Ginnsu Posted May 21, 2002 Posted May 21, 2002 Legend of Zelda 'Link's Underworld Pressure Cooker' Maybe this is just the genre or the type of sounds used, but I'm not taking well to this song. It could also be that I love the Zelda Underworld theme, and this is just not how I envisioned it as a mix. It just seems to me that the drums, although very well done and in time with the song, don't fit. That, and it seems that everything is just all mushed together. Underworld is not supposed to be a pretty sounding song in the first place, but I expected something a little more spooky, and a little less harsh. Sorry, wRenchpilot, but this one can't stay on my playlist. If somebody does appreciate this one, speak up. Quote
ChA0S'-ReIgN Posted July 10, 2002 Posted July 10, 2002 While holding the traditional piano background to this remix, the drums and the mechanical/industrial lead grows bigger as the song reachs its finale... very well done remix, while providing a different pov and diabloical twist to the original piece.. excellent job Quote
playingtokrush Posted July 25, 2002 Posted July 25, 2002 Ginnsu, have you ever heard Rimco's "Gannon's Hollow"? It's an incredible remix of the Zelda Underground theme, and it's relatively short, so it doesn't tend to drag the way Pressurecooker does. The Underground theme is a very short loop, so trying to turn it into a 4 minute song is generally going to end up with a tedious song. If you haven't heard "Gannon's Hollow", you have to get ahold of it somehow. That song wipes its ass with my face. Quote
Vanion Posted January 5, 2003 Posted January 5, 2003 Pressurecooker is a very good name for this song. Anybody who can listen to this song for the whole length without getting the slightest bit annoyed has my compliments for their patience and tolerence. That being said I do like the song in general, I think you picked the right instruments to use, but I would have liked the song a whole lot more if it had just been shorter. Quote
Ferret Posted April 26, 2003 Posted April 26, 2003 Shouldn't I be, hm, I don't know, running away? That's what my brain is telling me, anyways, but the rest of me seems to think there isn't anything wrong. The long and short of it is, I've already tuned it out, more or less. The original underworld/dungeon theme was easy enough to tune out, and so is this submission. Nice try, though. Quote
ForeverZero Posted September 28, 2003 Posted September 28, 2003 I really like this remix a lot. I had to listen to it a second time to like it though. The first time I listened to it, I found it to be too repetitive. However, now I really like it. The drum beats rock! Good job! Quote
playingtokrush Posted October 22, 2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Ginnsu, have you ever heard Rimco's "Gannon's Hollow"? It's an incredible remix of the Zelda Underground theme, and it's relatively short, so it doesn't tend to drag the way Pressurecooker does. The Underground theme is a very short loop, so trying to turn it into a 4 minute song is generally going to end up with a tedious song. If you haven't heard "Gannon's Hollow", you have to get ahold of it somehow. That song wipes its ass with my face. In case anyone wants to hear it, I'm hosting Gannon's Hollow here: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~tcj/rimco/rimco%20-%20gannon's%20hollow.mp3 The synths might be too harsh or something for some people, but I really like this version. It still might be worth a listen for those who wanted something more out of the Zelda Underground theme. Maybe you'll be a fan too. Quote
ladykaiyu Posted November 13, 2003 Posted November 13, 2003 I like this piece, I like how it was mixed, and I think the little "Link just got killed" bit at the very end was a nice touch...but it's just a teensy bit too repetitive to be as long as it was. Quote
Benjamin Briggs Posted December 11, 2003 Posted December 11, 2003 Jesus tap-dancing Christ. It does the exact same thing for 4 and a half minutes... But in all seriousness, I don't care how interesting your drum loops are. If you don't change up the tune sometime, the piece dies. I felt like I was sitting in front of my NES again, driving myself insane trying to beat the final dungeon, and muting my television because the music was so fucking annoying. The blunt and fatal truth: Too repetitive. Waaay too repetitive. The non-specific but morale-boosting truth: It's a great idea, just execute it more creatively. -chth Quote
Broken Enigma Posted January 10, 2004 Posted January 10, 2004 O-o this just goes to show how annoying the orignal was....this just has better devices used to create it...only thing about it is at the end where it does the little death music. Quote
Drin Tragen Posted February 7, 2004 Posted February 7, 2004 good.....maybe sometimes a little variation is better.....because i agree with everyone else and say that this mix is to repetetive. Quote
