PRC470 - Another Batman, Another Psycho Section (The Adventures of Batman And Ronin)

[Bundeslang]

The People's Remix Competition 470
PRCv20-11

Hello everyone and Welcome to the People's Remix Competition!

PRC469 was another win for TheVideoGamer, who decided to select a source which was already remixed before. 

 

This round is located at:

https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC470

 

On 8/5/2023 at 5:08 PM, TheVideoGamer said:

So apparently you are allowed to reuse old sources for PRC, provided it wasn't used last year or this year. Well the source i think i might resend is the Batman one that was used for PRC394 of the 2019 season. Largely because there's only 1 remix and a bonus. (That bonus belonging to me. In my opinion i think i can do a better job of remixing that source for another bonus), nor is there any major remixes out on YouTube (None on OCR. Aside from the odd 8-bit remix, i don't think there is any remixes on YouTube either.), so i still think we should get this one a second chance, to encourage more remixes for it, especially since there isn't really any. If this is not allowed, let me know, i was just going by the new updated rules listed on the Gaires round page. 

The Game is called The Adventures of Batman and Robin and the track name is Psycho Section. This plays during the second half of the Mad Hatter stage, right after a mini boss fight with a animatronic cat. A lot of what i talked about in my original message, isn't the best description of why the soundtrack rocks, because i kept making comparisons to repetition, which well...it's not. Looped based music, doesn't always equate to being repetitive. So i feel i need to do a new description.

The game was released in 1995, and is obviously based of the DC character and was composed by Jesper Kyd, during when he was working as a in-house composer for Zyrinx, a Danish Video Game company (This game however, was developed by Clockwork Tortoise). Unfortunately the company went bust in 1998 after their publishers had signed into liquidation, leaving Jesper Kyd to move to America. This is the Jesper Kyd people are familiar with, when he got contracted for 2 series - Hitman and Assassins Creed. This game (The Batman one) wasn't necessarily supposed to be a massive hit game based of the hit series. Or at least i don't think that it was. Instead it seems to be a focus to showcase the technical capabilities of the Sega Genesis. A lot of games were focused on making it well...fun or good. In this case the game was about showing what the system can do. Maybe you guys might not agree, but i think this is the case. The reason i say this is because the game is quite difficult. To some it's considered the hardest game on the Genesis. and the cartoony nature of the original series is not showcased in this at all (At least it's not as vibrant as the SNES one). However what they might not bring in terms of gameplay and overall graphics they make up for it in 2 departments. 3d visuals, and of course, the music.

The 3d visuals are quite spectacular and impressive for the time. Of course it's not real 3D, but they have used their magic to do a really close approximation to 3D, so some of the levels are really awesome in the sort of motion capture. 

And the music, well that's what were here for right? I know i waffle a lot, so i'll try and keep this brief. It's arguably the best Genesis soundtrack of all time, right up there with the likes of SOR, Sonic, Thunder Force etc. It's like a full on EBM, Industrial Techno feast for your ears. In this case, lots of thicc FM kicks, varying syncopated rhythms in both percussion and basslines. A very rock inspired lead melody, that is both simple and well executed, and a lot of different switches to keep us on our toes (The panning in this one is pretty insane. Jesper was known for his extreme love for the panning in these pieces) The 2nd half is a full climatic section featuring a synth riff that is nonstop, charging at full force. This is where it gets very looped based, but it's very satisfying. Especially when it goes through a build-up back to the catchy hook. The ending is a loud crash made up of different FM layers. It's deliberate, and not a problem with the OST. Your taste of music, may affect how you like this piece, but you must at least agree it's a pretty cool one nonetheless (I personally think it's awesome)

Hope people do this one justice, so we have enough remixes. Hopefully it might have a better turnout than the last round. Looking forward to seeing what you've done.

Game: The Adventures of Batman and Robin (Sega Genesis)

Source: Psycho Section

And course the MIDI. I ended up reusing the MIDI from last time, because i think it sounds good enough, that i don't need to redo it:

https://www.vgmusic.com/file/46e7cc9e87e4aa2a64da8417e9af21e3.html#disqus_thread

 

 

 

Source: The Adventures Of Batman And Ronin (GEN) - Psycho Section

Midi https://compo.thasauce.net/files/materials/PRC470_The_Adventures_of_Batman_and_Robin_-_Psycho_Section_2.mid

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Batman_%26_Robin_(video_game)

Link to PRC394: https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC394

 

https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC470

 

The deadline is Monday September 11th 2023 at 10:59 am ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT), check the link https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC470 for the exact time left. Make sure that the song is uploaded to ThaSauce or that there’s a download link posted in this thread. 5 extra days.

