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War of the Monochrome is a song i made for Check X Mate, an upcoming chess puzzle game with visual novel elements by Sliced Kiwi Studios!
The beta will be released this month!
You can visit the Steam page right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1843790/Check_x_Mate/

About the song:
I was asked to make a memorable battle theme for the chess puzzle sections of the game, so i wanted to do my best to make the song feel like it could fit a wide variety of situations and game difficulties, gradually building up from a relatively more bombastic intro to more melodical sections, but with plenty of intermissions inbetween, in my opinion, this would fit the more difficult chezz puzzles in the gameplay because you'd be listening to the song for longer if you are struggling
I went for some progressive time signature choices, and also went with some more key changes than usual because i felt like it could help with giving the song more of an unique identity
In terms of inspirations, i would say that Rei Kondoh's works were in my head a lot when i was in the planning phases of this song

Please note that this song is composed by me and belongs to Sliced Kiwi Studios, you are not allowed to use it in other places without the permission of Sliced Kiwi Studios

War of the Monochrome - Check X Mate OST

Fearofdark - Swampocalypse

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

I got started on this out of boredom, but I saw potential in it. 3 livestreams of me working on this song later, and it's complete, but it was not without some annoying issues I dealt with.

Because of the rules for the category (Module file that has to be under 24 kilobytes), I've had a very difficult time cramming it down into that. The final module size was 30kb, and without altering the song some it was not possible to compress it down further than 26.

This is where Pigu helped tremendously. At the cost of some parts being slightly changed, he got it under 24kb.

The version you're hearing is the original 30kb one, but you can hear the other version by clicking this link: http://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/Way+Back+From+Sleep/27159/

The photo in the image is by Jonatan Pie, and I took it from Unsplash (I altered it). Check it out here: https://unsplash.com/photos/1hpE3fROU0I

Winter Chip XIII

Way Back From Sleep

Available here:

https://cheapbeatsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/summer-jamz

Summer Jamz Vol. 4

Tell Me Everything You Know

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Cantina Band - SiIvaGunner King For Another Day Tournament

This is a sample track I made once to be considered for a game that was in development. They weren't interested, but I quite like this one still and will probably re-use it for something in the future. I'd like to add another section to it.

Slippery Snow

Composition, Arrangement: Yoann Turpin. 2020
Artwork: https://www.deviantart.com/andylittle/art/Super-Mario-UFO-Land-772076238

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