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http://www.tzone.org/~llin/psf/packs2/FF7_psf.rar - 104 "Anxious Heart" Way, WAY too basic in the handling of the source material. Mostly just the opening measures of the source melody along with new percussion and that off-key wind instrument. Things slowed down at 2:20, but this does nothing significantly interpretive with "Anxious Heart" itself. Even the switchup at 2:59 provides nothing but new ideas for the percussion and 0 for the handling of the source. If you took those pads or whatever the hell they are out, you'd have 100% original material. The sudden ending at 4:22 was also a total copout and completely uncreative. Not bad; I could see FF fans getting into it, but what the hell does this do to the original theme but slap various beats under it? NO

http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/dkq.rsn - "Stickerbush Symphony" (dkq-17.spc) There's some vox in this. OK. Nice/simple new ideas at 2:16. Ok. Thank you for providing us with this reinstrumented MIDI rip. We don't accept these. Since you don't seem to understand our submissions guidelines, feel free to read them sometime. NO OVERRIDE

Can obtain the source, but it doesn't really matter unfortunately. Some of the sounds are alright, like the glassy stuff used to open the track up. Otherwise most of the other sounds here are generic & flat in their delivery, making for a very boring performance. The low-end gets pretty muffled at 1:11. Really repetitive background with the keyboard's sixteenth notes. Hitting the same old stuff at 2:55, this just doesn't go anywhere notable. The cymbals coming in at 3:11 are a superficial addition. Really plodding. The mix description implied the presence of dynamics, but they were nowhere to be found here. NO

http://www.zophar.net/nsf/darkwi~1.zip - Tracks 2 & 5 Yeah, I remember this one. Played it on VGF #37. Quirky fun. The volumes could have stood to be a bit louder. This retained most of the feel of the source tune, but the arrangement is hot. Some of the samples could have sounded more realistic, like the woodwinds. Nevertheless, good stuff that expanded on the original well in both the straightforward coverage and the new material (e.g. 2:11-3:07), though the wind sample sounds terrible (same velocity nearly every note) and unrealistic. Loved the various usage of bells. The production is weak though, as the instruments lack proper separation most of the time. That's certainly something you'll take a hit for. Interesting idea to change the key at 3:53, but as long as this would have had some other strong resolution, this really didn't need it, and I felt the ending was a weak point. "Fowl Jive" is a fucking hard act to follow, Jean-Marc, so nice work. I'm interested in seeing how much Binnie likes this one. Everything's a hell of a lot of fun here, and some people are gonna be sorry they didn't download it sooner simply because it wasn't from a game they knew. Don't be one of those chumps. Get it from VGMix if it doesn't pass. YES

http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/ct.rsn - "Undersea Palace" (ct-3-08.spc) Pretty solid guitar & vox opening. I mean, as much as I'd like to encourage you to branch out more from the RPGs and see what else gains your attentions, I can't argue with your source tune choices when the arrangements are good. Unfortunately for this, I don't hear anything recognizable from Undersea Palace until 2:06-3:02 & 3:47-4:36. Over half the mix is either original or REALLY liberal arrangement. Everything combines together well, but over half the mix has no real connection to the source. Too liberal, I'm afraid. If I'm missing some finer details, I'd be glad to change my vote. NO

http://www.zophar.net/nsf/superc.zip - Track 4 As soon as Hemophiliac pimped this one out to me back in September on VGMix, I HAD to verify the source to make sure this wasn't a cover. This sticks pretty faithful to the source, but makes sure to change up the style a bit over the 2 1/2 minutes, including some nice shredding and whatnot at 1:10. Nice and expansive arrangement compared to the NES original. Quick & dirty HIGH OCTANE SHIT! This is the kind of stuff that Ari should have risked a YES Override on. Great work, Marcos! Be sure to submit CutMetal & Let the Wind Flow, and good luck on the Axelay WIP. YES

I submitted a song awhile back, & I've yet to see it on the judges panel, nor did I get a rejection thingy. It's a remix of the overworld theme from Gargoyle's Quest. I'm not sure if it'll pass current OCR standards, but maybe it will. I don't know the specific date I sent it in. All I know is that it was September 4 give or take a few days. Here's the required fields: My handle: Da Joker My name: David L. Puga My email: Davejkr@prodigy.net My website: http://eof.servehttp.com/dajoker My Forum Number: Not really sure, just another brick in the wall I guess. Game: Gargoyle's Quest Orig. Song: Overworld theme Oh, & I uploaded the song before I knew who the composer was. So, it's not in the tag. Anyway, thanks for hearing me out. Later lates, Joker

http://www.zophar.net/gym/crackdn.rar - Crack Down 04.gym Good entrance going on for some cover-style expansion on the source material. Just listening to the GYM, the original was one of those sparse-as-shit tracks, like Eternal Champions' music. Hot little riffs briefly at :54 & 1:11 to play around with things, before hitting the real freestyle bwomp-chicka hotness at 1:22. Very nice and very expansive, going off on your own thing while retaining the source material as the base, with some of the not-as-easily-observed usage being the light strings reprising 1:03-1:18 of the source material, and the bwomp-chicka groove arranging :31-:47 of the source. Nice how many of the subtler support elements under the lead guitar were being played differently each time from 1:22-2:53, though the basic patterns (strings/percussion/sythn playing the source melody pattern) definitely went long, staying around until 2:53. The percussion pattern in particular definitely could have used something to keep it fresh around the 2:20 mark, which was when I noticed the repetitiveness. Good, but all-too-brief play on the source tune with the guitar work from 3:16-3:30. The sudden dropoff at 3:48 could have functioned more smoothly. Nice samples for the intro and outro too. This might get called out for being "upgrade + freestyle" and leave you to the tender mercies of the fellow Js, but a closer look at the source and how it was used here led me away from any huge concerns on those grounds. I felt that the new material gelled fairly naturally with the source material, and that the source coverage gave enough additional depth to the original. YES

