This is the first of my Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald remixes: Littleroot Town!
What I wanted to capture in this piece was the sound and feel of the rainfall, and the warm tropical climate of Hoenn where the game takes place. Hoenn is a place of green luscious foliage and trees, surrounded by a great mysterious ocean, and I hoped to portray this with my arrangement.

Blog post about the composition process: http://www.adamhaynes.co.uk/post/87007574304/littlerootremix

Also on Youtube: http://youtu.be/fZdfl3dMTAY

Littleroot Town - Remix / Arrangement ~ Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

This is the second of my Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald remixes: Professor Birch's Laboratory!

I feel that the character of Birch is very youthful, curious, and adventurous. I tried to capture these characteristics within this music arrangement, as well as his hefty weight (thanks, tuba). I also tried to retain that feeling of the tropical climate that I created in my first arrangement, Littleroot Town.

The original track from the game can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXJSrcbMnv0

Please visit my youtube for more music!: http://www.youtube.com/petaldance

Professor Birch's Lab - Remix / Arrangement ~ Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

This remix from the Red, Blue, and Yellow series is a little different from my previous arrangements. I really wanted to disturb the listener with this piece, and create a sense of unease and misfortune.

Lavender Town is infamous for its uncomfortable music, which itself is surrounded by rather depressing tales of evoking suicide and depression from players. It has also sparked all kinds of in-game rumours from fans of the game, such as that of Gary's dead Raticate. 

The town is also home to Pokémon Tower, where restless ghosts and spirits reside. My favourite part of the whole Lavender Town story is that of Cubone and Marowak, and this is what I really wanted to focus on in my arrangement. The disturbing situation with Marowak's spirit stuck in purgatory within the tower is something that really stands out in this Pokémon game, and so I wanted to lend some music to it. 

You'll notice that everything is slightly out-of-tune and a little off-beat, an intentional move to distort your comfort a bit. The flute is a nod to the Pokéflute (which is the final reward for completing the tower), and the xylophone is supposed to represent innocence and adolescence.

The entire last section of the piece is devoted to Cubone, who must be feeling incredibly broken knowing his mother's spirit is stuck inside the tower. Poor Cubone :'( 

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nq3LGXoWojE

Lavender Town Remix ~ A Pokémon music arrangement

In the Pokémon games, Viridian Forest is the first area in which the trainer feels real danger - from the tall grass and the overlooking trees, to the creepy bugs and the catchers that tame them, this is no easy trek for the newbie Pokémon adventurer.

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bED_P-dP7q8

Viridian Forest Remix ~ A Pokémon music arrangement

This is my jazz arrangement of Final Fantasy IX's Rose of May (or, how it's sometimes mistranslated, Loss of Me).

Inspired by the music of Henry Mancini!

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ipDvqIFI4N0


Rose of May ~ Jazz Arrangement - Final Fantasy IX

My take on the Pokémon Center theme music, in the style of Sun & Moon's design. Sun and Moon are the newest games in the Pokémon series, which are to be released in November. These new adventures take place in Alola, a Hawaiian-inspired region.

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wIxEeKeSp58

Pokémon Sun & Moon - Alola Pokémon Center (fan-made music)

This is an original composition, inspired by the themes of Pokémon Sun/Moon. 
This piece is intended to suit a boss battle between the villainous Guzma and Plumeria of Team Skull. 

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2k35eCpVTxY

Pokémon Sun & Moon - Team Skull Boss Battle Theme (fan-made)

This is my fan-made theme music for the Nintendo Switch's eShop! 
The eShop currently has no music whatsoever, and I felt it needed some, so here is my own attempt at it.

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/srigPU_MBUM

eShop Theme Music for Nintendo Switch (fan-made)

This is my orchestral arrangement of the Surfing theme music from the Pokémon Red & Blue games!

The idea of this remix is simple: to really make you feel as if you're sailing the oceans on the back of Lapras. I want the listener to feel the energy of the waves dancing underneath them, feel the sea breeze lashing against their face, feel the warmth of the sun that's shining down from the brilliantly blue sky; pure joy and excitement, and a sense of endless freedom.

Artwork by ieafy: http://ieafy.deviantart.com/

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yngkWIBLM3Y

Surfing Theme - Orchestral Arrangement - Pokémon Red & Blue

Backing track to my remix of Ben Brode's Arthas Rap

with vocals on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bhttKTR4R_s

Hearthstone - Arthas Rap Remix ft. Ben Brode (backing track)

This is my own take on Ben Brode's "Arthas" rap that he created to promote the upcoming Hearthstone expansion set Knights of the Frozen Throne! The backing track is fully composed and produced by me.

Listen to the original rap here: https://youtu.be/j-KU-_-CtJw

Hearthstone - Arthas Rap Remix ft. Ben Brode ~ Original Track

I had so much fun remixing Ben Brode's recent Arthas rap that I decided to go back to his first rap, Un'Goro: Journey, and give that one a remix too. The backing track is fully composed and produced by me.

