Tollis - The Way of the Exploding Fist OST version

This is the second review I am posting about this remix. In the first one I wrote that I had a nagging suspicion that this remix was created with heavy AI assistance. I also wrote that if I am proven wrong on this, I would be the first to happily admit that I am wrong.

Well, I was wrong.

Tollis contacted me privately about my first review, and after a few email exchanges he has given me enough assurances that that this remix was NOT created with heavy AI assistance.

Which I was actually relieved to learn, because this is a very good remix! I don't know if anybody else is familiar with the Twelve Girls Band, a Chinese ensemble that infused traditional Chinese tunes with a modern flair. The style of this remix totally reminds me of their tunes: it's energetic, it sounds big, and it is decorated with that unmistakable Far Eastern style.

In fact, I wish this remix featured at least some authentic Chinese or Japanese instruments, that would've been the cherry on top. Another gripe I have with this remix: there are just way too many instruments placed in the middle, making the final mix sort of washed out (which was actually one of the reasons I originally thought that many of its instruments were AI generated).

But technicalities aside, the end result is hugely enjoyable, and that's what's most important.