DragonAvenger Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Original Decision Remix title: Canopy Crawl Contact Information ReMixer name: evory, gintokipianist Real name: Jeremy Ng, Tom Egan Email: jeremyngyd@hotmail.com, gintokipianist@hotmail.co.uk User ID: 31417, 41307 Submission Information Game arranged: Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Song arranged: Jungle Jitters Source: [GBA] and a little bit of [sNES] Original thread: ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33168 Additional information Tom: This piece seemed to me to be a study on different genres/musical styles with this in mind frequent tempo and dynamic changes are were used to animate the piece. Jeremy: This was one of my few moments of really improvisatory writing -- I didn't really have a structure in mind when I set out writing this piece. Heck, I wasn't even that familiar with the source. So what happened was I listened to the source a few times through, took note of small sections that jumped out at me and modified them to fit the piece, went back to the source, and repeated the process until a suitable ending popped up. I guess it shows in that the arrangement may sound a little ragtag at times, and seems to flit between different styles of writing, but most of the piece remains centred on the I and V chords that are dominant in the piece, and that the piece is rooted in, puns certainly intended. Tom brilliantly learned the piece and performed it in a couple of days, adding a few jazzy flourishes here and there to really spice up the piece, which I think worked quite well. With what is (to me) a better piano sample, hopefully this'll make it past you judges the second time around. Oh, and this piece is a bonus track on the DKC3 remix project, and here's hoping that it does the whole album justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 Gotta say, the intro still feels strange to me, like it wants to be jazzy, but it feels so square. Aside from that, I think there are a ton of improvements in the playing to make things more clear and have more variation overall. What it is coming down to, at this point, is the piano sample. I think it's better, but I still am not feeling like it's where it needs to be for a solo piece. Vinnie is pretty good at hitting on that specifically, so I hope he will have some advice for you to get it to where it needs to be. Hate to throw it back at you, but it's definitely closer to where it needs to be. NO (resub) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palpable Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Yeah like Deia said, the piano sample still isn't great (though I don't remember the last version well enough to tell you if it's an improvement), but I think as important here, the playing has the same feeling of being too even and sequenced (or at least quantized). I don't have any advice for getting a better sample unfortunately, but you may want to reach out to people in the Workshop forum, or to ReMixers with posted solo piano mixes, and see what they have to say. NO (resubmit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I definitely agree that the piano sample and sequencing needs a slight upgrade to get passed. I'd recommend talking to a piano soloist; Rexy is pretty active in the community and may be able to help. No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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