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The arrangement ain't too bad, but I really don't think you can meet OCR's quality bar using the guitar samples that you've got currently. I'd highly recommend finding a guitar player to do this live for you if you're serious about submitting to OCR. Also, the volume disparity between the first 2/3rds of the mix and the last part in regards to the orchestra is really too large. I'm listening on crappy speakers so I can't say for certain exactly how bad it is, but to suddenly have the orchestra reach peak volume for 30 seconds after being super-quiet for the rest of the song is really jarring. IMO, bringing the rest of the song up to the volume of the last part would be the best path of action to take, but experiment with your volumes so you get something more dynamic. You've got potential here, but when you're writing significant guitar parts, you're gonna have to find someone to help you out if you want to make it sound convincing because your MIDI guitar samples don't do the arrangement justice.

I still contend that this sounds a LOT like virt's Dance of the Zinger, especially in the intro and the synth choices you picked. If you haven't listened to that one yet, I advise you to just so you can see if we both hear the same connection Listening to it again, this is pretty much classic Willrock. Finish it and ship it off to the J's to see what they think. I personally don't think your stutter drums work as well as they did in Treasure Hunter, but maybe that's just my ears. The meat of the remix is very solid and I think it shouldn't be difficult to get past the panel. Best of luck bro

I personally don't like that very short, breathy vocal sample that you repeat a lot throughout the song, it just seems a little distracting to me. Nice work on the ending though, I'd say this is good to go aside from a few very minor gripes that you can mainly chalk up to personal preference issues. If you're happy with this, I'd say it's good to sub Good luck!

Ultimately the name will be chosen at my discretion, but I value public opinion a lot so if a certain suggestion gains a lot of support, it may very well influence my final decision.

I think this one's standing out to me most of all the suggestions. Not sure if it's something I'll really consider going with in the long-run, but good suggestion I want something that either references the fact that it's ending out a trilogy, or that both game soundtracks are being remixed in one album. Thanks for all the suggestions and words of encouragement, I'm glad there's people interested in both halves of the project!

Most of them are below par, yeah, but there's a handful (I count 3 or 4) that are still really good source tunes. Plus, you can always dual-claim with someone else, so you're free to do whatever the hell else you want I just *prefer* for totally unclaimed tracks to get done so we get as much variety on the album as possible. Status update: Brandon Strader just switched over to "Hangin' With Funky" which means that Stilt Village (SNES) is now unclaimed. It's a fun track that could easily translate into something happy and folksy, so check it out if you're up for something like that

Glad to find that there's so many people who like the GBA soundtrack, or are at least familiar with it. And for those of you who are checking it out because of this project, that makes me feel awesome that I've been able to publicize Dave Wise's awesome work a bit more. Everyone's familiar with what he and Eveline did on the SNES half, but a big motivation here is to raise awareness about an awesome soundtrack that not a ton of people know about. So cool! Neither - it's based off of the bird variety of emus

But even I'll admit that going public on the same night as Serious Monkey Business is a pretty cheap way to cash in But it's obviously not going to steal any of the limelight away from SMB; it only stands to increase the general level of DKC-related hype around the site. And since Taucer, Bahamut, or any of the other staff gave me the go-ahead, I figured I'd just go for it.

I agree, the GBA soundtrack is so underrated, but it's definitely one of my favorite soundtracks ever. You've got good taste

This has been in the works since December actually

This wonderful song vies for the spot of "favorite track on Serious Monkey Business." I think it might only be topped by one or two others. Forest Interlude is my favorite source tune ever, so I'm always interested in hearing new takes on it, but the way Fishy reimagines the original while sticking extremely close to the mood is fantastic. The way he wrote in so many other instruments to the song is what really pushes this over the edge for me - the guitar is nice and surprisingly appropriate, but it's the emotive piano and strings that really give it the needed creative boost. Beautiful work Fishy, this is definitely one of my top 5 favorite songs of all time!