Listen to Brode's original Un'Goro rap here: https://youtu.be/qEmnpRSgqQk

This one was somewhat trickier to remix than the Arthas one because I didn't have an isolated vocal track to work with, only Ben's final track that contains percussion and bass. I had to keep my backing track in key with his, and this is also why there isn't much chord progression or any key changes.

No hidden Hearthstone melodies in this one, but you'll have no doubt noticed the various sound effects I placed in. I really tried to fit them into the rhythm of the track, whilst relating them to the lyrics. Loved doing this.

Like with my previous rap, the mix is not terribly great as I don't usually work with vocals but I am certainly becoming more accustomed to it, and also enjoying the heck out of it. Will definitely be writing more tracks like this (if I can find a rapper to work with of course!).

Also on YouTube, with music video! : https://youtu.be/1fW3P1S23dY

Hearthstone -Un'goro Rap Remix ft. Ben Brode ~ Original Track

Here is some music I composed, inspired by the rainy days that occur in the game Stardew Valley. When the rain falls there is no music, so I decided to create my own composition to suit the mood.

Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2cHFye7ks-I

Stardew Valley - Rainy Day Music (fan-made)

This is the third remix in my Pokémon Gold & Silver music arrangement series. Welcome to Sprout Tower!

I wanted to mess with expectations on this one. I began by choosing the obvious musical flavour for this arrangement - Japanese - and to be honest I felt it needed something more. As beautiful as this style of music is, I felt that sticking to traditional Japanese music was a bit safe. I almost chose the safe option, but felt that in order to grow as a composer I needed to break the mold, even just a little. That's when I decided to introduce some vintage-sounding synth.

Why synth? Well, I've been watching a few horror movies recently and I've really enjoyed the soundtracks to them, in particular Disasterpiece's It Follows score. It just gave me this really nostalgic, twisted kind of feeling. I felt as if I could get away with incorporating this sound into a Gold and Silver arrangement because to me the game has a really strange atmosphere unlike any other game in the series.

I was just a youngen when Pokémon Gold & Silver came out here in the UK. At that point the Pokémon franchise had been around for a couple of years and was really ingrained into every boy and girls' mind. Everyone was familiar with the likes of Pikachu, Bulbabsaur, Ash, Team Rocket etc. Whether it was the Gameboy game, the trading cards, the TV show, everyone just *knew* Pokémon. It was part of the furniture, part of youth culture.
Then information on the newest games, Gold & Silver, started to appear in gaming magazines. I remember seeing those early Sugimori illustrations of Sunkern, Houndoor, Igglybuff. I thought, hey these aren't my Pokémon, they're freaks! And the images of the new trainer and rival...something felt really off about them, something uncanny. 

I remember first playing the game on an emulator that my IT teacher had (probably illegally) given me. It was a horrible fan-translation, nothing made sense. As a young boy, using a computer and the internet in its infancy, this game made an impression on me, and it wasn't good. It made me feel uncomfortable, and I can't really pinpoint it other than everything in the game felt uncanny. I get really nostalgic thinking of Pokémon Gold and Silver, moreso than Red and Blue, but it's not a nice feeling of nostalgia. Like how I described the It Follows music, it's a twisted nostalgia. Even now, everything about the game creeps me out a bit.

So that's why I decided to introduce some synth amongst the traditional Japanese instruments. Does it work? I'm not sure. But I hope it embodies the creepy, weird feeling that resides in the Gold and Silver games. And Bellsprout. I mean just look at its face, it knows something man.

Hope you enjoy this one! Check out my other Gold & Silver arrangements (they're a bit old now):

► New Bark Town: https://youtu.be/BpG2DufICTE

► Route 29: https://youtu.be/am4aQjyc1gM

~ Adam Haynes

Sprout Tower - Arrangement - Pokémon Gold & Silver

With the recent announcement of Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, I wanted to create a piece of music that could fit into the game. 
Back when New Leaf was released on the 3DS, I played it to absolute death (it's one of the best games ever, right?) and the game's soundtrack was just so perfect; very quaint, gentle, innocent, non-intrusive music accompanied us and our villagers for hours and hours. These are all the key characteristics I kept in mind when composing this piece of music.

Animal Crossing Pocket Camp music #1 (fan-made)

Here is some 8-bit music I've composed! It's the start of an 8-bit music series I'm doing, which will involve composing short tracks that fit the classic retro genres, such as RPG, Platformer, Action Adventure, Puzzle, you get the idea.

This first piece is the kind of music you'd hear on the prelude/prologue of an RPG, whether it occurs before or after the main title screen. In my head, I imagined a simple background, perhaps of a castle, with slow scrolling text filling in the player with some story context. A classic way to start an RPG!

