Mono

I didn't know Reuben, but I liked his music very much and I'm listening to it right now. He was a great talent and I'm sad to see him go. I hope his family has some idea how many lives he touched, and I hope they can take some small measure of comfort in that.

There have been a couple of Pirates mixes in the WIP forum recently: http://www.ocremix.org/forums/search.php?searchid=565485 As for Star Wars, the NESkimos did a version of the Cantina theme: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/songInfo.cfm?bandID=91259&songID=1308956 I'd love to hear remixes of thmes by John Carpenter, Alan Silvestri, Ennio Morricone... A site dedicated to this sort of thing could be most excellent.

I can't think of much to add to what I said on the WIP board: "This is really impressive stuff, and not just because of the professional production values. You've taken some quite sparse, minimalist source material and turned it into something much more expansive. Medleys can sometimes feel a bit random, but the progression here feels totally natural. I think I'd even go so far as to use the word epic." This mix has given me a new appreciation of Flashback's score, which I've never been very familiar with despite it being one of my favourite games. Looking forward to hearing the new material djp mentioned in the writeup. Edit: Okay, so the transitions are basically non-existent. Even so, the shifts in mood seem, to me at least, pretty natural, taking the listener on a journey - albeit a slightly bumpy one.

Very interesting and comprehensive; thanks for the link

It's puerile, but still hilarious. Excellent thread title, btw Kajetokun rules.

Ah, so Boss Month is a genuine OCR quirk. For some reason I thought it might have started somewhere else. Maybe Darke should have his own, custom eye-roll smiley. I don't think I've ever used the default one; it feels like his property. It would be like wearing another man's pants. I have a feeling he started the "Jack Thompson LOL" catchphrase, or at least the bold, all-caps, big-font version: JACK THOMPSON LOL

I want to know where the "June is End Boss month" and related sigs came from. Also, Darkesword's eye-rolling smiley and "JACK THOMPSON LOL".

OH HELL YES. As megadave said, the vocals could stand to be louder. Otherwise, this is superb.

I downloaded it without any problems... but I don't recognise the song. Sorry.

Are your music videos correctly tagged as such? You could try Playlist is not Movies. Or Kind is not Quicktime movie file or MPEG-4 video file. Or make a smart list called "Music Videos" with the rule Video Kind is Music Video, then add the rule Playlist is not Music Videos to your list to exclude all music videos. The problem with that is you have to make sure all your music videos are correctly tagged. To avoid that, you could make a smart list called simply "Videos" with the rules Video Kind is Movie or TV Show or Music Video, then use the rule Playlist is not Videos to exclude all types of video file. Hope one of those works; I'm out of ideas.

Very, very cool

Add the rule "Video Kind is not Music Video". That should do the trick.

Thanks for clearing that up, TO. I wonder how many of the bands in question are aware of this... um... "tribute". Un51 is based on "Walk" by Pantera, though both the rhythm and the intervals (is that the right word?) have been changed. I can vouch for those. Un48/Crooked Cross sounds to me like the basis for E1M1.

un31 - "Rusty Cage" by Soundgarden

Awesome. This one (link courtesy of Wikipedia) is possibly even awesomer: http://www.hauntedfrog.com/gt/movies/2007/duckon/SingingTeslaShow.html

Media Rage is worth a try: http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html

Free album? Yoink! The first track's my favourite. Love that glitchy percussion, and the synths remind me of old-school Vangelis or Jean-Michel Jarre... in a good way.

Although I consider Flashback one of the best games ever made, I'm not very familiar with the soundtrack, so thanks for the chiptune link and the rundown of your rearrangement. This is really impressive stuff, and not just because of the professional production values. You've taken some quite sparse, minimalist source material and turned it into something much more expansive. Medleys can sometimes feel a bit random, but the progression here feels totally natural. I think I'd even go so far as to use the word epic.

Maybe it's not OCR-worthy in terms of sample quality, but I think the arrangement is good enough. I like the bassline and the way you've broken up the familiar melody. My only real problem is the acoustic-guitary lead instrument, which sounds kinda General MIDI-ish. With a bit of an overhaul I think it'd be worth submitting.

You mean this one? I'm quite fond of it myself. http://doulifee.com//Storage/OC_Removed/Sonic_Water_Warning_OC_ReMoved.mp3 Seith did two versions of the drowning theme, but Doulifée's page only has the first.

Thanks! And I'll see what I can do... Dougan + Neminem + other = quality mashups. Lumps amuses me, despite my immense dislike for both sources. The Tears track is cool too. Getting me to enjoy Justin Timberlake, in any form, is an impressive achievement for which I salute you. Or I would, if OCR had that smiley.

Radiohead is the obvious reference point, but it goes further than mere imitation. Seems somehow anticlimactic on first impression, but repeated listens are more rewarding. Tuning issues are minor and do indeed add to the general atmosphere of human frailty. Fascinating stuff and very brave.

The first minute sounds pretty cool... I don't know about the rest because I can't coax a complete download out of googlepages

A few years ago I actually wrote to Viz (publishers of DBZ's US translation) about this. How's that for lame and nerdy? I think the first appearance of a Super Saiyan was in early '91, and Sonic 2 came out in '92. The gold hair/spines is the most obvious similarity, but don't forget the eyes turning from black to green.

Richard Joseph's music for The Chaos Engine is one of my favourite soundtracks of all time. The mix of organ and techno elements fits the game's steampunk style perfectly. He will be remembered.