Missy
06-10-2004, 09:57 AM
It's probably happened to you. You see a soundtrack somewhere (eBay, a website, whatever) and you think "wow, that looks good". So you buy it. You anxiously await its arrival and when it finally comes you rip open the parcel and slam in in your PC..... Only to discover it is terrible!
Now if you're wondering which soundtrack I'm personally referring to look no further than the Dracula X Remixies CD.. I bought it because (dur) I love dracula X music and already own the original soundtrack. So I thought a remix album would be amazing. The box art looked quite shabby but I thought 'hey, you cant judge a book by its cover. If the CD is good I dont care about the box art'. But upon listening what I found was a handful of half hearted remixes (in my opinion). Anyway I'm not making this post specifically to whine about the Dracula X remixies CD, this is just an example.
I know the old saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' but in my experience the box art tends to be a reflection of how much effort has gone into the music itself (I mean they didn't even spell "Remixes" right on the box in my example!).
If you compare this to other arranged albums like the Rockman Zero Remastered tracks here on CocoeBiz, Shining the Holy Ark soundtrack by Sakuraba, or Panzer dragoon Zwei Alternative Elements (if you're familiar with those soundtracks) you find amazing box art with equally amazing quality of the remixes.
I was just wondering if anyone else has found this trend in any soundtracks they've picked up on their travels? Or even the opposite to what I have found?
Now if you're wondering which soundtrack I'm personally referring to look no further than the Dracula X Remixies CD.. I bought it because (dur) I love dracula X music and already own the original soundtrack. So I thought a remix album would be amazing. The box art looked quite shabby but I thought 'hey, you cant judge a book by its cover. If the CD is good I dont care about the box art'. But upon listening what I found was a handful of half hearted remixes (in my opinion). Anyway I'm not making this post specifically to whine about the Dracula X remixies CD, this is just an example.
I know the old saying 'don't judge a book by its cover' but in my experience the box art tends to be a reflection of how much effort has gone into the music itself (I mean they didn't even spell "Remixes" right on the box in my example!).
If you compare this to other arranged albums like the Rockman Zero Remastered tracks here on CocoeBiz, Shining the Holy Ark soundtrack by Sakuraba, or Panzer dragoon Zwei Alternative Elements (if you're familiar with those soundtracks) you find amazing box art with equally amazing quality of the remixes.
I was just wondering if anyone else has found this trend in any soundtracks they've picked up on their travels? Or even the opposite to what I have found?