This thing is folder filled with nonsense, be warned if you dare to listen to these songs.

The randomized insanity that I enjoy

Sonic´s Favorite Tracks

Before the sequel

Sanic

Sonic Before the Sequel OST

Shining Fantasy

stuff I like

beautiful climax

Attack on Titan OST - Armored Titan Music Theme

Featuring https://soundcloud.com/ingridgerdesmusic

Originally Composed/Arranged by Tomoya Ohtani & Sung by Jaret Reddick for Sonic Unleashed

Vocals: Ingrid Gerdes
Drums: Blaize Collard https://soundcloud.com/blaizecollard
Bass, Guitars: Falk Au Yeong
Additional Guitars: Ethan Lee https://soundcloud.com/ethan-lee-music
Production, Orchestration, Arrangement, Programming, Mixing, Mastering: Falk Au Yeong

Drums Recording Engineer: Norihide Shiota https://soundcloud.com/nori-shiota
Assistant: James Landino https://soundcloud.com/jameslandino

After having drifted off from the franchise around the time of Sonic Adventure 2, a video of Rooftop Run almost a decade later reignited my love for Sonic and the franchise's music. Unleashed/Colors/Generations were some of my favorite games of this past generation hands down which was a far cry of the horrid trash that came out around 2006.

So chin up little guy, regardless how bad things are now, one day you'll rise again.

This track was originally a short-edit of Dark Gaia/Endless Possibility for the Sonic Generations Unleashed Project mod's release trailer. It's now restored to its full song form.


Endless Possibility (Rockestrate My World Arrangement)

Deadly Six Goin Hammer

Attack On Titan - Great Escape

Knuckles Gets It Started In Here

Throwback Funk

Dark Pit Bites The Dust

A re-interpretation of the classic theme. I hope you enjoy it!

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Sonic 2 Re-Imagined (Game Gear/Master System) - Sky High Zone

A re-interpretation of the classic theme.

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Sonic The Hedgehog Re-Imagined (Game Gear/Master System) - Bridge Zone

Sonic 3 Re-Imagined - Data Select Screen

The jamminest

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(remaster: https://soundcloud.com/matrixmariox2/mario-paintexe-20 )

(mario) paint.exe

A re-interpretation of the classic theme.

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Sonic The Hedgehog Re-Imagined (Game Gear/Master System) - Scrap Brain Zone

FS-471 Wwise Interactive Music implementation assignment.
update: Video of implementation here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtXrKpW7G4&hd=1
remix version: http://soundcloud.com/falk-2/be-wild

Credits:
Sean Folk - Piano
Nikhil Hogan - Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Lee - Guitar Solo (SECRETS LOL)

THE BAND!!!
Guitars - Fake Falk
Bass - Fake Falk
Drums - Fake Falk (yeah you get the idea)

When thinking of what game to score for my Wwise interactive music assignment, I had the bright idea a few months ago to try to do a Sonic the Hedgehog level. Firstly, because it was a no brainer, but secondly - Japanese games have had a cultural precedent of barely touching interactive scoring compared to western titles. On the flip-side, this allows the composer to do what he does best, which is create memorable melodies and hooks you can hum along to that aren't limited by the 'loose' requirements that interactive scoring demands.

While the goal of 'interactivity' and 'memorability' seem to pull in opposite directions, Sonic levels are (for better or worse) on rails, and more importantly at points they funnel you through one-way sections, meaning that I could apply a basic song form concept, assigning each part of a song to each part of a level, making sure the sections can loop around seamlessly, and then writing appropriate transitionary sections that can be jumped to from the end of each phrase within a section.

I chose Spagonia as my level, and there are many tie-ins of the composition to the level. For instance, while the violin lead parts were a feature of the original track, I maintained that as a means of tying the track to the European vibe of the level.

Since musical sync to the level is the essence of this project, one of the transition segments is the clock tower climb and subsequent grind (which conveniently enough is one-way) and is characterized by the breakdown section and guitar solo.

There's also a whole bunch of little musical cameos that connoisseurs of fans of Sonic music throughout the past 20 years -should- be able to pick up on (I hope!) be it from the 16-bit games, Sonic Adventure, hell even Sonic X anime.

This is only Stage 1 of the assignment. There's a shit ton of other stuff I still need to do before the project is deemed complete, and no, I'm not talking about implementing it in Wwise. Stay tuned!



Be Cool

FS-471 Wwise Interactive Music implementation assignment, Part 2
update: Video of implementation here- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjtXrKpW7G4&hd=1
rock version: http://soundcloud.com/falk-2/be-cool

Credits:
Sean Folk - Piano
Nikhil Hogan - Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Lee - Guitar Solo (SECRETS LOL)

THE BAND!!!
Guitars - Fake Falk
Bass - Fake Falk
Drums - Fake Falk (yeah you get the idea)

Part 2 of the assignment. So the secret is, aside from having parts sync to points in the level, there are 3 genres corresponding to how well Sonic is doing. This is when Sonic is tearing up the level, wherease a 3rd iteration, "Be Groovy" will correspond to when Sonic screws up/gets hit/etc.

I've spent since literally the start of the year coming up with the concept of tying interactivity to how well Sonic is performing. Imagine to my amazement when the Sonic Generations demo came out, and the exact same thing was being done by Sonic Team (listen to Modern Green hill playthroughs - when Sonic boosts, the drums go double-time)

I think I was pretty elated and disappointed at the same time. Elated in the sense that great minds think alike, and disappointed that what I'd intended to be an original concept has been 'done already', even though the game releases today. Oh well. Live and Learn.

