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ReMixer name: halcyon Real name: Andrew Wheeler Email address: andrew@joename.com Userid: 13226 Name of game arranged: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong's Quest Name of individual song arranged: Forest Interlude Comments: Wrote this song specifically for submission. Originally, this was going to be a straight-up trance mix of the forest theme from DKC2. Well, it sounds a little different than I planned on it sounding, but I'm happy with the way it turned out. Please enjoy! ---------------------------------------------------------------- http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=dkq - "Forest Interlude" (dkq-10.spc) Opens up with some really abrasive beats. I see the concept there from :07-:23, but the end result was too abrasive. Otherwise, cool techno-style build leading up to :56. After :56, I wasn't feeling the sound choices or texture of the piece. Lots of loud, whiny sounds that didn't combine well, and a fair amount of empty space in the back despite the effects and volume. IMO, the end result didn't sound melodious enough, with many spots where the harmonies sounded somewhat off. The changeup at 1:36 started sounding better, but not by much. Heh, I recognize that drumloop used at 1:52. These electronic textures weren't really getting any more cohesive as the track went on. All of a sudden the track completely changed at 2:59 to some NES stuff, then went off on its own thing until 3:24. I've got no inherent problem with original sections, but when they don't thematically connect well with the arranged material, we've got a problem. Moved back into arranging the original until 3:42-4:11 had an original section with some allusions to the source, then wrapping this up with a little more arrangement for the finish. To me, the whole thing wasn't particularly cohesive at all, even minus that weird part at 2:59. I liked the cameo of the hand drums, xylo(?), piano, and sitar from 2:13-2:38, which was a highlight. Things were a lot more cohesive on that level. Other than that, it seemed like you meant well, but were kind of throwing ideas on the wall to see what would stick. The end result was just busy without being focused, plus grating and tough on the ears. Too bad, because when the texture were more organic-sounding, you had some brief but good grooves going on. Perhaps you need to stick with some core sound ideas, then have them evolve into different things, rather than change the texture every few bars, usually to something that doesn't quite work. JigginJonT mentioned in the judges channel that the sound was really raw, which definitely summed it up well. You gotta improve your ear toward picking sound combinations that work, as well as watching that notes aren't clashing in your attempts to interpret the source material and have that interact with the other instrumentation. NO

ReMixer name: Capers Real name: Nick Capewell E-mail: Sheepguy_2000@hotmail.com Name of game: Kirbys Dreamland Song name: A Very Green Rocktacular! Hey there! This is taken from the Gameboy version of Kirbys Dreamland, the Green Greens level. I found myself humming the tune one day for absolutely no reason and decided to throw down a mix just for fun as I had a day off work. My best friend, a fellow avid games enthusiast and OcRemix fan, having listened to the track told me about this site and persuaded me to submit it. I created the drum track using Fruity Loops and put down three seperate guitar tracks and a Bass track in Cubase. As I said, it wasn't really meant for public ears but i'm amazed to see so many people with the same love of game music. Its truly awesome. I hope you enjoy it, if it goes down well I may have a crack at another Rock Remix. Cheers Nick --------------------------------------------------------- http://www.zophar.net/gbs/kirbydl.zip - Track 2 ("Green Greens") Yeah, I can definitely tell you're new with a n00b mix title like that. Not too much to the arrangement. Nothing terrible, but basically two and a half iterations of the source tune with a pretty straightforward rock cover. The sound quality was pretty rough and definitely needed some better balance and separation of parts. The overall textures and arrangement style were arguably too basic and by-the-numbers. All that's there are the melody, some guitars on support (basically a non-factor, too), and some drums that are active but not particularly unique or innovative. One's left with a pretty vanilla end result that's just "there". You've gotta get more interpretive with the melody, and more varied and evolving with the overall style. Keep at it, though; although you have a ways to go, this was a good first try with some noticeable enthusiasm. Keep learning more and pushing your creative limits. NO

