Call for Submissions: Super Extra-Special Bitmob Community Jukebox #10

Editor's note: James is planning a special Bitmob Community Jukebox for its 10th edition, and he needs your help. Do you have any favorite video game remixes? Let James know in the comments section! -Brett


What is the Bitmob Community Jukebox? Let me answer that question with three more questions:

Have you ever violently shaken your fists at the heavens while screaming faux-Latin to the thunderous march of Final Fantasy 7's One-Winged Angel?

Have you ever skanked till you dropped listening to soundtrack of Incredible Crisis?

Have you ever made love to the sweet, pelagic tunes of Yasunori Mitsuda's Chrono Cross score?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, or if you merely enjoy video game music in a way that isn't weird, then the Bitmob Community Jukebox is for you. Each week I curate a column based on the concept of a virtual, Internet-based playlist. It's like the classic bubbler jukeboxes of the '50s, but without having to deal with the harassment of angry greasers down at the local fountain.

To celebrate Community Jukebox #10, I'm planning an extra-special edition composed entirely of remixes of video game songs -- and I need your help!

See, I've kind of shot myself in the foot with this one. I'm not really into the remix scene.

Then why do an extra-special edition composed entirely of remixes? I'll tell you why: I know the Bitmob community will come through for me. That, and I'm really, really stubborn.

So help me out by telling me your favorite remixed game music in the comments below! Let's make this the best Bitmob Community Jukebox yet.


Here are the rules:

- Mash-ups or versus songs are totally welcome, as well as more traditional techno remixes.

- Please don't submit song from The Minibosses, NESkimos or any their ilk. I will probably do a rock feature eventually too!

- If I get more than ten submissions, I will put up everything submitted!

- This is the big one: Only one submission per person. Comments with multiple submissions will not be listened to or posted. This is so I have less to parse when it comes time to post. If even one or two people give me ten links, well, that could lead to way too much music to deal with.


Other than that, go to town. Feel free to listen to previous Jukebox entries to get some inspiration.

I'm hoping to get some great submissions, folks, so have at it!

~James D., read at The Sophist, heard at Sophist Radio

Comments (20)

http://8tracks.com/teamteamwor...a-of-rhyme
Not a remix, more of a mash-up.
Suriel Vazquez , October 09, 2009
I have, in fact, skanked to the soundtrack of Incredible Crisis until I dropped.

I ended up pulling a muscle in my right foot.
Benjamin Torrey , October 09, 2009
hope this counts: "Bowser is Pissed"
http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01328/
Tom Mead , October 09, 2009
I was listening to a podcast or something a few months back that was talking about game music and remixed game music and music based on game music and all the different variations of such. I can't remember any of it any more but I'll see if I can and hopefully contribute something actually useful, lol
Ian Lucier , October 09, 2009
Still thinking....
Lance Darnell , October 09, 2009
This is probably my favorite remix:Sonic Adventure Twinkle Park LightSpeed Remix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXQKHUoabN0

But this Streets of Rage + Tupac Remix is awesome as well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFk_29D4ij4
Michael Hartnett , October 09, 2009
*cough* - This is the big one: Only one submission per person. Comments with multiple submissions will not be listened to or posted. *cough*
Alex R. Cronk-Young , October 10, 2009
This is from the Final Fantasy VII: Voices Of The Lifestream. It's a remix of the Shinra theme from FF7 called Son of Chaos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7xdRiOFUFo
Nicholas Michetti , October 10, 2009
Um, James and/or Brett...not to be picky, but you may want to fix the editor's note on this article. This will only be the tenth edition of the Jukebox, not the tenth anniversary!
Brian Petro-Roy , October 10, 2009
@Brian: Technically you have a point.

Alright -- generally you have a point, too.

Fixed.
Brett Bates , October 10, 2009
@Brian - Haven't you ever been in a high school relationship? Everything becomes an anniversary. This is our 1 week anniversary! This is our 2 week anniversary! This is our 20 day anniversary!
Alex R. Cronk-Young , October 10, 2009
@Alex - Congrats on the 15-minute anniversary of your last comment!

But high school aside, Brian wins this one.
Brett Bates , October 10, 2009
Okay, got one.

The Legend of Zelda theme remixed in Metal by some band named Ranal Ape. Clever name!
http://video.google.com/videop...AeTzN3RBg#
Lance Darnell , October 10, 2009
An old fav of mine from OutRun. Very chill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMLzxwGOIGY
Travis McReynolds , October 10, 2009
Ok, I accidentally posted two in my first comment, just stick with the Sonic Remix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXQKHUoabN0

Although I don't know what's wrong with putting another song out there for the community to check out if it's not meant to be the actual submission...
Michael Hartnett , October 10, 2009
A piano version of F-Zero's Big Blue (I think) by a guy named JigginJonT. His song is called The Flood Plain. Found it on OCRemix.
Patrick Lindsey , October 10, 2009
Rusko - Bionic Commando
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6EBw191Kp8

Not sure about the copyright and so on but he's a dubstep producer who probably expects his tunes to end up on mixes and in DJ sets all the time.
Mark Steward , October 11, 2009
Patrick Lindsey?!?!? As in THE Patrick Lindsey? I've been a fan of yours since like the 6th grade.
Travis McReynolds , October 11, 2009
James, my comment from your original post is no longer here, so in case you didn't see the song I listed, here it is again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ5HC1MluWU&feature;=PlayList&p;=F22393DA77B5D711&index;=34
Brian Shirk , October 12, 2009
I just remembered my all-time favorite remix - "Space Pirates" by Virt, aka Jake Kaufman.

He originally submitted it to Dwelling of Duels as a joke entry the same month as his epic "Crystal Flash" remix -- a 21-minute medley of the entire Super Metroid score -- but I think "Space Pirates" is the far superior song.

It's hilarious, but is also pure awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQemjPDIw3I
Brian Petro-Roy , October 12, 2009

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