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*NO* Donkey Kong 64 'Frantic Factory SSBM Stage'


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Hello djpretzel,

This one's a dramatic, SSBM-style orchestral medley of a couple Donkey Kong 64 tunes -- namely, Frantic Factory and Hideout Helm. This piece was the winner of the "New SSBM Stage" contest at the VGMusic.com forums, so it can't be all bad. Enjoy!

ReMix Title: Frantic Factory SSBM Stage

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ReMixer Name: Dr. Fruitcake

ReMixer Website: http://www.fcmidi.com

Original Game: Donkey Kong 64

Original Song(s): "Frantic Factory", "Hideout Helm"

Thanks,

Dr. Fruitcake

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The intro totally puts me off; makes me feel like I'm playing the game rather than listening to music. More importantly, if I'm not mistaken, the majority (maybe all) of these sounds are sampled directly from DK64, which does not impress me. Besides this lack of discretion, the background hiss is rather annoying, and the orchestral arrangement seems haphazard and hurried. Not sure how it could be salvaged.

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Mehhhhhhhhhh..... i dunno..

Those drums just don't feel right against the rest of the arrangement...

If there were a heavier techno/electronica element to the track it'd be

cool, but as it stands the lack of an 'orchestral' snare bothers me.

I'm hearing some clipping, i believe, in there also that bugs me.

The arrangement itself is neat indeed, but the samples sort of drag it

down...

A style like this is one that if you are going to do you need to do it well.

While definatly not as 'unsalvagable' as Coma is calling it, I still don't think

it's reall up to par for this style of music. Definatly not bad, but I think

with some higher quality samples, and a different approach on the

percussion it would be much more enjoyable.

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So, uh, is this a DK64 remix or an SSBM remix?

The drums are super dull. Not only are they weak, they also lack variety. Spice things up with some FILLS or something... Also, the arrangement seems to be very similar to the original (aside from the fact that it's two different songs blended together, of course). The big huge kick hit thingy throughout is a bit over-powering, too. All in all, this just seems pretty boring and non-attention-grabbing. Some of the samples don't seem to really fit, either, like the vibes.

Lastly, why do we hear Fox McCloud at the end? Just doesn't seem to... make much sense...

This has potential, but as it is, it's not a whole lot of fun.

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