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Production is as solid as we've come to expect from Black Ace by now, but this is a long track that is foundationally pretty repetitive, even though there's a lot of well-integrated bass stabs throughout the second run through so there's not any straight copypasta. There's a lot of source tune here so I'm also paneling for a sanity check there. Sounds great though at first listen!

Remixer Name - Black Ace Real Name - Alexey Bakhmetyev E-Mail - Website - https://vk.com/cjblackace UserID - 34929 Name of Game - Shin Megami Tensei V (Nintendo Switch) Name of arrangement - Sands of Da'at Name of song - Shinagawa Theme Game info - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei_V Original track - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U17FDOUW2Bc Release Date - 20 Mar 2022 Download FLAC, PNG and looped animation here - Thanks!

Hello, it's me again! Remixer: Ivan Hakštok Games arranged: - Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Name of arrangement: Starlit Sails Names of songs arranged: - Stella parts 1, 2 and 3 from Atelier Shallie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhPr0R_YTU0) - End of Hibernation from Atelier Ryza (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0zBU_U1IHQ) This was my entry for the December 2021 Dwelling of Duels Free Month, Magfest edition. Just like in last year's Magfest DoD, I placed 2nd behind that guy T-Dick and The Tiberian Sons, although it was much closer this time! But honestly, I didn't even expect to make the top 5, there were a ton of great entries. I've never played any of the games, but I discovered some cool Atelier series music this summer while listening to random Japanese VGM cover artists. I was shocked to see that nobody ever covered anything Atelier both on DoD and ocremix, so I thought I might break the ice. Since there are several sources, here's a breakdown: 0:00 - 0:23 = intro 0:23 - 1:07 = Stella 2 intro and verse 1:07 - 1:25 = Stella 1 bridge 1:25 - 2:10 = a combination of Stella 2 and Stella 3 choruses 2:10 - 3:09 = the chords for both the acoustic and the electric solos are based on the chorus sections from all 3 parts 3:09 - 5:14 = End of Hibernation, with some extra piano soloing 5:14 - 5:17 = Stella 2 intro 5:17 - 5:41 = just some original doodling 5:41 - 6:34 = accordion solo over the repeated first 4 bars from Stella 2 chorus 6:34 - 7:56 = chorus section repeated a few more times, with a final guitar solo, followed by an outro based on the Stella 2 intro

Previous Decision (please reference for original comments and credits) Project Mix - this is part of an EP directed by Lucas Guimaraes, don't post until that releases! TSori: The rejection of this track came with some really great feedback from the judges. It primarily focused on the electronic elements, which were new territory for me. Reading through their comments, I can see how I had fallen short of my goals with this arrangement. I realize I really didn't know what to listen for before this experience. The judges were also very encouraging of a resubmission and highlighted elements of the ReMix they thought were done well which I really appreciate. So thank you to the judges for the honest feedback and constructive criticism! The timing of the rejection happened to fall right as I was preparing for a big cross- country move. So I knew I wasn't going to have the time (or know how) to do a resubmission justice. So I put out a call for help and to my surprise got a very fast response from none other than Emunator, who said the track had piqued his interest as it came through the panel. He was more than willing to rework the electronic elements for me. He took my original vision and, through some richly textured soundscape building, arrangement, and production, realized it at a level far surpassing what I had been able to do on the first go around. The core of arrangement and all of the live performances remained unchanged, a testament to the talents of my other collaborators, but all of the improvements on the electronic side of the house are thanks to Emunator. I'm thrilled with the final result and think it is now a far more developed and engaging track. I hope others will agree! Emunator: I was immediately captivated by the quality and depth of live instruments featured on TSori's original submission, so when the opportunity arose to help with the resubmission, I was eager to help. The original recorded stems were so good that I left them almost entirely untouched, but the supporting percussion and synths needed a bit more life. Keeping in mind TSori's original vision and the Parov Stellar inspiration, I fleshed out the soundscape with various organic and electronic textures, percussion, and sound effects. Then I gave the entire track a mixing and mastering overhaul to help it really shine! It was a tremendously fun exercise to help produce another artist's arrangement for the first time, and it felt like a natural fit because of how close this was to the style of music I normally make anyway. I'm really grateful for the opportunity to participate in this amazing track!

