djpretzel Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Taucer Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Odd, creative, quirky, and fucking brilliant. In other words, it's everything you should expect from Mazedude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watkinzez Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Of all the tracks to arrange in Psychonauts, I wouldn't have expected this one. Nice main theme cameo. Oh, and the game pic so should have been Boyd Cooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 OMG the theme from SPY HUNTER! Man was that game fun. Sadly, I've never heard the source tune for the main mix, but that specific cameo at 1:28-1:42 brought a smile to my face. Loved the other coupla references I caught as well. This mix definitely has that Beetlejuice vibe, but overall it’s just another example of Mazedude awesomeness. Nice work man. (I ain't never seen Peter Gunn so for me it’ll be the Spy Hunter theme till the day I die!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephfire Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Well damn, I got beat to Psychonauts. But if it had to be someone, I'm glad it's Mazedude. Freakishly excellent work as always. This will be getting a lot of play time in my household. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybell Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Mazedude, stop being so awesome! Actually, don't. Because then we wouldn't get awesome mixes like this one! Spy Hunter FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zykO Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 my favorite track off the EP, by far and that is saying a lot as i love all my fellow bad dudes and their mazika very very much. but my homie, mr. getman, knows how to get funky better than anyone and this is the usual refined, brilliant chaos. this is wicked as hell. i'm not familiar with psyhonauts at all but after listening to this, i think i wanna play it. spy hunter was nuts. the musicianship, the intensity, the artistry. YES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Gun Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Oh, this is beyond win. It's like you took the creepy, disjointed feeling of the original track (and most of the game, for that matter) and cranked it up to 11. I just had the pleasure of finishing this game up a short while back, despite first playing it soon after it came out, and this fits it to a T. Excellent work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hale-Bopp Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Very nice work. This isn't like anything I'm used to hearing. It's very refreshing in that regard and fits the Halloween mood perfectly. Great stuff all around. I really need to try this game at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 I'm so glad Psychonauts got love. MAZEDUDE LOVE! THE GREATEST LOVE THERE IS! nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rod Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 I think this is definitely the halloween track for OCR....very spooky, very jarring (in a creepy way). The low piano really carried that whole jarring feel very well. I may have to check out psychonauts now...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I'm envious of the way you can fill your works with an overwhelming dark atmosphere. I've tried so many times and failed to do the same. When the Peter Gunn theme came slithering through at the 1:30 mark unexpectedly, you won me over with goosebumps. Overall fantastic mix. I love the style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Penwald Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 This is classic Mazedude from the very beginning. Powerful, twisted, sick, wonderful. All at once. Also, the Peter Gunn theme in there is hilarious. Keep up the good work, and hopefully we're going to hear more from you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maelkashishi Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 This is an excellent track that might easily have gone wrong and turned pretentious, but didn't. Instead, it uses sound variety combined with a ostinato-turning-theme that drives the piece with a powerful chord. Besides all the the great musicianship, there is a minor complaint to be made, which is that the artist could have been slightly more liberal in overall dynamics to make it perfect. But this is it, apart from that it is simple a great song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Very interesting, this is a track that takes several listens to get a decent feel for, and then several more to get a working familiarity with. There are so many hidden motifs in this, like the aforementioned Peter Gunn theme, as well as a few others I can't as readily name, but mostly recognize from ages-ago music theory classes or commercials. This mix plays out as an aggressive stroll down some demonic main street with all sorts of things happening at once as you pass. It juxtaposes at a breakneck speed, sometimes sounding completely natural, and shifting to something jarringly mechanical (like that insane piano run). Qualities like this actually add to the nightmarish feel, as if for a moment things seem normal on the surface, and then the facade is ripped away suddenly, revealing something else entirely beneath. Not something i'd listen to casually, but undeniably compelling. It will take a few listens, but you'd do well to get familiar with this one. Very much a quality mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platonist Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 i never played this game, ( i want to though, cause i've heard it's something else ) BUT THIS is just pure love .. thank you md Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmiduke Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Ah Psychonauts. I thought the game was a lot more interesting than it was fun. Sort of a once only experience. Its soundtrack was a bit of the same for me, although there was some great orchestral themes in it. From what I remember, this mix is pretty faithful to the original. There is more of an edge here, obviously, and is embedded with a lot more cameos (although I'm pretty sure some of them were in it originally). I don't think I'd label this as essential listening, and is more of an acquired taste. A lot of it has to do with the theme, which teeters on dissonant with it's high-registers and unpredictable progression. It's a great recreation of the source game, however, and really captures the tone of what it was about. Insane characters entering the insane minds of other insane characters. Who better to deliver the perfect soundtrack to that but Mazedude. Whereas the source was a bit dry for me, I can enjoy this update a great deal more. Great work as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Downunder Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Never played Psychonaughts unfortunately, but I still love this track. The tracks needs a couple of listens to get used to and understand everything that's going on (plus all the little hidden motifs), but aftereards, you realise how awesome of a track it is. This is dark, twisted, nightmarish every other demonic related word I can think of. Great work by Mazedude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiantdreamer Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 This mix is what the people need-- what the people deserve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechaFone Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 For some reason I'm reminded of Zombies Ate My Neighbors. I haven't played Psychonauts, but if it plays like it sounds, for this I'd give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 I don't know which is more menacing: the many risings in the scales that pile on a sense of unease like a stack of wrestlers, or the bass piano endorsing them. Together, they bare and chomp their teeth. What's even more amusing is how the volume-tamed niches and the mainstream music quotes slip right in like they couldn't be more comfortable - the Mozart bit in particular sounds like it's saying, "here's a bright idea for you!" If this was a Halloween mask, it would sport a sharp-toothed grin. ^WW^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnetic Ether Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 This reminds me a lot of the gargan roo theme from ff9. Pretty cool stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_Doom Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) I just beat this game a few hours ago, and, man, I can say for sure I can certainly imagine this track being in game! Absolutely nailed the overall creppy yet wacky and zany atmosphere of Psychonauts The original is not something that would get stuck in my head immidiately, but Chris made it sound really nice and entertaining... yeah. The source is easily recognizable, but you've also got a plenty of new touches and some classic quirky Mazedude instrumentation! Very good job on this one! EDIT: Almost forgot to mention that I learned about the game itself only thanks to this track! So yeah, huge kudos for making it, haha Edited July 11, 2019 by Black_Doom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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