http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/ct.rsn - "Sara's (Schala's) Theme" (ct-3-06.spc) This one still has some issues, and I'm sure will snag some more NOs, but I felt the arrangement was where it needed to be, despite the fact that I thought the reverb (which was purposeful) could have been toned down (ah shaddap), and the instrument combinations should have sounded more cohesive. There was a lot of improvement here compared to the original version. I thought the piano opening (:00-:32) worked pretty well myself and the piano was a strong point for the track. I think the percussion could be more subtle at times, like I would use just cymbals during the piano solo rather than drums. Nonetheless, from 1:08-2:28, I liked the way Mike placed additional elements here to fill out the piece during the melancholy piano solo. Good escalation by changing the sound of the synth strings at 2:11, before picking things up with the added perc work and the glassy Schala's melody lead at 2:28. At times the percussion activity meshed really well with the rest, like from 3:40-4:27. During this same time, I thought the oboe lead came off a lot less haphazard than Izz feels, but I thought it was really exposed and should have sounded more realistic, or at least scaled back significantly. This did a pretty good job taking limited parts from Schala's Theme and expanding upon them with good original ideas (most noticeably done by the piano). Could stand to be not as long like Izz pointed out, and the realism of the choir vox, strings & woodwind are all gonna hold this back, so I think Mike has some ways to go on his synth work. Nonetheless (even though it's stupid Schala's theme) the overall presentation was adequate and the arrangement took the source material in what I felt was a compositionally new direction. Vig has a problem with the dynamics here and I can easily see it from his angle, but I felt the track was more appropriate with a fairly constant, subtle construction. (I was originally YES-borderline, but have changed my vote. Check it out below.)

VGF42 generally covers the goings on from November 21st to 27th. Like I mention in the actual episode (83.3MB / 2hr1min), I plucked the SimCity 4: Rush Hour soundtrack from the official game page, where it's freely available. Be sure to check it out. I really think you're gonna like it. Feel free to get back to me on whether you liked it. VG Frequency #42: Blabbering to the Brass Stab Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Thursday, December 16, 2004 / 3:45 - 5:45 PM EST Liontamer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Star Salzman - VG Frequency "The Universe" Bumper 2. The Humble Brothers - "Metropolis" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST] 3. OverCoat - Haibane Renmei "Lost Amongst the Woods" [Anime Remix #49] 4. Sefiros - Silent Hill 2 "I Won't Lose You Again" [VGMix2 # 2770] 5. Shnabubula - Front Mission "Infinite Natalie" [OC ReMix #1275] 6. Andy Brick - "Wheels of Progress" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST] 7. Nasenmann - Interstate '76 "I76 on Acid" [The People's Remix Competition v2-3] 8. Mazedude - Commander Keen 4 "Tuatara Swamp Jam" [http://www.mazedude.com] 9. OverCoat - "Egre" [http://rks.no-ip.com/~seattleovercoat] 10. DHS - The Human Race "Bando alle Seghe" [R:K:O #2487] 11. Jerry Martin - "Bombay" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST] 12. zircon - "Desperation" [illusion OST] 13. Ziwtra - Terranigma "Reviving Zue" [OC ReMix #1273] 14. Strike911 - "Celtic Trance" [http://www.musicv2.com/artist/strike911] 15. SnappleMan - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Thrash the Plank" [Kong in Concert / OC ReMix #1272] 16. The Humble Brothers - "ElectriCITY" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST] 17. Crazy Crakaz f/DCT & zykO - "Hail to the Chief" [http://www.joecam.net] 18. TO - Interstate '76 "Dear John" [The People's Remix Competition v2-3] 19. Quinn Fox - Phantasy Star 2 "Boss Uniform" [OC ReMix #1271] 20. The Number Sixes - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Hang Ten Hyrule" [VGMix2 #2777] 21. Jerry Martin - "The Morning Commute" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST] 22. Jared Hudson - Chrono Trigger "The Frontier" [VGMix2 #2269 / OC ReMix #1274] 23. Protricity - Chrono Trigger "Autumn in Yesteryear Guardia" [VGMix2 #2788] 24. Blizihizake - Donkey Kong Country 2 "Set Sail" [VGMix2 #2361 / OC ReMix #1276] 25. Jerry Martin - "Bumper to Bumper" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST] 26. Andy Brick - "Deserted" [simCity 4: Rush Hour OST]

VGF41 generally covers the goings on from November 14th to 20th. Dark Cloud 2 was a good enough soundtrack where I could use it for the BGM of 2 different episodes. That's about as much of an endorsement as I can personally give it. DL it over at http://www.tzone.org/~llin/psf/packs2/DarkCloud2_psf2.rar. VG Frequency #41: Separation is Weak Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Thursday, December 16, 2004 / 6:25 - 8:48 AM EST Liontamer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Tomohito Nishiura - "Launch!! Space Time Train Ixion" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 2. Nixdorux & Techie Jessie - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Link is in Love" [VGMix2 #2757] 3. Yoshihito Yano - "Brave Sword, Braver Soul" [soul Calibur II OST] 4. Leif Taylor - "Salted Brow" [http://www.shellshockede.com/leiftaylor] 5. Trenthian - Genso Suikoden 1 "Cliff the Great Crusader" [OC ReMix #1268] 6. Tomohito Nishiura - "Spiral of Dreams" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 7. Awesome-A - Turrican 2 "The Desert Rocks vs. Concerto for Laser and Enemies" [VGMix2 #2761] 8. k-wix - EarthBound "PK Trance" [VGMix2 #2748] 9. Sadorf & Sir NutS - Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble "A New Ray of Light" [VGMix2 #2197 / OC ReMix #1269] 10. Quinn Fox - "Sticky Bomb" [http://quinn.50g.com] 11. Tomohito Nishiura - "Sad Fate" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 12. Satoshi Henmi - "Mewt (Acoustic Guitar Version)" [white: melodies of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance AST] 13. DarkeSword - Megaman Zero 2 "Stranger in the Desert" [VGMix2 #2750] 14. zykO - "The Princess" [http://www.zykomusik.com] 15. Tomohito Nishiura - "Time of Separation" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 16. Christophe Heral - "Theme Home" [beyond Good & Evil OSV] 17. TO - "Planet Houston" [Total War: Ioncross OST] 18. Joshua Morse - Megaman X6 "Amazon Geo" [VGMix2 #2754] 19. Kaijin - "Free as the Wind" [http://www.timsheehy.com] 20. Mustin f/Anthony Lofton - Megaman 8 "Search Me" [http://oneupstudios.com/music/mustin.php] 21. Tomohito Nishiura - "Zelmite Mines" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 22. Disposer & Joecam - "Fine" [http://www.diggidis.com & http://www.joecam.net] 23. Beatdrop & Joecam - "Joe Cam, Bitch" [http://www.beatdrop.tk & http://www.joecam.net] 24. Flik - "Set Up" [http://www.vagstudios.com] 25. The Anti-Jazz - "Serenade in Sweet Blue" [http://www.home.no/koelsch1vgm] 26. Shnabubula - Final Fantasy 9 "Hunter's Community Chest [OC ReMix #1267] 27. Malcos - Street Fighter 2 "Wrestling with Double Bass [OC ReMix #1270] 28. Tomohito Nishiura - "Gundorada Workshop" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 29. OverCoat - Deus Ex 1 "Lost in the City of Lights" [VGMix2 #2647] 30. jdproject - "Elevator Antics" [Crowd Re-Enactment] 31. TO - "Layed Back" [Total War: Ioncross OST] 32. TO & FIDGAF - "The Vatican Groove 2" [Total War: Ioncross OST] 33. Tomohito Nishiura - "Dark Element" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 34. Star Salzman - "Flight of the Leviathan" [Tokens] 35. Protricity - "Cyphonic" [Tokens] 36. Jared Hudson - "A Magical World" [Tokens / Forgotten Times OST] 37. Tomohito Nishiura - "Tutorial" [Dark Cloud 2 OST]

