djpretzel Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvi Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Didn't like the beginning all that much, but once it transitioned into a not so weird sounding part (damn I suck at describing things) it sounded a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Time Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I'd agree. After the mix got underway I loved the "underwater" part as djp called it. Definately chill once it gets going, the beginning didn't do much for me, not that that detracts from the mix all that much. Keep the FFA love coming bgc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avaris Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Sweetness I love FFA, or secret of mana 1 I thought the intros and outros were tastefully done. Def has that BGC flavor. The biggest strong point of this mix for me is the composition. As with BGC's other mixes they deserve multiple listens to full analyze and see what's going on. Oh yeah and the underwater part was def a nice idea and gave this mix an xtra aspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlastikBag Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Good to see this get posted, this is simply amazing. I, for one, loved the intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Scheule Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 It's like bizarre took a big bunch of strange and cooked a weird cake. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souliarc Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hahaha... GONG!!! XD I've been checking the judges queue for this song to come up, but it got the direct post treatment, so even better (surprise!). I love every aspect of the production and arrangement of this piece. I've had my beef with the gong (which gives me the sudden rush to scream "Mortal Kombat"), but apparently it's a reference to within the game so it's all gravy. The initial bass line slide leads in very well and into a wonderfully dreamy setting full of smooth synths and pristine, metallic percussion elements that cut through just enough. People talk about how their initial visit to OCR brings the strongest emotions... well, mixes like this always keep it fresh for me. Thanks Jimmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustin Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Intro is totally rad. Love the record sound (where are people getting this water business from?). But that's my favourite part of the song. I wasn't too big of a fan of this track in the game in the first place anyway. So I just wanted to say that the intro was awesome and nobody's done it better. Rest is great - I just didn't like the source material so much. Had it been the overworld or the cave or something, I would have shat for you. <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin Crust Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 The beginning is... well... I'll just say it. Repulsive. It has the sound of a terrible record player. Complete with static and distorted sound. After 0:35, it turns unexpectedly into a beteaful melody which is worth the time to listen to. No. It's a fleeting moment of happiness *cheezy* that will capture any fan of soft music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Well, let me start by thanking David for such a complimentary and flattering write-up. I hope I'm not the only one who enjoys the good things djp has to say about all the mixes that get posted here. Also, thanks to all the other judges, and particularly Larry for nominating me to the position, which I've enjoyed immensely. Apparantly the intro wasn't mind-grating enough to repel the judgefgts. And speaking of the intro, that brings me to my second of all. With all the gripes about "all the dumb mixes that get posted nowadays are totally predictable and sound the same", I'm a little surprised and ever so slightly taken aback as to the disdain for the intro. Not only do I personally view it as a creative and unpredictable style integration (let's face it, compared to my other mixes, who would have expected a mix to start that way?) but it's absolutely perfect for setting the mood I was shooting for--walking in to a majestic, magnificent city from the bleak, troublesome world, and having your weariness washed away by awe. Anyway, let me clarify that I'm not insulted by anyone's comments regarding the "omg, ick" intro. However, I would have expected more people to look past it's intentional vinyl, scratchy, detuning (especially after recent debates on remix qualities) and have a little more appreciation for what it adds to the mental imagery it conveys and the track in general. Thanks to Mustin, avaris, and anyone else who has (or might) express appreciation for it. And despite my ranting, thanks to everyone else for your kind comments. Rock on. Oh, and thanks to souliarc for your rofl sig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 The beginning is...well... I'll just say it. Repulsive. It has the sound of a terrible record player. Complete with static and distorted sound. "It has the sound of a terrible record player"??? No offense, but it's comments like these that make me wonder what the hell is up with some of you guys. Not that you're required to like the intro, but as for it sounding like that... It's supposed to sound like that. You act as if he messed something up while making the track. Next thing you know, someone will tastefully use rain SFX and a reviewer will say "Repulsive. It has the sound of terrible raining. Complete with thunderclaps." What...the...hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fox Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I was shooting for--walking in to a majestic, magnificent city from the bleak, troublesome world, and having your weariness washed away by awe. I was very happy to read this. I always like it when a ReMix is linked to a certain mental image that the artist tries to build musically. In this particular exemple I though the job was done very nicely. Altough it wasn't the imagery that firstly came into my mind when I first listened, the song fits that description perfectly. Lindo. The intro deserves praise for it's originality and because it doesn't sound gratuitos, it rather builds up very nicely to the main body of the song. And I LOVE that piano sample shift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMZ Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I don't know about you but I find BGC always comes out with progressive stuff that is difficult to listen to right away... but as you click on repeat more and more it slowly grows on you, and low and behold, 3 months later, you find yourself fully appreciating the song while all the other ones from just 1 week ago are long old. Kinda like whine... ages well and tastes better the more you have... As for my impressions on this song... well I found myself enjoying short moments, hither and hather, nothing long enough to get into, always wanting me to relisten to the song in full to catch a new glimpse of all the different moments. There's just so much going on, it's maybe a little overwhelming... And frankly as for the intro, OCR has had much more bizarre (see also detuned) song [intros] than this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ness757 Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 Classical songs like this one have always been hit and miss for me, but I'm happy to say that this was a hit. 7.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coucou Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Nice work on the intro. For me, it is a bit long, since I consider it ends @1:16. The orchestral and synths sounds work well together. The bass is a pure jewel, from @1:42 to @2:10 and from @2:25 to @2:39 (I'd like it much much louder...) Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Penwald Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I, for one, love the intro, but that's maybe because I'm into old wild west movies and the likes. The detuned piano and the crackling sounds in the background are simply wonderful, and the change into a cleaner piano was executed very well. As for the song itself, it's a nice one, and I enjoy listening to it, but it is not exactly what I look for in an orchestral arrangement. I want power, energy, and other things which are linked to these kinds of emotions but I cannot come up with right now. Nonetheless, I like this song. And just because I want to repeat it, I'll do so: the intro is gold. Pure and awesome win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 Enjoyed this a lot, particularly the intro.. had me thinking of a flashback style movie where they started off showing the people when they were older and then transitioned back into their prime. Yeah, sorry, just what came to mind. Good work BGC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Sorry haters, BGC nailed that intro. It has exactly the effect he described, of entering into a completely new world. Absolutely beautiful. His Bionic Commando track was the first one of his that I started to take notice of his mixes, and this was the first one that completely blew me away. Very creative work on a really good source song. Production was overall pretty strong, though some of the strings early on had too slow of an attack for my tastes, though some of the unnatural pitch bends are cool enough to give that section some flair. The varied soundscape and instrument changes, as well as nice panning effects and some exceptionally cool moving basslines keep the track interesting. The shimmering effects during the theme of Mana cameo are great, but it's the uplifiting section afterwards that really does it to me. Some of the sections get a little bit of mud, and start to feel slightly crowded,like the aforementioned slow strings beginning, and the choir-based crescendo part near the ending, but overall things are pretty clean. Overall this is probably my favorite mix by BGC, it has a very visual style to it, feeling like each section in the song is an individual town district, and that it is being traveled through. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sole Signal Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I was browsing through some OCRemixes here and the intro is precisely what kept me listening to this track. Love the epic grand feel of the track and the warm bass throughout is great. Def can hear the bgc style here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Taradien Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 The intro on this is hella cool. The old vinyl sound you got there and holy damn as soon as it cuts out... just wow. Buuut. Then I feel that the introduction of that rather poor drum sample then ruined it for me... v-v; The rest of the song is amazing. But that drum is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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