Chimpazilla

Here we go! No rush, I know there are already a few Mazedude mixes in the queue, and I appreciate the FFV track making the home page recently. -- Remix Title: Retrohead Five Game: Retro City Rampage (http://ocremix.org/game/749/retro-city-rampage-xb360) Original composer: Jake Kaufman Original song: Retro City Rampage Title Song Description: So, the "Ignition" remix already on the site (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02418) already addresses the original remix competition from 2012, which incidentally I was also a part of... and yeah, I didn't win. In fact, my track was a little too old-school trackery to really get the attention of the contestants and judges... but darn it, years later, I still like my version, and want to share it. And, if I may, I paid ridiculous attention to detail in matching all of the notes and solos/leads from the original, so, maybe that'll count for something. So, while being a Jake Kaufman remix, this is also another homage to a famous tracker by the handle "Basehead." He was a major influence to me as I was learning the art form, and was one of the members of a legendary group known as "Five Musicians" in the tracking scene. (Piece it together and you'll see why the remix is titled as such.) My arrangement deliberately uses a lot of Basehead's own samples and tracking nuances. Fun fact, I met Basehead live in person, once. And, it was at a live performance in Los Angeles of Jake Kaufman himself, doing live chiptunes (before he moved there, I might add). And... oddly enough, it was also the first date I had with my wife Julia. I was introduced to Basehead, and while at any other time it would have been a huge honor and a valid cause to drop everything and spend the evening with the guy, my attention that night was on my future bride. So, cordially, I said something along the lines of "it's a pleasure to meet you Basehead, now if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to my date." And the time of writing this description, Julia and I have been together for 10 years now. And, we still remember that night fondly. So, long story short, this silly remix holds within all its various references quite a story, and subtle mental ties that signify a lot in my personal life. I don't know if that will make the music more enjoyable, but regardless, enjoy the story. -- All the best, Mazedude

I love the jazz concept of this, but right off the bat the piano is so mechanical. Once the bass and beat drops, the shuffley beat is so simple, plain, and repetitive. The bass is only playing straight quarter notes, and the backing piano is playing whole notes. The simplicity of these three core elements drags this track down to a slow plod, which is a shame because there is some very cool improv going on over the top of it. I suggest looking into getting more interesting drums, bassline and backing piano, then let's hear this again. NO

ReMixer name: NachoOfCheese Real name: Yosef Mansi Submission Information: Name of game arranged: The Legend of Zelda Name of arrangement: A Hero's Walk Name of individual songs arranged: Legend of Zelda main theme, Gerudo Valley, Temple, and one of the solos is a reference to "Goodbye Moonmen" I arranged this song using FL Studio 12. Jazz is my favorite genre of music to arrange because improvisation is my element. Thank you for the consideration

Those will not be completed, at least not for this album, the tracks would need to be claimed by someone else.

Nah, really this is long overdue!

Time to get real with this. The project has been dead in the water for some time now, and timaeus and I have discussed it and neither of us has the time nor the interest to see it through. If anyone cares to take this project over and be its new director, please let us know. If no one steps forward in the next month, the project will be cancelled and all approved tracks can be scheduled to post on OCR in the normal cycle.

Track sounds really strong in the live performances, the synth-only sections feel much weaker by comparison. I'm not sure.

ReMixer name - Mak Eightmanreal name- Max V. Kravchenkouserid: 32137 Submission Information: Title - "To The End" Name of game arranged - Splatterhouse 3 System: GENESIS Name of individual song arranged - 3rd floor Link to the original soundtrack - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zmP5nxCMk&index=22&list=PL57F7AA23DB19933F Hello! I found this track at my HD. I remember, i posted it at wip forums and had mod reiew. Then it was totally forgoten. Anyway. Made it back in 2012, somewhere between Hypnotica and Skull-Head. No changes to remix added. My favorite theme from this game. Some good memories from childhood.. Blasting ugly/dead things all over the floor.. What a times) Loved that game! P.S. I think I told this before, but... I still HATE that new remake of this game. Thank you! SFME!

Opening/outro piano is so mechanical. Shaker, hat and especially clap are too loud/dry. Beat is so simple and plain. The melody repeats so many times. This could be a really cool dance track but the melody needs some more interpretation, or a section in between without melody but maybe some other element to break things up. Lead timbres are generic and lack movement or modulation. I can't hear the bass. This track has potential but it needs a mixing overhaul and some more melodic interpretation. NO

Contact Information ReMixer name: Dasgust Real name: Roope Lindström Website: http://www.youtube.com/Dasgust Userid: 25275 Submission Information Name of game arranged: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Name of arrangement: Your Last Hope Name of individual song(s) arranged: Iris Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (レイトン教授と悪魔の箱) Composer: Tomohito Nishiura System: Nintendo DS Developer: Level-5 Genre(s): Puzzle, Adventure Original release date: November 29, 2007 (Japan)

New version up. Nemo samples removed, and vocals mixed a bit better. Let's get this one approved!

