ReMix: Breath of Fire 'HisFirstGoodDeed'
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- Game: Breath of Fire (Capcom, 1994, SNES)
- ReMixer(s): Trenthian
- Composer(s): Mari Yamaguchi, Minae Fujii, Yasuaki Fujita, Yoko Shimomura
- Song(s):
- Posted: 2003-12-30, evaluated by the judges
Well, another Christmas has come and gone. I have to say, you know you're getting old when you start getting clothing items (in my case this year, a pair of docs) and actually liking it. At least now I have an alternative to not wearing Birkenstocks 24/7, 365 days a year outside of work... At any rate, there'll be at least one more update before New Year's where we'll do the annual review and "State of the ReMix address" fun, but for now check out this very flamboyant, conspicuous Breath of Fire arrangement from newcomer Trenthian. Mixing rock and orchestral and then going into zanyville with some sound effects, and also mixing up the tone and arrangement quite a bit as well, this isn't a cookie-cutter ReMix and it certainly has a unique vibe. Whether you prefer a little more aesthetic coherence in your mixage is up to you; the schizophrenic, indulgent approach to instrumentation here does at least keep things interesting. Can't criticize this mix for sonic or compositional monotony, that's for damn sure. Judge Israfel expressed a common reluctance about the fx, but overall appreciation for the mix:
"Very nice. Lots of ideas here, and for the most part they're well pulled off. Composition is much more sophisticated than the average mix- and that's a big plus. Sound effects do come off as a bit cheesy I suppose- they remind me of the sort of thing you might hear during a symphonic "epic" piece by a power metal band. But hey, they don't kill the mix or anything. Cool stuff."
I think the arrangement itself, regardless of the sound fx, really stands on its own and adeptly transitions into different tones with grace and smooth, varied dynamics. In this case, I didn't mind the fx too much; I'm not sure they necessarily add much to the mix, but they didn't detract either. I would say that I don't think such an approach would work well as a hallmark of the ReMixer's work on a regular basis. However, for a first ReMix, the amount of arranging going on, the overall quality of the instrumentation, the knack for mixing tones and themes ranging from arabic to epic orchestral, and solid production are all impressive. Very good stuff, hope to see more as this is a mix that indicates flexibility and innovation both.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Superb textures with the hand drums for the first part, and a great sense of motion. The synths in the next part seemed a little lofi and muddy, but they quickly faded to some great woodwinds and acoustic guitar.
Great drama in the middle section, and overall a really cool mix of instruments. Well played, this mix is great!
- OA on June 3, 2009
- WesternZypher on December 8, 2008
FX don't really bother me, though I don't feel like they're really needed either. Just superfluous. I'm not really complaining about them, either, so it's all good.
Overall, nice work.
- DragonAvenger on September 18, 2008
- Kozmo on February 28, 2006
Bummerdude wrote: As for the music, this was a masterpiece, very good orchestral, but I didn´t just like those sound effects of the fight, aren´t really necessary. Nice usage of the techno synth inthat arabic part, Trenth.
By the way, does EVERYBODY remix that sad melody from bof?
If I did, Im unaware.
I probably wouldnt mind in the future though :)
- Trenthian on November 30, 2005
By the way, does EVERYBODY remix that sad melody from bof?
- Bummerdude on September 25, 2005
- DarkCecil13 on January 8, 2005
And maybe I'm the only one who feels this way but I actually like the sound effects a lot. The first time it was a bit of a bummer but after the 5th time or so it feels like a nice addition to me. :)
Loved the strings but was a bit dissapointed with the panning when I think about it. Hardly noticable but my only CC.
Great work as usual. Why don't you have mooooore? Need inspiration? Vectormannnn. *sways*
- Jemnisimi on January 8, 2005
- DragonFireKai on August 25, 2004
Nice epic feel and I didn't mind the SFX too much, since I never played the game, either. Worked for my imagination!
Great composition!
- Rapyer2986 on February 21, 2004
- Subz1987 on February 19, 2004
- Zaphlin on January 22, 2004
SuperGreenX wrote: This is pretty tight stuff. I didn't like the amount of sound effects and the fact that they were panned far to the right, but it wasn't too bad. There's some reverb on bass kick in the beginning that I don't like. Even so, the beginning was my favorite with the ethnic beats and sounds. Kewl.
I'm also wondering why this wasn't just kept at a steady 128kbps...its not near the 6mb limit or anything if you do that.
@ 128 it was 5.2 mb on my machine
and I thought the limit was 5 mb ! lol I may update with a higher quality bitrate, *esp around 128-160 vbr or something considering the space I still have :)
- Trenthian on January 1, 2004
I'm also wondering why this wasn't just kept at a steady 128kbps...its not near the 6mb limit or anything if you do that.
- sgx on January 1, 2004
i'm defiantely liking this, throws you in a loop between genres, though i would say it gears towards orchestral more than others.
i really like the sound effects in here, especially around 3:47 where it really hits the mark.
very awesome, im defiantely looking forward to seeing more from trenthian.
- The Xyco on January 1, 2004
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