A remix of the rather...minimalistic theme of W.D. Gaster, turned into a hypothetical battle theme for the guy.  Had lots of fun with this one, and hopefully I managed to capture this guy's spooky, freaky essence with the theme.

By popular demand, here's an external download link because I can't seem to figure out how to get Soundcloud's cursed download system to work properly: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3gs5rtz2zmpczvq/Dark%2C%20Darker%2C%20Yet%20Darker.mp3?dl=0

And here's an hour-long extended mix if you prefer your jams to be seamless and uninterrupted: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4e8u0spd69270bg/Dark%2C%20Darker%2C%20Yet%20Darker%20%5BExtended%20Mix%5D.mp3?dl=0

Dark, Darker, Yet Darker

MP3 and FLAC available for Patrons. ► https://www.patreon.com/thesecondnarrator
Includes both looped and non-looped versions.

After recently playing through Undertale (full pacifist run), I knew I had to orchestrate one of the tracks. It is amazing how toby fox was able to design, code, write, draw, and compose pretty much all of the game. And what's even more impressive is that toby fox's soundtrack is catchy, memorable, and puts lots of AAA composers to shame. Like seriously, I can barely recall any tune from any recent game off the top of my head except for Undertale. All composers should learn the lesson that melody trumps over any musical technical proficiency.

The Heartache track was the first moment in the game that convinced me I was in for something special. After being pampered by the motherly Toriel, the protagonist breaks her heart by insisting on leaving the ruins to return home. During this battle, the protagonist is essentially awakened, and is forced to stand up and fight for her survival. This mood of excitement tinged with an air of sadness is captured perfectly in the music.

In my arrangement, I kept the original version pretty intact, but with the instruments replaced with orchestral counterparts. The original track is already very fleshed out, with a catchy tune, varying rhythms, and an awesome bass line. The 6/8 time that toby fox uses is hard to describe, as it sometimes sounds like 3/4 and other times like 2/4, but it works pretty well. One thing that's hard to preserve is the snappiness and clearness you get from 8-bit sounds. It's really easy for an orchestra version to sound very muddy, as you can see from all those other orchestrated arrangements floating out there. I did my best playing lots of staccato and substituting group samples with solo instruments so that everything can still sound as clear as possible. I really wanted to preserve that bass line for its energy, so I listened to the original track at half speed and EQ'ed out all the other frequencies in order to copy it note for note. Then I brought it to the forefront of the track, having cellos, violas, violins, and flute all have a go at it. I was glad I had time to get used to using drumkits in my previous FFIV track. Here I used them in combination with timpanis to get that modern and classical hybrid sound.

In addition, as I usually like to do, I added a 3rd arc to the music, as I felt that together, the track would cover the entire arc of the protagonist's battle with Toriel. I used the theme that appears previously in Toriel's home as a kind of reminder of her compassion, and also the potential peaceful life that the protagonist chooses to reject. This injection of emotion is something that toby fox uses too in the end of the game with a similar melody, so I thought doing it here would be a good fit, almost like a "preview" of the entire story's arc. The end result sounds pretty fitting in both the "genocide" and "pacifist" version of the fight.

Original Song composed by toby fox

Undertale is available on Steam

Undertale Orchestrated - Heartache

never before now have i hoped that nobody has made this meme before me to such a strong degree

why did this become a meme again

Synthwave chiptune from Zalza and SID64 (Telefuture) with remixes of Glomag's 80s horror soundtracks by producers like Maxo, Makeup and Vanity Set, and more. Plus a new LSDj single from L-Tron.

- - TRACKLIST - -
00:00 - SID64 - Not a Dream
05:38 - SID64 - My Dream with Tangerines
09:14 - SID64 - Xpand at Night
14:11 - SID64 - Sailwave (feat. Who Ha)
18:22 - SID64 - Gym O'Clock
22:45 - Zalza - CPU
27:57 - Zalza - Miniaturized Circuitry
32:33 - Zalza - Revolution
36:48 - Zalza - Out Of Memory
41:20 - Zalza - CMOS
45:45 - Makeup And Vanity Set - TRANS (Makeup And Vanity Set Remix)
49:34 - Maxo - Asylum/Nemesis (Maxo Groundmix)
52:07 - Cheap Dinosaurs - Julie's Theme (Cheap Dinosaurs Remix)
54:39 - Riften - Demon Spar (Riften Remix)
57:03 - L-tron - Voyage pt II


- - DOWNLOAD LINKS - - 
http://zalza.bandcamp.com/album/out-of-memory
https://telefuturenow.bandcamp.com/album/sunset-waves
https://glomag.bandcamp.com/album/confessions-remixes
https://l-tron.bandcamp.com/album/voyage

This Week in Chiptune

TWiC 178: Synthwave & 80s Horror Remixes

Fifty Percent Sweet

iced lattes, space cafés

welcome to the space station

Album: Fifty Percent Sweet 
Track 003

Reupload to fix some problems.

dogs in space

Album: Fifty Percent Sweet 
Track 004

ALBUM ART BY MY TALENTED FRIEND, S!!!! brb as i DISSOLVE

space sodas

Mindy Gledhill- I Do Adore (Lyrics)

Themes written for craftyCalico's Danganronpa fangames. The themes were based around the personality that each character portrayed and and experiences they went through.

These tracks are all original, though some do carry some inspiration from other works! The Despair variations are the same songs as their Hope versions, but in a minor key (or major, if they were originally in minor), to give a completely different sound to a familiar tune!

More will be added to this list semi-regularly! After all, there are twenty-four existing students, and new fangames are constantly being written!

What Was Lost -- Alois Tsuchiya's Despair Theme

Voice actor, composer, and vocalist. Creator of EmilianModeMedia and librettist, author, composer, and VA for Kimiko Hisakawa in 'Shades of the Shadow: A Persona 4 Musical'.

What Was Lost -- Alois Tsuchiya's Despair Theme

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