I was expecting a medley but this is a pretty straightforward remix of the main theme. The string sequencing sounds good, and well enough humanized. I feel like the soundscape is pretty thin most of the time, consisting of only two or maybe three layers of staccato strings at any one time, with only occasional bass padding; there are areas I feel could use more padding or some other element. My biggest issue with this track is the many copy pastas, the same patterns repeat again and again. This is almost funny to me as I was expecting a medley which should have very little repetition! I suggest adding pad layers or other instruments, maybe some sort of solo over some part, or something else to break up the repetitive patterns. NO (resubmit)

Hello! I have completed a fully orchestral medley of Friday the 13th for NES. It includes pieces from the Intro, Cabin theme, and outdoor theme. I would love for it to be an official OCRemix release. Contact Information Your ReMixer name: Timothy William Your real name: Timothy William Your email address: Your website: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeXNJauYjiN18mO6JiG-RpA Your userid (number, not name) on our forums, found by viewing your forum profile: 33521 e.g. djpretzel (http://ocremix.org/community/user/2-djpretzel/) has the userid of "2" Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: Friday the 13th (NES) Name of arrangement: "Friday the 13th Medley" (Can be changed if needed) Name of individual song(s) arranged Main Theme, Cabin Theme, Athletic (outdoor) Theme Additional information about game including composer, system, etc. (if it has not yet been added to the site) I composed this over a two-week period. I remember this game fondly, and decided to play-through it quickly one day. Upon playing, I decided that I should probably do a remix! Link to the original soundtrack (if it is not one of the sound archives already available on the site): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6anw1EUpN0 Your own comments about the mix, for example the inspiration behind it, how it was made, etc. I love the haunting theme, and thought I could make it even more chilling by putting an orchestra to work. It ended up sounding exactly how I wanted it to. I used multiple custom VST instruments. I can go into a lot of detail if needed I'm considering making this into a series (depending on how well-received it is), so it would be great to have this as an official release and to get some feedback from the OCRemix community. I hope that you enjoy, and I also hope that this meets all criteria! Please let me know if you have any questions! -Timothy William

Whoa, surf's up! I love the approach here. I'm getting a "Secret Agent Man" vibe from this. The performances are great, but I'm not totally sold on the production though. I don't hear a lot of low end and the track could be louder overall. The drums, particularly the kick and snare are very minimized. What do you think, other Js?

(OLD) EDIT: New, louder link, as provided by the artist. Contact Information Remixer Username: Furorezu Real Name: Daniel Florez Preferred E-mail: User ID: 33297 Name of games arranged: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past Name of arrangement: Hyrule's Deadly Palaces Name of individual songs: Palace Theme (Zelda II), Hyrule Castle Theme(LttP) Source materials: Palace Theme (Zelda II), Hyrule Castle Theme (LttP) Comments: Ever since participating in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy's Legacy of Music contest, for which I created a surf rock version of the Final Fantasy theme, I had the desire to create more remixes in that style as I have been a big fan of surf rock and find it incredibly fun to play. I toyed around with taking a few songs and jamming out to them but until November 2015, didn't come up with anything substantial. That month, I decided to start recording some of my ideas more seriously and flesh them out a bit more. Hyrule's Deadly Palaces was one of those ideas. I first recorded my ideas in Audacity using a drum machine I found online. Hoping to get a better sound, I started learning on how to use Reaper and have been working on rerecording my ideas in hopes of getting better at making great-sounding music. What inspired me to use these two songs in particular for Hyrule's Deadly Palaces is that I'm a big fan of the Zelda series and its music. It's what actually got me to start playing the guitar 8 years ago and has kept me going since. I chose the palace theme as my first foray into remixing Zelda's music because of its energetic nature, a trait commonly seen in surf rock by artists like Dick Dale, Daikaiju and Man..or Astro Man, and my memories of playing in the Super Smash Bros Temple stage just to hear the song. The remix is primarily based on the palace theme but while jamming out to create its solo, I realized that I could segue pretty easily into LttP's Castle theme because of their similar melodies. The fact that both songs are based on palaces in the Zelda was just the icing on the cake so I decided to incorporate the two songs into my remix. I've had a ton of fun creating this song and will certainly continue to experiment with surf rock for a good while.

