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This is the OverClocked Podcast, a regular dose of video game music and conversation from OCReMix.org. This week we bid the podcast (and all of the good listeners we’ve met along the way) a fond farewell. Join Patchpen, FenixDown, Stephen, Bryan, and Rexy as they bring a final Playlist to the table to close out the show. And what a show, what a show it is! The Playlist: Final Favorites Encore - Soulless (Eino) Camrade - Originally from Animal Crossing, ReMixed by Diggi Dis (Rexy) Crash Test Dummy Man - Originally from Mega Man 2, ReMixed by A-Rival (Stephen) Drusera’s Theme \ Our Perception of Beauty - Wildstar (Bryan) Terra in Black - Originally from Final Fantasy VI, ReMixed by Ailsean (FenixDown) Main Menu Theme - Destiny (Cameron) The Monsieur’s Tea - Rakuen (Patchpen) France - Originally from Outrunners, ReMixed by the Super Marcato Bros. (Rexy) The Last Scene - Sonic Adventure 2 (Stephen) Maker of Worlds - Beyond Skyrim: Bruma (Bryan) Tidal Tempest Zone: Present (US) - Sonic CD (FenixDown) Up the Spirit Caverns Walls - Ori and the Blind Forest (Cameron) Pax Eggmanica ~ Sear & Reave - Originally from Sonic the Hedgehog, ReMixed by HeavenWraith (Patchpen) How Many Heavens Are There? - Originally from Final Fantasy VII, ReMixed by XPRTNovice and Wiesty Credits: Hosting: Patchpen, FenixDown, Stephen Kelly, Bryan Kelly, Rexy Editing: Cameron Nutter Release: Stephen Kelly And a very special thank you to everyone who gave us feedback, submitted Playlist recommendations, and encouraged us throughout the years! Bumper music: WhACKASS WORKShIFTS (Instrumental) by Sir Jordanius and halc from Temporal Duality - http://soniccd.ocremix.org/#disc4 Twitter: @OCRpodcast Discord: https://discord.gg/KJfvAuF Email: podcast@ocremix.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ocremix Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ivb42azxllrsxwg7zavtptcho2i iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/overclocked-podcast/id1057063792?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/overclocked-podcast RSS: https://feeds.feedburner.com/OverclockedPodcast OverClocked ReMix is dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of video game music as an art form. Learn more at http://ocremix.org/info/About_Us! View the full article