> OCR Artist Name - jdamashii!! **NOTE - for convenience I've sent this in previous emails but just as a reminder everything I send to OCR is strictly under the "jdamashii!!" handle. Officially retired W!SE/Sir J/Agent 47/Great Value Winter Soldier/XxTha Reallest UchihaxX/ etc. And even though this was made through my "Tempus Tonic Philharmonic" project I'm still submitting it to OCR as "jdamashii!!" > Website - tempustonicphilharmonic.com > Remix du jour - RUNESCAPE / OLD SCHOOL RUNESCAPE Original Source(s) by Sam Jones (Mod Sam J) Ian Taylor (Mod Ian) James Hannigan Born to Do This https://runescape.wiki/w/Born_to_Do_This Scape Main https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Scape_Main Scape Original https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Scape_Original Scape Bold https://runescape.wiki/w/Scape_Bold > OCR-ified title - Experienite Tinderbox ___________________________________ Background ___________________________________ Hello. Gonna keep this as brief and as non sappy as possible. First and most important, thank you again for those who reached out about clearing my head. Way better and I understand the sentiment of life as a gift. Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they're lost forever. On topic, I'm hoping that by the time this gets to the Judges queue there are a few Runescape tracks already... because seriously, with how long OCR's been kicking ass and taking vgm ReMix names, y'all STILL sleeping on the dopeness of Runescape's music library? Muhfuckas got Cheetahmen and Rollercoaster Tycoon but no Gielinor grooves, cmon son. Haha so yeah, I've always wanted to submit some RS tracks since obviously with Sonic it's one of my top 10 favorite games period. And obviously I wouldn't be down bad for RS if I didn't spend years operating under the handle of a literal face value reference to one of my favorite characters Wahisietel. So hopefully this arrangement doesn't just stroke my own ego but also serves as a solid love letter to the RS community, new and old, by capturing that feeling of successfully catching your first lobster or creating your own full mithril gear from scratch! Making music feels like high 90s for me while trying to socialize and connect with people has me still at level 3 with a daunting size of locked quest requirements. So thanks a LOT for the patience with me awkwardly figuring out how to navigate the right path for me. I've never stopped loving music (both hearing new exciting sounds from others as well as contributing my own music), so hopefully this is the first of many with returning back to my roots of songs where you can listen and instantly know "yeeeah.... this guy's definitely having fun. He enjoys this." Peace -J

There is such an abundance of texture and body to this track, it's truly incredible how rich you've made this sound. Although we get a lot of metal submissions, not a single thing about this sounds generic, and the layers of ambiance you've added through choir and sound effects only help distinguish this from its peers. Really killer work all-around. Mixing-wise, the leads are a little buried but aside from that, everything is clear and balanced. The loudness doesn't bother me here. Let's get this one posted! YES

When I first paneled this track, I felt like something was off but I was having a hard time articulating. The other judges have done a great job articulating the issues present here, so I will recap some of the positives first. Your soundscape is mellow and intimate, which suits the source tune really well. It's really challenging to work with sequenced instruments with an arrangement where everything is so exposed, but the instrument choices and stylistic changes are on a solid foundation. You've definitely got potential here! This feels like a very polished demo, but it's lacking the level of polish in several critical areas that other judges have elaborated on well - there is very little synergy between the different instruments both in terms of mixing and performance. The piano frequently falls out of rhythm with the groove, and the drums don't feel like they're living in the same place as the rest of the instruments. The tone of the lead synth is perfect, but the lack of expression and modulation again makes this feel more like a demo than a finished product. The mixing definitely should be addressed with some stereo widening and panning, making sure your reverb levels are consistent, and generally adding a bit of bite to the track through some light saturation, perhaps. I'd also suggest expanding on your backing pads and layering in more texture throughout the track if you're still struggling to make everything feel like it's glued together. I want to stress that this is a great start to a track, but it's not there yet for me. Best of luck, looking forward to your next submission! NO

I can't help but admire the approach here - you stick very close to the original in terms of backing instrumentation and writing, but at the same time, you've found numerous ways to fill this with life beyond what was ever capable on the original PS1 soundtrack. Obvious highlights include the accompanying vocals and the gorgeously expressive whistle that enters at 1:38, but the lively percussion writing was notable as well! Production and sequencing is crisp and lifelike; everything feels like it exists in the same space. All of these upgrades add up to a substantial amount of interpretation to me. I was admittedly off-put by the "choir practice" at the end when I first heard this submission, but listening again, I can imagine it working in a cinematic context. I hear this sort of tonal dissonance used in film scores frequently so, although it does still feel like a bit of unrealized potential, there's certainly a context where it works. I dig it; regardless of how the vote goes, this will stay in my listening routine. I'm glad you chose to submit, even in its unpolished form. YES

Giving this a quick listen at Larry's behest. I'm definitely hearing where the NO's are coming from in terms of imbalanced mixing. The drums are so much louder than everything else, it's extremely evident in the gaps when the percussion isn't present. Kris also honed in on a very valid point that the percussion drops are sudden in a very unsettling way - a surprise drop can definitely work but in this case, it just feels unpolished. I'm not going to retread any of the specific suggestions other than agree wholeheartedly with the previous two votes. I think the mixing needs some work, but the bones are solid - I wouldn't change anything about the sequencing or instrumentation, but the volume level disparity between the drums and everything else makes this feel unfinished. NO (resubmit!)

