Eino Keskitalo

Loved the minimalistic vibe here, the pad from the beginning was great; also the bouncy, distorted toms(?) worked very well. I thought the flute sound was a little piercing, perhaps what Marmiduke was saying about the sounds not meshing 100% together. It's also a bit short, but what's there more than makes up for it. The source was taken to an interesting direction too. Great sense of space, I generally like mixes that deliberately take their time to develop.

This is definitely a sweet little chill-out track. The delayed electric piano sounds good, and there's a lot of neat percussion padding & other atmospheric sounds and effects going on. Well built, inspiring and enjoyable!

Heh, I just played SB5 yesterday.. I only play the Battle mode though. I know the tune from other Bomberman games. It's great. Hmh, I really don't have the time, but that piece would be nice to do.

Yeah, I remember this from the Workshop forums, it's nice to see it posted now! With even all the tasty sax in there, my favourite part is 1:23-1:40.. the bells sound so very good there, I'm not sure if the (lovely) clock sample from the beginning is there in the background, but it works very well with the clock motif.

Okay, if I ever suffer from insomnia early on the Sunday morning I'll keep it in mind!

I told Pleiade (with whom I arranged Sanctuary on the Wild Arms album) about this concept and he thought it was quite cool, he'd be interested in contributing!

Looking forward to watching that one, like each one! I've enjoyed all the shows since I last commented. Especially the TMNT one, though I sadly missed that one (thanks for the shout outs folks!). That one is especially worth watching for the screenshare insights of FoxxDragon's cover art and José's trailer, fascinating stuff!

Hmm. How about a character that tags along with the good guys but does not take part in battles or does nothing the player can control? Only shows up in story bits having an advisor-type role.

Oh yes, this is.. tight, varied & cohesive, creative.. Not exactly my kind of prog but I very much appreciate the prog sensibilities in any case. To me it sounds very accessible too. The placement of the lead synths in the mix, especially the chippier one, felt a bit separate from the rest of the instrumentation. That's about all the criticism that comes to mind. Very neat stuff, my favourite bit probably being 1:19-1:31. Made me check the sources; I really like Mars Lighthouse! The emotive solo at the end was also very well done. --Eino

Castle of Illusion on Master System!

Hey it's a favourites thread! So many great games, soundtracks & memories. I'll just mention two: for the Master System; classic 8-bit tunage in this almost metroidvania platformer for the Mega Drive; superb fun tactical RPG, with really great sound from the machine (I also thoroughly enjoyed Shining Force Gaidens II and III on Game Gear emulator recently). Honestly back in the day I didn't have the appreciation for the 16-bit Sega's sound I have now and considered SNES's sample-based sound much superior.. until this soundtrack made me open my ears!ReMixes: Halls of Abandonment "sold" OCR to me (from Alisia Dragoon) Rare Mineral Addict is classic Shnabubula goodness from a fantastic soundtrack from a super fun game that I had a privilege experiencing in its own time (Landstalker) Burnt Mota and Mama Brain kind of take the good bits of Phantasy Star II's music.. and make them super good! Inside the Roadhouse from Zillion Five-Sided Square from Shining Force CD (the source is originally from Shining Force Gaiden II for Game Gear) Down In The Dungeon Just Creatures And Me - some more Shining series goodness (Shining In The Darkness) Killer Studio Chops from Prime is pretty cool and fun, it's a Sony game for Sega CD - not sure if you wanted games developed/published by Sega or just for Sega machines though A huge chunk of Be Aggressive! Hey, pretty sweet that Rexy mentioned my Ristar arrangement. I *really* need to pick it up and give it some more work.

I appreciate it! Also, Tuberz McGee collaboration confirmed on my track!

I have my picks.. but it's not like I have the time to participate! It's been fun thinking about what I would pick if I did, heh. (Just watch me cave in to the temptation and sign up anyway..)

I've sent in an updated wip! Progress!

The attack of the french? horn sound in the beginning sounds kind of abrupt, like it cuts off with each new note. Does the tempo increase during the piece? I liked that, even if I'm hearing things. The mixing sounds a bit cluttered when more and more instruments come in; it might benefit from deciding that some instruments should stand back and others take the front, and even alternate this during the song. For instance, the strings could be further back in the mix in my opinion (after the intro), and the piano could also be mixed lower when there are other leads going on. You can mix say the piano lower in certain parts and bring it up in others. It cuts out at 3:16 right? Overall an enjoyable arrangement, I liked the instrumentation and the way it was growing.

I thought participating would be easy for me, turns out I was delusional. Hence I haven't unfortunately been able to take part, sorry about that (I did translate some of the Safety Dance into Finnish though ). This pick is fantastic though, I have to say that. I feel like sharing , maybe it'll inspire people.--Eino

I heard A Rose for Zelda on VGMix before, which was a slightly different version. I'm not 100% sure what exactly brought me to OCR. I was actively seeking video game arrangements thanks to being a fan of Axes Denied. I ended up reading somewhere how OCR is just a bunch of elitist snobs and thought well, I'm not going there. Then I heard Halls of Abandonment - from the site or somewhere else, I can't remember - and couldn't ignore the site. Turns out I'm an elitist snob myself!

Brad Mehlday & Kevin Hayes - Crazy Quilt (gotta have at least two)

The source for 356 seems wrong, it's the good old Vampire Killer - I can't hear in there.

Most of my studio: Floor not pictured. We do have a little corner for music in the works though. And I confess I also have another pair of headphones.

Wow, this is a fun and cool concept, I'm pretty sure I don't have the time to participate but I'll try to follow how it goes!

Thanks for all the feedback! I know where to take my piece when I get the chance to work on it again. And congrats OneUp! --Eino

Oo, cool.. good going! Preview's sounding good!