SSJ3 - Kalos Gym Leader

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SSJ3 - Kalos Gym Leader

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Original Theme: "Battle! Gym Leader!" from Pokémon X and Y
Original Artists: Junichi Masuda, Shota Kageyama, and others
Mix Artist: Who else?
Mix Length: Nearly 5:30
Program Used: FL Studio 11 - Producer Edition
Plugins Used: Sytrus, Line of Legends, GMS, Toxic Biohazard, standard drum pack cymbal (put in reverse to create the reverse cymbal effect)

NO SOUNDFONTS USED

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This was a tough cookie to crumble, but I managed it. I actually had a mix of this done back in the past, but I feel like this one tops the work I did in the past. Alright, so you guys know the drill, this is the part where I talk about the game a bit. Pokémon X and Y is based in the Kalos Region, which, if you've played the game, seems eerily similar to France. In fact, it's based on France. In Lumiose City, the tower, called Prism Tower, that stands tall is actually the Electric-Type gym, where Clemont resides, waiting for you to battle him. Of course, this theme is universal to all of the gym leaders in the game, but I digress. Here it is, my take on the theme.

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AlbertStClare

2015-08-04 15:00:58

>> FROM: D.E. CHAMBERRY, USER "RYUU"
>> SUBJECT: "REVIEW: SSJ3 - KALOS GYM LEADER"
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To begin, this is quite a strong return; do you make these from sheet music, or by ear? It matches with the melody of the original quite well, with only the instrumentation and speed changed a little. My one real criticism is that — it feels only a little too fast. The original is perhaps too relaxed to be suitable for an intense battle, and this does improve on that quite a bit with its greater intensity of instrumentation, though the song itself would, if I were to offer my thoughts to the developers, have been more suited for some kind of introductory or friendly rival battle than a gym leader. As a piece of music, this one gives me impressions of circles and spheres, though it is difficult to say exactly why; the part that begins at 0:03 feels as if it were going round and round, I suppose.

I find the difference of instrumentation between this and the original piece rather intriguing; Kalos is, as I am sure you know, based on France, and themed around beauty, but this feels a bit more like it belongs in Sinnoh, Johto, or Isshu, except in the complexity of its composition. This is not really bad, but it was unexpected, and actually rather enjoyable, since it makes me think of what I might call "classic" Pokémon (though I am, generally, of the mind that many of the changes that have been made with succeeding generations are improvements, even if I do not always like the new designs).

Overall, well done; other than the speed, which is very minor, I can find little to fault you for here.

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