ReMix: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 'Go Home and Be a Family Man'
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- Game: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (Capcom, 1991, ARC)
- ReMixer(s): Norrin Radd
- Composer(s): Alph Lyla, Isao Abe, Yoko Shimomura
- Song(s): Guile Stage
- Posted: 2004-06-10, evaluated by the judges
Been just over two years since Norrin Radd's initial Ninja Gaiden submission - something of a hiatus, to be sure, but fans of The Man With the Comb, aka Guile of SF2 fame should dig this rock take on his stage's theme. As a sidenote, I think ALL of us noticed how, in Guile's stage's background, that one woman's hand was awfully close to the area of the dude she was leaning on. No? Just me? Go back and take a second look. Norrin gives the theme a guitar upgrade, with some acoustic kit and electric bass underpinnings. Sound quality isn't ace, which ended up causing something of a split in the judges panel, but I like what he does especially towards the end in terms of the arrangement, and the guitar itself sounds crunchy enough to me, if the other elements aren't as polished. Around the 1'45" mark the arrangement becomes more inventive and original, incorporating some soloing and mucking about with the original. Some felt that was too long to wait, while others suggested that regardless of the mix having that period of less interpretive coverage, the world needs some good solid rock SF2 action, and that this piece delivers. I'm somewhere in between said stances - though I don't find the arrangement itself particularly jarring or incoherent as some did, the sound quality on everything but the guitar is prohibitive at specific times. However, you can tell that's what here, the core elements, have been worked on and refined, and there are a good number of quality moments packed in to the three-and-a-half-minute playing time. Gray apparently didn't like the mix title but I think it's kinda fun :) At any rate, it's cool to receive submissions from people who've been relatively quiet for awhile, and this is some great instant-grat rock Guile that should be enjoyed by many.
Discussion: Latest 15 comments/reviews; view the Good guitar tone and great playing, and nicely programmed drums. This mix is recommended!
- OA on March 23, 2009
Anyway, I can't make up my mind on this one.
On one hand, it's laid back rock.
On the other, well... I dunno...
I like it, but it's not the most showstopping, blockbuster mix on here. It's still good and worth listening too.
- 42 on January 28, 2009
I believe playing through the theme straight through once (with a few flourishes) was a great idea, because it establishes the piece and prepares the listener for the variations that come later. And it just plain rocks.
As far as the variations themselves go, I think they're excellent. Melodic/harmonic invention is great, and more creative than most I've seen here. At 3:09, the variation on the original motif is fantastic. At 3:25, it could have even gone on, with a key change into the original theme to finish the piece, but maybe that would've been pushing it.
- musenji on December 7, 2006
- Pip is uh..... on March 13, 2005
You took a song that needed a guitar, you put the perfect guitar to it, and man, this just came out excellent.
I can't wait to hear other things from ya, dude, because this was just freakin crazy.
- PyromanEXE on March 8, 2005
- Impassioned Havoc on December 20, 2004
- south pacific islander on December 13, 2004
- EvilRyuAlpha on September 30, 2004
- grayfox9996 on July 29, 2004
- Shhteve on June 26, 2004
- RimFrost the Tourianist on June 15, 2004
I can just imagine Guile standing in front of me, taunting me to beat him.
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- isoo on June 12, 2004
The way I looked at creating this Guitar remix is that first I should demonstrate that I can play this song in it's entirety, note for note. This is Something I appreciatte hearing other people accomplish (Playing some of these songs with guitar can become exeedingly difficult as they were not writtin for guitar, and require odd/ball playing techniques, and loads of practice). Then I tried to move onto the more creative parts, Such as the harmonics and the solos. If I just had the creative parts as one suggested, I don't think it would have any of the magic that made me like the song in the first place. It might have new magic, but then how nostalgic is that ?
To all who oppose, I only have one thing to say to you.
GO HOME AND BE A FAMILY MAN! SONIC BOOM!
- Norrin_Radd on June 12, 2004
- Strife. on June 11, 2004
- Strife. on June 11, 2004
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