DragonAvenger Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Contact Information CJthemusicdude Chris CJthemusicdude@gmail.com CJthemusicdude.com CJthemusicdude Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: Gunstar Heroes Name of individual song(s) arranged: Green (Seven force) and Pinky's stage (Ancient ruins). Name of remix: Rapid Chaser Additional information: System = Genesis. Composer = Norio Hanzawa Link to the original soundtrack: and Your own comments about the mix: Gunstar Heroes is a very tricky soundtrack to remix but it needs much more love so I gave it my best shot. I decided to mesh "Ancient Ruins" and "Seven Force" together. Hope you enjoy
DragonAvenger Posted April 21, 2011 Author Posted April 21, 2011 Seven Force is a pretty cool source. Not really feeling Ancient Ruins, but you did some good work with it. Arrangement-wise, you've got a lot of different sections here, and there really isn't much flow between them. Can't say I'm feeling the sound effect transition at all especially; the momentum you had there was effectively killed. Each of these different sections could probably be expanded into their own songs. Samples are pretty basic, although I think for the most part you are using them well. A lot of this feels mechanical as well, I think a little humanization will help things out a bit. There are definitely some good moments in here, but I think this needs a lot of work on the arrangement, possibly an overhaul. NO (resubmit)
OceansAndrew Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Some really cool arrangement ideas, and a few that fall flat. The transitions were a weak point, though the second SFX one worked better I thought. The samples are pretty generic, and are sometimes effective, but the drums, orch hits, and a few of the pads sound really 1 dimensional. The mechanical sequencing isn't really helping either, and the explosion SFX sound like they are clipping the track. :/ I think the production aspect needs more polish, and the transitions could be improved, but arrangement-wise I think it's pretty good. See if you can replace the samples with something a little more exciting, and clean up that clipping. No, please resubmit
Nutritious Posted June 1, 2011 Posted June 1, 2011 Not a whole lot to add to what's been said. Transitions and sample quality were definite weak points here. Some distortion at :20 from pushing the levels too hard. As DA mentioned, some of these separate sections sound like they could develop into separate mixes, which prevents this from feeling overall like a cohesive arrangement. You're definitely showing promise here, so don't get discouraged. Keep working on your mixes and definitely utilize the WIP boards and workshop mods if you haven't already. No, resubmit please
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