djpretzel Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Email sub file Killer Instinct - The wolf of the Opera (OC ReMix).mp3 - djp Remixer name: Uboichi Real name: Uub Jacobson E-mail: uubjacobson@quicknet.com Song: The Wolf of the Opera Original Song: Tooth & Claw Game: Killer Instinct System: SNES Original composer: Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate I was just messing around while playing the piano when WinAmp shifted to Tooth & Claw (Yeah, I always leave WinAmp on while I’m playing piano ” ). It didn’t take very long before the inspiration started to pour into my head. Tooth & Claw is quite a heavy piece, so I considered just one piano wouldn’t be enough, thus I added another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vig Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 hmm. i'm kinda borderline on this one. i think the two-piano setup was a positive decision, i think the mix benefits from the extra hands. the first part is great. it also has little if anything to do with the original. the mix as a whole seems more creative and inspired than many of the sound-alike piano mixes from other unnamed mixers we hear. my qualm is that i think the second section might have sounded better if rather than two pianos, the mixer had used one piano and a heavy string section. Furthermore, it sounds very sequenced, and somewhat unnatural. would have been better without quantization. I dont think this adds up to no. so have a YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny B Posted October 23, 2004 Share Posted October 23, 2004 Original, well-sequenced and moody. Would have liked to hear more dynamic contrast, and there are a few little sound quality issues, mostly staccatos that are just a bit too short. Nice work. YES -D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protricity Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 We get a lot of cool piano tracks on this site. Though sequencing shouldn't be shunned, its definately not as impressive as live. Furthermore, I like to think theres a higher standard for piano pieces. Furtherfurthermore, the sound quality is rather low for this song. Very low-grade sf. The remix itself is pretty good, but I say find a good pianist and record it live, or midi it with better sample quality, and ofcourse, make it longer. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 http://www.snesmusic.org/spcsets/ki.rsn - Sabrewulf (ki-21.spc) The arrangement is fine, but like Danny alluded to (though on a not-as-significant level), there's not enough dynamic contrast here. It was a lot more of a problem for me than it was for him, as I thought the delivery was dry/one-dimensional and lacked emotion & energy the whole way through. Moving into the more recognizable source arrangement at 1:35, everything lacks presence and just plods along. While Uub infers that this is live piano, I certainly hope this wasn't. This needs much more emotive/fuller delivery to reach the perceived bar for piano material. Not bad, but incomplete in that sense. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayLightning Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Yes there are issues here, particularly the lack of dynamics. I also thought there was way too much staccato playing. The humanization isn't the very best, but I don't think our standards should be so narrowly focused where quality material is just nonchallantly rejected for requiring a live pianist. At least in this case where I feel beyond that one main flaw, everything else is very well done. I thought the overall sequencing, execution and considering the sophisticated and complex material here; the end result was definitely above the bar in my opinion. The beginning really reminds me of Rachmaninov. A very good thing. Enjoyable and passable in my book. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vig Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 i thought the dynamics were decent. didnt get as soft as it could have, but the velocity values are hardly all the same. the bigger problem in my mind is that the playing is obviously sequenced and quantized. i think it would have been better with a more natural feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcos Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 The arrangement was good and quite varied throughout. The interpretation of the original is good, I like the scary feel in the intro, very appropriate styling in the original sections which flows in well with the main theme. Having 2 pianos was a good idea, making for a fuller, more complex-sounding mix. The only thing that this lacks somewhat is the human element. Perhaps if a softer section was in there somewhere? I'm saying YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts