Liontamer Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 REMIXER NAME: Anticitizen E-MAIL ADDRESS: kliedel@verizon.net USER ID: 23671 NAME OF GAME ARRANGED: Final Fantasy X NAME OF INDIVIDUAL SONG ARRANGED: “Besaid” COMMENTS: This is my first remix, so I decided to tackle a tune that, in my opinion, shines with subtlety. The simple, carefree “Besaid” invited me in to the world of Spira and never let go, beating through my head for the rest of the game. Because of that musical addiction, I left the main melody intact and decided to add flourishes around it – mainly in some friendly guitar and pulsing synths. The tune bobs happily along until the midpoint, whereby it breaks down into a kind of stutter that (IMO) fits it well. Take a listen and let me know what you think. -------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.tzone.org/~llin/psf/packs2/FFX_psf2.rar - 118 "Besaid Island" The structure here is somewhat of an acquired taste, but once you see how it's laid out, the arrangement is pretty cool. Cool base with some interesting sound choices. The overall levels were too low, IMO, and the source tune tended to get downplayed too much because it was mixed so low (e.g. the melody at 1:04). The guitar distortion in the back at 1:40 didn't sound good at all. Good stuff with the glitchyness at 2:16 and the strings at 2:24 though. The subtle morphing and evolving of the track was clicking, IMO. I'd need to see this rebalanced to get this sounding its best, but, otherwise, I'm a believer. YES (conditional) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 You tackled one of my favorite sources ever, and damn you tackled it well! Anticitizen eh? Good man, good man. So first off, the lush synths you've used works really well with the source. Although they are a bit similar to the source's timbre I think that's a good thing. I was a bit dissapointed when the melody entered because of the root chord being the same and the melody lost some of it's melodic appeal. As soon as the additional percussion and guitar kicked in it was all good though. The subtle arrangement of the source melody and other elements really clicked with me. Took a turn at about 2:08 like you said. Interesting processing but the off-key stuttering kinda put me off. Reeks of Live beat repeat-preset But it kinda grows on you, I'll admit that. Clever progression in the piece though. 3:12 was terrific, the very saturated bass/guitar in the left ear worked well as a change from the otherwise lush soundscape. In other words, I don't agree with Larry regarding that one The production is quite good. The only thing I feel I can complain about is that, like Larry said, the source-tune sometimes get losts in the mud so to speak. Try to bring it a bit more to the front while making the whole track a tiny, oh so tiny bit louder. The ending cuts off with a click, fix it with a fade-out. Fantastic little piece this one. Morphing, bubbling and slowly moving forwards without ever getting boring. I say fix the volume, ending and minor balance issues and this will be even more epic. Way to make a first impression :3 YES(conditional on production touch-up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Awful, awful title, dude. Sorry, it just had to besaid. *rimshot* Wonderful sound here, very blissful. I think a good chunk of this is conservative - pretty much everything you hear in the first 1:20 is from the original, just on different instruments with some subtle FX - but the rest of the song added more. It opens up at 1:20 and onward, with new guitar and synth melodies. Good structural changes. Glitch section was a very good addition for modifying the staccato riff from the original, I think that's what put this over the interpretation bar for me. Honestly, I thought the mixing was fine. Fix that click at the end and this is good to go. Great first mix! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vig Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Fantastic tune. Good sound design. I feel like there are sections where the balance is uncomfortably right-heavy. But on the whole this tune is great. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 so, 4Y's, should we go ahead and close this one up and move it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I think Larry wanted to see whether we can close this, unconditional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Hmm, I don't think I really noticed any clicks. There was one giant one at literally the very very very very end of the track, but eh, whatever. Maybe it's just winamp acting up. This is a great tune! Cool arrangement, great instrumentation! easy YES from me. I personally don't think it needs to be tweaked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I think this is a great remix and still fitting of the original context too. Fix the click at the very end and post this onto the website for so people can has to listen to it . YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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