DragonAvenger Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Contact Information Jayson Litrio magickal7@aol.com reverbnation.com/jaysonlitrio Submission Information Mega Man 2 (NES) My arrangement: "Airman's Piano Bar" Original song: Airman's Theme Comments: Hey guys! It has been WAY too long since I've submitted an arrangement.. and I'm mad at myself! My resolution is to submit way more often, and find the time, in between writing originals, to be a bigger part of this amazing place. I've watched it grow since the start, and I couldn't have done it better -- you guys produced such an amazing website and community -- and there's no reason to submit any where else on the planet. A few hours ago, I got another random email about "Dr. Wily's Wedding", and I just can't believe I still get messages about it all these years later.. I thought I'd 'give back' to all who have shared their stories with me, and had such kind words, by trying another Mega Man 2 arrangement in a similar style. So I sat right down to take a break from what I was working on, and this is what I came up with. Much more "abstract" this time around.. I'm not even sure if I like it myself yet.. LOL. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to sending in an upbeat arrangement next time, for a different game title. - Jayson -------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vig Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Ah Jayson Litrio. Wily's Wedding is one of the best piano mixes on the site. Not going to linger on the piano sound; it's fine, though it sounds a bit boxy in the lower octaves, like you've got the lid simulation on. Honestly, I think this is pretty tight, but the arrangement is really straightforward and doesn't bring much to the table. The string supplementation is used tastefully, but there's just not enough elaboration in the arrangement here. I'm a fan of yours, but have to pass on this one. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halc Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I'm cool on the arrangement, though I think you could trim out some of the repetition of the main melody. the string section was a great touch, but the long attack and heavy reverb didn't feel natural, and the writing could have deviated a little more from the piano writing with solid performance and sound quality (aside from the string sample), I'd say this is over the bar. might not be the most interpretive arrangement of all time, but I don't think it's a dealbreaker. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Vig pretty much said what I was going to say and more. It's a nice arrangement, but just too straightforward. Hope you keep submitting more! NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 There is a lot of nice rubato and the performance is good, but I agree that the string sample isn't cutting it, and overall I feel it's too close to the original. I do think Opening up the lower end of the piano sound would be nice, but the real issue here is the arrangement being too conservative. I really like the piece, but I think a little more interpretation needs to happen. No, please resubmit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I wasn't that crazy about the piano sound, something seemed keyboard-ish about it. However, the reverb settings were good so that helped the realism. The string sample was pretty out-of-place, and there was one random chime sweep that threw me off too. Arrangement-wise I liked this more than most of the other judges, but it was a little underwhelming. The combination ultimately makes this a NO for me, sorry. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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