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@TheVideoGamer Well, it's a good thing I set up a Poll. Thanks for sharing your opinion. You too Dex. Glad to have you guys aboard.

It's not a problem at all, I mean the compo is still fair and balanced, with or without you competing so I don't see the problem with that. As long as voters are mature and don't bias their vote because you're the organizer, and I sincerely do believe they won't, there's no point in putting you away from the fun

hoboka, I voted for the first option (Limit source picks to the pre-2007 era), simply because this is MnP so it's more about production. It's way harder to make better productions of more-recent VGM while staying true to the source. I wouldn't mind if you limited picks to more popular franchises too. I don't really care on that one either way. You know the data on how much interest each type of source has gotten recently way better than I do.

Submitted my bonus by the skin of my teeth! The most awesome feeling is when the clock changes just as you click submit and it goes through anyway!

I buffed the layered the lead to thicken it during it's initial appearance, used the toned down version for a softer part. Still working on the full flow of the song. It;s giving me pause for some reason, but then I can add ear candy after that.

Weird. I thought I submitted my response. Well here we go again *in Mario voice* Good point. Usually people vote fair and just. Thanks! Also, no worries TVG. Please do vote when the time comes. We'll see what crazy source tune gets picked for next round lmao. Munf Munf for Boi's DINNER

Sorry i didn't get a chance to submit, but one i've been busy as hell, and two, the source looks a little too complicated for me, to MnP lol. If voting's available, i can get some thoughts down yes?

WARNING THIS IS LONG. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND READING. I don't feel we should be cherry picking the obvious and here's why. On OCR: For Final Fantasy, there is about 56 albums dedicated to the franchise. About 24 albums dedicated to the Legend of Zelda franchise. About 39 albums dedicated to the Mario franchise. 174 albums dedicated to Mega Man. 174! That's an insane amount. 22 albums dedicated to Sonic. 100 albums for Metal Gear. Think about it, 100 albums to this franchise. All of these are the popular franchises, and showcases how much dedication people have for it. Now on OCR, dedicated to the lesser known games there are: For the contra series there is 1 album, and it's not even dedicated to Contra. No albums dedicated to Streets of Rage, but sources from the franchise have appeared on other albums, but only as single sources, not an entire album dedicated. No albums dedicated to the Bioshock franchise. No albums for Jet Set Radio And certainty no albums, dedicated to Ridge Racer, despite it being one of the top racing franchises. I picked albums, because for me, these are the deciding factors to how much people care about the franchise, or remix it etc.... Each result might not be a straight cover of a games soundtrack, but a lot of songs, will make an appearance on an album, based on a game so... What does this mean? Well Final Fantasy gets love for 2 reasons. First is nostalgia, and second is recognition. Because the games have circulated so much through the years, nobody can escape the wave of Final Fantasy mania. Is that a bad thing? No it's not, but it does mean that a lot of unknown, or even well known franchises, are lost, because they don't follow the Final Fantasy or Mega Man style of popularity. People will probably know Ridge Racer if you mention it to them, but they probably won't have the energy to remix the score, or remember much of the score (Apart from the loud obnoxious announcer, which is really what folks remember the game for) This is because, the it doesn't follow the melodic approach, but rather the arrangement. Final Fantasy, Mario, Mega Man, or even Chrono Trigger are remembered mostly for the melody. Ridge Racer (OST) for me, is remembered through the awesome usages of samples. I only discovered that the babbling in ...Dat Dan Day...A is a sped up popular 90's vocal snippet. It impressed me, because of how it was used. Only me, TheVideoGamer would know that. To others, they probably won't be as bothered (Even those, who love the soundtrack). Now i mention this, in that Final Fantasy, Mega Man, all have there time devoted to the soundtracks (To where, it's inescapable). Now i love these soundtracks a lot, and i hold them dearly to my heart, however due to it's extreme surge in popularity, i've lost contact, because it overshadows the lesser known, and to some, more impressive scores. Mario is one hell of a nostalgic trip, but if the franchise had just been launched this year, or even today, would it be nostalgic, or have waves of fans praising it's score? Well in my mind, i assume not, but to others, maybe so. This reasoning alone is why i like picking obscure scores, to games, because they just need the love. Because of competitions like PRC, i've pretty much introduced at least 4-5 people to Vatlva, a game nobody knows about, tagged to a composer, everyone loves (Not enough love as Nobuo Uematsu, but devoted fans nonetheless). Probably one person out of that group, will probably check the OST, and the rest will now appreciate the process into making the score, even if it's not your thing. That's the reason i like PRC and MnP. If i stuck with Mario, yes it's awesome, yes it needs it's legacy, but because of how much has been put into remixing the franchise, it's the same old, same old. If you want to do it, go ahead. I'll still be there to remix away, BUT the beauty of competitions like this, is the freedom to pick unknown sources, that people can at least attempt, regardless of how much they know or like it. Which is why, i think we should allow people to both, go with franchises, they hold personally to them, and also pick franchises with soundtracks, that more people need to know about. Thanks for coming to my *holy f*ck this is long* TED Talk. Long story short, for those who can't be bothered reading my essay. LESSER KNOWN SOUNDTRACKS NEED THE LOVE TOO, THIS IS WHY I SIGNED UP FOR THESE AMAZING COMPO'S. (I feel like writing in caps, makes me sound like an asshole lol, but anyways....)

What a neat little album with a fun story behind it. I hope all of the remixer parents who participated were able to get some warm fuzzies out of playing the music for their young kids before they started to get too big for music like this. I enjoy the wide variety of source material here, with some frequently-mixed classics and some more obscure ones thrown in too. I think my favorite is 3-09, Child of Legend, which just seems to inhabit the theme suggested by the album's title so well. Great to get some DuckTales nostalgia, really enjoyed the kind of church organ-y take on Gau's theme in 2-02, and of course the Chrono Trigger tracks are lovely. Another fantastic job.

Oh, I finished mine late then, I couldn't recall when was the deadline rofl. Let there be competition !

2 day extension Deadline: July 31st Wed @ 1PM Vote Ends: August 4th Mon @ 1 PM

This. Particularly those last two notes Maybe really attack those notes the first time through the repeat and then dial it back once the high strings come in the second time through? Or vice versa? Just a thought. But yeah, this track is amazing. Really well done.

Nice! The brass sounds great but the strings lag behind a bit. The attack time of the strings samples are probably too long so maybe you'll have to drag the MIDI notes a bit to the left Drums are alright but feels too small and tight for this arrangement. Maybe experiment with other drum kits or try some more reverb on the drums or something.