Kapuran Posted July 6, 2004 Posted July 6, 2004 I love it, this song just blows me away. Zelda is sweet, and this song just picks it up to a new level. The way the song ends is sheer brilliance as well. I give it a 9.5/10 Quote
MrNemo Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 There is something about the sound choice, as well as the repetition, that just seems to work well. The pad-like bass and the bottom end in general makes the song sound menacing. Pretty cool stuff. I can't say it is repetitive. There is some dissonance that helps the buildup at the end that I really enjoyed. Quote
SynthesizedStampede Posted April 17, 2005 Posted April 17, 2005 This is a good remake of the Zelda 1 Dungeon Theme. The sounds fit the mood perfectly, yet, I have to agree with everyone else in saying that it is repetitive. By around 2:26 it got quite "boring" because it was the same thing we heard just a minute ago, and at that point I think you should've just faded it out or added a bridge or something SIGNIFICANTLY different. Good stuff tho. 7/10 Quote
Kemusabi Posted April 18, 2005 Posted April 18, 2005 I don't know if it's my deep rooted heritage into Zelda or something else, but this is my favorite song I've heard anywhere. I play it in the woods on my ipod at night, and trust me, it's fitting. Quote
Hitman Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 the drum beat was good, it could have been shorter but overall it was a good song Quote
jordex Posted April 30, 2005 Posted April 30, 2005 No... I'm afraid this was a terrible song, far too repetive and the drumloop and all those effects the artist tried putting in just got annoying. The guy's probally producing some quality stuff now but this older song is just awful Quote
lady zelda Posted January 15, 2006 Posted January 15, 2006 Okay, so maybe it could've gotten more variation, but at least there is some extra icing on the cake i.e. you've got this single tune that prevails throughout, but you still have other cool sounds that build and build to this complex mixtutre of stuff at the end and it still keeps its composure and the main tune is never lost, which is good. The beginning is fun, it gets you into the mood quickly at least. Quote
Chaotic Descent Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 that flute at the end was way off-tune. in some parts it doesn't sound too bad being off-key with the rest of the song, but I wonder if it changes keys and becomes more off-tune at some parts, because it seems worse. I liked the sound of it before that though. At least it was good enough that I didn't care about repetition. Quote
OceansAndrew Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 I hope you like the dungeon theme, guys, because you are going to be hearing it a lot with this track. There are some effects that come and go to have each variation *slightly* different from the one before, but really it just goes on and on. Sorry, i'll pass. Quote
rchrdcrg Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 OMG... does anyone here happen to still have a copy of Gannon's Hollow? I'm the guy who wrote it, and I lost my only copy of it years ago... if anyone still has it, I'd be eternally greatful! Quote
Marmiduke Posted April 5, 2010 Posted April 5, 2010 Okay, so it's almost too easy to pick on this for being repetitive. And make no mistake, I'm giving this one low marks because of it. But I'm also here to defend it. I can understand this mix in the way I can understand other examples of ultra-repetitive loops (I'm a fan of videogame music, which should speak volumes). The amount of time spent droning on that same loop actually pays off once the small amount of variation starts to enter in at the end. It's like light at the end of the dungeon, so to speak. There's meaning to the madness in this one, I believe, and I think it belongs here on OCR. However, it is such an annoying song. It is more annoying than the source, because I find the source much easier to set aside and lose focus on. There's something about the loop that seems awkward and unfitting that the original seemed to avoid. I didn't like the looping cycle at all, and that's pretty much what this mix is about. So I'm not a fan. I think it's more than a straightforward remake, but the margin is quite tiny. Lots of room for improvement. Quote
MechaFone Posted May 28, 2010 Posted May 28, 2010 Repetitive. All the way through. But I like it. It's like it's giving the listener the point of the song, and it layers that over and over. Not much for someone who's looking for more, but I like this song just the way it is. Quote
bobby1983 Posted September 12, 2011 Posted September 12, 2011 alot (most) of these LOZ remixes are very boring but this one is great! thanks Quote
CyberSkull Posted June 29, 2014 Posted June 29, 2014 I like this ReMix. I think it really goes a ways towards capturing the tension of the dungeons in Zelda. Quote
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