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    en: Gario
- link: artist/5480
  names:
    en: Nutritious
- link: artist/52648
  names:
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- link: artist/14890
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  names:
    en: Keiki Kobayashi
    ja: 小林啓樹
- link: artist/5223
  names:
    en: Naoya Kamisaka
    ja: 神坂なおや
- link: artist/190
  names:
    en: Koji Kondo
    ja: 近藤浩治
- link: artist/334
  names:
    en: Michiru Yamane
    ja: 山根ミチル
- link: artist/1717
  names:
    en: Yumiko Kanki
    ja: 神吉由美子
- link: artist/328
  names:
    en: Jun Ishikawa
    ja: 石川淳
- link: artist/475
  names:
    en: Hirokazu Ando
    ja: 安藤浩和
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  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Smash and Burn (Super Smash Bros. for Wii U)
    track_length: '3:12'
  - names:
      English: The Ultimate Armor (Mega Man X5)
    track_length: '3:23'
  - names:
      English: The Journey Never Ends (Super Mario Bros. 3)
    track_length: '6:00'
  - names:
      English: 'Alucard''s Blood Donation (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)'
    track_length: '3:49'
  - names:
      English: Sound Barrier (F-Zero)
    track_length: '3:19'
  - names:
      English: The Super Star Returns (Kirby Super Star)
    track_length: '4:16'
  - names:
      English: Choose Your Destiny (Super Smash Bros. Melee)
    track_length: '3:13'
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  added_date: 2017-09-13T21:28
  edited_date: 2020-02-21T12:15
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T22:31
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name: 'Smash The Record: The Record'
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notes: 'Smash The Record: The Record

  Comments from album director Shariq Ansari (DarkeSword) and ReMixers

  Album freely available at http://smashtherecord.ocremix.org

  I''m excited to present Smash The Record: The Record! Smash The Record is a wonderful
  event that aims to raise funds for St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital through
  their St. Jude PLAY LIVE program (http://stjude.org/get-involved/at-play/video-game-charity-event.html).
  We''ve put together a fantastic album of FREE remixes of a few of the games and
  series featured at Smash The Record to help highlight the amazing work done at St.
  Jude. If you enjoy this album (and I hope you do), please head over to Smash The
  Record''s website, check out the stream, and donate!

  - Shariq Ansari (DarkeSword)

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1. WillRock - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U "Smash and Burn"

  Source: "Menu"

  Original Composer: Keiki Kobayashi

  Original Arranger: Junichi Nakatsuru

  DarkeSword: WillRock''s always a reliable pick when it comes to putting together
  an event album. He brings his signature synthy rock stylings to the already-classic
  Smash 4 theme. Love the solos and embellishments, especially in that middle section.
  Fantastic.

  WillRock: This was made in a very small time frame and could have ended up a bit
  rushed. Luckily, the source I tackled was stupidly awesome and was a very natural
  fit into what I consider my signature sound. It ended up being one of my stronger
  efforts, IMO.

  2. Nabeel Ansari - Mega Man X5 "The Ultimate Armor"

  Sources: "X vs Zero"

  Original Composer: Naoya Kamisaka

  DarkeSword: Damn, Nabeel. When did you get this good?

  Nabeel Ansari: Shariq needed a quick mix for the upcoming Smash The Record event,
  and asked me to pick from MMX or Kirby. I figured I hadn''t done anything from MMX
  series yet since my younger days in the Remix Battles, so I did a metal arrangement
  testing out a lot of my sample libraries that don''t see much use, namely a lot
  of Shreddage products and the Matt Halpern drums from GetGood Drums. This mix is
  100% sequenced, and I''m pretty happy with how it turned out. I picked "X vs. Zero"
  because I had been earlier frustrated with existing remixes of it that didn''t quite
  capture the open feel of it in the source, and I wanted something that did.

  3. JohnStacy - Super Mario Bros. 3 "The Journey Never Ends"

  Source: "Ending"

  Original Composer: Koji Kondo

  DarkeSword: I really like this track. I played trumpet way back in the day and I
  really appreciate some good brass. Really straightforward yet fun take on the ending
  to SMB3. Love when the entire horn section is backing up the lead. John did a great
  job with this track.

  JohnStacy: This was originally started for the Smash The Record EP, but that lined
  up perfectly for the insaneintherainmusic Jazz Challenge this year, so I produced
  it for both (with a YouTube video for the challenge -- http://youtu.be/nY1mnWJj-xU).
  I''ve done a lot of performances of this source tune before, but they were all fairly
  close to the original style (as Latin, or a beguine, for instance). This time, I
  went in a different direction, trying to do it in the style of something Jerry Hey
  would appear on.

  I''ve recently discovered the magic that is Jerry Hey and his horn section. I used
  2 trumpets, 2 French horns, and 2 trombones, which is similar, but replacing the
  tenor saxes with horns and adding a bass trombone on the bottom. I experimented
  with mic placement and saturation attempting to capture a similar sound to theirs
  in the 80s and 90s. Although I missed the mark, I did produce something I am very
  proud of.

  I''ve learned that a lot of music is playing to your strengths and making the best
  of what you have. A lot of my arrangements end up in the key of G-flat for some
  reason. They don''t start there when I''m working, but somehow end up finished in
  that key. How weird. I would have liked to have done a vocal track, but because
  of the time constraint I couldn''t find a vocalist fluent in the style, so I just
  did it as a French horn solo, because that was my best bet.

