TheVideoGamer

To be honest I feel like rule 4 is a copy of rule 5. Rest looks great though...

Already have.

Wasted no time and got an entry in. I guess i had time to spare after all haha.

For my source, let's get close to a little indie game that stayed hidden. Made by a little boy, Toby Fox, quite unknown in the game making scene... That game is call Undertale, I'm not sure you know it but it's musics are good though."-AxLR Stayed hidden? Dude...it's like the most popular game of all time lol. Whatcha talking about willis!? I'm sure everyone knows Undertale by now haha. Count me in anyways.

Daam... I’ve been busy as hell lol Congrats dude!

Sorry i didn't get a chance to submit, but one i've been busy as hell, and two, the source looks a little too complicated for me, to MnP lol. If voting's available, i can get some thoughts down yes?

WARNING THIS IS LONG. HOPE YOU DON'T MIND READING. I don't feel we should be cherry picking the obvious and here's why. On OCR: For Final Fantasy, there is about 56 albums dedicated to the franchise. About 24 albums dedicated to the Legend of Zelda franchise. About 39 albums dedicated to the Mario franchise. 174 albums dedicated to Mega Man. 174! That's an insane amount. 22 albums dedicated to Sonic. 100 albums for Metal Gear. Think about it, 100 albums to this franchise. All of these are the popular franchises, and showcases how much dedication people have for it. Now on OCR, dedicated to the lesser known games there are: For the contra series there is 1 album, and it's not even dedicated to Contra. No albums dedicated to Streets of Rage, but sources from the franchise have appeared on other albums, but only as single sources, not an entire album dedicated. No albums dedicated to the Bioshock franchise. No albums for Jet Set Radio And certainty no albums, dedicated to Ridge Racer, despite it being one of the top racing franchises. I picked albums, because for me, these are the deciding factors to how much people care about the franchise, or remix it etc.... Each result might not be a straight cover of a games soundtrack, but a lot of songs, will make an appearance on an album, based on a game so... What does this mean? Well Final Fantasy gets love for 2 reasons. First is nostalgia, and second is recognition. Because the games have circulated so much through the years, nobody can escape the wave of Final Fantasy mania. Is that a bad thing? No it's not, but it does mean that a lot of unknown, or even well known franchises, are lost, because they don't follow the Final Fantasy or Mega Man style of popularity. People will probably know Ridge Racer if you mention it to them, but they probably won't have the energy to remix the score, or remember much of the score (Apart from the loud obnoxious announcer, which is really what folks remember the game for) This is because, the it doesn't follow the melodic approach, but rather the arrangement. Final Fantasy, Mario, Mega Man, or even Chrono Trigger are remembered mostly for the melody. Ridge Racer (OST) for me, is remembered through the awesome usages of samples. I only discovered that the babbling in ...Dat Dan Day...A is a sped up popular 90's vocal snippet. It impressed me, because of how it was used. Only me, TheVideoGamer would know that. To others, they probably won't be as bothered (Even those, who love the soundtrack). Now i mention this, in that Final Fantasy, Mega Man, all have there time devoted to the soundtracks (To where, it's inescapable). Now i love these soundtracks a lot, and i hold them dearly to my heart, however due to it's extreme surge in popularity, i've lost contact, because it overshadows the lesser known, and to some, more impressive scores. Mario is one hell of a nostalgic trip, but if the franchise had just been launched this year, or even today, would it be nostalgic, or have waves of fans praising it's score? Well in my mind, i assume not, but to others, maybe so. This reasoning alone is why i like picking obscure scores, to games, because they just need the love. Because of competitions like PRC, i've pretty much introduced at least 4-5 people to Vatlva, a game nobody knows about, tagged to a composer, everyone loves (Not enough love as Nobuo Uematsu, but devoted fans nonetheless). Probably one person out of that group, will probably check the OST, and the rest will now appreciate the process into making the score, even if it's not your thing. That's the reason i like PRC and MnP. If i stuck with Mario, yes it's awesome, yes it needs it's legacy, but because of how much has been put into remixing the franchise, it's the same old, same old. If you want to do it, go ahead. I'll still be there to remix away, BUT the beauty of competitions like this, is the freedom to pick unknown sources, that people can at least attempt, regardless of how much they know or like it. Which is why, i think we should allow people to both, go with franchises, they hold personally to them, and also pick franchises with soundtracks, that more people need to know about. Thanks for coming to my *holy f*ck this is long* TED Talk. Long story short, for those who can't be bothered reading my essay. LESSER KNOWN SOUNDTRACKS NEED THE LOVE TOO, THIS IS WHY I SIGNED UP FOR THESE AMAZING COMPO'S. (I feel like writing in caps, makes me sound like an asshole lol, but anyways....)

He did use the piano though...I think that counts. Especially in the context of PRC.

Maybe all this talk has made them hungry haha... Who's up for a Big Mac?

Vote submitted! Good turn out this round!

Wow i am so behind lol. So many messages popped up, while i was gone.

Bonus Entrant out!

Oh right lol. My bad.

You call 4 entries and a bonus entry, a lack of participation? Get the Mac out of Here! haha.

You still did a good McJob though. You should be McHappy. lol

Great stuff! We might get a good turn out this time..

Congrats, I've been too busy to submit. Oh well next round yes?

It will be in before the deadline.

It's practically nothing but samples, so it'a good for a little bit of light-hearted fun. I'm in the process of making a bonus as we speak.

I'm working on my entry, but it will take a while.

Yeah they were very 90's sounding. I think that's what makes them special. I picked this, really for the samples. For this one, to even qualify as a remix, you don't even need to use the MIDI. I'd thought we'd get a bit creative with a sample type composition. Hell you could even make it more...melodic, and less 90's like. It's just a unique idea for this round, (Especially since i have a bad habit of just going with a Sega Genesis game. Can't argue with that though, the Sega Genesis was a superbly nostalgic and awesome sounding FM synth). Anyways lol.

No worries, voting is still open. You could try that way.

Alright, looks like quite a crowd has turned up. Sweet!

How do you even do this...

Hey sir you forgot to McPay!