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Waltz is Beautiful (Arrangement of "Life is Beautiful" from the "Deadly Premonition" OST)


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Posted (edited)

Hello!

I am currently reworking my remix of Life is Beatutiful for submission to OCR.

Heres the original:

On prior versions of this track I have had the following feedback:

  • The kick drum was not easy to hear.
  • Too conservative on the changes from the original.
  • A bit hot/cramped on the mix.
  • Sound pallete was very static throughout.
  • More changes in dynamics.

Besides trying to adress the mixing issues I did the following changes to the arrangement:

  • Wrote an interlude loosely based on the original melody to introduce more changes.
  • Added two lightly distorted guitars that also play the repetition of the A section and improvise some of it.
  • Added an electric piano to get a more childish toy-like vibe. It plays the melody in the first half and the harmony in the second.
  • Removed the whistling in the second half and only bring it back at the climax of the piece to play alongside the guitars.

I would appreciate to know how well I have addressed the issues so far. :)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10hoKOBtCiOJWAcGhUAnvkRb9Wc4asNO8/view?usp=drive_link

 

Edited by moebius
  • 3 weeks later...
Posted

Sorry to take so long to come back to this one!

The detuning on the EP (or is it a marimba? sounds like a hammered instrument) at the beginning is a bit too heavy, and when the whistling comes in to double it, it gets sour. I recommend either not doubling with the whistle, or reducing the pitch shifting on the EP to match the whistles. The tremolo picking on the guitar isn't working for me - because of how tight the rhythm section is, it must be together with it or it sticks out uncomfortably.

Tonally, the guitar is right where it needs to be; the (programmed) performance is not there yet.

Overall, though, this is a great remix! Love the swap from bossa nova to waltz feel - wouldn't mind hearing the drums shift either to half-time or double-time for a section to give some difference in kind to add more spice.

Posted (edited)

Thanks a lot for the feedback, and also the help on Discord fine tuning the tremolo.

I tried to address all your points.

  • I decided to try without the whistling, to also get away from the original further
  • Adjusted the tremolo and some additional programming on the guitars.
  • Changed the middle section to half time feel.
  • A few edits to the melody lines to make them more unique and distinct from the original

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11MUAvDkXcK-Vifl3GQ_Ha1gSO0XKnjxi/view?usp=drive_link

Edited by moebius

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