Today Overclocked Remix posted another Ducktales Moon Theme remix on their YouTube channel. I won't link to it, because I think it's rather subpar compared to their usual level of quality. However, I notice that I last mentioned ocremix
in 2011, but never actually did a rundown of my favorite remixes, so let's get started....
Of course the
classic Rabbit Joint Zelda song was one of the first, but I'm surprised it was #22 and not a bit lower.
I feel it a shame that the
Tetris "C" theme doesn't get as much exposure as the other two, but here's one example.
Part of the charm of remixing video game music is taking melodies that are supposed to inspire one emotion and tweak it until it inspires another emotion. Why else would one twist
Zelda's Lullaby into something more fitting for a techno club?
The opening of
King's Quest V pushed in a more relaxed, atmospheric direction.
Commander Keen gets funky, but he still doesn't want to eat his veggies.
In general I'm not a fan of fan vocals on these things because darnit Jim, we're nerds, not singers.
And Mike/Darangen is no exception. But sometimes a remixer puts enough heart into his work that vocal deficiencies can be forgiven (especially when the music kicks butt). And this is one of these times.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes
nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.