Oops, late on some potential Xmas stuff; might be too much on the mainstream source usage referred to in the sub letter - LT Well, this is my first time submitting material to OCR, so please bear with me if the general format of this email is slightly amiss. Hopefully 'twill not be too... lengthy. Remix title: "Carol of the Belmonts" Remixer name: Apollyon Email address: fiendishlyevil1@yahoo.com Game arranged: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Songs arranged: "Dracula's Castle", "Moonlight Nocturne" Composer: Michiru Yamane System: Sony Playstation Original Soundtrack: Comments: Well, where to start? I have been remixing videogame music for quite some time now, but have never gotten a project to the point where I deemed it OCR-worthy. Most notably, whenever I remix any of Mitsuda's work, I find myself perpetually engaging in minor tweaking so I do not completely mutilate the feel of the original; as a result, nothing significant ever gets accomplished, and the mix stays in a sort of barely-altered stasis. This is the first time I have ever had an objective deadline (Christmas), so I had to work a little faster than usual. This track, like all my non-midi work thus far, was done on the computers at school with a relatively outdated edition of GarageBand (the closest I can come to a remixing program on my budget), and was all done over the course of about three weeks. GarageBand is often somewhat lacking in the instrumental department, so the sound production may be a tad lacking in this mix; I can only hope the extent of the arrangement (particularly the shift from the original 4/4 song to this 3/4 mix, and the resultant alterations of melody and rhythm) will be enough to redeem this flaw. The other major downside of working with GarageBand is that the Macs at school have drastically different sound setups than any other computers I have ever encountered, so I must save the song, drive home, and play it on my home computers before I can judge whether I have the leveling right. As you can imagine, progress is rather slow using this method. As for why I chose these specific songs, I have always been a huge fan of Michiru Yamane, and the SotN OST is arguably her most brilliant work. There were parts in which I tried to emulate the feel of the original songs (for instance, crafting simulated "wind" sounds in the intro), but overall I just went with whatever sounded good on the spur of the moment. The most difficult facet of the remix was the leveling of the lead guitars; because they have such a distinctive tone, it is easy for them to overpower the rest of the song, but if you tone them down too much, you lose the melody line in certain parts. I would like to have included part of "The Tragic Prince" (another SotN classic) somewhere in the remix, but I knew there was no way I could do justice to that one, so I decided to just leave well enough alone. I suspect there are those who will not notice this (I obscured the instrument in question slightly more than I intended to), but the fast-paced, vaguely Ecco-esque little instrument underlying most of the song is actually playing the repeating section of "Carol of the Bells". Originally, that was all I intended to do with the holiday-oriented part of the song, but one of the friends providing feedback on the song pointed out that the pun in the mix's title would make no sense if no one noticed the "carol" part, so I decided to insert a more obvious "Carol of the Bells" reference later on. Anyhow, thank you for taking the time to listen to this mix, and possibly read through the comments (although I would not blame you had you skipped them - I have a tendency to ramble). Have a productive day. ------------------------------------------------------------ Regarding the "Carol of the Bells" usage, we now generally discourage mashups of mainstream/non-VGM music with the arranged VGM. For this particular arrangement I think I could let this amount of usage go as the major majority of track was CV, with CV source usage even during some of the Xmas music. But if most of the judges panel or djpretzel said this was a NO-go on that level, I'd roll with his call. Just keep that issue in mind for the future. (Section 3.3 of the Submission Standards). Akumajo Dracula X ~Nocturne in the Moonlight~ Original Game Soundtrack - 06 "Dracula's Castle" & 04 "Nocturne in the Moonlight" Decent base here, but some stuff stuck out as pretty poor. At :26, the lead instrumentation need more presence; right now the lead and support instrumentation are basically at the same level, with the melody not standing out at all. 1:07's section was a great example of that. The guitar synths have no meat or power to them. The drum programming at 1:08 is extremely bland and weak-sounding, like the only requirement is that it simply has to be there, not that it sufficiently fills out the background. The piano at 1:51 sounded nice overall, but it was too quiet compared to the rest of the sounds. The rock portion returned from 2:12-2:37, combining with a little bit of piano and some really fake-sounding guitar synth. Same issues with poor balance and the soundscape being too murky (e.g. 3:19-3:49), with the bowed strings, harp-like strings and vox and melodic synth. Also heard some weak drums along with some MIDI-grade hand drums in there from 3:50-3:59; oof, just a bad quality disparity with some of the other more refined elements you had. Basically just more of the same arrangement ideas and textures for the last few minutes, with the same sample quality and production issues. I'll leave it to some other Js for more specific production criticisms as they'll do a better job; I was just relaying the gist of the problems I heard. Better sample quality for some of the instruments would help this out (and there should be better free stuff out there), as well as better sound balance. In terms of a first sub, not terrible, but clearly leaves a lot to be desired. The arrangement was decent at least in terms of changing the mood of the source material, but was hindered a lot by the weak execution. NO

