ReMix: Goemon's Great Adventure 'Kabuki Frogs'
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- Game: Goemon's Great Adventure (Konami, 1998, N64)
- ReMixer(s): Red Tailed Fox
- Composer(s): Nobuyuki Akena, Shigeru Araki, Yasumasa Kitagawa
- Song(s): 'Burning My Soul (Flaming Edo Castle)'
- Posted: 2008-10-12, evaluated by the judges
Kabuki frogs, my friends... for some reason, the entire idea is amusing. Kabuki in and of itself can be funny, but I personally find that when you add frogs to just about any situation, it's comedy gold. RTF hits us up with our first mixage of Goemon's Great Adventure, part of what's known alternatively as the Legend of the Mystical Ninja series. Caio writes:
"I have a new mix for you guys, and it is from the fantastic Mystical Ninja series. I chose the game “Goemon’s Great Adventure” to pay my homage because that’s probably my favorite OST ever. So great, that I never actually got around to remixing one of the tunes without feeling completely unsatisfied in the end.
The track is "Burning My Soul" (track 20). I used part 1 as my base of ideas, but if I remeber correctly, parts 2 and 3 are more like rearrangments then separated songs (I could be wrong tough). Anyways, stick with part 1. The purpose here was to capture the oriental-flavored homo-rocking goofy-funkness of the original songs and… just let it flow through my filter, really. There is not much I can add in terms of though: it was fun and there’s lotta solos.
PS.: I’d like to thank very much both zircon and JJT for the help they gave me here, and Shnabubula for providing the web space. You all rock and I love you all. And everybody else. And Goemon."
As my own rather intuitive mix title suggested many years ago, the series' osts are filled to the brim with catchy, happy pentatonic melodies. We just got done playing Mr. Bronx Rican's mix montage video here at SITACon, which features Palpable's own, decidedly funkier take on the same source I mixed, and I suppose Caio's take is more along those lines, with more straight funk/jazz elements. A funky drum groove intros everything, with a low octave clav establishing a melodic riff before EP and bass come in.
Of course, Caio always works in some varied instrumentation, so later on you've got strings, organ, and even a tabla breakdown. A dirty EP solo is followed by a sweet synth brass solo, and check out the stutter triplet break at 2'47"... nice. Also notice how the synth brass lead pans left and right - nice attention to detail. Things get more disco after this, with the staple rising octave bassline channeling Saturday Night Fever and... more great synth lead solos. This is definitely a solo-heavy arrangement, and not everyone could pack in this much soloing and have it work, but that's specifically where Caio's an ace... like Morse and others, he's able to work some very delicious, interpretive soloing into his pieces and have it feel 110% natural. Shariq sez:
"Yeah this is pretty solid all around. Very funk, very groovy. I love the oriental-beatz at 1:30ish. Solos are phenomenal and the percussion integration into the solo sections shows a lot of attention to detail."
Sounds just about right to me... if you've been waiting for more Goemon/Mystical Ninja action, RTF and his water-tight Kabuki Frogs have you covered.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the - metaphist on May 10, 2009
- Mtlbro on December 10, 2008
- Shadow Wolf on November 3, 2008
goombapatrol;470674 wrote: loved the remix, loved the game. we need more goemon remixes, that music was great.
forgot though, it's been a while, which part of the game does 'Burning My Soul (track 20)' play? anybody got a link to the original .mp3? :)
(edit: was it edo castle or something like that?)
Edo Castle in flames, last stage of the first world. The place where you fight the freaked out Impact.
- Mr. Fox on November 2, 2008
forgot though, it's been a while, which part of the game does 'Burning My Soul (track 20)' play? anybody got a link to the original .mp3? :)
(edit: was it edo castle or something like that?)
- goombapatrol on November 2, 2008
OCR needs more songs like this one. Nice work.
- Martin Penwald on October 30, 2008
SnappleMan;463978 wrote: This is one of my favourite games, with one of my favourite soundtracks. I'm very happy at the choice of source material! I'm also very happy about the remix! It's very smooth and stylish sounding, with a good sense of what the original is about and a very strong bassline. Good remix :D
I'm glad you like it man. But, if you like the soundtrack so much, help me spread the love! =D
BTW.: It seem I am not able to access the Judges Decision on the song, is something wrong?
BTW2: Nevermind, it's ok now.
- Mr. Fox on October 14, 2008
- SnappleMan on October 14, 2008
I intend however, to spread some Goemon love around OCR, which I will do through a combination of vicious political campaign and, eventually, music making (ask AnSo, he already got a taste of my ridiculous Goemon stalk).
Thanks a lot guys.
- Mr. Fox on October 13, 2008
ANYWAYS, there is a ton of great soloing on this one, especially the heavily panned solo, and some great grooves; Nice and clean drums that punch right through, but still has plenty of room for the solos.
A great morning pick-me-up. Nice work. :-D
- OA on October 13, 2008
- DragonAvenger on October 12, 2008
But you'd better not give it back 'cause then we won't have this positively rocking song!
- Jaybell on October 12, 2008
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