anclunn Posted June 22, 2004 Posted June 22, 2004 Simply doing this piece in a single instrument takes something away from it. I remember beating the game several times over and over, just to hear this song . I think it honestly needs to be orchestral, otherwise it just loses the magic. I guess I really have no right to complain though, making a ReMix (Although this is closer to an arrangment) doesn't take away from the origional. If it weren't for the fact that I'm already deep within remixing another song I'd jump at a follow up to this, but would probably still fall short of the origional. Some songs just can't be done much better than when they were on the SNES. (*couch* Magus theme *cough*). Quote
Geoffrey Taucer Posted June 22, 2004 Posted June 22, 2004 absolutely beautiful. It's been so long since I've heard the original that I don't remember it at all, but I absolutely love this piece. Very blissful and beautiful. Quote
Ytmh Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 Well, no. I'm not very good with soundfonts and all that jazz, if I really intended to do something with a piano I'd record a live one. (If you look hard enough, there is always a friend of a friend who owns a piano, or an uncle, etc etc.) And, well, it sounds like an improvisation, which is why I didn't really dig it much. Improvising on a song is all fine and dandy but you have to be really incredible to craft it really well and all that stuff. Quote
VGJunky Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 I think it's great, awesome for a relaxing piece to listen to. Quote
BogusRed Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 Well, no. I'm not very good with soundfonts and all that jazz, if I really intended to do something with a piano I'd record a live one. (If you look hard enough, there is always a friend of a friend who owns a piano, or an uncle, etc etc.) Yeah sure I've got relatives and friends who own pianos but honestly, how many people do you know that have pianos that are actually in tune and in good shape? I'm looking into possibly using one of the concert pianos at my college. Quote
Dhsu Posted June 23, 2004 Posted June 23, 2004 I can sympathize with how hard it is to find both a good piano AND decent recording equipment in the same place. Which is why I'm lucky to have friends with awesome SoundFonts. Quote
Thornless Rose Posted June 24, 2004 Posted June 24, 2004 not my style, but it works. beautifully arranged piece of music, definitely of OCR standards. if you dig piano and zelda, check it out. Quote
SirLouie Posted June 25, 2004 Posted June 25, 2004 Very minimal piece. No bells, no whistles, no strings, no in-game samples. No kidding. This arrangement is beautiful, relaxing, and emotional; it's just what Link needs after a hard day saving the world. I love the expression in varied velocity - I read that the original version of this piece didn't have touch sensitivity, and I cannot bear to imagine this piece without it. The extra high note at 3:08 is out of tune, just like many real pianos at that octave . From 2:56 on, it seems to be like Link is readying himself for rest, but is fighting sleep, and at 3:08 he just slumps over, respectfully, from exhaustion. After all, he just saved the world. Again. And a person watching just goes "aww..." as the rest of the piece is Link gingerly falling asleep clutching his pillow tight, getting his well deserved rest. (everybody with me now) "Aww..." A real piano would have been helpful for expressing the ending just a little bit better, as the piano sample loops the high note without decaying it (see 3:31 - 3:37). But all in all I like this remix a lot. Bravo, BogusRed - I admire both your musical arrangement and your performance talent. Quote
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted June 27, 2004 Posted June 27, 2004 The extra high note at 3:08 is out of tune, just like many real pianos at that octave . Thank you, 30+ replies and I thought no one was going to mention it. The piano does not sound like crap, it sounds very good, it's just this one note IMO. Quote
Sandman53 Posted June 29, 2004 Posted June 29, 2004 I loved this song all the way....beautifully played. The best hands down... Quote
Shadow of Light Posted June 29, 2004 Posted June 29, 2004 This song = awesome. Excellent job BogusRed. Quote
Aranel Calafalas Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 OMFG!!! I have heard some great piano playing in my life, but this song takes the cake. It was simply beeeeutiful! Quote