You'd be better off suggestions to individual artists that they make their music with your suggestion in mind; as far as OCR goes, suggesting this idea to album project coordinators would also be something you could do to promote this. But the short of it is that we presently wouldn't consider implementing anything like that as far the regular remixes. MP3 is a standard near-universal format, so we stick with it. FLAC, correct, is for audiophiles, but it's not for the average users, and nothing is seemingly taking over the MP3 standard any time soon. OGG/FLAC standards have been suggested and considered in the past, but unless there is a new industry standard, then it won't be considered, even on just a torrent level. We cannot reasonably expect all submitting artists to provide FLAC versions of their mixes or send us WAVs, and enacting anything like that would only limit our submissions pool.

Your ReMixer name: Joren de Bruin Your real name: Joren de Bruin Your email address: ayato_kamina1@hotmail.com Your website: http://desumetaru.googlepages.com (doesn't contain anything substantial yet) Your userid: 16286 Name of Remix: He Came From The Surface Name of game(s) arranged: Cavestory Name of individual song(s) arranged: Last Battle (Here's a link to it ) Link to Remix: Alternate Link: Comments: What I always try to do with each mix I make is to break new ground for myself, be it in terms of sequencing, concept, musical genre or arrangement technique. For this mix I tried to contain myself and leave it to a relatively limited instrumentarium to fill out a relatively short mix, while I did my best to improve yet again upon the standards I have set out for myself with drum and synth sequencing . My main inspiration for this mix are the archetypical Scandivian Power Metal bands, in the vein of Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius. I tried to incorporate the typical elements of a wailing keytar, epic synth strings, distorted bass, harmonized lead guitars and rapid-fire drum work. Besides that, I'll admit that I've incorporated some other elements that could be traced back to the likes of Dragonforce (the high tempo and some of the machine gun rhythm guitar riffs) and Children of Bodom (Most of the drum patterns). I have to add that this was a new genre for me, and my improvised soloing style doesn't really lend itself to such a high tempo, which is why the guitar solo is a bit on the sorry side of things. Mixing and Mastering was entirely done in FL Studio, Synths are self-made Reason presets, Bass is the Broomstick Bass demo ran through Guitar Rig 2, Drums are from the Addictive Drums VST and Guitars have been recorded with an USB-interface ran through Guitar Rig 2 and Amplitube 2. I hope you like it, it's my fastest completed mix to date (did the whole arrangement on the 12th of December, last wednesday.), and I can finally say I'm somewhat confident in the mixing and mastering department. -Joren --------------------------------------------------------------- Cave Story (Game Rip) - 31 "Final Battle" Your production still needs a lot of work in terms of balance. When the track opened up (:00-:21), except for the drums, not one instrument sounds like it's taken any position in the foreground, most notably the "Final Battle" melody. It was a little better at :59, but not by much. For those areas, you need to push up the melody more and EQ some of the other parts so the overall sound doesn't get too cluttered. From what I can tell, the supporting guitar and drums/cymbals are using up most of the space. The machine guns drums were arguably overdone in some brief spots when they were more exposed (e.g. 1:29-1:31, 1:34-1:36), but overall I felt things were strong on the arrangement side; on the cover-ish side, but IMO pretty personalized and expansive. I'd give this a YES if the production were solid, but I'm not convinced that it would just take some brief tweaks to get the production where it needs to be. In that case, don't change a thing about the arrangement, but work on positioning your leads more in the front of the soundscape, and having better balance/separation of parts. I'm OK with a grungy sound, but not when it's poorly balanced. Any good production J who weighs in, specific tips on how to fix this up would be greatly appreciated, I'm sure. Good stuff so far, Joren. Just give it the spit polish for the win. NO (refine/resubmit)

Yeah, that's fine as long as you follow the Content Policy. Terms of Use Section B is the most important information re: properly crediting the artists and site. Have at it.

