ReMix:Star Ocean: The Second Story "Solitude in Arlia" 4:20
By Pot Hocket
Arranging the music of one song...
"Theme of RENA"
Primary Game: Star Ocean: The Second Story (Sony , 1998, PS1), music by Motoi SakurabaPosted 2010-08-31, evaluated by the judges panel
Mr. Lee, alias Pot Hocket, writes:
"hi all, it's been a while since I've made a remix that I was satisfied with enough to actually submit. there's not much new here in terms of style, but I'd say I've done a better job sticking to the original source material and post-editing it. It should also be louder in general, compared to my previous submissions. I hope you enjoy, and thanks."
He summarizes quite well - this is more excellent, warm, intimate solo acoustic guitar VGM arrangement, and it does seem a bit louder, which is a good thing since I always find myself turning his tracks up in playlists. All of Pot's pieces have a clean honesty to them and lean on the natural beauty of the instrument; the purity he coaxes out of relatively simple, straightforward phrases is mesmerizing. Each fret noise, the details of each strum... everything is exposed, resonant, and meaningful. OA writes:
"I agree that it definitely flows well with the original and new stuff. The Star Ocean: The Second Story soundtrack was one of the first game albums I ever purchased, so it has some good nostalgic memories for me, and though the main melody isn't always from and center, there is a lot of care put into making sure that some aspects are present throughout."
BGC adds:
"Not the kind of song I'm going to rock out to on repeat for 30 minutes or anything, but a very somber, thoughtful, well-performed piece absolutely."
Actually, while I wasn't rocking out, I did loop this myself for more than a few plays, and found it soothing and more Zen than somber - good music for reflection, introspection, or just decompressing. Excellent, mellow take on the the popular 'Theme of RENA,' that offers a fresh perspective on Sakuraba's original.
Discussion
on 2012-09-18 10:17:12
Love the track dude. Been listening to it for months. Awesome choice for your style.
on 2012-09-15 19:09:26
Beautiful and smooth. This is the kind of ReMix I could really chill out to. Pot Hocket is one of those ReMixers that I've noticed can bring out some hard emotion with the way he arranges tunes. Amazing.
on 2010-09-06 21:30:09
Mike, I love this. This is one of my favorite arrangements from
you and it makes me extremely jealous that I don't know how to
play classical guitar 
And yeah, I totally expected this to bust out into
Time's Scar throughout the song, the similarities are definitely
striking. Stellar work man!
on 2010-09-04 22:05:11
Very nice. Parts of it also seem heavily inspired by Time's Scar from Chrono Cross - one of the backing melodies matches very closely, and I don't remember it being there in the original.
on 2010-09-03 04:36:41
The subtle details, in the best possible way, make this a stunning remix.
on 2010-09-02 16:21:53
Personally, I like it a lot.
Not like the average song in my collection, but I'm a sucker for softer Piano and Guitar songs.
On another note, I'd love to see more music from Pot Hocket, AND more for this game. Pot Hicket's Remixes so far have a good feel to them, and this game has an amazing soundtrack. Some really heartfelt music as a whole.
on 2010-09-01 16:10:23
i really enjoyed this its very relaxing ....is it me or when the song starts it kinda sounds chrono cross ish?
on 2010-09-01 11:17:48
Really nice stuff - great counter writing and performance. I'd
love to see Pot Hocket perform live with another guitarist
sometime, I think that'd be really nice.
on 2010-09-01 09:48:59
Did you know that in this game, you could reach level 300 and STILL DIE!!!! It was insane. The final enemy was one I never could defeat...
Great remix. This is one to sleep to. That's a compliment by the
way! 
on 2010-09-01 03:40:27
C'est beau! ;_;
Very relaxing song...great chords...
Good work! ;_;
Sources Arranged (1 Song)
- Primary Game:
-
Star Ocean: The Second Story (Sony
, 1998,
PS1)
Music by Motoi Sakuraba
- Songs:
- "Theme of RENA"
Tags (4)
- Genre:
- Mood:
- Mellow
- Instrumentation:
- Acoustic,Acoustic Guitar
- Additional:
- Arrangement > Solo
File Information
- Name:
- Star_Ocean_The_Second_Story_Solitude_in_Arlia_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 6,329,062 bytes
- MD5:
- 64811e83724a5f8fda4ca9efc38e09d2
- Bitrate:
- 192Kbps
- Duration:
- 4:20
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