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OC ReMix & Nintendo Force present The Impact of Iwata! August 27, 2024 Contact: press@ocremix.org ATLANTA, GA... OverClocked ReMix today released its 79th arrangement album, The Impact of Iwata. The album pays tribute to Nintendo's fourth president, the illustrious Satoru Iwata (1959-2015). Featuring 16 tracks by 40 artists, the album is the audiobook soundtrack & music supplement to Nintendo Force's first book, penned by editor-in-chief Lucas M. Thomas, The Impact of Iwata. Directed by OC ReMixer TSori, The Impact of Iwata album is available for free download at https://iwata.ocremix.org. The Impact of Iwata includes a diverse roster of musicians honoring the celebrated programmer, mentor, executive, and public face of Nintendo by arranging 18 soundtracks in a variety of styles, including rock, pop, orchestral, jazz, chiptune, funk, new age, and more. The Impact of Iwata was made by fans, for fans, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any game publisher or developer; all original compositions, artwork, characters, and logos are copyright their respective owners. "Our lineup of ReMixers is a who's who of great talent on OCR from established veterans to incredible newcomers," noted album director TSori. "Each of them was very excited about the project and it shows in their ReMixes. I have no words to describe just how impressed I have been with the music on this album, so I will let it speak for itself." Visual artists from around the world and throughout the entertainment industry teamed up with Nintendo Force to provide artwork for the Impact of Iwata book's cover and each of its 16 chapters, including pieces touching on several of the titles represented in the corresponding album. The album's coverage of Iwata-related games includes: Balloon Fight Brain Age Dragon Warrior (Dragon Quest) EarthBound (Mother 2) Eggerland Mystery Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Dream Course The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Mach Rider Nintendo Direct Pokémon SoulSilver Version Pokémon Pinball Super Mario Bros. Super Metroid & Metroid Prime Super Smash Bros. Melee, Brawl & Ultimate; and Wii Sports. The Impact of Iwata album release also celebrates the 30th anniversary of EarthBound -- the SNES classic Iwata famously rescued after a difficult development process -- and is OC ReMix's second memorial tribute to Satoru Iwata, following the community's 2015 EP, Heart of a Gamer. "Everyone brought their A-game to this project, and it is not only a worthy companion to Lucas's excellent book, but also a fantastic and fitting tribute to Satoru Iwata himself and the role he played in our lives," observed album director TSori. "We hope you enjoy the products of this unique partnership between OverClocked ReMix and Nintendo Force as we all celebrate the Impact of Iwata!" About OverClocked ReMix Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of video game music as an art form. Its primary focus is ocremix.org, a website featuring thousands of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans. OC ReMix operates under the umbrella and sponsorship of Game Music Initiative, Inc, a 501c3 non-profit charitable organization (EIN: 81-4140676). About Nintendo Force Nintendo Force is a spiritual successor to Nintendo Power, the legendary Nintendo print magazine that ran from 1988 to 2012. Editor-in-chief Lucas M. Thomas assembled a team of great Nintendo-loving journalists, writers, and artists to create a new magazine that would pick up Nintendo Power's torch and carry it forward into the future! The first issue of Nintendo Force Magazine was published exactly one month after Nintendo Power got unplugged. Over more than a decade -- from Fire Emblem Awakening to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and everything in between -- Nintendo Force has covered it all, across dozens of different issues, with a new one published every two months. Subscriptions for Nintendo Force Magazine are handled at Patreon.com/NintendoForce, and back issues are sold in the store at NintendoForceMagazine.com! ### Preview it: https://youtu.be/OcUdu3r9lcY Download it: https://iwata.ocremix.org Full album on YouTube: https://youtu.be/INPb0XRBZFo Torrent: https://iwata.ocremix.org/downloads/The_Impact_of_Iwata.torrent Comments/Reviews: http://ocremix.org/community/topic/54157