Welcome to the Donkey Kong Country 3 Remix Project! Vimeo mirror (recommended) / / Lossless Download / Audio-Only Preview / 1st Audio PreviewPreview #2 - Updated! (Lossless WAV Download) (320 kbps MP3 stream) Promotional Poster / Project Concept Art / Christmas Promotional Items Signatures/Banners 5 Animated Signatures for project supporters Disc 1 (SNES) Road to Double Trouble (Fanfare) - Cody Wedel, Flexstyle, Emunator & Brandon Wedel [0:55] Let It Beat (Dixie Beat) - Brandon Strader feat. Usa [3:38] Joe Elm (Crazy Calypso) - 8-Bit Instrumental [2:49] Unbearable (Brothers Bear) - Brandon Strader [3:50] The Submap Emissary (Submap Shuffle) - Zylance [4:38] Purewater Pressure (Stilt Village) - WillRock [3:24] Bash the Bastards (Bonus Time!) - WillRock feat. Level 99 [3:40] Funky's Joint (Hangin’ At Funky’s) - Brandon Strader [2:52] Unfinished Business (Swanky’s Sideshow) - Matt Drouin [3:00] Thrill of the Chase (Hot Pursuit) - Flexstyle [4:35] Epic Bananas (Treetop Tumble) - Sole Signal [3:58] Don't Drink the Water (Enchanted Riverbank) - Flexstyle [3:56] Banana Revolution (Live in Kongcert) [Cranky's Showdown] - Jason Covenant feat. AkumajoBelmont [4:35] Permafrost (Frosty Frolics) - Draconiator & Flexstyle [4:51] Kingfisher's Stream (Cascade Capers) - halc & Mattias Häggström Gerdt [5:00] Deep Sea Lights (Water World) - Theophany [6:33] Exploration C (Cavern Caprice) - Monobrow [5:54] Shenanigans Bananigans (Jungle Jitter) - Archangel [3:23] Cliffside Clamber (Rockface Rumble) - Ergosonic [5:40] mojo gogo (Jangle Bells) - prophetik [3:00] Disc 2 (SNES) K'ReMispheric Pressure (Northern Kremisphere / Krematoa Koncerto) - halc [3:47] Wonderfall (Cascade Capers) - mv [4:51] Winter (Frosty Frolics) - GSlicer [3:56] Low Life (Treetop Tumble) - The Vagrance [5:16] Blast Beatdown (Nuts and Bolts) - tefnek & zircon [3:42] Intoxica (Pokey Pipes) - Radiowar [3:35] Water Warped (Water World) - GSlicer & The Scarborough Joker [3:09] Can't Boss Us Around (Robot Anarchists from Hell Mix) [boss Boogie] - HoboKa & Flexstyle [3:28] Krematoa Inferno (Mill Fever) - Mattias Häggström Gerdt [3:59] Wrinkly's Nightcap (Wrinkly 64) - Doc Nano [4:00] The Mighty Junglol (Chase) - Jason Covenant [3:48] X-Y-X-X, B-A-B-Y (Crystal Chasm) - Ross Kmet [4:21] Breaking the Crystal Key (Mama Bird) - Theophany [4:15] Afterburn (Rocket Run) - Sole Signal [3:11] Bring the Noise (Big Boss Blues) - Blue Magic [3:12] Friendships Through Dark and Light (Medley) - Vampire Hunter Dan [6:19] Return to Kong, Bye-Bye Baddies! (Baddies on Parade) - Josh Whelchel [5:12] 'Til We Meet Again (Game Over) - DCT [3:43] Disc 3 (GBA) Knautilus (Intro Tune) - Theophany [4:54] Treehouse Campfire (Medley) - Level 99 [3:04] Piña Kremlada (Northern Kremisphere) - Hylian Lemon [2:36] Thump Brothers (Brothers Bear) - Flexstyle [2:40] Accident! A Mountain Rescue by Skies! Glory! (Frosty Frolics) - PROTO·DOME [2:18] Party's Over There (Bonus Time!) - OA & DragonAvenger [3:12] Ripsaw Boogie (Treetop Tumble) – ilp0 [4:33] The Paper Chase (Chase) - Diggi Dis [3:09] Funky's Tricks (Funky's Game) - Malcos [3:10] All Mixxed Up (Hot Pursuit) - zykO [6:12] Arichnophobia (Arich Boss) - Flexstyle [4:13] Vext (Pokey Pipes) - GSlicer [3:48] Post-Apocalyptic Society (Boss Boogie) - Harjawaldar [2:27] Nutz in the Head (Nuts and Bolts) - zykO [6:35] Tangerine Fever (Mill Fever) - Mazedude [4:58] Disc 4 (GBA) Undercurrent (Enchanted River) - Pot Hocket [3:01] Aquatic Transformations (Water World) - halc feat. Level 99 [5:01] Heart of the Cave (Cavern Caprice) - Rozovian [8:21] Cranky's Mojo (Cranky’s Dojo) - Peach [4:04] Chasing Waterfalls (Cascade Capers) - Blue Magic [3:26] Cornfed Kong (Rockface Rumble) - zykO feat. Diggi Dis & diotrans [6:02] Spanish Jitters (Jungle Jitter) - David Wise [5:43] Sea Breeze Concerto (Stilt Village) - Monkey Kong feat. David Wise [4:40] Beneath the Moonlight (Stilt Village) - Theophany feat. Harmony, some1namedjeff & Fishy [8:55] Distant Dreams on Stormy Seas (Game Over) - Emunator, Theophany & Cody Wedel [3:48] Disc 5 (Bonus Disc) Take the World Back (Northern Kremisphere SNES) - Acolyte [5:59] Jitterbug System (Jungle Jitter SNES) - Flexstyle [3:05] Rocket Rave (Rocket Run) - Draconiator [6:26] Treetop Intense (Treetop Tumble SNES) - Danton F. [3:44] Joyful Jungle Jig (Jungle Jitter SNES) - Chernabogue [2:46] Heart of Darkness (Cavern Caprice GBA) - CC Ricers [4:56] Canopy Crawl (Jungle Jitter GBA) - Evory feat. Gintokipianist [3:05] Banana Revolution (Flexstyle's Slam-the-Breaks Edit) [Cranky's Showdown] - Flexstyle vs. Jason Covenant, AkumajoBelmont [4:49] Cranky's Christmas Mojo (Cranky's Dojo) - Peach [1:59] Can't Boss Us Around (Original Mix) [boss Boogie SNES] - HoboKa [2:54] FrosTronix (Original Mix) [Frosty Frolics SNES]- Draconiator [5:40] Dive (Water World SNES) - Theophany [5:00] The Crystal Key is Broken (Mama Bird SNES) - Theophany [5:51] Footloose Falls (Cascade Capers SNES, GBA) - Emunator [3:53]

This is a pretty monumental release, no question about it. I'm not quite sure what I expected from this song once I heard who was going to be involved. It's conservative, which makes sense given how much respect Dave and co. must have for the source tune he created However, it fits right in line with the OCR paradigm with some clever embellishments on the groove, a much-deserved sound upgrade, and some fantastic live instrumental parts from two of my favorite Rareware composers Grant in particular is a beast on guitar, that surprised me a lot! Great work all-around, I can't think of a better way to celebrate OCR2000 than with what is definitely the most star power we've ever seen on one song. I have a feeling this record will stand for quite a while.

And this muthafucka is LIVE!

Just want to throw this out there, I've got another very big surprise dropping simultaneously with the launch of this album later tonight, so keep your eyes on the Community forum for that

I personally loved the vocal tracks on this album, but your mileage may vary. I can see a lot of the songs rubbing people the wrong way, but personally I absolutely love what Zyko did with Run Rambi, Run! and M.J. Ault's vocals on Hot-Head Bop, among others. I think everyone will be able to find at least one vocal song they can fall in love with (except for the social conformity guy, but he doesn't count.)

Ok, this is definitely the best written preface to any remix ever The mix itself is pretty sexy, but short... like a hot midget Sometimes the various distortion effects get to be a bit much, I think you should lay off of them as you delve more into the mix... a bit anyway. Finish this one plzzzzz! X(

Well, I like the jazzy chords and sound choices as always I'll be honest though, the vocoded/autotuned/whatever vocals didn't really seem as cool this time around after already hearing your PokéCenter mix :\ You gotsta do something fresh with the vox, although you did hit some cool notes from :33 to :36 that I absolutely loved. Be creative though, I know you got it in ya!

What this dude said. Killer job Will

You've got a lot of potential with this concept but it doesn't feel like it's progressing as it should. It's already 2 and a half minutes and it still feels like you're in intro/buildup mode. I definitely think you could fix this by beefing up some of your sounds a bit earlier (you already did this with the drumloop which is a good start) and exploring the many other melodies that Stickerbush Symphony has to offer The bass is really a high point of this for me, I love your creative pitch bending. However, I would personally just remove the first bass note, I don't think it fits :\ One last note, the arp transition that you used twice in this WIP is really awesome, but I definitely think it could get overplayed and that you should save it for moments when it really matters. The first time you used it felt like it needed a simpler, less-powerful transition. Of course I love this though - one of my favorite genres of electronic music mixed with a brilliant source tune by a very talented remixer... all the keys for success. Just need to put some time into focusing your direction and polishing the finer points a bit Good luck!

Heh, you actually managed to make that country twangyness sound attractive. The acoustic strumming and piano definitely make the genre very enjoyable even though I'm definitely not a fan of it in general. The drum pattern is an odd choice but I'd say it works pretty well. The piano at the end is brilliant, although it feels weird having such a multi-instrumental track and then breaking it down to a solo piano piece for so long. I'd recommend keeping the general idea you've got now but incorporating another instrument or two in with most of it. Either that, or save that part for the actual ending of the song where it might feel more appropriate to use a solo piano. I personally think the second option would work better, but it'd be good to consider both Nice work though, I hope this gets finished

I'm always up for some tasteful 4-on-the-floor, and this mix certainly delivers. It's got a solid groove, but the silky-smooth production is what really makes this track memorable. Killer work man

I feel bad for ragging on this mix so much earlier - I focused a lot on production and didn't spend nearly enough time talking about the things I did like. Sorry about that :\ The drums are, of course, great as I've come to expect from Young. The chord choices are very evocative and give the mix a very nostalgic, pensive feel, which I've really come to appreciate a lot more than I let on in my previous posts. It's a great song to listen to when you want to just sit outside, watch the clouds, and contemplate.

Just bumping this to remind you that this WIP, especially, needs to be finished. All your WIPs are great but I think this one has the most potential to be absolutely amazing.