Admittedly i've had a really hard time getting motivated and trying to come up with ideas for Advanced that don't stray too far from the original tune.
Here's what i've worked on since last time, there is a break where the real Bass cuts out to a Synth one just because that's made it easier to block out how I want to write it before recording it on a real one, while going back and forth between the two with ideas.
There is some clipping in this render as well, so sorry about that. If you have any thoughts feel free to chime in. Also: The Vocoder likes to misbehave and so on the second loop when it starts it has drifted a lot. >_>

Phantasy Star II Advanced Remix WIP

2nd post WIP of this song here for my album/Mega Drive+ release.

Phantasy Star II Advanced Remix WIP2

WIPs of songs i'm working on for Phantasy Star II

Silent Zone WIP6

Over WIp5

Mystery L WIP 5 Ft Cave Placehold Synths

My Home WIP5

Very work in progress, but the whole song is storyboarded and blocked out at least. Let me know your thoughts!

Phantasy Star II Power Remix WIP

Another fun hybrid What-if I did a while ago. The idea of a soundtrack using the best bits of both the 2612 and the SPC700 still is so appealing.

AA4 Apollo Justice - Court is in Session MD/SFC hybrid

OCRemix link: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03042

The Sega Saturn "hard rock" remix of Bloody Tears has always been a favorite of mine. But the in game versions don't really do the arrangement justice I think(Well, not like there are any remixes of this version anyway)

So I started this last year and a friend convinced me to enter it unfinished for MAGfest Dwelling of Duels. I wish I had waited.

Any who, I hope this doesn't hurt or fatigue your ears. It's pretty rockical

Castlevania Symphony Of The Night (Sega Saturn) | Bloody Tears Remix | -2013/2014-

DL Link https://copy.com/kKJ0KdPjitBMKr3O

It's interesting because you hear little to no remixes of music from the .Hack// Franchise. The music is usually such high quality that I think maybe it makes it hard to remix since it's not very ambiguous as early VGM.

The Grunty Farm theme was something I always adored and could never really figure out how to play correctly on my guitar in my early days of learning.

Interesting how time changes.

I tried to keep the melody as similar as possible but while trying to be creative with just relaxing ideas.


/shrug I don't know what else to say lol

.Hack//Infection | Grunty Farm Remix | 2014  -

Artwork by https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=pinnappleorange (Used without permission. Just putting it all out there)

Soundcloud encoding stinks! Download the FLAC https://copy.com/dRnDmMbEXsFHHbpB

Description taken from OCremix write up submitted 2 years ago. (Too many characters to post here. View write up description here >  https://copy.com/3PhEOodtwvPr6Q4j )
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Final Fantasy II (NES) |  World Map-Remix | "Rebel Dream" | BONKERS -2013-

Soundcloud encoding is stinky poo Download  the FLAC Here > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eto3gsHdgPA8WMy-qMeANGErFel-p71O/view?usp=sharing

I've worked on this for 6 years off and on. And it still SUCKS. FWIW, the last revisions last year were still with some crappy recordings. I just need to redo the entire damn thing.

I subbed this to OCRemix. Egeuuuuuuuhhh

Mega Man X4 | Intro,X Stage,Stage Select Remix | BONKERS - 2009-2015

This is something different than normal. I tempo matched the 2008 Orchestra concert arrangement to the DS version of the theme from the first game. 

Just for fun. Unlimited Corners gave me the idea.

Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright | Fey Sisters Theme Mashup | 2015

Just something I played around with making earlier.
The Trial theme if it were on the Mega Drive and SNES once each and then mashed together. For no reason.


Sprite found http://iirockpuppy.deviantart.com/art/Older-Payne-209958443

Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright | Trial Theme -MD/SNES cover Mashup | 2015

 I wanted to see what I could do with the Korg M1 as the only synth and a MIDI RIP to play around with.
https://copy.com/XwYuKhp24gHQgq9V (MP3 link)

OG MIDI www.vgmusic.com/file/0a482941db32e7c0933f2bf5fbce9419.html

Only synth used was KorgM1
Drums are the M1+VSDS X http://www.alyjameslab.com/alyjameslabvsdsx.html

Castlevania Dracula X (SNES)|Bloodlines| MIDIRIP KorgM1+VSDS X| Original MIDI author Tom Kim

About 4 months ago I started these as a proof of concept/WIP for this idea of an arrangement album of Ace Attorney 1.

So these aren't properly mixed, may have clipping and might not be very good.

The idea is to use the original arrangement as a basis and expand upon it and add more later in the song.
Please comment and let me know how you feel about these

Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright |Courtroom Lobby ~ The First Overture | WIP Proof of concept remix

Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright | Trial Theme |  WIP Proof of concept remix

This is a cover as close as possible that I could create for my Grandia II Soundtrack Mod
https://steamcommunity.com/app/330390/discussions/0/357284767230214962/

I don't have nearly the same equipment as was used for the originally. So I just had to try and get it to sound as similar as possible.

