DragonAvenger Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Submission of "Iron Will March", part of the Mega Man X series "Maverick Rising" project. Contact Information * Your ReMixer name Torzelan * Your real name Joachim Sandberg * Your email address torzelan@gmail.com * Your website http://torzelan.com * Your userid 16578 Submission Information * Name of game(s) arranged Mega Man X8 * Name of individual song(s) arranged VS Lumine ~ The First Form * Additional information about game including composer, system, etc. (if it has not yet been added to the site) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_Man_X8 - Composer(s): Yuko Komiyama Naoto Tanaka Shinya Okada Platform(s): PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows * Link to the original soundtrack (if it is not one of the sound archives already available on the site) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajeK8ooQuQ (Mirror: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40R_MQzEvJ8 ) * Your own comments about the mix, for example the inspiration behind it, how it was made, etc. So, this is my first attempt at something other than straight covers, and certainly my hardest effort yet in the production area! (FL Studio represent!) As a HUGE Mega Man fan (my favorite universe!) I just could not let the opportunity pass when Bahamut unveiled his X series project; and I knew the opportunity was not only to be part of something that awesome but also to grow in trying to reach that "OCR quality". Whether or not I'm there yet, I've definitely improved in every conceivable way - so THANK YOU to everyone who has shared their knowledge, and special thanks to zircon and Sixto who have been incredibly helpful both directly and indirectly through IRC and tutorials. Anyway, knowing that a ton of people would join a project like this, I decided to avoid the really popular and obvious tracks. Mega Man X8 as a game positively surprised me and I figured it could use all the attention it could get, so I went for VS Lumine ~ The First Form. Being the build-up to the old "REAL final battle/form" trope (here VS Lumine ~ The Second Form, a much faster track), I wanted it to be a heavy "(not-quite-)calm before the storm" type of thing, if that makes any sense. The title intentionally has two meanings depending on how you read "will"; it both refers to Lumine and the Mavericks' determination toward their goal of a "new world", and to the simple fact that their armies are made of... durable material. So yeah, thanks for listening! -- Joachim 'Torzelan' Sandberg -------------------------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ajeK8ooQuQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 Pretty cool take on this source. You've taken the background string melody and brought it to the forefront, and it really works here. What's holding this back is that after you've used the string melody for the opening, and then the guitar, you use it again as the background for some soloing....and that's about it. I might be missing something, but that's the only application of the source I'm hearing in here. Along with that, the mix is only 2:18 long, which doesn't afford you a lot of time to expand much on the themes. Production is pretty good overall, although the strings feel a little mechanical, and there's a couple times where the drum pedal sounds a little unnatural to me. Pretty nitpick on those points, though. I like this start a lot, but it's just not developed enough. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Really nice sounding rhythmic chugs; nice and clean, though the sustained ones lack the power of the punchy notes. The strings sound slightly behind the beat, and a bit mechanical, but otherwise, I am feeling the sound on this. The issue is how completely short the track is. It gives you a taste of the melody, rips out a solo, and then fades out. It seems way too underdeveloped, which is disappointing, because I was really feeling this. Please expand this further and resubmit, I would love to hear this finished! No, please resubmit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 This is sounding great! A few things though. The fastest blastbeats are super mechanical, there is no dynamic variation there. Check your MIDI data and work with the velocity and timing, fast kickdrum action like that never sounds clean like that. Strings sound a bit mechanical because of the attack but it's not a huge deal. Big issue is expanding this a bit and incorporating more parts of the source. The backing is so great that it wouldn't take much I think. Maybe with an organ, guitar lead or something? This is a great start and I urge you to take it to the next level! NO(resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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