ReMix: Mario Kart 64 'Day's End'

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Mario Kart 64

We're on yer internetz, postin yer remixez.

This is djp & Larry posting live from ROFLCon, where today we met the Tron Guy in person, spoke with Matt (who has the best job in the known universe), drank up on our Brawndo, shook hands with Ian, Ryan, and a host of other Internet celebs, and espoused the gospel of VGM... until we had to crash early on two hours of sleep and miss tons of cool shit. We're back now, but have to run to catch the rest of the day's events and meet up w/ Vigilante, thus I will be brief.

Audix sez:

"I have always enjoyed this track as one of my favorite Staff Roll (as Nintendo seems to like calling them) scores. I was surprised to find that it hadn't been remixed yet, due to the great source material.

When putting the track together, I had toyed with the idea of adding acoustic guitar at select spots through the track, but the thought didn't resurface until I sent the (finished) version to Tweek for a listen. Brian laid down some guitar work that fit the exact style and feel that I was looking for. It especially worked well to provide an appropriate climax for the second time into the chorus, and then I just had to add a short Zimmer-ish segue at the very end to close up shop appropriately."

Tweek sez:

"I came into the project rather late in the game. Audix asked for a little feedback which didn't take long considering how polished it already sounded, but after letting the track loop over and over again, I heard an acoustic guitar part unfold in my head, so I laid one down and fortunately, he liked what he heard! I've been a huge fan of Greg's work ever since he released the first WIP of Devastation's Doorway, so being able to work with him was quite a privilege!"

Acoustic guitar integrates particularly well here, and the feel of a credits/staff roll piece is maintained with the upbeat, rather sugary sweetness. The rolling snare pattern is key in polishing up the acoustic rock/orchestral vibe and making it more expressive, and when timpani and strings enter and build towards the end, it definitely conveys a sense of epic accomplishment. The guit strummin' pushes the whole thing along nicely, production is slick, and in general the whole thing has a positive, pleasant groove to it. It's sorta weird quoting Larry when he's right here, but I'm doing it anyway. He sed:

"Loved the changeup at 2:15. The whole arrangement really added a lot more dramatic dynamic changes to the original and a very personalized flavor while retaining the overall structure. A very epic take on an already fun source tune, this had some great energy and really took the theme to that next level. Y'all better collab again!"

Word. That pretty much sums it up for today's ROFL-edition mixpost++; hopefully we'll be able to sell some swag and enjoy the festivities here a bit before returning to the humble trappings of RL. Great teamwork from Audix and Tweek, with Brian adding a necessary element (guitar) to Greg's arrangement for a collab that sounds natural and has what plants crave: electrolytes. Nice work.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
No matter how many times I listen to this track, it still sounds beautiful, powerful, and unique. It was a great song to begin with, but the remix adds so much feeling to it. Excellent job.

- Aragorn101 on July 27, 2009
I remember listening to this when it was just a WIP from Audix. I loved it, played it almost daily for a month, and then kind of forgot about it. When it showed up on the main page I noticed Tweek had added some melodies to it and liked this new version even more. Then it sort of fell into the fog of forgetfulness again until I was cleaning my desktop and noticed it sitting there. This is such a beautiful tune - I particularly love the piano, which moves my heart and pushes me to tears.
Great work, definitely in my top-OCR list.

- Bunjiro on December 9, 2008
This mix is...inspiring. Powerful. Lovely. Not only that, but hearing it reminds me of the N64 days when my sisters and I would play this for hours on end. I always liked the end credits music and the awesome scenes that accompanied it, and this piece takes the track above and beyond its origin. Great job.

- Lucentas on December 6, 2008
An absolutely beautiful mix. This mix is the true representation of a perfect closure. Definitely the best credit roll theme on OCR to date, and my personal #1 favorite.
Keep those Fruity Loops a poppin!

- Duokun on November 5, 2008
Rediscovered this remix buried among my other many songs, and I was re enlightened.
Amazing work; both of you constantly inspire!
Thank you.

- Chiwalker on October 19, 2008
The song is awesome, automatically added to my list of favorites...
but the ending... well, I was expecting something bigger... still awesome though.

- corronchilejano on October 3, 2008
Thanks for the comments! Just finished up a "music video" of sorts of this track, featuring clips of me and Tweek playing parts on guitar and keyboard, Mario Kart shortcuts, and FL Studio playthrough footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGm-Lag9c0o&fmt=18
Check out the sweet powerslide up the ramp at 2:02. Did that on the first take. ;)

- Audix on July 15, 2008
This song is amazing and epic? Know what enhances that even more? AudioSurf.
Man, it's one of my favorite tunes to play on there. It just feels like (as stated above) I saved the universe and I got this track as a reward - and it was completely worth it, cause the women hear it, and now they want to hop in my Kart.
Er, yeah, awesome mix budd(ies/y). :)

- Xbob42 on May 15, 2008
I thought this was brilliant - the guitar really ties the whole thing together and makes it sound great. The Zimmer influence is really cool too. Excellent job, you two should work together again in the future.

- LuigiFan on May 14, 2008
Epic is definitely the word that describes this remix best. This is going to sound cheesy as hell, but the song really has a feeling of an end which, at the same time, is a new beginning, with the whole world, full of opportunities and new adventures, opening up in front of the listener.

- Martin Penwald on May 14, 2008
I'm glad to see that so many people enjoyed this mix! Cheers everyone :).

- tweek on May 8, 2008
This OC ReMix will go down as one of my all-time favorites! You bothdid a great job and this song is so peaceful yet it still has edge! I can't wait for your next one. God, I feel like I'm flying when I listen to this....

- Serenade on May 5, 2008
Thanks guys. This has always been one of my favorite sources and this mix turned out just as I envisioned it. My personal fav section is the short 3:21-3:37 part, gave me chills the first time I heard it rendered. :)

- Audix on May 3, 2008
Very nice job guys.

- Argle on May 2, 2008
Two words came to mind that I already see posted here. Beautiful and epic. I'm glad you made this remix, it's so peaceful.

- diamondfalcon on April 29, 2008

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