Be Wild

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmf5EsGfFWs

First stage of this awesome fangame. It's out and you can play it now*; we're making a 2012 special edition with an original score for SAGE 2012.

I went with a Sonic CD vibe for this one, with emphasis on clouds and rain.

http://www.sonicfangameshq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7437

Rivulets - For Hilltop Heights Act 1

08 - Usui no Hikari Kage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDXldDOlllM

Music for the second Zone of this awesome fangame. It's out and you can play it now*; we're making a 2012 special edition with an original score for SAGE 2012.

This is the first Tails stage, and the "Green _______" trope zone. The music is homage to Richard Jacques and his amazing work with 3D Blast Saturn which I feel helped define the game more than the original Genesis soundtrack. I definitely had a lot of fun working on this one.

*http://www.sonicfangameshq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7437

In Your Eyes - For Star Shores Act 1

On the Hero's Trail - For Star Shores Act 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Z9whouusI

Act 2 of the first Zone of this awesome fangame. It's out and you can play it now*; we're making a 2012 special edition with an original score for SAGE 2012.

In many ways Rivulets (Hilltop Heights Act 1 music) is iconic of Before the Sequel as a whole - It's the first piece of music (other than the title screen) that people will hear, and it sets the mood of the game as 'something wildly different from the typical Sonic experience' (as opposed to starting with a Green ____ trope for example).

For Act 2, I decided to retain a lot of familiarity with Act 1's music. I think this should help that feeling of 'a new adventure' to fully sink in, while at the same time building up the intensity level.

p.s. This track has arguably the most recognizable Sonic music cameo so far out of all the stuff I've done for BTS. :V

* http://www.sonicfangameshq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7437

Downpour - For Hilltop Heights Act 2

1) Okay, so I should stick at least reasonably close to the Sonic CD title screen formula
2) Going reasonably well
3) Added some horns
4) Suddenly Grandia
5) fffffffffffffffffffffffffff :(

Before the Sequel - Title Screen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92s47PQNw8Y

Act 3 of the first Zone of this awesome fangame. It's out and you can play it now*; we're making a 2012 special edition with an original score for SAGE 2012.

If Rivulets (Act 1 music) was characteristic of Before the Sequel as a whole, and Downpour (Act 2 music) built on it, this track would be a step towards building expectations for the OST in general. I wanted to, early on, expose players to the full range of genres that could be represented in the soundtrack and dissuade any preconceptions on what a 'retro'-style game had to sound like. Sonic CD was 1992 and its two OSTs fit so well with the game despite it being 224p 16-bit fare.

This was an interesting track to work with. I discovered halfway through working with Act 2's music that the rap I was working with actually mentioned "Rainbows" and "Prisms"- a fact that I didn't know when I was just using its chorus "Feel the Beat" section for Act 1. It worked alongside the orchestral-ish rendition perfectly for Act 3's lighter mood. Kinda funny how things turn out.. ;p Despite the rain being gone, I still get a very chilly vibe from the overall zone coloration (nevermind that it's really Hilltop Zone tiles in the foreground). Hopefully the music conveys that well.

I also threw in Green Hill again like I did with Act 2, except as a feature rather than a hidden easter egg. Musical quotes from Sonic music is going to be another staple for this OST, as it really is my homage to the franchise in general.

* http://www.sonicfangameshq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7437

Prismatic - For Hilltop Heights Act 3

Final Boss. I've always wanted to use french horns in the highest register to emulate wind/air. Guess I finally get my wish. :V

That's Corona at the end. A little something I really had to do; that thing went unused for way too long.

Ode to Shattered Illusions - For Final Boss

Circumstance - Opening

Written for Metro Madness Zone Act 1 of Sonic Before The Sequel.

We're going back to the 90s.. the 70s.. today.

Violin performed by Lacy Rostyak

Bandcamp

Metro Madness Act 1

Based on "Endless Possibilities" and "Dark Gaia Phase 2"

Busted guitar's wiring slightly before this, so it's pretty much midi guitar. Ethan Lee (http://www.youtube.com/user/funnyguy1321) stepped in to do the lead lines on a dime<3

Trailer link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBE2EFNQoEo



Unleashed Project - Release Trailer

Memories - For Horizon Heights Act 3

ft. Andre Vasconcelos on guitars. And me on the pogo stick.

If you hopped on during ATS and missed out on BTS this is what people are referring to: 
https://soundcloud.com/falk-2/worlds-largest-unicycle

World's Largest Pogo Stick - For Redhot Ride Boss Act

Attack on titan Full ( Shingeki no Kyojin)

Falk is a home-grown musician with a skillset just about as diverse as his interests. Hailing from Malaysia, he jumped with both feet into audio for games right out of college and spent a few years as Audio Lead at a rhythm game publisher. After having travelled to Boston to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Falk has been involved in countless fan productions and remixes, original compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations.

Falk, through his affiliation with the Video Game Orchestra, has had the privilege to work in the presence of industry veterans such as Hitoshi Sakimoto of Basiscape, Masashi Hamauzu, and Go Shiina of Namco Bandai, amongst others, in the capacity of recording and mix engineer for their various projects in ensembles varying from simple instrumental overdubs to full orchestral/choir recordings.