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The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games have a lot of great music, and this song is among them; I love the emotional chords and the melody is pretty great as well. Let's see how you've made it your own! It's an interesting approach to really downplay the melody for most of the track, and while that would be the part i'd want to retain the most, I can appreciate the completely different mood it gives your rendition. I do think the heavy sidechaining gets a bit repetitive, and a section where that drops out would improve the track considerably. The drum loop would benefit from an extra layer of tambourine or hand percussion on top to not feel as static. The fast piano run is also a bit mechanical, but i think in the context of the track works fine enough. Otherwise the production is well balanced and has a good amount of variety in the lead parts. For the mechanical aspects, I do wish you'd add a little bit more modulation and vibrato to your lead synths; they sound decent overall, but more expression is never a bad thing. This is really close, but I think a quick revision of some of the aspects would give this a huge boost, so I think it's worth spending the time to improve it a bit. These are small changes that would have a huge effect on the quality of the piece. No, please resubmit

This takes the basic theme and builds an entire trap world around it. The source itself is really basic, so the choice to wait for the melody to come in until the track had a lot more time to develop was good, as it kept things from getting repetitive too quickly. It almost gets to the point of being overly repetitive, but it ends before things get out of hand. I do think a section where the arpeggio drops out for a bit would be a nice reprieve, but otherwise there is a lot of care put into the various drum parts, and the vocal clips add some mood without getting overused. The arrangement of the source is basically a genre conversion, but when a lot of the interest of the song is contained in the new parts, it is substantially interpretive to me. Some of the kicks get a little too boxy and boomy, considering the busier patterns, but otherwise the production is on point. Overall I think it clears the bar. Yes

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Nice references to the original while taking this for a little detour. Some of the strings felt weirdly placed in the soundscape and so far away from everything else, it was like they were sitting at the kid's table at Thanksgiving. Other than that, nice performances, great source, and plenty of unique rhythmic and stylistic differences to get my vote. Nice work~! Yes

The synth used is immediately better than the Darkesax™ that is used in the source song, which is a relief. The overall structure is pretty similar, however, and there isn't a lot that really makes it sound expanded upon or different than the original. I think there is a lot of room to do so, however, so adding some additional harmonies, rhythms, or countermelodies would make this really interesting. The original sax/synth melody is really basic, so there is a ton of room to accent and ornament it with another instrument, or even have the melody deviate from the source by a few notes once in awhile. The production is up to par, but the arrangement will need more work before it can pass. I look forward to a resubmission! No, please resubmit

This is pretty well done; it would have been really easy to just take the source and directly convert it to the genre, but you've done a lot of cool arrangement by omission. The melodic snippets are pretty cool, and the little pinky arps add to the aquatic mood. The backing chants were pretty nice too, and added some energy to the repetitions of the main theme. Structurally there isn't much different, but things are sufficiently decorated and the track progresses well. I'm digging this, it's not revolutionary, but it takes a lot of fresh ideas and applies them to an old favorite. Yes

I am enjoying the backing track for this a lot, the piano, bells, and percussion all work pretty well together. The oboe being so exposed is causing the track to feel a lot weaker though; it's a bit strange for the original genesis synth to feel more expressive than the oboe sample. When the harp and drums come in, and the strings double the oboe, it is feeling better, but I think a darker and richer sound for the oboe would be better, or double it with an epiano or something that offers an easily blended tone. The arrangement is pretty good, though the second half feels pretty similar to the first. I think expanding things a bit further on the second repetition would make this stronger overall, and some additional subdivision with the percussion. This has a lot going for it, but it needs a bit of sample assistance and a touch more development in the second half. No, please resubmit

It starts out pretty conservative, but starts to sprout into it's own near the end of the song. The production and performance is solid and well done, but I think this really needs to introduce it's own flavor much earlier in the song. Playing up the reggae aspect would be really cool too. There's a bit of swagger in the song, but adding some additional instrumentation to make the arrangement a bit more expanded would improve it. I think a solo section would be really good as well. I think the idea here is great, and your recording and performing skills are up to the task, but i'm asking for a bit more in the arrangement. No, please resubmit

The soundscape is pretty nice, but there needs to be more interpretation in your mix. You have a nice start, but right now it is basically the same song with new instruments, and no real melodic , harmonic, or rhythmic variation from the source. I think adding one, or preferably more of those is the minimum you'll need to do to have a more expansive arrangement. There is a lot that you can do as well to make this track your own, with changing the tempo, or adding countermelodies, or even writing your own section that suits the feel of the original source. I recommend making some additions to your song, then bringing it to the WIP forums and getting some feedback. You have a good foundation build, now you need to start decorating your new building No, please resubmit

Gonna agree there is not enough source. The concept is cool, but i'm not hearing enough dominant source for OCR. No

Wow that source song is terrible Your rendition sample wise is much better, and it has a lot nicer feel overall. The high hats are a little overly prominent, but mainly because there is not a lot of high frequency stuff to join them. I am fine with the harpsichord, but maybe treating it a bit and doubling it down an octave would help it feel a little bit less thin. I do agree that some of the string sequencing could use some smoothing. The larger areas that need it tend to be near the end, around the 4 minute mark and beyond. I think this is sitting pretty good, but a little bit more polish would put it over the bar. No, please resubmit