I've strictly used 4 channels of sound here, to try and keep it as authentic as possible. I didn't use a tracker, I used the Super Audio Boy VSTi. I love it, but I wish I had picked up Super Audio Cart in the Black Friday sale. Big regrets there. Hopefully it's on sale again over Christmas!

I've stuck my own reverb on it as a personal preference, so it loses some authenticity there. I know that Super Audio Cart has a SNES reverb setting, so if I do end up getting it I'll use that in future.

8-Bit RPG Music - Prelude/Prologue

The second in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. 
This piece would likely take place as the adventurer is setting off on their adventure for the first time, perhaps leaving home.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI

8-Bit RPG Music - The Adventure Begins

The third in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. 
I imagined this tune to be the theme of a strange kooky shop that the adventuer comes across in their adventure, a shop that sells all kinds of knick-knacks and potions and things. And I bet the store owner has some kind of secret...

Other tracks in the series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI

8-Bit RPG Music - Shop Theme

The fourth in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game.
The title is pretty self-explanatory - this is music intended for a royal castle of some sort. This setting is a classic trope in old school RPGS; perhaps the player arrives at the castle very early on in the game and finds that something tragic has happened - a kidnapped princess or a stolen crystal. And the King personally needs your help!
Anyway here's the kind of music you can imagine playing in this castle.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI

8-Bit RPG Music - Royal Castle

This is Hårgalåten (or Horgalåten), a traditional Swedish folk song, which I have arranged for piano. This is a very simple arrangement and easy to play along with. If you would like it scored, please let me know.

I chose to arrange this tune for piano because it's one of my favourite melodies. I first heard it years ago on a death metal album, Lunar Strain by In Flames. It has always been my "go-to" tune to play when warming up my fingers on the keyboard as it's so painfully simple. What you're hearing now is 90% my recorded performance - I edited some duff notes and pacing here and there to make it listenable ;-)

The original folk lyrics tell of the tale of the devil, cunningly disguised as a fiddler, who lures children in with his music. The children would dance until they dropped dead. Love it.

More about the history of the song here: https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=5170

Some original piano compositions of mine:

● The Missing Cat: https://youtu.be/BsPP1NeN8sk
● Ceremony: https://youtu.be/0eUa3YLn0yQ
● The Bears' Abode: https://youtu.be/HgpVrtCIDjk
● Space Opera: https://youtu.be/Gy5e2WGAGkU?list=PLHwUzB6RTbdQOP3YBxNieSwwEqeZeTeBV

Hårgalåten (Swedish Folk Music) for Piano

Just for a bit of fun.

Also on YouTube, with special music video: https://youtu.be/Oom_eUt19fk

Steamed Hams but it's an Isometric Exercise music jam

The fifth in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. No explantion for this one really, it's a theme to a boss battle! Not one of those important boss battles with a key character, but some kind of generic boss at the end of a dungeon or something. Not my most inspired piece but wanted to put it out there.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
- Boss Battle: https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4

8-Bit RPG Music - Boss Battle

The next in my series of Final Fantasy VII Piano Quintet arrangements, Gold Saucer -  which also happens to be one of my favourite tunes from FFVII. 

I have so much fun writing these. I feel like the piano quintet is my perfect ensemble of instruments; you can create so much depth with this and, as I'm discovering, you can arrange such a variety of music for it. 

My piano quintet arrangement consists of: piano, violin one, violin two, viola, and cello.

My other Final Fantasy arrangements:

♦ FF7 Gold Saucer - Piano Quintet: https://youtu.be/NC_NL7461mQ

♦ FF7 Cid Theme's - Piano Quintet : https://youtu.be/zPRQUCfL60s

♦ FF7 Stolen Materia - Piano Quintet : https://youtu.be/xfF2oTmZYDs

♦ FF7 Debut - Piano Quintet: https://youtu.be/lkC9gHpsodA

♦ FF8 Blue Fields - Woodwind Sextet: https://youtu.be/DNouz-9eGVk

♦ FF9 Rose of May - Jazz Band: https://youtu.be/ipDvqIFI4N0

Gold Saucer - Piano Quintet Arrangement - Final Fantasy VII

The sixth in my series of 8-bit RPG Music compositions, written for an imaginary game. A bright and upbeat musical theme full of determination to match our heroine's character.

Other tracks in my 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
- Boss Battle: https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4
- The Heroine's Theme: https://youtu.be/TNYTFOiNO4s

8-Bit RPG Music - The Heroine

Cerulean City Remix ~ A Pokémon music arrangement

Trism 2 - Official Trailer Music

Pokémon Sword & Shield - Route 1 music, Galar region (fan-made)

https://youtu.be/AMAVd3e7lXc

Hello! This is the first track in my new series of 16-bit compositions. I've really enjoyed creating 8-bit music recently, and decided to have a go at creating some Mega Drive-esque music. 

