djpretzel Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 This is a medley, and it helps to read the description quite a bit - djp Hi pretzel! Instead of just saying "here I am, please take this," I think this next submission heeds some explanation. Download it at: The idea behind this one is a bit narrative. I won't write a story or anything; hopefully, the music will do that enough. But the piece has been remixed in three parts: two halves "of the game" and then post- game; the first "half" borrowed from the FFX track "Blitz off!" with arhythmic drum patterns and "dotty" synths, and I wove in "Tidus' Theme" rather prominently there, as well as hinted at "Wakka's Theme"; the second "half" (after another, more brooding iteration of "Unwavering Decision") breaks into the heavy-metal material from "Otherworld" and continues to touch on Tidus' Theme, until the game comes to a close with a suspenseful buildup meant to illustrate the game-winning shot (which is obviously identified with the familiar FF victory fanfare); this quickly fades to the third section, which is predominantly a loose remix of Wakka's Theme, and then the section ends with a fanfare of Tidus, one last time, and finis. I should note "Wakka's Theme" isn't really USED in the game, but it is accessable by players as bonus (if you've plated FFX, you need to buy all the music spheres to hear it). So, there it is, just under the 6 meg cutoff; hope you enjoy it! And, by the way, thanks for plugging the Fate of Io project; that really was above and beyond. We're trying to get some of our people to check out OCR as a meager attempt of appreciation. Later! - Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcos Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Well the transitions weren't too bad, but this is kinds strange. One minute the mix sounds good, then bad, then really good again. I think it's that distorted guitar, I don't like the way it sounds. The brass however sounds very good to my ears. It ws really quite sparse on layers throughout. Nah, this one just didn't do it for me. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Coma Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 What we've got here is a well-arranged mix with sub-par instruments. Almost all of the prominent samples sound dry and canned, even General MIDIish. The intro starts off with some interesting percussion, but unfortunately later on past the transitions devolves into dull drum loops. The guitars, especially when distorted, are of very low sonic quality, lacking any oomph or body and with too much sustain applied to them. The transitions are very stop and go. I can deal with that, but they're also rather bland, with at most three layers at a time, and some leads colliding on the same notes. Many samples are simply overplayed with little variation or proper panning, such as the hi-hats, chromatic percussion, and brass. Finally, the "victory fanfare" ending is unnecessarily prolonged. I see potential here. Most of the sequencing is tight, and the medley is pleasingly arranged. I recommend an overhaul to your samples with some decent soundfonts and with more finely tuned DSP. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkCecil13 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 The arrangement itself is subpar, but the sample quality just ends up killing the overall production. Enough said. Just doesn't pull it off. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m68030 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Well damn. I was really looking forward to this after reading the description, but then right off the bat i hear the guitar and it just sounds lame. Wow. that's really disappointing. I wish the sample quality was so bad. It would be really cool with good instrumentation. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted February 27, 2003 Author Share Posted February 27, 2003 Yeah, weird - the other Dark Cloud mix from Dev was great, and of high calibre in terms of sound quality & samples. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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