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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o Though I'm a fan of video game music and remixes, I'm very picky about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iM26OGIH1o Though I'm a fan of video game music and remixes, I'm very picky about them. Especially when it's reinstrumented. (I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original.) But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well.

jaredsohn 10y ago
The video you linked is from five years ago. There is also a two-hour long play video from a year ago that includes more music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8
chongli 10y ago
But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well Eh, to each their own I suppose. I was really excited about this remake when I saw the graphics. Watching the video you linked dampened my enthusiasm. I grew up on Metroid 2. I remember playing it outside the principal's office in school! The music is dark and haunting and unlike anything I've heard since.
- anjbe 10y ago
  To be fair, the piece remixed in that video is one of the only “traditional” musical tracks in the game, and I think the remix works pretty well. But I share your concerns: I hope that the later parts of the game, where music is replaced with weird sounds and background noises, retain the wholly alien feeling of the original. Metroid 2 is relatively forgotten compared to Metroid and Super Metroid, but its graphics and sound build up a sense of tension and uneasiness in a way that they don’t match, I think. This blog post articulates my feelings on the music of Metroid 2 pretty well: http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroid-ii/ http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroi...
  - chongli 10y ago
    Thanks for sharing that post. It echoed many of the thoughts I'd had about the game. The sheer genius of Metroid 2 is how well it juxtaposes the ruins of a lost civilization with the sheer alien horror of the "jungle" that is taking over. The music and sounds don't just complement that, they play a starring role in the creation of that tension.
JonnieCache 10y ago
The superior version of the metroid music is Super Metroid Symphony by Blake Robinson's Synthetic Orchestra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_ooRjCuNw&list=PLROcUs85n5LoYGY6zCo8stPfQxS6KHDnU&index=6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_ooRjCuNw&list=PLROcUs85n5... The warp records-ish versions in metroid prime are pretty awesome too.
anonbanker 10y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDfqWMTNpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDfqWMTNpg I used to use this version to test subwoofers.
Ace17 10y ago
> I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original. Trying my luck: https://soundcloud.com/ace17-1/industroid-r3 https://soundcloud.com/ace17-1/industroid-r3
- orblivion 10y ago
  It's a cool enough remix, and the beginning was different from ones I've heard before. The problem is that I feel that the eeriness of the original comes from the minimalism. Any sorts of drums or orchestra or choir sounds take away from it. Maybe the only improvement could be more modern synth sounds? That's just my feel on it, maybe I'll hear a counterexample some day.
  - orblivion 10y ago
    Actually, I bet Kraftwerk could make it happen.
  - Ace17 10y ago
    > I feel that the eeriness of the original comes from the minimalism. Yeah, I definitely agree with you here. The minimalism of the original creates a great feeling of isolation, which I clearly didn't re-create in the remix. (BTW I found the same feeling of minimalism-conveyed-isolation to be present in "Maridia 2" music of Super Metroid - same problem here, orchestration make it disappear) Anyway, thanks for listening! It's probable that the original can't be enhanced :-)

jaredsohn 10y ago

The video you linked is from five years ago. There is also a two-hour long play video from a year ago that includes more music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYX9g7z4Av8

chongli 10y ago

But this remix from Metroid 2 works pretty well Eh, to each their own I suppose. I was really excited about this remake when I saw the graphics. Watching the video you linked dampened my enthusiasm. I grew up on Metroid 2. I remember playing it outside the principal's office in school! The music is dark and haunting and unlike anything I've heard since.

anjbe 10y ago
To be fair, the piece remixed in that video is one of the only “traditional” musical tracks in the game, and I think the remix works pretty well. But I share your concerns: I hope that the later parts of the game, where music is replaced with weird sounds and background noises, retain the wholly alien feeling of the original. Metroid 2 is relatively forgotten compared to Metroid and Super Metroid, but its graphics and sound build up a sense of tension and uneasiness in a way that they don’t match, I think. This blog post articulates my feelings on the music of Metroid 2 pretty well: http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroid-ii/ http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2007/03/15/the-music-of-metroi...
- chongli 10y ago
  Thanks for sharing that post. It echoed many of the thoughts I'd had about the game. The sheer genius of Metroid 2 is how well it juxtaposes the ruins of a lost civilization with the sheer alien horror of the "jungle" that is taking over. The music and sounds don't just complement that, they play a starring role in the creation of that tension.

JonnieCache 10y ago

The superior version of the metroid music is Super Metroid Symphony by Blake Robinson's Synthetic Orchestra. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_ooRjCuNw&list=PLROcUs85n5LoYGY6zCo8stPfQxS6KHDnU&index=6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_ooRjCuNw&list=PLROcUs85n5... The warp records-ish versions in metroid prime are pretty awesome too.

anonbanker 10y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDfqWMTNpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxDfqWMTNpg I used to use this version to test subwoofers.

Ace17 10y ago

> I'm yet to find a remix of Kraid's Hideout from Metroid 1 that's anywhere near as good as the original. Trying my luck: https://soundcloud.com/ace17-1/industroid-r3 https://soundcloud.com/ace17-1/industroid-r3

orblivion 10y ago
It's a cool enough remix, and the beginning was different from ones I've heard before. The problem is that I feel that the eeriness of the original comes from the minimalism. Any sorts of drums or orchestra or choir sounds take away from it. Maybe the only improvement could be more modern synth sounds? That's just my feel on it, maybe I'll hear a counterexample some day.
- orblivion 10y ago
  Actually, I bet Kraftwerk could make it happen.
- Ace17 10y ago
  > I feel that the eeriness of the original comes from the minimalism. Yeah, I definitely agree with you here. The minimalism of the original creates a great feeling of isolation, which I clearly didn't re-create in the remix. (BTW I found the same feeling of minimalism-conveyed-isolation to be present in "Maridia 2" music of Super Metroid - same problem here, orchestration make it disappear) Anyway, thanks for listening! It's probable that the original can't be enhanced :-)