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These aren't just a few amateurs messing around with keyboards and chiptunes - some of these guys are pro musicians who offer remixes on the side, while a few have gone on to do work in the video game industry after getting exposure on OC ReMix (see below). Thanks to a panel of judges that assures quality control, the majority of the music on the site can qualify as [[Crowning Music of Awesome]], depending on your tastes, and in some cases, it's better than the original music that's being remixed. And it's all ''absolutely free'' to download.

OC ReMix had a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] last year when several artists from the site [[Promoted Fanboy|were tapped to handle the Remixed soundtrack]] for Capcom's ''Super [[Street Fighter]] II Turbo HD Remix''. And it ''rocked''.

 

 

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* [[Affectionate Parody]] - Has one of its own in [http://olremix.org/ OverLooked ReMiX]. It even has a judges panel and a small but dedicated community.

* [[Promoted Fanboy]] - The site's members were chosen by Capcom to provide the arranged soundtrack for Super [[Street Fighter]] II HD ReMix. The soundtrack was released digitally as a [http://ocremix.org/info/OC_ReMix:_Super_Street_Fighter_II_Turbo_HD_Remix_Official_Soundtrack free download] on OC ReMix.

** A number of remixers have gone on to create the soundtracks for several independent game releases. [http://ocremix.org/artist/4751/another-soundscape Another Soundscape] has composed the music for several games, most notably ''Kaleidoscope'' and ''The Perfect Match'', while [http://ocremix.org/artist/4628/zircon zircon] crafted the soundtrack for the shooter ''Fittest'', all found on XBox Live Arcade. [http://ocremix.org/artist/4501/daniel-baranowsky Danny B] is well-known for the soundtracks to the ''[[Meat Boy]]'' series.

** OverClocked ReMix itself is actually a spinoff of a webcomic called [http://www.overclocked.org/ OverClocked]. The comic has been silently discontinued (the last update was in 2001), while OCR has become the main focus of the site staff.

* [[With Lyrics]] - A fair amount of remixes do this, in everything from [[Piss-Take Rap]] (ever wondered what it would be like to hear a [[Final Fantasy|cactuar]] or [[Series Mascot|tonberry]] rap a few lines? [http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01999/ Wonder no more!]) to epic [[One-Woman Wail|One Woman Wails]].

* [[Word Salad Lyrics]] - The lyrical content of [http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01419/ this remix] of [[Paperboy]] by Navi consists of nothing but this.

 

=== Troper Recommended ReMixes (As always, [[Your Mileage May Vary]]): ===

* bLiNd in general is fantastic, but find the trance remix of the green Brinstar music from ''Super Metroid''.

* Sole Signal and Tweek unite to give us a fantastic version of the ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' credits music, "Day's End" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9RKDI_WDbo stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01706/ download]).

* Newcomer katethegreat19 made an excellent first impression with her lyrical version of ''[[Final Fantasy IX|FFIX]]'''s "Rose of May." Note that all the vocals ''and'' the harp, guitar, drum, and recorder are all done by her. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNHtbw4Kyf0 stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01859/ download]).

* "That's What You Get," a mix of "Graceful Assassin" from ''[[Kingdom Hearts|Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'', enough said. The only thing making this mix awesomer is that it was made by DrumUltimA and MomUltimA. That's right, a mother and son remixed this together ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS04jD4LNC0 stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01729/ download]).

** Speaking of ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', sephfire made an awesome remix for the original called [http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01229/ "Above the Rising Falls]." As apparently the Hollow Bastion music is just ''that awesome.''

** That's not the only awesome Ken remix. One of the mixes on the ''Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix'' album by AE and prozax called "Clamato Fever" is totally awesome and rockin'. The kicker? It's the menu theme ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ0TGL07QAE stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01784/ download]).

* "Devastation's Doorway," an electro-orchestral-epic remix of the Bowser stages from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkksNk5mPtA stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01611/ download]).

