ReMix: Mega Man 3 'The Passing of the Blue Crown'
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- Game: Mega Man 3 (Capcom, 1990, NES)
- ReMixer(s): Sixto Sounds, Steppo, zircon
- Composer(s): Yasuaki Fujita
- Song(s): 'Title'
- Posted: 2008-06-10, evaluated by djpretzel
Juan writes:
"This is a resub. I had submitted the first remix without actually listening to the source. Yes, I'm an idiot. This time, I added some more source material and added a softer section to the song with some piano and a violin (programmed by me) and added a nice improvised piano section to the end of the song courtesy of Mr. Zircon. I also recorded the bass guitar and drums (Roland E-Drums with DFH Superior drum samples) live, though the drums did require a little bit of quantizing. This is all, of course, thanks to Steppo's original arrangement. God, I hope this one makes it..."
Awesome job of slowing down the intro theme into a rock anthem with signature Sixto guitars, flowing piano (violin's a classy touch here, too), and most excellent drummage. Sounds like the right tools were used - electronic drum pads for an excellent live input interface, triggering DFH Superior samples, some of the best out there. It's great work by everyone involved; sounds like the original arrangement was Steppo's, Juan came in for the epic rock guitar treatment, and Andy finished up with the piano bits. Mr. Aversa writes:
"I followed this mix since its inception, and really liked the arrangement concept even before Sixto got involved and gave it the full-on rock overhaul. From the guitar and drum tones to the "wall of sound" production, this mix really reminds me of Linkin Park; and hey, even if you hate 'em, you can't knock their meticulous execution.
I was very happy to contribute even a little bit to this in the form of a piano part which was, in turn, inspired by the warm piano sounds that LP uses. Fun fact: Juan had me adding some sweeping strings too before the choruses, but after I wrote them and sent the WAVs in, it turned out that they were a little *too* epic for this one."
Not a Linkin Park fan, myself... for one, they've gotta have one of the worst band names ever, right up there with Hoobastank... but I don't wanna piss off the LP fans out there, so I'll just say that while I'm not one, I can still respect both skills & production, and I certainly am digging this joint. Nice title too; appropriately dramatic. In essence, not much to complain about: 2007 was a great year for Sixto collabs, and it seems like he's deadset on making 2008 just as grand. Good work from Steppo on a VERY solid, original arrangement, as well: while people might see the names Sixto and zircon and assume this was mostly them, the initial core idea came from Steppo, for whom this is a debut mix on OCR. While the initial version was rejected, this revision is the hotness, and he set the ball rolling in the first place, so massive props there. Definitely a stylish way to make one's debut, with a couple assists from some talented vets!
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Now I want to play it on my guitar, dangit!!
- Consigned to Oblivion on September 4, 2010
I'm just wondering if anyone else heard echoes of Guile's stage from Street Fighter in this song. At about 1:32, I heard a phrase that sounded very much like it could have been from a Guile remix.
Can you imagine Mega Man in Street Fighter? Not the Capcom remix stuff ... I'm talking old 8-bit mega man vs 16 bit Guile. Sonic boom vs. pea shooter. But I digress. :)
Anyway, bravo on the great remix! Very "moody" - in a good way.
- SirLouie on January 15, 2010
One of the best remixes out there, this one should not be missed!
- Emunator on December 3, 2009
This is well done though. Great guitar playing and the mix sounds exactly like it's what it's trying to sound like. And I can respect all the effort going into that, even if I would have gone in a polar opposite direction.
I don't have much else to say, though, cause I usually wouldn't touch this kind of music with ten foot pole (remix or not). Makes me think of all the times I was in public places and forced to listen to the local FM station (shudder).
- ella guro on December 2, 2009
Definitely a nice song though - it's not something you'd expect from the source material, taking a more upbeat source and turning it into a slower brooding atmospheric song.
- Bahamut on December 2, 2009
- Moonwish on November 20, 2009
This is one of the best songs to ever grace this beautiful site.
- LostChronos on October 13, 2009
- RchUncleSkeleton on August 26, 2009
This ladies and gentlemen is how a remix should be performed!
Thank you for a great remix :)
- Zenathar on August 6, 2009
Speaking of which, I listened to the original, and I could tell that it could open the door to being too repetitive since it's a song that moved like this (ABBB...). A good many game titles move like that. Luckily, with everything mentioned above, you kept it very interesting for me. Very well done.
- Jae on June 5, 2009
Not a waste of time, but in fact the complete opposite. I love this ReMix, and it will always be one of my favorites, alongside Sonic 1: Metamorphic Rock, and other metal mixes >:D
Yes, I'm a metalhead :o
- Constromlie on May 29, 2009
it's been one of my favs since it came out, and really it's awesome.. the guitar riffs are insanely well done, but I have to say that my favorite part of this mix is the subito dynamic changes down to the piano interludes. awesome mix. well done guys
- Venus Lighthouse on April 10, 2009
- Kizyr on April 9, 2009
- Sir_Downunder on April 6, 2009
