• Sloppily insipid
• Basic, generic, dull structure.
• Imitates to be a catchy modern take, but remains forgettable

Usually, we commend reworks: some antique melodies are the perfect material for a contemporizing twist! In the last months, we have preferred Olly James’ take on “Moving Too Fast” and “Life Is Music“, for instance. The EDM history has witnessed a constant stream of remixes and modern takes on evergreens. It’s a requisite part and parcel of this industry… Unless there is a negligible effort in the process.

Ummet Ozcan.
The fault somehow rests on him in this slovenly case. Supposing that Dzeko worked on the technical details, the sound design is the only appreciable aspect of the arrangement. Steve Aoki’s titular commitment in this is just there because of his fame, and Ozcan’s Electro style is easily discernible in this revamp of “Popcorn”.

A complete disaster, in my humble opinion. “Popcorn” is an example of a song that will gather its couple of millions of streams because of its catchy hook, thanks to its original composer, and adding to that the famous names will make it au courant for the next what, ten days? Just enough to bring the sunny greenback to the managers’ and the artists’ wallets in this rather wintry period.

One can almost envisage while listening to this instrumental: Ummet Ozcan opening any of his earlier Big Room textbook project, altering the melody, and exported the final outcome without any furthermore modifications. This style was already outdated four long years ago, imagine it now with even blander features. Usually, he adds efforts, but this time the structure is as banal as it could be. Unacceptable, considering that we have a triumvirate of the most famous personages together: makes me wonder what to even review here?

And the ironic and unfortunate part is that they could have experimented a lot with the classic “popcorn” theme: old samples, movie-themed vocals, a sudden change in the rhythm , or a creative synth lead… Alas, nothing more but basic schematics.

Gershon Kingsley, the actual composer of “Popcorn”, passed away just two weeks ago, and this prosaic endeavour certainly wouldn’t be the best way to commemorate his magnum opus.
Perhaps it is to best to disregard this idea and maybe support someone who actually put effort on his music, as this is an exemplar of how demeaning some of the renowned “personalities” can be.
Fans and commonplace audience, in general, deserve music made with a genuine approach, not a job done in a jiffy.

You can listen to “Popcorn” here:

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