ReMix: Suikoden II 'Reminiscence(DeepSleep)'

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I never played this game but I always wanted to . . . of course, I can say that about a depressing number of great RPGs. Working for a living has its upsides (money!) and its downsides (no time!). Right. If you took a beautiful steinway piano and arranged a beautiful track on it, full of emotion and melancholy, then . . . played it underwater . . . it might sound something like this. I mean that as a compliment, however: essentially what we have here is a nice extended ReMix of Suikoden 2 BGM played on a quality piano patch that would otherwise be filed as 'straight instrumental', but because of a wash of reverb, subtle strings, and what sounds like lowpass filtering, it instead is much more appropriately labeled 'Ambient' as it achieves a very distant, watery, epic-yet-somber feel. Not exactly musical prozac, and you can't dance to it (unless you're Mustin, maybe ^^), but it's a very professional and emotional submission you should definitely check out.

― djpretzel

Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.

There is a high pitched drone going on here, but this source song is one of my all time favorites. This remix is just an extended version of the original though, with no new additions, and a very slightly slowed tempo.
I love the song and this mix a ton, but you can hear almost this exact same version on the original soundtrack.

- OA on June 23, 2009

So let it be known I have an abnormal hearing range. It's not Dog like, but there is a high pitch whine throughout this entire song. I hope this isn't the watery sound you people were talking about. I was wondering why I got a headache every time I listened to it. Fix this whine and you've got me sold.
I guess that's the downside of having a nice soundcard and phones. It is just this song and it's not a hardware/software issue. I get it in winamp, WMP, itunes, and my nano (but not my old mini because I don't think it could play that. Also it's not my headphones because I got it on my earbuds and my full headphones.
As for the review of the song, it needs more variation. besides just adding violin harmony. It has tension and resolve but no dynamics to flow it with the exception of the bridge around 1:50. I'm only really critical because of the pitch though. I like the song and what the artist developed-- melody and variations and all.

- tofugopher on May 11, 2008

The pads and piano approach, especially with as dark and creamy a piano as this, lends itself to beautiful reflective music. You've executed that idea wonderfully. Very nice Hazama.

- Harmony on November 6, 2007

This one's always been a favorite of mine. The ethereal piano processing is absolutely perfect and though the composition itself may lack complexity, it is an emotionally impacting performance.

- Souliarc on January 4, 2007

This mix reminds me a lot of the Gundam SEED Soundtrack. They were huge fans of the distortion technique (hope that's the correct way to describe how it sounds) used on the piano in this song. I love it!

- Avatar of Justice on December 6, 2006

Wow, this is the second rather old (02) mix that my playlist has shuffled to.. and I am blown away. It doesn't make me feel sad, except that it reminds me of when I was little, and I'd play the piano at my grandmother's before she died.

- LinearX on May 17, 2006

10 or so seconds into this mix and I had one of those real relaxing "Whoooooa..." feelings go over me. Maybe it was just coincidence, or maybe it was the mix, I don't know. But either way, I like this. Perfect ambient-like stuff.

- Stalwart Jester on September 12, 2005

Wow what can I say.....this piece is so calm and emotive.....I can feel it grip me and speak to me
Really nice

- ^^DeusEx^^ on January 16, 2005

A really nice remix, soft and quiet, it caress ears like a breeze, i like this type of stuff.

- sirion on August 2, 2004

This one is good, too.

- Kebis on July 24, 2004

I really love these soft mixes, and if you ever played this game you'd realize why it was so sad. Whenever I get a mix, if I had played the game, I have to remember exactly where it came from in the game. And as I listen to it, it takes me back to that part of the game. This song did a very brilliant job at doing just that. Very nice remix ;).
Calabrel - who needs to get himself a sig 8O

- Calabrel on September 16, 2003

This remix of reminiscence has to be one of the most beutiful piano scores I have ever heard. I love the way they put the music together, it is perfect. Now I know the reason why they called it a deep sleep remix, I almost fell asleep!

- BuuUrns on September 15, 2003

All I have to say is "Ahhhhhhhh".... This mix was one of the most peaceful mixes I have heard. The Piano was beautiful and the strings were wonderful.
Very nice soothing Re-mix, it almost put me to sleep.
Thanks for the remix
Jesse K.

- JesseFK on May 29, 2003

My first review, and I couldn't have reviewed a better mix.
When I first heard the original tune in Suikoden 2, I cried. Last time a piece of game music made me cry was the ending/credits music to Lufia 2.
Oddly with this mix, as pretzel stated, when I close my eyes and listen..I imagine an underwater scene. It brings me peace, but also takes hold of my emotions. It's a beautiful piece indeed, filled with emotion.
I believe that if the composer of the original could hear this, they'd be astonished and moved to tears.
So thank you Hazama, for creating a piece that's made me cry even more than the original has.

- Mina on May 20, 2003

I love this song so much.
It's always been of great service to me.
Big thanks to Hazama for making one of my top five favourite pieces from this site.
It's really, really good.

- Mustin on May 18, 2003

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