ReMix: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 'The Solace of the Daylight'
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- Game: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Konami, 1988, NES)
- ReMixer(s): Joshua Morse
- Composer(s): Kenichi Matsubara, S. Terashima
- Song(s): 'The Silence of the Daylight (Town Stage BGM)'
- Posted: 2009-10-31, evaluated by djpretzel
One down, two to go! OCR and Joshua Morse continue to saturate your Halloween with funk fusion from Castlevania: Sonata of the Damned! Please help us out by retweeting, sharing on FB, seeding the torrent, etc.! Following up on the debut mix, we've now got some Simon's Quest mixage for you, arranging 'The Silence of the Daylight' in a style that's a little less funk and a little more jazz + Latin + lounge. If Morse's previous mix had the Belmont's crashing a disco party, this one has them sipping martinis at the super-exclusive afterparty. The artist writes:
"This was the 2nd to last track I arranged on the album. I felt like the album wouldn't be Castlevania without something from Castlevania 2, as that game's music, in my experience, seems to have the most appeal to the general public. I felt as if I took an unexpected turn (generally speaking, of course--cuz you know, if you know me, this is how I do, son!) with the arrangement, turning it into a Lounge Jazz/Bossa Nova-style arrangement."
Things intro with organ, but check the harpsichord + clarinet lounge vibe that enters immediately following - it brought a smile to my face instantly. I love that Morse changed the style drastically, but KEPT some of the gothic instruments. Harpsichord in a lounge track? Why the hell not... he makes it work. Lovely piano solo work, with some equally good vibes later on. Upright acoustic bass keeps the low-end thick and movin', and there's solid acoustic guitar strumming to close things out. As with the previous mix, you've heard the source material here hundreds of times, from dozens of artists, but you've never heard it from Joshua Morse, and he always makes things his own. Love the mellowed-out ending, too - pure class!
Discussion: Latest 5 comments/reviews; view the Congrats on another fantastic remix :) .
- jintoreedwine on November 5, 2009
I really enjoyed the instrument selection here, it really made the track feel fresh. Good solo and additional parts, and a groovy vibe. Excellent stuff, and one of my favorites from the album.
- OA on November 4, 2009
Something about the organ-like sample that kicks off the song bothers me, but after that it's mostly smooth sailing, just like JM's music.
Nice work!
- Bahamut on November 4, 2009
Let's see what I remember writing....
I'm not really too familiar with the source (gasp, I know), but here and there I can recognize a couple parts. Overall things stand out on their own, so even without a connection to the source this has some fun things going for it. Overall the unique set of sounds makes this stand out, and the vibe of the piece is really refreshing. Loving the vibraphone solo (could be just a smidge louder though).
The six note melody starting around 1:98 carries on just a bit too long. It's nearly a minute before it moves on. Things change up as this is going on, but I think it could have moved on a bit earlier.
A nice listen, and worth pickin up, along with the rest of the album.
- DragonAvenger on November 2, 2009
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