Endrõdy Gábor - Armageddon Man ( Orchestra for a Cello )

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Arranged by:
Endrõdy Gábor Remixer
Member profile:
Gábor Endrõdy (peterson)
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Original composed by:
David Whittaker
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19 other remixes of Armageddon Man

Duration:
4:43
Released:
03/01/2006
Charts position:
28. in the year 2006
693. in all-time charts
Score:
89%
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Chris Abbott shouts:
Although I'd really like to hear this with better samples and live players. But don't we all, huh? Tempted to give it a red.
Dan shouts:
Outstanding and well orchestrated
DMC shouts:
Shouting 'outstanding' means voting 'outstanding' for me! ;) Very well done piece of music!!!
ahovland shouts:
Wow :)
infamous shouts:
Dunno why but im not turned on much by this tune, I cant put my finger on it.. It sounds nice it really does its just lacking in that "something"
giya shouts:
Good ~but lack in climax
romeo_knight shouts:
Quite good, but: vibrato of the cello doesn't sound real in lower regions and too little power and dynamics for an orchestral mix
jason_starck shouts:
Very good
dimmignatt shouts:
It's to tame for this kind of arrangement :( and it has some already superior remixes to fight against..
quinch shouts:
Dude! In my opinion, Glyn R Brown just got competition for the best orchestral piece on the site.
eliot shouts:
Nice, but too synthie. The last punch is missing...
nettuno shouts:
Good work, great use of the instruments.
gibs shouts:
It's a cuttie!!!
jemym shouts:
One of the really unique tunes on this website.
Tas shouts:
Very french fatale and for that reason I give it full marks as it feels and sounds almost perfect for that "french fatalistic film" style. Impressive work here.
LaLa shouts:
Great arrangement, but the lead instruments sound a bit too unrealistic to me. One of the best orchestral remixes out there. Gábor, csak azért nem adtam rá piros vigyorgót, mert ahhoz igazi zenekart kellett volna megbízn
ifadeo shouts:
This is for me the best remix of 'armageddon man'...
weasel shouts:
Surely good version. Not that 'synthie-like' as others of that kind...
chabee shouts:
Wonderfull samples! Good work!
lagerfeldt shouts:
Well done but unlike the Firelord piece this leaves me cold
bratac shouts:
Just beautiful! For me it sounds totally realistic. And the mix is not overdone as some other orchestral picese in here.
LMan shouts:
Ooh the melancholy! This is beautiful. This virtual orchestra sounds very close to the real thing.
industry shouts:
Hard to believe music this great is free.
dgeneration_x shouts:
Not much 2 say 2 thiz : LOVE IT!!!!
mfe shouts:
Very nice :) Not 100% refined, but it's definitely a keeper.
omoroca shouts:
Is this supposed to sound orchestral? What a perverted approach to try to simulate an orchestra with synth sounds! Arranged well, but the sounds...
warpgun shouts:
Its so beautiful!
Apache shouts:
I LOVE IT!!!!!! This tune easily make any other game- or moviemusic to crumble into dust..
Mrcookie shouts:
Amazing.
macb3t shouts:
Absolutely outstanding tune.
Giulio shouts:
Beautiful
Review by ms
07/01/2006

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It's quite obvious that Endrŏdy has the talent to score for an orchestra. I really like the beginning and the solo cello fulfills the tragedy of David Whittaker's melody, this instrumentation is wisely chosen. While I wouldn't use the harp as bass (2 players needed), I would have gone for the double bass, even solo. I needed to go further into the arrangement, but I believe the best choice had been a piano. At 01:41 the lead is assigned to the solo violin, while the cello plays a somewhat counterpoint part. Classic choice. The style changes a little bit at 02:19, introducing typical 'Tango' style. This is an interesting idea, anyway it doesn't made me musically happy since I expected something else. Anyway there's nothing wrong about. Sometimes I hear the 'machine gun effect', when using the same samples in repetitions but overall the samples are very good. I really appreciated the arrangement and dynamics Endrŏdy shows up here. It's quite classic, which is not everybody's fav, but I can really recommend to take some listenings. I'd like to hear more from him.