Eino Keskitalo

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I don't have the time and space and opportunity and stuff to record any vocals unfortunately, but I shouldn't have trouble finishing my piece otherwise.

I'll be *so* happy if we will hear something from you this round! Yeah, I agree it's a complex source. I'm thinking of doing a bonus track, and even if I go towards prog rock like I'd like to, I'd *still* simplify from the source somewhat.. all part of the challenge!

I still owe you my feedback, Rozo. Do you want it for this version, or the next one?

YoshiBlade, I like your attitude! If you mean mashup as in combining two or more sources, that goes on all the time. If you mean sampling original audio, that I believe should generally be treated carefully, but a couple of recent tracks do sample the original songs extensively: Eclipse Apocalypse and Powerglove (It's So Bad). Sorry for off-topic. =)

I love the music, have been a fan of the arrangement since it was released. With the video, I really liked how much was achieved with makeup and costume and no CGI, not that I was expecting computer effects but I was reminded of fantasy movies with similar visual imagery and lots of CGI and I just liked the feel here very much in comparison. From one viewing, my understanding of the story was that the main character simply comes across a magic mirror, and I understood the other characters to be some sort of tree or nature spirits that bewitch the character and then toy with her, having her go through transformations. She then makes for escape and purifies herself by diving into the water. Moral of the story? Hell if I know. If you see a mirror in the forest get the fuck out of there. It seemed a bit linear and straightforward, but I need to give it another viewing (to see if the visuals line up with the lyrics for instance). I appreciate it didn't cut into performance scenes (my pet peeve of music videos with stories).

Awesome! Can't wait to hear what you come up with!

Never have I said this is a simple source! But, you don't have to follow the original in that sense. You can take the very hummable melodies and make a simpler piece out of them I believe!

I've started my track. I'm thinking of trying to do vocals, I believe Jason would appreciate that.

Yes! Green Hill Zone combined with Bridge Zone from the Sega Master System version of the first Sonic the Hedgehog.

I approve of picking up the old tracks again! Love the tuned percussion. Veeery nice instrumentation overall, chippy leads with the rich percussion makes for a super fun sound. The lead levels seem a tiny bit uneven. 0:22-0:23, 0:25-0:27, 0:32. The swipe across the stereo field at 0:38, 0:52-0:53 & 0:56-0:58, 2:08 jump out of the mix as a touch loud. The higher notes of the leads at 1:27-1:42 (1:28-1:33 area) and 2:13-2:27 (2:18 onwards) too. Maybe try to soften the higher freqs on the EQ. I enjoyed this one very much & hadn't heard it before, glad I did!

That's a great title, quite evocative.

No! Well ok, maybe it'll be harder to find people with arguably thinner fanbase than Final Fantasy, but still worthwhile (case in point Be Agressive!). And there's geeks like me who think it's good to devote your resources to some stuff that hasn't been done yet. Anyway, I'm not really saying anything new. Good luck with the project!

Yes! Thank you for getting the round up so quickly, Bundeslang! Indeed, this is a bit of a special source selection. It is a great piece from a great soundtrack to a great game, and the timing is good too. I do think the source can be arranged in many fashions and I hope to see some entries! And don't forget the small bonus prize

(practically the main theme of the game) is now the source for People's Remix Competition round 277!The source has great melodies going for it, but also some delicious compositional complexity. I believe many different approaches can be taken for several kinds of enjoyable results! As a bonus prize, I have pledged to gift the winner a copy of the game on Steam. I look forward to hearing people's entries!

I have sent my choice in. I do hope many decide to participate, it is for a good cause! =)

WIP 2014-08-06 I should be doing many other things with my time, but I listened to the WIP on my MP3 player and it clicked to me what to do with the structure. There's a hole in the instrumentation in the middle, but the overall structure should be about there. Needs more variation since there's a little copy paste in the end, and the beat comes back to full speed a little too soon maybe, but it's getting close!

Excellent revision once again, the tweaks did a lot! I can't think of anything to nitpick now. Niiiiiice!

doooooo iiiiiiiiitt One reason to do a remix project is to get some underappreciated stuff covered, btw.

I could just as well claim Master System Sonic 1 including Green Hill Zone & Bridge Zone, if those are available. I have that arrangement idea and I always need extra motivation..

Thanks for the pointers! I can hear the bells figure, that's the bass line indeed. With the other usage, I can hear the rhythmic pattern, and your piece's melody going in the same direction (up, down, up) in the first phrase, but the intervals are different. I can kinda feel now it's pointed out to me but I do think it's too far off.