random stuff

This is another mix of a song, not sure if it's from a chapter of MS Paint Adventures called "Openbound", put together for a very nice lady. I quite like it, though it's clear I need some new kits.

Darling

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Update 3/20/15 - Re EQ'ed

I had to control myself here lengthwise, as the dream shrine in the game is only four screens large, and the player only needs to come here once. In keeping with the tone of the original, I kept the instruments mostly in the higher registers. I also experimented with various reverbs and panning automations to move the instruments around in the physical space of the chamber. This leaves the listener a bit disoriented. For maximum effect, listen to this piece with headphones!

Dream Shrine - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/15 - Re EQ'ed

I placed this track right after the 4th dungeon to mark the halfway point of the game, and going back to the select screen makes a good break point leading up to the second half. I gave myself a quick crash course on salsa music for this track. Luckily I had most of the typical salsa instruments used in my sample libraries, and I faked what I didn't have.

Zelda Select Screen - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/15 - Fixed the drums in the end from becoming overblown

One of my favorite tracks from the soundtrack. I was always disappointed you could only listen to it one time only in a single playthrough. I noticed the tune that Link plays on the ocarina isn't even in Manbo's original performance. Yet the magic still works. My interpretation is that Manbo was teaching the beat and the spirit of the music, and as improvisation is a big part of Jazz, Link's unique melody also works. In my arrangement, I have a middle section where Manbo essentially instructs Link to solo and "try it out." I am not too familiar with Jazz orchestra, so this is my humble attempt at spicing up the track. The end portion gets a little hectic, so I'll try to clean it up in the future. 

Ocarina Song 2 - Manbo's Mambo - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/15 - Re EQ'ed

I had promised to do another version of the boss theme, and here it is. The modern Zeldas since N64 all had multiple boss fight music, but two for Link's Awakening (or maybe three? wink) is enough for me. The great challenge in this version is to make an action version of Ballad of the Wind Fish. This boss theme also describes a story. I am the second narrator after all! If I were to describe the atmosphere of the second half of the game, the bosses have become more desperate. They must have heard through the grapevine of an intruder making his way through all the dungeons stealing the instruments, and they now fear that the end of the world is near. When I played this for the first time, I felt a bit of sympathy for them, but the important thing to remember is that a sleep is meant to be woken up from. All inhabitants, both good and bad, are destined to die, and if Link had decided to just live in blissful ignorance, he himself would also face early death.

In the first version, the theme utilized elements from A Link to 
the Past, but now Link wields the true solution to defeat the nightmares, the Wind Fish song, hence the action variation. The bosses are still represented by the four note motif from the original, but I made it much flightier to describe their weakness and dread. Changing it to a major key also gives it a sense of irony. The boss fights aren't even that hard, possibly even easier than before. Link may be conflicted with compassion, but he has to remain firm and put them to eternal sleep. 

Boss Theme ~Act 2~ - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

56- Staff Credits Feat. David Wise

Musique encore une fois produite il y a longtemps mais je me décide enfin à la partager
J'espère que vous apprécierez

Instant death

Instant Death

Taken from Kostas Maskalides’ ninth studio album Soundscapes, For Every Lost Hope blends ambient textures with subtle experimental layers, creating an atmosphere that feels both immersive and deeply emotional.

Carefully sculpted sound design and expressive detail invite listeners into a world where calmness meets intensity, harmony flows into chaos, and every note carries meaning.

Soundscape

For Every Lost Hope

Mister Stichs
Release Date: August 24, 2016
© 2016 Keith Richie

An Original 'N'otion Picture Soundtrack by Keith Richie

When a family moves from the quiet suburbs of Downey, California to a remote farmhouse in Texas, they hope for peace and renewal. What they find instead is something far older and more sinister—an unseen force tethered to the land, festering in the silence, unraveling their sanity one thread at a time.

As unease gives way to full-blown horror, they are pulled into a waking nightmare where perception fractures, trust dissolves, and reality becomes twisted beyond recognition. At the center of it all is a malevolent entity—Mister Stichs—a presence that doesn’t merely haunt but hunts.

This cinematic concept album is a dark ambient descent into psychological terror, merging vintage synth horror with modern sound design. Drawing influence from John Carpenter, Tangerine Dream, and the haunting landscapes of classic suspense scores, Mister Stichs delivers an unsettling, immersive experience built on analog textures, spectral atmospheres, and emotionally resonant melodies.

With chilling ambience, bursts of dread, and fleeting glimpses of fragile beauty, Mister Stichs is not just a soundtrack—it’s a sonic horror story.

Critical Praise:

“A sophisticated and unrelenting journey into darkness.”
— Ben Dugas, ZoneMusicReporter.com

“Mister Stichs is impressively reminiscent of a John Carpenter film score, and it evokes the spirit of Tangerine Dream. With masterful use of vintage and modern synths, and suspenseful, surround-like effects, Keith Richie proves once again that he ranks among today’s finest electronic composers.”
— Candice Michelle, Journeyscapes Radio

The Road from Downey

A quick track for fandom-potato as part of the Homestuck End Exchange! http://homestuckendexchange.tumblr.com/

Kind of a soundtrack to the kiss pages (p=007309 to 007321). 

References Darling Kanaya by Toby Fox, and Endless Climb by George Buzinkai.


Yuouo...

A jazzy cover of Zelda's Lullaby from Ocarina of Time

Zelda's Lullaby

Originally an exclusive for Hero of Hyrule... now released as a single.  
Be sure to check out the vid on YT: https://youtu.be/bqCtjca_JpY
[Majora's Mask Zeldawave] Lofi

ｆｉｎａｌ ｈｏｕｒｓ

Chrono Trigger -- Lucca

Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Soundtrack Mashup) - Mushroom Speedway

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Original Soundtrack

Midna's Theme

I am a developer as well as a self-taught composer. My style is creating narratives in music through the use of strong melodies and unique instrumentation.

Primary DAW used: Presonus Studio One

Boss Theme ~Act 2~ - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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