Gario

Contact Information ad.mixx (formerly urdailywater) Aaron Corbitt https://www.facebook.com/admixxofficial 22874 Submission Information Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Run Away Run Away, Fugitives Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JGV-BV5oWo ReMix: Timestamps: First, the whole tune has been moved down (or up) a few tones, so if you would like I could pitch the source and send you guys that, but I feel like I stayed pretty close. The arrangement itself is pretty straightforward: The chorus is the only original part in this song . ("So break me, if you're not gonna save me"). However I do use a source chord progression in these sections. :00- :46 original :47- 1:44 source 1:45 - 2:01 original 2:02 - 2:45 source 2:46 - 3:46 original (end) This makes most of the song original (2:06 original vs 1:40 source), but I feel like they are intertwined well enough to give it a pass. Your call. (duh lol) Comments: Alright I'm done sitting on this one. Spent some time tuning the vocals so that they sound good. Yeah I'm singing now. If any singers in the panel could chime in I'd love to hear your thoughts. Lyrics: Wake me Pushing out to escape we Need a reason to live My minds on the fringe I'm crying in desperation So break me If you're not gonna save me I'm pushing again The lives that we spend You're telling me over and over again Run away, run away Maybe I was wrong to stay Run away, run away Were these memories made in vein I'm broken to pieces So why can't you understand? Our time is coming to an end Run away, run away Maybe I should turn to say Run away, run away Were these memories made in vein?

RebeccaETripp Rebecca Tripp http://www.crystalechosound.com/ ID: 48262 Game(s): Chrono Cross Song Title: Anti-Annihilation Matrix Songs Remixed: Chronopolis

- ReMixer name: ANTOX - Real name: Anthony Nemer - Email address: - Website: https://soundcloud.com/anthonynemer/tracks - User id: 18006 - Name of game arranged: Final Fantasy VII - Name of arrangement: JENOVA's Witness - Name of individual song(s) arranged: J-E-N-O-V-A - Additional information about game including composer, system, etc. Final Fantasy VII by Nobuo Uematsu for PlayStation I was inspired by New Age music from the 90s, mainly Enigma for the beats with a blend of Synthwave. Many thanks!

Remixer Name: Arceace Real Name: Ben Clifton Email: Website: https://soundcloud.com/arceace User ID: 25338 Name of Games Arranged: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Name of Arrangement: Knowing Your Roots Name of Song Arranged: Eterna Forest Link to Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Fg9xtjFxk Comments: Certainly been a while since I've submitted anything, but here we are! Life got pretty busy for me after graduating college, and it's probably been a solid 2+ years since I've really done anything music-related. But it's nice to know that throughout all of that, I can still return to music. Thus the name for this track! (oh, and I guess it has to do with trees and forests and stuff) I chose to start off the arrangement almost entirely with 8-bit sounds, which then build up to more complex instruments and styles later. I like to think it symbolizes how you can take a little 8-bit song from a game like Pokemon, and transform it into something new and exciting! ...or perhaps I'm hyper-anaylzing, and it's all just a coincidence. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Either way, hope you enjoy!

