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Well, all I can find in this is praiseworthy work. The waltz influence works nicely, the strings lend an almost country homey feeling, and gentle woodwind works give it air. And of course, Zelda's lullaby smoothly blends in with it all. Stellar piece.

Stickerbrush Symphony! A good song to work with, methinks. I for on enjoyed your piece. The chimes, the soft synthy bells, the gentle sweeping ambiance. It all feels pretty well blended, though I think the melody is a little too close to the sound of the backing at times. Perhaps that's actually a good thing, given your approach. At any rate, well done.

This piece has got a lot of different feels going on from the different instruments, and I for one like it! You've got the kinda grungy, oily feel from the original in the bass and such, a sorta hip-hop vibe from the percussion (perhaps mostly from the 'uh!'), and that exotic eastern sound from the leads. Quite an audio smoothie, which goes down smooth and clean, like gasoline. That said, I think you've got something pretty special here. The variety in sound is engaging and enthralling while not quite being distracting. It evokes distinctive desert imagery, with more than a touch of industry. Nice work on this!

There's a nice airy quality to this piece, which only adds your music video for it. Your percussion is pretty engaging, though one particular part of it threatens to overpower the rest of the music. I think it'd be the snare or what have you, the one that is notably louder. If you could rein that in a little, it would be a nice contrast while not being distracting. That said, I think you've got a pretty good mix. It's a timeless source (bad pun, I know) with nice attention to personalization while being oh-so recognizable. I honestly don't know if it matches the "80s dance" feel, but I think its a nice unique mix. Good work!

Good memories from this song. I liked your emphasis on the synth leads, and the original bridge from 1:12 to 1:38 really nabbed my attention. The use of a more staccato style in the melody at parts such as 0:22-0:25 made a quite crisp feel, though I almost felt like there should be a little more pronunciation on the following long notes. That said, you've made quite a nice mix of a classic.

As a fellow amateur mixer, my first advice is DON'T GIVE UP. That said, let me offer what I can on this. The bass has a bit of a synthy twang to it to me, which isn't necessarily bad. Just adds a bit of contrast to the more organic sounding bongo and marimba leads (which sound alright to me, for what it's worth). Frankly though, it feels a little short, though I understand that working with short source material can make it more difficult to make extensive mixes. But back to what you do have here: my best impression is that your mix focuses heavily on percussion, tuned or otherwise, that lends a somewhat hollow feel as far as I can hear. Consider working with the percussion leads to make them have a little more presence, perhaps some delay or echo, a little more oomph perhaps, and maybe try to make the bass a tad bit more pronounced: sharpen its sound a little, maybe increase the intensity just enough to emphasize the higher pitched leads and such. As for all the samples, I haven't played Crash Bandicoot (starting to think I should), but I don't think the voice clips detract too much from the music. Keep at it.

I think it very well may be a rite of passage as a remixer to do this song. If so, then I'd say you pass. Granted, there are a million and a half mixes of Aquatic Ambiance, and most of them go for the same general atmosphere of yours, but I'd add this to my playlist in a heartbeat. Smooth yet intense in a quiet way, with plenty of life while maintaining a hearty vestige of the somnolent air of the original. Nice work.

Well, there's definitely something in the water here (bad pun alert, the humor police have been alerted.) THAT said, you've accomplished a bombastic feel with your arrangement, blasting the listener with sharp synths and beats. I wasn't sure at first what I thought, but now I think it's quite a unique piece. I liked the subtle variations on the melody you threw in, as well as the general cohesiveness of the different tracks along each other. Sometimes the lead synths felt a little shrill to me, but I don't have a lot of experience with this style of music. Starting to wish I did! Keep at this one!

"Managed" to create? This is a stellar arrangement! Gentle, sweeping, almost longing. It has a timeless (yeah, I know, bad pun) flow that makes almost defies the effort to find where the loop ends and begins. I especially like the gentle bell/chimes for the twinkling effect (yes, I just wrote the words "twinkling effect") and the touch of vocals. Everything is nicely blended together into a nice audio smoothie. An excellent product, I say.

Can't get enough of this source, can we? It's just so malleable. Your innovations flow nicely, the song still feels like it could rock someone to sleep, and there is enough variation to make it decidedly unique (at least, to me.) This is a good piece work.

Oooh, the pendulum! This new version is much tidier. The vocals give an appropriately... something vibe. Kinda eerie, kinda ominous, kinda awesome. The synths and percussion are much more in harmony now, letting the listener enjoy all those kewl ideas you have on a classic melody. An overwhelming improvement, I'd say.

I think this is the song that will play during the Mushroom Kingdom Armageddon. Not familiar with PAIN, but this plebeian thinks it's great! A new feel for that plucky old song that was specifically designed to mock inept players. Now it's just laughing darkly at my every failure. #Minorkeyforthewin. It kinda reminds me of Epica. Good work!

