djpretzel Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddler Sensei Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Wonderful. Wily stage remixes usually aren't very easy on the ears (save for like "Wily's Wedding"), but I was able to sit back and listen to this carefree and just enjoy it. The voices are just right. Immediately one of my favorite Wily remixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I really like the way it alternates between the relative calm and the bass beats that come and go A wonderful take on the theme, constantly in a state of flux that really grabs and holds the listener's attention. Great job on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuddly PyramidHead Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Normally, I'm all for new interpretations on themes, but this one doesn't work for me. It sounds good and there's a decent amount of skill in the arrangement, but as a take on Wily's Theme it doesn't really hold my interest or appeal to me. There's just something wrong with it. I honestly don't see myself listening to this song too much in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twobitmage Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I didnt really care for it at first but towards the end there is this little piece that makes it worth it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eNvy Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I didnt really care for it at first but towards the end there is this little piece that makes it worth it..I think it would be impossible for me to agree with you anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I thought this was a great mix. Don'f forget to check out Star's latest Chrono Trigger piece as well, "Love in an Hourglass". I'm just posting my comments from my VGMix review of the track to offer my commentary again. Great job as usual, Star! For the finale episode of VG Frequency, Star made sure to pester me early and often about playing his newest Mega Man 2 mix before he even named it. From the beginning, I knew this was gonna be a sincere attempt to kick my ass with music, and "Tickle My Wily" delivered. While I played the song in the studio, the bass levels started shaking the speakers and, by extension, the whole studio. My headphones are much more sedate, so there's hopefully gonna be less shaking. The beginnning until 0:54 featured several layers of well-sequenced, natural-sounding instruments (e.g. piano, woodwinds, violin, etc). This was a high-quality orchestral package, and I was actually pretty surprised with the subtle inclusion of typically non-orchestral instruments, such as a saxophone-sounding synth, and how well those instruments worked. There are a few too many elements instrumentally for me to throroughly dissect, but the overall presentation here was very solid. Though some light woodwinds were present around 0:23, the music generally possessed a looming air of seriousness and a great deal of gravity starting at 0:36. The slower tempo compared to the source tune makes everything feel more deliberate in application. The deep, rumbling tones starting at 0:57 literally shook the WMRE studio, and Star added several electrosynths that managed to work astonishingly well with the orchestral backing of this piece. I can't recall off the top of my head any remixes that have integrated orchestral piano, viloin and brass synths with electronic sounds so well. I also recognize one of the electrosynth choices (1:29) as a synth Star used for his Chrono Trigger mix "Temporal Distortion", which provided a little bit of comfortable familiarity for me musically. The claps used at this point were also well-reverbed, so they didn't sound fake or exposed, which is unfortunately hard to find in many remixes. Done properly, the claps here function very well, and the overall mastering is amazingly clean. 2:40 brought in even beefier action on the low-end with HUGE drum beats and kicks that established a more prominent beat base as compared to 0:57. While there was already a large amount of power evident in the mix before, the addition of the louder backing along with some absolutely beautiful violin-like swells at 2:57 & 3:06 brought the energy level significantly higher. Star slowed things down at 3:50 and focused on some gentle synths alongside the piano until 4:25 for the last steps toward the finish. Interesting new arpeggiated electrosynths came in at 4:29, 4:33 & 4:38 to add another brief, but fresh dimenstion to the track, and I'm impressed again with how Star has managed to keep things fresh and varied throughout the entire piece. The gradual dropping out of the layers of the track at 4:44 and 5:00 in order to achieve the piano solo finish worked out very well and didn't feel forced or rushed at all. Without sounding as if I'm gushing fanboy-ish praise all over this mix, I believe "Tickle My Wily" is one of the most fantastic genre-bending tracks I've ever heard in my time checking out the video game music remixing scene. Starblast made sure to never retread his steps in the composition, constantly alternating between the real instruments and the electrosynths defining the foreground while implementing variations on every section. Given the length of the mix, it's very hard to highlight every single thing I enjoyed here. I'm also sure that, while I couldn't find anything particularly wrong admist this mix, a more discerning ear should be able to offer the constructive criticism that I can't. Looking briefly at the source tune, "Dr. Wily Stage 1" is a fast-paced, action/adventure piece which Star managed to slow down and fashion into a whole different piece of music through heavy rearrangement. This is a dynamic and intense hybrid piece that plays to the strengths of both orchestral instruments and electrosynths and you won't be disappointed by the mixture of styles. There are tons of elements in play that you could listen to the mix