Cool interpretation of the source. Some of the mixing was a bit muddy with the kick and bass fighting with some of the backing synths, but otherwise the soundscape was interesting and reasonably deep. I do recommend sidechaining your bass and layering your kick with something that has a bit more high end. It doesn't need to be a lot to change the tone, but just something to shape it a bit better. Some of the beats felt a little too off-kilter, though it did help to add to the unsettling mood. I can't really say i'm a fan of how they never lock on to the rest of the track, however. Even doing it for a few sections would give it more of a center. The arrangement develops pretty nicely overall, and i think this has promise, but I think the mixing in the low end needs to be organized a bit more. I'd like the drums to have a bit more cohesion with the rest of the track, but I understand it is a calculated stylistic choice and that won't factor into my vote. You may want to bring the harp up a touch in volume as well, though once the low mids are cleared up it may not be needed. No, please resubmit

I really like the more aggressive tone you are taking with the track, as while the original source is good, it relied too much on the vocal clips. Your version uses the same clips a decent amount, but has a lot of extra interest, and the more subdued B section where guitar was featured was just what this needed to get to the next level. Production and arrangement are both above the bar, and the mood was great. I'm really feeling this, nice work. Yes

The sequencing at the beginning has the right idea as far as a build into the main part of the track, but the levels are a bit off, with the flute being overly loud, and the sequencing in general being a bit stiff. I really like the arrangement, it's just the execution that needs refinement. The brass ideas specifically are great, and are the perfect notes to accent the track. The guitar playing is really nice as well, but is too loud if you are going to have the rest of the track (specifically the bass and drums) in the same space. If you bumped up the bass and drums in the mix, especially the kick, it'd gel more. The other alternative is to reduce the guitar volume and put it in the same space. The ideas and expansion here are really nice, and I love the orchestra writing you've added to this, but I think the theme could be expanded on even more. An interlude in the middle to bring the energy down before having it return would give you more opportunity to show off your arranging skill, and a solo for the guitar or even a nicely composed additional melody would also help things out. You don't need to add too much more, but with a near 45 second intro, it does feel like you end a bit early. Overall this shows a lot of promise and needs a little bit of mixing love and some further expansion, but it's an amazing theme and a lot of good, original ideas added in. If you'd like more details on the mixing and some further critiques/suggestions, feel free to PM me on the forums and I can give this some additional attention. No, please resubmit

This is great, with really well thought out dynamics and a really nice collection of themes. I love how unrushed it is, and how the sources chosen all combine into a pretty cohesive whole. I am not super familiar with the FF9 soundtrack, so I listened a few times before vetting all the sources, and before I knew which source was what, it all felt like a realized whole, although with a few parts that stretched out between themes. Nice work, I can tell a lot of care has been put into this, and it's really nice. I look forward to what you might work on next Yes

Pretty nice work, It is an arrangement that takes it time to unfurl, and while I agree somewhat with DragonAvenger's assessment that it's a bit repetitive, it is constantly evolving and rewards careful listening very well. It reminds me a bit of Michael Kamen's work, with prominent harp. The evolution of the track is really slow, but when you decide to kick it up a notch, the guitar is a bit surprising. I think it fits, but it is not really what I would have expected. Overall this is really pleasant, and thoughtfully combines several themes in a fresh way. Nice work. Yes

Right out of the gate it has a similar feel, but is a lot more intense. I really am enjoying the builds you've added, and the synths in the lower end add a lot of cool texture and mood. There are distinct similarities in the arrangement, but you've sufficiently personalized it with a lot of expanded parts, some new articulations. I really enjoyed the dynamics, and while I feel that the styles are really similar, enough expansion and progression has been done, and it's all pretty intelligently added in, that this passes muster. Sequencing is really nice, some of the marcato stings could have used a bit more rhythmic changeups to be a bit more interesting, but that is the smallest of nits to pick. Yes

I definitely feel a lot more emotionally invested in this game than basically any others and haven't had a reaction like it since probably FF4 when I was 11 or 12, and the concept of a story blew my mind then. I think it's the kind of game i'd want to create if I created games, where you get rewarded for being a considerate human being, but in a way that is both interesting and not superficial. It's the kind of game I am happy to see have a lot of success, and am wondering how my son (almost 7) would react to it. Also, since you guys would understand this more than anyone else, here's our (me n stevo) mix a bit early, hope you enjoy it: http://oceansend.com/5502/ocr/rock/Undertale%20-%20Golden%20Flowers.mp3

I think you guys are selling the arrangement and expansion a little short, and there is a decent amount of interesting rhythmic changes added, and the track evolves a bit with some cool double kick getting added into the second repetition of the melody, but I do think that a bit more expansion is needed for it to pass the arrangement bar. Some things to make it more expansive and exciting would be additional harmonies, some minor melodic or lead changeups, and/or a shredding solo. This is definitely on the right track, but needs a little more to hit the arrangement bar. I really enjoyed it and would love to hear a resubmission. No, please resubmit