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So it's been a little while. Most of our lists look quite a bit different, I imagine. Post your updated remixing to-do list!
sephfire's list (as of 3/1/07)
In Progress:
Pokemon - "Indigo Plateau" (feat. zyko)
Shadow of the Colossus - "Intro" (feat. Ceili)
Psychonauts - "Black Velvetopia"
To-Do: (not necessarily in order)
Okami - "Giving Kushinada a Ride" or "Northern Country Kamui II"
Katamari Damacy - "Katamari on the Rocks" or "You Are Smart"
God of War - "The Vengeful Spartan" or "The Great Sword Bridge of Athens"
Kingdom Hearts 2 - "Passion/Sanctuary"
Possibilities for the future:
Escape from Monkey Island
Perfect Dark
Indigo Prophecy
Metroid Prime - "Data Selection Screen"
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Too bad Jablonsky didn't step up. Guess I'll just keep listening to The Island soundtrack.
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It was an unfortunate conflict with OCR policy. Combined with the fact that the string stabs originally played a melody from Advent Children, the original remix just didn't meet OCR specifications.
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Tweek tried a big Ocarina song medley back when he was just starting out. It was so-so, but he was just getting started with Reason at the time. And honestly, trying to squeeze all of the different melodies into one mix can easily sound gimicky. I'm sure it could be done, it would just be easy to botch up.
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How's the music? I hear Steve Jablonsky composed it, so I expect good things.
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Psychonauts for $2. If you own an Xbox and haven't played this yet, now is your last chance before all excuses fall flat.
I'll definitely be rushing my local Best Buy tomorrow afternoon.
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Yeah, the voice seems a tad broken, but it makes him more entertaining. It's like having the Colonel from MGS on the line, except he's a bit high.
Nothing like running down the city street and hearing him say: "I can see my house from here!"
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Okay, so this one isn't that special, but good Psychonauts fanart is difficult to find, sadly.
This, however, is quite good.
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Okay, add Crackdown to the list of Must-Haves. It is sandbox gaming bliss.
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We've all been around this internet enough to know that 90% of fanart is pure drivel at best and mind-rape at worst. Sure, we could post bad fanart here for sick amusement, but frankly, that's just too easy. No, what we're gonna do here is find the GOOD fanart. The rare gems that actually show artistic talent, originality and good technique.
Maybe, if just for a moment, we can help each other forget the scars of fanart cruelty in years past.
To start us off:
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Your lack of PS2 and Xbox have lost you a few awesome titles, sadly. Psychonauts, Okami, Shadow of the Colossus and Katamari Damacy, off the top of my head.
I like this format of list you've laid out. I might make one for myself.
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I know nothing of the source, but this shows promise for a first attempt at remixing.
All I can advise at this stage is: be sure to write in plenty of dynamic variation. The different drum beat toward the end is a good start. Dynamics are what keep a mix interesting from beginning to end.
Good luck. Welcome to the community.
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I'm with Mustin here. It's an interesting approach, but this doesn't stray far from the source in terms of arrangement. And that wouldn't be quite so bad, but the dissonant, eerie thing you're trying just strains the ears. It sounds like you're trying for an orchestral genre, so I'd recommend browsing some of Russell Cox's remixes here, especially since he's done the eerie, dissonant style before. It might give you some ideas.
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I also recommend Tomb Raider: Legends if you haven't tried it for some other system yet. It's quite good. Here's a few I recommend:
Gears of War
Tomb Raider: Legends
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Viva Pinata
Prey
Dead Rising
These others aren't "must-haves," but I enjoyed them anyway. Rent 'em sometime.
Chromehounds
Hitman: Blood Money
Saint's Row
Kameo
DOA 4
Ninety-Nine Nights
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Has anyone found a way to move your channels around on the main menu? What I'd really love is if all the VC games from each console fit into a single grouped channel, which you could then select and choose a game within that channel. Much more tidy and space effective.
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I'm glad to see you trying your hand at remixing. Your first attempt shows promise. There's plenty of room for growth, as others have pointed out already, but keep at it. You've got plenty of peers here willing to help you along the way.
Good luck.
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Hard to critique this early in, with only a midi to go on, but it has potential. Of course, you'll want to lengthen it a tad and possibly work in some variation during the main body of the mix, but it's a start.
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I'm only requesting this because I lack the equipment and skill to do the job myself.
Greg Edmonson's work for the Firefly TV series was absolutely beautiful; a gorgeous blend of bluegrass-country, eastern and orchestral elements. If anyone could apply this style to a remix of ANY game, I'd be a fan for life. The guitar/mandolin/slide guitar/fiddle stuff is just too far out of my knowledge base (and my sample library isn't nearly up to the task).
Samples:
http://www.sephfire.com/firefly.mp3
http://www.sephfire.com/barfight.mp3
I don't expect anyone will take this on, but I figured it was worth a try anyway.
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Don't be dissing the Cool Spot. Sure, it's a big fat 7up ad, but somehow they managed to make a top-notch game out of it.
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Final Fantasy X-2Too many people have been too hasty judging this game. I defend its honor regularly.
Shadow of the Colossus [UPDATE: 7/16]
in Post Your Game ReMixes!
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IT'S ALIVE!!!
http://www.sephfire.com/music/snowfall.mp3
Now featuring the voice of newcomer Ceili softly contributing to the soundscape. We both apologize for such a lengthy delay on this mix. We put off recording for months out of laziness. But I think we all agree it's tim this sucker was finished and submitted.
Before we submit, though, I'd like some feedback on the voice addition. I can't hear it objectively anymore and I want to be sure it's worked in there properly.
Sorry again! (I wish I could change the thread title. Oh well.)