ReMixer name: Pavos (artist 9847) Name of game(s) arranged: Seiken Densetsu 3 Name of arrangement: For King and Country Name of individual song(s) arranged: Walls and Steels Link to the original soundtrack (if it is not one of the sound archives already available on the site): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW4kOlQC9BA Seiken Densetsu 3 OST - 05 - Walls and Steels Original soundtrack from Seiken Densetsu 3. It is known as Secret of Mana 2 in Europe and America. The game was released for Super Nintendo console. Music has been ... www.youtube.com Your own comments about the mix, for example the inspiration behind it, how it was made, etc.: I've been doubting for a long time if I should submit this, because it really depends on how you guys count source usage for this to be eligible. But heck, why not just try and find out right? This track is for the upcoming Seiken Densetsu 3 album "Songs of Light and Darkness" and my write-up there is: The idea for this mix came from a Chrono Trigger ReMix on OverClocked ReMix from DrumUltimA called 'JESUS CHRIST IT'S A DINOSAUR GET IN THE EPOCH'. The mix itself is a pure percussion track and so was the source. It made me look at sources a little different, with the realization that you can not only make a mix by altering and expanding the melody, but that you can also use the source in a very different way (such as percussion). So for this mix, I used the main melody motif of the original, and used it as a rhythmic background melody. On top of that, I played a mellow piano solo. To make it more recognizable, the later parts of the song are much more traditionally remixed, but I think this experiment was a success and gave it a unique feeling. The whole militaristic vibe of the original is gone in this mix except for the final part, but I feel I have given it a majestic feel befitting of a King and a castle. Of course, the not-so-traditional style of arranging the source material might mean that it isn't eligible for the front page. I can still encourage others to look at a source with a different perspective, and to see which parts of a source can be used in a different way. It's really good for the creative process, and it gave me some much needed variation in how I arrange songs. Anyway, here is my source breakdown: 0:00 - 2:07: The A part of the source (0:06 - 0:37 in the YouTube link), only then with the main motif being used (in a slightly altered form) in the left hand piano playing; basically the rhythm of the piece. If these two minutes don't count as source usage, then I'm not going to make the 50% 2:07 - 2:22: The (slightly altered) B part of the source (0:38 - 1:08 in the source) 2:23 - 3:27: Improv 3:28 - 4:02: The C part of the source (1:09 - 1:25 in the link) 4:03 - 4:32: Improv 4:33 - 4:53: The A part of the source (slightly modified - this time as main melody) 4:53 - 5:09: Improv 5:10 - 5:15: The A part of the source If the first part is fully counted, that gives us 66% source usage. If it's counted only half, it's only 45%. So I hope you guys count it more than half Anyway, good luck with the voting! Cheers, Pieter

Contact Information Hyli (Hylianonbi is my username on OCRemix) Jason Clark https://soundcloud.com/hyli 34749 Submission Information Game: Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Arrangement Name: A Snowy Wonderland Song(s) Arranged: Snowpoint City Composer: Hitomi Sato System: Nintendo DS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7FkBLIZThY Pokemon Generation 4 was the last Pokemon games I really found myself diving into growing up. One thing I especially remembered enjoying was the huge jump in music quality from the previous generations. I wanted to put my own spin orchestral spin on it while challenging myself to try out a few new arranging techniques to use in my original writing. I would definitely like to revisit some bits of the other soundtrack in the future and arrange them in a similar style. Thanks for listening and I hope you all enjoy! -Jason Clark

Oh, I like your voice - very colorful, fits well with metal yet it holds a great tone. Reminds me a little like Sergio's vocals, except less... er, silly. To be honest, I think they could've been balanced more to the front of the mix, as they're a nice centerpiece. Excellent performances on the guitars and drums, to boot, so great stuff overall!

Oh, you're not in America, my apologies. Yeah, the law is different in different places (with, for example, Article 17 floatin' around in the EU placing copyright adherence on the shoulders on the webhosts along with those uploading the material themselves). Well, one bright side with all y'all people in Europe, Article 17 is something that you wouldn't need to concern yourself with, unless you were a web host, so if for example you had an arrangement posted on OCR and the copyright holder had issue with it that would become OCR's problem and not necessarily yours. It's a part of the whole non-exclusive publishing agreement you (supposedly) agree with when you send stuff to us, after all. I did a touch of homework on how copyright works in the EU. They establish a few exceptions to copyright laws, which unfortunately does not include artistic interpretation. However, they DO allow each country to include their own separate exceptions to copyright law, of which in the Netherlands (where you're from, I believe) they include another exception saying something altered for artistic purposes (like, say, arranging VG music) and distributed shall not be considered a violation of copyright law, unless the original artist explicitly pursues the artist (and now distributor, under Article 13) staking claim to their work's copyright claim. So for you, I believe you're legally in the clear, if you want to go arrangin' VG music, as long as the original artist doesn't come after you themselves. Hope that helps!

