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The theme is awesome. And I hope we get some more OCR people. People who can't play an instrument could now collab with people who can. Btw, I talked with streifig a bit and we had the idea for some sort of "artist matchmaking" thing to help people find collab partners. So, if you have great arrangement ideas but need someone to record guitar, help you with orchestration or do the mixing, we might be able to help. I'll post more details once we figure out exactly how it's gonna be done.

I did 2! ..so I didn't find the time to transfer the ones on paper to the forums. Will still be coming of course.

I recommend The Missingno Tracks and Heart of a Gamer albums. I can say without bias and hyperbole that they are totally super cool-awesome, and the crews that put them together are composed up sexy god-spawn. That's at least three times better than regular spawn.

I did like 20. Not much, but hope it helps haha.

This topic has put me off of both games. Good work, everybody!

....what the hell, I can't leave this one without a review after doing the other two. General Overview: Volume III AKA the Super Castlevana IV volume AKA the best pre-Michiru Yamane Castlevania. Point is, Super Castlevania IV's soundtrack was amazing, and this volume did that soundtrack justice. It's a lot darker and it feels more cinematic compared to the other two. The other two volumes had more loud, fast paced, upbeat highlights. But this volume contains a perfect balance of those fast tracks, and tracks that are a lot slower, and more soothing. And of course, Nicolas Cage. Album Strengths (AKA Personal Favs): Track 1-4: Heart of Limestone (Limestone Cavern) by Rexy The original track was already creepy enough, but the original track relied on synth notes to convey a horror feeling. This track relies only on the piano to convey horror, and it does a really good job of doing so. (Couldn't think of anything else to add beyond what I said in my original review) Track 1-7: Whipped into Shape (Rotating Room) by Sbeast The rock elements of this track make this seem like it would be fun. But then you add the synths and the piano, and it becomes a lot darker. And I love that feeling of having fun in a dark environment. Track 1-11: Deadly Furniture (Banquet Hall) by Slimy Intense orchestrated arrangement. Almost Night on Bald Mountain-esq. Only instead of Chernabog sending little demons to cause havoc, Dracula is possessing random pieces of furniture to cause havoc. Track 2-1: Endless Tomes (Library - Collection Space) by Sam Dillard This sounds to me like what would happen if Yasunori Mitsuda worked on a track for a Castlevania game. It's so ominous, with a hint of intensity here and there to make that sense of exploring the unknown that much more wicked. Track 2-4: The Harbinger of Death (Treasure Room) by timaeus222 It's a good exploration track, but when the beat drops, it turns into an aggressive battle theme. The build-ups to the beat drops are what make this track great, and the beat dropping segments themselves are just incredible. Track 2-8: Stairway to Perdition (Beginning) by Audio Sprite This isn't as complex or as intense as many of the other tracks here, but maybe that's why I like it so much. It's very nice, funky, and nice music to relax to or to go out walking with your headphones. Track 2-9: Dracula's Secretaries (The Attendants' Rooms) by Slimy Very nice and cinematic take on one of the last levels in the game. It feels very much like a climax to the Castlevania adventure. Track 2-10: The Night King's Lament (Dracula's Room) by Sam Dillard The best track in the entire Super Castlevania IV soundtrack evolved, and made to present an incredible showdown between Simon and Dracula. If you listen to Dracula's Secretaries and The Night King's Lament back to back, it almost sounds like it could be a medley about Simon on the home stretch towards Dracula, and then finally meeting him in a memorable showdown.

The People's Remix Competition 313 PRCv13-01 Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition! After the amazing anniversary edition of the 12th season, the new season starts in a new year. Supercoolmike claimed the victory at PRC311 and selected the source. Source: Ikaruga (Gamecube) - First Stage MIDI Youtube Link Source Information ThaSauce link: Click here to submit To submit a song at the compo page a ThaSauce account is required. If anyone has problems with registering or uploading the song to ThaSauce, please upload the song somewhere else and post a download link in the thread. I recommend Soundcloud, don't forget to allow downloads to enable me to upload the song at ThaSauce. To register and submit, do the following. Click the ThaSauce Link. Click the 'You are not logged in' button in the upper right. Click on 'register' (at the bottom). Read the terms and click 'I agree to these terms'. If you don't agree with them, upload the song somewhere else and post a download link as mentioned above (by doing that, you allow me to upload the song at ThaSauce. Continue the process by filling in your information. A confirmation mail will be send. There might be some issues with it (meaning that you don't get it), if that is the case, upload the song somewhere else as described above. Once registered, login with your username and password, go to the mentioned page and submit the song. If you want submit two or more songs you can create multiple ThaSauce accounts or upload the song somewhere else and post the download link. PRC instructions Limitations at ThaSauce require your entry to be 20 MB or less in size. Length for length's sake and MIDI rips are not allowed (only as Bonus Mixes). Entries must be posted in the by Wednesday January 13th 2016 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the ThaSauce page for the exact time left. Two days extra. 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, it's needed to be able to upload a second remix. 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 recieve a free first place vote added onto their score. The winner of this round may select the source for PRC314, the winner of PRC312 will also select a source for PRC314 (the PRC pi round) which will have a special rule. The winner of PRC311, Supercoolmike, can only take part by submitting a bonus mix. You can find the full rules list at this page as well. GOOD LUCK! PRC ThaSauce Home Page!