ALBUM PROJECT: Paths Less Travelled: Secret of Evermore Project Director: Trism Assistant-Director & Visual Artist: Drawn by Dai FINAL COMPLETED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TBC PROPOSED ALBUM RELEASE: TBC Current Remixers: NyxTheShield, Jean Of mArc, Clement Panchout, HoboKa, rebrained, Manji, djpretzel, LongBoxofChocolate Current Performers: Sound Designers/Audio Support: Chimpazilla - PROJECT CONCEPT - Howdy folks, we’re back! Hot on the heels of the previous album, we’re raring to go at another. We’re doing Paths Less Travelled Volume 2! For those who missed the first instalment, PLT is a series of albums paying homage to overlooked and underrated games from yesteryear. Whether it be from poor marketing, limited localisation or plain bad timing, we celebrate the gems that undeservedly missed the limelight. Volume 1 covered a little-known game, released only in Asia & Europe, named Terranigma and was RELEASED in December 2019. The game we’ll be bringing to the forefront this time is: Secret of Evermore is an RPG released on the SNES by Squaresoft on October 1, 1995. With gameplay and a menu system reminiscent to the hugely successful Secret of Mana, it featured real-time battles, ring-shaped displays, and the ability to switch control between characters. This is where similarities ended. Unlike its similarly-named cousin, Secret of Evermore is unique in that it is the only game developed by Squaresoft of America, a small studio beholden to the Japanese parent company. Secret of Evermore was their first and only title. It did not receive a release in Japan. While the game was generally very well received by reviewers upon its release, it was criticised for not being even similar to Secret of Mana in story or art direction, an expectation likely exacerbated by their similar game titles. Secret of Evermore is a curiously dark tale following a cinema-obsessed boy and his dog as they fight their way through a virtual world gone awry, filled with characters and locations from the neolithic era to the far future. Think The Goonies x Last Action Hero x Bill and Ted in 90’s RPG form. And the dog can shapeshift. You should play it. This game also marks the debut of Jeremy Soule, who got the job straight out from composition studies on the back of a demo cassette. Jeremy has gone on to score and compose music for modern classics Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (amongst many, many others). His debut directly utilises environmental and ambient soundscapes to emphasise the feelings of loneliness and exploration. This technique was hardly ever implemented in gaming at the time; and was used to great effect alongside the more traditional music to be expected in an RPG; using the sound of nature to actively enhance an already atmospheric score. Here is a link to the selected soundtrack. The track order has been randomised: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKu09f66XIaTvXnXFQUPFQvY0NoxjlcpL And here’s a link to the midi files. Unfortunately they have slightly different titles: https://www.khinsider.com/midi/snes/secret-of-evermore - WHAT WE NEED - GENERAL ROLES ▪Arrangers/Remixers: This is where the bulk of the recognisable work will be. We need folks to claim tracks and conjure them into beautiful remixes. ▪Live Musicians: Performers who are experienced with any type of instrument and have a high-quality recording setup. We would like to get quality live performers on remixes in every instance where remixer's sample quality “isn’t quite there”. Put simply, there are Quality Control standard requirements for the official OCR stamp ▪Audio Support: We may also require people to provide part input or collaborate with remixers who are struggling for any reason BOARD ROLES •Environmental FX Person: Secret of Evermore was notable for its atmospherics and natural sound. We need ONE person to create approximately 6 audio tracks that are based entirely around environmental and ambient sound. These tracks will be fed and woven throughout the album. This is NOT a first-come-first-served position. Experienced applicants only please. Please don’t be shy, but at the same time this is an imperative role. •Sound Engineers/Audio Support: We need folks skilled in balancing, mixing and mastering for the project. We found with the previous instalment that having one person oversee the final phase of all the tracks produced a very sympathetically tuned album where every track had an even field to perform on. We’d like it to be the same again. Can you do this? If you're interested in contributing to one or more of the above areas, please get in touch with us. - THE SPECIFICS - Claiming & Auditioning: All remixers wishing to claim a track should PM me or Drawn by Dai, or comment on the thread about any they are interested in and we'll go from there. If you are not a posted remixer, please PM some of your completed work. It needn't be a remix, but something that demonstrates the quality of your skills. Once a track is claimed, a first deadline will be set that is reasonable. We're keeping it casual at the moment, stricter requirements will be implemented as the project progresses. While we want to do this right, there’s no pressure early on. However. If nothing is heard from you in a reasonable time after contact is attempted, you will be dropped from the project and your track will revert to ‘unclaimed’. Genre Guidelines: There is no genre one should adhere to when remixing tracks for the album, A central theme in the album, as with the game, will be the use of environmental effects. You are NOT required to use any of that stuff in any way, but we WOULD like your blessing to allow us to implement some at the mixing stage. Now hold on! We very well may not, but if we do, it will be with soundscapes created specifically for the album; and used both sympathetically and subtly, to convey a greater sense of atmosphere to the album overall. If you’ve got a specific idea for a track, by all means run it by us, We’re open to ideas. Flexible Deadlines: Deadlines will be handled on a case-by-case basis at first, and based on the preference of the remixer, we're not trying to rush things here. Try to maintain contact with us, We know things are scary in the world at the moment. We’re really easy. - CORE TRACK LIST - Black - Unclaimed Track Red - Track Claimed, no submission Orange - Concept Submitted Yellow - WIP submitted Green- Significant WIP submitted Blue - Finished Track submitted Purple - Finished and Mastered Track Main Title Storekeepers Boss Theme 2 Pirates of Crustacia - djpretzel Elephant Graveyard - Manji Boss Theme 1 - HoboKa Fire Eyes Intro Credits - Jean Of mArc Freak Show! Merchant in the Cave Horace Collossia Chamber 1 - Clement Panchout Ivor Tower Side Chambers Pyramid Control Room Ivor Tower Town Ivor Tower Castle Podunk, 1995 Puppet Show Final Battle Carltron Queen Bluegarden - LongBoxofChoclate Collosia Chamber 2 Tinker Ebon Keep Town Escape Ebon Keep Castle - NyxTheShield Omntopia Surface - rebrained Fields of Gothic Flying So… all that’s left to be said is welcome aboard and get claiming!

