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Guilty Gear Xrd - Heavy Day

FREE at http://plumber.ocremix.org!

OCR does Mario!! Super Mario 64: Portrait of a Plumber is the 48th FREE community arrangement album published by OverClocked ReMix and arranges music from the legendary Nintendo 64 launch title Super Mario 64. It features 21 tracks arranged by 16 artists that re-envision the original compositions of Koji Kondo in a variety of styles.

It was made by fans, for fans, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo; all original compositions are copyright their respective owners.

• Game: Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, 1996, N64)
• Composer: Koji Kondo

Director
• Justin Medford (Nutritious)

Artwork
• Christopher Boe - "Sexy Mario"
   - http://youtube.com/chrisboe4ever
• Dave Pym - "Portrait of a Plumber" alternate cover, album logo
   - http://pymgraphics.com
• David W. Lloyd (djpretzel) - cover edits
   - http://djpretzel.com
• José E. Felix (José the Bronx Rican) - album design, album layout, cover edits, "Metal Mario: Through the Jet Stream" edits, "Bob-omb Battlefield," 
"Cool, Cool Mountain," "Lethal Lava Land," "Tall, Tall Mountain,"
 "Whomp's Fortress," "Wet-Dry World"
   - http://bronxrican.com
• José Ruvalcaba - "Portrait of a Plumber" cover
   - http://joseruvalcaba.daportfolio.com
• Rickey Shine (ApplFruit) - "Tiny-Huge Island"
   - http://applfruit.deviantart.com
• TillyFun - "Metal Mario: Through the Jet Stream"
   - http://snorglefox.deviantart.com
• Reinhold Hoffmann & Game-Art-HQ - special thanks
   - http://game-art-hq.com

Website
• David W. Lloyd (djpretzel)

Trailer
• José E. Felix (José the Bronx Rican)

Assistant Directors
• Cain McCormack (Fishy)
• Greg Michalec (Sole Signal)

Associate Directors
• Andrew Luers (OA)
• Greg Nourse (Gario)

Executive Producers
• David W. Lloyd (djpretzel)
• Larry Oji (Liontamer)

Creator
• Clay Moffat (POCKETMAN)

Founded in 1999, OverClocked ReMix is an organization dedicated to the appreciation, preservation, and interpretation of video game music. Its primary focus is http://ocremix.org - a website featuring thousands of free fan arrangements, information on game music and composers, resources for aspiring artists, and a thriving community of video game music fans.

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1-02 The Third Dimension [halc]

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Kevin Villecco and friends have come together to create a
Yoshi-themed remix album. Taking inspiration from different Yoshi-themed stages from Mario games, Year of the Yoshi is the remix event to kick off the summer. Year of the Yoshi is available now.


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Yoshi's House (Dj CUTMAN X James Landino)

I've been going through a pretty long composer block (mostly lack of motivation to start anything at all) but managed to poop out a 2 minute tune to usher in the summer~ 

composed this while listening to the practice mode theme from super nazo puyo 2 (kinda shows). 1x LSDJ.

Cherry Cola

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- ~ Title Screen

So, yeah at last I finished this one too! D: It took so damn long >.< 

After the infamous Cerulean City Scandal I decided to flee to Johto region and spend sometime at the Goldenrod City Game Corner...

...and I lost all my money at the slot machines. Still, I've been able to compose this song :3 Hope you'll like this one! 
No more bets! :D Time for JACKPOT! 

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No More Bets (PokéMon Goldenrod City Game Corner Remix) [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Guilty Gear Xrd - SIGN - A Slow Waker (Axl's Theme)

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As Link's Awakening album is stuck in limbo, it's time to move on to new tracks. Even though FFVI is my favorite in the series, including the soundtrack, I think the battle theme for FFVII is superior, and in a league of its own. Nobuo Uematsu went all out and redesigned the battle theme to underscore the upgraded visuals, the cinematic camera, and the intense fighting energy. This is the kind of music I would have trouble composing myself. There's no clear melodic progression, the phrasing is unpredictable, yet put together everything still sounds so catchy and iconic. I am simply in awe at how Uematsu came up with this.

I am very wary of arranging SquareEnix music, because they already do great arrangements with a live orchestra (Distant Worlds). However, I chose to take a crack at this one because I don't like the orchestrations floating around. The Advent Children piano solo is great, but leaves me still wanting the full arrangement. The version in the FF Battle Theme medley is too simple and short and not even complete, and the version at the end of Crisis Core is too cliche, with the awesome piccolo solo replaced with boring strings. Come on!

For my arrangement, I let the music it play out in three unique loops. Here's my process behind them.

