ReMix: Jazz Jackrabbit 2 'Jackrabbit Transformer'

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It's three in the morning and I'm out the door in three hours to catch a flight to Aruba with my lady, so this is going to be an EXTREMELY short-but-sweet writeup. Chris is a hip dude and I'm sure he understands the trials and tribulations of procrastinated travel preparation and aggressive early morning schedules. This is our first ReMix from any of the Jazz Jackrabbit games, and it's being posted as close to the 4th of July as possible in an appropriate celebration of American game composers. We met more than a few of these at VGL last weekend - Tommy Tallarico, Jack Wall, Christopher Tin, and more - and in this instance Alexander Brandon's an excellent choice because he's not only composed a variety of games over the years, but has even written a book on the subject, which I happen to be taking with me on my trip. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Mazedude's American Album is an awesome and much-deserved study of American game music. Chris was totally the right person in the right place at the right time to make it happen, and this Fourth if you haven't checked it out it's the perfect opportunity, whether you're American, Canadian, or Zimbabwean. No time to describe the mix; suffice it to say that like all of Chris's stuff, it's not only great, but deep. Before I head off on my longest vacation in what seems like forever, I'd like to send a special shout out to Mr. Tallarico and Mr. Wall, who are changing the face of game music as we know it and who are wonderfully open to collaboration with fan communities like OCR, and also to all the amazing people who came to the recent meetup, hung out at my pad, and in general made for a kickass weekend. It might sound trite, but seeing so many smart, funny, and talented people coming together and hanging and realizing that it's at least partly because of something I initiated a long time ago (with very modest goals!) truly made a lasting impact on me; I'm damn proud to be a member of this community, and meeting many of you in person only tends to reinforce that pride. Great mix; hope everyone has a brilliant Fourth, here and abroad!

― djpretzel