ReMix: Mega Man 6 'Flurry of Frozen Fury'

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Mega Man 6

I first heard this on VG Frequency quite a while back, and even with the sometimes limiting audio quality of the stream, I dug it and anticipated its submission and evaluation. Newcomer Vurez has sent things in previously, but this arrangement illustrated more polished production skills, paired with a cogent approach to handling the source material. Mega Men Five and Six aren't as easily dealt with as some of the more instantly accessible and uber-catchy tracks from Two and Three, so it's also good to see people branching out and tackling the blue bomber's full arsenal of titles. The ReMixer gets right to the point in his submission email:

"My new age-ish remix of Blizzard Man's stage. Instruments and sounds included: synths, strings, violin, sax, chorus, and guitars."

It's new-ageish, perhaps, but not strictly new-age; there's latin and jazz colors and a strong rhythmic presence that while keeping things on ice, i.e. chilled, does give the piece a bit more momentum than straight new age would usually enjoy. Ethereal, wide-spectrum pads establish an open, cool bed for the largely acoustic ensemble to rest on, which includes a nice latin acoustic guitar, solo strings, piano, sax, and solo vox. The chorus of sorts at 1'27" really works beautifully with this instrumentation, as violin and guitar duet on the syncopated melodic motif. The guitar is mixed close, so you can hear every fret-noise, and stereo separation on all elements is in general adept and discrete - this mix eats up the entire stereo field and is all the better because of it. Mr. Baranowsky sez:

"This is super chill, well thought out and emotionally stirring. It's nice to hear an arranger that isn't afraid to completely alter the presentation of a melody, while at the same time retaining the spirit of the original."

The icy, ambient cave atmosphere works hand-in-hand with the acoustic elements chosen, all of which, while not of the sample or performance quality to attain utter believability, are nevertheless effective. The varied articulations on the strings make a huge difference - this would not have been nearly as effective an arrangement were they not varied, and varied intelligently and appropriately, as Vurez has done. This arrangement has a coherent vision and realizes it well; a couple judges noted the mixing resulted in some overly "punchy" notes here and there, and that the percussion at times feels a little too rigid, which both are credible remarks, and I might have swapped out the sax for something else, but the end result has enough going for it to compensate, and then some. An excellent, admirable approach to the source material - refrigerated new-age acoustic-instrumental fun for the whole family.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Pretty nice blend of styles to create something pretty great sounding. I like how it has the deep atmosphere of new age music with a more attention-getting mix on the leads. The sax was fakey but serviceable, but the guitars and strings sounded really nice, and the synth at the beginning was so cold sounding. Awesome work on the soundscape.
The melody was personalized but still recognizable, and overall I enjoyed the track. Good stuff.

- OA on March 25, 2009
Nice groove to unwind to, I always have a hard time describing music but ''really really good'' never suffices..unfortunately it'll have to here.

- WesternZypher on December 1, 2008
Wow... this is one of my favourite remixes on here! I love 3:30 and onwards with the guitar, it's so relaxing. Great remix.

- Zero_ on February 14, 2006
8O Wow great job. the instruments are choosen well. nice sax at 2.20 and that lovley violin at 2.58
that all fits togehter perfectly.
the backgroundchorus in the end sounds amazing.
well done ... :D

- archi on February 4, 2006
WOW amazing remix it is so beautiful. I simply can't understand how can you guys possibly give it an 8 when this and ALL of his songs earn clearly a 10 or even more. I can't get it off my mind and honestly I dont want to. Vurez you are so talented man please delight us with much more songs like this that many will surely enjoy even if they don't post a thank you as I do... thumbs up!

- rayearth05 on December 12, 2005
Wow, the strings and the guitar, it´s like...wow. I mean...it´s just...I...WOW. 8O

- Bummerdude on September 23, 2005
Well, I didn't quite hear the "fury" in this mix, but its great nonetheless! 8/10 :wink:

- Krythan on August 23, 2005
im so glad someone remixed this and did a wonderful job at it. Never boring always welcome on my elite list along with the other mm 6 remix 8/10

- glassdomino on July 17, 2005
Great mix! I also was reminded of Yanni a bit while listening to this. And I don't mean that as an insult.

- Rychan on July 14, 2005
KamekaseNinja wrote: Why make winter themed music in the summer!? :gonk:

The southern hemisphere? Where Tango came from and this song sounds pretty tangoish so it's very apropiate. ;)
And yes, it's a very good one. After getting my Megaman Anniversary collection game I got to play the "other" megaman games and appart from the SNES and PSX ones they're all good. Yes, they are and they have neat music. Love Chargeman and Waveman's theme plus Flameman but we already have a good remix for that one.
Gooood

- Master Spram on June 30, 2005
If life always had background music and my life involved a soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend telling me, "I'm sorry, but my new boyfriend is made of ethereal flame", this would be playing as I wallow in self-pity.

- Nobbynob Littlun on June 27, 2005
I really like this mix a lot. The violin makes it, in my opinion. It bobs in and out screaming Mega Man at me the entire time. Which I really find odd since usually I prefer brass to strings. *shrug*
My only complaint about the mix is that in the beginning portion there is a lot of chaos. It's hard to listen to all of the parts and separate them because they seem to entwine themselves by all using a different beat or something. Maybe it's just me, but I really like the last 3/4 of the mix... and not so much the beginning. If I could just chop off the first 1:09 of the song it would sound a lot better.
Kudos on the cave drip sound fx ^^

- Mr.Michael on June 23, 2005
I don't mean to be mean or anything, but, this sounds just like the kind of music that they play in the background in chinese restaurants and stuff. Funny.

- Dafydd on June 22, 2005
Why make winter themed music in the summer!? :gonk:
Fine little remix you got there. Good ratings for you. =3

- Cheese Soda on June 21, 2005
False advertising. This mix offered me [b]NO [/b]furries. I mean, what the hell?
:)
Good stuff. Looking forward to hearing more.

- myf on June 19, 2005

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