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It's a little too quiet for me. And at one point there was more in my left ear than the other or both.

@Chroxic: Woo! Awesome! I've already recruited AstrothSounds for his JRL remix (he has it on his YT channel, it's really, really gorgeous), so if you can find other people that'd be awesome =D. I've been thinking of making a trailer of sorts to put on YT, but I'd need WIPs for that, so that'll come later probably. *fistbumps* @Everyone else: An extremely awesome Mayahem Temple remix I found on Newgrounds (that also fits the theme of making one imagine the levels through the re-imagined music) has joined the album. Still a lot of songs left to go before I can apply us for official status... Also there's another song on Newgrounds that I REALLY wish we could have on the album, but I haven't heard from the remixer and considering I messaged him on January 16th, I feel like I probably won't. BUT, what he did with it is sort of a huge example of what I was talking about with the common song theme so, maybe it'll make more sense now?

Well, he hasn't responded to my e-mail and I IMed him one time when I saw him on, but he never responded to that either. Also I was not being critical. I was miffed at your soundtracks that had huge gaps of time at the end of them because you refused to master them (or so Zen told me). I play a lot of games and I know what makes a game good and fun. I merely gave Zen suggestions. I did not criticize anything. If I came across as that then clearly I miscommunicated. But he did specifically say to me that he was going to take time to figure out what he wanted to do with the game. So unless he responds to me, I really don't know how to help you guys.

I gave him links and I talked to him about it and he said that he was going to go take time to figure out the direction of the game. He hasn't talked to me since. I e-mailed him a few weeks ago and have yet to get a response. So unless I'm being lied to or intentionally ignored...

Zen told me he was gonna wait and flesh out the game more. I haven't heard back from him in a few months.

I very strongly APPROVE of this idea! Motoi Sakuraba is also my favorite, I consider him the God of Video Game Music. So this is like the most beautiful album idea I've ever seen, XD. Also EFF YEAH, BATEN KAITOS! Oh man so many favorite songs! I know you said one-hit wonders were a possibility, but if you included Eternal Sonata that would be even EXTRA awesome! May I make a few song suggestions? Just a few =) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. And for Eternal Sonata...

Also as a note, because it just happened and I feel horrible now, the songs I found on Newgrounds that I'm attempting to include on this album as soon as I hear from the remixers are for: - Jolly Roger's Lagoon - Mad Monster Mansion - Gruntilda's Lair I've already heard back from the JRL remixer, but I just wanted to give a heads up in case anyone else was planning to claim the other two tracks. I don't want people claiming the same track and then not being able to give it to them because I'd already heard back from a different person >_<.

Update: With the addition of two more contributors, we officially now have 16 unclaimed tracks. Will be 15 as soon as I know which song Salluz wants. Slowly but surely getting there. I found a few remixes on Newgrounds that I thought would be awesome to get on here but I haven't heard back from those remixers =/.

@Brandon: Yeah, mine's having the same problem. It seems unofficial projects from new people tend to attract less attention...and I don't really know anyone on here =(. Part of me wonders if I should start going around to like Newgrounds or something and seeing if anyone over there would be interested in getting a remix on OCR/my project. There should be something around here to help newbie directors with recruiting, especially those of us who severely lack in social interaction.

Nooooo!!!! The Golden Sun series is my favorite handheld RPG series, so when I saw this thread I thought "Sweet! Someone is giving these games the good remixes they deserve!" and then I looked and no it's dead ;A;. I would help, but I'm a newbie director myself and already have enough trouble trying to drum up interest in my B-K project as it is. Hopefully someone can take over this project...or start it anew, maybe including Dark Dawn as well.

Alrighty then, I'll put you down for both =3.

@chroxic: Perhaps, lol. Maybe we should have a variety of images to promote the project? @Cash and Change: AWESOME, I was waiting for someone to claim that, XDD. You don't have to PM me, though if you wanted to tell me what you were thinking of doing with it, then I'd prefer hearing it over PM, lol. Were you only going to claim one or both HFP tracks?