No Christmas-y type font for the album art? The devil's in the details.

Short and sweet, this was lush. Great atmosphere and something I love looping. Great stuff from Brian, and one of my legit favorites in all of OCR.

No, because whenever we add a game into the database, we associate it with whatever platform the submitting artist attributes it to. After all that's what version of the game inspired the mix. In Prot's case for MS3, it was the Arcade version. Yep, gotta nag djp on that, but it'll get done yes. Definitely appreciate the reminder.

http://www.zophar.net/gsf/KirbyTAM.rar - 02 "Legend of the Mirror World" Just giving a source usage breakdown before I get into things. The track's 4:08-long. Counting the areas where the source tune was in play but easy to hear: 1:32-1:55, 2:18-3:11 & 3:22-4:08 or 122 seconds, almost 50% of the arrangement. Counting the areas where the source tune was in play but difficult to hear in the background: :00-:16, :23-:45, :45-1:03, & 3:11-3:22. There were maybe some other areas, but it was a toss-up. Nevertheless, those harder to hear moments were certainly enough to nudge this one in favor of having enough overt source usage. I'm just glad it wasn't buried the majority of the time it was in play. I don't know if my little side note from last time did the trick, but I'm just glad that we didn't receive the same mix only with 10 other instruments added on top. I was put off by the lead-in stuff from 1:09-1:32, as I didn't see how it connected well with the next section, but I'll let it go. The source tune is in a more peripheral role here compared to maybe 99.9% of the arrangement's we've ever received, but it's there most of the time, and Jacob's built some really cool Ninja Tune-style textures around it while also interpreting the style of the original. Awesome new idea with the slowdown section from 2:18. That's the kind of stuff I was talking about in terms of offering something new with this one, nice job! Like I was saying, especially with something like this where it would have easy to bury the source tune, you had to think on how to rework this on a horizontal level, not vertical. Smooth stuff re-upping the tempo at 2:57 before the last minute or so hit another iteration of the main verse and went for the subtractive finish. Nice stuff, Jacob. Cabbageboy would be proud. YES

Funny, the opening vox in the source tune reminded me of Jill for some of the notes. http://tzone.org/~llin/psf/packs2/Chrono_Cross_psf.rar - 301 "Garden of the Gods" Yeah, not much to add that DarkeSword and pixietricks haven't covered. The arrangement is too cover-ish with too little interpretation for the standards here. It's not enough to give it more of a rock treatment. I also thought the electric guitar tone was weak and there wasn't enough meat on it; I don't feel the lead had to sound this fragile, not to mention stiffly played. 1:21 picked things up pretty well with some added instrumentation including some nice grungy backing guitars. I thought the sound balance was a bit sloppy though, in that it was hard to tell what was supposed to be standing out with the thick electric guitar, the strings, e-piano and drums. The instruments need some EQ love to occupy their own space a bit more. I see where the criticisms of the drums came from; they didn't sound off per se, rather just too busy for the style you were going for with the rest of the instrumentation. Your production quality could use more polish, but yeah, you've definitely got the basic musical skills here. Like the others mentioned, we're also looking for interpretation of the source material with the submissions we receive. This had 2 fairly straightforward iterations of the theme, and then it was over. You've not only got to interpret the material, but you've got to offer something that sound more developed as an idea. Check out some other recent Chrono Cross mixes posted to the site and compare them with the original tracks to get more of an idea of what we're looking for on that level. NO

BEEN THERE! DONE THAT! I'll have comments later!

