ReMix:Street Fighter Alpha 3 "GROAN ver. T7" 3:41

SF30! Represent. Rukunetsu gives us our first SFA/SFZ ReMix in a long while with this industrial/rock ReMix that juxtaposes booming, dystopian drums & synth bass with electric guitar and jazzier chords & trance-gate synths:

"Concept mix for Gouki in Tekken 7 (which is a remix of this Shin Gouki theme from Alpha 3, lol). A remix of "Groan" done in a style that would fit within the Tekken world, being that 'ol Gouki's making an appearance in Fated Retribution. Tried to retain that ominous feel of the original but add more of an electronic/updated sound to it... while mixing in just a TOUCH of his original theme from SSFII. I couldn't quite capture the tension that the original "Groan" did, but thought I'd share the mix regardless. Hope you all enjoy.

Atmospheric, dark, & tense, but with chords that paradoxically have a sorta mellow jazz thing going on; not uncommon in the VGM world, and amplified here for a striking balance. Gario concurs:

"Atmosphere galore! Those cluster chords in the pads, the sparse (yet effective) textures, the gating effects... This has a whole lot going for it."

Taikos & glitching round out the arsenal, and all elements are used wisely. MindWanderer adds:

"Interesting soundscape. That grungy synth combined with those crisp wood blocks and the heavily reverbed synths that come in later create a truly layered effect. Usually the discrepant effects would be cause for criticism, but here it's effective in creating a unique feel.

There's a little bit of repetition, especially 0:48-1:10 and 1:48-2:10, which other than a key change sound identical. Mostly each repetition of a section has some significantly different treatment that keeps it fresh.

Yeah, not a whole lot more to say here. It's a bit strange, but it accomplishes exactly what it's meant to. Nice job."

Agreed; this ain't a hummin' piece or dancin' piece so much, but it's certainly sinister & stark, and blends some choice ingredients to create something new while paying compositional & textural homage to SFA3, SSFII, and Tekken at the same time. Good stuff!