Metroid

Video Game Cave/Dungeon Exploration

The final track for the soundtrack of an upcoming game I made music for. It's supposed to sound like a laboratory in a cave, which I hope I achieved by throwing in loads of metal/electronic/industrial/machinery sounds, along with lots of reverb and cave ambience.

Listen to it on Newgrounds!
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/547038

Automation

This is an orchestral/electronic remix of two songs from the Metroid series:  The Kraid's Lair theme from the original game, and Red Soil theme from Super Metroid.  It's kind of a cinematic styled piece, with strings, brass, and choir.  I hope you like it :)

-Sam

The Crimson Depths (Metroid Remix)

Metroid Cinematica is a full-length fan album composed by Sam Dillard which envisions the music of the Metroid series as a film score, blending symphonic and electronic elements into a rich cinematic soundscape, from the classics on NES and Super Nintendo to the recent Prime trilogy.  Return to planet Zebes and beyond in the definitive "epic" score inspired by the legendary music from Kenji Yamamoto's Metroid soundtracks!

Available October 2014 on Loudr, iTunes, and more
www.samostudios.com/metroidcinematica


Metroid Cinematica Preview

Chrono Trigger OST- Zeal Palace

A sneak peek at Title screen from Super Metroid Symphony coming MARCH 19TH! Fan of Super Metroid? Find out more at http://metroidorchestra.com

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4, FM8, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineSnare & Drums of War, Spitfire Albion, Percussion, British Woodwinds & Harp, VSL Epic Horns, Evolve Mutations, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Private Cinematic and Orchestral libraries

Super Metroid Symphony : Title screen (Preview)

Early MP3 and FLAC available for Patrons. ► https://www.patreon.com/thesecondnarrator

RIP Satoru Iwata. He was a great inspiration to me and one of my role models.

The instance this theme plays when Samus lands on the planet really establishes the grand exploration the player is about to embark on. While the track is for the Tallon region, the theme is also used in the beginning of the NES Metroid and Super Metroid. As a result I interpret this as also a characterization of Samus Aran. Arrangement-wise, this is the first Sci-Fi music I've attempted, so it was also a learning experience for me.

The original track also includes some great atmospheric sounds fused into the music, which I did not try to emulate, so therefore ignored. As part of my challenge, I wanted to use only traditional orchestral instruments and play them normally to see if I could pull off the sci-fi mood. This is in part inspired by John Williams' purely orchestral Star Wars score, and Hans Zimmer's Inception/Interstellar. In an interview for Inception, Hans stated he wanted to use real instruments with minimal processing. Instead, he instructed the strings section to try to play the music in a "synthesized" way. What I did was keep the articulation of my instruments as flat as possible. I kept the original Tallon Overworld track's use of long harmonic chords, but to keep it from sounding boring and hollow, I faded in many other instruments in and out to add more texture. These include the horns, tremolo strings, clarinet, vocals, and the organ (Which sounds like more Interstellar copying, but the original track also has organs, so I'm good!).

All of this adds up to a piece that celebrates Samus' resourcefulness, adventurous spirit, and graceful movements.

Metroid Prime Orchestrated - Tallon Overworld

An orchestration of the Metroid music Kraid's Lair. This one really stood out to me as an awesome track for the middle part. As with my last Metroid piece, there's also little synthy bits to it to give it a retro touch.

Thanks for all the comments, likes & subscribers on my channel so far! Feel free to check it out for more of my music, including game remixes and original pieces.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4, Cinesamples CineBrass, CineOrch, CineSnare & Drums of War, Spitfire Albion, Percussion, Great British Brass, British Woodwinds & Harp, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Tonehammer Requiem, Project SAM True Strike, Native Instruments Alicia's Keys, Private Orchestral libraries

Metroid - Kraid's Lair Orchestra

Soul Calibur IV - Infinite Images (Character Creation)

Alluring Darkness from Harmony of a Hunter: 101% Run, remixing the Metroid II Secrets of the Chozo theme. Thanks to Jonathan 'Buoy' Gjertsen for the electric guitar.

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http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/511713

Alluring Darkness

This here is a track made in a sneaky/suspicious mood for the NATA competition on Newgrounds. I'm not too proud of this one, to be honest, but I do hope it does well in the competition!

Made with FL Studio, Omnisphere, Vengeance, East/West Ra and mda ePiano. Thanks goes to camoshark for helping me with a chord at the beginning.

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http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/528535

Alluring Darkness

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