Me likey the TMNT tunage... I may consider putting something together for this.

Compo: MnP (Meat 'n Potatoes) MIDI: https://compo.thasauce.net/files/materials/MnP113_Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_The_Hyperstone_Heist_-_Alleycat_Blues.mid TMNT has a rocking soundtrack! The SNES version is more funky, but the SEGA version is more exciting, and rocking. The game is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, and this is the Alleycat Blues. A nice composition with a lot of scope for ideas! Everyone runs to the SNES version, which is nice, but they leave this out, which personally i think is the better version. Oh well, opinions lol. Love this one a lot. -TVG Deadline: May 28th Thursday @ 1PM Vote Ends: June 2nd Tuesday @ 1 PM MnP ARCHIVE - made by Trism submit:https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/MnP113 MISSION STATEMENT The goal of Compo:MnP is to promote that "meat and potatoes" conservative approach to remixing: this includes the mood and composition of source tunes. It is up to the remixer to create their own personalization, or to simply give it a sound upgrade. Moreover, the compo is a great opportunity to hone your remixing skills and give video game music the respect that is due. SOME reinterpretation is recommended, but not required. MnP Instructions/Guidelines Covers and Sound Upgrades are permitted. Most or all of the source notes must be present (but not necessarily in the exact same order), secondly the mood (energy, pacing, feelings being conveyed etc) should also be retained. For example, a source tune that is fast-paced and energetic that's remixed into a mellow/chill-out theme would be a hard sell. If you decide to do a genre swap (i.e. symphonic to techno), make sure that the conditions of #2 are met. Submissions must be at a maximum of 20mb (keeping in step with ThaSauce's file size max). Only 1 entry per participant. Previous winner cannot participate but can submit a BONUS entry. Please don't make any comments about people's entries - including your own - until the Voting process is concluded. BONUS entries are exempt of this rule. Same rules for PRC voting Stage: don't vote for yourself, be considerate and try to give reasonable feedback as to why you liked X or Y entry. All competitors and voters must adhere to the rules stated within: Competition Code and Conduct MISC/TIPS - When picking a source tune, make sure it has a MIDI to make ppl's lives easier. - In-game sound FX are permitted, so long as they don't comprise the whole track (i.e. replacing entire MIDI tracks with just sfx)

The People's Remix Competition 408 PRCv17-06 Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition! TheVideoGamer was the winner of PRC406 and picked the source for this round. HoboKa posted a bonus mix, General Grunt, Silverpool64 en PlanarianHugger also participated. The difference was small, but it was again TheVideoGamer who won. Source: Ridge Racer Revolution (PS1) - Dat Dan Day...A MIDI File Source Information ThaSauce link: Click here to submit The deadline is Saturday May 23rd 2020 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the ThaSauce page for the exact time left. Make sure that the song is uploaded to ThaSauce or that there’s a download link posted in this thread. +3 Days. You may enter as many mixes as you like and work with as many people as you like on each mix. You are free to create a second ThaSauce account for that if you use ThaSauce, it's needed to be able to upload a second remix if you use ThaSauce. Of course you can also upload it somewhere else and put a download link in this thread. Do not make qualitative comments on an entry until the results of the vote have been posted in this thread. Mixers cannot vote for themselves but if they vote they receive a free first place vote added onto their score. The winner of this round may select the source for PRC410, the rounds after next round. The winner of PRC406, TheVideoGamer, who picked this source, can only participate by submitting a Bonus Mix. His vote is doubled in the voting stage. You can find the full rules list at this page as well. GOOD LUCK! PRC Home Page

