ReMix: Phantasy Star II 'BurntMota'

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Phantasy Star II

Okay, there were a lot of requests for this at one point, and I knew I had to at least TRY. This was my FIRST console RPG, and I loved it dearly, in spite of the endless pipe mazes and incessant attacks from weird creatures. The Phantasy Star universe is unique, and - heretic that I am - I have ALWAYS preferred it to Final Fantasy. This takes the rather mysterious chord progression and outline of a melody and makes it a bit concrete, plays with it a bit in the middle, and in the end techno-fies it satisfactorily, for me anyway. This is my first ReMix to use my recently acquired Kawai K5000W via MIDI. It was a little more trouble, but the excellent 'K Bells' sound is what inspired me to do the track in the first place. Hope you like.

djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 14 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
Yes, this is a great one. The sound has warmthness to it, it feels kind of encompassing to listen to it on headphones (I hope you catch what I mean). I find it faithful to the way the 16-bit Sega sounds, while the sound itself is very much "updated." It sounds perfectly Phantasy Star. Also the track has an amazing drive to it, while still sounding, in a way, laid back. Organ improv in the more quiet middle part is very nice! And no cruft in the whole 6:03.
--Eino

- evktalo on March 12, 2008
I'm a huge fan of the bell sound that opens this up. LOVE IT.
The synths that come in a little later are a bit jarring at first, but as I listen to the track a few times, it begins to make more sense to me. Arrangement is very nice, and there is a strong development throughout, which is crucial for something of this length. DJP has a ton of mixes up on the site, some are good, and some are bad, but this one is one of the best.
Recommended.

- OA on January 15, 2008
This is in my regular playlists. Starts off with thick, rich sounds and never lets down. The normally overdone kick/hi-hat beat actually sounds unique in this song. Love the rich percussions, fat synths and wide textures. Organ solo is a perfect downbeat.
I adore this song. It's not just one of my favorite remixes, but one of my favorite songs ever.

- richter on March 31, 2007
Damn, this piece is awesome. This is your best work yet, djp

- Subz1987 on January 25, 2007
I just started listening to the bass of this piece. I never have before, and I've always liked this song since many years ago even! Funkyyyy. I also listened more to things I never did before. This one part where everything dies out, before the first synth rave climax part near the beginning, sounded really weird, but other than that, quite a nice listen, once again. The original (title screen music) is very subdued, which makes this mix really shine once you know what the original sounds like.

- Audity on October 29, 2006
Whoa...this one is awesome. Has a whole arsenal of instruments, which may not be a surprise, since it's 6 minutes long, and yet it does not get fairly repetitive. The bells that begins this piece is a nice start, but the remix caught me off guard when it suddenly changed into a raving partymix. It still have some magic left in it though, the synths and the bells that's still playing helps this track to keep the mystery inside it. Although the remix makes you wanna stand up and dance, it's also have the mystique worthy a remix of Phantasy Star. A fine piece of arrangement djpretzel, just keep'em coming!

- Bummerdude on January 7, 2006
Been going through all of my video game music and retagging it (can you imagine?). I remembered that this was intially released as a .WMA and came back here to give it a new download 'cause I remember that djp went back and changed it to a .MP3 'cause there was no reason for a .WMA.
Still gotta say this is one of my favs from djp. Like the length and it just catches me from the start. Good times.

- Mustin on December 8, 2005
Damn, another one I never paid enough attention to from the Phantasy Star series. Back when I first listened to all of the OC ReMixes in 2002, stuff from unfamiliar soundtracks had a more difficult time retaining my attention. I was actually just looking to check what source tune this had, and I was surprised this had the same one as Quinn Fox's "Mamabrain" mix.
The stuff from 3:18-4:13 was swanky as hell. Stylish shit all around, much like Dave's Socket mix, and this one's at 6:03 no less, which is decidedly not pop-length. Don't let this quality stuff fall under your radar like it did on mine.
Really looking forward to Dave tackling an obscure game remix in the future, since PS2 isn't quite there and "Trip the Light Fantastic" was a while back. "Burnt Mota" though, wow, nice work. Great way for me to celebrate 3 years on the boards here. It's been a great time here.

- Liontamer on June 12, 2005
The beginning of this song really got me listening for some reason. I wasn't dissapointed with the rest of the song either. This is one nice song, It's long and stays interesting through out the whole song. Another excellent piece djp!
But the solo-ing which starts around 2:24 really needs to be louder 'cause I love you're improvisation!

- jordex on October 5, 2004
"burntmota" and "mamabrain" are two of my favorite pieces on this site. It really doesnt have anything to do with the music itself so much as the fact that these two pieces introduced me to Overclocked Remix. I've only recently joined the forums, but i've lurked this site for a year or more now and these two songs are the cause for it :wink: as always good stuff, and if your a fan of phantasy star this song is worth a listen.....or 2.........or 3

- madjik2k on November 4, 2003
I've listened to this at least 5 times before, but now I've decided to say something. This is by far one of the best ReMixes on the site, and one of my favorites. The beat carries you away and almost gets your foot bouncing within the first few seconds.

- Vercalos on May 13, 2003
djpretzel is one of my favorite remixers, not just because he is the one creating this wonderful website, but he also has very good taste in music. This track has a very nice synth going all over the place and and a really good drum track that pushes through the song. The melodie can be clearly heard, and he doesn't forget the awsome technik beats that spices things up. I enjoyed listning to this one even after looping 8 times. I luv this peice and It's definatly one of djpretzels, greatest works yet! :D

- sonicboom on August 13, 2002
wow, it sure is an epic at 6mins+. On its own, it's a really great piece, lots of variety and changes. Surprisingly not overly repetitive for a 6min piece. Unfortuneately......i don't even remember what part this was from the game.....heck, i finished this game like 4 or 5 times even......

- Streets of Rage bum on August 8, 2002
Phantasy Star 2 'Burnt Mota'
A nice long epic remix from DJP here. Classic ear splitting synths up
and down the board and an interesting bell-glassy pad pushing through
and through the melodies all the way. Nice.

- m68030 on June 2, 2002

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