ReMix: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 'Kakariko Prom'

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

I didn't go to school dances. I was a bit of an iconoclast. This is a fancy word for "loser" to them pop'lar kids, but hey :) At any rate, though my ability to verify the authenticity of this ReMix from newcomer Flik may be hampered by lack of impirical evidence, I've seen enough celluloid depictions, ala Back to the Future, etc. to appreciate the "real, high-school flavor!" he's achieved here, albeit with an exaggerated caricature of a principal that Flik himself portrays. The shouts of "You suck" and "Link sucks" I can from personal experience attest to, however, because I still witness conversations at movie theaters and on IRC amongst certain individuals that consist solely of truncated Mad Libs, in the form of "(noun) sucks!," with witty retorts like "(other noun) sucks harder!". So yes, he's had fun here, in addition to capturing in a sonic bottle the miasma of secondary education. But fun alone don't cut the mustard - the arrangement is very competent, fits the style of a prom slow-dance perfectly, and even incorporates some nice harmony; I especially like the very end, where the flute comes in above on a nice, unexpected interval. Very tasteful and appropriate arrangement - you could criticize it for being fairly mechanical, not very emotive or humanized, but those characteristics would have made it LESS contextually believable. The electric piano, clarinet, percussion, Link's guitar, chimes, bass, and pizzicato offbeats are all conceptually well-realized. Dan. B says:

I've gotta give it to Flik - It's a very nicely produced "concept piece". The arrangement isn't a modern Tchaikovsky, but it doesn't matter. It works. The "YOU SUCK"s are awesome. The flubbed beginning picking and subsequent "damn it" is great. The production is generally of pretty high quality, with each instrument clearly defined and spaced in the stereo field. The percussion is definately a weak spot, but convincing synthesized ballad drums are a rare thing to come by. When the electric piano came in at 2:30 I swear I was warped back in time to a junior high dance. And that's exactly the point. The track works mostly because it's transporting. I can't find enough flaws without nitpicking to reject this."

Sounds about right - it would stand alone, without the accompanying audio drama, as a competent and solid, if not inspired mix, but the entire presentation here is what makes it click in just the right way. Great first mix, more on a conceptual level than a technical, but good all-around and memorable too - creates a world, tells a story. Get ready to dance.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
This is nothing short of amazing. It's a pity my media playlist doesn't allow me to set a sixth star on the scale of 1 to 5, because this is one of the few songs on my list that deserves it.

- NintendoMasterGC on June 8, 2009
^_^ This is pretty funny [Link sucks!]. Gotta have one of these every once in a while. Truly a well done song though. Would like to see this animated or put to visuals. Nice work!

- Ryu2Wolf on January 6, 2009
Are you kidding me? 'Suck my Triforce'?? NOT FUNNY? I gotta tell ya, this song is awesome. The song is what it was meant to be, a sappy prom soft instrumental. It was good, I coulda danced with my wife to it if we weren't too busy playing the intro and ending over and over again. It runs along the lines of such classics as Team Gato and Needles. Awesome mix.

- MechaFone on October 5, 2007
I like it, though it's actually very strange... The music itself is peaceful and pleasant, and the lyrics are pretty well done, but only funny the first time you hear them. A nice little novelty remix.

- Kojius on August 14, 2007
Yay! I'm glad people are still loving and despising this remix. Brings tears of joy to my eyes!

- Flik on May 6, 2007
KogeJoe;227431 wrote: gay, gay, gay...
...gay, guy, gicky, go, goo, goo, goo, gicky, gay, gie, guy, go, goo, gicky, guy, go, goo...
This track goes right up there with that other "Hey everyone, I'm Sonic and I'm the fastest thing alive!" crap.
If you're gonna re-mix something, for goddamn's sake, RE-MIX IT! Keep your sense of humour OUT! It only ADDS to how sucky the re-mix is!
I'm not downloading it, even though the waltz sounded "OK." I don't want my friends to hear that gay part at the beginning... SHEESH.

I take it you don't like Team Gato or Music of My Groin either.
As for the song, it is fairly standard. Nothing really leaps out, save for the intro and outro which happen to be speech.

- Chickenwarlord on February 12, 2007
KogeJoe;227431 wrote: gay, gay, gay...
...gay, guy, gicky, go, goo, goo, goo, gicky, gay, gie, guy, go, goo, gicky, guy, go, goo...
This track goes right up there with that other "Hey everyone, I'm Sonic and I'm the fastest thing alive!" crap.
If you're gonna re-mix something, for goddamn's sake, RE-MIX IT! Keep your sense of humour OUT! It only ADDS to how sucky the re-mix is!
I'm not downloading it, even though the waltz sounded "OK." I don't want my friends to hear that gay part at the beginning... SHEESH.

Wow, way to be a complete, elitist faggot. I like that you're too embarassed to play this infront of your friends. Haha.
I really liked the intro and outro. Had it simply been the song, it would not have been nearly as memorable. Really good stuff, I say.

- Old Milk on February 12, 2007
gay, gay, gay...
...gay, guy, gicky, go, goo, goo, goo, gicky, gay, gie, guy, go, goo, gicky, guy, go, goo...
This track goes right up there with that other "Hey everyone, I'm Sonic and I'm the fastest thing alive!" crap.
If you're gonna re-mix something, for goddamn's sake, RE-MIX IT! Keep your sense of humour OUT! It only ADDS to how sucky the re-mix is!
I'm not downloading it, even though the waltz sounded "OK." I don't want my friends to hear that gay part at the beginning... SHEESH.

- KogeJoe on February 1, 2007
Well, I can't say I was that into the intro/outro skits, not really my sense of humor, and the principal at my high school was one of those "Dead Poet Society" kind of guys, who was all down with student activities and the like. I know my viewpoint on the humor in this track seems to be unpopular on the forum, but I found it a bit annoying. However, I definitely respect the effort to try something original and dig the creativeness. And whoever made that "Don Knotts" comparison, to quote "My Cousin Vinny": Dead on balls accurate.
All that aside, really enjoyed this piece. A very faithful, yet unique, rendition of the original track. This really captured the breezy feel of the original while still applying an original tone to it. Don't know if that made much sense, but simply put, I liked the song. Know that!

- Jay-Zig on June 5, 2006
Okay, all I can say is hahahahahahaha! "Suck my triforce", lol, only a real die-hard crazy Zelda fan can come up with that and throw it into a mix. I mean, imagine somebody actually did spray paint that on a principle's office door, lol. I'd be...just...I dunno...hysterical or just rendered speechless.

- lady zelda on January 27, 2006
Flik wrote: Honestly didn't think this old mix would warrant any newer comments, but I'm glad you guys are enjoying it.

To say that the recent slew of comments warms the cockles of Flik's heart would be an understatement. Don't forget the groin too!

- Liontamer on November 20, 2005
Honestly didn't think this old mix would warrant any newer comments, but I'm glad you guys are enjoying it.

- Flik on November 20, 2005
HA! "Ganon did it!" I can't stop laughing! You should make another one where Zelda gose up to sing and all the guys start to wistle and one shouts "Yeah, babby!" And Zelda's all like "SHUT UP!" :lmassoff:

- Lil_Zelda on November 20, 2005
Oh god, that is so seriously funny Flik. I havn't been much of a Zelda fan, but that song keeps me laughing so much now.
Keep up the excellent remixing.
Just an unusual thing, Ganon and Link actually going to the same school? lol, nice touch. :lol:

- Dracolixeous on November 19, 2005
very creative twist on a classic ^^

- Gekisen on November 17, 2005

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