The volume here is lower than the one used in the Mod, just because I spent so much time making this that the resonant frequencies really started to cause my ears pain.



Grandia II | Church of Granas Theme Cover || 2016

This is a cover as close as possible that I could create for my Grandia II Soundtrack Mod
steamcommunity.com/app/330390/disc…84767230214962/

I don't have nearly the same equipment as was used for the originally. So I just had to try and get it to sound as similar as possible. By default, I do not have any Harp samples that sound remotely like the original. This made getting it to sound similar difficult.

It's just an extra optional track in the mod because the original music stems for this track specifically is not present on the OST A Deus without other instruments in the mix that mess with the context and looping.



Grandia II | Title Theme - A Deus Cover || 2016

Castlevania Major Poison


This song was the first song I ever did for a group project. Ironic that it has come out last haha.




Final Fantasy I(NES) | World Map Remix | BONKERS -2010/2012-

Title:"I am the one who designed and built Mega Man X"
This is my Prog(ish) remix of Dr.Light's Theme from Mega Man X4 & X5 that I did for Maverick Rising on OCRemix. It's taken me a while to get a video up. I didn't really feel like it! XD

To see my thoughts on how I made this remix See: https://www.box.com/s/64g713hvogj2m7bmmdmn

Copyright belong to:Capcom
Composed By: Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara, And Toshihiko Horiyama
Arranged By:BONKERS 
Electric Guitar+Electric Bass performed by:BONKERS
All other instruments programmed by: BONKERS

~Initially Finished in January 2011.
Production updated and refined Feb 2012&June 2012

Mega Man X4/X5 | DrLight Remix | BONKERS -2010/2012-

Title:"Dan Hibiki Street Fighter or Streetest Fighter?"

(This song ALMOST got on the 25th Anniversary Set Remix Disc)
This is my entry for CAPCOM's Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Music tribute!
I found out at the last minute about this event and so I spent the last 2 weeks(before May 7th,2012) grinding to get this song done! I LOVE DAN, HE'S MAH STREETEST FIGHTER(see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ASJacW9ogw). Before making this I had never heard a Dan Remix. And then I discovered there were a bunch. I WAS SAD YO. BUT FEAR NOT. I only listened to the Original CPS2 version and the CPS1 Conversion of the music for inspiration!
I wanted to express how funny , loveable, sometimes serious , and how passionate Dan can be in one song! 
Basically: His personality.

Maybe I achieved that! Maybe I didn't. But I sure as hell tried!

Arranged by Nick Perry(BONKERS)
Guitar,Synth Brass,Bass Guitar performed by Nick Perry (BONKERS)
Everything else Programmed by Nick Perry (BONKERS)
Mixed, produced and mastered by Nick Perry (BONKERS)

I do not own street fighter. All rights reserved by CAPCOM.

Street Fighter Alpha | Dan's Theme Remix | BONKERS -2012-

Stop listening AT the guitar solo. I was drunk I when I made the second half of this song. And it's complete and utter shit. Please Just consider that the song just ends abrubtly at that point hah.


Mega Man X4 | Zero OP Stage 80's Remix | BONKERS -2010/2012-

I've never heard an arrangement of Metal Squad that did the Heavy original justice!
Official arrangements always had the guitar played an octave up and made the song seem more like an 80's Rock song rather than a heavy Metal rock fest.
I've always wanted to do this song justice! But up until recently I never believed I possessed the skill to make a worthy version! Come Christmas Eve I decdied "fuck it, i'm gonna make this song in a week for MAGFest X! and make it with FM Synth+Moog Bass! It's gonna be a heavy Metal FM tribute!" 

So I did!

However, I did turmoil with the song structure. The way the original song is done , I find to be so perfect and it has a great feeling to the whole thing.
I didn't want to change that too much, but I still wanted to find my middle ground as always.
I found that by changing  up the end of the first chorus and the second intro into variations/harmonized/new lines it helped keep the feeling of the original structure of the piece while striking some middle ground. And then there is the break down sections which are all love love love tributes to the Sega Genesis's FM sound. It started as just the one section of the first verse into it. But then I found Requiem of a nameless victim would be PERFECT to add into it without dragging Metal squad on too long. But then I also had before remembered a melody that went perfect with the section.
BUT I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT GAME IT WAS FROM. So I sat and sat thinking of what it was and then it hit me it was Phantasy Star Online. So I found which song and poof there it was! and it was only a key a Half step away from what I remembered.

I tried to play all the guitar lines as physically possible without cheating. As you'll see in the intro, I just couldn't do that part accurately/fast enough. I could play it perfectly @ 75% speed but my picking hand just can't keep up. I'm a little ashamed of that haha.


I also did something I've never done before. Both on purpose and as an experiment, I programmed the bass with a FM patch from the DX7 layered on a sub bass sound from a Minimoog.
I think the result is REALLY FREAKIN COOL.
I can't state how much I LOOOOVE Moog and FM Synth basses.
I really wanted to try something different rather than an electric bass to stay true to Metal Squad's FM roots!


