ReMix: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 'BottledMetro'

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When it comes down to it, there are basically two things the judges panel is looking at for each ReMix: the arrangement (how the original has been augmented, mutated, modified, interpreted) and the overall sound quality of the resultant piece, to include mastering, effects, and instruments used. That's a simplification, but not overly so. As one would expect, many ReMixes tip this scale towards one direction or the other; while the ideal mix is a balance of both arrangement and sound quality, in reality there's usually one half of the dichotomy that's gotten a bit more lovin'. In the case of this Sonic 2 mix from BiTMaP, the judges all dug what he did with the arrangement, but were less than crazy about the sounds used, tossing around the phrase "general MIDI". The good news is that good arrangement - especially good, ornate arrangement - can somewhat alleviate subpar or average soundsets. As Protricity puts it: "Wow. Quite an impressive arrangement of this song. The flute-age had me from the beginning. However, I notice that a lot of the accompany brass is off key. It's not too noticeable. A few sections like at 1:08 are the obvious ones. The rest isn't so obvious. This is some real ace arrangement though. Sample quality is in the gutter, but BitMap Pulls it off quite well." - "in the gutter" might be a hyperbole, but the gist is that this arrangement works in spite of, not because of, the sounds used. Still, the parts are panned well, and everything's clean and open, and the creativity BiTMaP's put into other areas makes it all work. Nice, well-sequenced jazz/rock interpretation of Sonic 2; check it out.

― djpretzel