Yume Nikki, Ending song (or any of the great, simple songs)

[Verile]

Surprised there's not a single remix on this site for this niche gem. You'd think someone would want to be 1st for e-peen if nothing else.

Game and music created solely by Kikiyama on RPGmaker 2003. Game itself takes place in the warped dreams of a girl suffering mighty terrible with no dialogue, just lots of vivid imagery, dreamscapes, and music to set the tone and left open to interpretation. Very surreal.

http://www.theneitherworld.com/yumenikki/links.htm

[EC2151]

i'd imagine it would be pretty hard to remix a song that's 2 seconds long.

Though that hasn't stopped some people, like whoever made that 26 effects album.

[ad.mixx]

i'd imagine it would be pretty hard to remix a song that's 2 seconds long.

Though that hasn't stopped some people, like whoever made that 26 effects album.

24 effects actually, so there's no confusion

i actually tried remixing this song a while back.. made it into a trip hop song.. but i didn't end up finishing it because it's just a super hard song to remix. though it's something that i do want to finish, if not just restart all together with a new piano sample i have.

take this barracks settlement remix though:

https://www.box.com/s/lp9yr0fdaunyk0b4obnd

and you can listen to the wip for the ending remix if you want to

https://www.box.com/s/mmp3dxofbkm457szb7ry basically what i want to do with it.

[Verile]

i'd imagine it would be pretty hard to remix a song that's 2 seconds long.

Doesn't that make it easier actually? I'd imagine it's harder to remix a song that's very complex without mutilating the source. I'm under the impression that remixers like to take these video game songs and add/remix them by adding their own personal touches from whatever inspiration they drew from the game or external sources.

The simpler the source the simpler it would be to arrange and alter while still staying true to the original, right?

[Verile]

i actually tried remixing this song a while back.. made it into a trip hop song.. but i didn't end up finishing it because it's just a super hard song to remix. though it's something that i do want to finish, if not just restart all together with a new piano sample i have.

That's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. That barracks settlement remix is awesome. Its mood is completely different, uplifting while still retaining that twinge of somberness from the original. Almost like they're trying to rebuild and populate that barren town in the desert. Downloaded.

As for the ending song remix, I don't have enough technical knowledge to advise so take what I say with a grain. But because the source is so simple and after listening to what you have so far, just before it ends it feels like you should be going into an original arrangement there that uses the source as a base and keeps referring back to it as you add to it, if that makes any sense. I feel an urge for it to expand.

I'm sure it's easier said than done but I'm just telling you what my mind is expecting to hear as that 01:48 mark approaches.

Thanks for the links and your works.