This track is really conservative and follows the source arrangement very closely, it really is a cover. The guitar work is really very good! I would have preferred to hear a real bass instead of this saw synth bass which makes this even more conservative unfortunately. The drums are pretty repetitive and the kick is almost inaudible and the snare doesn't sound great to me. At 1:27 the arrangement repeats verbatim which is too bad, some soloing there instead would have been great. The whole thing loops again at 2:47 and into a fadeout (blarg). So yeah, great guitar work but a lot more arrangement work is needed here to pass OCR NO

my submission Name: Danvulgate Real Name: Daniel Weir Email: Game: Super Turrican 2 Song:Wormland Original:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms-92mGZ3Cw

This track is much too quiet and appears to be a pre-master. I added 10db with a limiter and it sounds much better. I like the concept here, you changed the 3/4 source to a cool 4/4 beat, and I love the reverse sounds. Ultimately though, the track is repetitive and doesn't develop fully enough. The same bit of motif plays over and over, and the drums are simply and repetitively written. I think the production is not too bad, although some mastering is needed. The biggest dealbreaker here is the repetitiveness of the arrangement. I suggest changing up the drum pattern a bit, adding in other bits of motif (there is more to this source that can be used), adding in some original soloing or something, and maybe make the outro a bit different from the intro. I'd really like to hear this one revisited. You could put this up in our wip forum for further feedback and advice if you are so inclined. NO (resubmit)

I hope I have all the relevant information here for you. My brother did work on this track with me but I actually don't have his email address at the moment but he will be fine with me submitting this. Contact info ReMixer name - Aranha-UK Real name - Charlie Martin Email address - Website - www.soundcloud.com/aranha-uk User ID - 31898 Submission info Name of arranged game - Dark Souls Name of arrangement - Eos Name of individual song arranged - Gwyn, Lord of Cinder Link to song - Any more information or issues just let me know. I have more tracks that would be suitable for this site so hopefully we can start getting more on here. Love the site guys.

Track starts very abruptly. That female vocal sample, oof and also ouch. The drums sound stiff and dry. The organ at 0:32 is another ear-piercer. I am not sure how well this overall concept is working, there are instruments here which need to sound more natural than this, everything is so grid-snapped and rigid. I feel like the soundscape should be full, but it often has an empty feeling even with lots of elements playing. That female vocal is repetitive and painful in the highest register. At 2:32 the bass playing lead sounds very jumbled and awkward. Oh man that ending vocal is cheesy. I'm afraid this isn't resonating with me at all. NO

Hello OCR judges, Below is my information. Rodok. William Rhoden userid = 32400 Submission information. Game arranged = Legend of Zelda Ocarina or Time. Name = Bach to the Valley Song arranged = Gerudo Valley Inspiration: Many have done great arrangements of this song. I'm a classical violinist, and familiar with J.S. Bach's works. I thought it would be cool to try and combine the two. I did this arrangement as stress relief while working on my Masters in Music. Thank you all for supporting a great community for music! Will

Perfect, I knew you'd have the right answer. Will do shortly. Thank you! edit: Done, above vote amended. Would you mind consolidating the threads, @Liontamer? another edit: The tracks were a bit different, arrangement-wise: https://www.dropbox.com/s/izzuuycairs5l3o/mountains roar.jpg?dl=0

Oh my goodness. Well it isn't a resub, I believe it just must be a version #2 as you said. The submit dates are March 14 and April 21. What do, @Liontamer?

This is a well performed cover of Dragon Roost, although I strongly dislike the synth lead that starts at 0:35, the vibrato is out of control and this timbre doesn't fit the soundscape at all. The rest of the soundscape is good although the castanet groove gets repetitive. The arrangement is a straight cover of Dragon Roost, despite the modulation at 2:31, the arrangement does not vary from the source writing until 3:12 at which point I finally hear SOMETHING different. The smooth bassline and piano groove that follow are a breath of fresh air but it is so short lived. The final piano rendition of the theme is lovely, but again, too little too late. I think there is a lot of potential here if the arrangement could be interpreted away from the source somewhat in the first 75% of the track, but I do insist that those wonky synth leads be replaced by something much less wonky. NO

Game Arranged: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Name of arrangement: Bird Men of Dragon's Roost Individual song remixed: Dragon's Roost Island Remixer name: akalink My real name: Garrett McPherson My email: Ry website: mcphersonsound.com User id: 32745