ReMix: The Legend of Kyrandia 'Kyrandia Medley'

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Alright, first off: if you like crunchy, satisfying guitars, come with me, keep reading, and download this ReMix. They're very much Ryan8bit's forte, and in this collaboration with DJ Carbunk1e they figure heavily. But first, some background: before becoming rich, famous, and highly-acclaimed for his work with the Command & Conquer games, a certain Frank Klepacki scored this and a couple other games in the early 90's. Kyrandia was a sort of King's Quest-ish thing, and Ryan8bit and DJ Carbunk1e pay tribute to its adventurous score with a rock ReMix that covers different portions. Carbunk1e's work meshes well with Ryan's guitars for most of the mix, and it's the places in the arrangement where this symbiosis peaks that work the best on a musical level. There are some issues with synchronization and tuning, the former being the bigger problem to my ears, that makes the foundation a little shaky, but it never totters so far as to become unenjoyable. Protricity sums things up well:

"A few sync problems here, a few tunage problems there. But man, good job with the guitars! Not only the way they were played, but the way they were implemented in the song. I would say the weak points are the drums. Also, the guitars should be louder. Other than that, very nice mixing/medley ability. A better ending could have been better, me thinks."

Sounds about right. It's good to see earlier work from now-established composers getting some lovin', and this is different stuff from the usual Frank fare (though you can still tell it's him). As per the collaboration between DJ and Ryan, most of the time it works out quite well, with the body and crunch of electric guitar melding with Carbunk1e's synthetic contributions, but more polish would be needed to surpass the better individual efforts of either artist. Nevertheless, cool stuff, and worth checking out for a look back at the original composer's roots and the collaborative result of two talented ReMixers.

― djpretzel