ReMix: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 'Jackrabbit Transformer'
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- Game: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 (Epic Megagames, 1998, WIN)
- ReMixer(s): Mazedude
- Composer(s): Alexander Brandon
- Song(s):
- Posted: 2007-07-03, evaluated by djpretzel
It's three in the morning and I'm out the door in three hours to catch a flight to Aruba with my lady, so this is going to be an EXTREMELY short-but-sweet writeup. Chris is a hip dude and I'm sure he understands the trials and tribulations of procrastinated travel preparation and aggressive early morning schedules. This is our first ReMix from any of the Jazz Jackrabbit games, and it's being posted as close to the 4th of July as possible in an appropriate celebration of American game composers. We met more than a few of these at VGL last weekend - Tommy Tallarico, Jack Wall, Christopher Tin, and more - and in this instance Alexander Brandon's an excellent choice because he's not only composed a variety of games over the years, but has even written a book on the subject, which I happen to be taking with me on my trip. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Mazedude's American Album is an awesome and much-deserved study of American game music. Chris was totally the right person in the right place at the right time to make it happen, and this Fourth if you haven't checked it out it's the perfect opportunity, whether you're American, Canadian, or Zimbabwean. No time to describe the mix; suffice it to say that like all of Chris's stuff, it's not only great, but deep. Before I head off on my longest vacation in what seems like forever, I'd like to send a special shout out to Mr. Tallarico and Mr. Wall, who are changing the face of game music as we know it and who are wonderfully open to collaboration with fan communities like OCR, and also to all the amazing people who came to the recent meetup, hung out at my pad, and in general made for a kickass weekend. It might sound trite, but seeing so many smart, funny, and talented people coming together and hanging and realizing that it's at least partly because of something I initiated a long time ago (with very modest goals!) truly made a lasting impact on me; I'm damn proud to be a member of this community, and meeting many of you in person only tends to reinforce that pride. Great mix; hope everyone has a brilliant Fourth, here and abroad!
Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the Good job.
- metalsnakejuice on October 3, 2009
Despite not being familiar with the source, this seems pretty solid. Typical Mazedude sexiness!
- Bahamut on October 3, 2009
While "real" instruments like these sound very fake it doesn't take away much from the piece as a whole. Mainly because the arrangement kicks ass and most other instruments work very well. Props on bringing some Jazz Jackrabbit-action our way.
- Another Soundscape on December 6, 2008
This is an epic, well paced remix. An interesting blend of orchestral and synth sounds. Feels a little thin, lacking in the bass department, and it gets a bit repetitive, but the track keeps moving, changing. For something 6:20, it doesn't feel that long.
- Rozovian on December 4, 2008
- DragonAvenger on August 31, 2008
I must have accidentally deleted this (I was looking for it and couldn't find it), because I know I would not have purposely deleted it.
- Sengin on December 8, 2007
- playingtokrush on July 29, 2007
Btw, the synth coming in at 1:22 makes the song sound kind of like a tune from Super Metroid, which works for me perfectly.
- Martin Penwald on July 28, 2007
- Nobbynob Littlun on July 6, 2007
I think the trumpet at the beginning is slightly strange sounding with some of the attacks being too homogenized, but its really just picking nits. The lead synth is killer, and that's where it really matters. Combined with a very dramatic, cinematic backing track, and you have a winner.
I do like how you have some nice B sections that feature the percussion, and then go back to the lead. Makes me think of Armageddon or similar save-the-world movies.
- OA on July 3, 2007
- Darkflamewolf on July 3, 2007
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