ReMix:Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version "Alpha, the Defect" 4:19
By Iron Mage
Arranging the music of one song...
"VS. Alpha"
Primary Game: Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version (Capcom , 2003, GBA), music by Yoshino AokiPosted 2017-09-13, evaluated by the judges panel
Newcomer Iron Mage (Rus Gordon) debuts on OCR with a crunchy, satisfying prog metal arrangement of MMBN3:
"I was surprised how funky, fast-paced, and weird (for a final boss theme) this song was when I first heard it. As a challenge, I wanted to pick a song that I wouldn't be able to turn into a typical "metal cover" verbatim, so to speak, so I had to stretch out what was there, since the original theme is just under 1 minute long."
It's good to challenge yourself, and even better when you rise to meet said challenge with a mix this energized, creative, & spontaneous. Aggressive, visceral guitar work pairs quite nicely with crispy natural drums - production clarity is superb, with good attention paid to panning, EQ, etc. - plus the arrangement itself is dynamic, pivoting a couple times in neat ways. MindWanderer writes:
"Nice! Lots of creative original guitar work. The "stretching" was perfectly appropriate and was done without making this feel repetitive. The intro being panned hard right was a little off-putting, but that was short lived, and otherwise I felt the stereo was pretty well balanced despite some extreme panning of individual elements. Ending is a little abrupt but not overly so. Overall very nice job."
Sir_NutS and a couple other judges were iffy on production; what I interpreted as general clarity they took for sparseness/dryness, which I can see being a thing. I liked the drier, more stripped-down sound, but your mileage may vary. In spite of that concern, Mike writes:
"...The arrangement and performances are fantastic though. The mix felt a bit straightforward at the start but it evolves over time with signature and pace changes, not to mention the rich tones and articulations provided by the guitar performances."
I liked it; I think Rus did a great job of extrapolating complexity and a substantive extended arrangement from the source, the production struck me as being open & clean (while still shredding), and the guitar performances were on-point & lively. Great debut from Iron Mage, hope to hear more in the future!
Discussion
on 2017-09-14 23:03:45
Really liked this. I'd like to explain how it made me feel, but it's hard _O Great work though.
on 2017-09-14 03:44:39
That's one heck of a debut! EXCELLENT performance, definitely living up to prog rock standards, and just plain fun. Loved the call and answer section starting at the 1:30 mark! Only thing I can say: maybe tone it down a bit on the panning use it more sparingly. Hard to be critical though after being rocked that thoroughly.
Sources Arranged (1 Song)
- Primary Game:
-
Mega Man Battle Network 3: Blue Version (Capcom
, 2003,
GBA)
Music by Yoshino Aoki
- Songs:
- "VS. Alpha"
Tags (7)
- Genre:
- Metal,Progressive Rock
- Mood:
- Aggressive,Energetic
- Instrumentation:
- Electric Guitar,Synth
- Additional:
- Time > Tempo: Fast
File Information
- Name:
- Mega_Man_Battle_Network_3_Blue_Version_Alpha_the_Defect_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 6,314,512 bytes
- MD5:
- 2215010c33d99544c3ebddfba0d80347
- Bitrate:
- 192Kbps
- Duration:
- 4:19
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