ReMix:Animal Crossing: New Leaf "Late-night Ambience" 2:40

By Kade Kalka

Arranging the music of one song...

"11:00pm"

Primary Game: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo , 2013, 3DS), music by Atsuko Asahi, Manaka Kataoka

Posted 2019-02-06, evaluated by Liontamer


Newcomer Kade Kalka debuts with a hypnotic, dreamy post-rock/ambient take on "11PM" from Animal Crossing: New Leaf:

"I'm actually pretty proud of this as my first song of 2019. It's a little bit more unique than my previous work and the final product turned out a lot better and different than anticipated. When I first started working on the project, it was a chore. It sounded exactly like the original, but worse. After a few more hours, I came up with a bunch of different layers and the next day I laid down some drums and synth bass to finish it off. Instead of being a completely ambient cover as I anticipated, it turned out as more of a rock or post-rock arrangement, which I'm fine with.

This was my first full-fledged product using GetGood Drums Modern & Massive and Glitchmachines' Quadrant and Fracture XT. I highly recommend you check out those plugins, because they are amazing and incredibly inspiring for me."

I love the sound design work that KK (coincidence?) has put into the different layers, here; from the subtle chip-style lo-fi drums that change into a bigger acoustic rock kit to the deep, rich bells that echo across the soundscape, there's a deep feeling of, well...late-night ambience. It's a good title :) I'm used to Glitchmachines plugins having a more destructive and noticeable effect, but Kade applies them sparingly/precisely, allowing tiny murmurs of chaos & mangle to chirp through but keeping the overall aesthetic clean, open, & reverberant. I'm reminded of some of the very cool, transporting music from the Night on the Galactic Railroad anime/film, in a good way. Larry Oji writes:

"Really nice work here by Kade in expanding the textural depth of a very minimalist source. I wasn't expecting the drumwork and bassline to drop in around 1:02 nor the synth at 1:23, but the post-rock direction ended up clicking nicely before going back to a genteel but slightly tense ending. I thought the mixing could have been tweaked to have a sharper sound, but no big deal there, for sure. Novel arrangement approach; you'd never think Animal Crossing could go in this direction at all, and it's a short enough mix where you're left satisfied but also looking forward to more like it. Welcome aboard, Kade! :-)"

Welcome indeed; this is not only a well-crafted debut, but a unique & memorable one, offering a chill, very environmental take on a short, simple source. Loved it & would love to hear more!

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Discussion

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CJthemusicdude
on 2024-04-30 11:18:20

I wasn't expecting that shift in energy around 1:02 but it was very cool! Those drums were hitting HARD. The slower sections are enchanting and lovely, and that hard hitting section really cuts through everything with its' power! Great job on this remix!

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ad.mixx
on 2019-02-06 16:21:32

Nice stuff! This is my kind of JAM! Great drum development, great ambience, great instrumentals. Good use of reverb and delay effects. All I can say is fuckin' gucci!!

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Liontamer
on 2019-02-06 11:51:35

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Sources Arranged (1 Song)


Primary Game:
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo , 2013, 3DS)
Music by Atsuko Asahi,Manaka Kataoka
Songs:
"11:00pm"

Tags (9)


Genre:
Ambient,Rock
Mood:
Chill
Instrumentation:
Acoustic Guitar,Bells,Chiptune,Synth
Additional:
Effects > Glitching
Effects > Lo-Fi

File Information


Name:
Animal_Crossing_New_Leaf_Late-night_Ambience_OC_ReMix.mp3
Size:
4,609,607 bytes
MD5:
1b9089b5fc8d0fefc177c208a26acfe9
Bitrate:
225Kbps
Duration:
2:40

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