All sounds are made home with ZynAddSubFx using LMMS.
Guitarists, you can, no you should !, add your part on this...
LMMS project file : http://lmms.sourceforge.net/lsp/index.php?action=show&file=4464

Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Part I - Pink Floyd (neilbgr Cover - only synths, guitar less)

Score from https://musescore.com/musicislife384/requiem-in-d-minor-k-626-mozart-wip midi export.
Free soundfonts:
 - HQ Orchestral Soundfont Collection v2.1.2.sf2
 - grand-choir-full.sf2
DAW software : LMMS 1.2.2 with builtin ReverbSC and Equalizer FX.

Requiem In D Minor, K.626

Lacrimosa - Mozart

Remake version with LMMS, ZynAddSubFx soft synth. You can compare with the original made with Fast Track II : https://soundcloud.com/neilbgr/wandering-1998-fasttracker-ii-original-version

Wandering (2023 version)

Old track made with Fast Tracker II. You can compare with the modern version : https://soundcloud.com/neilbgr/wandering-2023-version

Wandering (1998 FastTracker II original version)

Made with LMMS, ZynAddSubFx and samples...
Youtube video: https://youtu.be/ydaS7R38Oyk

Top Gun Anthem (neilbgr remake)

Instrumental version of Children Of The Sun of Dead Can Dance.
From Anastasis album.
Made with LMMS.
Using samples for drums.
Using several instances of ZynAddSubFx for all of other sounds.
No post-production (Raw from LMMS).

Videos :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PSZb76cTcE
http://vimeo.com/65531610

Lyrics :
We are ancients
As ancient as the sun
We came from the ocean
Once our ancestral home
So that one day
We could all return
To our birthright
The great celestial dome

We are the children of the sun
Our journey's just begun
Sunflowers in our hair
We are the children of the sun
There is room for everyone
Sunflowers in our hair

Throughout the ages
Of iron, bronze, and stone
We marvelled at the night sky
And what may lie beyond
We burned offerings
To the elemental ones
Made sacrifices
For beauty, peace and love

We are the children of the sun
Our kingdom will come
Sunflowers in our hair
We are the children of the sun
Our carnival's begun
Our songs will fill the air

And you know it's time
To look for reasons why
Just reach up and touch the sky
To the heavens we'll ascend
We are the children of the sun
Our journey has begun

All the older children
Come out at night
Anaemic, soulless
Great hunger in their eyes
Unaware of the beauty
That sleeps tonight

And all the queen's horses
And all the king's men
Will never put these children back
Together again

Faith, hope, our charities
Greed, sloth, our enemies

We are the children of the sun
We are the children of the sun 

Dead Can Dance - Children Of The Sun (Instrumental By Neilbgr)

Inspired by Omnri Cohen : https://youtu.be/lUEg5JhixJU?t=1961
Composed by neilbgr
Released on 2025-03
Youtube video: https://youtu.be/zwoC7BIUZNM

DAW: LMMS

Instruments
  Arp: Cardinal patch
  Bass: Cardinal patch
  Analog Lead: Cardinal patch
  Brass: ZynAddSubFx
  Strings: ZynAddSubFx
  Piano: SoudFont
  Drums: 4 samples

All tools are free and open source.

Chords: Cm Bb F Gm
Scale: Bb Major
Harmony: ii I V vi

Raise of Hope - neilbgr (inspired by Omri Cohen)

A voiceless cover...

Made with :
- Samples for drums
- ZynAddSubFx synth
- LMMS
Ask me if you want the LMMS project file.

