Christa’s remix is easily the wildest and funkiest out of all the B-Sides submissions, with a steady dance beat and a brilliant Dm -> Db aug -> FM7 -> Em7 chord progression punctuated by a syncopated piano. “Celestial Resort (Good Karma Mix)” comes to us from Christa Lee, whose jazz sensibilities elevate the whirling etherial lead from Celeste’s haunted hotel level to new heights. With a variety of pitched percussion instruments at his disposal, Ben takes the sinister tone of the original track and amplifies it, bumping up the intensity a little later on with grungy guitar.
The chiptune arpeggios and menacing rendition of the main melody remain intact – but rather than rushing to reintroduce these elements, Ben takes the first minute to establish new instrumentation.
Then comes “Old Site (Black Moonrise Mix),” a reimagining of “Resurrections” by Ben Prunty of FTL and Into the Breach fame. This remix sports a piano texture similar to the original and keeps the main melody front and center, but comes into its own thanks to the bubbly synth bells and whistles alongside some popping staccato arpeggiation. These tracks are collectively available on Celeste’s companion album, B-Sides, which Lena describes in a recent interview with VGMO as a chance to collaborate with “people whose music I love, and people who I’ve always wanted to work with.” Does this lineup of electronic musicians assembled by Lena herself do justice to the source material? Bodyįirst up on Celeste B-Sides is “Forsaken City (Sever the Skyline Mix)” – a fresh take on “First Steps” by the electronic jazz and VGM artist Maxo.
Celeste not only features a well-received musical score by Lena Raine, but even packs in a handful of remixes handled by industry vets and newcomers alike. When a video game soundtrack includes remixes of its most memorable musical moments, that’s a real testament to the quality and completeness of the original soundtrack.
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