Preview The Impact of Iwata: https://youtu.be/OcUdu3r9lcY Download The Impact of Iwata: https://iwata.ocremix.org Full album on YouTube: https://youtu.be/INPb0XRBZFo Torrent: https://bt.ocremix.org/torrents/The_Impact_of_Iwata.torrent Lucas and I had talked about figuring out how to do some sort of collaborative project between OCR and Nintendo Force since my first remix was posted back in 2017, so I was thrilled when he called and pitched the idea for this album. He was well into writing his book, The Impact of Iwata, about the life and contributions of Satoru Iwata to Nintendo and the video games industry as a whole. He had brought on several very talented artists to create illustrations for each chapter of the book. However, he also had plans for an audio book version and suggested that we create an album of ReMixes to serve the same role in the audio book as the illustrations in the print book. In addition to releasing the album for free on OCR, it would be included, in whole, with the audio book, and clips of each track would be used between chapters. I loved the idea. We pitched it to OCR staff and they were as enthusiastic about it as we were. So, we got started. I put up a forum post to recruit, and to my surprise, all 16 tracks were claimed in less than a day! Our lineup of ReMixers is a who's who of great talent on OCR from established veterans to incredible newcomers. Each of them was very excited about the project and it shows in their ReMixes. I have no words to describe just how impressed I have been with the music on this album, so I will let it speak for itself. Suffice it to say, everyone brought their A-game to this project, and it is not only a worthy companion to Lucas's excellent book, but also a fantastic and fitting tribute to Satoru Iwata himself and the role he played in our lives. We hope you enjoy the products of this unique partnership between OverClocked ReMix and Nintendo Force as we all celebrate the Impact of Iwata! - TSori

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Will need a new title if approved -LT Well, it’s been a hot second. The last remix I submitted was in 2012. Since then I have become a father, scored 8 games, released hundreds of licensed game and film covers, gone through the loss of my first wife, and remarried last year. That said, I have directed my life experiences into my music, especially lately, and into this cover. Ok, so, I’ve been wanting to cover the Introduction piece of music from SQ III for years, 23 to be exact. I’ve tried twice (without submitting said versions here) and failed, miserably. Fast forward to 2024, and I think I finally got it right. My cover of this one is unsurprisingly a full on orchestral re-recording of this piece, but surprisingly isn’t as epic as my usual submissions. I wanted it to sound similar to sci-fi scores (like The Last Starfighter) from the 80s with a closer mic position, and utilize a synthesizer integrated into the hall with the orchestra. There are a ton of nods throughout to composers such as Jerry Goldsmith and Craig Safan. Alternatively, I think it could feel right at home as the opening credits piece to a Space Quest streaming series……why hasn’t that happened yet? But I digress. Speaking of the synthesizer used, I utilized a Roland D-50 which was released just two years before Space Quest III hit store shelves. Seemed very fitting and it fits the Space Quest vibe like a glove, especially since the original game score sounds its absolute best through a Roland MT-32 sound module. Kismet. It was extremely fun to finally tackle this piece properly, I may just have to re-record the rest of the score. Space Quest III holds a very special place in my gaming heart. I remember playing (and falling in love with) it in ‘86 at a friend’s house and then eventually beating the game in my teens. As brutal as the gameplay is by today’s standards, it’s a very cool game with an amazing score by Supertramp drummer Bob Siebenberg. The introduction piece features a wonderful heroic theme on brass for the game's hero, Roger Wilco, and it lends itself very well to a live orchestra recording. The second half goes into surprisingly darkly heroic territory, which again is perfect fodder for a more orchestral setting. Games & Sources

Pretty vanilla/bland synths and very basic textures, though the mixing and panning sounds decent. Unfortunately, it's a very underdeveloped arrangement. Once you get to :33, you're effctively just hearing segments cut-and-pasted with sampled SFX (creatively) sprinkled in. The distorted beats from 1:35-2:15 were low quality and only added mud & clutter. Not much going on in terms of substance for the last minute. There's some basic creativity here, it's just not polished in any major way yet, so it's far from our bar. I hope you keep at it, Crabs, even if it's not with this arrangement. NO

Artist Name: Capt Crabs A Hype remix to a 150 bpm Hardstyle of the original Bubble Bobble theme song. Games & Sources from NES version of Bubble Bobble

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No samplings are used. Klonoa is one of my favorite games. For my first game music arrangement, I tried arranging my favorite song from this game. Baladium's Drive is a really cool song and there are a lot of intense arrangements, so I deliberately created a song with a calmer tempo. Changing the time signature to 4/4 was also a key point. Games & Sources Game:Klonoa Door to Phantomile（風のクロノア door to phantomile） Original Composer:Kohta Takahashi（高橋弘太）