You may enter as many mixes as you like and work with as many people as you like on each mix. You are free to create a second ThaSauce account for that if you use ThaSauce, it's needed to be able to upload a second remix if you use ThaSauce. Of course you can also upload it somewhere else and put a download link in this thread.

Do not make qualitative comments on an entry until the results of the vote have been posted in this thread.

Mixers cannot vote for themselves but if they vote they receive a free first place vote added onto their score.

The winner of this round may select the source for PRC472.

 

You can find the full rules list at this page as well.

 

PRC469 is also happening and looking for remixes, so if you don't like Batman you can select Terranigma. Deadline next week.

 

 

GOOD LUCK!

 

PRC Home Page

Edited September 6, 2023 by Bundeslang

[Bundeslang]

One song, I'll put a five day extension. New deadline September 11th.

[TheVideoGamer]

I have a bonus ready, but the box is closed. I rendered with 5 minutes to spare hoping it would go through quickly, but alas my render didn't make it on time. So on the of-chance a round extension is not possible, i've share it as a Dropbox file. Truthfully the 2nd version is miles better than the first, but i'm still not satisfied. Psycho Section is one of those tracks where it's extremely hard to replicate/improve on the original, i guess it's just that good. I don't want to dedicate my life to this however, as i have other things that are sadly more important, that's why i choose this source, so i could force myself to work on this more, but i guess it still needs work. Whatever, i'm grateful for APZX for saving this from having no entries, and i'm glad i at least had another go at remixing it. I'm also grateful to Bundeslang for allowing us to re-tread past sources, because it's opened up a lot of opportunities. 

So here is my Batman bonus. Hope you like Dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n394niaatgtwwl7obf9so/Psycho-Rave-Version-2.mp3?rlkey=kzvrb7t3wz83b8n6l9pp606mb&dl=0

[Bundeslang]

It's results time

Two submissions. TheVideoGamer's song (which is now at ThaSauce) is a bonus. So we have a winner: APZX.

APZX, you are the winner. You may pick a source for PRC471. Send the new source to me (with a MID/MP3 file, otherwise send a second source with a MID file) by PM, other options are PM me @ ThaSauce or by e-mailing to bambombim@gmail.com (I prefer a PM @Ocremix). Send your source as quick as you can, but before next Monday 18 September 2023, 11:00 AM ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT).

You may select any source from any game. From now on, it can also be a source with one or more OverClocked remix(es) or a source which has been used in PRC before. Only sources which are used in PRC season 19 (PRC439 or more recent) are not allowed. An overview of the past PRC's can be found in the following links:

http://sites.google.com/site/bambombim/prc

A list is also available at https://compo.thasauce.net/compos/view/PRC

http://bambombim.googlepages.com/PRCRemixList.doc (also downloadable via the link above).

https://compo.thasauce.net/votes/index/PRC468 for the votes and comments (voting stage is open till the 10th so feel free to leave comments).

 

When I got the source and find some time, I'll start the round.

Remember, PRC469 is still without songs and still open for submission. So while waiting for the source for next round it's encouraged to make a song for that round.

[TheVideoGamer]

36 minutes ago, Bundeslang said:

It's results time

Two submissions. TheVideoGamer's song (which is now at ThaSauce) is a bonus. So we have a winner: APZX.

APZX, you are the winner. You may pick a source for PRC471. Send the new source to me (with a MID/MP3 file, otherwise send a second source with a MID file) by PM, other options are PM me @ ThaSauce or by e-mailing to bambombim@gmail.com (I prefer a PM @Ocremix). Send your source as quick as you can, but before next Monday 18 September 2023, 11:00 AM ThaSauce time (18:00 UTC, 19:00 GMT).

You may select any source from any game. From now on, it can also be a source with one or more OverClocked remix(es) or a source which has been used in PRC before. Only sources which are used in PRC season 19 (PRC439 or more recent) are not allowed. An overview of the past PRC's can be found in the following links:

http://sites.google.com/site/bambombim/prc

A list is also available at https://compo.thasauce.net/compos/view/PRC

http://bambombim.googlepages.com/PRCRemixList.doc (also downloadable via the link above).

https://compo.thasauce.net/votes/index/PRC468 for the votes and comments (voting stage is open till the 10th so feel free to leave comments).

 

When I got the source and find some time, I'll start the round.

Remember, PRC469 is still without songs and still open for submission. So while waiting for the source for next round it's encouraged to make a song for that round.

That was quick wow lol. Thanks for recognising my bonus entry! That's super kind of you. I need to get some time for the Terranigma, so hopefully we don't need to keep adding extensions.