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OCR00896 - Super Mario World "Ghosts of the Marble Hall"
DarkeSword replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
The word you're looking for is orchestral. -
OCR00896 - Super Mario World "Ghosts of the Marble Hall"
DarkeSword replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Fun Fact: This outstanding mix was an entry in the IMC Halloween contest! -
OCR00896 - Super Mario World "Ghosts of the Marble Hall"
DarkeSword replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Very nice work. The chorale at the end is the clincher, no doubt. Awesomeness. -
OCR00892 - Radical Dreamers "Dreaming"
DarkeSword replied to djpretzel's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Good job switching up time sigs. Really nice samples too, the oboe in the beginning is quite nice. Great work!! -
OCR00882 - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Sonik Azure"
DarkeSword replied to Disco Dan's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
FIRST IRONMIX EVER POSTED TO OCR!!! GO ANALOQ!!! Yeah well, anyway, you already know how I feel about this song. The Guitar work is top-notch, and the piano ending is sweet. Excellent work dude. -
OCR00859 - Secret of Mana "Stomp the Summer Sky"
DarkeSword replied to orkybash's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I don't get it. I don't hear what you guys are are hearing...there's nothing wrong with the harmony, IMO. And so what if the chords are different? Maybe that's just what yh brought to the mix. I don't think it's a crime to change a chord progression...it shows that you're willing to take chances. It's very much akin to what DJP did in Pachabel's Ganon; dropping the orignal Zelda's Theme in it's major key over a minor chord progression. Althought I do understand that many people are more familiar with the ins-and-outs of this song than I am (never was much of a SoM player). The piece works really well on it's own. The slap bass is funky as hell, and the chorused piano really gives it an airy feeling. Fantastic work, yh. REALLY top-notch stuff. Stick with music. You're extremely good at it. I wish that I could put out stuff like this. -
OCR00843 - Suikoden "Forgotten Daze"
DarkeSword replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is quite simply amazing. I actually got up and started raving in my dorm room. Excellent work. -
OCR00826 - Tetris (GB) "Gift from Moscow"
DarkeSword replied to Disco Dan's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Listening to this right now, I'd just like to say, FANTASTIC. Thanks McVaffe, for giving us a great eastern european sounding piece; a nice departure from the norm of Tetris mixes. You really brought out the essence of the classic Tetris melodies. Great work! ((HARPSICHORD R0X)) -
OCR00815 - Rockman & Forte "Hyperrock Fortissimo"
DarkeSword replied to Disco Dan's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Nice track. Lots of detail; I like that. FANTASTEEK! ^()^ -
OCR00805 - Chrono Trigger & Xenogears "Downwind"
DarkeSword replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is pure gold, no question. Nice. -
OCR00801 - Mega Man 2 "With the Quickness"
DarkeSword replied to orkybash's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is genius. -
OCR00073 - Lotus II R.E.C.S. "Overdrive"
DarkeSword replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This piece has a great groove to it. Fantastic to dance to. Good stuff! -
OCR00739 - Super Mario Bros. "Aquatic Interlude"
DarkeSword replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Anyway, this little mix is very nice. The guitar works very well, and the pads are a nice bonus. I dunno why, but this song makes me think about sitting at a café or something in Venice, Italy with a lovely girl, just watching the gondolas float by. I'd love hear a longer version of this, perhaps with some mandolins in the background; a little more italian flavor, if you will. But as it is, it's a very pretty mix that stands up on it's own. Good job! -
OCR00709 - Sonic Adventure 2 "Chao Marathon"
DarkeSword replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I do, in fact, own a copy of the soundtrack to SA2. The Doki Doki Banana Chips Remix is a very nice work; I recommend it. If you read closely, I was talking about the melody, not the style. I commented that the remix itself is very well done. LeeBro is an extremely talented ReMixer. What I take issue with is that the melody is not correctly transcribed into the mix. Remixing does mean that you can take original parts of the song and change them up, including the melody, but in my opinion, the melody should only be changed if the song is being arranged in a different style. Super Mario Bros. 'Jazz Plumber Trio' by DJ Pretzel is a great example of when to change the melody, because it really captures the flavor of a jazz combo playing a slick little blues tune. Sonic Adventure 2 'Chao Marathon' pretty much keeps the same feel as the original. A 4/4, straight-eighths, bouncy techno song. The changed melody doesn't add anything to the style of the mix; in my opinion, it detracts, because it just doesn't sound right. I don't know if LeeBro did it intentionally or not; my guess is that maybe he was doing it by ear and made a mistake. Regardless, the mix is very well done, except for my own minor gripe about the melody. If you're not too familiar with the song, then download this mix and enjoy it, because its a great piece. -
OCR00709 - Sonic Adventure 2 "Chao Marathon"
DarkeSword replied to Ginnsu's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
I want to like this song. I really do. It's very well done, but I have a problem. Everytime I listen to it, the melody doesn't sound right to me... In this mix, the melody goes E, C, A, G, A, B, C, but in SA2, the melody goes, E, C, G, E, F, G, C, if I'm not mistaken... Other than that, the mix is very well done, with a nice techno sound to it. Good stuff, but I'm afraid I can't listen to it because the melody just doesn't sound right... -
OCR00691 - Sonic the Hedgehog "Love Hurts"
DarkeSword replied to orkybash's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
Niceness. Pure niceness. -
OCR00674 - Zillion "Inside the Roadhouse"
DarkeSword replied to m68030's topic in ReMix Reviews & Comments
This is fantastic! The melody sounds really retro, reminds me of some kind of late 80's/early 90's anime space epic...like Captain Tylor or something...I dunno...I have no idea what I'm talking about... The bass keeps everything moving; its a great ReMix to groove to. Rock solid. -
Listening right now. Great funky pizzacato groove in the beginning. Very bouncy, yet smooth at the same time with the strings gliding. Chords around 1:20 are nice and full. I like how you switch over to Schala around 1:45, and then use the earlier theme gliding over it. Chrono's theme comes in rather abruptly at 2:30. The tempo switch is a little off, but I still works. 3:05 is fantastic, with the gliding strings and snare. The rest of this is pretty straightforward, not as bombastic or powerful as I would have liked. All said, this ReMix is damn solid. Fantastic job.