Something I cooked up for Mr Lange.

Original track: https://soundcloud.com/mr-lange/sunrise-gate-zone-act-1

Sunrise Gate ~White Space~

The inevitable revamp that the unofficial theme of Super Mario 3D World deserves.

Chain-Link Charge - SNES Ver

An attempt at making both authentic-sounding SNES music and composing like Koji Kondo. I wanted to give one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite games justice, while trying not to sound too derivative. It's interesting to analyze Kondo's compositional style and to try imitate that.

All samples are custom, and the song was exported in 32000Hz for maximum accuracy.

(Yoshi's Island DS and New Island don't count because they're the most despicably disgraceful sequels ever that don't do the original game justice at all)

Image by Orioto.
http://orioto.deviantart.com

Welcome to Flower Garden (Yoshi's Island 2 Concept)

Another SNES quality test, and also experimenting with conserving polyphony while progressively adding more to the music.

Starship Mario SNES

A pitch track for the Super Mario 64 Fan Remake that's been a bit of a craze lately. With this song, I wanted to not only contribute music but to propose a cohesive sound direction for the project.

My direction for this was to make a song that would sound like something Koji Kondo himself would make. Taking lots of inspiration from various songs he's made, I decided to emphasize the vast nature of the island first and foremost. Slight elements of bossa nova and reggae were added in as well, and overall in spite of some of the liberties I was forced to take, I'm quite satisfied with the song, and think it's reasonably close to Kondo's music.

The band!
Arrangement, programming and bass: Can of Nothing
Lead Guitar: Michael Horn
Saxophone: Charles Ritz
Trumpets: Shirojyuu
Rhythm Guitars: Joshua Taipale
Steel Drums: Fake CoN
Harp: Fake CoN
Keyboards: Technically CoN
Percussion: Fake CoN

Original composition by; dedicated to: Koji Kondo

Tiny-Huge Island (Huge) 2015

It seems like redoing this song is a bit of an obligation, ahaha!
I went for a much more conservative approach for this song, merely going for a more higher-quality take of the original; if not keep the original outright (as with Ocarina of Time 3D), I feel that's what Kondo would have done for a remake.
With that said, though, I did go for a bit of live instrumentation, keeping in line with realism trends shown with the Mario games.

Keyboards and bass played by me.

Jolly Roger Bay 2015 (old)

Oh, come on, Kondo's a ragtime buff. How could I resist?

One thing that intrigued me as I decided to tackle this theme was the fact that Kondo originally used the Main Theme arrangement for this level, although the stage felt stylistically more Athletic, so to speak. I ended up adding lots of elements of the Athletic (Slider) arrangement, as a result, while keeping the structure of the original song!

Arrangement, keyboards and additional programming by Can of Nothing
Originally composed by Koji Kondo

Tall, Tall Mountain 2015 (1)

Thank you for the 30,000 plays!
About time I showed this off. I've been hoarding this for a while (as evident from the Preview Suite), but I decided to thank you guys with this. I don't really like dabbling in non-Kondo Mario music too often, but I've made an exception for this.

The original was a pretty driving song with lots of jazzy organs and brass going on, so I decided to take that basic concept and put a bit of a twist onto it. It shouldn't sound too redundant, in that sense, though it'd hopefully bring out vibes of the original.

(What's this? The drums are too weak? I wonder why...)

Mario Raceway 2015

Play the game here! http://smflashback.ga/index.html

This soundtrack is a work in progress, and may not reflect the final product.

A remix of the Super Mario 64 File Select I made in a couple of days for Super Mario Flashback, a fangame I am lead musician for. Between rushing it and the overall electronic direction of the soundtrack, I decided that going for a house-influenced style could work, and the jazzy chord inversions I came up with on the piano complimented what I went for rather well.

Disclaimer: The music in this album does not represent my outlook on the music of the series, and is not an accurate representation of my interpretation of "Mario music."

Amuseum - File Select (Super Mario 64)

Coming soon to NCFC 2015!

