KogeJoe
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Actually, I can hear several game melodies in this one... the opening countermelody reminds me of Zelda: Link's Awakening (when you wake the Windfish). The main melody, isn't that also a part of Brinstar from Super Metroid? And then, in ANOTHER melody that seems to appear, or at least sound similar, is Diddy's Kong Quest's Hot Head Hop theme. And then of course you have original prime themes weave in and out... really a cool re-mix.
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I think you did a great job linking both of these together. I didn't notice a change in the melodies at all, only the chords, but I think those fit in perfectly.
I like a lot of what was happening, namely the countermelodies in sliding portamento, and then how they harmonized together.
Good mix lad.
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Really like the square lead in this re-mix.
The only thing I find annoying is the snare. That patch is WAY overused in remix, and I really don't know why. It doesn't sound cool. It only serves to announce "this is a remix..."
But I like the varying melody the remixer does in the saw-tooth. BEAUTIFUL countermelody. And I like the variance in half-time. Good stuff.
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GREAT piano work though.
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Nothing special... it SOUNDED like it was gonna be good, but was kind of a let-down to hear the piece to the end and realize it had plateaued from the very beginning. All he does is take the rhythm from the original game and make it longer?
Sorry dude, try harder.
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This is what the music would have sounded like if it would have been allowed to keep going in the game.
GREAT job in starting out with the same feeling and continuing with it.
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MORE good music from a HORRIBLE GAME!!! I can't believe it!!!
Dude, never stop!!! Absolutely ear-gasmic!!!
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I've got to say, this was the WORST buy. A waste of my money. However, I've got to say, the music was pretty cool for a game in which you maneuver marbles in a physically impossible way...
GREAT elaboration on good music to a BAD game...
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I just wanted to quote an author... I believe it's "Sam?"
"When I did play the game, it was via emulator, and when I got to Norfair hahahah I certainly noticed the music. Immediately I had to stop playing and f!@# around on my keyboard. When you hear something exciting, it's an itch that must be scratched to take it to the piano."
Just wanted to suggest he listen to the "Topsy Turvy" track in Little Nemo: The Dream Master? If he liked Norfair from Metroid, he just might like this and improvise on it.
Thanks for listening...
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Usually, I can't stand the first levels to games, and Little Nemo is no exception.
The author seems well on his/her way on becoming a string quartet/quintet composer! Love what he does with each instrument. Sounds totally feasible on real ones, I'd say...
Keep up the good work!
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A lot of older Konami games seem to have some of that going for them don't they.
Hearing this in hard guitar makes me recall the DDR remix of Gradius 2's "Burning Heat"
WELL done fellas, keep up the good work.
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You're RIGHT. It's as annoying as pink-eye. No-matter how hard you rub and rub, it JUST WON'T GO AWAY!
By they way, I'm a gamer, and I LOVE Kirby + other Halken games, and I think this re-mix SUCKS the big one. Actually, I never really liked this song. It's in the first level, which means you hear this EVERYTIME you start to play the game. It was OK, but it wasn't like one of those songs I was happy to turn the game on to. It's just cute and bouncy, and it serves the purpose of introducing our hero for the first time. You even hear allusions to it in the title theme.
You know it's one of your favorite tracks when you can't wait to get to the level, JUST to hear the music. Music on Kirby games that was like that for me include, of course, the Floating Islands and the Bubbly Clouds. KDL my most favorite was the Cloudy Park. For some reason I seemed to like each and every track on KDL3. Love Jun Ishikawa and Hirokazu Ando music...
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I actually liked this. Loved the set-up, keeps the melody and chords true to the source.
But you know what would have been cool? If you had added on the beach music from the other games in Superstar. (Namely, Sir Metakight's Revenge) If you notice, both original sources have the same kind of percussion beat. And meTHINKS they're in the same key, allowing for a smooth segway.
But nice work! The Floating Islands track has been one of my faves ever since Kirby's Dreamland for the GameBoy back in 19-who-knows-when... Halken has also done a great job of re-releasing the track in different games in different re-mixes... (Kirby's Dreamcourse, Kirby Superstar, Kirby's Dreamland 2, etc...)