Cerd_Fen Posted July 2, 2004 Posted July 2, 2004 It was me playing the piano! I just recorded it through MIDI. If you were to listen to me play this song live, there wouldn't be much difference as far as skill level. The arrangement would be different however, because I play improvisationally. I play all the songs I know differently each time I play them. ...Do you still have the original recording through the MIDI keyboard? I'd like to learn this song if you'd let me. Quote
BogusRed Posted July 4, 2004 Posted July 4, 2004 It was me playing the piano! I just recorded it through MIDI. If you were to listen to me play this song live, there wouldn't be much difference as far as skill level. The arrangement would be different however, because I play improvisationally. I play all the songs I know differently each time I play them. ...Do you still have the original recording through the MIDI keyboard? I'd like to learn this song if you'd let me. Yes I have the MIDI available for download here: http://www.bogusred.net/mmdl/music/BogusRed-Into_the_Golden_Sunset.mid Quote
BlueEnvy Posted July 7, 2004 Posted July 7, 2004 Well, the arrangement end of this song is fairly good, giving a new age-ish take on this zelda theme. However, the performance was a little iffy to me. As a whole it feels very choppy: sometimes you seem to rush a bit, or an arpeggiated passage isnt very smooth. Things like this occur frequently throughout and it would have been better if more time had been spent on the performance. However, much of what I said could be due to you playing it differently each time; improvising differently with the theme each time. I know from experience in improvising on the piano how one changes the song each time its played, which does make the performance end less solid. I usually memorize almost all of a song of mine so that only one or two spots are constantly different, but that's just me. Anyway, moving away from the performance, the arrangement itself was nice, except for some spots where it didnt flow well. 2:36- There is a resolving chord, followed directly by a tense sounding one. It just doesn't sound right to me, and the change isn't smooth. 3:15- There is a space followed by a lead into the next part that sounds awkward. The Ending- The lower chord after the high notes doesn't seem to fit, as it is rather random and unnecessary. OK, so those are picky things but to me they hurt the piece. Overall, I think that the arrangement and performance is good but could definately been improved on. ~Blue Quote
BBB Posted July 23, 2004 Posted July 23, 2004 I love it. If I credit you, can I play this at a concert? Quote
premiumg Posted September 15, 2004 Posted September 15, 2004 can someone make a sheet music out of this for me?? I dont have the software to make it from midi. Quote
jordex Posted September 17, 2004 Posted September 17, 2004 you could prob find a free trial of one on google or something now for the remix, its beautiful, i love it! but i prefere mcvaffes version more, I'm just not a big a fan of plain piano Quote
BBB Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 can someone make a sheet music out of this for me??I dont have the software to make it from midi. i'm working on it. i only have band in a box, though and this is my first time. Quote
RoeTaKa Posted September 27, 2004 Posted September 27, 2004 BogusRed I respect you so much, so much to login to your web site and not be sure what to do . Your piano skills are quite the member of my heart yes I sent this song to my girlfriend and we listen to it alot sometimes...whilst drinking tea haha. Quote
Kyros Posted November 21, 2004 Posted November 21, 2004 Yes, when a sheet music of this is made, please let me know on aim Quote
frashpikass Posted December 4, 2004 Posted December 4, 2004 I love this song! I cry when I listen it! Quote
Elana Posted January 9, 2005 Posted January 9, 2005 Hi everyone. My name's Elana, and I'm new here (so be nice! ). This arrangement, "Into the Golden Sunset" by BogusRed, literally moved me to create an account for these forums, just so I could comment on this breathtaking piece of work. I myself am not a mixer, and my only experience in musical composition involves about 6 years of piano lessons However, like the saying goes, I may not know art, but I know what I like. And I love this piece. I find the source material to be emotive and moving to begin with, and BogusRed's arrangement captures everything I love about the original. I can't stop listening to it. Thank you so much for doing one of my most beloved songs justice. Quote
rotarywrath Posted January 10, 2005 Posted January 10, 2005 Truely a work of art! This is one of my favorite Oc mixes! Quote
Jabberbox Posted July 2, 2005 Posted July 2, 2005 although the piano synth got on my nerves at first, it really is'nt noticeable if you just let yourself get carried away wih the music itself. Quote
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