Name: Fly To Paradise Remix by JEmanuel in Most Creative VC4 "Fly to Paradise" Remixes So Far - Composed by Eric Whitacre - Remixed by Others
Duration: 5 min 16 s
Description: Remix of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise

[Last Updated at 8:36 PM PST on August 21st, 2013 - I both added some new ones and pruned the list a bit of a couple mixes that were right on the edge of having enough new material.]

Eric Whitacre provided the stems from the Virtual Choir 4 project to the fans and gave them the option to remix them ( you can read all about it at http://ericwhitacre.com/the-virtual-choir/remix).

So I started a list that highlights every remix so far that adds significant new material to differentiate it from the ones that did more straightforward re-engineering of the stems.

To be clear - all you have to do to get on the list is compose or produce additional parts. The list is not meant to say which mixes are "good" (which is very subjective) - just which ones have added new things to the composition (which is a lot easier to talk about).

Update August 20th, 2013: It's getting trickier to know which remixes to include and which ones not to. I thought it was a pretty straightforward criteria of "adding new material", but when the old material is chopped up and processed a lot but no new parts are added, should that be included? Tricky stuff. Feel free to let me know what you think!

Here is the group where all the material is pulled from:
https://soundcloud.com/groups/fly-to-paradise-remix

Most Creative VC4 "Fly to Paradise" Remixes So Far - Composed by Eric Whitacre - Remixed by Others

This is a remix of the song "Fly To Paradise" by composer Eric Whitacre for the Virtual Choir 4 project.  I only used the stems he provided, my guitar, and a Nintendo Gameboy running LSDJ for everything you hear.   

Whitacre's style of using diatonic dissonance to create tension has been incredibly influential to my own work over the years.  It was kind of interesting to be able to pour some of that influence back into a reimagining of one of his songs.  

I wasn't sure how a choir and gameboy chip sounds would mix together, but as the song progressed I really felt the magic.  It was also a total mindfuck to take a renowned composers work, and have the gall to change the chords and notes around to my liking.  Oh well, just another challenge right?  

Hope you guys like this one, I think it turned out pretty special.

Danimal Cannon - VC4 - Fly To Paradise (Paradise Lost Mix)

Remix of Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir 4: Fly to Paradise

Fly To Paradise Remix

Fly To Paradise - Orchestra and Full Virtual Choir

Remix of the stunning musical movement by Eric Whitacre. (cs)

ClearSet Remix: Eric Whitacre, Virtual Choir 4 - Fly To Paradise

All three of my previous remixes joined up and blended into one. All sounds from the VC4 remix pack.
I didn't plan to do this but it just happened to work...I do visual collage and I treated the sound material in a similar way (which worked!) thanks to all who listen, fave and download. I do sing, but I didn't sing in this project.

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Fly To Paradise Remix

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