SMB 1, 2, 3 Medley

[TheTremendousFew]

Hey guys! I've been putting some time into a remixed medley of themes from the first three Super Mario Bros. games. I'd love to get some feedback! I'm wondering if my arrangement is a little too static, or not far removed enough from the sources. Tell me what you think!

Track:

https://soundcloud.com/tremendousfew/smb3-medley-wip1

Sources:

SMB1 Overworld

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpOAYDkeCtQ

SMB2 Overworld

SMB3 Overworld

Thanks a ton!

[SparkTunez]

To be honest.... it was pretty boring. The sections you remixed were too long, they sounded too much like the original, and some parts were too slow for my taste. Also, I can barely hear the percussion, which makes the song sound even more dull. Needs a little work, but you're getting there!

[Nostalvania]

I agree with SparkTunez, the songs are very close to the source tunes. The combination of the SMB1 and 2 theme at 1:56 doesn't work IMO.

Keep working on it!

[timaeus222]

The instruments were pretty basic, especially the percussion. The SMB1 overworld also had a wrong note. You tried to put it into a minor key for part of it, but it doesn't work.

You stuck to the first OW for too long, IMO. Sounds like you did a MIDI remix and tacked on the other two in the same way. 1:08 is really jarring and there's nothing to connect the two themes.

1:56 tempo change to the new theme is really obvious.

You had a good idea with trying to connect these themes together as they should be related a little, but it wasn't quite as seamless as it should be for it to be a medley with interest. Maybe it'd be better if you tried one song at a time first, and then later on when you get really familiar with these themes and transitions, you can try again.