Damashii!!
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This has bias written all over it.
Where's Cheetahmen II?biased request?
Those facials were pretty intense.
In regards to the list I think this guy is worthy of being added:
.meh, this does seem like a biased list since most of these greatest performances seem to be centered around FF and Mario (which I expected).
beatbox dude, short but sweet:
and a "heck yeah" for having The OneUps on that list!
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Hans Groiner. He helped me understand jazz. somewhat.
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a masterpiece ahead of its time
the monstars were a tremendously intelligent portrayal of the internal struggle of self-confidence and the external display of hypocritical jealousy.
yes, it was truly ahead of it's time. And MJ's stretchy dunk in the end was legendary.
Meh, The Dark Knight was entertaining and I guess "Avatar" was a work of art;
but Garfield had such an innovative storyline that I couldn't even watch it again for the fear of losing my mind.
I do prefer Mind-bending films like Fight Club and Inception, and I'm certain that just about everything Pixar puts out is potentially a masterpiece;
but to avoid being opinionated I think a "masterpiece" is determined by the shock, thrill, or replay value (that's why I mentioned Garfield. It's clearly a universally-accepted mile stone in film history).
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BONE anyone? I liked it up until Thorn became the vessel/possessed queen thingy. but the Red Dragon was always an interesting part of the story.
and Akiko was my drive for a while. It had interesting/like-able characters.
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I used a Midi file, but I composited the drum and bass sections myself. And what's a groovier beat that you're talking about?
well, I don't want to turn this into a Theory or Music Appreciation rant, but the drum part just sounded really bland (except at around 0:22 which I kudos'd). With the links I was implying some examples of "groovy" drum patterns, but it's really up to you to make up something cool or find a drum sample.
The point is that the drum beat is the primary turn off (imo) in the entire piece. just add more variations (not all at once. I liked the shaker, but the drums should have evolved somehow. maybe a few congo stuff later on in the song or a different kick/snare pattern).
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Niiiiice.
suggestions?
-put compression on the drum part and some variations would be nice (something other than that shaker thing)
-add some other kind of chorded background synth. The epiano/whirly thing was chill, but after awhile it seemed like the music was needing extra chord structure. I don't know if that makes sense, but it's a cool mix so far.
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weeeeird sound. if you did this by ear that's cool, but if you did it with a Midi file then I would recommend being a little more original/different.
I like the chords and the cheesy bass, but this would be infinitely better if you could utilize a
groovier beat. The part at 0:22 was cool, but the rest of the song had a mechanical beat. -
yo, that Dire Dire docks one was really soothing. The rhythm guitar is a bit out of tune (or maybe too much flanger/chorus?) but it's not too noticeable.
nice vibe man. I dig it.
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Well, actually I like the guitar part except at 1:43 (that's where its synthetic sound seems most obvious to me. It didn't even bother me as sounding "fake" until that part).
The breakdown around 2:23 [and onward] was pretty groovy, but I only have two complaints:
1) the keychange was phat at first, but modulating back down doesn't sound or feel good (in contemporary/tonal songs, actually)
2) I still like your first version MUCH better because it had a more Disco-ish vibe rather than the over-used techno feel. It's your ReMix, but I seriously think you would get mad props if you take the electro-synth Disco route instead of typical techno. To me, the only [blatant] issues with the first one was a weak kick and not enough DB in the bass (or not enough drive).
like I said, your call. but there's a PLETHORA of entire galaxies built from Ice Cap Zone remixes and arrangements (just google it if you think that's an understatement). It wouldn't hurt to have a Disco version:)!!
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ouch. i got that as a Christmas present for a cousin without really thinking about it. I guess younger audiences don't like it either.
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For classic RPG games like Shining Force I usually made up a name ("Max" didn't sound very "heroic" to me)
but I never made up/edited names for simulation or sports games because to me it would just seem cheesy to have my own name on a Chicago Bulls jersey #23 when it is already an inseparable trademark/signature.
If I don't like the names in modern rpg games I usually just skip the cutscenes if I can, but that's only if the names are
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Vertigo, by the way, is usually described as "DC Comics, but for adults."
Before I go, I'll leave you newbies, and those who are old hat at the whole comic thing, one last piece of advice, that should be followed.
Avoid Jeph Loeb comics other than his Colors series (Hulk: grey, Daredevil: Yellow, Spiderman: blue, etc) and his old Batman stuff (The Long Halloween, etc).
AVOID HIM, LEST YOU READ A COMIC WHERE THE RED HULK BEATS UP A CHARACTER OF COSMIC POWER THAT STANDS BESIDE GALACTUS THE DEVOURER OF WORLDS IN POWER LEVELS!
True, vertigo has some very awesome stuff especially for people like myself who thought that DC was just cheesy overpowered superhero stuff. I was thoroughly hooked on "The Sandman" when I first started reading it.
Considering myself a batmaniac, maybe due to the large influences the series had throughout the course of time."A Death in the Family." definitely the reason why Batman is probably the most bamf franchise in DC, next to the "Blackest Night" arc of course.