VGF #40 is the first episode I've ever recorded and subsequently lost thanks to Cool Edit Pro fucking up and losing the session. So, pissed as hell, I recorded it all over again, hence the title of this one. Never again, I hope. In any case, VGF40 generally covers the goings on from November 7th to 13th. VG Frequency #40: Once More Without Feeling Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Thursday, December 16, 2004 / 2:20 - 4:47 AM EST Liontamer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Tomohito Nishiura - "Fish On!!" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 2. Dj MetaZero - Inuyasha "My Will" [Anime Remix #47] 3. Vurtflesh - "Notes in Eyeliner" [http://www.soundclick.com/vurtflesh] 4. Satoshi Miyashita - "The Funky Flamingo ~ Gallop" [R-Type Special AST] 5. Tomohito Nishiura - "Dr. Jaming" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 6. Christian Pacaud f/Marc-André Gingras - Final Fantasy 6 "Battle on a New Continent" [VGMix2 #2589] 7. Protricity - Metroid Fusion "Tryst with the Enemy" [VGMix2 #2701] 8. House the Grate - CastleVania: Circle of the Moon & CastleVania 3 "La Hora es Tarde" [Dwelling of Duels: Clockwork / VGMix2 #2693] 9. Tomohito Nishiura - "Veneccio" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 10. Bladiator - Jazz Jackrabbit 1 "MC Jazzer" [The People's Remix Competition v2-2 / VGMix2 #2666] 11. Quinn Fox - Metal Gear 1 "Diagonal Strafe" [VGMix2 #2722] 12. Alexander Prievert - Xenosaga "I Can Feel..." [VGMix2 #2698] 13. Israfel - Shivers 1 "Cerebral Rose Jam" [VGMix2 #1165] 14. Tomohito Nishiura - "Peace of the World" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 15. Sefiros - Silent Hill 2 "I Lost You Once..." [VGMix2 #2681] 16. Jeremy Soule - "Act 3: Mysterious Attacker" [Amen: The Awakening OSV] 17. TO - "O' Liberty" [Total War: Ioncross OST] 18. TO - "Sine Break" [Total War: Ioncross OST] 19. TO & FIDGAF - "Liberty Rock" [Total War: Ioncross OST] 20. Scott Peeples - CastleVania 1 "Wicked Orchestra (DnB Mix)" [VGMix2 #2682] 21. Tomohito Nishiura - "Stella Magic Temple" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 22. Kevin Stephens - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Goron City" [Homes of Hyrule / VGMix #2572] 23. Sierra - "Crystal Caverns ~ Music" [Lode Runner: The Legend Returns OST] 24. Torrent - Metroid 1 "Visions of Brinstar" [VGMix2 #2684] 25. xerxes - "claire skies" [http://www.hellven.org] 26. RushJet1 - Ecco the Dolphin 1 (Game Gear) "Luminosity and Viscosity" [VGMix2 #2685] 27. Tomohito Nishiura - "Rainbow Butterfly" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 28. virt - "Canyon" [http://virt.vgmix.com] 29. Leif Taylor - Final Fantasy 8 "Time Compression" [VGMix2 #2679] 30. jdproject - Street Fighter 2 "The Ken Song" [Crowd Re-Enactment / OC ReMix #1266] 31. Tomohito Nishiura - "Luna Lab" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 32. Lie Mf B - Megaman 1 "(Let Me Stand Next to Your) Fire Storm" [sex, Drugs n' Nintendo / VGMix #2560] 33. virt - Aero Blasters "Sky High" [VGMix2 #2702] 34. zykO - Crack Down "The Man Who Broke His Smile" [VGMix2 #2721]

Still need to knock out 3 retro episodes, and dammit, I plan to get at least 2 out of the way. Join me for VG Frequency #40, convering November 7th - 13th, from 10PM to whenever I finish. There will be game music and remixes on the air while I edit finished shows, and we'll commence with VG Frequency #41 & #42 sometime later at night. Hope to see some of you there.

http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/ct.rsn - "Sara's (Schala's) Theme" (ct-3-06.spc) Certainly a lot more promising material in place now, but not yet there. The choices for the leads are less abrasive now, but still grating. I made sure Mark pulled the drums back on this before I posted the resub, because they were even louder than this. They're not so jarring on that level, but they're definitely still obscuring things. The drums still pound at the same intensity nearly all the time, but sounded fairly realistic otherwise. Like Israfel mentioned, the percussion structure seems to clash with the other ideas here, which was a problem the first time around. Not so much so now, but still a problem. zircon has some excellent ideas for you to use once again. I allowed this resub to go straight to the panel, since I noticed Mark had just submitted it to djp, so I might as well do Fusion a favor. Loads of improvement compared to the first version. Less abrasive textures overall, along with slightly better sound balance this time around, but this still isn't cohesive enough. Really rethink the structure here, bro. You're coming along fairly well as an artist though. This isn't a track I would focus on retooling much further, but I'm looking forward to what else you're gonna come out with as you develop even more. NO

