Originally posted by Daizo Dee Von
The original "Be the Hero" track I found to contain probably my favourite uses of the @17 instrument and I found it be just as big of a classic as I found Epic Battle to be back from SMWCP. So when I found out that it's not a general favourite from others, I found myself confused I guess is a way to put it.
The new one does use some nice new samples, but personally I'm not a fan of the new percussion. The old one, while basic, had a nice flow to it. The new one feels like it's different for the sake of being different, being that it has a weird delay between snares that I'm not the biggest fan of. Maybe if it's introduced with that delay then goes to the original percussion then it'll sound like great buildup. Another small issue is the guitar doesn't seem to blend that well with the SMW @4. Perhaps you could either make @4 not as awkward, or have a more fitting guitar. I will give the remix this, I like the orchestra hits mixed in. I think Ultima did his best with this tho, given the issues brought up (barring the "plagerism" that I don't hear from either).
The new one does use some nice new samples, but personally I'm not a fan of the new percussion. The old one, while basic, had a nice flow to it. The new one feels like it's different for the sake of being different, being that it has a weird delay between snares that I'm not the biggest fan of. Maybe if it's introduced with that delay then goes to the original percussion then it'll sound like great buildup. Another small issue is the guitar doesn't seem to blend that well with the SMW @4. Perhaps you could either make @4 not as awkward, or have a more fitting guitar. I will give the remix this, I like the orchestra hits mixed in. I think Ultima did his best with this tho, given the issues brought up (barring the "plagerism" that I don't hear from either).
Honestly, about the percussion, while I'll agree the original's percussion was nice enough, I felt that it wasn't really too exciting and/or intense to fit a boss battle enough. However, that's really more on the way I percieve on how intensity and energy sound like compared to most others; for example, a 4-on-the-floor type of beat with a fairly simplistic kick-snare pattern could sound just as good, but I, myself, find more syncopated and varied types of beats to feel much better and more surprising to the listener, which I find is much more effective in bringing up intensity. Again tho, that's just me.
The guitar was mainly selected to fit with the original SMW guitar in terms of sound, and not specifically on if it blends well enough with the rest of the song, so that's probably why it doesn't sound as fitting to you; I might try and change the guitar at some point tho and see what fits better and what doesn't, but I'm not sure if that alone is a good enough reason to change much, since it seems like most of the feedback is more on the subjective side of things, which makes things harder to change when people will most likely not be happy with the decision either way. :V