OceansAndrew Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Remixer Name: DarkEclipse702 Real Name: Thomas Yee Email: 4Elementsword@gmail.com Website: www.youtube.com/DarkEclipse702 Name of Game: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the 7 Stars Name of Song: Mallow's Sad Song Name of Remix: Mallow's Lament Additional Information: Yoko Shimomura composed this, and the game is for the SNES. Comments: This is basically my orchestral take on this beautiful and heart-rending track from Super Mario RPG. It is inspired by Kyle Landry, whose performed an arrangement of his own on piano. I hope you enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 So at first this sounding insanely liberal, but after a bunch of listens, I am starting to hear the connections to the source. What really threw me off were the very ear-catching original parts, so nice work composing those. The variations of the theme were interesting and well done. The production was a bit of a mixed bag, however. Some of the samples sounded pretty fakey, specifically the strings, and overall, the room sound was pretty far back. The balance was pretty good, but really, it sounded like I was at a recital, and had really bad seats. I'd reduce the reverb on the master channel considerably to the nuances are a little easier to hear. The arrangement takes some time to wrap your head around but is very good, but the production needs to be tightened up, in both the sequencing and the production. I'd love to hear this again. No, please resubmit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 What struck me first is how distant everything sounded. It felt like the very back of a concert hall, which made everything seem almost live at first, until some of the samples came in and really sealed the deal. The reverb really needs to be toned down here. As Andrew mentioned, some of the samples are pretty fake sounding, and I feel like it bring the overall arrangement, which is really good in my opinion, down. I'd like for you to work to get things sounding more realistic, and this one would be a pass for me pretty easily. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Samples are just not cutting it; very mechanical sounding, particularly the strings. This is also mixed very quietly and the reverb makes it sound like it's being played very far away. Arrangement is pretty good but you really need to make this something someone can listen to without having to reach for the volume controls. NO resub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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