I really loved this piece on the panel, you've got an excellent sense for cinematic flair without relying solely on traditional orchestral instruments. As a sound design nerd myself, I really appreciate the work you put into this. Congratulations on the first of what I hope are many mixposts to come!

RebeccaETripp Rebecca Tripp http://www.crystalechosound.com/ ID: 48262 Game(s): FF4 Song Title: Mountain of Light Songs Remixed: Mt. Ordeals Here’s a link: This is my arrangement of “Mount Ordeals" from Final Fantasy 4. The original song, composed by Nobuo Uematsu, is not only one of my favourite tracks from FF4 OST, but also one of my absolute favourite songs of all time! I've been wanting to create an arrangement of this theme for many years, but felt I couldn't really do it justice. The Mt. Ordeals segment of the game is extremely important to me — I would go as far as to say that it was an extremely formative experience for me. There's a strange, yet beautiful feeling associated with that mountain, and, to a lesser extent, Mt. Hobbs, that I struggle to put into words. In this remix, I tried to create a sense of lurking powers, both good and evil. Magic and mystery, courage and challenge. I wanted to make it sound like the mountain is alive with spirits, magics and histories, and as though the heroes are marching towards the summit. I also tried to include something of a “Lunarian" presence towards the end, for obvious reasons.

Hi. The »Tarm Ruins«-theme is a song I always wanted to remix. But after I wrote the first two minutes of it it didn’t evolved further. And so it stayed for quite some time on my hard drive. Some weeks ago I discovered that it fits quite well to another theme from »Oracle Of Seasons« and so I could finish it, finally. You could listen to it here: Contact Information Your ReMixer name: Gaspode Your real name: Peter Köller Your email address: Your website: – Your userid: 26608 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: »The Legend Of Zelda – Oracle Of Seasons« Name of arrangement: Forgotten Ruins Name of individual song(s) arranged: »Tarm Ruins« & »Temple Remains« from »The Legend Of Zelda – Oracle Of Seasons« Additional information: The Legend Of Zelda – Oracle Of Seasons, Game Boy Color, Music by Minako Adachi & Kyohiro Sada Bye, Peter

Hi. Here’s my latest submission. Hope you like it. It’s a remix of three themes from different Metroid-games. I did this remix back in 2018. But after friend of mine worked on several of his songs with musicians from fiverr I thought I could try this too and replace the violin (that was played with a sampled version from the »Vienna Symphonic Library«) with a real one. It was a very good decision because nothing can beat a real instrument. You could listen to it here: Contact Information Your ReMixer name: Gaspode Your real name: Your email address: Your website: – Your userid: 26608 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: »Metroid Prime« »Super Metroid« »Metroid« Name of arrangement: Frozen Echoes Name of individual song(s) arranged: »Phendrana Drifts« from »Metroid Prime« »Maridia (Rocky Underwater Area)« from »Super Metroid« »Title Theme« from »Metroid« Additional information: Metroid Prime, Nintendo Gamecube, Music by Kenji Yamamoto and Kouichi Kyuma Super Metroid, SNES, Music by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano Metroid, NES, Music by Hirokazu Tanaka Link to the original soundtracks: Bye

Remixer Name: Nah Tony Real Name: Anthony Kraft Game Title: Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal Arrangement Title: Rise of the Morning Sun Original Song Title: Azalea Town

Contact Info Remixer name: Defiance Real name: Peter Mitchell Email: Website: https://soundadventurer.com/about-me/ User ID: 10964 Submission Information Name of Game: Lord Of the Rings (1990 by Interplay) Name of Arrangement: A Long Road Original Name of Song from Game: Main Theme (not sure) Link to remix: Additional Info Original composer: Kurt Heiden (according to Mobygames) System: PC (DOS) Published by: Electronic Arts Ltd. Developed by: Interplay Productions, Inc. Original soundtrack: YouTube video of main theme This game was one of my first introductions to the Lord Of the Rings universe--the game is long and has really frustrating gameplay mechanics, but I have fond memories of it because it was one of the few games my dad would play with me and my brother. I've always thought there was something compelling about the main theme. I hoped to capture the haunting reality of a quest that is dangerous and unfathomable, full of adventure, but also full of longing for peace and home. All the instruments are Native Instruments except the Tin Whistle which I played and recorded. Brought to you by FL Studio. Defiance