Hey everyone! I'm doing some finishing touches on a track that I've worked secretly on - it's a complex mash-up of every final battle song from the Final Fantasy series 4 - 9 (well, except for FF5's final boss, couldn't get it to work with the others for some reason...) - I definitely wanted to have y'all give it a listen before I go send it off to the panel! I was having a hard time blending all of the different orchestral & choral parts with my 8-bit style, but I think I got it down now. Give it a listen, tell me what you think! Quick note: I used the new OCR tool for mixing/mastering, I think it really helped bring this to fruition. I wish I had the old files for this, but I lost the original files for it while moving some of my hardware around, so whatev's. Hope y'all enjoy! Sources:

Hmm, I think y'all are being a tad harsh on this one. The track is certainly on the quiet side, but the balance of tracks isn't off, save for the lead guitar from time to time,and outside of a little ducking with the kick the production is quite good. The mix isn't perfect, but I don't think the bar is THAT high, here; the theme is easy to hear (which corrects the issue that this had last time), and nothing gets completely lost in the mix. The arrangement does leave roughly -4dBs of headroom, but that's a really easy fix - put the WAV through Audacity and amplify it, not something to reject it over, IMO. Honestly, the arrangement is great, the soundscape is really rich and varied, and while the mixing isn't perfect it's certainly serviceable. I think it'd be a great track to post, as long as the levels were corrected (and I don't think that should be done without a WAV of the track - that'll be up to him). YES (Conditional on the Levels)

Well to get started, you may look into the US legal system's definitions of "Fair Use", which allows for the use of material if it's used for educational purposes, parody, or sufficiently transformative, AND if there is no profit involved in redistributing the material. It's not a bulletproof, anything-goes silver bullet for all things remixing, but it is often the justification used for the distribution of rearranged music on OCR. If you have questions about the whole process, the basic wiki for fair use (and it's links) are a fair place to start, as well as looking at OCR's FAQ section and our content policy section (OCR has a lot of experience dealing with this very issue!). Again, there is no silver bullet, and honestly things are resolved on a case-by-case basis, but in general that's the blanket justification for arranging VG music, which most companies understand and silently comply with. As far as the asshat who is stealing YOUR music, there is no fair use justification for stealing your material and claiming it as their own. You made it, you have a defacto copyright on the material, so if you want to go through the effort you could get Soundcloud to remove it. Up to you, but yeah, that guy has no right to take your music as-is and simply claim it's his.

Overall, the arrangement itself is competent, if too short (1:30 is a really short arrangement). The instrument quality and mixing does take this below our bar, though - the "big band" aspect has instruments that sound hollow and mechanical, with the reverb levels not really helping it sound more "real". The fact that the arrangement sans the piano portion sounds like an upgrade of the source also leave it sounding a bit on the conservative side, to boot. That piano solo, though... man, it's actually quite the diamond in the rough, there. It's got some real spice, it's well sequenced (if it ain't actually performed), it has a real "Joplin" flair to it that give is a whole lot of character, and honestly I think a whole Mario 2 arrangement could be based on that portion alone and easily be postable on OCR (it'd need to be longer, granted). So yeah, honestly the big band sounds more like a vehicle for the honky-tonk piano part, which isn't exactly an insult since that piano part is quite good. I would suggest sticking to one's strengths on this; if you decide to pursue this one, really go all out with that piano. Otherwise, listen to some of the other orchestrated tracks on OCR to gauge what is considered acceptable, as far as "realism" goes, as unfortunately there's a lot of uncanny valley going on with the big band elements of this. NO

Note: If passed, this will need to have a new title. - Gario Contact information ReMixer name: VGHDRemix Real name: Bryce Atkinson Email address: Website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvEWap9j26rqHhxKCbLDrtg Submission Information: Name of game(s) arranged: Super Mario Bros. 2 Name of arrangement: Overworld Theme (Big Jazz Band) Name of individual song(s) arranged: Overworld Theme Original Composer: Koji Kondo Console: NES Link to the original soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBISfv-6hfo Inspiration: Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Odyssey, and Super Smash Bros.

