This is larger scale song I've been working on before and after I got back from Japan. When I wrote this, I pictured a commander telling his soldiers that they must keep on moving through a deadly winter. I'm not really happy with the first half, but I really like the second half.

Keep Moving Forward [Chiptune]

Jacobu is back from the dead!
Besides working on some original pieces, 
I'm also working on an ongoing 8-bit remix of Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells". I figured now, as Halloween approaches and the weather gets colder, is the perfect time.

While I try to stick to the basic 2a03 module for my original music, I chose to use the Konami VRC6 to cover Oldfield's extensive instrumentation. It has been a good experience, and something I may do more in the future. 

I will continually upload and replace this file with updated versions as I publish them. As long as you see the [Work In Progress] label, the song has not been completed.

Enjoy!

Tubular Bells (8-bit Remix) [Work In Progress]

My first original in a while. Inspired by high intensity showdowns-- those tense couch gaming sessions of 2d fighters and the like, sprinkled with a little of the "bizarre" I've naturally ingested from binge-reading Jojo's for weeks.

I'm not super happy with how repetitive it is at this moment, but I am happy with the variety of sounds I'm able to pull from the basic 2a03 module, namely thanks to the use of the global effects. I plan to add another section to round this one out.

Show Us What Youve Got [Work In Progress]

Inspired by some of my favorite sad tracks (Moonlight Sonata and Maggot Brain), and by some of the awful stuff I've been watching people go through lately. You get older, and everything feels like it's broken. And it keeps getting worse. Here's to it getting a little better?

This guy could use at least another section. Maybe more.

Funeral Rolls [Work In Progress]

Inside The Castle Walls [Mario 64 cover]

My 8-bit rendition of "Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her" for The Caribbean Sail's 8-bit Shanty Off. As per contest rules, it was made in BeepBox, a departure from my typical Famitracker.

[BeepBox] "Leave Her Johnny, Leave Her" 8-bit remix

A cover of "Home Sweet Home" from Earthbound, covered on the Chapman Stick. 

Watch the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-XRUbFEt6k

"Home Sweet Home" [Earthbound] (Chapman Stick Cover)

Had the pleasure of collaborating with blues legend Johnny "Pig Bones" Ramen in his studio, a beaten down boxcar in a condemned railyard. Johnny didn't really have anything to record on, so we used my cellphone. Using only a busted up old guitar made of cigarette boxes and dental floss, Pig Bones sang from the very depths of his soul, with the gusto of a man condemned to eternal late-night Fraiser reruns after a long, hard day of working for the man.

"Scrambled Egg Blues" feat. Johnny "Pig Bones" Ramen

Battle theme written for SNES Star Fox style game. A midi sequence played through the Roland GR-20 (A guitar synth!) to produce some purposely outdated synth sounds. Was inspired by the odd rhythms and tension from the fight themes in the N64 Zelda games. Adapted from a chiptune that I may yet upload.

Deadly Pursuit (Battle Theme)

Backing track used with permission.

My interpretation of Stick Men's "Cusp". 
My part is a bit boosted compared to the studio version.
I used the "Stick Men: Scored" book for sheet music, you can find it here:

https://stickmen.bandcamp.com/merch/stick-men-scored-book

Cusp [Stick Men] (Chapman Stick Cover)

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