Mega Man 2 "The Dr. Is Back" 2:27

Rapidly closing in on 40 years old, the soundtrack to Mega Man 2 remains as catchy and iconic as ever, with melodic hooks that never seem to get stale. Tspeiro's take on "Dr. Wily's Castle" takes that core hook and elevates it into a danceable banger that takes the vintage OC ReMix formula of "theme + drums" and brings it into the modern day with tight production, rhythmic variations, and a sonic pallet full of surprises. Tspeiro gives a brief introduction to the track:

"After getting the MIDI for the source song of "Dr. Wily's Castle" theme, I wanted to make something dancey with elements of drum and bass as well as happy hardcore - hard dance. I composed my new arrangement of Takashi Tateishi's song in Logic Pro X and made all the new elements to the song myself within Logic. I was inspired by another remix."

Those hardcore style drums and aggressive textures from his Bossfight inspiration clearly carry to this track, but with an excited urgency that hits hard from the start and never lets up. pixelseph said it well with his comments:

"There's a ton of charm in the chips right from the intro. Love the honky synth that takes over @ :24 for the melody, like a cronchy digital sax. The style overall is reminiscent of the submissions to Bishu's beat battles or Eliminate's Audio Combat where the goal is creative sample flipping inside a time constraint. I'm really enjoying the frenetic, attention-snapping transitions between the A and B lines, never really settling too long on one idea before pivoting. Happy hardcore listeners are gonna be eating good with this one!"

Time to dig in to this buffet of E Tank Energy!