Chimpazilla ⚖️ Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Contact Information Your ReMixer name: Sebastien Skaf Your real name: Sebastien Skaf Your website: http://sebastienskaf.com/ Your userid: 23598 Submission Information Name of game(s) arranged: Earthbound Name of arrangement: Nocturne for Paula Name of individual song(s) arranged: Because I Love You Link to the original soundtrack: Not much to say about this one; it's a solo piano arrangement in a fairly modern style. I played it through MIDI using NI's Alicia Key's piano samples and did some basic mastering in FL studio. There's a lot of dynamic variance in this one due to the genre and style, so a lot of it ended up sounding pretty quiet compared to the louder section in the last 1/3rd, but that's an easy fix if it's too much of an issue. Other with that I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.
Chimpazilla ⚖️ Posted December 6, 2014 Author Posted December 6, 2014 This is gorgeous and a very easy yes for me, plenty of source and beautiful interpretation that brings tears to my eyes. I just love finding REAL piano pieces in the inbox. But should we take him up on his offer to master it a bit louder? What say you all? YES
Liontamer ⚖️ Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Nice take on this. Mastering doesn't need to be touched, IMO. Some of the louder parts got a bit buzzy, but the overall sound and levels were fine. YES
Nutritious Posted December 6, 2014 Posted December 6, 2014 Very beautiful arrangement and performance here. Sebastien tackles a really delicate source here by keeping things relatively restrained initially, then gradually building as it progresses. :00 - :29 Original :30 - :42 Loose interpretation of the intro to OST :43 - 1:11 A section of OST 1:12 - 1:25 Back to loose intro interpretation 1:26 - 1:50 B section of OST ... 2:15 - 2:51 A section again Gonna go ahead and stop here. Lots of source usage clearly and creatively used throughout. Super nitpicky crit is when it gets louder, it gets a bit crowded in the mid-high range (maybe 2kish?), which could easily be dealt with using a light eq cut. Levels really didn't bother me personally. Great ending too. YES
Emunator ⚖️ Posted December 9, 2014 Posted December 9, 2014 I'm not sure what you did but you got Alicia's Keys sounding GORGEOUS. Perfect sample choice for this genre, I wish I could get that library sounding as nice on my own arrangements. 1:26 sounded kind of stiff on the lead melody, but I can see how that might be a stylistic choice. Other than that, I really can't find much fault in this - it's a delicate, lovely, and personalized take on a beautiful source. You nailed it YES
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