I don't really see it as disingenuous or bullshit. The web is a big information resource; it's not a stretch that this information would be available somewhere, not even limited to replacementdocs, but other places like Atari HQ. I think it would be much more disingenuous to cite information provided by the manuals while outright not crediting the manuals. I don't see what's to be gained on that level. I consider replacementsdocs and Atari HQ secondary sources anyway. They just compile the information, but they didn't write it or create it, which is why I don't see any issue with not crediting them directly.

Like Coop mentioned, we don't allow ROM and commercial soundtrack MP3 linking, and there's no reason we'd allow direct linking to manual scans that are also pretty clear copyright violation. That's not to say we don't love ReplacementDocs; I know I do, and it's helped me a great deal for me in filling out the Songs database when official soundtracks weren't released. Even though this was something I didn't anticipate, I'll go ahead and take full blame for not addressing this sooner. Only when djp looked at the finished bios and saw the linking did he immediately go "wait, we can't link to those". So that's my fault as the go-between in not having that issue come to mind first. All I can say is sorry for having you feel like you wasted your time, but if you want to appeal to djpretzel (we DO host chiptunes, keep in mind) about linking to manuals as being educational and why that wouldn't be legally dicey for OCR or something to that effect, send me a PM laying out your issues. The implication that we don't want to reference manuals as sources though, I'm not sure where that came from, but it doesn't extend to that.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah! You're getting old, son. Gonna be on the other side of your 20s soon. Life is over! So keep making more mixes while you still can! But on a serious note, I gotta give thanks to Shariq for rejoining the judges panel for only a part-time assist and ending up doing the lion's share of the work in terms of catching up the entire queue. We've kind of taken our usual holiday break right now, but DarkeSword is a major reason why we've gotten so close to finishing the queue and catch things up for 2008. I don't know where we'd be without his help. Looking forward to the 2 mixes he's got on the way, as well as many many many many MANY more for 2008! Happy birthday, fellow judgefgt!

Yeah, obviously don't use ReplacementsDocs in the title listing. I would just say to keep in mind a consistent, accurate way of naming the instruction manuals. If scans are available, take a look at what they say. Not that I'm looking, but if an NES manual usually say "[Game Title] Official Instruction Manual" or whatever, then you have a good naming schema for referenced manuals of NES games. Just add __NOTOC__ to the very bottom of every article and that will remove the automatically generated Table of Contents.

1) yes; use <br> for line breaks 2) yes 3) <u></u>, though I don't see any reason to use it offhand 4) linking those is fine

Ok, so here's the basic layout, now that I've finally done the edits on Toyota Supra. To create a new article, type in the name of the article you want to create into the Go/Search box. It should tell you the page doesn't exist and ask if you want to create it. Details are critical, so make sure spelling and () usage is correct. vBulletin format does not work on MediaWiki. For most things, you can use replace commands for easy fixes, but URL stuff will be more cumbersome. Please note the various text formatting methods: ==Header== ===Sub-Header=== <br/> (single line breaks; not needed if you press Return twice to space out separate lines) ''Italicized text'' '''Bold text''' '''''Bold Italicized text''''' <u>Underlined text</u> (almost no reason to use this, so please run any underlined text usage by me) [http://www.randomURL.com Displayed link name] 1. I will run this by djpretzel, but, for now, decide among yourselves how the article writers are to be named. For example, there can be: Liontamer Larry Oji Larry "Liontamer" Oji Larry Oji (Liontamer) I'd probably recommend the last one. And yes, we'd have to eventually track down everyone's real name. I could certainly help with that if any problems came up there. 2. Do not include any image links to the mascot pictures in the article. Hold onto the info in the TXT files, but don't use the images for now. They'd have to be uploaded into the Wiki; there's no need to do that or it would just add another picture to be loaded alongside the randomized mascot. I'll holler at djp re: figuring out a way to display the selected mascot in the usual location at the top right. I'll let you know if plans change on that. 3. There is no linking to scans of copyrighted material, particularly game manual scans. Any linked references to manuals, unlink them. 4. Please make sure [[Category:Mascots]] and __NOTOC__ are at the very bottom of every article page (but not the redirects). 5. Every mascot will also need a redirect page from their assigned mascot number. For the Supra, I made the page OCR Mascot 121. Everything will use this naming schema, including three digits for the number (e.g. OCR Mascot 001). The text for the redirect to the Supra article from the OCR Mascot 121 article is: #REDIRECT [[Toyota Supra]] So just remember to use #REDIRECT [[Official name of article]]. 6. Don't edit anything else other than Mascots. Punishable by death. ----------------------------------------------------------------- For the quickest way to reach me when I'm around, I recommend logging into IRC at the EnterTheGame network and sending me a private message. I will be checking in on progress and making edits as needed. I may even add some myself depending on what's available. Let me know if there are any problems at all; I'm available all weekend including all day today/Friday. Enjoy and thank you!

