OST Composing Jam: PASTIME I

Prologue - Looming Acappella of Destruction (from Romancing SaGa 3)

Lance - the Chillest City (from Romancing SaGa 3)

The Dream Eater - Stuck in the Phantom Maze (from Romancing SaGa 3)

Palace of Dreams - The Dreamiest Folk (from Romancing SaGa)

Jesu Slipjig

Originally released for Dwelling of Duels Super Smash Month, December 2024

Stranger in Paradise (Dragon Quest IV DS & Dragon Quest XI)

This is an arrangement I did for the Materia Collective release, Song Cycle: The History of Video Games.  The album features various singers, pianists, arrangers, and lyricists from Materia Collective bringing together some of game music's most influential tracks.

For this one, I tried to capture the additive feeling of minimalist composers (particularly John Adams), relying on short, repetitive phrases to insert chaos into the very orderly and bouncy Chocobo track, a piece that has been arranged dozens of times and that has appeared in at least 20 different games.  Darby Cupit wrote some incredible lyrics that reflect the stuttery nature of the piece while providing insight into the history of the Chocobo.  Doug Perry and Ben Wallace did a fantastic job of bringing the piece to life on the recording as baritone and pianist respectively.  I'm very proud to present this arrangement to everyone!

Ian Martyn - Arrangement
Darby Cupit - Lyrics
Doug Perry - Baritone Soloist
Ben Wallace - Piano

Song Cycle: The History of Video Games

Lyric de Chocobo (from "Final Fantasy")

From Tales of the Okefenokee, Save the Rabbit.  Six Flags Over Georgia.

A metal reimagining.

Save the rabbit,
save the rabbit,
whatever you do,
or else he's gonna wind up in a terrible stew.
Save the rabbit!
Save the rabbit!

Ian Martyn

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