HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY, OC ReMix!

[Liontamer]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!
OC ReMix = 25 YEARS OLD!

4,500 ReMixes later, video game music is STILL an art form!

We've got a celebratory Zeal mix by JSABlixer from the upcoming anniversary album TimeShift, and we'll be doing lots more over the course of the next year to celebrate the creativity and impact of this powerful community!

Thank you to everyone -- past, present, and future -- who have made OverClocked ReMix what it is.

Please share some positive memories on how you discovered OCR, artists and tracks you love (original VGM OR ReMixes), let's go! :-D

[BardicKnowledge]

I was introduced to the site in 2002 by DarkCecil13 (the younger brother of a high school classmate) and loved the idea immediately. 

Two favorite memories of many:

1) Years before I met her IRL, I was in touch with Jillian Aversa via the OC ReMix mIRC server, who swooped in at the last possible minute and scrambled to make gifts out of her debut album for all my groomsmen when my original idea fell through -- the first of many times she's been an incredibly gracious friend for almost half our lives.

2) I tell all my musician students that the ideal client is someone who you'd be happy to record for in exchange for tacos and vodka, but they insist on paying you a little bit of money as they hand you a drink. That person is OA, who is a delight both as a musician and as a fellow consumer of excellent Mexican food.

[The Coop]

[Chernabogue]

Damn, quarter of a century! HB OCR :)

[Dj Mokram]

Wanted to say "here's to 25 more!", but then I'd be liable to make it there alive. 😅

Happy 25th OC ReMix! Looking forward to the celebratory trip down memory lane. 🎂

[timaeus222]

Happy 25th :D
- I discovered OCR while I was making my Pokemon Crystal walkthrough on YouTube, and I was looking for background music each week. The first song I picked was "Beamsabre Beat ZERO v2" from Shariq. This was like 2009.

- I've been a fan of these artists or become a fan lately (if I didn't list you I just forgot xD):

1. zircon - intriguing sound design, surprising chord progressions, and crisp production
2. Joshua Morse - well-established "distinctive sound", exciting arrangements, funky vibe
3. WillRock - well-established "distinctive sound", shredding solos, nostalgic vibe
4. Chimpazilla - well-established "distinctive sound", open-minded, friendly personality
5. Big Giant Circles - clean production, wholesome personality, well-established "distinctive sound"
6. Juan Medrano - guitar master, nostalgic vibe, clean production
7. Prince uf Darkness - guitar shredder, clean production, magnum opus orchestrator
8. J Damashii - crazy arrangements, creative mind, wacky personality
9. bLiNd - clean production, wholesome personality, EDM master
10. Sam Dillard - incredible orchestrations, expansive knowledge of dynamics, creative mind

- Here are some of my favorite tracks of all time:

The Unholy Wars (Juan Medrano + Dhsu)

Become Death (J Damashii + me)

Blast Beatdown (zircon + tefnek)

Bleets of Lightning (WillRock)

The God Machine (Vig)

Tropical Paradise - ambient (Big Giant Circles)

Beyond the Glass (Sam Dillard)

Club King Bowser (bLiNd)

There's a Zomboss on my Roof (Chimpazilla + me)

Prancing Dad (Prince uf Darkness)

Fossil Fuels (Joshua Morse)

 

Edited December 17, 2024 by timaeus222

[Deathtank]

A little late but: Happy Birthday indeed!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Mr. Hu]

I made a list of 25 ReMixes I really like. Certainly not a favorites list (but many of them are favorites. Maybe it's a partial favorites list.). There's something special about each of them to me. Can't put it into words for many of them. They just resonate, you know? 

• 137: Super Mario 64 – Liquid Mario (MkVaff)
• 469: Final Fantasy VII - Seven Degrees of Judgment (Rosencrantz & guildensternN)
• 511: Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Mud Mix (Scott Peeples)
• 814: Final Fantasy IX - dubnofantasyaloneman (DJ Pretzel)
• 821: Perfect Dark – Air Force One is Down! (Danny Baronowsky)
• 1008: Final Fantasy VII - Of Transformants and Brevity (zykO)
• 1403: Pac-Man – Glass Cage (Israfel)
• 1527: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Walk on Water (housethegrate)
• 1642: Super Mario RPG – Leafcutter (Radiowar)
• 1657: Shadow of the Colossus – Wanderer on the Offensive (Live Edit) (B33J, Cerrax, Juan Medrano, nonsensicalexis)
• 1759: Donkey Kong Country - Lost in Jungle (Johan Krafft)
• 1770: Super Metroid - Samus Bubblebath (Shnabubula)
• 1984: Secret of Mana - Step Off My Flower Bed (Nase)
• 2000: Donkey Kong Country 2 – Re-Skewed (David Wise, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland)
• 2982: Metroid – Cancer (Redg)
• 3068: Super Smash Bros. Melee – S-Tier (Flexstyle, OceansAndrew)
• 3119: Dark Souls II – Like a Dream (RoeTaKa)
• 3203: Donkey Kong Country 2 - Ocean Lanterns (Emunator)
• 3393: Skies of Arcadia – Undervalued (Kylok, Bree)
• 3831: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Pajarito Paiso (Audio Mocha)
• 3851: Sonic CD - Dream Current (Rebecca E. Tripp)
• 4118: Power Drift – Velocity: Fueled by Sake (Katajun, Manny, Sagnewshreds, Trohnics)
• 4429: Mario Paint - I have Seen the yellow paint (jmr)
• 4585: Pokemon Red Version – Look at All the Ships! (ZackParrish, Pearl Pixel, Jeff Ball)
• ????: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Animal Counterpoint (prophetik music; not on OCR mix technically but it's on an album so I count it)

Edited 21 hours ago by Mr. Hu