I will take care of instructions tonight, guaranteed. I'm free until Sunday night, so I'll be able to give this my full attention so that you guys are set. I'd shoot for New Year's if you really want a deadline, but there's really no rush of any kind, IMO.

Cool concept - LT hello! this is an arrangement of the title theme from super mario brothers 64. i arranged it for nine voices (4+4+1 soloist). there isn't a huge amount of rearrangement - i basically just took the parts and transcribed them, and then added a mixed-meter section. i was tired, don't blame me for the lyrics. you can get it at - the title is actually 'junkie', lowercase j, however, this was a working title that's linked all over the place so ignore the fact that it's a different filename. remuxer name - The Prophet of Mephisto real name - Brad Burr track name: junkie performers: me, myself, I, brad, bradley burr, b-man, prophet, some random dude, and me again. if you need anything else, just ask. lyrics are as follows. su-per ma-ri-o si-ix-ty four the main ti-tle is good to the core that game is sweet, game is sweet play-ing i-it is not a bi-ig chore yo-ou jump all a-round like a fool a-nd ma-ri-oh is su-per cool so play it all day, play it all day don't go to school (repeat) thi-i-i-i song is dri-ving me in-sane its si-mila-r to crack co-caine a-ddic-tive at first, now some-what in-hu-mane please get me some as-prin i have a mi-graine it would help if i'd played it at first this song would'nt be so ac-cursed i wish i'd been warned, now i'll be mourned i think that my head is go-nna burst all this said, it is still a sweet game i really have no one to blame so, play it to-day, play it to-day you won't be a-shamed mi-i-grane, i'm to blame ai-ir-plane, as-cer-tain bi-rd-brain, bu-u-tane this game en-ter-tains fore-or-dain, gy-ro-plane, o-ver-lain, no-vo-caine u-re-thane, win-dow-pane, no rhymes for en-ter-tains WHAT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.zophar.net/usf/sm64usf.rar - 05 "Super Mario 64 Main Theme" Pretty shitty lyrics, but the words never truly stick out in execution. You tend to not really pay attention to them moreso than the rhythms of the source tune. When I did though, I felt lyrics should have been altered for a smoother delivery somehow, rather than necessarily using a syllable for each note of the melody. I'd also argue that the lyrics are too repetitive; for so short a track, I felt you needed some new material after the first iteration. This was clearly personalized, but the structure being near-verbatim was a mistake, IMO, at least as far as the standards go. Might still be OK regardless due to this approach. There were some more interpretive and original moments in terms of the structure (e.g. 1:10-1:23), but those felt few and far between. Production-wise, this lacked a shitload of balance as well; no offense, but par for the course with your previous material and something you specifically need to focus on improving. There were several areas with the lead sounding too indistinct/swallowed up by the supporting voices. I also thought the lead vocal delivery sounded too beginner-ish in some places. It's not terrible IMO, just spotty and incredibly lonely while trying to compete with a cacophony of backing vocals. Some really sloppy clipping from 1:39-1:40, puffing air into the mic. Also, the ending just cuts out with no semblance of trail-off or light room reverb for a cleaner finish. Sweat the small stuff. Lots to criticize, but the concept was good, as well as many aspects of the execution. The multitracked vocals actually worked pretty well, in terms of timing and harmonization. You should work on this more to get the most out of these promising ideas. Less verbatim-structure, more lyrical variation, better part balance, better lyrical flow, and a bit more finesse in the lead vocal performance would get this a lot closer to a YES. If you like this as is, Brad, no hate in that. NO (resubmit)