We'd like to welcome back @Chimpazilla! OCR Judge and frequent contributor to the site, Chimpazilla was our resident sound tech on PLT1, mixing and mastering almost every track on the album. We're delighted that she'll be reprising the role. I ask remixers please let us approach her on your behalf about your tracks when they're ready, it's a mammoth task she's taking on. Thanks! Welcome back to the fold, chimpz

Sorry to hear about those of you who are having a rough time. I've been fortunate to be able to work from home, so it really hasn't affected me too much. As far as the extra time at time home goes. I've been doing some recording and a lot of woodworking. My girlfriend and I got engaged while she was here visiting for the past couple months too, so now I'm going through the visa application process for her so we can get married in the U.S.

The submission packet has been submitted, waiting on site staff now!

Nice remix! Tight low end and great groove.

Not anymore. ;)

Their more recent albums are not on Bandcamp, and are outstanding! I guess you'd have to get them on like itunes or Amazon music if you're interested. They're a small-time band that's been around for a long time, and I think they're worth supporting so I'm not ashamed to shill for them every now and then :).

Well, I bought the album. I think I meant to do so earlier but forgot. Thanks!

No songs yet, so I add another final 3 days.

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Welcome to the Voting Stage! There are 3 entries this round. There is 2 Bonus entry(s) this round There IS a voter bonus this round. Dex has a vote worth 2x. Don't vote for Bonus entries please. Participants may not vote for themselves. Vote ends May 2nd Saturday at 1 PM Vote here https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/MnP112

Happy to announce that the sequel is... now available! (Sadly due to COVID-19 the game itself has been delayed a bit, but the developers were happy to let me share the soundtrack) https://mazedude.bandcamp.com/album/mazequest-3-original-soundtrack-game-version It's an RPG but also a Western, with distinct chiptune and 9-bit vibes, so, yeah it's a hybrid approach but also quite enjoyable in that aspect. Let me know what you think, thanks!

The People's Remix Competition 409 PRCv17-07 Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition! DJ Mokram was the only one who got something in for PRC407. So he won by default and picked a source for PRC409. Source: Grind Stormer (GEN) - Night Bird MIDI File MP3 File Source Information ThaSauce link: Click here to submit The deadline is Wednesday June 10th 2020 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the ThaSauce page for the exact time left. Make sure that the song is uploaded to ThaSauce or that there’s a download link posted in this thread. You may enter as many mixes as you like and work with as many people as you like on each mix. You are free to create a second ThaSauce account for that if you use ThaSauce, it's needed to be able to upload a second remix if you use ThaSauce. Of course you can also upload it somewhere else and put a download link in this thread. Do not make qualitative comments on an entry until the results of the vote have been posted in this thread. Mixers cannot vote for themselves but if they vote they receive a free first place vote added onto their score. The winner of this round may select the source for PRC411, the rounds after next round. The winner of PRC407, DJ Mokram, who picked this source, can only participate by submitting a Bonus Mix. His vote is doubled in the voting stage. You can find the full rules list at this page as well. GOOD LUCK! PRC Home Page