I sent you a Battletoads surf city remix on January 2017, and yeah you were right, it just wasn't there yet then. Though for now, I've remade the track and wanted to try again: Artist - OJJ real name - Olli Vainionpää email - website - http://ojjmusic.com/ Game - Battletoads (NES) track - Surf city (level 5) Original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw3bp0Of_ys Composer - David Wise I Agree for all the terms and rights to give this remix for free for everyone! Hope you like it this time and it's gonna get released and I can finally, after 10 years of lurking OCremix - be a part of the greatest community in the web! Olli

Seeing Stars, remix of Star Maze from Super Mario Land 2 Remixer name: Quasartur

Your ReMixer Name: Lucas Guimaraes Your real name: Lucas Guimaraes Your Email Address: Your website: https://twitter.com/Thirdkoopa Your userid (number, not name) on our forums, found by viewing your forum profile: http://ocremix.org/community/profile/33965-thirdkoopa/ Name of Game(s) arranged: Secret of Mana Name of arrangement: Hallucinatory Province Name of Individual Song(s) arranged: The Dark STar Link: Other people that helped: ImAFutureGuitarHero, Stemage. Stemage opted not to give his email but gave me the blessing; I can get him added in here if necessary. This track was on the Pixel Mixers album "Whispers from a Verdant Grove". This was my first shot at doing the "Psychedelic Rock" genre where I got influence from three eras; any psychadelic rock after The Doors, The Doors, and some psychadelic rock before (which explains the Tabla and the Sitar). I'm super proud of how it turned out; especially with the fantastic performances of my friends ImAFutureGuitarHero, who provided the Bass, and Stemage, who provided the Guitars and Drums. While I never got to finish Secret of Mana myself, it's music always stood out to me, and this part of the game definitely sticks out. Hope I did everything right again; lmk if anything else is necessary

Hey! Your ReMixer name: Guido1291 Your website: Guidomusic.org Name of game(s) arranged: Legend of Zelda Name of arrangement: Lost Woods Remix Name of individual song(s) arranged: Lost Woods theme Made in Reaper. Made from scratch.

Hello again, OCR Judges Panel! Let's try with a Legend of Zelda remix. The Main Theme! Link to the file: Contact Information: ReMixer name: Glejs Real name: Glenn Liljestrand Email: Website: https://www.youtube.com/glejsmusic User ID: 34608 Submission Information: Name of game arranged: Legend of Zelda Name of arrangement: Main Theme (Deffo Deffo Remix) Name of individual song arranged: Main Theme My own comments and info: First of all, this must be one of the most recognized and played videogame music tracks out there.. But I guess these melody lines are legendary, everyone will love them forever. Initially, I started laying out some ideas for a Legend of Zelda Main Theme remix a few months ago already. But it's been on ice since then, because of the Skies of Arcadia OCR remix project and other things. Last weekend something happened. It was a long time ago I finished (and felt great about the result) a track so quickly! My remix is a rather easy going, summery mood kind of piece. You have some filter sweeps and a steady dance beat. I put in some grit in the groovy bass mid section, and slowly move everything back into the main melodies of the game. I'm really satisfied with this one. Mastering, mixing and arrangement. Hope you'll find it fitting for the OCR family. All the best, Glejs (pronounced "Glaze")