Oy. Been working like a dog on these eps. Sorry for the delay in releasing #44 (featuring a plethora of interviews and some kickass muzak). Check out the Ormgas.com playlist and give it the hits. The "Currently Available Episodes" thread features other available VGF material you can check out. Thanks a lot to everyone who called in, as well as those who tuned in. We hit some annoying as shit snags early this season, but definitely went out strong for the final live episode of the semester, and I really appreciate it. Be sure to DL the episode (216MB / 5hr15min) & the chat transcript (THANK YOU, Antonio Pizza, for saving my ass there), which should be available throughout the holiday season and make for great stocking stuffers. I sincerely hope you have an opportunity to download the episode and sample what I felt was an exceptional tracklist. Please drop some comments on the material, and I hope you enjoy. VG Frequency #44: Dragon Fourior War Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Saturday, December 11, 2004 / 10 PM - 3:15 AM EST Liontamer f/NoWave, Joecam, Beatdrop, DCT, Koala & Darangen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Prologue" [breath of Fire V OST] 2. Protricity - Lords of the Realm 2 "The Siege of Kenilworth Castle" [OC ReMix #1279] 3. Nixdorux - Super CastleVania 4 "Shaolin's Cave" [VGMix2 #2875] 4. Ryan8bit - Dragon Warrior 4 "The Grief of Aktemto" [Dwelling of Duels: Free Month (June 2004) / VGMix2 #1782 / OC ReMix #1281] 5. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Middle Layer Area" [breath of Fire V OST] 6. Tenpei Sato - "Legend of the Light Goddess" [la Pucelle AST] 7. NoWave - "Nancy Thompson Gravewatch" [http://www.soundclick.com/nowave] 8. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "A Moment of Joy" [breath of Fire V OST] 9. NoWave freezes outside while he lays out the info on "Nancy Thompson Gravewatch", the Secret of Evermore remix "Secrets Abound", Larry's crappy pronunciation, an upcoming 'goth-hop' project, the story behind his band's name "Vurtflesh", his album project for Hellven's Auld Lang Sine contest "Invisible", the creativity of Warren Ellis, and his enjoyment of zykO's recent album "bipolar me" [http://www.soundclick.com/nowave] 10. TO - Secret of Mana "Hypnotic Fag" [The People's Remix Competition v2-4] 11. Ailsean & Joecam - "The One That You Love" [http://www.joecam.net & http://www.oneupstudios.com/music/ailsean.php] 12. Crazy Crakaz (Joshua Morse & Joecam) - Alien Hominid "I Want the Fuckin' Game" [OneUp Studios Alien Hominid Remix Contest] 13. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "The More You Dig" [breath of Fire V OST] 14. Joecam's chillin' with Livewire while he spouts off on impending VICTOLY!!~ in the OneUp Studios Alien Hominid Remix Contest, the virtues of attending FAGFest, attempting to enlist in Hellven and his rise in the community as a vocalist, getting to know DJ Potatoe, the Crazy Crakaz’ involvement in the DJ Potatoe Super Collection with "Funk Out", thoughts on Joshua Morse being cut from OneUp Studios and Josh's pending Nintendo album project, teaming the Crackaz with virt's alter ego MC Nachbar, the glacial progress on the Crakaz’ PaRappa the Rapper mix, completing his Alien Hominid remix trilogy, and the crud that was "Hail to the Chief" [http://www.joecam.net] 15. Beatdrop - "Analog Meat Grinder (Been Sharpened Mix)" [Everlast] 16. Beatdrop - "Frigga" [Everlast] 17. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Bio Public Corporation" [breath of Fire V OST] 18. Beatdrop awakens from frigid slumber long enough to tell us about how he fell asleep in his driveway, the story behind "Frigga", the layout for the 2-disc album "Everlast", his album project for Hellven's Auld Lang Sine contest, composition work and project development for the upcoming DDR-inspired game "Dance Trax", and remix releases for the near future [http://www.beatdrop.tk] 19. Jurek Raben - Lightforce "Supernerd Lightforce Mix" [R:K:O #2512] 20. Tony Montana f/Erin - "Time to Go" [http://urbanizm.thebigshot.com] 21. Skrybe - "The Message" [http://urbanizm.thebigshot.com] 22. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Lift" [breath of Fire V OST] 23. DCT details how and why he started up Urbanizm Music, the recruitment of members for the group, working hard to up his production skills, hoping to get the attention of others in the hip-hop community like Roc-A-Fella Records, getting banned from VGMix, what's in his plans for Joshua Morse's Nintendo album project, hanging with McVaffe (the dream of many), audio school and the potential connections there, and upcoming Urbanizm & vocal blend work [http://www.thebigshot.com] 24. zircon - Final Fantasy 6 "A Nightmare Before Kefka" [VGMix2 #2894] 25. Sefiros - Sonic the Hedgehog 1 "The End of the Beginning" [symphonic Evil / VGMix2 #2864] 26. Maarten Bakker - Super Mario All-Stars "3 Views on Mario" [VGMix2 #2887] 27. Uboichi - Killer Instinct 1 "The Wolf of the Opera" [OC ReMix #1282] 28. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Industrial Area" [breath of Fire V OST] 29. Koala is bakin' a cake (gimme fudge cake!), but takes time out to pimp the excitement of FAGFest, the legend of DJ Potatoe, the lameness of punkass DDR fans, the DJ Potatoe Super Collection, and her take (and resolution) on "unnamed controversial internet disputes" [http://luvmekoala.deviantart.com] 30. The Number Sixes - Final Fantasy 6 "The Road to Narshe" [VGMix2 #2869] 31. Ambient - Secret of Mana "Gaia de Caribe" [The People's Remix Competition v2-4] 32. Goolancer - Persona 2 "Demon Sweatshop" [VGMix2 #2886] 33. Zuntata - "The Sea ~ Il mare" [Garakuta Masterpiece Theater: Rakugaki Oukoku OST] 34. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Symptom" [breath of Fire V OST] 35. Darangen helps Larry break down the recently played tracks, warns the innocent consumers on the evil Arby's oven mitts, and goes over the advantages of VGMix over OC ReMix, appreciation for Crimson & Ryan8bit's Dwelling of Duels, the influence of RPGs on his remixing work, getting into the remixing community, how remixing improved his production work & his craft as a musician, the story behind his recent Chrono Trigger mix "The Fall of Zeal", and pending remix works including holiday material & a revamping of the Lufia mix "To Hold You Again" [http://www.geocities.com/darangenmb] 36. tefnek & zircon - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 "Waste Water Wipeout" [OC ReMix #1280] 37. Juha Kaunisto - Zoids 1 "Zoids Revisited" [R:K:O #2513] 38. Quinn Fox - Sega Rally 1 "Solace in Second" [VGMix2 #2897] 39. Sir Nuts - Secret of Mana "Chromatic Mixture" [The People's Remix Competition v2-4] 40. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "Abandoned Commerce Area" [breath of Fire V OST] 41. BrainCells, No Remorse & Manoel Taveira - "Strength Beyond Strength" [http://www.querohardware.com] 42. Dissolution - "The Warlock" [http://www.dissolutionmusic.com] 43. Dissolution - "Distorted Vision" [http://www.dissolutionmusic.com] 44. Lix - Ys 6 "Mighty Obstacle" [Levo Lution XII] 45. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "The Way That Should Be" [breath of Fire V OST] 46. Kaijin - "Moments" [http://www.timsheehy.com] 47. Rexy - Sonic & Knuckles "Tomorrow's Wake" [VGMix2 #2831] 48. Quinn Fox - NiGHTS into Dreams... "Santa's Jester" [http://quinn.50g.com] 49. Masashi Hamauzu - "Chocobo's Happy Christmas" [Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon OST] 50. Hitoshi Sakimoto - "A Small Departure" [breath of Fire V OST]

