ReMix:Super Mario World "The Moon of Bowser" 3:38
By N4L4
Arranging the music of one song...
"Sub Castle BGM"
Primary Game: Super Mario World (Nintendo , 1990, SNES), music by Koji KondoPosted 2016-06-21, evaluated by the judges panel
Late night mixpost!!
This one is going up (much) later than usual, but that's actually appropriate, because it's a spooky orchestral/rock arrangement of the sinister & popular "Sub Castle BGM" from Super Mario World, brought to you by newcomer N4L4 (Orica Okinaka):
"Sub Castle" in SMW was one of my favourite songs at the time when I met the game in 1990s. So in doing arrangement of "Sub Castle," I didn't want to change a lot, but I tried to make it more orchestral and rock sound. Simple and gorgeous, enjoy my arrangement."
First off, I have to say, that's a pretty dope bassoon sample. I don't use "dope" lightly, especially when discussing bassoons, so that's saying something... this arrangement initially has the appearance of a competent but relatively conservative/intuitive orchestral take on the tune, but things progress nicely and additional ideas are worked in... to be honest, Larry's vote covers almost everything I'd have to say, so it's time for some copypasta:
"Good stuff with the opening adding some original string accents to compliment the good orchestration. Nice use of the mallet percussion at :32 to simulate stomping on a Dry Bones in the game.
Nice transition at 1:03 with SFX to add a little tension. Some of it sounded kind of tacked on, but it integrated well-enough overall. Good original brass writing from 1:34-1:44 as well. I'm both surprised and glad that the instrumentation took some drastic turns at 1:44 to present another side of interpretation and put this on very firm ground with the creativity of the arrangement approach. Sounds like those light electric guitar chugs at 2:38 were influenced by the (Larry-named) "Monstrous Turtles!"
The fadeout ending was a little weak, but on the plus side, it was introducing some new concepts even during the fade instead of retreading previous material. It's a disappointing thing in the sense that it's clear you hadn't run out of ideas yet, but what's here with this arrangement was more than adequately developed. Great stuff that's been like some other successful "Sub Castle BGM" mixes lately, i.e. starting out pretty conservative and dampening expectations, only to then fire up with very interpretive instrumentation and textures. Nice job, Orica, and welcome aboard!"
If that's not a comprehensive vote, I don't know what is :) Really nice separation & dynamics are evident right from the get-go, things eventually rock on a pretty damn epic scale, and while the artist describes the arrangement as "simple," there are actually quite a few ideas going on, and a sweet, satisfying mix of textures. Usually it bothers me when different reverbs/spaces are employed in transition, but somehow it works pretty well here, perhaps due to the manic, over-the-top nature of that iconic progression & rise-fall arp riff. I'm not on either side of the fence when it comes to fadeout endings; I think they CAN work well, I just think they often don't... in this case I'd have preferred something more bombastic & conclusive, but it's not the end of the world... just the end of the mix ;) Fun, flamboyant, impressive, & interesting debut from N4L4, who says something new with a popular source, and says it with style - looking forward to hearing more!
Discussion
on 2024-08-25 21:13:45
This is terrific! It seemed conservative at first (usually not an issue for me), but it really built in on itself and made the mix sound like an update of the source, which is my favorite type of close mix. I'm also usually not against fade out endings, but man, this really could have done more with a definitive end, be it a crescendo or slower, creepy drifting off of piano keys or bells. But ending is a small nitpick for a great mix.
on 2019-02-12 20:29:14
WOW, I mean, it is almost a direct port, but WOW, this song is BAAAAD! It got me so hype, I wanna see a remake of Mario World with this song in it!
on 2016-06-23 22:01:47
Very good. Nothing really outstanding or new, but there's a lot to be said for quality craftsmanship.
on 2016-06-23 10:13:25
First of all, very good sample quality. Good staccatos, woodwinds (VSL?), and oh yes that organ. Pipe organ wins at everything.
As I listen this just gets better. Really good brass sounds, and then brings in the rock drums.
Vibraphone wasn't expected, but a nice addition.
Ah well there's one negative comment. The last part kinda weakened, and then faded out. Fade outs are....not so much a thing anymore. They only work if you fade into another song. And well..that'snot a thing anymore either
on 2016-06-22 15:35:06
A refreshing take on orchestral remixing. Interesting source and cool ideas (like the guitar entrance). Conservative, but it works in the mix's favor. Pretty solid.
Sources Arranged (1 Song)
- Primary Game:
-
Super Mario World (Nintendo
, 1990,
SNES)
Music by Koji Kondo
- Songs:
- "Sub Castle BGM"
Tags (15)
- Genre:
- Rock,Symphonic
- Mood:
- Epic,Spooky,Suspenseful
- Instrumentation:
- Brass,Chromatic Percussion,Electric Guitar,Orchestral,Organ,Piano,Sound FX,Strings,Woodwinds
- Additional:
- Usage > Halloween
File Information
- Name:
- Super_Mario_World_The_Moon_of_Bowser_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 5,310,346 bytes
- MD5:
- 026134ae0dbdf61d2e589ccf40a78f83
- Bitrate:
- 192Kbps
- Duration:
- 3:38
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