I. Enhanced (Orchestrated)
The first loop is a straightforward sounding arrangement of the original version. This was particularly difficult for me to achieve, because when I recreated it using the same instruments and articulation, everything sounded too muddy. The snappiness of the brass section is gone, the piccolo is drowned out, and the strings sound so synthesized. To fix that, I started fading instruments out and only had them come in during the recognizable parts. Also, I used a lot of solo instruments. I tried out this measured tremolo technique for the strings and the flutes to really get that intense energy feeling of a battle scene. It's definitely one of my favorite parts.

II. Expanded
After satisfying the purists, it's time to go crazy with some insane phrasing. I felt that since the battle theme appears in the beginning of the game and all throughout the entire story progression, I should include instruments that represent other areas of the game world. The original version felt very military and only fits well in the context of Midgar and Shinra soldiers. I added the more eastern Taikos, woodblocks, and african drums as a means of recalling areas such as Wutai, Cosmo Canyon and generally the overworld monsters. Then I mixed up the instrumentation and have different combinations of them play each phrase. This adds to the fast paced nature of the battles and the infinite variety of attacks/party members/magic/monsters that comprise each encounter. Again, the use of solo instruments (instead of ensemble) makes each note clearer and enhances the "attack" of the notes. The climax piccolo section I've redone to sound like perfect limit break music. I could go on much more on this section as it probably took me 80% of the entire time spent on this orchestration.

III. Extended (Cool down)
Just like I did with Tal Tal Heights, I added a third section as a breather before looping back. If a battle were to last long enough that you reach this part of the music, that would mean the battle is probably more difficult, or filled with annoying enemies. Here I ease up on the instruments to represent the fighters either recovering from their wounds or strategizing how best to defeat the enemy.

In conclusion, modern soundtracks have traded catchy music for boring orchestrated atmospheric ambiance. Why can't we have both? This arrangement is my argument for more iconic NON-background music.

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Let The Battles Begin! (Fighting) Orchestrated - from Final Fantasy VII

"The Cold Ruins of a Once Great City" is ABSRDST's take on the most memorable theme from Metroid Prime, "Phendrana Drifts".

Taken from our Bandcamp best-seller album World 1-2: http://store.bravewave.net/album/world-1-2

ABSRDST - The Cold Ruins (Metroid Prime Remix)

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This track was so much fun to make! [↻ Repost] if you're a squid now! (or a kid now)
Mastered by soundcloud.com/djcutman
Artwork by Tron Bonne Art: fb.com/tronbonneart

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Splatoon Remix - Stay Fresh! (Squid Sisters News)

space chill

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Check out the full HD remastered video.
https://youtu.be/orc-6nskrAo

First I would like to say the original track is already perfect. Hiroki Kikuta composed such a beautiful theme filled with wonder and awe, making the most of the SNES sound chip. The orchestration is is my desire to hear the tune with upgraded instruments. The intent was for the track (and the video) to sound like how you've always remembered it, not how it actually was.

My interpretation of the song is that it is the great Calling that the mana tree gives to the boy. The melody is the desperate plea for the boy to save the earth from ruin. The melody is the message spoken first as a soft whisper. Hiroki uses the piano way better than Yoko Shimomura does in her subsequent Mana series soundtracks. For the record, I admire and enjoy a lot of Shimomura's music, but seriously she uses the piano in everything, so much so that all her music sounds like they could be from the same game. As a pianist, I've realized that the piano is a cheap and easy way to get a good enough sound, either playing in the upper registers to sound mystical and delicate, or with loud chords to quickly get an epic and emotional response. Using it uniquely takes skill, and Hiroki is a master at work here. I kept my arrangement straightforward and faithful as best as I could..

The second half of the music is that great rising swell, seemingly as if all life in the forest gathered around the mana tree to add their voices into the Calling. These four bars, which I doubled in my orchestration, took me the most time to figure out. I probably spent about 70-80% of my time working on this portion. I wanted to have many different groups of instruments playing harmonies and melodies independent of each other, illustrating all manner of life that the forest is filled with. In addition to what was used in the original track, I added fast strings, vocals, and even brass instruments to really flesh out the swell and build up to a thunderous and majestic climax.

Even with all the remake craze for FFVII, hopefully Square Enix would also consider remaking this game. It is a testament how special this title is, when even after having so much content cut out due to time constraints, this is still remembered so fondly.

Secret of Mana is available for iOS and Wii Virtual Console

Secret of Mana Orchestrated - Fear of the Heavens

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RIP Satoru Iwata. He was a great inspiration to me and one of my role models.

The instance this theme plays when Samus lands on the planet really establishes the grand exploration the player is about to embark on. While the track is for the Tallon region, the theme is also used in the beginning of the NES Metroid and Super Metroid. As a result I interpret this as also a characterization of Samus Aran. Arrangement-wise, this is the first Sci-Fi music I've attempted, so it was also a learning experience for me.

