DragonAvenger Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Avaris Website: www.sonic-elements.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SonicElements Twitter: http://twitter.com/#sonicelements Wild Arms Oh Abbey Maiden... ReMix: Premonitions This remix is for the Wild Arms project please do not post until the project is released. ReMix linkage: Comments: The main focus of this mix was to combine elements of electronica and dark movie scores. Think Ghost in the Shell and Akira soundtracks. Since the source is so simple it was a lot of fun to fill in the blank spots with everything else. I chose numerous psycho acoustic soundsources from Omnisphere to help colour the track. In order to bring a since of familiarity to listeners I included sustained strings and lots of layered ethnic vocals. Thanks for listening! ------------------------ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3HpoOBaRI
DragonAvenger Posted February 1, 2011 Author Posted February 1, 2011 Great expansion on the original source, I like everything you've done here. Synth choice is very complimentary, and the vocals add a lot of mystery to the piece. Speeding up the original also worked very well in your advantage. YES
OceansAndrew Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 There's a strong intro that really grabs me, and some excellent synth choices; they all have a lot of character, and while things get busy in the soundscape, it never gets too muddy. The vocals and strings work well; the string articulation s are somewhat rough in spots, but overall feel good, and pacing is rock solid. The structure is similar to the original, but like you said, you really filled in the blanks well, and the expansion level is excellent. There are a lot of details added beyond just a genre conversion, and the arrangement keeps the charm of the original while branching out significantly. Yes
Palpable Posted March 7, 2011 Posted March 7, 2011 Love that intro and the way this builds. Once this hit full steam, it didn't quite deliver on the epic intro, but was still enjoyable. I did think the melody was a little marginalized under all those other layers, but stood out from time to time and that helped paint the connection. Awesome sound design and production - this is definitely your strongest yet on that front, Shaun. YES
halc Posted April 22, 2011 Posted April 22, 2011 this is great. excellent treatment of a somewhat limited source with some very creative sounds. really, really love the pizzicato-esque synth entering at 1:12 . I don't know if I'd say this tops 'Breakbeat Market' in terms of production or sound design, but you know what the heck you're doing. excellent work. YES
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