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Thanks to both of you for taking your time. That comment of mine "It's a straight cover" was true in 2010, when the song was only what you hear up to the first minute. Today I would no longer say that. I would say it's 60%-70% direct source and 30%-40% rearrangement. And I thought that was the least sample-y part! In my opinion the worst case are fast brasses at the very end. This is an almost GPO-only production now. My original comment said that there is also EWQL silver in it but this is not true anymore. The EWQL didn't survive the transition to Mac, and I am happier with a dry sample library anyways, but I miss the punchier brasses. Today, the only instrument that does not come from GPO is the piano (from Sampletank free), because the switching of velocity layers on the GPO piano is too noticeable for the piano solo part. GPO is notorious for its lifeless brass samples. Even with attack at maximum there is hardly any frequency content above 6 kHz. Truly depressing. I tried what I could. I used EQ and harmonic distortion to excite some higher frequencies. I used CC to shape the envelope more attack-y. Such tricks helps a bit but I can't go mad with this unless destroying everything. Could you recommend some inexpensive library with more expressive brasses? EWQL is ruled out, they have to be dry. I was eyeing for Philharmonik but I hear that the samples are old (but not necessarily bad). thanks BTW, I have prepared a collection of all the sources I used. Maybe you missed that because the link is buried deep in the edit of the first post: https://soundcloud.com/adept_ocr/source Can you link to an example of such a breakdown? I would really like to get this accepted.

Since the feedback I got from outside OCR is generally positive, I have now bumped the thread to Mod Review. - Low bass (< 100 Hz) has been reduced a little - Minor changes and note fixes - Which part do you like best / consider especially well-made? - What about loudness and production value? - Do you think a long piece (16:00) is acceptable? https://soundcloud.com/adept_ocr/paladins-quest-rev-98

Have a look here http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29244

there is a finished version available, see the first post in the beginning of this thread http://ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29244

Alright ... and good suggestion. There is no tuba and no basson. Never occurred to me that currently only the strings have a bass instrument.

Update I converted the whole project to GPO-4, which I now use exclusively. Here is the latest version, including louder woodwinds and more expressive brass:

Hallo there! Thanks for the suggestions, I'm taking note. Update: - its grown longer (now at 3:50) - contains 2 songs from Paladins Quest (Lennus Overture and Momentary Peace) at the moment - the song Awakening Dal Gren is coming next - since there is much more thematic variety now, the previous name is no loner suitable. its called "Paladins Suite" (how imaginative!) ------ @Monobrow Did you mean at 2:00? I think the flute is alright at being barely noticeable under a full orchestra. If taken in isolation the flutes are set to the same loudness as for instance the cello. But I can make the "player" blow harder, as there is still some room in the mod-wheel.

Hallo Forum, This is an orchestral remix containing various songs from the SNES game Palandin's Quest (aka Lennus). The current revision is #98, uploaded for Mod Review. The remix is unusually long (16 minutes) owing to the fact that it has been in development for 3 years. Since I improved skills along the way, the tendency for the remix is to become better towards the end. Many times, themes from the game are combined with or arranged in the style of the movie Hook. You will find the following combinations: Bright Homeland (Paladin) + Granny Wendy (Hook) as Leitmotiv Calamity (Paladin) + Lost Boy Chase (Hook) as slapstick interlude Holy Sanctuary (Paladin) + Mermaids (Hook) Momentary Peace (Paladin) + Remembering Childhood (Hook) = "Remembering Peace" Bright Homeland (Paladin) + Farewell Neverland (Hook) = "Farewell Naskuot" towards the end Furthermore, the 'battle alarm' from Robin Hood is used with the battle themes, which occurs a second time at the very end. Source breakdown 00:00 – 00:22 Lennus Ouverture 00:32 – 01:17 Momentary Peace 01:38 – 02:12 Momentary Peace II 02:12 – 02:40 Awakening Dal Gren 02:48 – 03:10 Calamity 03:20 – 03:35 Calamity II 03:49 – 04:18 freestyle – "Holy Mermaids" 04:18 – 04:37 Holy Sanctuary 04:37 – 05:45 freestyle – cont. 05:55 – 07:09 freestyle – "Sunrise over Naskuot" 07:09 – 08:15 Bright Homeland 08:15 – 09:05 freestyle – "Homeland Voyage" 09:15 – 10:07 Battle on the Plains 10:10 – 10:45 Fated Confrontation 10:53 – 11:07 Battle on the Plains II 11:35 – 11:50 Grand Victory 12:03 – 13:10 freestyle – "Remembering Peace" 13:31 – 15:09 freestyle – "Farewell Naskuot" 15:09 – 15:57 freestyle – End Titles Remix: https://soundcloud.com/adept_ocr/paladins-quest-rev-98 Collection of source material: https://soundcloud.com/adept_ocr/source Game walkthrough: Enjoy, and comments welcome. This was the original forum post (may 2010) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi forum, I am new to ocremix. I'm going to post an orchestral take on Paladin's Quest (Lennus). This WIP focuses on the technical execution of the orchestral sound. Do not expect fancy or original composition. It's a straight cover. - The remix was not based on a MIDI or sheet, it's all derived from listening to the source. - Every track was live recorded without quantization. - Proportional/differential controller used throughout (mod-wheel). - Instruments: combintation from EWQLSO silver + Garritan Personal Orch I feel that the remix went very reminescent in style of "gone with the wind"-kitsch. Hence the name. Original chip sound: http://snesmusic.org/v2/profile.php?profile=set&selected=1951 Remix: Feedback very much appreciated! Thanks