I like that theme. I'd like to enter.

There are a lot of new remixers putting out some incredible work, and you really should spend some time going through everything. However, it sounds like your tastes run pretty similar to mine, at least in part, so here's a short list of some of the artists whose remixes are still in my list of music I've downloaded but not transferred to my permanent collection: Sir_NutS Tetrimino Geoffrey Taucer DDDRKirby(ISQ) Jorito Metal Man Hylian Lemon Sam Dillard Chimpazilla Showroom Dummy Chris ~ Amaterasu Claire Yaxley Nutritious Phonetic Hero timaeus222 Gario Again, that's really reductionist, and you really shouldn't limit yourself to just a few choices like that. (Oh, but if you like Game Over, make sure to check out The Megas if you haven't yet.) Put on OCR Radio and let it take you to new places.

Thanks @nitrozsz for the kind words!

Nowadays? Everything.

Oh neat, I almost missed this entirely. Sure, I'm in - there are some pretty sweet tracks I would love to remix, and I've been looking for an excuse to use my new headphones to make some music. I'll list my picks later today. 1. Dracula X - Stage 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44u87NnaV4Q (Yeah, it's an arrangement of CV3 Stage 1, but I always like this version better...) 2. Dracula X - Stage 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGYEm_1MoOA 3. Symphony of the Night - The Tragic Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuSa2k5UEXs 4. Bloodlines - Stage 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKJsfwHObvw 5. Bloodlines - Stage 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BVFbBXuYtI Also, not a pick of mine, but I found it while searching and thought it was pretty cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_YIGdpVAAY Alright, let's do this. Nice to see an elimination compo come up in here - while it's sad to see good artists fall after a single round, it DOES significantly reduce remixing fatigue that occurs on the longer sort of compos. One of the big reasons I'm up for it, in fact.

Hello! I just joined today but I've been indulging in OCR for a good 6 years or so. I make music for NEC PC-98 machines as a hobby and I also do it professionally for videogames.

Any Updates? Do we need someone to finish the production for the project still?

It's always a pleasure to work with these fine gentlemen! This track has been a looooong time coming and I'm glad we were able to finish it and get it out here for ya. And major thanks to the OCR staff for posting it! Happy New Year everyone! EDIT: I just realized it wasn't pointed out in the write-up, but I hope you guys notice that in addition to having José on the track, Paul also sampled a line ("clique called Chaotix") from 'Unknown from M.C.' throughout this mix

I've been a huge fan of Metaphist's Sonic remixes since he posted Funky Side Up in the workshop. Love the classic 90's west coast vibe of this one. Solid work from O.A.!

Made it to 57.

I like the energy going on here, however I'm not a fan of the bit-crushing staticy thing that starts at the beginning and seems to have a presence all through the rest of the track. It's interesting to hear swing drums mixed with electronic elements, they work surprisingly well together. The guitar work on the latter half of the track is cool; adds a nice extra layer instead of simply repeating the first half again. Very nice overall.

How have I only just seen this! I wonder if I can get 50 reviews out before midnight tonight EDIT 1: So 6 hours later and I'm at 34 (I think, everything has gone blurry...) They may be the most detailed or concise (or cohesive or in English or...) but I've tried to make each one at least 3 or 4 sentences long with some positives and some negatives. I'm going to try for the remaining 16 before midnight (children, family and New Years Eve parties permitting). Wish me luck! EDIT 2: OK so the allure of free food and alcohol got the better of me so I didn't manage to get to 50. Still; doing review has been quite enjoyable so I'm going to carry on regardless. Happy 2016 everybody!