VGF #39 generally covers the goings on from Oct. 31st to Nov. 6th. You can also check out the playlist at my Ormgas.com forum and leave comments. For a very limited time, pick up a copy at my webspace (103MB / 2hr30min). VG Frequency #39: Derivative Gameplay Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Monday, December 13, 2004 / 4:45 - 7:15 AM EST Liontamer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Tomohito Nishiura - "Premonition of Something Going to Happen" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 2. Mazedude - The 7th Guest "Dolls from Hell [OC ReMix #1263] 3. CarboHydroM - Pop'n Twinbee "Point of No Return" [VGMix2 #2633] 4. Ellywu2 - Final Fantasy 6 "Devil's Flava" [VGMix2 #2634] 5. DarkeSword - Megaman X4 "The Father of All" [VGMix2 #2652] 6. Shane Barnes - Double Dragon 2 "Shadow Warrior Showdown: Where Dragons Dare" [Dwelling of Duels: Double Dragon / VGMix2 #2635] 7. Tomohito Nishiura - "Underground Water Channel" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 8. Chikayo Fukuda, Seizo Nakata & Norikatsu Fukuda - "staff4" [.hack//Game Music Perfect Collection OST] 9. Kadmium - Final Fantasy 7 "The Chosen" [VGMix2 #2621] 10. Nixdorux - Super Mario Bros. 1 "Mario Rhapsody" [VGMix2 #2654] 11. Tomohito Nishiura - "The Battle" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 12. Ryan8bit - Double Dragon 3 & Double Dragon 2 "Four Cryptic Stones" [Dwelling of Duels: Double Dragon / VGMix2 #2653] 13. Dennis Mott - CastleVania 3 "Gears and Ghouls" [Dwelling of Duels: Clockwork / VGMix2 #2643] 14. goat - CastleVania 3 "Scale the Machine" [unchosen Paths / Dwelling of Duels: Clockwork / VGMix2 #2638] 15. Binster - X-Out "LiquidX" [VGMix2 #62 / OC ReMix #1264] 16. Tomohito Nishiura - "Sindain" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 17. Eminem f/DCT - "Just Lose It (G-Stone Mix)" [http://www.thebigshot.com] 18. Joshua Morse f/Anthony Lofton - "Citified" [http://urbanizm.thebigshot.com] 19. Noir - Super Metroid & Metroid Prime 1 "Violent Ivory in Lower Norfair" [VGMix2 #2629] 20. Infamous - The Legend of Zelda 1 "Zeldustrial" [VGMix2 #2619] 21. Tomohito Nishiura - "Tree Spirit Jurak" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 22. Protricity - Double Dragon 2 "Mean Streak on Main Street [OC ReMix #1265] 23. Nixdorux - Super Mario World 1 "Ghost" [VGMix2 #2129 / OC ReMix #1262] 24. Beatdrop - System Shock 2 "cy-AMP" [VGMix2 #2656] 25. Tomohito Nishiura - "Red-Haired Girl" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 26. GrayLightning - Ecco the Dolphin 1 (Sega CD) "Eternal Abyss" [OC ReMix #1261 / VGMix2 #2775] 27. Black Wave Digital Music - "Menu Screen" [Apocalyptica OSV] 28. NoWave - "Take Care of Me" [Original Remix Competition 7] 29. Tomohito Nishiura - "The Dark Battle" [Dark Cloud 2 OST] 30. Vurez - Megaman 6 "Rising Sun Warrior" [VGMix2 #2637] 31. zircon - "Autumn Beauty" [illusion OST] 32. zircon - "Phantom Omen" [illusion OST] 33. Noriko Matsueda - "Dolphin" [PlayOnline Viewer OSV] 34. Quinn Fox - Phantasy Star 2 "Neistar" [VGMix2 #2587] 35. Tomohito Nishiura - "Secret Conversation" [Dark Cloud 2 OST]

