djpretzel Posted June 28, 2004 Posted June 28, 2004 djpretzel, Here's a remix of the level 1 stage 4 music from Kirby's Dreamland 3 (SNES). It's a great little game that's often overlooked because it's too "kiddie", even despite the fact that it's one of the few platform games ever made with co-op built in. I chose it for a couple of reasons: the first being the lack of remixes for the Kirby series on your site , and the second being the perfect adaptability of the melody to the piano. As the title suggests, I took a slightly rag-style approach, which means I went pretty easy on the instruments and effects aside from some drums and a bassline. While the comparatively lonely sound of the piano banging away may displease some, I felt it was the best way to maintain the cheerfulness and pep of the original while staying true to my goal. Anyway, here's a link to the song: If you accept it, credit it to Moose Jr. If not, C&C would be appreciated. Thanks! Moose Jr.
Protricity Posted June 30, 2004 Posted June 30, 2004 Issues: Way too short, piano lacks human touch, ending is really really poor, mastering/sound quality is meh. Cool things: I love the idea and style. Rag yo. Needs to be better, but still pretty cool. NO
DarkeSword Posted July 1, 2004 Posted July 1, 2004 Piano is so mechanical it hurts. Percussion is repetitive, and the bassline really sounds like something that would be ripped straight from the game. There are no highs and lows to this piece, really. It just keeps going with those eighth note intervals over and over without amounting to much. NO
Malcos Posted July 5, 2004 Posted July 5, 2004 This is really robotic piano, and lacks the human element. The drums and percussion seem to add to this effect. This would have been better had it been more human. I like the idea, but humanise it! NO
GrayLightning Posted July 5, 2004 Posted July 5, 2004 This is not bad. There's several problems that put this mix below the bar of OCR. As others have said everything is too mechanical. There's very little expression. It's repetitive and every section almost sounds the same. More arrangement, expansion would help this mix quite a bit. Also more attention paid to production is needed. Piano should be a bit more present. Samples here are very average. If you can use soundfonts, try getting higher soundfonts at www.hammersound.net Fun mix. Keep working at it. NO
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