Lyrics :
Oh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say
How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

Storm, in the morning light
I feel, no more can I say
Frozen to myself
I got nobody on my side
And surely that ain't right

And surely that ain't right

Oh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say
How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

Oh, can't anybody see
We've got a war to fight
Never found our way
Regardless of what they say
How can it feel, this wrong
From this moment
How can it feel, this wrong

Portishead - Roads (neilbgr voiceless cover)

Brian Eno - Prophecy Theme (neilbgr Cover)

For fun, I wanted to reproduce the opening and closing bass sound.
Once done, I said to myself: "easy for the rest !"
Nope, nope, nope...
My constraints were to use: LMMS, ZynAddSubFx synth, some samples for the drums and my ears.
For the voice track, I was very lucky to find the song's raw mix with separated instrument tracks including the one I was looking for!
Don't worry, I didn't use any sample from this raw mix except for the voice.
I worked very hard on this song, mainly for the mix, without having to do the mastering process.
I can send the LMMS project file on demand.

Enjoy!

Deadmau5 - Let Go (neilbgr Remake)

Made with ZynAddSubFx synth only !
No sample.
Mixed with LMMS.
Free tools ! Free music !

Gladiator (OST)

Hans Zimmer - Gladiator OST - Proximus (neilbgr cover)

Mixed/arranged with LMMS.
Using piano from sound font HQ Orchestral Soundfont Collection v2.1.2
Other sound only with ZynAddSubFx synth!

Impromptu

Le vol du condor (cover by neilbgr)

Another cover made with only some low-fi samples and ZynAddSubFx synth.
Can download LMMS project at http://lmms.sourceforge.net/lsp/index.php?action=browse&user=neilbgr

Second Rendez-Vous Part III - Jean-Michel Jarre (cover by neilbgr)

Inspired from "Farscape" album of Klaus Schulze & Lisa Gerrard.
Pure live recorded directly with ZynAddSubFx and a midi keyboard, no post-prod !

Inspiré de Farscape (v2)

Pure live made under linux with a simple MIDI arpeggiator, ZynAddSubFx.
Free download : https://www.dropbox.com/s/yyg6l0898pgjil5/Children%20Of%20The%20Sun-05.mmp?dl=0

Rubycon (Tangerine Dream style)

Made with LMMS, ZynAddSubFx synth and some samples for the drums.
Ask me if you want the LMMS project.

Supercopter (Airwolf) (neilbgr cover)

Drums/Bass/Guitar version (made with LMMS).
For guitarists who want cover the other parts.
Tempo is 97 bpm.
Send me a message if you wish download this sound (because it's reached the limit (100))

ZZ Top - I Need You Tonight - For guitarists (97 bpm)

Another cover...
Thanks to https://soundcloud.com/cuboxmusic with his great voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2es8c4z1HD0

Of course, made with LMMS, ZynAddSubFx synth, piano sound font, and 808 samples...

XXXTentacion - Changes (neilbgr cover ft. Cubox)

Complete reconstruction with LMMS, ZynAddSubFx, LB-302, some samples for drums and street ambiant sound (https://freesound.org/people/gezortenplotz/sounds/44796/).
Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/kgub for your collaboration, and this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1cpim5EAqI which explains how to tune typical sounds and the TB-303 riff.

Daft Punk - Da Funk (neilbgr remake)

Following a challenge set by a workmate... Made with LMMS, some samples for drums and all other sounds are generated by ZynAddSubFx.
LMMS project : http://lmms.sourceforge.net/lsp/index.php?action=show&file=3628

Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder (neilbgr cover)

Reconstruction of https://soundcloud.com/camelphat/blackbirds-feat-leo-stannard
Voice track extracted by https://www.acapella-extractor.com/download/acapella/d12b76dadea33dea7c044237bf014c79b972bbd09554bfc6cb5282499c55d914
Ambiant birds sound from https://freesound.org/people/Vortichez/sounds/432534/
Some classical samples for drums
ZynAddSubFx for the rest.
Mixed with LMMS.

Dark Matter

CamelPhat - Dark Matter - Blackbirds ft. Leo Stannard (neilbgr reconstruction)

I hope promote LMMS software and ZynAddSubFx software synth with these somes covers (you can see "Giorgio By Moroder" or "Shine On You Crazy Diamond") and some compositions (like Anapurna or On The Rwihinda).

neilbgr

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