  So, I present my arrangement, "The Journey Never Ends."

  Equipment:

  Horn: Alexander 103 (Houghton H3e mouthpiece)

  Trumpet: King Superior (Bobby Shew Lead mouthpiece, Bach 3C)

  Trombone: King 3BF Concert (Giddings & Webster Chocolatero mouthpiece)

  Bass Trombone: King 7B (Benge 1 1/2G mouthpiece)

  Recorded with MXL 990 and 991 microphones with a Scarlett 2i2 interface.

  Sheet music: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Cu9-K1nAROTU02OHd4TUVwOWM

  4. Gario - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night "Alucard''s Blood Donation"

  Source: "Dracula''s Castle"

  Original Composer: Michiru Yamane

  DarkeSword: A confession: I''ve never played Symphony of the Night, and, to be quite
  honest, I''ve only dabbled in some of the Game Boy Advance Castlevania games. But
  the music is iconic, and I''m a fan. Greg really delivers a driving, high-tension
  chippy electronic track here. Love the triplet feel. Great.

  Gario: Shariq had a sudden request for the album, and I saw he requested Symphony
  of the Night as one of the needed tracks. Interestingly enough, there was a track
  that I''ve wanted to do from that soundtrack for about a year now, so it seemed
  the best time to tackle it.

  Why the opening stage from that game? Because a year ago I failed to submit a track
  for a competition to remix it, and it had been eating away at me ever since. So,
  if anyone was wondering what could''ve been, here''s my extremely late submission
  to the Cacophony of Incarnation compo of yesteryear. For everyone else, enjoy a
  bouncy blood donation from Alucard.

  He doesn''t have blood, you say? I never said the blood he''s donating would be
  his...

  5. Nutritious - F-Zero "Sound Barrier"

  Source: "Mute City"

  Original Composer: Yumiko Kanki

  DarkeSword: Love the huge sound that Justin brings to the track. Big drums, big
  synths, big guitar sound. A great take on a classic track.

  Nutritious: Despite growing up playing the original F-Zero as a kid, it was only
  years later that I began to really appreciate the amazing soundtrack. Going through
  the GX soundtrack and hearing how creatively they explored the original themes in
  new ways inspired me to try my hand at the iconic "Mute City" theme. Given the short
  deadline, I was working on the track right up to the night before, only to finish
  and have the theme continue to relentlessly run through my mind, preventing me from
  falling asleep. I hope this track also leaves a lasting impression on the listener,
  but hopefully not to the same extent.

  6. DarkeSword - Kirby Super Star "The Super Star Returns"

  Source: "Clash! Gourmet Race"; Cameo: "GREEN GREENS"

  Original Composer: Jun Ishikawa

  DarkeSword: I''m a long-time Kirby fan, but it''s been years since I wrote a Kirby
  remix. "Gourmet Race" from Super Star is such an iconic and well known song, and
  I wanted to try doing something fun with it. So, here''s my synthy, electronic take
  on it. Used a lot of new sounds and libraries I''ve never used before. There''s
  a lot of Reaktor and Super Audio Cart in here. I hope everyone enjoys. Look for
  the "Green Greens" cameo.

  7. DaMonz - Super Smash Bros. Melee "Choose Your Destiny"

  Sources: "Menu 1," "Final Destination"

  Original Composer: Hirokazu Ando

  DarkeSword: So. Much. Syncopation. But what Emery manages to do here is great; it''s
  syncopation without sounding too "stabby," which is something a lot of artists can''t
  balance. A pretty straightforward take on the source tunes, but I''ve gotta say:
  that transition into Final Destination is both tricky and deft. Great work.

  DaMonz: I''ve always wanted to remix the Melee menu theme. A simple, memorable melody
  backed with awesome syncopated string chords, and attached to a lot of great memories.
  I had to give it a shot.

  My main intent with this remix was to try to kick the intensity up a notch or two,
  but without going too over-the-top. I wanted to find a way to keep a bit of a minimalist
  feel to contrast with the high energy of the track. My starting point to achieve
  that goal was to have an intense DnB drums track, but with low-profile, clear-cut
  samples and subtle fills (note that there are no toms or cymbals for the entire
  track). Once that was clear in my mind, the next step was to layer multiple punchy-crunchy
  poly synths with marcato strings to get those syncopated chords up and running to
  serve as the harmonic and rhythmic backbone for the entire track. After that and
  some spacy pads work for the breakdowns and buildups, it was basically just a matter
  of bulldozing through the arrangement and sprinkling a little soloing here and there
  for good measure.

  For the record (hohoho!), this was definitely the fastest I''ve ever been for making
  a remix (4 sittings, probably a little over 10 hours of total work time), so this
  is an interesting milestone for me. I had a blast making it, and I hope everyone
  will enjoy!'
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- link: artist/27306
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- Nintendo GameCube
- Nintendo Wii U
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation
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publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2017-09-14'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Free
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://ocremix.org/info/Smash_The_Record:_The_Record
  name: ocremix.org
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votes: 0
websites:
  Official:
  - link: http://ocremix.org/info/Smash_The_Record:_The_Record
    name: 'Smash The Record: The Record - Wiki - OverClocked ReMix'
