ReMix: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 'This Feeling'

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Right then - we've been a bit slower than usual due to a confluence of circumstances, most involving my upgrading to Vista Ultimate, which is fairly stable but a bit of a let down in that it didn't delete all my MP3s and make me cry, as many promised it would, but instead ran rather smoothly. I also got a brand new machine that I'll be rebuilding sometime soon, and this type of maintenance always eats into OCR time in one way or another. Nevertheless, the show must go on. Our second mix from the DS arrives courtesy of newcomer OA, aka Andrew Luers, and covers that popular Japanese incarnation of Sam Waterson, Phoenix Wright, with arrangements from his first outing. Andrew writes:

"When I first heard this song, I was struck by its energy and feeling of elation, despite the ultra lofi sounds. Attempting to improve my production qualities throughout, I received some very helpful critiques from the WIP forum and through talking with some of the judges. Special thanks to zircon for always being available and willing to listen and critique. The willingness of people to take time out of their lives to help a fellow music lover is very inspiring. This assistance and support I received only helped me relate to the theme of the mix, which I took to be unity and ardor. I love the community of OCR, and all the work that people put into it, whether it be the site itself, the podcast, the surrounding sites, the R:TS and OLR, and the love of game music by everyone, just for the sake of the music."

Cool - always good to see the feedback/community process working for someone. This is motivational pop electronica with heavy utilization of strings and piano for melodic elements but synthetic drums, bass, and accompaniment... at least initially. There's electric guitar, both softly strummed chords on the left closer to the beginning and dirtier soloing towards the end. At 2'30" the groove changes to a harder downbeat; very interesting. The tempo is too fast to be what I'd call danceable, so this isn't one that you could easily get your corpus habeasing to without amphetamines, but it's good driving music. In fact, it reminds me of the spirit and overall flavor of the three original tracks from Outrun, albeit with a more modern production methodology. Jill writes:

"Alright, I'll admit that this is a pretty safe arrangement according to our standards; it stays pretty close to the source in terms of tempo and chord progression. Still, I feel like OA has really personalized the piece. He's set it in an incredibly nostalgic way, contrasting the lighter acoustic sections with soulful electric guitar and sweeping percussion... I actually feel a little fuzzy inside, despite never having played the game. It kinda sounds like the credits track to an anime, y'know?"

I do know; it does. Malcos adds:

"Arrangement is done well, with the source used as the inspiration for the quieter sections; although the chords aren't quite as emotive as the original, I think the mix takes the source to another level."

Of course, if you've witnessed the wonderfully entertaining, gross oversimplification of all things legal that is Phoenix Wright firsthand, you may have a stronger connection with what OA's done here. It's a fun game with an upbeat soundtrack that Andrew's cross-examined and dressed up to the 9's for a musical appeal; no objections here.

― djpretzel