Please find my submission details below. Contact Information Your ReMixer name - Pyrus Your real name – Andy Bryer Your email address – Your website - https://www.youtube.com/user/pyrusFTSC/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd&view_as=subscriber Your user ID - 35471 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged – Super Metroid Name of arrangement - The Loneliest Bounty Hunter in the Universe - [Lower Brinstar - Super Metroid Metal Cover] My submission YouTube link: Name of individual song(s) arranged – Lower Brinstar theme – Super Metroid Link to the original soundtrack - Super Metroid OST – Lower Brinstar -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj5DWB5a2n8 I never really played Super Metroid as a kid but I recently had a chance to play through it a bit. One of the first things I noticed was how atmospheric it was, and how depressingly lonely and hopeless it would feel to be Samus, on that planet - to be surrounded by nothing but peerless terrain and horrible aliens. I tried to capture some of that feeling in my composition. It is all my original arrangement; I played guitars, synthesized bass, drums, and other effects; and mixed and mastered everything myself. Unfortunately, YouTube has compressed the track slightly, so in some louder parts it is not quite as clear as I would like. I hope you enjoy. Kind regards,

I really love the chords, I love the overall handling, the soundscape - I'll start by saying that I love this arrangement. I think some might find the static background a bit much, but I actually feel it's unchanging nature enhances the overall atmosphere, especially with the subtle changes that occur throughout. The only this I've got against this is... er, why is this so quiet? I checked; you can easily push ~10.5dB using an amplifier alone, and with minimal limiting you could easily get another 5 dBs without noticeable loss. This is just too quiet for OCR, and there's no reason for it. I'd actually be fine with letting us do the basic amp'ing of the track if we had a WAV, but this time we just have the Mp3 so we should ask her to boost the levels as necessary. YES (Conditional on Levels)

RebeccaETripp Rebecca Tripp http://www.crystalechosound.com/ ID: 48262 Game(s): Majora’s Mask Song Title: Heart Medicine Songs Remixed: Song of Healing

Contact Information Remixer Name: Mizztery Real Name: Brad Mizzi Email Address: Website: https://soundcloud.com/bradleymizzi User ID: 30273 Submission Information Game Arranged: Dynamite Headdy Name of Arrangement: Tempus Fugit Name of Song Arranged: Sky High Link to Arrangement: Link to Original Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxufD4mx9Nk Dynamite Headdy was a brilliant game from the Sega Genesis. My brother and I used to play it all the time back in the day. There's plenty of guys that have done brilliant covers of this song (GaMetal for example), but I felt like giving it a run myself, as something short and sweet. Enjoy!

Oh hell yeah, this is a kickass arrangement of a really short source. I'll be the first to admit that the arrangement meanders, but the quality of the chips and blending of nice meaty drums with other modern synths more than make up for it. The source is in this in spades, but it avoids playing the same thing twice. Fill in another gap to my favorite Megaman game soundtrack with this excellent little tune? Yes, please! YES

ReMixer name: bsolmaz13 Name of game: Mega Man 3 Name of arrangement: Rock The Masters Name of song arranged: Stage Select Comments: I've always loved this short classic tune and wished many times it was longer and had more variety to it. So I set out to create just that myself. The track starts out in an 8-bit style -even gets to a recreation of the original at one point- and suddenly evolves into something modern. Essential to me was to add and alternate between enough newer elements so the track and it's samey (although awesome) melody doesn't get too repetitive. Also important to me was that I kept using 8-bit channels/instruments throughout the modern part to create some sort of retro-modern hybrid which I really like. I hope everyone else does too!

ReMixer name: Michael Hudak Real name: Michael Hudak email: Name of GAME: The Legend of Zelda - Skyward Sword Name of ARRANGEMENT: Takeyabu Resort Promo Package, 1991 Name of SONG ARRANGED: Bamboo Island Link to song: The Bamboo Island theme from Skyward Sword was the perfect choice for a vaporwave track. It's a genre that kind of started as a joke but took on a life of its own, one that's usually inseparable from its nostalgia aesthetic, and very fun to listen to in short bursts. There was a resort somewhere in Japan, built during the heyday of its economic boom, and every year this place would send out promotional video packages to lure customers to a week of fun and compulsion. Imagine! Maybe the place still exists as an invitation only club, with no Google Maps presence, somewhere deep in a bamboo forest... (Takeyabu is Japanese for wild bamboo grove. As opposed to chikurin, which is a...well-kempt one.)