FamiTracker module (requires 0CC 0.3.15): https://drive.google.com/file/d/177ia0lt8tzyPaFocaUfwkffjZPBbmOpf/view?usp=sharing

I used three N163 channels for the "guitar" sound, then ran them through an amp simulator in my DAW, so no, this isn't purely FamiTracker, but I made the song fully in FamiTracker before adding the stereo effects. I hope you enjoy it.

Kraid's Lair (FamiTracker with effects)

Quad City DJs vs Jake Kaufman

I was really bored, but you guys should totally check out Shovel Knight.

Slam Knight - Jam The Earth! (Dunk Of Passage)

First track for my next album, Arcadia X! It will be an album filled with Mega Man X inspired tracks, starting with this one. Expect many more to come.

Arcadia X - Highway To Arcadia

LYRICS:
below the ocean
there's a deep burning fire
beneath the ebb and flow
a core that is breathing
will we ever stop
and wonder what's beneath the surface
will we even reach
will we even reach the furnace
below the ocean sky

What Lies Below

A small D&D campaign that I have been watching on Twitch has ended recently and one of the things that I loved about was the fact that the DM would play both old and new RPG battle themes during the fights that allowed me to pick up on some new music that I may have missed over the years. One of those just happened to be the boss battle theme from Lufia II on the SNES.

Wow, what a track. I think my favourite section has to be that first "verse" section after the intro, that also doubles up as the start of the track again after the first loop. The syncopation there with the percussion is what brings me back for more each time. It builds that suspense and urgency, which is then released in the following sections, where the drums go back to a more familiar style that allows the music to flow again.

Having those guitar chords later on really helps this along, as the track briefly steers towards something a little more traditional for Super Nintendo RPGs. Then you're immediately thrown back into the action again. It's a shame that I never got to play this game at all but one day, I hope to be able to listen to this as intended - fighting with the party against a formidable foe!

Hope you enjoy my rendition of this. I particularly focused on trying to fill out the available four channels that I had at my disposal. One trick that works really well is to switch between notes relatively quickly if you're got the same instrument playing two notes in the original. By doing so, you can almost trick your brain into filling out the missing sections, in a similar way to simulating echo in a single channel. It's always fun to play around with that and while sometimes it can be obvious, it's possible to mask it well now and again!

Lufia II - Boss Battle Theme (FamiTracker, 2a03)

Patrick and Steve discuss the Sunsoft 5B famicom sound expansion and the sound design of Mr. Gimmick. This episode includes some previously-unknown information about Gimmick!, and also a complete listen-through of the soundtrack sampled from original hardware.

Show notes:

0:00:43 - introduction & general gameplay discussion
0:13:49 - the 5B sound expansion
0:26:07 - the gimmick ps1 soundtrack
0:28:10 - imatrackman's "buzzer" cover
0:32:24 - the history of Gimmick! and Masashi Kageyama
0:38:09 - the PAL soundtrack (Mr. Gimmick!)
0:42:26 - the cancelled US port
0:44:19 - soundtrack listen-through and analysis
1:28:07 - sunsoft bass
1:38:27 - the origin of strange memories of death
1:42:36 - "so what's up?" / comments
1:50:43 - name that game
1:53:06 - song of the "week"

Episode 27: The Sunsoft 5B & Mr. Gimmick!

Preview of one of the tracks used in our upcoming project for the Zeboyd guys!

Title Theme - Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 4

A remastered version of my FFMQ Battle Theme cover

FFMQ Battle Theme [REMASTERED]

Profile of Jonathan Herbst, a video game music composer from the United Kingdom. Creating original music and covers, specialising in electronic music - particularly Chiptune and FM Synthesis.

Lufia II - Boss Battle Theme (FamiTracker, 2a03)

Jonpon

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