Attached is a file for this submission to OCRemix. The required informations is written below. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thank you for the opportunity as always. Contact Information Username: HarlemHeat360 UserID:37144 Website: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeatRemasters Submission Information Arrangement Game: Xenogears Name of Arrangement: Back to the Sea, Black to the Fire Song Being Arranged: Bonds of Sea and Fire Comments: Given everything I've learned since I've made this song, it sort of pains me that I can't revisit it easily. The original file is lost to the ether and while I could try and recreate some of it and do some new things here and there...some things are best left in the past and its time to move forward. Thus we come to this song, which if you know anything about Xenogears, sort of represents the past itself. The approach I used is mostly straightforward and adding pieces here and there that represent me as a musician and my influences. In that way, there is my past wrapped up in this song as well. The second half adds some newer elements and I see this as more of the "fire" to the first half's "sea." The end...is a bit unfortunate and I wish I could go back and fix some things and change others. But as with the past, there is no fixing this guy and he is who he is. So as god once said, "come as you are." and as such, I bring "Back to the Sea, Back to the Fire" for judgement! Maybe this old dog of a song will teach me some new tricks through evaluation.

RebeccaETripp Rebecca Tripp http://www.crystalechosound.com/ ID: 48262 Game(s): Celeste Song Title: Peak of Truth Songs Remixed: First Steps Here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPjIHp0z_dw&t=205s This is my second Celeste arrangement, based on "First Steps", the theme for the Forsaken City level. The original soundtrack was composed by Lene Raine. This track was nominated and voted for by my patrons on Subscribestar. If you're interested in voting/nominating in the future, you can subscribe to me here: www.subscribestar.com/rebeccaetripp A new VGM remix will be chosen every month.

Remixer Name: APZX Real Name: Austin Simons Email Address: UserID: 21463 Game Arranged: Terranigma Name of Arrangement: Departing for the Unknown Arrangement Link: Track Arranged: Flight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQYTn4k7FFw Notes: First up, I do not know why this track has not been on OCR yet. It is such a lovely bit of music. Adventurous melodic lines, sparse arrangement, and in 3/4. Maybe that last one is why it is not remixed much. The track is sort of at odds with itself in that regard. I'd be willing to bet that a good lot of people would try and translate this piece into some form of EDM. It would be at this point that you find out that the melody phrases and lead lines really do not line up that well for 8 bar chunks or even 4 bar chunks. That means you either need to build the arrangement around the roughly 6 bar chunks or either try to extend or shorten the phrases & leads to have things fit together neatly. Hmmmm, maybe I answered my question there...anyway! Second, this is really in tribute to a small group of individuals. There is a small but dedicated group of folks keeping the Meat 'n Potatoes and People's Remix Competition alive and kicking. I am not going to say any names directly, but you know who you are Honestly, I wish that in general more people participated in these. My last submission to OCR was more or less from the Meat 'n Potatoes competition. The purpose of these competitions is to spur creativity and try remixing that you would probably not have considered before. Granted I have tried to remix this track before, just never successfully. Further, these competitions get you to work on your production skills. The quick turnaround forces you to be lean and mean with how you work. The only pressure is to offer up your unique take on the track in question and submit it on time. That is all. So, come on folks. Get in there and join in the fun! With all of that out of the way. Time to talk some shop. What I aimed to do here was take the original which is in 3/4 and tweak it so it'd fit into 4/4. I am also a bit of a Trance head. Thus, the introduction is most definitely inspired by that background. However, unlike a lot of those old Trance intros this one is much shorter. While I myself am a sucker for those 2 minute or even 2/3 length of the track intros. I can understand how that could be viewed as padding or entirely unnecessary. The term I'd personally use is brevity. Moving along in the track and this is honestly where most of the work has been done. I opted to increase the length of the phrases and leads to fit into 8 bar chunks. Some of it comes from increasing a few key notes length here and there. Some of it comes from reworking the actual lines a bit with my own original writing in there. The main thing I tried to do here was make it such that anything I did add was not against the grain and would sound like it came from the original. However, I did try my best to keep the recognizable and key movements in there. The conceptual idea at play here was that I aimed to try and keep the feeling that this track invokes in me. That is the piece is about setting off into an adventure, but more than that it is setting off into the unknown. Further, not only setting off towards the unknown, but openly embracing whatever it is out there without worry as to what it may ultimately be. Because it is the journey that matters much more than the destination.

