Track Name: Celestia's Ballad (Transformation Remix)
Artists: Freewave, Dreamsong
Remix Source: Celestia's Ballad

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Alright new track for submission
Hopefully more of what you are looking for....

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I'm gonna go ahead and start this one off with an apology to Freewave. Around the time he sent me this track last Thursday, I started rockin' one of the worst colds I have ever had. I couldn't stare at a computer screen long enough to review this track until today.

"Transformation" is the name of the game here, courtesy of Freewave and Dreamsong, who bring a new twist to this source while keeping the original feel largely intact.

Right off the bat, Freewave's handle on production and composition is obvious, and Dreamsong is a dead ringer for Celestia. Throughout the track, the composition makes very fitting shifts, which is impressive considering most brony musicians aren't capable of that kind of compositional nuance. Around 1:06, a very well-executed (if slightly off-mixed) vocal harmony fills out the soundscape, easily the highlight of this track. Well-place synths, a very warm, heavily processed piano, and varied percussion really bring this track to life and the changes in tempo throughout keep things fresh.

There's very little negative that can be said about this track. The biggest gripe I have with it would be the vocal mixing during the harmony; it's a bit off in some places and both sections being mono where most would have at least made the backing vocals stereo-sep'd made for a relatively empty LR soundscape, but for the most part, the attention to panning and effects offsets this for most of the track, and the well-done composition tends to draw the ear away from those slight production imperfections.

A pretty great track all around from Freewave and a fantastic performance from Dreamsong. Be sure to pick this one up.

-DusK