I'm sure you're all aware of the global situation regarding the Corona-virus outbreak. Most of us have been stuck at home due to measures to prevent further contamination. I first heard of these measures halfway through March when I was in piano class (I'm in the Netherlands by the way). That was also the last time I've been in piano class :P Because of my chronic condition and since the burn-out in 2016 I'm used to being at home most of the time. In a sense, the Corona-measures make little difference for me life. That said, it did take away a couple of things that I'm starting to miss: church, visits to my grandparents and piano lessons (which I still get, but through the phone! Its not the same...) All in all I'm managing alright. My wife and I can still do walks around the neighborhood and there is always plenty to do around the house. I have to say I haven't been working on any personal music projects or remixes. The last time I worked on something was months ago and I got frustrated and now I'm afraid to go back to it. I keep hitting obstacles with my productions and its just driving me nuts. I did spend some time learning music theory (specifically harmony) and I watched some videos on how to listen to Classical Music. That lead me to purchase the book Classical Music for Dummies, which is somewhat helpful to get me started. By some stroke of coincidence I found a cheap CD of Dvorak's New World Symphony shortly after having watched a analysis video and listening to a performance of it online. Nice :D I really like it. I may have a new piano piece coming up, which will hopefully motivate me to get back in the saddle. Some companies have been generously handing out free Virtual Instruments during the crisis and I want to give those a try too. What have you been up to these days? How are you handling the Corona-measures? Has the time home been good for your creative exploits?

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you the very first Super Black Bass 3 remix! Jk, but this seems to be an obscure SNES title. I couldn't even find the individual track on youtube, let alone other remixes of it. Didn't see anything on this site either, but I could've missed something. I've never played this game, but I stumbled upon the track while listening through a relaxing SNES music compilation by SNES Drunk (highly recommended), and I thought I could do something with it. Classic remake with a few of my own touches and some ambiance. I really enjoyed this track, and gave the OST a listen and found a few gems. If you like SNES music, it's definitely worth a try: If anyone out there wants to build/collab on this, let me know and I can provide my stems. Seems like there's a lot of solo/freestyle potential in this track! I'm also trash with drums (just used basic FL Studio loops), so I'm sure anyone could improve. Hope someone enjoys my rendition or at least finds a cool new (old) OST! -Juke

Ahoy! We've managed to hook a big contributing artist for this next one; @djpretzel has agreed to come aboard and take on the Pirates of Crustacia!

WEEK 1 UPDATE The first week of the project has already passed and I've got to say; I'm pretty impressed with the uptake so far. It's no secret that the forums aren't quite as busy as they used to be, so having 6 claimed tracks (with a few more interested parties currently communicating via IM) is a huge confidence boost for us here at PLT HQ (that being @Drawn by Dai and myself). We’ll be upping recruitment by actively reaching out to remixers on OCR and Discord, to try and fill out those gaps in the tracks; so if you’re reading this and are interested but shy about contributing, just drop us an IM. We’ll start chatting, it’s really that straightforward. Also, if you know somebody who might like to take part, please go ahead and point them here!

@HoboKa has returned to the PLT collective and picked up Boss Theme 1. Welcome back, dude!

It's only a source round. If i had the chance, most of the score would be up, but i can only pick one... Do what you can, the score is notorious for vocal samples, so that might be a challenge. At least it has chords and motifs. So melodic elements are ripe here. I guess do what you can...

Ooh, loved volume one a lot, so looking forward to this release! Especially the would love to hear the take one the introduction track, it is such a nice piece of music Good luck!

Great to see some Ridge Racer in there. Props to whoever comes through this round, cause hardcore is not an easy genre to arrange.

Super down for this <3 SoE had always a special part on my heart! I would like to claim either Ebon Keep - Town or if possible, add the dark castle theme to the list of tracks ( )

I misread that as you'll hit him with the spoon. I read ahead too quick. And sometimes backwards. RIP my brain.

The virus hadn't done as much damage as I thought, but it's still done some rough rounds. Prior to the outbreak, I had been trying to get a longer-term paid job with a strategy of doing volunteer work in my local area. I was actually due to be an IT technician in my hometown's library on the day the lockdown got in place, and I'm sure the offer will still be there once restrictions get taken down. As of right now, the only volunteer work still running are actually here in the remix community - judging everyone's music submissions to OCR, and the contributions to RadioSEGA as well. As long as it keeps my mind sharp, that's all I can ask for. Outside of here, I'm either hooked on Animal Crossing: New Horizons (or as I'd like to call it, "outdoor play simulator"), and I've also been one of those using Zoom to keep in touch with my family. It's especially good for my father, as because of his suppressed immune system, he is forbidden from leaving the house at all. The only time he'd ever head outside is to use the garage, and that's it. Two of my family members had also contracted the virus, but are both recovering well and I am thankful for that. Anything else I mention here would go into what the UK in general had endured under the outbreak, so that's gonna be worth another thread on its own. In the meantime, I'm doing well, and I aim to keep being proactive for as long as it takes x)

