
Jay-Zig
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OCR01845 - Legend of Zelda "Zelda Heineken"
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
Wow, at first I was worried that this was gonna be really gimmicky but I stand corrected. This is actually one of the better Zelda remixes out there! Excellent job, oh so very creative. -
OCR01816 - Mega Man 3 "Magnet Missiles"
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
Wow, I jumped right into this song without reading anything about it and was floored when it shifted gears from going to what seemed like another metal remix to a blazing ska entry. To be honest I thought it sounded a little disjointed at first and maybe in a few other spots but perhaps I have my own aforementioned expectations to blame for feeling that way. Otherwise, this is a fun, inspired, and truly original entry adding some much appreciated diversity to OC. May not be everyone's cup of tea but highly recommended by me anyways. -
Condolences/Prayers/Best Wishes to Reuben Kee's Family
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in Announcements
I am purely a listener and fan of much of the music offered here at OC Remix, so I am not going to act like I knew Reuben Kee or his family. However, I knew his music and I respect what he did in such a short time in this world. I may have had no impact on Reuben's life, but the fact that I frequently listen to his works and take them with me quite often is a testament to what he was able to accomplish and contribute. With all respect to everyone who contributes to OC Remix, truly, one of the best artists has been lost. Know Reuben that your music is still in the hearts and minds of even the m -
OCR00940 - Castlevania II "Simon's Symphony"
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
This is pretty ridiculous sounding. I think there are much better choices out there to rap over if you're going to use videogame music as your basis. The track sounds incredibly thin with little to no bass and some of the elements are just bizarre sounding. I would say the vocal style sounds like hardcore more than rap. Kind of like 25 Ta Life or E-Town Concrete meets a midi file. I guess I was irked right off the bat though when this was described as rap and then the vocals didn't kick in for a long time, making things pretty tedious. The rap presentation should be worked on a bit too. There -
I loved the minibosses work with Super Mario Bros. 2 so was really looking forward to something even more special with what I'd consider superior base music to work with. Sadly, I was disappointed with this medley. While I like the raw sound (someone compared it to Iron Maiden, which is pretty accurate), the pace of all the cues except for "Bloody Tears" is achingly slow adding to what another reviewer summed up as "garage band sounding". Very true yet again. The instrumentation is well done, especially when picking up those difficult notes in the town theme, but it sounds like the band purpos
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OCR00271 - Final Fantasy VI "Shadow's Theme"
Jay-Zig replied to m68030's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
The electric guitar kicking in ruined it for me. I would absolutely love to hear an arranged version of Shadow's theme so I was buzzing when I came across this, and was getting ready to save this file up until about a minute in when the distorted, electric guitar kicked in. I understand that the point of this site is not to copy, and the more remixs I've listened to, the more open my mind has become, but the distorted guitar sounded out of tune and out of place. I say distorted, but I really think the guitar could've used a lot of echo and been played a lot less staccato. The staccato notes so -
OCR00990 - Final Fantasy VI "Rachel's Gift"
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
"Forever Rachel" is one of my favorite tracks from Final Fantasy III/VI so I was overjoyed to find an orchestral interpretation of it and this fit the bill. While I can be very particular, I also liked the inclusion of "Celes's Theme". However, unfourtantly whether it was intentional or not, you missed the accidental in Celes's Theme (aka. Aria Di Mezzo...). I believe the wrong note occurs at like 2:33 in the song. It seems that a lot of remixers miss this as well when they cover Celes's theme and I too realized I was missing the accidental as well for a long period of time when I used to play -
OCR01011 - Final Fantasy VII "Philharmonic Suite: Part I"
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
Simply put, this may very well be the best track on this entire site. You can almost see right before your eyes images from a "Final Fantasy VII" movie when listening to this, as Cloud and Barrett run through secluded streets of Midgar heading towards the looming factory. I felt the beginning was a little rushed... as far as complaints go that is all. Absolutely amazing. -
OCR01241 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past "Kakariko Prom"
Jay-Zig replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
Well, I can't say I was that into the intro/outro skits, not really my sense of humor, and the principal at my high school was one of those "Dead Poet Society" kind of guys, who was all down with student activities and the like. I know my viewpoint on the humor in this track seems to be unpopular on the forum, but I found it a bit annoying. However, I definitely respect the effort to try something original and dig the creativeness. And whoever made that "Don Knotts" comparison, to quote "My Cousin Vinny": Dead on balls accurate. All that aside, really enjoyed this piece. A very faithful, yet u- 76 replies
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OCR00159 - Final Fantasy "Prelude (Refractive Mix)"
Jay-Zig replied to m68030's topic in ReMix Comments/Reviews
Wow, this one has really grown on me. When it comes to music from a game like the Final Fantasy series I'm usually disappointed if the remix is not orchestral, but this really captivated me. The twinkling piano interlude is priceless and the wind sound effect creates a nice tone and mood instead of coming off as gimmicky. I really dig the inclusion of the beta sounding main riff, which has enough alterations done to it to truly make it this piece's own. This is probably the most unoffensive song I've ever heard off of this site, as I could find myself listening to this on repeat for hours whil