ReMix: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 'AnimalVillageGreenwichVillage'
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- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo, 1993, GB)
- ReMixer(s): BenCousins
- Composer(s): Kazumi Totaka, Kozue Ishikawa, Minako Hamano
- Song(s): Animal Village
- Posted: 2002-08-21, evaluated by djpretzel
BenCousins' previous Zelda 3 ReMix was just what the doctor ordered - roots hip-hop/jazz with panache and a good ear for concocting a sound that breathed the street rather than emulated it. It had (and has) a unique sound to it that made it stick out - not a "work of genius", and not something that displays drop-jaw technical skill, fine, but above and beyond average on the panache and flavor-o-meters. BC returns with more of the same, continuing coverage of Zelda but this time jumping to Link's first portable outing on the venerable Gameboy from Big N. Forsaking electric piano for acoustic and going a bit more upbeat, Mr. Cousins kicks it with developing drums featuring (but not limited to) a deeeep ole' bass drum hit and once again some active hi-hats. Besides a subtle ambient wind effect, that's really it. What keeps those rather spartan (even moreso than his first effort) ingredients from composing too minimalist a dish is the way the drums are handled, with additions and subtractions aplenty and some basic 'umph' to their mix, and the fashion in which the piano actually sounds like two or three pianos due to dramatic panning that's not linked to the key range (as most stereo piano samples are set up by default) but instead layered on top and panned discretely. There's not much more to it than that, and many might say this ReMix is excessively stripped-down and "basic", but like Ben's initial contribution, I again think it works (though admittedly prefer his first piece for overall "feel").
Discussion: Latest 13 comments/reviews; view the Can't recommend this one, sorry, man.
- OA on January 11, 2008
- RazorVayne on December 5, 2006
But I think you should have renamed it quantize central!
- mike_cliffe on May 28, 2004
this song should've been more like Mog's theme... silly, weird, fun
- LibertyCabbage on November 30, 2003
Nixs
- Nixs on May 23, 2003
- AlwaysAlone on August 23, 2002
I liked the whole mix because it was very simple. It was a nice R and B sound with no frills. It was kind of repetitive, but i liked that. The bass thing was too loud, i agree with you all there, but it added a nice feel. I would've liked one of those variation things in there (you know, where the music changes style slightly, then goes back to the original), but it was nice.
I liked this one better than his first.
- «NMZ» on August 22, 2002
- Ryan8bit on August 21, 2002
i think this track could benefit from some other elements, like a bass line.. or at least more variation of what's there already (drums and piano)
- po! on August 21, 2002
- Dev on August 21, 2002
- PlatformerMastah on August 21, 2002
Wow, I love the piano work in this piece. Of course, this might just because besides the drums, there isn't much else besides piano. But never the less, the piano does really catch my ear partly because it sounds very complex. The drums are possibly some what over powering, but then again maybe I should turn my bass down some. Great work, BenCousins.
- Ginnsu on August 21, 2002
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