This is a cover I made of Vangelis excellent song "Five Circles" from the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. The song is completely made in Arturia V Collection 7, and took about three weeks to complete. Since this is only my second completed song, the mastering might be a bit off, but it sounds great using quality headphones. ^^

Also on YouTube
https://youtu.be/MugFckOR_WM

FL Studio
Arturia V Collection 7 (CS-80 V, Solina V, Pigments)
Miscellaneous VST effects

Vangelis - Five Circles (cover by Krister Nielsen)

Wanted to make Retro Arcade Party into an actual song with actual lyrics.

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Spending all my loose change at the old arcade,
To top the old high score lists I must be insane

Scores, rising from the bottom all the way onto the top,
It's ancient history - in my old days I used to flop,
It's happening again, but I don't care - I'm having fun,
Whatever happens I know I'm not leaving till I'm done

Who the hell thinks that the one to top the list is one like you?
Even speed runners spend years to shave a second, maybe two,
High score lists from 80s arcades are like Old Rosetta Stone,
They will never be rewritten, so you might just head on home

*Command? I've located the final gate, en route to the enemy cluster, how read over?*

Another stage, I'm moving right,
I rush towards the final fight,
The score has never been this high,
But it is wiped if I should die,
The final stage, the inner core,
I've never gotten this far before!
There's no more room for more mistakes,
Got no more lives, it's make or break!

*Roger Omega One, slipspace opening in t-minus 5, prepare for engagement, heavy resistance expected, over*
*Roger command, let's show them what the federation is made of!*

I fly my battle ship through brightly bullet ridden skies
What's happening on screen is hard to see with my own eyes
I'm overwhelmed, I'm losing shields, my ship is compromised
I took a hit, I took a hit, engaging retro-

-drive! Explosions, rockets, bullets, lasers fill the neon screen
My tiny ship without a shield maneuvers in between
I charge my cannon's mega shot, use my last super bomb
The boss arrived, collect that power up before it's-

-gone! Blazing bright, hell fire, sky and ground merge in the end
What's happening onscreen a normal mind can't comprehend
I'm in the zone I've got no lives I do not have more change 
It's time to get this hall of fame high score list rearranged 

*MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY! REQUESTING IMMEDIATE EXTRACTION IN SECTOR 67 ALPHA BRAVO! HEADING TOWARDS NORTH-EAST, SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE...*
*Roger Omega One, sending a care package to your AO, godspeed*

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Retro Arcade Party - Final Level Edition

Experimental piece using no drums or drum programming/percussion. Featuring 9 different synths including a Rhodes and Piano, 2 x Mini Moog V, Jupiter 8 V4, Juno 6 V, all from Arturia, UA's Polymax, and the fantastic Sky Keys from Sky Studio plug ins. Also Features a nice bottom end string section from East West Studios' Symphonic Gold. 

Keine Batterie

Composer. Musician. Producer. Maker of noise.

New tracks tagged #V Collection