|
11.06.01 - Ruins of Moondoria
Sigh, this update should have been up on Thursday, 11-01. Sorry about that, but I had a few things come up.
First was the Work, Sleep, Homework, Work, Sleep, Class, Homework, Work, Sleep thing that made Wednesday, Thursday, and half of Friday
vanish. Saturday, VGMusic got a new server, and I spent a good portion of the weekend
preparing it. However, the new server won't be put to use until the beginning of next month due to some negotiations with
VGMusic's present host, Telefragged.
I know the question on everyone's mind: "Who won Audible Vortex?". I wish I could say, but only 3/5 judges have turned in
their scoresheets. Three is the minimum number of judges to complete the contest. By that token, if the remaining two judges
do not have their scoresheets in by Tuesday, November 13th, I will simply drop them instead of dropping the lowest and highest scores for each
entry. Scores should be posted Thursday, November 15th, at the latest.
Once Audible Vortex is completed, it's time for spring cleaning! The Archives are considerably out of date,
and my next task is to bring them back under control.
Two more things:
-
It has come to my attention that some visitors would like me to make comments on each song I receive, just like
DJ Pretzel does at Overclocked Remix.
Email me whether or not you think this is a good, and why.
-
How do you think I am doing as RPGamer's music editor?
Good?
Bad?
Email me with what you think, and more important, suggestions to improve the Sound Cave.
Most Wanted
The Sound Cave Most Wanted:
Castlevania
Diablo II
Final Fantasy (Wonder Swan Color additions)
Grandia
Skies of Arcadia
Suikoden 1 & 2
Valkyrie Profile
|
Music Notes
The following scribings are notes from the composers about their featured pieces in the updates. Their
email addresses can be found next to their contributions, found below.
MP3 Remixes
"The Sealed Door" (Chrono Trigger) by Trptcox
In this arrangement I needed to do something different and I've tried a more ambient approach to create a dark and moody atmosphere.
I look back now and see very few arrangements on this song and decided to do something about it.
"Northern Beath of Ganbo" (Grandia) by Dale North
I was surfing RPGamer Sound Cave and noticed that Grandia was on the most wanted list.
Good News. I just finished a Grandia Arrangement.
This is part 2 of my 3 part piano and strings tribute to my 3 musicial heroes: Yasunori Mitsuda,
Noriyuki Iwadare, and Motoi Sakuraba. My first one (Dale of the Wind Xenogears Mix) was also submitted earlier.
"Radical Dreamers" (Chrono Cross) by Charcoal
My friend (Brandon Trent) sent me a midi file and two lines of lyrics (Just when you think everything's going fine,
Just when you think everything is perfection) and said he was working on the lyrics. I offered to help and so, it got
lyrics and a recording. I'm still working on better singing quality but I haven't had much time in the studio with my
busy life, so the recording attached is the best I got. Anyway, I haven't been able to track down the origin of the
midi (which is mixed in with my vocal) to give proper credit to its creator, cause it's damn good and deserves the
credit. I edited it in NoteWorthy Composer to mute the flute/vocal tracks so they didn't interfere with my own voice.
"Aeris' Theme (Remix)" (Final Fantasy VII) by Mecha Master Bill
This was synthesized using my BRAND NEW ROLAND RS-9!!! As I was checking out
its different voices, I noticed a "Piano+Choir" voice with a piano and a
delayed choir all in one (it sounds exactly like something Enya would use). I
figured Aeris' theme would sound great with it, so I added some harp and
string sections and that was it! Oh, and it also contains portions of
Prelude, modified to fit the chord pattern of Aeris' theme...
"Second Opening" (Wild Arms 2) by DJEldeel
Of my myriad of remixes, I'd definitely have to choose
this as one of my favorites, it's a fantastic
song...Michiko Naruke rules! The song is from Wild
Arms 2's Disc 2 opening. My remix is drastically
different from the original's harsher and bolder
sensation, as my remix centers on softer
textures...soft flutes, bells, piano, acoustic guitar,
soft strings. For those who haven't heard WA 2 music,
check this out, then get out the incredible original
soundtrack.
Midi Composition
Digital Music
"Compression of Time" (Final Fantasy VIII) by John McCormick
Random Thoughts this time? well... a very nice, quick project was this.
It is quite refreshing to go back to the simplicity of game music transcription
after trying to get that 4 strings arrangement of Fragment of Memories from
Potion. Yes, game music is much, much easier. Anyway, enjoy!
|
Current Competitions
Audible Vortex
Click the logo or go here to read about it. Note: Entries are no longer being accepted.
3/5 judges have completed their scoresheets. If the last two don't finish by November 13th (next Tuesday),
I am going to post scores based on the judges that have completed.
|
Weekly Silliness
"Meridian Child" was the opening song to Seiken Densetsu 3. Due to an error on my part, for the first day the new update
was up, it said "Meridian Dance" on the main page instead of "Meridian Child". The one person who told me where Meridian
Dance was from (The last boss of Secret of Mana/Seiken Densetsu 2) also gets mentioned here.
David LaRoss
Brandon Daiker
Almighty Cheese & Bishounen Goddess Shosetsu
|
ICQ - 775498
Ross Bemrose
Music Submissions - music@rpgamer.com
|
|
RSS feed
iTunes