djpretzel Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Anyone up to tracking down the original and figuring out exactly what the heck is going on with this one? Interesting stuff... but... a game ReMix? -djp Hi! Here is a remix for your excellent site OC! It was made by me (Pex 'Mahoney' Tufvesson) and my friend Markus Schneider. "Sweet" was the original title, an old Commodore 64 tune made in 1987 by Johannes Bjerregaard. We added some lyrics, and now it is an orchestral tune about videogames in general, and what they may bring...! Remix by: Markus Schneider & Mahoney Website: http://mahoney.c64.org Email: None, please. It's on the website. (spam.... sucks!) Please tell me when you've downloaded it, so I can remove it! Have a noise night! --- Pex "Mahoney" Tufvesson http://mahoney.c64.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protricity Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Oh my fucking god. This is so damned cool. Holy Shit. God I hope this doesn't break any guidelines. HELL DAMNIT WTF GRRRRR STFU NO Potential Problems: This was gotten from a C64 game? Whats the deal with the ripped off vocal sections from that one 80s song.. uh.. forget the name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israfel Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 ....uh, ok. Manages to be rather cool, completely absurd and embarrassingly pretentious all at once. You have lush orchestral textures, various old school games described with a completely serious sense of urgency (recited in thick Scandinavian accents, no less), and the thematically justified inclusion of a certain Eurythmics hit. Pretty standard checklist of how to make a successful remix... I tentatively give a thumbs-up on this one (haven't heard the original). It would be a shame if it doesn't meet the guidelines though- it's just so....so...European. YES (Is it just me, or does this kinda sound like Nightwish's more romantic moments?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Coma Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 What the hell is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israfel Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 i have just about every c64 tune there is. (thanks hvsc!)and i think this is the original. if you need a sid player, try the sidamp plugin. That .sid doesn't seem to like my player. Here's a different one in case others have the same problem http://www.dovermusic.com/music/other/Sweet.sid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayLightning Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 DJP was right. I emailed Mahoney and this was his reply. Composed by Johannes Bjerregaard in 1987, it's a Commodore 64 tune. It was featured in a Commodore 64 demo, and this tune is rated as one of the most "emotional" SID tunes ever made. This tune is found in the HVSC SID collection, that can be downloaded at http://www.hvsc.c64.org/ The music can be played with "SidPlay2w", DeliPlayer or WinAmp (with SIDplug). Anyway, the lyrics are about computer games and sweet dreams. Have a great day, and a noise night! / Pex "Mahoney" Tufvesson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Coma Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 In that case, this submission does not meet our guidelines for a game remix... because there was no game involved. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Israfel Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 EDIT: After some thought, I'm not entirely sure that determining a mix's eligibility is my concern. If a mix exceeds the 6mb limit, includes material from a pop song, or does any number of things which are presumably at odds with the site's guidelines- is it my job to call foul and immediately dismiss the mix? It seems to me that my main purpose is to separate the wheat from the chaff so to speak- to give my opinion on a mix's overall worth. With that in mind, I will maintain my "yes." As far as whether or not the mix is eligible to be posted- I will leave that decision to the one who penned the guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayLightning Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 This is a fantastic mix, but unfortunately it does violate several OCR guidelines since it's not a direct arrangement of a game, and secondly it uses too much of the Eurythmics piece. We have a policy to try to avoid these, as people could use too much material from tv, film, soundtrack music in their arrangements. On a personal level I would like to congratulate the mixers involved in this. The orchestration, composition, production are all great and demonstrate a level of professionalism that I can only admire. The voice overs and angelic vocals add an emotional texture to the piece. As a piece of music, perfect work. Love it. EDIT: After much personal consideration, I'm changing my vote. I'm a strong believer in sticking to the guidelines, but if ever there were a mix where I could see the rules being bent for, it would be this. A magical mix that I will be listening to for a long time to come. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Coma Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 As much as we enjoy the talent behind this submission, we all know there's no way it's getting on the site; let's get the 4 NOs or override this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analoq Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 unfortunately, this mix deserves to be on ocr about as much as my brittney spears remix does. i say we either stick to the rules we have or change the rules. lets not make exceptions to our rules. no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vig Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 If OCR had an "inspired by video games" section (which may not be an entirely bad idea) i'd give this a yes. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts