prophetik music ⚖️ Posted March 20 Posted March 20 As we are celebrating Command & Conquer 30th anniversary this September 26th, I think there's an excellent opportunity to talk about Remix & Conquer: Deluxe Edition with remixes from my past two Command & Conquer EPs plus some additional surprises! A song from the first EP was already featured on OC Remix some years ago. This remix is part of the second EP from the series, but I never submited anything from it until now. I tried to keep the 80's vibe of the original song and make it more upbeat instead of ambient, you'll notice the nods and references to some of the late eighties new wave sounds and mood in general. I hope you'll enjoy it! Games & Sources Jarrid Mendelson - Lone Trooper from Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
prophetik music ⚖️ Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 much more aggressive perspective initially than the original. i like the the short bass tone and the punchy kick, although the wide disparity in reverb between the set and everything else was confusing to me initially. the opening section also exposes how short and clipped the kick and snare especially are, and they sound weird exposed like that. there's the first real focused application of melody at about the 0:40 mark, and i like the harmonic shout on the middle part of that. there's a little bit of a break for a moment at 1:12, and there's some playing with time in here that felt awkward given how simplistic the drum work is through here. 1:28 has a bit of a synth solo section that weaves in and out of time for a bit before another more significant break. there's some bell tones in here that have a neat vibe to them, no pun intended. the following section sounds a bit crunchy around the 2:05-2:15 mark. melody line synth gets mixed up at 2:16, which is a great choice. there's some solo elements to what it's playing, and with that in mind i'd have preferred a bit more presence on the delay and reverb effects on the line to help it really jump out. speaking of jumping out, there's a cowbell or woodblock tone that gets used in this section that really starts to stick out over time because it's so dry. it's very noticeable at 2:46 for example. we start to get into the falling action at 3:09, and there's some altered elements about this section to help it start to come down. there's some keyboard noodles, and then we start to hear the bass and kick/snare being exposed again like at the beginning. the choir synths are a nice choice given how that's how the original track ends. there's a clip there at the end that'll need to be adjusted for. overall this feels loud and a bit repetitive, but there's a good amount of variety of the original in it and it doesn't ever stay in one place too long. i like the heavier focus on noodling through the melody in various ways instead of just playing it all in a row like some of your past tracks, and i like that you don't stick with a single drum loop the entire time. what's here feels like it's over the bar. YES
Liontamer ⚖️ Posted April 21 Posted April 21 Mixing-wise, this could be adjusted so that there are more obvious leads; sometimes, there were areas where two elements were working in tandem, but neither felt like they were leading the way, which made the track feel less focused than it should have. That said, this was still well-produced with a ton of heft, and I really enjoyed how well Mike personalized his sound compared to Mendelson’s already awesome original. It was a treat as the track went along hearing how Mike interpreted so many distinct sections of the source. Good stuff! :-) YES
pixelseph ⚖️ Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Great vibe on the source track, and instantly in love with the direction this remix goes. Like Proph, I feel like the gate on the snare reverb and kick is claustrophobic in places (:01 - :17, 1:16 - 1:26, 3:06 - 3:09, 3:48 - basically the half-time feels). Automating the gate to open for longer in those spots would be 👨🍳 - this is a nitpick rather than a must-fix. Otherwise, the production is excellent! Great adaptation on the melodic phrases to make them more personalized - @ 2:14 - 2:46 is a personal highlight, where the A melody comes back after the drop. This is definitely above the bar for OCR to my ear. Welcome back to the front page, Mike! YES
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