dozens of times in order to analyze, and the time spent doing that would be well worth it, in my opinion. Don't pass this one up at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riddler Sensei Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I didnt really care for it at first but towards the end there is this little piece that makes it worth it..I think it would be impossible for me to agree with you anymore. Well, to everyone their own, I guess...I sure as hell will be listening to this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycrow Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Wow lion, still in VGmix mode? Hehe, great job with the mix, Wily-tickler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isk Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Love it. The synth lead is too piercing for me, but otherwise...yeah. Excellent string work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argitoth Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Did you mean to name this song "Tickle ME Wily" like Tickle MEEE Elmo? And not "my"? Oh well, I don't feel that any of the names fit the song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Gmoe Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I think he meant it to be "Tickle my Willy" but use "Wily" in place of Willy because they are almost spelled alike. This is a very awesome mix download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodeir` Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 The song is great, very powerful heroic type feel going with it. At 3:15 I kind of disliked how the mix went, mainly because that section just jumps out - then is followed by the rather strong sound that comes out at 3:35 which has abit too much strength in its volume over other elements. Then at about 4:23 it picks up its flow once more where everything seems just right, and the ending which I felt was fitting tied the mix into full circle. Overall a beautiful. strong, and well paced mix deserving of some more thought by other people IMO. Great job Salzman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodeir` Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Actually, I wanted to correct myself - the entire mix is awesome, I'm on hour 5 of listening to it on repeat as I work and I gotta say everyone should give this awesome mix a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibertyCabbage Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 wow this remix is so unique... I mean almost all the Wily remixes so far have been very fast techno like the song and then there was that Wily's Wedding which was really slow and this is in the middle it is cool!! And the quality is top notch I like it :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
^^Bastard Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Incredibly well done piece... I love the perfect blend of orchestral, and industrial sounding synth. From soft to hard and methodic, then a perfect balance between. Never pressing, it just steps in and steps out. Awsome job man... You've done it again ;] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rychan Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 I think it's fantastic and unique. I really couldn't say anything bad about it. It feels so professional and polished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManPal Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hmmm....I've got mixed feelings about this one. Some parts I loved others just didn't sit well with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaGi_TekK Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 nice remix star, even though it's not even close to your best work, being just an average star remix, it's still laughably superior to every other remix that has come out on this site in the past 3 months. Still the #1 remixer out there yo, keep up the awesome work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicANS Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Wow, simply amazing. The strong synths give an epicness to it. The piano gives it the emotion. This one is simply awesome. Very professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Oh man if only I had a blank CD to burn it to right now that song was great, I normally dont prefer piano songs but this one was actually a good-no a great one very epic an emotionaly touching I loved it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze Noodle Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hot shit on a grill this is awesome! Everything is just top-notch! The synths, the mixing, the arrangement, it's all beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruk Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Have my children, Star. Please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxPxFuryxX Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Well I guess I should start out by saying mine and star's differences are forgotten in this reply, this is just what I personally think about this mix. I really like this alot, I think it is one of the most imaginative remixes of this song (of all the thousands of remixes of it). The way he takes the melody and comes up with counter melodies that are even more catchy than the original, it shows true tallent. Very creative, nice job this really get's the job done for this song. Definatelly a must download, nice work star. -PxFury P.S. I like the drums as well, very smooth reminds me of something MazeDude would do with his drum work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamChaser Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I have to say from a lot of Rockman Remixes... this has to be one of thee best remixes... it's very vibrant and extremely creative... It has a bit of flare to it that I just haven't seen in the past few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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