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It sounds like the closing credits to an 80's action adventure movie. I heard it a few months ago and thought it would be a great entry to MnP.

Well...only 2 entries and a BONUS.  So we're gonna skip the voting process and I'm handing this entry to Trism.  Feel free to leave mix comments here.  I will be doing so shortly. 
Trism, please PM me for round 99!

It may be the mead talking, but I quite like this little tune. Though now that I've listened back to what I've submitted, I realise that it sounds very close to the original. Fuck it, I'm not going back and changing it now. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone!

It may be the mead talking, but I quite like this little tune. Though now that I've listened back to what I've submitted, I realise that it sounds very close to the original. Fuck it, I'm not going back and changing it now. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone!

Round 2 
RAGE REVIEWS
...part music critique, part semi-psychotic rambling
 
Unbalanced
Trism, you've improved a ton since the last time I heard your stuff on one of these mega man compos. The middle part of this remix
gave me serious flashbacks of Metallica's version of the Blue Oyster Cult Classic Astronomy which I enjoyed the hell out of.  
After giving it a few listens it seems like all of the melodies from Top Man are there and Tengu man was adapted to fit the rest
of it. All in all this would work well as part of a Twisted Metal Ost.  Nice work!  NEXT!
Groove bomb Vs Grenade Powered
Honestly a great matchup.  Both tracks are really well made and groovy AF.  
Groove Bomb
Gotta admit I was really excited to see jamphib sign up for this thing and he did was an awesome remix that doesn't disappoint.
The different themes were all used very well and i'm loving that bass part. The one thing i can say bad about it is that the highs
definitely stick out too much for my tastes but everything is very well balanced otherwise. Curious as to what cans you use mix
on. If they are sennheiser's you have to be careful of the infamous "sennheiser veil" which could cause you to boost those highs.  Great remix!
Grenade Powered Locamotive
I really dig what you were going for.  Kind of a night time dreamy take on a similar style as jamphib's. Loved the background
diddles. Nothing bad I can really say about it other than you made it apparent what side of the loudness war you are on. :/ There
is a LOT of clipping on your track here but the cool thing is I wouldn't have noticed it so much if not for popping it into
audacity.  Good work, going to keep this one in my playlist 
Planet Killer 2019
What did you do here? Put on a wig, Call yourself Pat Benatar and shape broadband noise into a "remix"? I couldnt' tell if I was
listening to a piece of music or hearing someone fry eggs!  NEXT!!
Glassy Haze
Interesting soundscape. The combination of samples and synths make it like you were attempting to go for a Prodigy esque remix.
Maybe the drag in the strings was intentional but it's a good idea to sync up your samples with the groove using the midi time
offset in your DAW so that the attack of the strings comes before the beat.  Most string instruments take a solid 30-50ms to get
the string vibrating and since that is a feature of well made orchestral VST's you need to compensate for that if you are doing a
tight electronic track. 
I'm hearing a lot of clipping throughout the track. A quick glance in audacity is showing a large amount of red. For a quick
solution I'd recommend using something like Gclip  to snip the transients off of your percussive elements but honestly there's a
lot of mixing practice that you could use this remix for.  Try taking some noise and cut it across 4 different faders using a
multiband, scramble the volume levels by using different output settings on a plugin then use the faders to try to get as close to
the original noise as you can.  Warning that this will fatigue your ears quick but you'll get use to hearing for highs mids and
lows seperately.  Keep at it!
Frozen Sky
Good job with the sources.  Outside of some occasionally awkward harmonizing it's a cohesive enough of a remix. Mess with the
attack settings on that bass as it is lethargic and severely lacking. With percussion that tight such a soft attack on the bass
doesn't work well and robs a lot of energy from the remix.   

Ah, so many newer games in here.  Give me 8-bit Mega Man any day.
Groove Bomb: Groove indeed!  I'm tapping my feet to this one.  It is a little static, though, with not many changes in energy or sound palette.  Still, it's a lot of fun, and you integrated the two sources cleverly and smoothly.  Ending is a bit abrupt. Grenade Powered Locomotive: There seem to be some off harmonies here.  The changes between the two sources are frequently abrupt, and the Charge Man sections don't seem to fit as well.  Nice soundscape, though. Glassy Haze: The timing on the strings in the opening is slow.  It takes over a minute to get into the meat of the arrangement at all, and even then the energy levels seem subdued throughout--the whole thing sounds like one long intro.  Overall it seems thin and incomplete. Planet Killer 2019: 2019?  More like 1989!  The highs are a little subdued, but otherwise I'm loving this epic 80's soundscape. The arrangement is a lot of fun, although the usage of Top Man is pretty subtle.  A few notes seem off, though.  The lead is frequently buried, partially due to conflicting frequencies, and partially due to synths with similar timbre stealing each others' thunder.  Could do with some more dynamism in energy level.  But I'm hoping to see a polished version of this on the panel. Unbalanced: This is mixed awfully quietly.  The two sources weren't really integrated at all.  I did like the key transformations and the performance, though. Frozen Sky: I can tell you struggled with integrating the two sources, but you put forth a valiant effort.  The arrangement is quite static, though, with unchanging energy levels, a drumline that switches drums but not patterns, and not much variation in instrumentation.

