Melbu Frahma

I honestly didn't get much out of this mix the first time I listened to it - I neither liked or disliked it. But with each repetition since then, it has grown and grown on me, until now it's become one of my favorite vocal Remixes. Great instrumentation, too - love it, BGC.

I'm really digging the Eastern feel to this music - it's breathtaking. Great work, Darkesword!

The only complaint I have about this piece is how short it is - brilliant and wonderful listening material. My hat is off to you, sir.

Gutsy career move indeed. Take care of yourself and your men out there, man. You will be missed.

DeathSpank looks freaking amazing. Loved the root of all evil joke, as well. Roll of deutschmarks - hah!

Hopefully this Pikachu also knows ExtremeSpeed...

This. As to the mix itself: The instrumentation was pretty well done, overall, I thought, but the laziness of the lyrics kept me from enjoying it. Still, as Theophany said... five?... pages back, it's an inside joke and there's nothing wrong with that. I just can't see the average guest wandering onto the front page, listening to this, and enjoying it.

You've got some impressive stuff. If you're interested, the Legend of Dragoon project is also looking for artists to create artwork for it. If you are, hit me up with a PM and I'll link you to the site where we're working on it.

Very sweet arrangement, Iggy - I could tell a lot of work went into it. It's got a real good dreamy feel to it, without being lullabyish. Love it.

I'm not a big chiptune fan, but you've got me lovin' this. Great stuff, Gario!

I think I may have cried tears of rage when <spoiler> Aerith died</spoiler> in FF7 the first time I played it. Don't remember for sure, though - that was a good ten years ago, lol. I'm pretty sure I did in FF6, though, when <spoiler>Doma Castle got wiped out</spoiler> - that one really riled me up.

I don't remember the name of it, but there was some sort of really cheesy Dos-based jeopardy matching game that I played when I was 4, on an old IBM. It didn't even really have graphics, just lines and words, but I loved it. First game whose name I can remember was another Dos-based game, Magic Carpet. Still love that game - something about flying around throwing meteors at wyverns and dropping volcanoes upon the heads of the unwary townsfolk just makes my day.

How important is it to you that the internet is generally the same experience, no matter what broadband provider you use to access it? a) Very important Somewhat important c) A little important d) Not at all important How would it affect your overall internet experience if, depending on your broadband provider, certain content and applications performed better/quicker, and others performed worse/slower? a) Very negatively Negatively c) Neutral / Not sure d) Positively e) Very positively How would it affect your overall internet experience if, depending on your broadband provider, certain content and applications were totally inaccessible, and others performed MUCH better? a) Very negatively Negatively c) Neutral / Not sure d) Positively e) Very positively How competitive are broadband prices in your area? a) Very competitive Competitive c) Neutral / Not sure d) Not competitive e) Not at all competitive How many broadband providers can you choose from for home computer access? a) One Two c) Three d) Four e) Five or more Think of the fastest broadband available to your home. How many other broadband providers offer similar speeds to your residence? a) None One c) Two d) Three e) Four or more Which practices do you think to-the-home ISPs should not be allowed to engage in? Choose all that apply. a) Prioritizing selected low-latency apps such as voice, video, or games Selling content- and application-providers higher priority access c) De-prioritizing applications and content that don't pay a fee d) Blocking applications and content of their choice On privacy grounds, what do you think of ISPs classifying and prioritizing the types of internet content you send and receive? a) Doesn't involve privacy one bit Could possibly violate privacy c) Definitely a privacy violation d) Stop peeking into my packets! Which best describes your relationship with computers in general? a) Avoider of the intertubes Novice uncertain where to find the “any key” c) Typical casual user d) Eager enthusiast e) Jaded expert How familiar are you with the technical workings of the internet? a) You mean that blue “e” icon? I've read a little. c) I can ping a server! d) Which layer? e) I speak in TCP/IP.

I LOVE the "no clue" gauge and the "pee bar" animations so much! If this movie ends up being 1/2 as awesome as this trailer, count me in. (It kinda reminds me of No More Heroes too.)

Anso delivers yet again. Excellent work.

Same here...

Best post of the thread. Also, seriously, why the hell did they put 3D in this movie? Removing the 3D wouldn't salvage it, mind you, but still, there was absolutely no need to make an already bad product worse with the 3D. HOLLYWOOD BAD! Stop with the gratuitous 3D already. It's gotten old. Oh yeah, btw M. Night, when a freaking Twilight movie gets better ratings from serious critics than your movie (taken from WAY better source material), maybe it's time to hang up the director's cap. [/rant]

The first twenty-five seconds of this are absolutely lovely, and the rest of it is great, too. Great progression, great usage of the sources, great all around!

Never heard the original track, but now I'm inspired to go give it a try. Great remix altogether - definitely going on a few playlists.

Sick and twisted. I love it.

You've definitely got something good going here; I got chills up my arms when Red XIII's theme really started coming in, and I think you're definitely spot-on so far for the mood you seem to be wanting to set (based on the title of the piece). It's definitely something I'd love to see fleshed out and could see myself desiring strongly to listen to it on a regular basis. Inferno's right, though, we definitely need MORE of the piece, before much can really be said of it - at least 2 minutes, I'd say, give or take. I'll try to find some suggestions to make anyway though. Maybe something you could start with would be delaying the entrance of the flutes following the entrance of the theme at 1:08ish; it felt like the oboe? clarinet? should have more time alone at center stage, more time to develop the theme before the flutes came in, more of a "calm time" before the beat came back in and brought the flutes in with them. The transition between the two felt too quick, too easy. Perhaps you could have the flutes remain in the background for a while before they step to the foreground, perhaps use them to support a second iteration of the clarinet/oboe? Also, the strings sounded a bit... off to me, especially around 0:39-0:46. That could just be me, though - my headphones are admittedly not the best in the world.

Hells yes. Mad props for turning your eye towards FFT, Josh. I, too, excitedly await where this mix is heading.

"If gaming is going through puberty, then motion controls are its first period." Can't argue with that.

Happy birthday to all three!

Great choices, all.