ReMix: Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals 'Christmas in the Village (Silver Bells)'

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Whoa. When first I completed listening to Dale North's latest ReMix, I simply thought he had submitted an arrangement of Silver Bells. I had to double check the Lufia 2 soundtrack to verify that yes, the town/village music is certainly at work here. The two songs are quite similar - far moreso than say, Pachelbel's Canon and any of the Zelda 64 soundtrack :), so props to Dale for hearing the similarity and capitalizing upon it in a timely fashion. This is a soft pop/rock ballady sort of piece, not too far off from Rayza's Sor2 ReMix that was just posted, and if you've any familiarity at all with the Christmas favorite "Silver Bells", I don't think you'll have a hard time spotting it here. The two songs are intertwined seamlessly and naturally. I should note that "Silver Bells" has a bit more presence and focus than the actual video game music, so if you're a stickler for details this might more accurately be labeled a "Christmas remix with pieces of game music in it" than vice versa. But I think if you listen to the original from Lufia 2 you'll hear that it wasn't wildly different from "Silver Bells" in the first place, so in a way it's an arrangement of a potential arrangement of Silver Bells that simply brings out the source material more ^^ - whatever, I don't think too much explanation is needed. When you be hearing the nice muted guitar, bells, french horn, dynamic but subtle drum work, and overall pleasing vibe Dale's got going, especially over a nice warm cup o' cocoa, I doubt you'll take issue either.

― djpretzel