Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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🥷🥷🥷I've never tackled "Long Distance" before, even when I started my initial Revenge of Shinobi E+E project in the past. Being the completionist I am, I felt it was a good chance to tackle yet another track that doesn't exactly get a lot of attention, given that it's an attract mode song. 

This is a brief, yet logical expansion that builds on the original track with an entirely new section that is perfect to enjoy the full groove. It's what I would have envisioned for a full-length version of the song.

Revenge of Shinobi (Expanded & Enhanced)

Long Distance (Expanded & Enhanced) • THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

After the very lengthy and complicated "China Town" expansion, I wanted to get back to basics for "Over The Bay," and focus on sticking close to the elements that make it such a fun little dance number. The expansion is a series of variations on the main theme with a few breaks thrown in between to pump up the intensity. It's straightforward and meant to get the blood pumping. Nothing more, nothing less.

Over The Bay (Expanded & Enhanced) • THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

"Labyrinth" is a track with very little content, and the constant repeat was always something of a huge annoyance in the original game. This is particularly true due to the nature of the level, which forces players to memorize a series of pathways and doors in order to reach the end. That can take a long time. I always imagined a fleshed out version of the song that wouldn't be so monotonous and repetitive, which would make the process of locating the exit more enjoyable. Here it is.

Labyrinth (Expanded & Enhanced) • THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

Behold, the evil Zeed head-banging that heavy metal hair around to the tune of an expanded version of "The Ninja Master." For many Revenge of Shinobi fans, this was a stressful race to figure out how to slay this evil foe before Joe Musashi's beloved Naoko lost her Z-axis under the weight of a massive concrete ceiling. I wanted to play up the frantic panic and chaos of this song while still retaining those "breaks" in the mayhem that encouraged players to stop and wonder what those holes in the sides of the wall were all about. With 2 more songs to go, this soundtrack is almost complete.

The Ninja Master (Expanded & Enhanced) • THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

The original version of "Silence Night" plays when the main player fails to rescue Naoko from being crushed to death during the final battle with Zeed, thus triggering the bad ending. The original 40+ second version of the song only hints at the tragedy of it all. I wanted my expansion to put the listener in the mind of Joe Musashi, and the anguish and sorrow he would have felt over failing at his task, and losing the love of his life. I also wanted to amplify the atmosphere by adding in some harmonized piano and a Japanese koto for more authenticity. Hope you all enjoy it.

Silence Night (Expanded & Enhanced) • THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

The original version of "My Lover" felt like 10% of a finished ending theme, and I wanted to greatly flesh it out without over-extending its allure and welcome. This meant beefing up the section with a twofold approach: 

1) To stress the importance of the "good ending," and the saving of Naoko from certain death at the hands of Zeed's trap.

2) To create a much more compelling, rousing and triumphant ending theme that takes into account everything Joe Musashi went through during the game.

You, listener, will decide if I hit that mark or not. For now, I'm very proud of what I've done with the soundtrack for "The Revenge of Shinobi," and I'm very happy you have all joined me for the journey. Big news to come as I move onto a brand new soundtrack, so stay tuned!

My Lover (Expanded & Enhanced) • THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

🔹 The full Metroid Fusion soundtrack arranged by Kassil. 🔹

Arrangement, Production, Mixing, Mastering and Art by Rodrigo Plata (Kassil).
Original Soundtrack composed by Minako Hamano, Akira Fujiwara

Metroid Fusion © Nintendo. Kassil is not affiliated, associated, authorized, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected to Nintendo respecting this album. Musical compositions from Minako Hamano, Akira Fujiwara and Kenji Yamamoto for 2002 Nintendo's Metroid Fusion. © All Rights Reserved.

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