Great job Protoman Bracket! A lot of great mixes. Unfortunate that Gario and Realme had to drop.
Very brief thoughts:
Groove Bomb - You never disappoint when it comes to Mega Man compo tracks! Have always loved your stuff, and Groove Bomb is no exception. Great job combining both sources, especially the accenting you did around the 1:41-1:53 mark. Love it! Grenade Powered Locomotive - Had a lot of fun and frustration creating this track. Originally my goal was for something reminiscent of Txai-style swing jack, but it never really developed. Still, much more pleased with this showing compared to my last compo... Planet Killer 2019 - Holy darkwave, Batman. Once the 0:40 mark hit, my fists were pumping like a madman while waiting for my Tron bike to show. Tengu Man is clearly identifiable throughout the track, but at points I struggled hearing Top Man. Not as familiar with his theme, so it might just be me. Production is killer. Great job! Unbalanced - Honestly thought it was game over coming off Garp's track, but you held your own. Could pick out both themes pretty easily. Track is a little static throughout, and the drums could probably afford to be moved a little farther back in the mix. Still, awesome job man. Glassy Haze - Arrangement really sounded like two MIDIs crammed together. There was also some disharmony happening at points. Think it might have been the bells?  Frozen Sky - A lot of really great ideas in here. Though I'm not as familiar with MM7's Robot Master themes, each theme is identifiable, so I can hear where you're trying to take them. Good job.

Still have some work I'm going to put into my track so knowing me I'm going to push it right to the last minute of the deadline most likely.
All I can say about my track right now is I've put more time into it than I planned to and that everyone will probably think that I've watched bladerunner, blade runner 2049, blade runner 2022, blade runner 2036 and blade runner 2048 way too many times this year.  ...and yes I have. 
Also played a few dozen hours of Outrun 2019. 

My entry is in! Had a lot of fun with it, looking forward to see what Gar comes up with! 

I still miss Sega consoles. Their dropping out of the hardware market was very, very sad time for gaming in general. I still maintain that the Dreamcast was one of the best consoles ever made, its a shame that they stuck all their eggs in one basket with projects like Shenmue. 

Indeed, Saturn, Neo Geo, and TG16 all had some great games on them.  Neo Geo and TG16 couldn't compete with the Nintendo and Sega juggernauts during the early 90's (especially when Neo Geo cost a whopping $650 at the time it was released).  Saturn was truly a magnificent system, and its failure is largely attributable to piss poor marketing by Sega.  I wish that Sega or some third-party would create a Saturn Classic Edition edition with Panzer Dragoon Saga, NiGHTS, Magic Knight Rayearth, SotN, MM8, MMX3, Shining Force III (all three chapters, not just the first and only one to make it to North America), Guardian Heroes, and, of course, all the Sonics on it.  I would pay hundreds of dollars for it, and I would consider it a bargain.  The system and its games are that good.
As far as the anti-Nintendo drama, only the failure of Neo Geo and TG16 can be attributed to Nintendo to any substantial degree.  The Saturn's direct competitor was the PS1.

Holy shit, I didn't even realize it was the Saturn version, and the fact that it isn't the primary version of the song is criminal.  Such an amazing tune, and looking forward to the remixes integrating it!!

@Trism. Should be a good matchup! Cant wait to see what you come up with for these sources. 
I'm excited to have the saturn version of the tengu source. Going to try out something new with it. 

As a big fan of @Garpocalypse's work I am suitably hype about my matchup. 

Eh, it happens to the best of us; I've had one or two submissions to these things where I only had about 50 seconds of music finished. One week to make a mix can be a brutal limitation, and it's one hell of a hardcore way to get back into arranging music off a coldspell of 3+ years.

all right, I submitted my wip since you guys still wanted it. It's not much but it was the only idea that went as far as it did. sorry for the letdown.

I submitted my track! I'm actually pretty happy with how this one turned out.

 

Looks like I'm not the only one who didn't do anything musical last 3 years. And my track also short and silly. Submit your wip Supercoolmike!

Oh no! That's a bummer! I'd encourage you to still turn something in please. Believe me, I'm right there with ya:  it's literally been 3 years since I've made any music so this round was a struggle for me too. My song isn't very long either, so even if you only submit a WIP, it's still better than nothing! 

Hey @DarkeSword, are we getting signatures this year?

thanks, i think this will help immensely! 

Same here! I went through the video that @orlouge82 shared and picked something from there.
https://youtu.be/-5q2i9eeCdM

I've not made anything for a fair old while (and my history with these compos usually see's me going out in the first round anyway) but I'll chuck my hat into the ring:
1) Top Man (MM3)
2) Elec Man (MM1)
3) Flash Man (MM2)

 

I've not made anything for a fair old while (and my history with these compos usually see's me going out in the first round anyway) but I'll chuck my hat into the ring:
1) Top Man (MM3)
2) Elec Man (MM1)
3) Flash Man (MM2)