prophetik music ⚖️ Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Is there, like, a statute of limitations on incredibly old tracks? If so I apologize for wasting your time. So yeah I don't actually know why I never sent in this back in the day. Felt weird to send two songs from the same OCR album, I guess? That's a stupid reason lol. Anyway, I'm getting back into the swing of things after a really long dry spell and figured I'd toss this one out there. It's a reggae dub version of the file s-e-l-e-c-t theme which is itself just a take on the classic Mario theme. And I'll be damned but I actually have a wave file from the distant past! That's good cuz there's a zero percent chance I could open the project now without a ton of missing VSTs. All in all, is this a low-effort way to get the Argle name back out there? Who can say? Games & Sources Super Mario RPG - Let's Try
prophetik music ⚖️ Posted March 13 Author Posted March 13 opens with a very percussive electric and some bass, and a SUPER loud drumset comes in right away. drums have a ton of room sound and the bass and guitar have virtually no room sound, so that's a little confusing. the chord progression from the original starts at about 0:19, and the melodic content comes in at 0:33. there's a bit of a transition at 1:12, and we get a recap with a bit more personalization. there's several fills (the timbales especially) that are used repeatedly and it's very obvious quickly. 1:55 is a break section, and there's some interesting bits and bobs in this section as it builds back up. 2:21's a great recap, probably one of my favorite parts of the track. there's a lot of fun stuff going on, and more personalization in this section than anywhere else. a short outro and it's done. this one's showing its age a bit - the repeated transitional elements like the timbales, the trash can snare, and the rigid quant despite it being a backbeat style all definitely are noticeable. but i think there's some charm in this one that isn't immediately obvious - there's a lot of creativity in the melodic approach especially near the end, and i really like the overall shape of the track and how it gets where it's trying to go. the natural feel of most tracks from this OST is just so genuine, and you don't get in the way of that. i think this is probably over the bar, especially given that we can't correct some of the nitpicks i called out. YES
Hemophiliac ⚖️ Posted April 21 Posted April 21 One could get nitpicky on this, but things here are totally fine and it's absolutely good enough for the front page. Even if it's an older track. The personalization is there throughout the track, it's just subtle. People will enjoy this for being simple and it still feeling a lot like the source tune. The drum mix is a personal taste, and I think it's fine; even with a big snare. More variation on the drum pattern itself would have been welcomed, but it didn't feel strictly repetitive here. It's a fun little track and should be on the front page. YES
paradiddlesjosh ⚖️ Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Howdy, Argle! Proph and Hemo already covered the nitpicks I'd be pointing out on this one, so I'm gonna co-sign with them. Short, sweet, lots of fun, really dig the play on expectations with the ends of the melodic phrases. Let's get this one on the front page already! YES
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