I had to do a bit of research in how Mega Drive/Genesis music is constructed - chips, channels, etc. It took a bit of understanding but I think I get the picture now. I've had a go at creating something here that sounds as authentic as possible (except the reverb). 

The Sega Mega Drive was the second game system I ever owned (after the Amiga), and whilst I didn't have a wealth of games for the system (I was like 7 years old I think) the music really stuck with me. I've also recently been enjoying listening to old Mega Drive soundtracks that I've never heard before.

My composition here is clearly influenced by the amazing Streets of Rage soundtracks by Yuzo Koshiro. This is my first attempt at creating some authentic 16-bit music so it's a little basic right now but I'm hoping to get better at it.

Check out my (on-going) 8-bit series:

- Prologue: https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
- The Adventure Begins: https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
- Royal Castle: https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
- Shop Theme: https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
- Boss Battle: https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4
- The Heroine's Theme: https://youtu.be/TNYTFOiNO4s

A collection of Amiga music that influenced my composing:

- https://youtu.be/9NUeywW5xgY

Enjoy :-)

- Adam

Original 16-Bit Game Music (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis) - Street Brawlin'

https://youtu.be/uqZfMzRQy54

I recently composed a short jingle for Disaster Quest's channel. They create great Let's Plays of various Zelda games! Check them out here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXHMdE6m9vJTYJDo6HKMYjA

If you'd like music commissioned for your project then please just send me a message and we can arrange something :-)

Cheers!

- Adam

DisasterQuest - Opening Jingle

My 8-bit music series:

♦ Prologue | https://youtu.be/-THVwBMTgOw
♦ The Adventure Begins | https://youtu.be/WdahYB4laFs
♦ Shop Theme | https://youtu.be/AadatmiAtlI
♦ Royal Castle | https://youtu.be/YKKUEVcMdEU
♦ Boss Battle | https://youtu.be/NzFKyZc_va4
♦ The Heroine | https://youtu.be/TNYTFOiNO4s
♦ Rival Battle! | https://youtu.be/VhwCVTSFLLg
♦ Dance-off | https://youtu.be/l_T5roK1oZA

My 16-bit music series:

♦ Street Brawlin' | https://youtu.be/AMAVd3e7lXc

8-Bit RPG Music - Rival Battle!

This is the second of my Pokémon Gold & Silver arrangement series.

Like my previous arrangement, I've given it a bit of Asian flavour. Please remember though, this isn't a genuine or authentic piece of Eastern Asian music haha, it's just for the enjoyment of your ears :)

This piece took a long time to piece together, and I was almost ready to give up on it, but I'm glad I finished it as I'm very pleased with the result. I love the combination of the Asian instruments with the various accordion; it's a sound I've really enjoyed experimenting with.
I tried to retain the upbeat attitude that the original piece of music has and, again, tried to make the listener/player feel as if they are on foreign lands. Although perhaps it's a little too obvious in this arrangement!

Blog post coming soon. Thanks for listening :)

New Bark Town arrangement: http://soundcloud.com/adamhaynes/new-bark-town

Route 29 - Arrangement - Pokémon Gold & Silver

Here's a piece I wrote for my BA course, for the avant-garde module. It was a simple idea but I don't think I pulled it off too well -  it would have sounded so much better with a live choir but I only had time to use samples. I don't like the finished result but I thought I'd upload it anyway :)

It's a bit long and tedious so thank you if you decide to listen to it all ;) The idea is that one of the voices descends by a semi-tone on each cycle, but also start at different times as the piece progresses. This creates an uncomfortable dis-harmony, which occasionally finds a perfect harmony within the dissonance. It resolves comfortably despite the entire piece sounding uncomfortable. 

It's somewhat inspired by John Tavener's 'The Lamb', which I was completely in love with at the time.

Restless

Hello! My name is Adam Haynes. I am a music composer, arranger, and orchestrator, with a First Class BA Honours in Music Composition for Professional Media.

I have written music scores for various animations and games, as well as a multitude of video game music remixes for anyone to enjoy. All my music can be discovered here on SoundCloud, or on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/user/petaldance

My music is mainly inspired by video game music, and the western classical music periods. My biggest inspiration is Nobuo Uematsu, and his influences are apparent throughout my compositions. I enjoy the use of strong and memorable leitmotifs and passages, and I hope that the listener will be whistling or humming my tunes subconsciously at the end of the day :)

Most importantly for me is to make the listener feel something when listening to my music - happiness, sorrow, excitement, nostalgia, if I can provoke something from just one listener then I feel satisfied with what I've created.

If you would like to use my music, or have audio uniquely composed for your project, then please don't hesitate to ask. We can certainly arrange something!

Happy listening :-)

AdamHaynes

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