Hi, Contact Information Remixer name: Gluon Real name: Remco Custers email: rcusters@orange.nl Website: myspace.com/twinsoulsound userid: 22751 Submission Information Name of the game song: Pilot wings 64 Name of de individual song: Hanglider Stage Other info: Nintendo 64 Comments: I’ve remixed this track because it has a great melody you can use for typical trance track. Hardware and software: The track is produced in Ableton and Reason with a Roland JP8000 synthesizer, other softsynths I used where the Pro-53 and Nexus. I hope you like it. Cheers, Remco a.k.a Gluon

http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=ff6 - "Mog" (ff6-217.spc) http://www.zophar.net/nsf/ff1.zip - Track 1 Nothing major to add to DarkeSword and Palpable's observations. The fadeout wasn't a bad concept, but wasn't pulled off well. As is, it exposed the poor brass sample too much and left 5 seconds of silence at the end of the MP3, which was sloppy. I'd argue it also dragged on and should have either been a bit shorter (50 seconds was too long here) or had the inclusion of some new material or variation of those verses during the 50 seconds. Overall, definitely a beautiful arrangement concept, just not fully realizing its potential. The mechanical sequencing of the verses repeating the exact same way with the same intensity each time pulls this way down, plus the lazy repetition of the vanilla percussion pattern from :54-1:46 which made this so much more plodding. If you refined those weaker aspects, you'd be good to go, Daniel. Promising first submission. NO (resubmit)

Hello guys. Hope you enjoy. File link: remixer name: The Radical Dreamers (plural, like a band, even though it's just me. Just...fly with it yo) remix title: Achieving Anemnesis email: mutronbiphase@hotmail.com website: http://ultimathule.webng.com game: Chrono Cross song: Garden of the Gods Yasunori Mitsuda, PS2 Comments: "A return to Divinity" yup have fun Michael Collins

Potential holiday mix? - LT Remixer Name: M.O.G. Name: Daniel Gooding Email: Silentcomposition@yahoo.com UserId: 22379 Name Of Game: Final Fantasy VI Name Of Remix: A Very Moogle Holiday Name Of Original Song: Mog Theme Original Song Link Additional Comments In the spirit of the holidays, I questioned what it would be like to celebrate christmas inside the world of final fantasy. It was odd at first making a minor key song into a joyous song, but it turned out how I wanted it too. Hope this helps people remember the feeling of christmas morning. Made it with Sonar, and Dimension Pro.

Please note the potential mainstream source usage brought up in the sub letter - LT remixer: Rize real name: David T. email: user id: 1321 Game: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) Original track: Clocktower Original composer: Michiru Yamane OST link: http://castlevania.classicgaming.gamespy.com/Media/ariadawnost.html Remix name: In the Darkness of Time This is my first remix at all since 2003, and my first OCR submission since 2002. The intro is borrowed from the first song on Megadeth's first album (although Mustaine used piano and I used organ). I used it because the last bit of music in the clocktower song (right before it repeats) sounds almost exactly like it. I don't feel too bad borrowing it because Mustaine was probably influenced heavily by a well known Bach Toccata himself (2:49 seconds in): Still, I don't know how that jibes with OCR rules. 40 seconds out of a 4 minute song may exceed "extremely limited". On the other hand, the main melody from the borrowed part is in the original clocktower song from Aria. I recorded this for the October DoD competition where it got 3rd place. This version has an updated EQ and mix since I didn't have enough time to finish it to the best of my abilities by the competition deadline. I wish I could make the whole thing a tad louder, but I can't without distorting the hell out of it. As is, it's comparable to 80's era Metallica in volume. If that's not good enough for OCR's current standards or the borrowed part is not an issue, then oh well. Maybe next time. -Dave LT Edit (2/21): Throwing in the Megadeth track "Last Rites/Loved to Deth", which is the source tune covered for the intro here, and thus more relevant than the Bach video. Though the Megadeth intro was inspired by the Bach (2:49-4:01), it's mostly a stylistic similarity and not mostly arranged from it. Take a look and draw your own conclusions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjGy9mUDugU