* mv's "A Foray Into Eastern Horizons" is a hypnotic and low-key combination of two themes, one from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', the other from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''. The particular pairing is, in retrospect, obvious ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDLUdo3zgIk stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01228/ download]).

* Who wins when Dhsu sets "[[Super Mario Bros.|Koopa]] vs. [[Final Fantasy VI|Kefka]]?" The audience ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZPiRpXpoJg stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01542/ download]).

* "Nuclear Flash" by Sixto Sounds and zircon. Thought Flash Man's theme from ''[[Mega Man 2]]'' wasn't intense enough? Here's your solution ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9dXLJeqUIA stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01702/ download]).

** In fact, anything by Sixto Sounds.

* CarboHydroM and LuIzA's fantastic remix of ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'''s "Fatalize" into "Strike of the Devil's Axes". Takes an already epic piece and adds absolutely face-melting guitar to it, making the piece unbelievably epic ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OvuIdfho-Y stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01813/ download]).

** From the same album, "Summoning of the Spirits," we have [http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01812/ The Unholy Wars], a remix of the already awesome "Fighting of the Spirit" from ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' by Dhsu and Sixto Sounds, which also adds in face-melting instruments after a beautiful piano intro.

** "Go the Distance" is another rocking remix from Sixto Sounds. This time of "I'll go" from ''Dawn of the New World''/''Knight of Ratatosk'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKYysL21L6g stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01850/ download]).

* From the ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'' album ''Thieves of Fate'', with have "Confronto Finale" by Tweek, a great remix of the "Final Confrontation" music of the game. This mix transforms the song into an epic music battle between Trance, Orchestral, and DnB, while still keeping a haunting and awesome feel ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qT44Roz7pA stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01673/ download]).

** From the same album, [http://rd.ocremix.org/download.html Summer's Dream] is a low key percussive affair gently wandering through the epilogue music with a very labyrinthine quality to it. Not on the album, but rather part of a slew of "Far Promise ~ Dream Shore" remixes for ''[[Radical Dreamers]]'' is Roggah's "Older Promises" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viirK7wQAE0 stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00326/ download]). This one will leave amateur pianists in lament for the lack of sheet music, it is just so staggeringly poignant.

* "Blue Lightning", another remix by Disco Dan! This turns the "Title" theme of ''Mega Man 3'' into a slower paced and yet still totally awesome version of itself. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ERYq_enBRI stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00464/ download]).

** And while we're talking about the Title theme of ''Mega Man 3'', "The Passing of the Blue Crown" also manages to be one freaking awesome remix of the theme. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix4FsgBi2AY stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01723/ download]).

* Strike did a great job at remixing the intense Credits music from ''[[Perfect Dark]]'', turning it into an almost other form of awesome. I present, "Deploy"! ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP-oCOXbhXY stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00765/ download])

* One of the remixers working on ''The Missingno. Tracks'', ProtoDome, came out with an extremely catchy medley of ''Pokémon Crystal'', and sprinkles of nostalgia here and there ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUsBBw_cDs stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01898/ download]).

* From the [[Kirby]] album ''Rise of the Star'', we got yet another mix by DarkeSword. This time it's [http://shariqansari.com/kirby/music/10%20-%20Final%20Flight%20~%20Theme%20of%20Final%20Star.mp3 Final Fight ~ Theme of Final Star]. Again, shame it's not up on the main site.

* "The Crossroads" by Jovette Rivera is an epic J-Pop/Hard Rock remix of "Cid's Theme" from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAPE0-49mCo stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01619/ download]).

* Also from ''Final Fantasy VII'', we got this fantastic remix called "Hydrophone Breakdown" by JigginJonT.It's a song which changes directly from strong rhythmic sections to soft melodies and vice versa,while having an absolutely beautiful tune, somewhat like the ones from The Wingless. My [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] on the whole OC ReMix site ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH4dgKYTKy8 stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01622/ download]).

