ReMix: Mario Kart 64 'Rainbow Snowland'
- Game: Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo, 1996, N64)
- ReMixer(s): Dhsu
- Composer(s): Kenta Nagata
- Song(s): Frappe Snowland, Rainbow Road
- Posted: 2004-06-03, evaluated by the judges
The ReMixer writes:
"Rainbow Road was always a sort of trippy course, so I decided to make this arrangement sound a little "out there" and reverbed it out the wazoo. I've been told that it's very sleep-inducing. In fact, it's so mellow that apparently GrayLightning has taken a pretty big liking to it. So this one's dedicated to you, my New Age friend."
Dhsu gives us a laid-back (in case the above didn't convey that) solo piano arrangement of this originally peppy and energetic theme from MK64. Some interesting and more challenging decisions on where to take the chord progression at times, circa 1'25" or thereabouts, and some excellent attention to varied dynamics and especially pacing. This is, as Judge Cabrera points out, a rather slow, deliberate mix, and it certainly takes its own sweet time to say what it has to say, but this is definitely the vibe the ReMixer was shooting for, I feel - something ponderous, appropo as the score for a movie about thirtysomethings dealing with important life issues... in late Autumn. I like the risks taken and the way that, whilst remaining pretty mellow, the progression and dynamics still do some dramatic transitions and swells. Good, intelligent+emotive stuff from Dhsu.
Elaborate piano mixes are awesome, but there is always a great need for mixes that simply change an arrangement in such a way that you also change the way you feel about the source tune. I have thousands of memories with MK64, but this mix really allows me to focus on the deeper moments: bonding with friends and siblings, the wins, the losses, the days of the N64 and how they will never return.
Almost chokes me up. Piano can extract emotion out of anything, including me.
- Marmiduke on January 18, 2009
...Okay, so I didn't get out much as a kid.
Great arrangement nonetheless.
- Lucentas on December 6, 2008
- Serenade on May 2, 2007
- Radiowar on April 8, 2007
Sir Arek the Absolute wrote:Bummerdude wrote: Can´t help to get a little grumpy. Four remixes from MK64, and there´s only two tracks remixed. WHY?!
For this one, I´m a sucker for piano, so this is earcandy fer me. Very nice play, not a masterfully piano show [b]where the pianist pushes as many keys as possible during the limited time[/b](nothing wrong with that kLuTz), this was actually a calm and thoughtful pianoremix, like if it´s a movie, the main character sits on a stone and tries to remember why´s he´s still alive/ how his childhood memories was/ wondering hy only two tracks are remixed from MK64. Stuff like that.
Very careful work from one of my favorite pianolayers. Nice work Dhsu.
Dhsu could do that easily.
Yeah I know. Then there´s also Pacaud, Jayson and other pianoremixers that´s absolutely excellent.
- Bummerdude on November 25, 2005
Bummerdude wrote: Can´t help to get a little grumpy. Four remixes from MK64, and there´s only two tracks remixed. WHY?!
For this one, I´m a sucker for piano, so this is earcandy fer me. Very nice play, not a masterfully piano show [b]where the pianist pushes as many keys as possible during the limited time[/b](nothing wrong with that kLuTz), this was actually a calm and thoughtful pianoremix, like if it´s a movie, the main character sits on a stone and tries to remember why´s he´s still alive/ how his childhood memories was/ wondering hy only two tracks are remixed from MK64. Stuff like that.
Very careful work from one of my favorite pianolayers. Nice work Dhsu.
Dhsu could do that easily.
- Arek the Absolute on November 25, 2005
For this one, I´m a sucker for piano, so this is earcandy fer me. Very nice play, not a masterfully piano show where the pianist pushes as many keys as possible during the limited time(nothing wrong with that kLuTz), this was actually a calm and thoughtful pianoremix, like if it´s a movie, the main character sits on a stone and tries to remember why´s he´s still alive/ how his childhood memories was/ wondering hy only two tracks are remixed from MK64. Stuff like that.
Very careful work from one of my favorite pianolayers. Nice work Dhsu.
- Bummerdude on November 8, 2005
Is there any chance of you releasing something resembling sheet music for this?[/img]
- DarkLink117 on March 2, 2005
- Txai on December 17, 2004
- kevisco on July 21, 2004
I give it the five lightbulbs of approval. :idea::idea::idea::idea::idea:
- Lizz on July 20, 2004
- Covak on June 7, 2004
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