Gario

Hmm... I'm not sure if it's even possible that 'Gone in 60 Seconds' could have ripped off Chrono Cross, simply because it came out before that game was released in America. The composers of that movie could have imported a version of that game and got the music from that, of course, but it's very unlikely that there's plagiarism going on, here. It's probably just an unusual coincidence. After all, there's only so many ways to combine notes together before they all start sounding the same.

With all the obvious shit up there (as well as a few less obvious ones - strangely enough, I remember hearing that Link + Sinistrals tune somewhere before...), I think Soundclick is keeping him up there, for the lulz.

The drums have improved a lot, bro. Good job with that. I still feel like the filters on the bass & texture synths bring the music down, though. Have you experimented with letting up on that and hearing how the music sounds on it's own? Soundscape-wise it's alright, except for a few moments (like roughly 2/3 into the music, for example) where there seems to be too many highs cluttering the sound. Be careful with those moments, and be sure to clean them up. The ending is pretty abrupt - you need something to really end the piece, there. It sounds like you wanted to do more, but couldn't. I like the general direction, and the sounds are relatively clean, but there is still some work to be done on this one. Best of luck with it.

Ah ah ah... I didn't see that, sorry. Good luck with it.

End of December, right? That was what I understood.

Here's a good place to start, if you want to begin a project. That means this is the place to post this. Note that you can't run a project on OCR forums unless it's officially approved by the mods around here. Recruiting for a project, though, is perfectly fine (which is all you're doing here, anyway). As for Mario Kart not getting any love, were you aware that there's already a Mario Kart album? It's just not hosted on OCR. It's not free, though. Just pointing you in the right direction, there.

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I read the OP and thought 'How the hell could I have told him about it?', then felt stupid when I ready Sole Signal's real name, lol. Good luck out there in the wild, wild world of marriage. Musical babies are awesome, so don't forget to have some.

Ahahahahaa...

Here it is. I remember this gem from ages ago. Still funny, though. The battle song is new to me, though, and it's... kinda awesome, in a guilt-inducing sort of way.

That's pretty awesome. A great homage to Secret of Mana, with a heavy lean towards 'Where Angels fear to Tread'. Thanks for postin' it .

Music theory isn't what you need, take it from me. Practice and experimentation is what's required. The sonic tracks that you want to have remixed might be a perfect opportunity for you to bite into the remixing field. On a side note, while I haven't played the game I have heard some of the music, which is indeed awesome. It does need some OCR love, pretty quick.

Oh hell yeah.

So do I send one in or do you have something pre-planned?

A good friend of mine is a composer/programmer, and it seems that the two cross over nicely. Music is a construct that encourages organized thought (which is great for programming), while the programming language is great for improving syntax in music (syntax is handy, when it comes to music). He's gone as far as to make a program that fills in context-sensitive music when you provide a couple of numbers to generate it from (not sure if he finished it, but he was working on it 3+ years ago)... not sure if you'll do THAT, but hey - you never know. Yeah, it's possible for you to accomplish those two things at the same time, don't worry.

lol, wow, sometimes the system works.

It's like what you want for an acid trip. Awesome. Also, the vid had 69 views when I watched it. Sexy.

Aw shit. Another classic actor bites the dust. I really liked his style of comedy, so it's a real shame to see him go. Then again, at his age it isn't too surprising, either. RIP, Neilsen.

Much like many others, I'd love to, but the quick turnaround thing will kill me - I'm not going to be able to do much when it comes to remixing over December except finishing some MMX project things, so I just don't see myself having the time for this. Good luck getting people for this .

If/when the preview is out I'mma hopin' my track is on it .

I'd go in and ream him/her for ripping off Kate, but her fans have done this so well I can't possibly compete. Glad Kate has such a passionate fan base .

Meh, this REALLY isn't a big deal, guys. Let's simply move on and not worry about it too much. If it got accepted on OCR and was waiting to be posted then I'd start to question the ethics behind it, but until then no harm, no foul. Know that this isn't going to pass the panels though, ncocs, because of it's static quality (which comes from the original midi, by the way), so you can pretty much forget about submitting this unless you plan on heavily reworking the source file (in which case it'll pretty much be your own, so people will stop buggin' you about who's midi it originally was, anyway). It is a nice way to practice applying instruments and working with soundscapes, though, and I think you did a pretty good job, there.

I know that, don't worry. As the OP states... It's just something you good ol' WIP checkers might enjoy.

Well, when it comes time for the mods to evaluate the track if it goes into the system as it is it'll be rejected for being very stale, for sure, so I don't think it'll get anywhere on the site. If the original mixer still uses his e-mail you could contact him about it, but good luck with that. I don't see any policy on VGmusic.com that states that the person CANNOT use the midis in such a manner (unlike OCR), so I don't think he's legally bound to give credit to anybody. However, letting the original arranger know that he's using the track as such is certainly the right thing to do.

Looking at the track, there's a chance that I might go back and give it a quick refurbishing. I got a new pack of neat orchestral vst's, so it'd be a great way to learn how to use them properly . Glad you liked it, too.