The original track also includes some great atmospheric sounds fused into the music, which I did not try to emulate, so therefore ignored. As part of my challenge, I wanted to use only traditional orchestral instruments and play them normally to see if I could pull off the sci-fi mood. This is in part inspired by John Williams' purely orchestral Star Wars score, and Hans Zimmer's Inception/Interstellar. In an interview for Inception, Hans stated he wanted to use real instruments with minimal processing. Instead, he instructed the strings section to try to play the music in a "synthesized" way. What I did was keep the articulation of my instruments as flat as possible. I kept the original Tallon Overworld track's use of long harmonic chords, but to keep it from sounding boring and hollow, I faded in many other instruments in and out to add more texture. These include the horns, tremolo strings, clarinet, vocals, and the organ (Which sounds like more Interstellar copying, but the original track also has organs, so I'm good!).

All of this adds up to a piece that celebrates Samus' resourcefulness, adventurous spirit, and graceful movements.

Metroid Prime Orchestrated - Tallon Overworld

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Terranigma is one of the most emotional games I've ever played, something rare during the 16-bit era of video games. This is a very obscure RPG title that was never released in the US. It is the spiritual successor to Illusion of Gaia, and shares similar themes. This arrangement is focused just on the character of Elle. More than just a love interest that gives the protagonist motivation, Elle's character gets woven throughout the storyline in many interesting ways. What I like about the game is how so much is communicated just through the imagery, the music, and the heavy hidden implications of events. When you slowly realize the truth behind your quest, you can't help but feel empathy for everyone involved.

I kept the original tune and wrapped around it using two other pieces of music from the soundtrack. This would technically make it a medley, but I refrain from using that term because the structure is different. Elle's theme is repeated at the end with a full orchestral pallete. I used a lot of sweeping strings to increase the emotional mood of the piece.

Arrangement and fan art by Jeremiah Sun

Original Composer
Masanori Hikichi

Terranigma Orchestrated - Prayer (Elle's Theme)

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Including the looped .ogg version you can use in the PC Steam version

I wasn't originally planning to arrange this, but on a whim I imagined who I would do it, and it sounded really good in my head, so here it is. The original track was a rock piece, and as there are already many great covers for it online, I went in a different direction and tried to make it cinematic and exciting. I analyzed a lot of FF orchestrations that Arnie Roth produced for the Distant Worlds concert, which are all great. I admire his ability to translate the music to a full orchestral palette that's different from the original track in terms of instrumentation, but still feels like it captures the same spirit.

For the opening rift originally played by an electric guitar, I instead used a solo cello playing with the hardest articulation possible for that scratchy frenzy sound. I also utilized a bunch of different drums together, giving it that intense energetic mood very reminiscent of Pirates of the Caribbean/Mad Max. Interestingly, brass instruments don't feature much in the song, which seems counter-intuitive as most action music nowadays all feature heavy doses of strings, brass, and percussion. Instead I use a bunch of woodwinds and the Celeste for the melody. This keeps the piece light and playful amidst the whole epicness of the track.

Arrangement and album art by Jeremiah Sun

Original Track by Nobuo Uematsu
You can buy FFVII on Steam and PSN

Final Fantasy VII Orchestrated - Fight On! (Boss Theme)

Fresh parcel from the Northern European nebula, here. Sombrero Galaxy is Red Light Radio's Tako Reyenga and London artist Jonny Nash. Tako and Jonny run spiritually fraternal labels: the former, Music From Memory; and the latter, Melody as Truth - both ultra-distinctive imprints born out of improvised jams with Suzanne Kraft, Young Marco, and Gigi Masin alongside retrospectives from the likes of Joel Graham and Michael Turtle.

"The Edge of Space" is (as title suggests) an endless flight into the ether: all bubbling arpeggiators, kosmische synths and wide-eyed wonder. Cut from a weekend of sprawling space-jams in Jonny's North London home in 2012, it now finds a home on Second Circle - a sub-imprint of Music From Memory.

Stay tuned for details on its release.

Sombrero Galaxy "The Edge of Space" - Boiler Room Debuts

Game: Metroid Prime 
Title: Underwater Frigate
Platform: GC
Year: 2003

Metroid Prime Soundtrack   Underwater Frigate

"Lava Caverns", Metroid Prime OST

Metroid Prime Solitude OC ReMix

Taken from N-Fett's and reworked/edit this for how the next installment of the Metroid Prime franchise 'theme' would sound like. 

Metroid Prime 4 (Essence Theme by Monesh)

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

Metroid Prime Orchestrated - Tallon Overworld

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