VGF #37 generally covers the goings on from Oct. 17th to the 23rd. You can also check out the playlist at my Ormgas.com forum and leave comments. Get on your knees and beg me for a copy sometime. VG Frequency #37: It Wasn't the Music Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Sunday, December 12, 2004 / 10:45 PM - 1:20 AM EST Liontamer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Yuzo Koshiro - "Follow Wind" [Adventure Island OST] 2. The Coop - Thunder Force 3 "Descent to the End" [VGMix2 #2203] 3. Mythril Nazgul - Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon "Moonlit Tango" [Anime Remix #44] 4. Jean of mArc - Darkwing Duck "Fly Me to the Bridge" [VGMix2 #2336] 5. Ellywu2 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Global Warming" [VGMix2 #2541] 6. Yuzo Koshiro - "Blue Blue Moon" [Adventure Island OST] 7. Scott Peeples - Doom 1 "Contamination" [VGMix2 #2310] 8. Beatdrop - Battle Clash "Clash of the Titans" [VGMix2 #2544] 9. Toshikazu Tanaka - "Requiem for 50,000 People" [KOF Maximum Impact OST] 10. CarboHydroM - Duke Nukem 3D "Nuklear Duke" [VGMix2 #2259] 11. Yuzo Koshiro - "Big Zen" [Adventure Island OST] 12. Krispy - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Deep Blue" [VGMix2 #2557] 13. David Bergeaud - "Distribution Facility ~Planet Smolg~" [Ratchet & Clank 2 OSV] 14. Unknown & zircon - Chrono Trigger "When All Hope Has Faded" [VGMix2 #2014 / OC ReMix #1258] 15. Yuzo Koshiro - "Ice Groove" [Adventure Island OST] 16. Ryan8bit - Ikari Warriors 2 "Death of a Dancing Queen" [Dwelling of Duels: Military Games / VGMix2 #2542] 17. Ashane f/Ryan8bit, Bethampetamine, House the Grate & Norrin Radd - Chrono Trigger "Zealous Entropy" [Dwelling of Duels: Free Month (September 2004) / VGMix2 #2556] 18. Yuzo Koshiro - "Jungle Chase" [Adventure Island OST] 19. DarK PurPLe - Tetris 1 "The Tetris Megamix" [VGMix2 #2537] 20. Selecta Novel - SimCity 2000 "Beats of SimCity" [VGMix2 #2354] 21. Ambient - Shadowrun "Shadow Hustle" [The People's Remix Competition v2-1] 22. Druids of the City - "Soldier of Fortune" [Druids of the City] 23. Yuzo Koshiro - "Darkside Visitor" [Adventure Island OST] 24. zykO - "harder to breathe (extended)" [http://www.zykomusik.com] 25. Joshua Morse - Final Fantasy 7 "Facing Destiny" [VGMix2 #2511] 26. Druids of the City - "Xilies Siwpes" (a.k.a. 'Thousand Silences') [Druids of the City] 27. Yuzo Koshiro - "The Island of Everlasting Summer" [Adventure Island OST] 28. DarkeSword - Metroid Prime 1 "Just a Little More (Prime Edit)" [VGMix2 #2546 / OC ReMix #1286] 29. Nixdorux - The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time "Ride of Link" [VGMix2 #2550] 30. Unknown - Chrono Trigger "Predetermination" [VGMix2 #2532] 31. Yuzo Koshiro - "Hop Step and Jazzy Beats" [Adventure Island OST] 32. TO - Shadowrun "Elevator to Hell" [The People's Remix Competition v2-1] 33. Bladiator - Kirby's Dream Land 1 "Chopinesque Kirby" [VGMix2 #2464 / OC ReMix #1257] 34. Motoaki Furukawa - F-1 Spirit 3D Special "Quiero Voar" [Kukeiha Club AST] 35. zykO - "falling into a cold stare" [bipolar me] 36. Yuzo Koshiro - "Hawaiian" [Adventure Island OST] 37. Yuzo Koshiro - "Break (Scratched)" [Adventure Island OST]

I only heard some light ambiance and effects added to this one compared to the first version we judged. It does fill some stuff out a bit more, but that's not really a reason to resubmit. Everything else is the same. With an issue I mentioned last time, if 2:17-2:58 didn't come off as so unstructured (especially during the fadeout), I'd be willing to YES this. You do in fact provide a good amount of variation in the forefront while retaining the same percussion foundation most of the way. However, retaining the exact same beat the whole is not something many submissions can quite pull off. 2:17-2:58 left the repetitive percussion patterns too exposed. I wasn't really agreeing with zyko on the arrangement not going anywhere until that point, and the lead synth there attempts to freestyle on top of the arrangement but comes across as too aimless. Sorry, bro, but I would have to hear some revisions for the last minute to secure a YES. Altering the drums there wouldn't have to be an overhaul that would ruin the concept of the track. Just something subtle. The Pro Wrestling melody and the drums for that last section are just too repetitive for the track in the big picture. It's a catchy track though, Mattias, and a quality homage, believe me. I genuinely enjoyed it. Though I'd like to hear more done with this, post it to VGMix if you're not willing to work on this any longer. Otherwise, hit up the WIP forum here and resubmit. NO

Wow. Still going. That's sick.

Don't forget DCT & Joecam on VGF later tonight! VGF #36 generally covers the goings on from Oct. 10th to the 16th. Hit the playlist at my Ormgas.com forum and leave comments. Download it (84.7MB/2hr3min) at my webspace for a very limited time, along with picking up the chat transcript. VG Frequency #36: Unsurpassed Efficacy Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Friday, December 10, 2004 / 4 - 6:03 PM EST Liontamer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. OverCoat - VG Frequency "Ruuski Ragtime" Bumper 2. Takayuki Iwai - "Who'll Be Your Double?" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 3. Ziwtra - Terranigma "Blue (Shooting Star Mix)" [OC ReMix #1251] 4. Strike911 - "Deep Neo-Celtic" [http://www.musicv2.com/artist/strike911] 5. OverCoat - VG Frequency "You're A Freq" Bumper 6. OverCoat - Deus Ex "Technical" [VGMix2 #2500] 7. Isao Abe - "Shining One" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 8. Sefiros - Silent Hill 4 "16121" [VGMix2 #2355] 9. Quinn Fox - NiGHTS into Dreams... "Somewhat Beautiful" [VGMix2 #2487] 10. Christian Pacaud - Final Fantasy 6 "The White Knight" [VGMix2 #2473] 11. Takayuki Iwai - "Wild Nature" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 12. zykO - "see you cry (that's why)" [bipolar me] 13. Corran - Super Mario RPG "Trance Forest Maze" [VGMix2 #2430] 14. ParagonX9 - Super Mario 64 "The Alternate Route" [OC ReMix #1252] 15. Yuki Iwai - "No More Swingin'" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 16. zircon - "Righteous Fury" [illusion OST] 17. OverCoat - VG Frequency "Sucka DJ" Bumper 18. Gecko Yamori - Sonic CD (Japan) "Work It (RetroHouse Mix)" [VGMix2 #2502] 19. JD Harding - Super CastleVania 4 "Simon" [VGMix2 #2453] 20. Alexander Prievert - Unreal "Stratosphere" [VGMix2 #2491] 21. Yuki Iwai - "Crimson" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 22. Kadmium - Donkey Kong Country 2 "No More Roses" [VGMix2 #2470] 23. CarboHydroM - Final Fantasy 7 "Fight On [VGMix2 #2025 / OC ReMix #1253] 24. OverCoat - VG Frequency "¡Olé! ¿Spanish?" Bumper 25. zykO - "remember me tommorow" [bipolar me] 26. Hideki Okugawa - "High-Tech" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 27. OverCoat - VG Frequency "Pantsu" Bumper 28. Goemon Production Team - "Goe Goe Spark (Musical Castle Last Half)" [Ganbare Goemon ~ New Dance of the Momoyama Shogunate OST] 29. Rie Akagi - Genso Suikoden 1 "Avertuneiro Antes Lance Mao ~The Battle Has Ended~" [Genso Suikoden Ongakushu Produced by Kentaro Haneda AST] 30. Michiel Van Den Bos - "UNATCO" [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition OST] 31. Isao Abe - "Active Red" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST] 32. Rayza - Street Fighter 2 "Club Del Toro" [OC ReMix #1254] 33. Palpable - Legend of the Mystical Ninja "Oedo Hop" [OC Remix #1255] 34. Adhesive Boy - Donkey Kong Country 1 "Cry of the Chasmal Critter Chain" [Kong in Concert / VGMix2 #2265 / OC ReMix #1256] 35. Takayuki Iwai - "Daybreak" [street Fighter Zero 3 OST]

