sknocturnal Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Well I remix music, but not in the sense of "remixing" since I like to keep great originals the same. Basically I upgrade and sometimes re-arrange older songs. The re-arrangements are usually minor since I want to keep the original feel to the songs I remake. However, I do make the older video game songs sound "up to date". So it's basically a HUGE update in the quality of the songs I make. I also take request. Here are soem examples of my work. **Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 - Son Gohan Theme** (SNES) Original: Sknocturnal: **Dragon Ball Z: Super Butoden 2 - Broly Theme** (SNES) Original: Sknocturnal: **Castlevania SoTN "Wood Carving Partita"** Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__T2V0RUB1E Sknocturnal: **Rush n Attack - Final boss Theme** (NES) [slightly re-arranged and extended] Original: Sknocturnal: **Megaman 3 - Whistle Concert *skn_orchestrated arranged** [NES] Original: Sknocturnal: **Duck Tales 2 - Egypt (NES)** [i guess this would be a rock remix] Original: Sknmak: I have many other songs on my youtube page as well. If you've listen to them they are basically the same songs, but all have a upgrade in quality. What do you guys think about my work thus far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Legendary Zoltan Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I listened to Wood Carving Partitia. They will not accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 the judges don't actually accept anything all of the remixes are done by the wingless under an infinite number of aliases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 WIP forum is for threads like these. Please us them, for the future. Your work isn't too bad. It does, however, go against one of the basic premises of OCR - they're all about rearranging the music in an artistic fashion while retaining the essence of the source. You believe in retaining the original as purely as possible (upgrading the sound, but not the arrangement, if possible). It's a conflict of ideologies that OCR won't accept, so no, it's safe to say your work won't be accepted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sknocturnal Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 Thanks CHIPP Damage, Bleck and Gario.......*sigh*....guess ocremix isn't the place for my music then. Well I guess there's always my youtube page. I understand the whole remix thing, I thought things would've changed a bit by now. I think the Duck Tales song would be accepted here wouldn't it? I made it "rock'ish" so give it a listen. I understand what you guys are saying though, Is there any other sites big like this site that allows video game music "upgrades" [so to speak]? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 As far as OCR goes, check out the "Arrangement" section here: http://ocremix.org/info/Submission_Standards_and_Instructions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Is there any other sites big like this site that allows video game music "upgrades" [so to speak]? This thread has plenty. Take your pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Well, if you want to let your music out onto the world, http://soundcloud.com/ works, http://www.gameremixes.com/ is more videogame-oriented, remix.thasauce.net might accept your music, www.newgrounds.com is an interesting place to post on, and... well, www.youtube.com . Go ahead and post your stuff on those places and see how they fair. I don't think the Ducktales track would fly, either, because of the quiet production quality of it. Don't be afraid to check out the WIP forums, if you want to try your hand at making an OCR type song (or hell, even checking to see if any of these tracks could be re-arranged to become OCR style tracks) - people are willing to help, there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 You can try to post your works in the WiP forums to get feedback and to improve your mixes and make them acceptable for OCR. A lot of people give feedback and help others to complete their mixes, just try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC2151 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Yeah Midi replacements aren't exactly remixes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nase Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Yeah Midi replacements aren't exactly remixes. sure they are, they just aren't arrangements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 sure they are, they just aren't arrangements. If you wanna get technical and go back to the more accepted definition of "remix," they really aren't, actually - they don't (re)use the original game audio. It does take some amount of decision-making and creativity to take a MIDI and decide which instruments to swap out, and where, but we're really looking for much more than that, and we always will be. Also, my personal take is that if I want to hear the original composition - verbatim - I'll just go for the original instrumentation as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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