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I didn't think much was possible with the track I hate most in the game.
Good work in raising my interest.
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I far prefer this to the original track. The original track was boring. Bland and blah... This gives mix fills the piece where the original was empty.
In all honesty this should have been in the game instead...
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Dude. Whoever did this is a &%($ genius.
GREAT work.
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For a moment, I thought the song was actually gonna kick ass.
The countermelody could have been in a better synth. Started liking the rhythm and the quietness of it all. However, I HATED the new chord progression. Puts the original progression to shame. Nothing wrong with trying out a new progression, but the new one just SUCKED. I really let down.
Nice usage of the tremolo organ in the middle. The original chords were kept then... guess makes up for it...
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Hah hah!!! I hated this song in the original game.
But it's like, the only Amazon re-mix on here, and I was just curious to hear what they did with it.
VERY surprised. I would have never thought of re-mixing it in this genre. The whole time I felt I was at this Hawa'iian luau. The chords of the song just lend themselves to it too!
It WOULD be interesting to hear this live, with like a real slide guitar and everything.
Kudos!
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This is a re-mix ala "Burning Heat!" Me like.
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What random arrangement of caccophany is this!
There is one thing I must say about it though. My favorite sound in the entire world, I kid you not, is the sound of the Japanese Tsuzumi hand drum.
I hated this song to shreds, but I must say, kudos for trying out something new.
I have as yet been unsuccessful finding a sample of that one sound that's used so much in videogames...
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Has a typical remix feel to it...
EXCEPT... the usage of real instruments. The cello definitely takes the cake. Also, the improvised melody with the keyboard instruments. In the middle, there's a quiet but prominent suitcase piano instrument... can't put my leg on it right now, but it gives the melody a kind of cozy feel to it. Right about that point it gives me the feeling of sitting down, eating or enjoying coffee at a busy diner in the middle of a large city. There's bustling all about, but I'm able to sit down and talk and/or read the paper...
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I can definitely hear contribution, as well as allusion to the original sound theme.
There seems to be something really beautiful appearing in the electric background toward the end... you know? The part that fades away...
It would have been nice to hear more of that. Great work lad.
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Let me be honest with you. It really peeves me whenever I hear a re-mix is not in the original key of the source. It's the first thing I catch. Next is accuracy. How closely is this person following the main melody? The chords? The base?
So at first I was like, "...oh no... here we go...," but then the sexxy saxx starts playing and it gets my attention. The accoustic guitar could be delayed electric, but I'm liking it either way... by the time it gets to that bossa-nova part, I just about cream my pants!!! LORD! THIS is what I call a DECENT remix. And then the guitar solo after that. AWH haw haw. (Picture Homer Simpson savoring his chocolate...)
Only thing I go "huh?" about is the random insertion of Chrono Trigger's Frog Theme. Uh... WHY??? I mean, it's on key and everything... but why? So random.
Other than that, WHOAH. Dude. This is professional work. I'm surprised I could download this for FREE and you don't have RIAA breathing down our necks.
I say again, m8, good show.
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Uh!!! I was gonna say how much I HATED the scratched record thing at the beginning. The piano is nothing short of extravagant, but the record thing has been done a little too much IMO. Like, is that like a pre-requisite for a re-mix? "Rule no. 1 - Must have record thing... check!" Right up there with quick doubled up snares...
But you know, as a whole, this re-mix is BEATIFUL. I really love it.
OCR01171 - Metroid "Kraid's Hideout"
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Honestly, you need to get good players before attempting anything like this. I could hear the good intentions, but this piece falls flat on its face.
Forget the out of tune strings, where's the bass when I needed it? Left the lone guitar out to dry. Perhaps you made the last runs easier on the violin? It really sucks when people can't get the melody right...
Sorry, this is one of my favorite Metroid tunes, and it was ruined. Absolutely ruined.
Don't do a Metroid piece ever again.