* No one's mentioned the ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' album yet? Almost the entirety of it is filled with awesome. But the cream of the crop has to be the two part finale. First with "Eminense Grise" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNzrH7CcNg stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01892/ download]). A vocal mix of "Another Moon" with sinister overtones and a haunting mood. And then followed by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lauLyQFaIGE "Genesis of Destruction"], turning the Zeromus battle music into a ''rock opera'' of kickassery. It even got a second version with [http://blueberry437.free.fr/ff4/files/MP3/Bonus%20Tracks/B-06%20Phantom%20of%20the%20Zeromus%20(The%20Final%20Battle)%20%5bNutritious,%20lisabela,%20audio%20fidelity%5d.mp3 Phantom of the Zeromus], which This Troper likes to think of it as the Zeromus EG theme. ''Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption'', folks. Aw yeah.

*** Let's also include [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcHepO6VX1Y "Metal Mage"] which, well, I won't spoil the surprise. As well as [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXUETrBRlSU "Almost Fell for the Trojan"] which is a beautiful and mood shifting remix of "Troian Beauty."

*** "Kind of Green" is the last track, a smooth jazzy take on Rydia. It's this troper's favorite album closer, hands down. ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxseRPkFMt4 stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01885/ download]).

* Mazedude remixed [[Final Fantasy IV]]'s "Another Moon", leading to "Surface of the Moon" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTD9YHlzbzc stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00354/ download]), which sounds like it would be playing in a [[Nightmare Fuel]] bad ending to a [[Sci Fi]] game.

** Also from ''IV'', Hyadain's "[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02204/ Four Friends of the Elements]", from "The Dreadful Fight". A vocal mix, [[Villain Song|sung by the Four Fiends]]... {{spoiler|and Golbez.}}

* How'd we get this far without mentioning "Fire Cross" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKCEixDtOY stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01515/ download]) by LuIzA? It takes [[Final Fantasy V|"Battle on the Big Bridge"]] and various songs from across the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, and even ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', and turns it all into a hardcore piece of '''awesome'''.

* "Cantata for Dancing: Part I" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRogMz0Q8I stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01582/ download]) and "Part II" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGJs4OEwSHY stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01645/ download]) are absolutely ''epic'' mixes of [[Final Fantasy VI|"Dancing Mad"]]. [[Ominous Latin Chanting]] ahoy!

** In fact, it's ''so'' fantastic that at Otakon 2010, Hiroki Kikuta personally told Harmony that he liked the song, and the two took pictures together. Epic win.

* The magnificient but under-appreciated [[Soukaigi]] soundtrack currently has only one remix, "Aftershock" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdJmFG-2M6I stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01284/ download]) and it is an ''experience'' of the central them. Honestly hard to describe as other than superlatively well-thought out.

* audio fidelity's "Pirate Shout" ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT_lTfhOtlw stream]/[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02179/ download]), an EPIC metal version of the Monkey Island theme, complete with a rousing pirate chorus and a recorder to boot!

* Even disco gets its due on the site with the catchy, potentially [[Ear Worm]]-y[http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01368/ "Bust This Groove '81"] (based on "Blue Knife (Bust A Move Edit)" from, well, ''Bust A Move'').

** Another ''Zelda'' track: "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-TcJy6Rqqg Pachelbel's Ganon]" by djpretzel, a heavy, yet soothing reimagining of Zelda's Lullaby.

** Even then, his own take on Ice Cap Zone from [[Sonic 3 and Knuckles]], "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FferYJmNVU IceCapped]", probably started the entire [[Memes/Music|memetic music movement]] of remixing Ice Cap several times.

* "[[Street Fighter II|New Mexican Thunderbird]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCn-Ip7nqR4 stream]. An awesome spaghetti western remix of T. Hawk's theme from Super Street Fighter II. Especially epic is the tribal chanting towards the end.

 

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