ReMix: Mega Man 2 'The Tallest Building'

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Injury, aka known as starla or starla peacecraft by #ocremix regulars, has been knownst to the OCR establishment and OCR regulars for quite some time. Though she doesn't submit that often, it's usually something to look forward to, as she has a pretty unique sound that blends chiptune-esque timbres with a more updated palette. She also has been know to belt out a great jazzy lounge vocal ala the Fabulous Baker Boys to zany Earthbound lyrics, from time to time. For her latest, we get coverage of the ubiquitous and well-known favorite, the Mega Man 2 opener. Opening with emotional, soap-opera perfect solo piano, soft sustain strings and solo cello, things crescendo and accelerando up to an electro-break, where the more triumphant fanfare of Mega Man's second opus really takes off. Regardless of music, Mega Man 2 is my favorite outing of the blue bomber to date, personally. The X series has glam, and Mega Man 3 had some great music and was quite the contender itself, but it was Rockman's second sojourn that seemed to me the most quintessential iteration of Capcom's now uber-recycled platformula. At about four minutes, after the classical intro, Injury's work remains old-school techno, with the melody covered by a NES-type synth and bright ornamental arpeggios dotting the sonic landscape with a strong delay. Deep 80's style synth bass and fun, roboto-drums compliment the melody and surrounding arp. patterns and pads with some depth and motion. In the end, nothing outlandish or wild from Ms. Starla, but a rather quaint and certainly solid classical-techno incarnation of some recognizable material that I think you'll enjoy. Recommended.

― djpretzel