ReMix: Pokémon Ruby Version 'This Treasure'

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Game: Pokémon Ruby Version (Nintendo, 2002, GBA)
ReMixer(s): TheGuitahHeroe
Composer(s): Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda, Morikazu Aoki
Song(s): 'Abandoned Ship'
Posted: 2012-01-13, evaluated by the judges

Nothing unlucky about Fri. the 13th when you've got great, free VGM mixes to enjoy - TheGuitahHeroe writes:

"After not having remixed for a while, I got sudden inspiration for an Abandoned Ship remix. This remix took me a total of 26 hours and 3 minutes before the first render of the whole track; and after many revisions, the total time spent on this (spent, not elapsed, lol I wish) came out to 29 hours and 43 minutes (that's almost as good as zircon, right?).

That being said, please enjoy the fruits of my labor :DDD Hope you guys enjoy. Thanks a ton to all who inspired me to remix this track, especially halc, Rozovian, Willrock, zircon, as well djpretzel and OCRemix itself, all of whom I would never have gotten to the point I am today, musically, without. :D"

Lots of thanks :) Speaking of thanks, and Rozovian, I'd like to announce that he, Gario, and Flexstyle are now officially workshop moderators & part of OCR staff! Please welcome them as they continue to assist in the workshop forums & lend a hand to album evaluation as well!

TGH debuted in the second half of last year, but with just two mixes, he's already established an overall electronic style with some good variety & depth, and his third goes a bit mellower with a slower groove, anchored by filtered, gate-pattern trance chords, hip-hoppish drums, and oooohhh - lead solo synth is just plain sexy, as are the syncopated kicks & layered beats that follow. halc writes:

"Yeah, I was more than cool with this when it was on the workshop. Great source tune and arrangement, killer lead synth writing, and crisp sounds and production. It's a little light on the low end, and the percussion was a bit sparse too, but these are minor issues with an otherwise excellent mix."

Sparse perhaps, but well-sequenced, plus they fill out a bit towards the end. Fishy adds:

"Very smooth production. Everythings under control, even when it's glitching up in cool ways. Nice chords to work with. Lots of fun little layers to catch if you care to listen out for them enough."

Really just a chill, laid-back groove mix that sits right in the pocket & excels due to lead synth awesomeness; each new mix from TheGuitahHeroe has sold me even more, and this shows a slower, downbeat side of his game that's just as solid as his more aggressive stuff.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

My only quarrel is that maybe that first lead synth could be a little louder. That might just be youtube's compression messing with me.
The lead synth writing is where this really shines. You really exploit that lead for all it's worth, and you do it good to. This is one of my favorite songs from you arrangement wise, actually. The source tune is awesome, and this mix really shows it love. Also, those chords at 3:11 and onwards are great.
Recommended!

- urdailywater on March 1, 2013

Aah, man, this one almost put me to sleep, in a good way. Peaceful and chill, and a chippy little thing that I could imagine from being part of Halc's camp. Honestly, I thought the little chips thrown in made this ReMix more than anything. Love that groove beat and the synth that goes with it. Way to go on this one, Guitahheroe.

- Crulex on December 11, 2012

Again, I love it.
This one has a really nice groove to it. I can definitely hear things that remind me of halc and Willrock, which makes it even better. :-)
Nicely done!

- Structures of Sound on January 19, 2012

I remember this from WIP a long time ago it seems like...nice job finishing it :D

- NegimaSonic on January 17, 2012

Alriiiiiiiiiight very chill and relaxing mix, and can never have too much pokemon. That synth is sexy, and the background stuff is just ahhhhhhhhhh yaaaa. lol. Very nice mix!

- uhhh6677 on January 14, 2012

I'm really diggin' this. It's up there with Bubbling Adrenaline for sure. I knew I was right when I said that you were going to be an up and comer around here.

- Lucavi00 on January 14, 2012

the Guitah Heroe is starting to be one of my faves; I love how HE ARRANGES POKEMON SONGS
HAVE YOU QUEERS FORGOTTEN POKEMON

- Shake on January 14, 2012

Pokémix all the songs!
I would have loved this for the Missingno tracks, but stupid time travel doesn't exist yet.

- The Damned on January 14, 2012

Mmm, pie. I like pie. Especially chiptune pie, with layers of synth and groove baked right in!

- WesternZypher on January 13, 2012

Brandon Strader;835374 wrote: TheGuitahHeroe is quickly becoming the new willrock. :nicework:

LIES.
I am the one and only willrock, copy me at your PERIL.
Nice mix bro! I dig it, very halc/protodome/me/rozo... damn you're just like all the new gen OCRemixers rolled into one cohesive chiptune pie.

- WillRock on January 13, 2012

This has been on my ipod since the WIP thread. Nicely done man

- Wii Tank on January 13, 2012

So glad to see it's finally been listed on the site. This is still perhaps my favorite remix of all time.

- pokemoneinstein on January 13, 2012

this is still my favorite mix of yours. glad to finally see it posted. :D

- halc on January 13, 2012

TheGuitahHeroe is quickly becoming the new willrock. :nicework:

- Brandon Strader on January 13, 2012

Haha, nice! Really interesting style, and a worthy addition to the roster of pokemon remixes :)

Kinda like "Drowning Blue" from the Missingno Collection, this was from a source that I didn't really remember (lol, both ship themes...), but found my memory pleasantly right there at the ready once this started. Good memories, that mysterious ship.

Also, congrats to Rozovian, Flexstyle, and Gario. Good picks ;)

- Helios42 on January 13, 2012