Even a rough copy can hold promise! The drums do feel a little fuzzy and threaten to drown out the synths, which sort of contend with each other for the lime light, so take a look at the volume/frequency to make sure they aren't killing each, because I do like the direction you're going with this. Not quite sure what you would classify this as, but the original synth progressions and ambiance added to an admittedly oft done song gives it promise to become a refreshingly unique variation of good ol' Schala's theme. Keep at this one, it could be really cool!

If I may be so bold, this mix wouldn't be too out of place in one of the old Charlie Brown cartoons Not sure how much higher praise I can offer, given my limited knowledge of jazz. This sounds like the perfect song to listen to while seated on a window sill watching the rain. Short, sweet, and calming. Now I crave donuts and steaming beverages.

Never can have enough Chrono Trigger mixes. I rather like your direction and execution: it's a fairly popular track, and I enjoyed the cluby synths and beats. I don't have a lot of experience with the genre, so I apologize for a lack of useful feedback, but things sound pretty balanced to me. The familiar parts are nicely complemented by your innovations, nothing stands out as horrifically wrong. Nice work, all around!

How'd I miss this one? I love Skyloft's carefree little ditty. Seldom gets the love it deserves, I say. Gentle, swaying strings, a little muted woodwinds at parts, and of course, that lullaby. It pretty much goes with anything, doesn't it? Works pretty well for me, anyways. And then vocals thrown in halfway, just about made me do a double take. Gave me a Malon's Song vibe. So that's great. No real construction feeback to offer, but I think this is a good piece!

Always need more Golden Sun in my day. I like the progression between a nice faithful cover of the ominous, somewhat maddening dungeon, to what can be best described as Sonic the Hedgehog dashing through a now dance light adorned catacomb. I love it!

I've often felt that the battle music of the Legend of Zelda series in general has been missing out some love, so I was excited to see this one! I think that there times when your higher frequency instruments run a little shrill or too loud (trumpet, flute/clarinets on some high notes), maybe take a look at that. That said, I like the journey of this. Perhaps I'm just a sucker for the battle themes of Twilight Princess, but I liked how you broke up the battle themes with some slightly more joyous themes. It keeps the mood from becoming redundant. Enjoyable progression, pretty tight orchestral elements (at least by a layman's standards.) I'd say this is a pretty great work with potential for world domination. Or something like that.

Here's a track that deserves more love! Your mix, too. I mean, can you really go wrong in taking Kirby music and making it even more sugar-happy-bouncing-all-over-the-place? I would subjectively submit that the answer is no. That said, I enjoy the relatively simple design of this mix: nigh-on frenetic synthiness, the piano that is there just enough to be noticed, and as you set out to do, pretty clean percussion. I don't think this is too far from the source: you could even go further if desired. It's just long enough for me to run out of energy tapping my foot and bobbing my head along to it. I say you, good work on this!

Well, I listened to the current and previous renditions, the slight changes and such sound good to me. I don't know if it is original enough to pass the judges, though. Have you tried submitting it already? If so and it didn't pass, my condolences. Try to think about what you are trying to say with this mix and what you can do with it (besides make a sweet cover.) What kind of flairs stand out to you in dance music? Is it trilling melodies, catchy counter melodies, making two notes into six, epic builds ups, etc, etc, etc? Play around with the melody or rhythm, be bold and break from the slick mold you've made. YOU CAN DO IT!

Well, I think you've got something neat going on here. The tones are really warm, almost dream or trance-like (not to be mistaken with the trance genre), it's pretty somnolent at the beginning and ending. I'm not quite sure what I think of the static effect, but the general direction and atmosphere is very consistent and pleasant. A little general tuning (check for places where some instruments get overpowered/sounds get muddled together and the like) and you'll have something splendid.

My first impression: hot DANG, this is well done! You pull off the olde timey piano sound nicely, the arrangements hit me with nostalgia, and the narrative approach would work even without the movie. Excellent work, I would love to see this as part of the OCR repertoire!

It starts with soothing strings along with a chiptune-ish lead, then morphs into something that makes me think of a concerto between the great fairy's theme and the violin (or at least it sounds like one) dancing around while throwing in parts of Zelda's lullaby. And it sounds great! Simple it may be, but I think it is a triumph. I'd add this to my OCR playlist without hesitation.

This is a collaboration between myself and Wassup Thunder, which started as playing around with some midis. I can't really claim that we're breaking new ground here, but it was fun to put together a mix of my personal favorite track from Megaman Zero. Made with Soundtrap (free website :S), but we do entertain the idea of making this good enough to submit. Wassup Thunder says: "Just hope to contribute to the underappreciated ost of Megaman Zero. Above all else, it was a crash course XD." Uh, an analysis? Got Crash, Zero's theme, and a little Neo Arcadia thrown in there. And an explody crash noise. Enjoy if you can, gimme feedback if you want! Mayhap some part is good?

Ditto to what has already been said. Your arrangement captures a warm, smooth atmosphere, bringing to mind imagery of slowly shed tears, either of joy or sorrow. You simultaneously achieved a conservative yet interpretive approach, and I applaud it wholeheartedly.