I agree not every mix has to reinvent the source material to succeed. I definitely understand Jeff's hesitation on the arrangement being conservative, but I think the overall mood was different enough and the new backing parts added another original level to this.' 'I had the opportunity to listen to this in the Austin airport on the way back from a business trip, and this was a nice transporting arrangement. Roberts did keep his arrangement fairly close, both melodically and in overall tone, to the original, but made some creative & pretty well executed changes and additions to the accompaniment. I sometimes play this game JUST to hear the music, though I confess to my utter lameness in still not having beaten it - you try running this site, working full time, going to school, and planning for a wedding, and see how much gaming time you can manage :) The specific source here is NOT one of Kondo's tracks, and is actually by Mahito Yokota, who worked on the Kessen series as well as DK: Jungle Beat. SMG has one of the best current-gen soundtracks out there, and stands as a shining example that song-based scores, with plenty of original melodies, are still appropriate and still resonate with gamers.

I'll admit it's fairly conservative at times, but the majority of the backing parts (especially in the latter half) are original. I wouldn't be surprised if the arrangement is a sticking point. 'Didn't plan on submitting this one, but after re-listening to and tweaking the PRC version, I felt it was a strong enough piece for me to at least attempt submitting it.

Check it out - our first Super Mario Galaxy ReMix! This also happens to be our first ReMix from 'newcomer' jmr, aka Jeffrey Roberts, who's actually been registered on our forums since way back in April of 2002.

Super mario galaxy ost track listing