Thumbnail artwork by Charger342.

Xander Martin requested a WL4 cover of this from me. Unlike some of his past requests this one seemed easy enough to warrant actually following up on. So I took a stab at it. 

At first I was using WarioWare, inc. as my standard for which sounds I could use. Actual Flute and Pan Flute sounds would be open to me this way, and the choir as well. 
[30,2] was an absolute shoe-in for the chorused plucked string, so that was obviously the first thing I did. I also went to the trouble of making this with Sappy playback in mind, unlike some of my other recent WL4 covers. 

Because of these 2 things I'd been flip-flopping on the idea of going full Arabian Nights with this waarangement. Finding ways of limiting the # of sound channels and # of voices while keeping audio seamless put the idea of also limiting myself to base WL4 instruments (justl ike good old day) in mind. 

So, after the initial arrangement was finished, I basically halted production for a while. I finally took a drug holiday this week, and I may resume it tomorrow (not sure just yet).
But anyway, today I came back to work on it a little more, since I remembered not being satisfied with it where it was. I did a bunch of patch event changes, and spruced up the choir part (which is now strings). 
For a while I had the 1st Flute set to be the Soft Electric Piano, but ended up changing it to [113,2], the Arabian Nights shanai. I ended up leaving the echo as [5,2] though, because it sounded like an echo for just the flutier portion of [113,2]'s sound. This gives the illusion that the lead is a doubling.

Cursed Wathedral - Wario's Mystery Meat

Made for a Ludum Dare game demo by TheBlueHatted and FifLeo.

Check it out here: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/838686

Necromicide - Necromicide OST

[Intro]
Lo! Behold the epic of valiant Link,
Through realms perilous on adventure's brink.

[Verse 1]
Upon this stage where first our eyes do peer,
A Wooden Sword from the cave's depth doth appear.
Northward and west, o'er land and bog he strides,
To dungeon's gate, his valor as his guide.

In the Eagle’s darksome keep,
Where shadows dance and secrets sleep,
The Bow he claims, his foes laid low,
Aquamentus meets its end, dealt a mighty blow.

[Chorus]
Hark, gather keys, unlock the path, unlock the path,
Link’s bravery grows, with each ordeal's aftermath.
Hark, gather keys, unlock the path, unlock the path,
Link’s bravery grows, with each ordeal's aftermath.

[Verse 2]
By candle’s light, through veiled paths unseen,
Secrets revealed to those who dare to glean.
To Moon and Snake, his journey thus extends,
With raft and stepladder, his quest never bends.

In Lizard’s hold, the Whistle's power won,
The winds obey, the trials overrun.
The Dragon’s den grants wand of fearsome might,
And Demon’s bane alights the Red Candle bright.

[Chorus]
Hark, gather keys, unlock the path, unlock the path,
Link’s bravery grows, with each ordeal's aftermath.
Hark, gather keys, unlock the path, unlock the path,
Link’s bravery grows, with each ordeal's aftermath.

[Verse 3]
Unto Death Mountain’s peak, our hero climbs,
Patra’s wings flutter in sync with time.
The Silver Arrow, Ganon’s doom it seeks,
In twilight’s clash, the darkness it cleaves.

[Outro]
Thus our tale concludes, where heart and courage blend,
Link and Zelda’s love, triumphant in the end.
With peace restored, the kingdom finds renewal,
In valor and in love, our hero stands truthful.

What if AI made (yet another, another) Zelda 1 song?

Original composition by Tommy Tallarico.

Transcription and arrangement by Tony Grayson.

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What if AI made (yet another, another) Zelda 1 song?

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