This song was an interesting one. I had to change a lot of things to make it work, but at the same time, I tried to incorporate as much of the original song as possible. Overall, it came out reasonably well, I'd think.

Rustic Ruins - Bingo the Multiva

If you like this remix, please check out my remaster of Bob-omb Battlefield!
https://soundcloud.com/canhalfempty/bob-omb-battlefield-koji-kondo

[More information below; Koji Kondo (Nearly) Complete Discography included]

Yes, I know I'm late.

August 13 marks the birthday of celebrated Nintendo composer, Koji Kondo. Since joining the company in 1983, he has written countless songs for many beloved games, becoming somewhat of a legend amongst video game music enthusiasts worldwide. 

The entire discography (and select notable live performances) of Koji Kondo is available here:
http://pastebin.com/JC6F84CY

This remix was made to celebrate Koji Kondo's birthday, taking after certain (although not all, I must admit) elements of Kondo's musical style, and reincorporating them into a remix of the Super Mario Sunshine main theme. I hope you like this remix as much as I love Koji Kondo's music!

Programming. piano, bass and drums: Can of Nothing

Composed by, and dedicated to, Koji Kondo.

Super Mario Sunshine! 2015 - Happy Birthday, Koji Kondo

Heheheh, 33,333 plays. Thank you all so much.

Play the game at this year's Nintendo Community Fangaming Convention!

I'd had this in mind for quite a while - I'm not too bad with sunsets, after all. The process for this was about as smooth as Finale de Afternoon, which might say something about my musical style. There's two variations of the song to fit different parts of the level: Sunset and Midnight.

I went all out, adding some jazzy piano, realistic guitar fingerings... It was fun. My aim here was to make a bit of a reflective piece on Verdant Valley, something that looks at the first stage with a somewhat nostalgic air.

Verdant Valley 2 - Bingo the Multiva

Play the game here! http://smflashback.ga/index.html

Thank you for 30 years of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo.

This soundtrack is a work in progress, and may not reflect the final product.

You might notice the time signature changes a few times throughout the song - I'd taken into account what Koji Kondo said about experimenting with time signatures in the original here as well. I wanted this song to be a quirky, weird song that changes up in subtle ways that might not immediately be noticeable - I hope I pulled that off.

Disclaimer: The music in this album does not represent my outlook on the music of the series, and is not an accurate representation of my interpretation of "Mario music."

Bit Trip - Underground (old)

Thank you so much for 200 followers and 38,000 plays!

I can't believe I'm uploading this, but ah what the heck.
Because my tastes are most certainly horrible, I decided to see how many people around me are the same.

Shame on you if you can recognize every song in this.

(Happy Late Birthday Azunyan.)

It's Not That I Like Watching These Or Anything!

Play the game here! http://smflashback.ga/index.html

Thank you for 40,000 plays, everyone!

Chip meets chip meets guitar meets synth. I wanted to stick a little close to the style I've established with the previous level theme, while also extending the song and mixing various styles of instrumentation to give the feeling of time melting into itself.

(The eventual soundtrack release will have two full loops of the song.)

Disclaimer: The music in this album does not represent my outlook on the music of the series, and is not an accurate representation of my interpretation of "Mario music."

Chip Trip - Overworld (Super Mario World)

Was suddenly urged to make this when I saw the arrangement of Dragon Valley for the newly announced Freedom Planet 2.

I've been a bit of a sucker for vibraphone jazz as of late, and I wanted to combine that with an experiment as to how 'major' - or failing that, simply happy - I ended up coming up with a lot of interesting ideas that I'm overall pleasantly surprised with. I hope you guys like it!

Original song by https://soundcloud.com/leila-wilson-woofle and https://soundcloud.com/stephendiduro .

Aristo-wildcat, Hound and Dragon Girl (Freedom Planet Jazzed!)

MP3 Download:  https://app.box.com/s/jdpqwqq6he5svzputffmyortfj71pk46

[English/Korean | 한글/영어]

As seen on YouTube!
(This was originally written in-character.)

