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    Anyone know if there's an OC ReMix like place for Movie songs?

    in General Discussion

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    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.

    OCR01637 - Flashback "Memory Leak Suite"

    in ReMix Reviews & Comments

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    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.

    OCR Quirks V

    in General Discussion

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    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

    iTunes "smart playlists"

    in General Discussion

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    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.

    Unrealeased Doom music... which songs do they sound like?

    in General Discussion

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    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.

    Un17 is Slayer - Raining Blood just slowed down. A complete rip off there.

    Un18 is Silent Scream. Un48 is Behind the Crooked Cross. Un52 is South of Heaven. All by Slayer.

    I can vouch for those. Un48/Crooked Cross sounds to me like the basis for E1M1.

    Flashback - Memory Leak Suite

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    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.

    Unnames Metroid Kraid Remix

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    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.

    more mashups! (Including one from DDR)

    in Post Your Original Music!

    Posted

    I demand more Dougan! Also, the My Love/Humps mashup was pretty good.
    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.

    Super Sonic = Super Saiyan?

    in General Discussion

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    I'm pretty sure unless Kevin Smith spent a few nights hammering out some good comedic dialogue for this kind of 'discussion', it's not going to go much farther than lame and nerdy.

    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.

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