General Overview: Volume II continues to pour out the Vampire Variations purpose of providing great arrangements of classic Castlevania music. Volume II is a little more varied in genre choice than volume I was, which I thought was a necessary improvement. Fans of rock arrangements will still enjoy this volume just as much as they did the previous volume. I actually found myself skipping less tracks here compared to the previous volume. Like the previous volume, I was left satisfied with this album at the end. Album Strengths (AKA Personal Favs): Track 1-1: Sinfonia del Diablo (Blood Relations of Heaven and Earth) by AngelCityOutlaw and Chernabogue This track served as an excellent overture for this album. And even by itself, it's a great track creating a sense of embarking on an adventure of the grandest scale. Track 1-3: Richter's Graveyard Groove (Cemetery) by Mega Beardo Very intense, and exciting. Became extremely compelling when the synth strings were introduced. Very gothic, dark, and hardcore. Track 1-4: Nosfearatu (Cross a Fear) by AngelCityOutlaw One of the more eclectic tracks from this album. Loved the rock/electronic/orchestrta combo. Really worked well here. Track 1-6: Transylvania Sound Machine (Ghost Ship Painting) by Stemage and Chunkstyle So damn groovy. This was my favorite track from Rondo of Blood, and I absolutely love what was done here. It manages to improve on the original, while retaining what made the original so good in the first place. Track 1-8: Phantasmal Hellfire (Wild Dance in Phantasmic Hell) by timaeus222 That piano intro really threw me off. Thought I was going to get something closer to the original version, or an orchestrated arrangement. Nope, got a really intense electronic boss fight here. The melody was intense, made even more intense with the aggressive background synth work. Next time I fight Shaft in Rondo of Blood, I might have this in the background. Track 2-4: Satanic Spire by Gario Nope, Phonetic Hero's Sonic CD remix is still the evilest But this is still an excellent track. Loved the eerie and creepy blend of orchestra, electronic, and chiptune. Especially at the end when the speed changes, and everything becomes more and more distorted. It pulls you in with how fun it sounds, and then tries to take over your soul. Track 2-11: Season of the Witch (Together Forever) by Brandon Strader I had a feeling that this was a direct sequel to Vampire's Kiss. Sounds just as good too in terms of quality. The brass/guitar combo sounds really good here. I almost wish this was the last track of the volume, as it would have made an excellent outro to this album. The voice samples were (not surprisingly) used very well here, especially the "finish it" part.

I think I reached 25. Pretty good for 2-3 days. I'll definitely return to post more in January. It's good to be back.

Just hit 200. Fun month, downloaded 66 mixes. Think I need to go back to following the front page.

I got you all a digital download code for free music, I'm gonna hide it below in white text so that it isn't taken by people not involved with secret santa: www.ocremix.org To everyone else, hope you had a good Christmas

And double post, as I hit 200+ reviews before leaving for New Year with my family! Yay! Good job everyone, let's do it again next year!

My 2011 editing skills should be shown to the world once again. Oh, and OA is in it too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3GkP3EDtnI

Don't worry, we use that for reference only and will catch any issues... furthermore, the IDs changed back when we moved to IPB, not with this recent upgrade. Either way, not an issue/concern now, and even less of an issue once we automate the submission process - which WILL happen in 2016, or someone gets to punch me in the face...

As already stated, the roughness of this track is truly remarkable. But the track itself doesn’t really do anything for me. Maybe it’s the original source material, or the arrangement? I’m not sure, but it’s kind of hard to rock out to this, as the truly head bopping part starts near the end of the track, while the rest of the track seems more lounge rock. But even then I’m left waiting there, wondering when it’s time to rock. It’s decent though. Not great, but not terrible either.

Apologies to MindWanderer; I didn't mean to derail either. Though figuring out the key to a song is a very important skill to have, ESPECIALLY for compos like this one. I also want to clarify that I didn't mean that you should be able to figure out the exact key just by listening. I don't have perfect pitch, so I also sit down with a keyboard and determine what the "actual" notes are in a song. But you should be able to listen to a piece of music and at least say "that's major, that's minor, that's some other mode." Determining the quality of the key is probably the easiest part.

Very enjoyable track. It’s fun, energetic, and in some ways, motivational. I’m glad this is called “playing in the park” because there is that sense of innocence that I get from listening to this track. Just having a carefree time at the park with your friends. Lots of fun, just like this track.

You know, PuD is ALWAYS making top tier stuff. Production is always perfect, performances are fucking insane, and all his tracks evolve and stylistically shift between so many awesome fusions of rock/metal, while still being cohesive. This is no exception. Talent like this makes my butt explode with envy.

The stop-and-go feel of this is rather interesting. At first I thought it was going to be straight punk rock or something, but the beat gets varied at apt times. I also like the "roughness" to the production. Not rough in the poorly-polished sense, but rather, in the grungy/crunchy sense.

Good work here! I like the effort and feel of the piece. It has a 'rough' sound which comes across as 100% purposeful and gives the mix some character. I enjoyed it!

Yeaaaaaaaaaaah! This is my favorite song from Legacy <3 Love the touch of both sadness and rawness.

The synth work on this is pretty sick, man. I can totally picture something like this on a modern military action scene (running and gunning type stuff). Great sound, neat arrangement and solid ReMix all around.