Haruka Amami here!
Producer, it’s finally the day! You didn’t forget it’s my birthday, did you?
It’s already been so long since we’ve started working together...  I wouldn’t have been the me I am today if it weren’t for you.
Thank you for looking after me all this time! I’ll continue to do my best, so please watch over me!

(...I apologize for the horrible writing above.
If you don’t know what’s going on here: Today is the birthday of Haruka Amami, a character from Namco’s THE iDOLM@STER series. As the series is a bit of an exception to Namco’s tradition of crossovers, I chose to arrange this song from the series in a way remniscent of Namco’s classic arcade games.)

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아마미 하루카입니다!
드디어 왔어요, 프로듀서 씨! 제 생일이라는 걸 잊어버리지는 않았겠죠? 
벌써 같이 일하기 시작한 지 오래 됐네요… 프로듀서 씨가 같이 계셔서 지금의 제가 있는 거겠죠.
지금까지 챙겨주셔서 감사합니다! 계속 최선을 다 할 테니까, 저를 지켜봐 주세요!

(...우선 위의 엉터리 글에 대해 죄송합니다.
혹시나 이게 다 뭔지 모르신다면: 오늘은 남코의 아이돌마스터 시리즈중 캐릭터 아마미 하루카의 생일입니다. 평소에 크로스오버를 자주 하는 남코 시리즈들 중에서 아이마스가 특히 별로 안 하는 이유로, 아이마스 중 이 곡을 고전 남코의 오락실 스타일로 어레인지했습니다.)

GO MY WAY!! ~ All About Namco Remix

I considered having this as a fakeout, but I decided that was silly.

THE iDOLM@STER (Ragtime Piano cover)

Thank you for the 300 followers, everyone!

I wrote this song as an experiment to imitate the official Kirby games' style of composition, and also to work on my orchestration a little. I hope you guys all like it! Who knows, you might be able to find it on other places too. Like YouTube.

Pudding Plains - Kirby-esque Original Composition

This remix was made for three reasons, primarily:
1) I'm experimenting with a hybridized Namco sound, mixing its classic synths with more modern samples.
2) I'd like to celebrate the release of THE iDOLM@STER: Platinum Stars right on time.
3) I'm a massive weeb.

7) Grand Dad.

The Live Kakumei De SHOW! - All About Namco Remix

What if Super Mario Bros. had an unused Athletic theme?


...It most certainly would not be this, that's for sure.

The Princess's Secret Slide - NES Remix

Watch the SiIvaGunner Finale here! It's a very charming animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VcYz6KZtqs

This track was arranged specifically for the SiIvaGunner channel upon request. This is a disclaimer not to use the song for other projects, especially without permission.

I've been trying to be a bit quiet about this for the most part, but from around April 2016, I have been a member - one of the moderators, even - of the SiIvaGunner team. It was a fantastic experience, and I cherish the connections I've made through it. In preparation for our closure, I prepared this song: I initially chose not to upload it to my own channel to allow it to continue an anonymous credit (under GiIvaSunner), but here it is now for you to enjoy.

List of songs used (in order):
Main Theme - The Flintstones
Snow halation - Love Live! School Idol Project
P-R-O-G-R-A-M - Kirby: Planet Robobot
Main Theme - The Nutshack
Crank That - Soulja Boy Tell'em
Puzzle Room - Kirby: Planet Robobot
Pokémon GO Song!!! (For Kids) - Misha
GO MY WAY!! - THE iDOLM@STER
Kiramekirari - THE iDOLM@STER
Main Theme - The Simpsons
The key we've lost - Xenoblade Chronicles X
We Are Number One - LazyTown

Mixed, mastered and partially programmed by https://soundcloud.com/wolfman1405 .

All compositions used in this song are the properties of their respective legal owners. I claim no ownership of anything but this arrangement.

Epic Flintstones ~ The SiIvaGunner Finale

Watch the associated video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soz_9Ca2h4I

Another arrangement made for the SiIvaGunner channel, specifically for the Pause. Made partially from a recreation of the original song, and extrapolating from there to reference specific songs relevant to the channel.

