ReMix:Phantasy Star "Alis Overture" 2:51

By djpretzel

Arranging the music of one song...

"Title"

Primary Game: Phantasy Star (Sega , 1987, SMS), music by Tokuhiko Uwabo

Posted 2000-02-11, evaluated by djpretzel


Phantasy Star for the Sega Master System is one of my all-time favorite games, that got me into RPG's in the first place. Yes, I do like squaresoft, but I've always liked the PS series more than FF . . some indescribable quality! This is an interesting piece, which includes a reworking of the title screen theme, which is very upbeat, into a more complex, orchestral sound. There are two basic melodies here - one is from the title screen, as I mentioned, but the other is completely my own . . I consider this a personal tribute to Phantasy Star in general . .

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Tables
on 2015-04-21 14:30:19

Very pretty! And not even THAT dated sounded, all things considered. I myself adore these lovey dovey cheesy type orchestrations when they're paired with melodies as sweet as these. You certainly chose a good source to expand off of.

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dANGER boy
on 2011-12-11 22:12:14

Agreed. Not my favorite style of remix, too happy and lovey-dovey. However, great ReMix for its time. Orchestration does kind of stick out but not enough to ruin the arrangement. Well done! Sound pretty good on my cans.

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Crulex
on 2011-10-21 12:37:28

Alright, yeah, this sounds downright pretty. The piano bits and light tune makes this fit together and the melody is easy to follow. A bit too happy for me, but it's not ruined by any major problems, so it still works as a good ReMix.

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42
on 2009-12-20 18:24:07

This seems to me like something that'd be played at some fancy garden party. Trying to ignore a few glitches in the sampling and some of the piano work, it's not too bad, more or less. It does feels a little stuffy and repetitious due to it's background feeling status. Ultimately, I'd rate it as an o.k. mix' not too good, but neither too bad.

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Emunator
on 2009-12-08 18:38:31

The orchestral samples stick out like a sore thumb, but all in all I'm not cringing as much as I expected to from one of the earliest remixes on the site :-) The arrangement doesn't always click but for the most part it's pretty, quaint, although just a little bit repetitive. Sample quality be damned, I actually enjoyed this! :-D

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Bahamut
on 2009-10-29 00:15:34

Man, it was quite a long time ago when I played Phantasy Star, and I remember this melody song. The game memories weren't pleasant, but the music wasn't bad.

So I know this was one of the first few songs on the site, but the samples really sound outdated. Some weird thing happens around 0:49-0:50 that I can't place my finger on.

Quaint piece though.

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evktalo
on 2009-04-29 04:54:28

Very nice melodic piece. The piano performance is a bit jittery but not much so. There's a few piano chords that felt a bit clashy, f.e. at 00:53 and 01:00. The intro is a bit cluttered, I wonder if it really needed anything more than the piano. I like the subtlety of the strings in the beginning after the intro, the figure is a nice (and non-obvious) backdrop for the piano melody. I gotta agree the strings get a little overpowering as it goes on. Still, not too bad. It's somewhat saccharine but I'd say there's enough of a bittersweet feel to keep the whole in check. Still worth checking out!

--Eino

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Rozovian
on 2008-12-04 03:05:24

Wait, 2000? Whoa. There's not much in the way of issues, nothing that detracts from enjoying it. Short and sweet. A gem from the old days.

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DragonAvenger
on 2008-10-27 21:48:04

A pretty piece, maybe a little too sappy for my tastes. The piano melody is quite nice, and also apparently original, so kudos for that. More bass sounds in general would really help balance things out. I don't usually say that, but this is one of those cases where the piece is too treble, in my opinion. Some lower notes in the piano would have really evened it out. Overall, for it's age, the mix has held up quite well. Nice work.

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Kizyr
on 2007-12-09 21:34:55

I really like what DJP did with this song. Every part of the arrangement sounds great to me. The strings could be toned down a bit in the middle, while everything else is in a crescendo, but it's really a minor issue.

Probably my favorite detail is the flute that comes in around 0:47 and stays throughout the rest of the song. Even though this is pretty old by now, it still remains as one of my favorites. KF

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OA
on 2007-04-18 11:11:51

A pretty mix, with a very nice melody, but it seemed to me the flutes were needlessly shrill and piercing. Might just be my setup?

Not being very familiar with the original, I went to check it out, and after a few listens, the arrangement is pretty clear, and comes out being much better than if it had been a more conservative mix. I'd even say the original material added is actually better than the original source tune.

I feel the mix could use a little more lower register, as it's high end is a little heavy.

Despite these, and some older sounding orchestra samples, this is a good mix, and has aged pretty gracefully.

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Bummer
on 2006-01-07 08:20:26

One of djpretzel earliest but yet beautiful works. It begans well with piano and strings, but as Evilhead mentioned it might be good to take off some of the strings, so that the instruments can be added as more the remix goes forward. The piece gets even better when the harp enters the scene around 1:02 to add some more heaven like touch to it. 20 seconds later pretzel releases all the glory packed in this piece, the strings picks up some more strokes and everything just flows like a river. Excellent. Too bad I haven't played the game.

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Liontamer
on 2005-06-12 06:23:22

Yeah, this may be an older piece, but it holds up very nicely. Nice work in particular using the arranged source tune on the backing strings while the original melody you made was in play. I didn't feel the source tune was difficult to pick out at all, but I could understand how the interpretation here could initially throw some people off. Definitely an overlooked mix y'all should be checking out. Show you're lady you have a heart, fellas. Let djp get you some.

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Krendall
on 2004-04-13 12:10:43

As an independent piece of music, this is very well-done. However, you have to listen really closely in order to pick out the reference to the PS theme. I would've liked this much more if it would've kept closer to the original theme. Still, this is a great independant creation, so good job.

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JamPaladin
on 2002-11-22 02:07:35

This piece is alright. I've always been a fan of DJ Pretzel's more orchestral piexes, and this is one of them. While I don't feel this stands up to some of his other pieces, it's still pretty good.

It starts off lightly, on a piano I think, with strings in the background, sort of humming away throughout the piece. At 32" the main melody comes in over this, followed by some flute or piccolo type thing at 43". At 1' 00" the track reaches the most "exciting" point, but ther eisn't any real tension, just a change in tune.

At 1' 22" we're back into the main melody, but with more instruments, in a sort of climax. A light bridge carries us from 1' 50" to 2' 00", then the piece begins to wind down, to a soft finish

I'd have to say that this piece is for fans of the genre. If you're only into techno, move along, you'll find this absolutely boring. If you are a fan of light orchestral music, then this is a good, but not brilliant example of it.

Subjective-humming-string-O-meter: 6.979.

Sources Arranged (1 Song)


Primary Game:
Phantasy Star (Sega , 1987, SMS)
Music by Tokuhiko Uwabo
Songs:
"Title"

Tags (15)


Genre:
Cinematic
Mood:
Happy,Romantic,Solemn
Instrumentation:
Acoustic,Flute,Harp,Orchestral,Piano,Strings,Violin,Woodwinds
Additional:
Time > 3/4 Time Signature
Time > Tempo: Slow
Usage > Wedding

File Information


Name:
Phantasy_Star_Alis_Overture_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
4,860,824 bytes
MD5:
d3ffe3dd3218ed2d5537bb70bca9146d
Bitrate:
223Kbps
Duration:
2:51

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