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Username: timaeus222
Name: Truong-Son Nguyen
timaeus222@yahoo.com
http://soundcloud.com/timaeus222
http://tproductions.comeze.com/
ID: 24526

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Games: Dungeonmans, Tangledeep
ReMix Title: In the Heart of Home
Consoles/Platforms: PC, Mac, Linux (?)
OST Composer: Andrew Aversa
Sources: Calamity of Dread (Dungeonmans, attached), Pastoral Excursion (Tangledeep, attached), Victory! (Tangledeep, attached), Riverstone Reprieve (Tangledeep, attached)
 
ReMix:
 - MP3
 - WAV

Comments:

"The inspiration for this came from my Super Mystery Dungeon ReMix from early 2017, and the general vibe of Dungeonmans music. The sample palette here is fairly modest in terms of cost; I actually just stuck with soundfonts for the strings, harp, horns, and aux percussion; Platinum Percussion for the hand percussion; Juggernaut for the cinematic percussion; TruePianos for piano; Resonance: Emotional Mallets for the boltophone bells; and Zebra2 for everything else (more bells, pads, drones, leads, and bass). 

Mixing this was dreadfully difficult at first, because I was still at WSU when writing this, and I just had half-decent ATH-M30 headphones with understated bass and somewhat overstated treble. So, I spent a few days in winter break breaking out my Beyers to clear out the low-midrange (both in mixing and partwriting), brighten up the mix (through EQ, but also through additional percussion layers), and making cleaner use of the stereo field overall (toned down the reverb and revised all the panning).

Ultimately, I just wanted something that was mostly calm with majestic climaxes. I hope you enjoy it, and here's to a great 2018! :)

- Truong-Son
"

 
Extra Info:
 

Source Breakdown:
Intro (0:12.9 - 0:22.5) = Pastoral Excursion (0:00.0 - 0:12.9)
Intro (0:25.8 - 0:38.6) = Pastoral Excursion (0:12.9 - 0:25.8)
Main 1 (0:38.6 - 0:48.2) = Pastoral Excursion (0:12.9 - 0:25.8) [eastern mood]
Main 2 (0:51.5 - 1:04.3) = Pastoral Excursion (0:25.8 - 0:41.8) [eastern mood]
Buildup (1:04.3 - 1:17.2) = Pastoral Excursion (0:41.8 - 0:54.7) 
Climax 1 (1:17.2 - 1:42.1) = Victory! (0:15.4 - 0:30.3)
Breakdown Pt1 (1:42.1 - 1:55.0) = Calamity of Dread (1:35.4 - 1:46.0) [Dungeonmans motif]
Breakdown Pt2 (1:55.0 - 2:08.6) = Riverstone Reprieve (0:28.9 - 0:59.1) mixed with (1:28.7 - 1:35.8)
Main 1 v2 (2:08.6 - 2:18.3) = Pastoral Excursion (0:12.9 - 0:25.8) [eastern mood]
Main 2 v2 (2:21.5 - 2:34.3) = Pastoral Excursion (0:25.8 - 0:41.8) [eastern mood]
Buildup v2 (2:34.3 - 2:46.4) = Pastoral Excursion (0:41.8 - 0:54.7) 
Climax 1 Pt1 (2:47.2 - 2:53.6) = Pastoral Excursion (0:25.8 - 0:41.8)
Climax 1 Pt2 (3:00.0 - 3:13.9) = Pastoral Excursion (0:25.8 - 0:41.8) mixed with (1:33.3 - 1:58.9)
Outtro (3:13.9 - 3:32.4) = Pastoral Excursion (0:25.8 - 0:41.8) mixed with (1:33.3 - 1:58.9)

9.6 + 12.8 + 9.6 + 12.8 + 12.9 + 24.9 + 12.9 + 13.6 + 9.7 + 12.8 + 12.1 + 6.4 + 13.9 + 18.5
= 182.5 secs
182.5/213.8 = 85.4% sources total

Victory! = 24.9/213.8 = 11.6%
Calamity of Dread = 12.9/213.8 = 5.66%
Riverstone Reprieve = 13.6/213.8 = 6.36%
Pastoral Excursion = 85.4% - 11.6% - 5.66% - 6.36% = 61.8%

 

 

 

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First, really appreciate the source breakdown.  Analyzing a multi-source remix is very time consuming when we're not familiar with the source so this is a big help.  

The primary source here is pastoral excursion, with some bits and pieces from the other sources.  The arrangement starts straightforward but does evolve over time.  Introducing the other sources helps making this a unique interpretation.  I think this one stays pretty close to the original though, but enough is done with instrumentation/harmonies/variations to bring it over the bar arrangement-wise.

The production is great as usual, very clean and warm, with some real instrumentation woven in with the synths which makes for a very organic-sounding remix.  The percussion is not your traditional drums, as it incorporates many percussion elements other than just a drumkit, and it's all very detailed.  Distorted guitars are used to accentuate the climax and work surprisingly well in such a mellow remix.

High quality stuff here.

YES

 

 

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  • Sir_NutS changed the title to 2018/05/07 - (2Y) Tangledeep 'In the Heart of Home'
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I undoubtedly see it as a more unusual Timaeus arrangement.  There's more of a focus on subtractive arranging with additional instrument layers under the primary source, which even goes as far as keeping the 6/8 time signature and general atmospheric feel.  I also like the impressive tricks with the integration of other Tangledeep BGM (and the occasional riff from Dungonmans), as well as adjusting the source to a Persian scale on a couple of occasions.  It matched the goal of a more calming mix that evolves as time goes on.

The production is also very charming.  All the instruments are well mixed, the percussion sounds gorgeous, and the pitched percussion (harp, bells, piano, etc.) had proper attention paid to dynamics.  And as an added bonus, the synth leads combining with the soundfonts generate a unique timbre that respects the pseudo-SNES nature of the source material.  The stated extra time spent mixing the track to this meticulous detail paid off, that's for sure.

It's an easy decision here - it's a lovely crafted arrangement and an equally thorough presentation.  That means a spot on the front page -  great work as usual!

YES

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