List of songs used (in order):
Mother's Caption - Kirby: Planet Robobot
P-R-O-G-R-A-M - Kirby: Planet Robobot
Snow halation - Love Live!
Robobot Armor - Kirby: Planet Robobot
The three-time Grammy award-winning 1999 summer smash hit Smooth by Santana, featuring Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 from the 15x Platinum album Supernatural by Santana
Wood Man - Mega Man 2
Wily's Fortress 2 - Mega Man 2
The Battleship Halberd: Interior - Kirby Super Star

Gee I sure hope uploading this isn't going to pause my own SoundCloud for months.

Mother's・Caption (We Paused The Channel For HOW Long?! Mix)

Perhaps one of the most sophisticated, beautiful pieces introduced into the Mario franchise, and we've only known it for a few days.

I noticed the piece sounded a bit tropical, between the salsa piano rhythms and similarities to Kondo's Sunshine Seaside - I decided to try and emphasize that feel with this semi-cover, semi-remix, semi-arrangement...

A reimagination, maybe. Like Odyssey itself is for our favorite red-capped plumber.

Super Mario Odyssey - New Donk City Reimagined

Featured in the reveal trailer for the game here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqL-cum0m-w

Kirby first level themes are really quite something. They're cute, upbeat, heroic, triumphant and optimistic all at the same time, and it simply never gets old. I hope I got something like them going with this tribute to both Ando and Ishikawa's musical styles.

String sequencing by https://soundcloud.com/sir-spacebar.

Logo by https://soundcloud.com/pikachu000000000 and https://soundcloud.com/play-a-mini-game/.

(uploaded using taptroupe's computer cuz cans asked me for a favor. follow me on twitter xoxo)
https://twitter.com/taptroupe

Verdant Vista - Kirby Rip Attack

"* These ruins are pretty small once you get used to them." - Mewtwo, probably

Here's a quick experiment made in an attempt to emulate Junichi Masuda's unique style of countermelodies! Toby Fox's Ruins proved to be a good test subject to base that upon... I'm looking forward to trying more arrangements in this very unique style of VGM in the future.

Ruins - Pokémon RBY Arrangement

Also available on Bandcamp!
https://canofnothing.bandcamp.com/track/pudding-plains-ra-ver

Rumor has it that a part of Verdant Vista is overgrown with vegetation so sweet, it could rival even the finest candy!
We're not really sure how this could tie in to any nefarious schemes, or lead the way to any heroics... but I have a hunch that our hero will figure something out anyway.

Logo by @pikachu000000000 and soundcloud.com/play-a-mini-game/.

Pudding Plains (Rip Attack Ver.)

I made this simple track a few months ago for a small game jam.

...I need to get back into the habit of actually uploading my music...

Can of Nothing Demos

What a Waterway

"Risky Rocks finds itself home to Planet Popstar's oldest and most ancient residents - dinosaurs roam the canyons, both alive and dead. Could this have been the original home of the Stone ability? 
The houses and the civilizations around them seems to point towards it. Looming over them all is the local volcano, which has been acting up lately..."

Hi, I'm the small instrument singing today! Alongside live recorder, Suzuki Andes and ukulele, anyway.

You can find this song on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Jx2rHP0Nxx0
And on SiIvaGunner, which is probably how you're familiar with this project.
https://youtu.be/V1DtuJxPG_I

Rip Attack is something I've been thinking a lot about over the past few years. I can't describe how much it means to me that I've finally been able to continue the project, reflecting about what it means to write Kirby music, understanding that "feeling that anything goes"... omnivorous, how Kirby will inhale everything.

I'd love to be able to continue sharing that feeling with you.

Art originally created by Triple-Q, MtH and Jasper.
https://twitter.com/triplekyun
https://twitter.com/MtH13208
https://twitter.com/JasperRLZ

Risky Rocks - Rip Attack

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Also known as mellorine.

I'm just a music 🔺️ doing ➖ things. I aim to make music that ➕ your day!

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