ReMix: Little Nemo: The Dream Master 'Sunshine Through My Window'
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- Game: Little Nemo: The Dream Master (Capcom, 1990, NES)
- ReMixer(s): metaphist
- Composer(s): Junko Tamiya
- Song(s): 'Ending'
- Posted: 2009-06-22, evaluated by the judges
You may have noticed our shiny new "mega-dropdown" navigation. It's still being refined somewhat, but it's pure CSS, SEO-friendly, and gives us a bit more breathing room to highlight all the cool stuff (we think, at least) going on. Give it a couple days to grow on you - we think you'll dig it. We (meaning me, essentially) also think you'll dig this Nemo mix from newcomer Paul Ford, alias metaphist. In his resubmission email, he wrote:
"Sorry for the wait, guys. I was excited that the complaints on the first sub were minimal, and I actually did most of the edits that same month. But I didn't want to rush it, so I let it sit while coming back to it periodically to make sure I liked it. Other obligations got the better of me, and before I knew it, a few months had already gone by. After letting this sit for months, I finally realized I should probably just submit it before I get sidetracked again! I don't have the same time I used to for music...
I think the major issue from before had to do with fleshing out the main sections a little more. I approached that by adding a layer of piano chords in the two main sections. Some had a problem with the slow section in the middle being a bit too long, but there was really no way to shorten it without losing the feel. So this is it. Maybe this getting excepted would motivate me to finish up my many other idle tracks!"
Of course, it was in the end accepted rather than excepted, which would have been a bad thing; either way here's hoping Paul does indeed feel motivated to finish up some of his other works, as this one's solid. Fluttering, flittering synth fireflies buzz about the ambient, floating intro, paving the way for a swing-time melodic soft jazz groove. An EP covers accompanying chords, supporting a bell lead, then gets some solo action further in. Paul feels very comfortable dropping the drums out, so the end result here is something that floats between straight-edge melodic soft jazz/ballad and more new agey territory. The ebb and flow makes it rather dreamlike, which is quite appropriate given the source material. Jimmy Circles writes:
"LOVE the glitchy pad right off the bat. Somehow I feel compelled to say something about Omnisphere now, but I wont. Crap, I just did, didn't I?
Second impulse is this reminds me a lot of Ziwtra's Blue Shooting Star mix. The drum groove, and all the shimmering, sparkling textures throughout. It's a very lovely piece to tap one's toes to, and it's full of warm fuzziness. I really dig the reverse delay effects, and I actually really enjoyed the chime outro. On the arrangement end, I really like the jazzy, yet laid back vibe that this piece has. This is a really enjoyable track. I can't really think of a better word for it."
Which sums things up perfectly, methinks. This is definitely a case of the genre/approach being very tailored to the source material - definitely music to jump over large mushrooms in your pajamas to, in other words. Dreamy, somnambulant debut showing from metaphist.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the I'm glad it's an official OC now
Cheers, thank you metaphist
- Trouble on November 7, 2009
The transition from the almost-ominous part back to the happy world is a little bit awkward. In fact, I'm a little put off by the ominous part to begin with, but I can see why you would include it.
Aside from that, bubbly fun!
- DragonAvenger on July 14, 2009
I was actually shocked to see this posted. There was a minor clipping issue that I was helpless to solve since I lost my samples after making this song, and it was the one stipulation the judges gave along with it's acceptance. I told them It probably wouldn't get fixed for obvious reasons, so I really had no idea what they intended to do. And then I checked the site today...
@prophet
Couldn't really tell ya exactly what I used in the intro pad's. It was a combination of a few simple pads, with most of the flourishes hand programmed from other samples. Glad everyone liked it though!
- metaphist on July 12, 2009
Sweet dreams.
- Martin Penwald on July 9, 2009
- MrBogus on June 30, 2009
love the mix, particularly the opening synths you've got going on. what did you use for that pad? i love it.
- the prophet of mephisto on June 29, 2009
I can't be the only one to have drawn the connection between this remix and the Rainbow Road song from Mario Kart Wii at certain parts, though. I asked my girlfriend about it and she immediately drew the connection to Rainbow Road, too. Of course, I've been playing that game all day so it might just be stuck in my head :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRbm_v9DHpI
- Emunator on June 26, 2009
I remember the WIP of this from back in the day (and the many many others), you really followed up with some of the things I think I asked for - and then some.
Real chill, as always. Really glad your music gets to be heard :J
Congrats bud!
As for the song, really like the drumwork, of course I'm a huge fan of the EP and rhodes, as well as your padwork, awesome. Like the changeup at around 3:00 as well, dream-like.
- Monobrow on June 24, 2009
Definitely lovin' the Japanese high school anime vibe you got goin' on here. :) Kudos also for covering a lesser-known game...I've never played it, but I encourage this behavior in general on principle.
- Dhsu on June 24, 2009
- LuigiFan on June 24, 2009
- bjnartowt on June 24, 2009
Great progression and some classy modulations; this really gives a great feeling, and it's varied enough that six listens later i'm still finding new things that impress me. I love the little syncopated parts in the middle section.
Drums still seem to be a little loud, but everything else is really nicely balanced, and the flow of the track is good too.
Excellent work, I can't wait to hear what you've got coming up next. :-)
- OA on June 24, 2009
This is one of those peaceful, listen to it anytime you want to relax type tracks, and I'm really happy to add it to my roster, despite the fact that I still don't remember what the original sounded like. Probably time to look into that...
Keep up the great work, and I hope to hear more soon!
- ZealPath on June 24, 2009
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