Saunders Posted May 26, 2002 Share Posted May 26, 2002 Xenogears 'Dale of the Wind' Starting off with strings, this piece of work is really nice and soothing. A very sweet song. This tune actually sounds less like a mix, and more like OSV material. Not a lot to say, as honestly, I’m not really into the song, but it’s a great piece of work anyways. 3/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shhteve Posted July 22, 2002 Share Posted July 22, 2002 This is just an utterly amazing track.. I love music that people take time with, especially when it's a slow emotional song. Very well done Dale! I like your work a lot, I've even looked up several other songs by you. Keep hooking up Overclocked Remix with your wonderful sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleb.G Posted August 17, 2002 Share Posted August 17, 2002 Very beautiful. That's all that needs to be said. I like how you placed a section of Chrono Cross's "Arni Village" song at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Heart Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 ....I'm surprised not many people aren't rushing to this song... oh well there loss if they dont dl this song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Morse Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 *sniff *sniff Beautiful man... just beautiful... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nip Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 It's just too Beautiful for words...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoC Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I didn't discover this one until recently, when I reformatted my HD and bittorrented everything to reorganize my collection. Short but sweet. Has a great nostalgic feel to it. Definately a staple of my new OCR playlist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I'm surprised to see a Mitsuda + North mix have less than a million comments, but I suppose this is a short mix with not much reinterpretation. Though it follows the original almost completely, it's very well played and the samples are very high quality, and the ending is very classy. Much preferred over a fade out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 A very nice, peaceful track. More people need to comment on this one. Sounds are still good by today's standards, and the arrangement is nice. Nice CC reference, made for a great ending. Keeping this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozovian Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Dale North knows his stuff, this is beautiful. One of those gems from way back. Short and sweet. Great strings sound, especially during sustained notes, could be smoother during shorter notes. I wish there was more stuff like this getting posted these days. Highly enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmiduke Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Simple approach, but effective. The Xenogears soundtrack lends itself very well to the small chamber music sound; almost sounding written specifically for it. String samples have held up, despite being quite ancient by OCR standards, and piano is nice too. Not much else to say about this one. It's a more than adequate recital of a fairly emotive piece of music from one of the greatest game OSTs of all. Well-suited, nicely presented. Other than more of an arrangement, there's not really much more you can ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I always had a place for the original song with its heavy strings at the beginning. This sounds fairly coverish to me, with a more dainty direction from the piano usage. Definitely dig the reinterpretation despite it in large part replicating source material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexy Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Dale North's works really stand the test of time well in regards to production quality. Sure, nowadays the string samples may not quite cut it, but the handling of them along with the delicate piano work had been done with such care that could almost compare it to the mellower works of Tenpei Sato. Arrangement-wise it may be straightforward, but what tracks from 2001 weren't? The structure coupled with the little Arni Village cameo at the end was more than enough to show acknowledgement for Mitsuida's PS1-era material, and coupled with the musical viaion made it a pleasant sounding track from start to finish. It's a shame you don't do music that often these days, but when you do chime in it's usually made of gold. I like a lot of other OC Remixers hope that you'll keep chipping into the site within the foreseeable future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timaeus222 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The strings have a lot of weird swells, and the piano volume dips weirdly near the end, but oh well. Great work, especially for 2001. I bet back then it was well-received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necrox Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Wow, the production is nice for how old it is. I like how dynamic everything is; it sounds live. The piano fades out too fast and the mix is too short. Oh well, good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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