ReMixer name: Neon X EMail: Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV8NwzoUa9I9HD1YXRIXp3g UserID: 37046 Name of game: Super Mario Bros. Name of arrangement: Super Star Name of song: Main theme/overworld theme & Star theme Original composer: Koji Kondo Link to original song

To Whom it may concern, This is Audiomancer, and this tune is called Lookin' for Buddies, and it's a remix of a Final Fantasy 6 song called Searching for Friends. It's always been a favorite song of mine, so I thought I would give this a go. Thanks for your time and consideration ahead of time! Respectfully, Eric Fogel

Hello, OCR. I hereby submit my remix of the main theme from Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. It was created for a remix album of GK1 music entitled "Synths of the Fathers." The album is currently being crowdfunded for a vinyl release on Qrates with the support and encouragement of the original composer, Robert Holmes. Download track link: Remixer name: One Kid From Andromeda Real name: Troels Pleimert Remix title: "Shadow Hunter" Style: EBM/industrial/synthwave Album link (digital): https://onekidfromandromeda.bandcamp.com/album/gabriel-knight-synths-of-the-fathers Album link (vinyl): https://qrates.com/projects/26203-synths-of-the-father Email address: Name of game arranged: Gabriel Knight - Sins of the Fathers Name of song arranged: Main Titles All the best, Troels

ReMixer name: Astral Tales Real name: Ernesto Bernal Email address: Website: astraltales.bandcamp.com Submission Information Name of game arranged: Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations Name of arrangement: Dahlia Hawthorne Name of individual song arranged: Distant Traces of Beauty Own comments about the mix: The Phoenix Wright series has some amazing tunes on it, but there's one that soon caught my attention due to its beauty. Ironically, it is the theme of one of the more twisted characters I have ever found in a video game: Dahlia Hawthorne. It's difficult to talk about her without spoiling the plot of the game, so I will just say that her beauty contrasts with her evil nature. I wanted to reflect this dichotomy while keeping the emotional and melancholic side of the theme intact. This is why you'll find two sections, which share some harmonies, but translate in very opposite ways: one is delicate and soft, while the other is darker, and combatant. One reflects the Japanese culture and its beauty, and the other shows twisted emotions and evil intentions. I hope you enjoy it! I hope you enjoy it! Cheers! Ernesto Bernal

Remixer name: MusicallyInspired Real name: Brandon Blume Email: Website: UserID: 10382 Game arranged: King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1990 Official DOS Remake) Name of arrangement: "Under a Daventry Moon" Name of songs arranged: Introduction & Oak Tree/Condor's Nest Additional info: Composed originally by Ken Allen for the official 1990 remake of the original game from 1984 by Sierra Online distributed for MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, and Macintosh. Original soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz1VQjJm80E (Intro: 1:33, Oak Tree/Condor Nest: 4:51) Comments: After the success (and more importantly, the fun) of making the first collaborative King's Chill remix album (King's Quest themes remixed in a chillout style) the artists involved decided to make a second album. For my entry I chose a couple themes from the official remake of King's Quest 1 to combine together as a medley. This remix kind of took a turn partway through the arrangement, changing from a smaller quieter pleasant mix into a larger crescendo with a big early 90s style saxophone solo at the end (something I've not attempted before). Some of the original MIDI data from the original game was utilized and referenced but heavily altered as well as amended with live performance and sequencing from other keyboard/synthesizer sounds including the saxophone solo which was performed live by keyboard (and only mildly quantized and touched up afterward). This track was produced, mixed, and mastered with Cakewalk and Reason and included the plugins Ozone by Izotope, Rapture Session 2, Dimension Pro, Stratum by Sonivox, and Loom 2 by Air. (Intro: 1:33, Oak Tree/Condor Nest: 4:51)

Your ReMixer name: Pixel Pirates Your real name: Tobaunta Torkelsson Your email address: Your website: pixelpirates.nu Your userid: 37469 Name of game(s) arranged: Final Fantasy X Name of arrangement: Welcome to Pixeland Name of individual song(s) arranged: Welcome to Zanarkand

WarMachine Matt Thompson https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm590er3bCmsIHEYZbhmvRA userid: 31670 Haunted Castle "Dusk Ensemble" Remix of "Dont Wait Until Night" from Haunted Castle.