Donkey Kong 64 - Creepy Castle (PRC415)

Votes (6)

Oct 16, 2020 Wassup Thunder
  1. Crazy Atmosphere
    TheVideoGamer
  2. Creepy Castle U. Fight Song
    General Grunt
  3. Hey, I'm just experimenting y'know.
    AxLR
TheVideoGamer captured a nice mix of eerie, goofy, and atmospheric. It had very faithful vibes to the original despite the very different instrumentation. It sounds clear, and I admit that I'm a sucker for finger snapping rhythms and a funky organ sound. I'm curious what more variation could of done for the piece as well, more deviation from the original's arrangement may have been a good effect.

General Grunt's fight song is an impressive reinterpretation, and it feels so right that it's sick. Why does it fit so well? It sounds pretty organic. I believe that adding some woodwinds may have fleshed out the arrangement too. Enjoyed this one, I can't help imagining the most corny fight song lyrics to this.

AxLR got a really nice groove going, and I enjoyed the new parts added. The sweeping pad and flutish sounding synth thing made a nice effect. I feel it lacks most of the original source, it was hard to hear it as a remix. I enjoyed it, and would have liked to hear more Creepy Castle in it.

Also, I loved Hoboko's bonus entry.

I would have voted for bundeslang, but the audio sounded too overloaded and crunchy. I liked the arrangement, but the instruments felt overpowering.
Oct 16, 2020 hoboka
  1. Freaking Kreepy Kremlins
    Wassup Thunder
  2. Crazy Atmosphere
    TheVideoGamer
  3. Hey, I'm just experimenting y'know.
    AxLR
Wassap Thunder - the first 1/3 almost made me slot you second, due to that weird synth that is doing a slower arpreggio...it wasn't really needed imo. But the rest is cool and the outtro is awesome.

TVG - Well, I almost put you in first, but it's a rinse and repeat with a custom outtro, so that'd be unfair to the other guys who put more effort into their remixage. That said, I love the spooky textures and atmosphere.

AxLR - Some cool chillstep and Low Fi ideas here. Lots of re-interpretive stuff. But it wasn't spooky sounding T_T, so I felt it was more apropos to make you 3rd.

General Grunt - Well, if it had vocals, I'd have probably put you in 2nd or even first. But it feels half baked as it is. And it was 90% campy, the source tune had more spooky vibes imo.

Bundeslang - Felt your remix was more fit for OLR, as the ceiling is maxed out way beyond reasonable levels and beat is too loud, almost comedically. BUT, the original compositional ideas are good! This has potential!
Oct 17, 2020 General Grunt
  1. Crazy Atmosphere
    TheVideoGamer
  2. Freaking Kreepy Kremlins
    Wassup Thunder
  3. Vampired Castle
    bundeslang
1- Loved the Unique take on it. The organ part was awesome.

2- Totally reminded me of Spooky Scary Skeletons, and the title fits perfectly.

3- Love the techno beat of this, its like a ballroom rave!
Oct 17, 2020 Dex
  1. Freaking Kreepy Kremlins
    Wassup Thunder
  2. Vampired Castle
    bundeslang
  3. Creepy Castle U. Fight Song
    General Grunt
They were all really good!
Oct 21, 2020 TheVideoGamer
  1. Hey, I'm just experimenting y'know.
    AxLR
  2. Freaking Kreepy Kremlins
    Wassup Thunder
  3. Creepy Castle U. Fight Song
    General Grunt
After thinking long and hard I believe AxLR should get the win. Let's take it from the top.

General Grunt - This is a really good take...or i assume it's a take, i cannot find an ounce of melody from the original, or if there is, i need to seriously update my ears. The idea in itself is wonderfully goofy, but it's masked in so much interpretation it feels more like an original composition than a remix. Again i love the idea, and the track itself, it feels like a rather nice polka tune, something for a kids show, however as a remix it's too original for me. Still enjoyed it though.

HoboKa - The atmosphere is perfect, i absolutely love the dark haunting aspect. The vocals were both funny and fitting, it's very much a Halloween source. I also love the transition with the record scratch, that was awesome. The only problem with this, is that the sounds could be mixed in a little better, especially towards the end, however though that didn't stop me from enjoying your track, it was really nice. Well done!

WassupThunder - I really like how you've turned a rather slow melancholic song into a more rave induced vibe. Great beats, especially at the beginning, the idea is really good, and definitely has a bit of PRC in the composition. The only problem however is the drums and the layering. The drums were amazing at the start, but in the second half, it gets masked, as more small percussion than big beats. Also i feel since it's in 3/4, the drums and some synths don't lock well as they could have, because your trying to make a 3/4 time signature into a 4/4 beat. Synths were lovely though, that's a highlight for me. Well Done!

AxLR - I picked yours to win, because yours had the perfect balance of retaining as much of the source, while showcasing an aspect of originality in the track. Also the balance was perfect, nothing loud or quiet, everything was nice. If i had to point out a flaw, and it's only a small, is that it could do with more melodic instruments, it can get a little to basic, but i loved the drums definitely, and it works super well in this case. Well done!

Bundeslang - Really solid take of the source, definitely enjoy your style, however i did not feel the over distorted and over compressed vibe. Sorry, but good effort.
Oct 22, 2020 bundeslang
  1. Freaking Kreepy Kremlins
    Wassup Thunder
  2. Crazy Atmosphere
    TheVideoGamer
  3. Hey, I'm just experimenting y'know.
    AxLR

Wassup Thunder - Spooky intro. Lots of stuff is placed nicely in this entry, great work.
TheVideoGamer - You kept the original parts and speed from the source nicely in the order with some spooky additions. Also liked the flute. It could have used some more variation in the second part.
AxLR - This has some good ideas, great kick and background sampling.
General Grunt - Interesting style, the stuff at the background works great.
HoboKa - Thanks for picking this source, this round is a good one. Your entry is a really spooky one with great vocals and effects, using the slowness of the source in a nice way.