I hope you guys enjoy this! I had a blast creating it! The last day I worked on it for nearly 24hours straight to finish it!
~Nick

Thunder Force IV (Lightening Force)| Metal Squad (Stage 8)Remix | BONKERS -2011 -

Album Info: http://vgmdb.net/album/29154 Website: http://www.kngi.org/vampirevariations/index.html

Name of game(s) arranged: Castlevania (Akumajo Dracula) ,Castlevania 2 (Dracula II:Noroi no Fūin) ,Castlevania Rondo of Blood(Akumajou Dracula: Chi no Rondo),Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance (Castlevania: Byakuya no Concerto) , Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles (Akumajou Dracula X Chronicle)

        Name of arrangement: The Gate of Nightmares

        Name of individual song(s) arranged: Poison Mind,Nothing to Lose,Heart of Fire,Out of Time,Black Night,Bloody Tears,Vampire Killer,Underground/Name Entry 2k2, Player Death, Voyager, Wicked Child,Stalker/Vampire Killer:RoB,Poison mind:Another Nightmare and Boss Victory.





Castlevania OST Medley | BONKERS Ft. Viking Guitar -2011-

This is an updated version of my Dead Sea track from Dwelling of Duels 3 years ago as part of a big retarded Radio Medley Alternate track.

Happy Listening!
~BONKERS

Chrono Cross | Dead Sea Remix | BONKERS -2009/2011

Early finished WIP for an Album/Mega Drive + soundtrack replacement i'm working on. Really only wanted to use synths of the era and do this soundtrack justice. I haven't worked on music for a long time so i'm getting used to doing this stuff again.

I'm planning on doing the whole soundtrack.
See my thread here
https://ocremix.org/community/topic/49095-phantasy-star-ii-restoration-mega-drive-arrangement-album/

Let me know what you think. 80s synth butt

Also: You may hear a stuck note or two as 64-bit Reaper seems to hate ALL my synths.

Phantasy Star II Album Restoration (World Map remix)

Pretty far WIP for this track. I didn't intend on it, but I get Blade Runner'ish vibes from this. Which I love.

Let me know what you think

Phantasy Star II Album Restoration (A prologue remix) WIP

Another WIP of a track from what i'm working on. 
Had to get a little Metal/Progy with a haircut like that!

Phantasy Star II Album Restoration (Bracky News: Shop Theme remix) WIP

(Been meaning to upload this. Song was done in Feb 2012)



I. Have. Wanted. To. Do. This. FOR FREAKIN EVVAAAR!!!

I never thought I was good enough to arrange this theme. It was so god damn catchy and just has all these crazy instruments that were hard to replicate.(not to mention the notes of some of them)

~BONKAR

The Legend of Dragoon | Menu Theme Remix | BONKERS -2012-

Phantasy Star II Album Restoration "Step Up" WIP Remix

If they remake FFVIII(Which they probably will as some weird ARPG)
I hope this song sounds as funky as this. (With none of the trashy dance synths used like in FFVIIR)

Final Fantasy VIII Galbadia Funk

Phantasy Star II Step up WIP Remix 2

I made this song in one day pretty much in Feb 2012.
People seem to love it. I'm glad.  (Despite ear raping sub-bass frequencies)

- Song and description From Feb 2012- 
Also a  Metal Remix (My original remix from Aug 2010) 
http://dwellingofduels.net/dodarchive/10-08-Past_vs_Future/03tie-BONKERS-MM8-Select-DoD-FUTURE.mp3

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.box.com/s/5242f02e8ff47e2143da
If you know my work, you'll probably know i've already made a Power Metal Version of this song. Tonight someone helped me challenge myself to make a version more akin to the Original.

~
SEQUENCED BY-BONKERS
PRODUCED BY-BONKERS

SO I DID.


ALSO: If you listen﻿ to this on a system with a Sub, it will rape your ears. Sorry.

Mega Man 8 | Stage Select Remix | BONKERS -2012-

http://maverick.ocremix.org/music.php

This was originally made for Dwelling of Duels August 2009. 
It still sucks. Do not like this. I am a turd. This song is a turd.

Mega Man X4 - Intro/Stage Select/X Stage Remix - BONKERS -2009-2012

*Currently taking a break from music ATM due to real life taking precedence and issues with my workflow/equipment/instruments. Wish I was more active!*

I arrange, write, record and produce various music. Mostly arrangements of Video Game Music! I love VGM so much, 90% of my music library consists of VGM. Without it, I dont' know who i'd be today. It's a huge part of me and my life. I could never give it up.
And even though a many of my Arrangements 
are metal/rock in Nature, I like to diversify a LOT 
depending on the source material.  Also the arrangements can be very eclectic and different than you'd traditionally expect. Often a lot of those were due to temporary insanity and depression and lack of sleep or too much sleep. Or all of the above!

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/N_BONKERS_P

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nick.b.perry.3


OCRemix forums:  http://ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=31818

OCRemix: http://ocremix.org/artist/11499/bonkers

VGMdb : http://vgmdb.net/artist/12350




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