately the .rns(Reason song file) was destroyed along with my old HDD :(
Sincerely,
Joni Anttila aka SEDUCTiON(new alias: sedure)

- sedure on July 9, 2009
The vocals make the piece for me. After the first round of the singing, I spend the rest of the song waiting for it to return. The singing reminds me vividly of Princess Mononoke, and brings the beautiful imagery of that film to my mind. I've seen people bashing the chord change near the end, but I love it. It ramps up the intensity, and paired with the vocals that kick in, it sounds almost tragic. I love it. :-P

- Invader_Quirk on January 25, 2009
Still listen to this one all the time. Great take on this track. I have to say I'm not sure what people aren't liking in the vocals. I think they add a real nice element.

- Flare4War on January 24, 2009
gah, i really love the piano bit, especially the left hand accompaniment... How can we get the sheet of this? I really wanna play it !
I tried mailing Joni, but i think his mail is dead :cry:
come on, somebody help me! ther's gotta be a way to get the sheet!! I mean, except writing it myself, I suck way too much at this, and when the choral gets in, its impossible...
a solution: are there any good sheets of the dr wily's castle? i tried michael gluck's one, but i didn't find it incredible :-(
Please help me!

- loony on January 24, 2009
No thanks.
I don't quite know what came in at 0:37, but that derailed the mix for me. -_-;
It'd be a whole lot better if it didn't have that "weeeOOOOoo" sound.
Yeah, not my kind of mix.

- 42 on January 20, 2009
Oops, I meant Sir Nuts' The Last Challenge. Tickle My Wily was also a good mix, though it wasn't a fast dance track.
Prizm

- Prizm4 on June 8, 2006
Prizm4 wrote: Sir Nuts' Tickle My Wily

Star Salzman's, but you probably knew that, didn't you?

- watkinzez on June 7, 2006
I love this remix! I can't get enough of the MM2 Wily theme, although I don't know why people are saying there's too many dance remixes of this theme - I've yet to hear a good dance mix aside from Sir Nuts' Tickle My Wily.
Megaman 2 Chillout is an awesome down-tempo mix - definately one of my favourite video game remixes!
Prizm

- Prizm4 on June 7, 2006
download this or i will get tingle to hunt you down and spend all your rupees on tingle plushies

- hyperlink6556 on June 5, 2006
This is one of the best pieces of music that I've ever heard. Sure, the upkey sounded a little forced, but the entire piece of music is just wonderful.
I've been playing this in my car stereo for the past 6 months, and so very often people say: "wow, what track is this; it's nice!"
More remixes please!
Rating: 9.5/10

- Mystical on May 5, 2006
holy sweet ****. This is amazing. It's one of the only remixes that I literally dance to (albeit I look like Elaine from Seinfeld whilst doing so). This is truly an amazing song. I love the vocals and strong piano. Probably one of the things I love most about this song is how it's in a game type that's dominated by hardcore techno beats. Since i'm not much of a techno fan, you hit the nail on the head. djpretzel was right about the change near the end, but whatever, all is forgotten. You're very talented, and it breaks my heart that you only have one vg remix here. I bow to thee.

- your the man now dog on May 5, 2006
i don't know if it's just me,but this would sound great wit someone singing a sad love ballad to it or somethin. makes me think of the theme from kingdom hearts.
my question is: why is it that asian girls can sing so beautifully to music like this? on a track like this, a white girl wouldn't fit cuz white girls tend to whine when they sing,a black girl wouldn't do it justice either, but u get an asian girl to sing on a track like this and Bam! i'd listen to this all the time. but that's just me. i'm lovin this track,especially the choral thing, it comes in at just the right moments. i wish i could come up wit some lyrics to this,but i don't really rap like that. anyways, good work! A Plus on this one.
peace and stay frosty!

- Klub Kid on April 30, 2006
For some odd reason, slightly less than a minute into this piece, I can't help but feel like I want to just get up and dance and sway to it, being pushed around by the wind and the pulse of my own blood, away from others' eyes and thoughts, simply enjoying the sad energy in it. It starts about 0:55, picking up more at 1:14, then rising and falling several times as the music's intensity changes pace and focus. The slowdown just after the three minute mark is a bit of a let-down, but not entirely unwanted, as it offers its own feel and movement.
This isn't a dance piece, yet it simply makes me want to turn up the volume, kick up the bass a bit, and move. What I really feel from this piece is a "get up and dance, if only because you can" type of energy.
As for the comments about its repetition, it is, but in the way in which a glass of wine is. Though one may have several glasses of wine, spread over time or at once, it never really becomes dull or tasteless.
My only complaint is that the piece ends somewhat suddenly, in the middle of a line, as if it were cut off.
A wonderful piece, SEDUCTiON, and I hope that you return with other mixes some day.
Be Well, and Blessed Be.

- Iron Cross on April 24, 2006

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