@Bahamut: Ah, I was considering accepting WIPs privately...but I was under the impression it's best to link them on the thread so that they can be publicly evaluated?

Like I've said in two posts and to some people, our release date is really, really, REALLY tentative. It's entirely dependent on how fast and how many other people join ours. If people want us to get released faster, then we need more people to join ASAP. Otherwise we'll probably be a long while since we're getting new people so...very...slowly. And I can't apply for official status until we have WIPs which I WILL NOT start taking until every track that needs remixing has a remixer, which obviously is going to take some time. @Nonamer: Ooh I was not aware he was even on here! I'll send him a PM, it would be cool if he decided to take part =3.

Regarding the B-K albums, I was already made aware of the secret one when I first started my thread. Shortly after, actually. We're fine because theirs only focuses on one game while mine focuses on the whole series (and thus all 3 main games). The release date on mine is also not set in stone. I also want to get official status but for that we need to be actually working on stuff and right now we're just recruiting (very...very slowly). While it would be NICE to have official status and be able to release next June, that is entirely dependent on how many people join my project and how quickly we gain new recruits. As both of those things are happening at a molasses pace, chances of that secret project being released before mine are high. Especially since, as I've been informed by the director, they're already pretty much done where as we don't even have any WIPs yet (and I refuse to take WIPs until every track on the list has a remixer so the thread doesn't get prematurely locked for rule violation). So TL;DR, we're good on the B-K projects. Please join mine. <3

I was already made aware of it a while ago, I just couldn't say anything. But since now it's public knowledge, guess I can? XD. Our projects are different so we're still good. Theirs exclusively focuses on the first game (which is why I was adamantly opposed to the suggestion that this project only be about the first game) while ours is more about the series as a whole. Also theirs is almost completely done IIRC. And our release date isn't final either, it's just there for the sake of being there. Our release date is determined by how many people join and how quickly they join.

Added! Also I'm thinking of adding a small note to the Style/Genre part because I've been thinking recently, since this is a tribute and a look back on the series as a whole, wouldn't it be awesome if the remixes not only re-imagined the familiar tunes but also invoked the feel/ambiance of the level it's from? I kinda ran a similar idea by DaMonz for the boss remix, but in terms of the level remixes, wouldn't it be sweet if, when you listen to Bubblegloop Swamp's remix not only would you hear the tune you're familiar with but you'd be able to imagine a dangerous, giant swamp full of piranha-infested water, killer dragonflies, an angry crocodile and a bunch of small turtles inside a larger turtle. You basically wouldn't just be listening to a simple remix, but in a way you would be experiencing the music at the same time. The original songs sort of did this as well, since some of them included little sound effects as part of the music, but what I'm thinking about basically takes that a step further. It'd require a lot of work on the remixer's end, but....what does everyone think of that?

Awesome! I'll let you know! Might be a while, but...=D

I really like your art. I have a B-K project (see sig) that's going to need an artist eventually. It just started so we don't have much (we're still recruiting remixers at this point), but if you feel like it, I'd really like to have your art for it =).

@Dom: Ooh, I like that title...still not quite, but on the right track. *nodding to self*

Awesome! I added you and the song you wanted =3. Still a lot of free songs, though...

*bump* I don't know how to advertise or recruit people....surely there are other interested people, yeah? =(

Bumping to say I've added Fayt to the list of contributors. He didn't specify a season, so I just put his claim on the entirety of the Click Clock Woods songs. Still need more contributors! Please, please, please contact me if you're interested!

@Fayt: Huh....I....actually didn't know that song existed, lol. The only beta music I knew about was Advent (which is on the Bonus List). There's nothing prohibiting you from doing it if you want it, it just can't be a main song cuz it's not a song that was in the final game. But if you wanted to make something like a bonus album track exclusively with it or mix it into one of the main/featured songs on the album, you're free to do that if you want.

I think when it comes to titles, for this kind of album it's be better if a title reflected the concept, which is a tribute of the journey they took and their constant struggle with Gruntilda. I'm not sure how to show that in minced words, though...