ReMix: Mega Man X 'Light in the Fortress'

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The ReMixer writes:

"This is my first venture into the realm of electronic music. All the instruments are programmed drums/beats or synthesizers, aside from the guitar, of course. I consider this my most difficult and most solid guitar work recorded."

housethegrate's done some elaborate shredding to date, so if he sez this is the hardest and best git work he's done, you gotta sit up and take notice. It's definitely different from his previous mixes in terms of the overall feel, which is more electronic, and works nicely with the MMX source material, which often blended guitar fifth leads with a more electro backbeat. The SNES couldn't exactly muster guitar of this caliber, however, and there's substantive arrangement all around. Waleed says:

"i heard this when it was first baked. it is a beast. one of the things i love about house is that he is not a limited one trick pony; i have always respected and admired his true ability to create without boundary and this track was, at one point, the penultimate display of that. his electronic work in it is just as challenging and aggressive as the guitar work... the guitar is great, the arrangement is intelligently ambitious when it needs to be, the synth work is fantastic, the mastering, mixing and production are all where they ought to be."

Pretty much; I especially like the attention paid to discrete panning and the variety of percussive textures employed, both important elements of an electronica track that truly engages the listener. Of course, with the emphasis on lead guitar and the upbeat, melodic structure, this is basically an electronica/rock hybrid, and it does both genres heaping pounds of justice.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
I had to register for this. I would actually take this track over the original in the game while playing. That is the only criteria tracks like these have to meet. Good job!

- danholo on June 11, 2007
Oh man!! This might as well be a song from a really good movie!!

- HoboKa on April 20, 2007
this song has been sitting in my "maybe add to playlist" file practically since it came out. gave it a random listen yesterday and have been completely hooked since. amazing guitar play, man, especially 2'' onward. the beginning intro put me off a bit, but it's well worth the listen. hope to hear more.

- your the man now dog on February 25, 2007
I think this is one of the more obscure tracks in the game. Great job mixing electronic sounds and real instruments.

- KogeJoe on January 26, 2007
Great track, the more I hear it, the more I love it. Possibly one of the more tasteful shredding solos i've ever heard. The rhythms you chose for you solo are inspiring. The rest of the song is great as well, but the pacing on the solo is amazing. \m/

- OA on January 19, 2007
Hey house, where can I buy your album, didn't see it on the site.

- Coppatop85 on December 25, 2006
This song leaves me wanting more, but blends into itself well for looping. Great re-interpretation of the original - it's as though this version simply has more [i]feeling[/i] to it.
Easily the best X remix of any on the site - not just MMX itself, but of the [i]entire series[/i].

- hellion0 on December 14, 2006
That's far better than getting no reaction at all from you. I'll take it!

- housethegrate on December 10, 2006
The intro/outro of this song sounds very good; lots of atmosphere in there.
For me personally, the guitar in this one is walking the thin line between genius and insanity. Most of the time it's fine, but in some places it annoys me so badly that I want to smash my speakers. Luckily, it's more of the former than the latter.

- Martin Penwald on December 8, 2006
Wow, awesome job here, I love MMX's soundtrack and this is just perfect.

- Brithor on November 22, 2006
Unimaginable beautiful is translated in this short piece. My gosh, the beginning of the song made its impression on me! I was wow'in from the get-go. Every familiar note struck my chords, and I thought I only had one. I'll just say, housethegrate is welcomed with open arms into the electronic realm.

- Jackson on November 18, 2006
The is the best Mega Man X remix on this site. Hands down. Excellent work on the guitar. The synths fit great, giving the song more of a Maverick Hunter X feel. Nothing more to say except the song is awesome, and thanks.
|GX

- Goten X on November 17, 2006
That is some mad guitar playing, there. Awesome work.

- AzureZeal on November 15, 2006
housethegrate wrote: Is that enough for you?

Ehmmm...sounds good, I'll be checkin it out.
The mix is nothing short of exceptional, and Megaman is the perfect soundtrack for a shred fest. Exactly what I'd expect from a guitar tutoring composist, and now that you've dived into some solid electronic sequencing, you've pretty much got it all.
Nice job, looking forward to a third mix, which you could easily pull from another DoD competition, but I wouldn't mind hearing more electronic/guitar stuff!

- Tepid on November 12, 2006
DarkMagicianofMayhem wrote: Nicely done. Hope to hear more, A LOT more. :D

I'm releasing my album on December 1. It'll have about 70 minutes of vgm arrangements. Is that enough for you? Infos on my website.
Thanks for the comments, dudes. It means a lot.

- housethegrate on November 12, 2006

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