Original decision: http://www.ocremix.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=47578 I tried to fix most, and hopefully all, of the problems described by the judges. I first made an entirely new drumbeat and then expanded upon it 'n stuff. I changed the "sax or whatever that was at :57" as it was called to a better sounding woodwind section. New lead synth, and replaced the bell thingies to another synth. New intro thing at teh beginning, then followed by teh old intro and the rest of the song.

Hey, bros! Compyfox gave me permission to link to a hosted copy of the VGF43 Aftershow (1hr36min/66.2MB). Be sure to check it out for fun with Joecam and crew including lots of good (and bad) tracks, and make sure to tune in next week for more Joecam goodness as he comes on the air for an interview. Thanks a lot to Roland for recording the aftershow, doing a great job of mastering it and hosting for the peeps!

http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/ff6.rsn - "Celes" (ff6-122.spc) The recording indeed struck me as needing improvement. I don't like muddy solo piano pieces where many of the notes and chords mash together. Lengthy sustain can be ok, but I need more clarity than this. Call it a character flaw, but these aren't negligible issues to me, and I typically won't accept pieces like that. Heavily sustained and/or reverbed sounds can work in moderation, but I felt that some tracks, like this one and Etude for Piano in F# Minor, can go overboard with the ideas . The arrangement is alright. Somewhat conservative on the surface, but subtlely interpretive things are going on here upon closer inspection. I would have appreciated some room being made for the arrangement of 1:08-1:27 of the actual source tune. In any case, I thought the development, as it were, was too simple and cyclical. The track does its thing from :00-1:45 and then basically repeats itself from 1:45-3:07 with little notable change. Going into the second iteration of the "Celes" theme, the escalation of volume at 2:20 really didn't work here, since the piece just retread it steps. Pretty anti-climactic. I wasn't jarred by the change into the more active section starting at 3:07, but felt that the gradual transition from 2:57-3:06 was very unstructured and didn't work effectively in making that move. Also, perhaps incorporate that section and similar ideas to that ealier on in the composition. I could see why Vigilante felt more could be done with this mix in length and certainly dynamics. This doesn't have to be bombastic to be engaging, mind you, but this was still pretty tedious I would agree. Also, I don't mind a subtle close as opposed to something with more overt resolution, but the ending from 3:38-3:58 seemed to consist of fairly random notes that just sputtered out as the finish. I see the attempt at keeping things moody and sombre, but this was still a pretty lackluster conclusion. Christian's a skilled pianist, and I'm certainly glad to know he'll be involved with Xenogears Light over at OneUp Studios. I feel like this could pass with just a bit more thought regarding the sustain levels, compositional variation and dynamics. Afraid I can't go for this as is quite yet, but I hope you'll contemplate going for a resubmisssion, Chris. You'll be on here yet. NO (revise & resubmit)