The plan was to motivate others to enter the round during the extension. That plan has backfired. :D @HoboKa @Dextastic Thanks for the feedback guys, it's appreciated more than you know. :) @Bundeslang First place wooden spoon eh? I'll hit you up with a source asap.

DjMokram saved me the trouble lol. Congrats! Struggled with this one despite it being a great source. Inspiration for ya haha. Good to see you anyways!

Congrats Dj Mokram. This is a pretty smooth remix, love that pitch work and that groove is super chill.

Results time DJ Mokram wins by default DJ Mokram, you are the winner and may pick a source for PRC409. Send the source to me (with a MID/MP3 file, otherwise send a second source with a MID file) by PM, other options are PM me @ ThaSauce or by e-mailing to bambombim@gmail.com (I prefer a PM @Ocremix). Send your sources as fast as you can, but before next Wednesday (13 May 2020), 11:00 AM ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT). You may select any source from any game, but not a source with an OverClocked remix or a source which has been used in PRC before. An overview of the past PRC's can be found in the following links (I recently updated this site): http://sites.google.com/site/bambombim/prc http://bambombim.googlepages.com/PRCRemixList.doc (also downloadable via the link above).

BTW, I mentioned it in my vote, but I want to mention it again here. Many years ago, the band Machinae Supremacy did a totally epic metal cover of this theme which you can hear here: https://machinaesupremacy.bandcamp.com/track/sidology-3-apex-ultima

Damn, you do my job better than me. Least for this round rofl. I think the last one too. I'm probably gonna fail at too in the future at intervals, but I guess we all have our biases and ideas of how MnP should be. Still, I'll try and be better about it. Thanks for participating Seth! :3

Next round is up!

Glad to see the compo is still going. Might try to get a mix in before the extended deadline. Are the old TS credentials still valid for compoverse? Worse case I'll send you a link.

You know, I liked Trism's mix the best, but I voted for TheVideoGamer's mix as first place because I felt that it more closely met what MnP is about. Both fantastic tracks, though. The bonus tracks were great as well.

Oh. Yeah, that was an epic round. I'll remember that one till I push up the daisies lmao.

My reply about the bass was to TVG, who seemed to only hear the piano as providing bass in my entry. I went back and listened to last round again. Trism's entry was great, for sure! I liked it even more than I did when I first heard it.

I think I got it for $20 in the intro sale. It goes on sale every now and then!

Thanks for listening and voting on mine even though it was a bonus. I just wanted to mention real quick that there is actually a bassline in it - it's a sampled cello playing a bassline in a standup bass style (Vengeful Cello, if anyone is interested in checking it out) - but it didn't come through very well in the mix. Maybe it would have worked if I'd tried to mix it better.

Remembered to vote!

There are only two tracks I can choose... I would think there would be more participation with all the quarantines going on. By the way, I cast my vote. Both submissions were fantastic, thanks for the ear candy, guys!

2 extra days

Actually it's 4/4, just with a swing feel, so everything follows a triplet 8th note pattern. You could also notate it as 12/8.

Damn, nice playing! I like your Pokemon Gym one too.

I can supply the drums if you (or anyone) wants to supply everything else for a rock/metal version.

Well I don't know the original source, but that was a beautiful arrangement regardless

I did not realize this. I've not been on the forums nearly as much as I used to be. I wanted to suggest link icons that folks could click to go to an artists site or bandcamp page or some social network profile/site/etc. with placement of such under their user name "card" at the left of the posts they make, but, after reading other comments here, that might be a worthless idea anyway. Guess even I need to get with the times.

Some Sonic Adventure 2 Remixing for ya.