djpretzel Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump Ice Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Very good work here. The variations really keep you interested througout the entire piece. Very relaxed piece. It really makes me want to go finish the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperZell Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Fantastic. The piano reminds me of Ambient Gemini (DKC) as much as Aquatic Ambience, which is a very good thing. Very well done DarkeSword, please keep up the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Got this one quite a while ago, and according to my media player, it's my 5th most listened to song. Liked it for a long period, and didn't start losing interest until about the 90th listen. Excellent job of giving the source material a completely different feel to it. Next to Angel, this is probably my favorite Darkesword mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 There are two things about DarkeSword that never fail to impress me - his ability to merge numerous songs seamlessly and his ability to make a song into something so completely different while keeping the source material easily recognisable. This song displays both aspects perfectly. While there is a notable difference between the sections in which the two different songs are used, they manage to build and flow in a way to compliment each other wonderfully. I love the soft, almost whimsical/carnival-like building piano, and the high, slightly warbling flute truly creates a feel of a worn, wind-blown desert loneliness, especially the light sprinkle of piano notes here and there. Certain "building" sections (especially using the choir-ish voices) add a feel of persistance and determination with a touch of mystery (such as the piano coming in around 2'12). Really a moody, beautiful piece of work. DarkeSword makes me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMage Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Whoa....nice. It's just got a feeling to it....hard to describe. A certain vibe that just makes it sound good. Yeah, that sums it up best, methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Skratch 'n' Sniff Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I've never heard the original... And I can't imagine it being any better than this. This is by far my favorite Darkesword mix yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benevolensaurus Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I've had this since I went to VGMix, looking for mixes from this game and from this original piece. I really like what DarkeSword did to this; the original was a more hard-hitting, classic Megaman-type piece (and very good, too, hence my search for said mixes), and he mixed it into something quite a bit more mellow and ambient. I always like it when people take a piece from one genre and successfully convert it into another one in their mixes. Yeah, this is some good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafter Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 A really great remix! The piano in the end reminds me of the first four minutes in Tubular Bells part 1 by Mike Oldfield =)! Very nice and relaxed, I think I´m gonna go after some more DarkeSword! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoeTaKa Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Really interesting take on the ambient electronica style. The different rhythm styles and phrasing really make for interesting parts of this song. I'm a very big fan of ambient electronica music, this does the stuff and does it at a high quality. Pading effects, electronic sounds and use of classical instruments have been made to good effect that really isn't quite easy. Parts of this song reminded me of Shadow hearts soundtrack, which is very neglected I would have thought djpretzel would have mentioned about that in the review. Good song I'll be listening for a while. On another note, repetition is used very well in this, hard to pull off. Good stuff, MegaMan is definately good source material for ambient electronica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darangen Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Sweet stuff Darke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporal Eschebone Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Simply superb. I love the flute and piano. Nice string work too. This also seems to be one of Darkesword's more relaxed pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial_AI Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 This is really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subz1987 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 the vibes sound like the theme from torvus bog in Metroid Prime 2: echoes. almost alike. this is a great piece, and i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 This is by far my favorite track from the Megaman Zero series. It doesn't surprise me that someone would choose to do a remix on this one. Excellent remix. If you liked this, there's another arrangement of it on the Onimusha Buraiden OST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Great, DarkeSword. Beautiful instruments. Good composition. Pleasant stuff. ^ ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vercalos Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 What a beautiful remix. Excellently done, it makes me want to go back and listen to the original just to get a basis for comparison. All an all an excellent piece for anyone to listen to, regardless of whether or not they've played the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlastikBag Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Yeah, I've had this song from VGMix for quite some time. I love it, easily one of my favorites from Darkesword. It reminds me of Metroid Prime music, its got that ambient feel to it. Excellent work here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSori Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I remember when Darkesword first put up a 2 min version of this in the WIP forum. Listened to it then and Go thooked. I think i asked him about finishing it everytime he put up a topic too (oh well sorry abotu being excessive). So when he finally did finish this and post it I abotu had a heart attack. I was again amazed by this remix. Its just increibdle. It is without a doubt one of if not my favorite remix on this site. Increidble job Darke sword. this is amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brim Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 I've been waiting for a remix out of the Megaman Zero 2 game, and I don't think I could've expected much better than this. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razor's edge Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Oh man. This reminds me of at least five of my favorite games...of which only one actually contains the source material -- love the piano and flute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventrex Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I think this mix may end up joining the ranks of Pretzel's 'Sunken Suite' (Mario 64) and SuperGreenX's 'Frame of Mind' (Beyond Good & Evil) as a beautiful mix. I enjoyed the first two minutes immensely. Listening to them felt like being submerged in a vast oceanscape of bliss and beauty. To be honest, the middle felt a bit out of place, but I can't judge that since I haven't actually played this game. However, I feel this middle is necessary, as it acts as a transition and return to the oceanscape, incorporating all elements of the song into a shining whole. Overall, a very melodic and inspiring piece. Great job, DarkeSword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickstrike Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 This exactly what remix's on this site should be. The artist did a very good job of making a new iteration of the original track - but he used different instuments to achieve this in a creative way that opened the doors to something new. Very Good Job, DarkeSword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberbox Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 I remember hearing the "work in progress version" on vgmix big improvement in this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sesshomaru Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 If I had a theme song for myself, this would be it. Excellent work, and great listening material - what more could you want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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