Great show last weekend, if I may say so myself. Thanks very much to everyone for tuning in, as well as the many callers who livened up the experience. Thanks to Compyfox for providing the MP3 of Trenthian's interview. Anytime you have the after-show, feel free to send it here. I never record those, so it'll be a good bonus! Thanks to Antonio Pizza for the luck last week as I really needed it badly. I'll need more this week as I start finals, and I wish all you collegiate types out there the best of luck as your spirit is broken by finals. I hope to pick myself back up next week in order to have DCT, Joecam & Koala on the air, and the music will be bueno per the usual. Be ready for some extra shows this coming Saturday, Sunday & Monday, as I make the push to complete all of my make-up shows and get all of the missed material out there. Here's hoping the webstream stays good. Even if not, I'll be sure to at least have MP3 releases planned. Enjoy this week's IRC chat transcript as well as the 151MB/3hr40min episode! Here's the playlist: VG Frequency #43: Verbal Battle 87 Larry Oji - WMRE (Emory University Student Radio; Atlanta, GA) Saturday, December 4, 2004 / 9:20 PM - 1 AM EST Liontamer f/D-Lux, Aurora, DarkeSword, Joshua Morse & Trenthian ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Suzumebachi - VG Frequency "One More Time For The Vox" Bumper 2. Yoko Shimomura - "Main Theme" [Parasite Eve OST] 3. Patrick Wagstaff - Final Fantasy 10-2 "Fall - The Memory of Wind" [VGMix2 #2809] 4. DJ Crono - Megaman 3 "Meinde Fik Hunden" [VGMix2 #2839] 5. NoWave - "Mental Transference" [http://www.soundclick.com/nowave] 6. Hiroki Kikuta - "Silence" [soukaigi OST] 7. Reuben Kee - Final Fantasy 7 "Ascension to Cosmo Canyon" [VGMix2 #2747] 8. RushJet1 - "Dementia" [http://www.rushjet1.tk] 9. D-Lux, host of VGM: Very Good Music, calls in for a VERBAL BATTLE! [http://rockbottomdlux.freewebspace.com] 10. Yoko Shimomura - "Across the View" [Parasite Eve OST] 11. Star Salzman - Super Street Fighter 2 "Fei Longer" [VGMix2 #2387 / OC ReMix #1278] 12. The Double Dragons - Super Double Dragon "The Journey's End" [VGMix #2664] 13. Dennis Mott - CastleVania 2 "Cursed Bloodline" [VGMix2 #2811] 14. Homie - Silver Surfer "Norrin Follin" [VGMix2 #2657] 15. Star Salzman - "I Got Balke's Magic Wand" [OneUp Studios Perfect Strangers Remix Competition] 16. Yoko Shimomura - "A Piece Remains" [Parasite Eve OST] 17. Aurora's all about icebreakers, weather balloons, baby seal-eating polar bears, birthday follies sans karoke, and how VGF is the best; she also sheds light on her collaborative efforts so far with The Wingless & SuperGreenX and her hope to provide vocals for a Rayza mix, gives an open call for others to request her vocal talents on new remix projects, and plugs the OCR UnMod Toronto get-together next week [http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umfisico] 18. DarkeSword provides us the status on the Kirby's Adventure Remix Collaboration Project, gives a plug for Moves, shares how laptops and tired professors don't mix, goes over the flurry of tracks he's released this month, mentions DCT getting on virt & TrueStar's bad side, and reacts to Joshua Morse being fired from OneUp Studios [http://www.darkesword.com] 19. Joshua Morse - Megaman 8 "Aquatication" [http://www.joshuamorse.com] 20. Dale North - "Perfectly Strange" [OneUp Studios Perfect Strangers Remix Competition] 21. Disposer - Megaman 8 "Select GEO" [http://www.diggidis.com] 22. Daniel Baranowsky, Vigilante & zykO - Earthworm Jim 2 "Invertebrate Retreat" [OC ReMix #1277 / VGMix2 #2386] 23. Just Us - "Sweet Butterfly" [http://justus.thebigshot.com] 24. Yoko Shimomura - "Force Trail" [Parasite Eve OST] 25. Joshua Morse joins in, and nobody is safe from the "power of the Morse"; Josh goes over the fallout of him being let go from OneUp Studios, the humor of how he ended up offending people on the OneUp boards, the work he wants to do within DCT's new group Urbanizm Music, personalities he doesn't get along with around OneUp, his refusal to submit any more material to OCR, the soon-to-be redesigned JoshuaMorse.com, his overview of the plans for the OneUp Nintendo album and how they fell out of priority for Xenogears Light, rough plans for upcoming remix releases including his dropped Megaman 8 remix project & his intended tracks for the OneUp Nintendo album, thoughts on the splendor of Joecam, and a Chrono Trigger remix with Dale North that's in stasis; "Keep Morse-ing 'em, dawg!" [http://www.joshuamorse.com] 26. Norio "NON" Hanzawa - "John Mk-2" [Rakugaki Showtime OSV] 27. Leif Taylor - "Jacqueline" [http://www.shellshockede.com/leiftaylor] 28. Leif Taylor - "Dramatico" [http://www.shellshockede.com/leiftaylor] 29. Trenthian - "Zelda Reflux Disorder" [OneUp Studios Perfect Strangers Remix Competition] 30. Yoko Shimomura - "Consensus" [Parasite Eve OST] 31. Trenthian is planning on rolling in dough courtesy of winning the OneUp Studios Perfect Strangers Remix Competition; John breaks out the vocal skills, and takes us through the ideas of creating "Zelda Reflux Disorder", how many instruments he plays, details behind his new Suikoden OC ReMix "Cliff the Great Crusader" including Compyfox's production work, how he never wants to and never thinks he will be rejected by the judges' panel, and the low-down on his extensive list of potential upcoming remixes along with original material while incurring the judging wrath of Larry; Trent wraps up by pointing out how Compyfox should indeed get back in the remixing game, closing the book on the OneUp Studios Perfect Strangers Remix Competition, admitting that Protricity, Star Salzman & The Wingless don't like him, expressing his jealousy over missing the OCR West summer trip, and giving Larry a hot request [http://www.soundclick.com/trenthian] 32. Alexander Prievert - Final Fantasy 11 "Eternal Memory" [VGMix2 #2814] 33. Lagerfeldt - Battle Ships "U-64" [R:K:O #2502] 34. Yoko Shimomura - "Under the Progress" [Parasite Eve OST] 35. Kouta Takahashi - "Naked Glow" [R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 OSV] 36. Rellik - "Descent" [Aura & Omen] 37. jdproject - "Down and Around" [Crowd Re-Enactment] 38. Malcos - "Elusive Love" [http://www.malcos.co.uk] 39. Corran - "Thane of Megiddo" [City of the King] 40. MaJIN_SaN & Akitsu - "Miss You Most Baby" [http://www.angelfire.com/magic/muumuu_dashiki.com] 41. Leifo - "Through My Eyes" [http://www.leifo.com] 42. Yoko Shimomura - "Someone Calls Me... Someone Looks for Me..." [Parasite Eve OST]

Rich got back to me yesterday afternoon with the source tune, which I've tagged and hosted. Since I'm busy with finals, I have yet to thoroughly check it out and compare it to the submission. Nonetheless, I've made what I feel is a sufficiently informed decision on it. Believe me, I'll be getting back to it in depth at a later time to point out notable differences between the two tracks as well as things I liked about this one. The structure of run.dll's mix is obviously similar to Tom Bible's version. As far as remixes go, run.dll's mix is distinguishable enough from Bible's. If I had to make the judgement call on whether run.dll's version is a mere remix or substantial rearrangement compared to Tom Bible's version, I would say it's a remix and NO on those grounds. If you wanted to ignore everything below and save yourself the trouble, you could indeed cast a NO and it really wouldn't need more explanation than that it needs more rearrangement and less shared structure & samples. In this unique circumstance, however, the in-game music is the remix, while the submission here is the original track that inspired the game music. I'm gonna bring up this analogy early and leave you guys to run with it. If John Williams sent in a track one day saying "Someone used a remix of my work in 'Shadows of the Empire' on the N64, so I'd like to submit my original track as a remix," we would reject it. As far as I understand it however (and we could get verification if necessary), Rich & Paul's original track that they're submitting as a remix of Judge Dredd game music has not been used in any commericial ventures. Likewise, if we went the anti-Tetris route like Binnie has done before (and like I personally agreed with), you could argue that the in-game music is derived from work that wasn't created for a game and isn't technically identifiable as original game music, thus not being valid source material according to the site. Frankly, even though the book says we should reject, if we can be flexible on our standards and guidelines for Tetris, we can also be flexible on this even more unique situation, especially since it's almost certainly bound never to repeat itself. Believe me, I know the rules and understand that my vote's pretty much flies in the face of them. Even if you were able to accept this under a "Tetris exception", the arrangement itself may not be different enough to merit an admittedly generous YES. Nonetheless, I hope to at least promote a healthy dialogue for this vote, much like was done with "Sweet Games". Find someone else to NO this, please. YES