Track five from SOS Volume 1. Download SOS Volume 1 FREE on Bandcamp: https://gamemusic4all.bandcamp.com/album/s-o-s-volume-1

This is only Volume 1 of my journey into the my favorite and most obscure game soundtracks. Volume 2 drops in one week! Feb 3rd for Bandcamp Friday!

There are a lot of raps about Zelda, and Crash Bandicoot, but have you heard video game rap inspired by Dash Galaxy, Barbie, or, not Tetris, but Tetris part 2? None of your favorites are here! Dig deep into the game crates and get turned onto the hottest underground game music I can spit rhymes about!

Time for some Straight Obscure Shit right here! Some game soundtracks don't get the credit they deserve simply because the game wasn't a big seller, in an unpopular genre, never got released outside Japan, or just plain sucks. I've gathered a few hidden gems of game music and flipped them into dope beats and hard hitting rhymes.

Real Lines (Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon)

A cover of "Fighting of the Spirit" from Tales of Phantasia. It's based on a combination of the original SNES version and the version by the artist SSH (Saitama Saisyu Heiki), which is itself based on the PlayStation version. Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard, drums, harp.

2023 - 04 - 08 SSHow - Off (Tales Of Phantasia - Fighting Of The Spirit)

This was done for ThaSauce's PRC, in what sadly happens to be the latest compo. You can check the site for more cool stuff here:
https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC472

This is the "Abyss of Thor" from Tales of Phantasia. An original arrangement in a somewhat industrial metal style, just me and my synths/samples (no real instruments played, no collabs). That tune plays in what can be considered as the stereotypical ancient civilization with super advanced technology. A longer title I had in mind was "Echoes of Ancient Civilizations, Hopes of Future Societies". I even had some ideas to add news-style speeches using some of the in-game lines when you watch the screen but discarded that in favor of a fully instrumental version and a simpler title.

That source kept me thinking of how online community efforts that eventually stops could be perceived in a distant future, and how important, or at least interesting all what we leave behind can feel like for other people after years or decades. In a certain way culture and knowledge works like that: even if it gets buried it's likely to be eventually discovered and enjoyed. This is the final PRC and I assume all mp3s will be kept in the site. But even if the site and everything inside got drown in the depths of the net, that's a lot of stuff that is likely to be discovered by other people in the future. Music enthusiasts who would keep copies and share elsewhere and other enthusiasts who would discover that and, who knows, maybe be surprised by so much of cool stuff that was done in the past. After all, this is somewhat happening already with other communities of the past like VGMix, some removed OCR tracks, maybe OLremix and lots of artists and the mp3s they had in their old personal sites.

Nothing is likely to be totally lost forever, and even if this is the end for PRC, we all music enthusiasts will have lots of stuff to enjoy forever. Stuff that, very much like other forms of culture and even knowledge, is likely to be passed and shared and enjoyed throughout generations all around time. Isn't that wonderful?

That ancient but super advanced civilization that was once crashed by a comet and drown in the sea was there waiting for our "heroes" to be discovered and their technology used as a hope to travel in time. Who knows, maybe some people in a very distant future will discover all what we had been doing during all this time and be shocked at it. Maybe the mainstream music of the moment will be generally so bad... that thing you are listening here will sound like a masterpiece for them, and the whole site will work as inspiration for a generation of wannabe musicians. Wouldn't that be cool?

Sometimes I think of my music in a slightly similar but a lot less narcissistic way: nowadays my stats (listens, downloads, followers, etc) is a foolish joke. Criticism is often negative and it seems like people generally don't understand my ideas and I just didn't get to find my place or my audience anywhere yet. But maybe in a future some of that stuff will be discovered by some random person of the net in some random corners at the deepest depths of this cyber-world and then getting the proper attention and love? Whether this happens or not, if just one single person enjoys my stuff, even if that's not happening today but 20 years later, I then may feel like it was worth all the time and effort spent. Heck, even if only crickets listen, the simple fact of being able to convert ideas from brain to DAW is already such a fantastic feeling! Let's keep creating stuff unto the ages of ages!

Echoes Of Ancient Civilizations [Tales Of Phantasia]

インディグネイション

A melodic-trap arrange of 'Biting Cold' from Tales of Phantasia composed by Motoi Sakuraba & Shinji Tamura.

Created for 'An Overclocked Christmas XVIII' available for free at: https://williammichael.info/aocc/

Flash Freeze [Tales of Phantasia]

Tales Of Phantasia [ テイルズ オブ ファンタジア ] OPENING 'SNES Remix Ver.' | Fandub Español Latino

Videoclip: https://youtu.be/9xcsj7GlSnE

Compositor Original: Motoi Sakuraba
Adaptación/Intérprete: Alejandro Soto (Arehandoro-San)

Yume Wa Owaranai (Tales Of Phantasia OPENING 'SNES Remix Ver.' - Español Latino)

Tales Of Phantasia [ テイルズ オブ ファンタジア ] OPENING 'PSX Ver.' | Fandub Español Latino

Videoclip: https://youtu.be/CwsAnX_ZAxw

Compositor Original: Motoi Sakuraba
Adaptación/Intérprete: Alejandro Soto (Arehandoro-San)

Yume Wa Owaranai (Tales Of Phantasia OPENING 'PSX Ver.' - Español Latino)

Mode 7 is a rapper and writer from Los Angeles, California, taking hip hop to another level with his original style of clever but conscious game music inspired hip hop. Raised on a heavy diet of video games and west coast rap while growing up, Mode 7 now combines and reimagines his love of Super Metroid and Tupac into a unique sound all his own.

Mode 7's style covers a range of hip hop and subject matter. Emotion comes through strong in many ways on Mode 7's music, tackling subjects like love and heartbreak, mental health, inequality, and loss with his own irreverent, often comedic bars. Combined with Mode 7's extensive knowledge of video game history creates fun, fluid, and informative lyrics with a surprising amount of real world depth. 

Beginning his musical career in 2022, Mode 7 has already released several EPs and mixtapes via the net label Game Music 4 All, with much more on the way. Writing video game rap ranging from popular titles like Zelda and Super Mario, to niche classics like Contra and Chrono Trigger.

You can find Mode 7 rocking the stage at various conventions and events. Be sure to check here or at bio.site/mode7 for booking and event info, as well as the latest music!

コンスタントに排便
カジュアルに自慰
日々の生活
継続は力

Low-key VGM arranger  
控えめな BGM アレンジャー

Been creating multi-genre arrangements since 2009. Just want to pay homage to the amazing composers who inspired me to learn this art-form, and to overcome my hearing impairment, because even a deaf person has the right to find joy in listening to and composing music. 

I'd like to thank every single person who took the time to listen over the years, and hope to continue providing entertainment through these creative interpretations of lesser-known video game tunes. d(^-^)b

I do silly remixes/covers of videogame music tunes. Don't expect good quality stuff but just laughs and earaches! (sometimes I try serious stuff too, though!)

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