ReMix:Pokémon Diamond Version "Photosynthesis" 4:02

By halc

Arranging the music of one song...

"Eterna Forest"

Primary Game: Pokémon Diamond Version (Nintendo , 2006, NDS), music by Go Ichinose, Hitomi Sato, Junichi Masuda, Morikazu Aoki

Posted 2013-08-20, evaluated by djpretzel


Last but not least we've got halc with some Diamond electronica that features birdcussion, which we haven't heard in awhile :) Dustin writes:

"Classic 9-bit from halc. This is another type I expected to be difficult to capture musically but, not surprisingly, the artist comes through again. Augmenting his usual style with nature sounds really gives you the feeling you're in Eterna Forest."

From the pitched water drops to the avian canopy of tweets & calls, halc's glitched, lo-fi snap, crackle, & pop adapt to survive in their new environment quite effectively. There are some sparser sections where Drew lets the habitat shine through, and then towards the end the 808-ish drum groove gets some time in the spotlight as well. Picture yourself listening to a halc ReMix in the tropics of Madagascar, and that's about right. Given the amount of nature sounds, one half expects David Attenborough to start in with a thoughtful voiceover and get all BBC Planet Earth up in that, but I think the quantity works, almost doubling-down on the concept. Bottom line? The conversion of light energy into chemical energy never sounded so good; more great stuff from halc, this time with biosphere!

As an interesting aside, Larry pointed out that on this day, 155 years ago, "Charles Darwin first published his theory of evolution through natural selection in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory." It seems some folks still aren't persuaded, but I personally find this theory to be a watershed moment in the development of human knowledge and understanding about the world and about ourselves. While obviously mad props go to Dustin for directing this EP, Shariq for coming up with the idea, all the artists who contributed to it, the original composers, and the creators of the pokemanz franchise, I think we should give a special shout out to Mr. Darwin, who opened a door we are still in the process of stepping through. Fortunately, if you don't care about any of that whatsoever, and just want to listen to a bunch of great Pokémon ReMixes, Dustin & company have done a fantastic job providing just that! Check out Pokémon: The Eevee EP & help spread the news!

djpretzel

Discussion

Latest 7 comments/reviews; view the complete thread or post your own.
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Vaizar
on 2015-12-13 23:38:11

The nature-y feel of this track, combined with the calmness of the source, combined with halc's signature chippy style, all come together to make just a really great mix. The bird noises make me feel like I'm watching a documentary (good thing).

Leafeon is my favorite pokemon too 3

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MARRIO
on 2014-05-25 08:08:56

OMG THE NOSTALGIA!!!! Me and my brother used to spend hours in Eterna because our friend told us there was a 1/100000000000 chance that a legendary would appear! This mix is one of the best that I have heard in a long time. Thank you halc for getting me to pick up Diamond again!

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TillyFun
on 2013-09-28 15:37:22

XD I wish I knew how to praise songs in more detail. All I can say is I like it. I really like it. :3

It's so pleasant. And foresty. And pleasantly forestry. :D

Wonderful piece! ^__^

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DiGi Valentine
on 2013-08-27 09:20:13

Clearly, i missed this being posted other wise i would have said something sooner.

I've already told halc personally how much i loved the track, but i got to show some love here. This is a great song, i just love the vibe of it! Just ...purely amazing!

Nice one, hal to the c!

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zach72
on 2013-08-24 22:37:57

I can't say I remember liking the original, but this is just fantastic! It has such a great forest-y chip-y feel going for it.

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Crulex
on 2013-08-22 09:58:00

Halc 9-bit Chip tune ReMixing with Birdcussion and a nature setting? Yes, I love this! It's got the musical soul of Eterna Forest, that's for sure. Has to be one of my favorite halc ReMixes to date. Well done, it's so good!

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djpretzel
on 2013-08-20 16:34:28

What did you think? Post your opinion of this ReMix.

Sources Arranged (1 Song)


Primary Game:
Pokémon Diamond Version (Nintendo , 2006, NDS)
Music by Go Ichinose,Hitomi Sato,Junichi Masuda,Morikazu Aoki
Songs:
"Eterna Forest"

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Mood:
Instrumentation:
Chiptune,Electronic,Sound FX,Synth
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Pokemon_Diamond_Version_Photosynthesis_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
7,318,861 bytes
MD5:
3208727a86cac69a88a19ed1d047af32
Bitrate:
239Kbps
Duration:
4:02

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