Does anybody know of any good Webcomics? I actually prefer saving up money to go to a local store or the library to read tangible comics because it seems like most webcomics (besides the obviously comedic ones) are really cheesy and lame. The only "webcomics" that I have any "respect" for are basically manga scans and/or any BPRD scans that I can find online.
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I APPROVE! Classic Shining Force Fan here and you did justice to this!
I know you said that you're still working on it, but I think you should add some kind of distorted ethereal sound that phases in and out (doppler-ish?).
It sounds like you're going for an electro-ambient space groove so I was waiting for a weird distorted pad to just whiz by.
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So, ABBA is back.
definitely looking forward to the final draft.
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Needs more "RRRRAAAAUGH," "GRRRRRROOOOOOBBBLLLEE," and "JINGAJINGAJUNGAJUNGAJUNGAJUNGA WWWWWWWWWHHHHHOOOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!"
(translation: make the guitars sound more aggressive if you're going for the "metal" sound, if you'd like to keep that drum sound/patch try putting a bunch of compression especially on the kick and snare, and sprinkle some EQ's and Chorus on that bass line to make it phat-tastic!)
It's fine work, but you should try to be a little more liberal (especially with that song; There's a ton of metal arrangements for that, so you want to do something that gives people a reason to listen to yours over the others).
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you REALLY should try to collaborate with any drummer (Kompoz, bandcamp, soundcloud, Here on OCR, etc.). Your riffs are pretty sick and I dig the orchestral parts, but those drum parts are totally killing the potential!
You have great songs, I just hope you can upgrade them with a drummer or at least a much better drum patch (I'm sure you can find some free ones online).
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHH MMMMMMYYYYYY GGGGGGGGGAAAAWWWWWDDDD!!!!!
(all caps and repetitive characters, so you know that means it's good)
dddddddddddddduuuuuudde. this is sick but I think it's even cooler because it DOES sound like the music that would go with Infinity Gauntlet (i haven't finished reading that still because it got boring to me, but this is sick indeed).
I'm kind of getting tired of this Dub-step/electro bandwagon craze, but it's always nice to hear some refreshing mixes that are legitimately good. keep it up mane, I will definitely be keeping an eye on your stuff.
ddddddduuude, I listened to the whole song twice before even finishing this reply.
so sick.
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OH NO, NOT ANOTHER ONE!!!
actually this has a very nice approach. when the hats came in it seemed like you would take a synthpop/disco approach with it. I would personally be very pleased if you DID finish this with a synthpop/disco approach!
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the Mario Sleigh Ride one is gimmicky yet totally swinging and groovy (in my opinion). I wish my sisters would blast that kind of Christmas music instead of using Pandora to jam out to Jingle Bells and Frosty the Snowman arrangements all day.
nice list. Happy Decemberween.
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What surprised me most was that Harrison Ford didn't make a cameo. Mark Hamill was great, Carrie Fisher's hair was different but Obi Wan was awesome!
Seriously...I saw Tron Legacy last night and it was SO heavy with Star Wars influences that I'm calling it Star Wars 7. We had Darth Vader addressing the Storm Troopers, the destruction of the Death Star, Luke flying the x-wing fighter, the power of the Force being used to save humanity...quite a few other references, too. Sam is really a Han Solo/Luke amalgamation, but you get the idea. I wasn't looking for all this, it just hit me as I was watching. My son (17) claims the movie is an homage to the '80s but I'm not buying it. LOL.
Thanks, I thought I was the only one who thought that.
If you're a crazy fan who is strict with the plot and stuff like that then you might not like the movie so much;
if you just want a good movie to watch with some friends I think it's a great choice;
but if you're bored and you haven't been amazed lately then I think this is a great movie to check out.
The music was Epic in its truest sense (not the overused term. Daft Punk literally did an epic job with the music), the storyline was interesting while not being too much of a mindfuck, and the visuals were jaw-dropping. I think the person next to me thought I was about to barf or something because my jaw was gaping for most of the movie.
8/10... simply because I don't know if the Star Wars similarities were an homage or a coincidence. probably the former.
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Done Done Donnnnnnnne! 100%
http://www.last.fm/music/sir+jordanius/What+I+learned+from+Videogames
Each track is free, but I don't have a link to download the entire Album (the instructions are too complex for me, and no I'm not old. just old-school).
For those of you that don't want to browse, here's what each track is:
1. Super Mario 64, File Select theme
(I'm not good with genre discriptions, but I guess "chill out")
2. Kingdom Hearts, Simple and Clean
(electronic/noise-rock/Ratatat-ish)
3. Kid Chameleon, Devil's Marsh/Fantasy
(Basically Daft Punk's "Face to Face" in Chameleon format)
4. Shining Force 2, Overworld and themes from SF1
(progressive rock, synth rock)
5. MegaMan 3, Title and themes from MM1 and MM2
(rock/jazz fusion I guess.)
6. Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Chemical Plant
(Michael Jackson tribute-ish, motown/disco)
7. Bionicle MNOG 1 and 2/ Junkbot/Backlot
(these are a bunch of online Lego games and I don't know if anyone else played them but I definitely went for a POGO chillout vibe with these.)
8. Skunny Kart title/Runescape's "Miracle Dance"
(Samba/chillout. "easy listening")
9. Tetris theme/Chocobo theme (minor version, not the happy one)
(ABBA/any 70s-80s disco band you can think of. The lyrics were originally an extremely suicidal/emo song that I wrote during teen angst nonsense; so I purposefully sang cheesily to make it a cheesy song and not a whiny complaint)
10. Runescape, Autumn Voyage
(techno-ish? bboy? I dunno, I just know it sounds dance-able or like something I would play at a party)
11. Madden 91 theme
(old-school Crotch-rocket hard rock)
12 Super Mario 64, Bob-omb Battlefield
(...middle-school jazz band)
I will admit that some of the mixing is atypical, but the instrumentation and composition is my style of production. If it sounds like every instrument is soloing it's because it's true; My music typically is never background chords+rhythm+catchy melody. I'm pretty sure that you WILL find several new things if you listen to my songs over and over. This project was mostly just for fun as I will soon be upgrading from SONAR 4 to possibly SONAR 8.5:)!!.
Also, I read in the Recording/production forums that proper earphones are vital to the mix of the overall sound:shock:.... yeeeeaah... I usually just burn CD's and see how it sounds in my car, my parents car, my friends' cars, and my boom box. Overall I'm proud of this project (I'm freaking glad to leave the Kid Chameleon song alone) and I look forward to improving and collaborating with others. And if you actually read this entire message then I salute and appreciate you.
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Followed shortly by "If they make a porn game out of this, my last shred of hope for humanity will have faded."
well... I mean "blowing a woman's skirt with your pee" definitely sounds like Sega is on the path to corruption.
When I read the article I was mentally crossing my fingers in hopes that Sonic wouldn't be involved with this madness; I still have an ounce of hope in that hedgehog.please tell me I can piss all over sonic's smarmy god damn faceyou guys seem to misunderstand, we wouldn't all be doing it at once, it'd be whenever you went to use the urinal, you'd push the pucks around then, not some epic free-for-all. It was more turn-based strategy than first person pisser.
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the mix is very clean and it sounds great to me, but I personally think it comes across more like a Dreamcast version of the soundtrack (you know how some soundtracks for SEGA games sounded a little different on different consoles?).
It's not bad at all, it just sounds like you should put some more creativity into it, something that makes people say "Yo you heard dat one Rusty Ruin Remix by dat one guy?" "Ooooh yeah! Dat guy? yeah it was hella tight and original!":)!!
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The mixing is kind of uneven.. I'm not a good mixer myself, but it feels like the instruments are not balanced, competing with each other.. there's no sense of common space between the instruments. Maybe someone with more skills can give advice. Well, perhaps this is only a raw/rough mix, not yet refined - that's what it sounds like in any case.
Drums are.. a bit strange. They have a lot of good writing, good fills.. but there are timing issues, and sometimes they're strangely badly sequenced (while at times sequenced well)! I'd say compress the intro to a shorter version and concentrate what you have to "say" in it.
I hope you keep working on this piece, because this site, and the world in general, needs more Shining Force love! And good work so far!
--Eino
thanks. the Shining Force song is kind of 80%ish (obviously the guitars have to be mixed more). I actually purposefully recorded the drum part in a juxtaposed manner, but I agree with some of the mixing. The intro length is due to the fact that each song runs into each other (I don't like albums that sound like a bunch of random unrelated tracks).
fuck yeaaaai know how disproportionate the effort/feedback relation can seem with music.
never devalue your own opinion, but i can only ditto the praise for bob-omb.
a sufficient amount of soul can override any production obstacles, and this has more of it than 90% of the stuff you hear around here.
thanks for the props. to reiterate what DJP said it may be a little too farfetched to state "90%." Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I will definitely vouch for unbelievers that if you spend a day just browsing the songs on OCR's database you will find plenty of "soulful" music. OCR has become somewhat like Wikipedia for me in that I start looking for one specific thing but then I end up veering away from homework by spending hours listening to random remixes.
for now, I'm going to leave this thread alone until I post the link to the final copy (most likely by Sunday), but if this thread goes further "off topic" then please feel free to move it to the proper place.
Game songs that have real life mimics (Or vice versa)
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I heard this in my Music Appreciation class and I wanted to scream out "Hey, That sounds like The Zelda theme!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJs2iJj3Z6E&feature=related
[skip to 4:28]
yeah, it's only the beginning phrase that seems similar to the "Zelda Theme" but I'm pretty sure that Koji Kondo was influenced by this or at least another similar Romantic Composer.
and this was obviously on my mind for a significant reason because I searched through 7 pages just to find this thread! heck yeah