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Well I guess this is a good example that the how does not justify the why. Not sure if they do that to reduce trash volume. At least not if specifically or as originally intended.
Ah, thinking about it, I don't think music is remade, as a common terminology. It's either remastered or remixed. I think we've been talking all this time about remastering of music that simply sound different because of the instruments used and re-composition but to make it the same but sounding better. They are all the same music but just sound different because of the tech used. Kinda, but not exactly, like playing a midi on different soundfonts or midi chips on different sound cards. I'm referring to both the 3DO Doom music and what you linked above to. 3DO Doom's could be considered a remix just because it was composed from scratch, but so much with the original notes in mind that audio-wise I would consider it a remaster.
A remix is like Sega Genesis Lion King's on a hand and all other Lion Kings' on other platforms. I didn't provide samples for this so here:
Level 1 on Genesis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GgUbA3eH8Q&list=PL-vD6rIjXrcI7vf-W7o-42wYGdMRqKLY7&index=2
Same on SNES:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS3SXm2xo5E&list=PLB0xooEkKbSYpCivPx_hw-TB5rNeUi-Ry&index=7
Here's another good example from the first Sonic game:
Original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXukwNQG0uA
Remix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umz4Wl6mg5c
Or if you're a classic PC gamer, from Tyrian:
Original:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNnTGbbDJfo
Remix:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7J6jld33II
...which could give a different vibe and could even be in a different genre. At some point such remixes could feel like a complete different music to the ear until recognizable parts show up. 3DO Doom music vs Dos's doesn't give that, to me at least. The links you provided too. Unless the hardware is way too inferior/awful that the music sounds so distorted or something like that, which is a different matter.
On the other hand, playing same midis on different hardware or soundfonts could sound different but they are actually the exact same thing; the same midi file. So I guess midi vs midi of the same file does not fit here. So let's exclude this part because it's a special case and since the comparison will then be on the hardware/software level, not the music itself. 3DO Doom is not using this method. It's clear from the way it sounds and the composer did say he re-composed it, if I remember correctly.
I believe the word remake works for things like games. But yeah, seems like it's the remix synonym in this case.
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