Liontamer
10-07-2008, 12:07 AM
ALBUM PROJECT: Final Fantasy 4 'Echoes of Betrayal, Light of Redemption'
So avaris and OA asked me to join in on their little project. Usually don't like to do those what with the deadlines, but I couldn't turn FF4 down. This is a remix of "The Lunarians" by Nabuo Uematsu. Wanted to still capture the baron moonscape feel of the original game. Had to rewire cubase, reason, and fl studio to get all the sounds I wanted. This mix is all about ambience and vibe, not necessarily melody and genre. The mood evolves to what I hope you'll find dramatic and filmic, just to bring the point home. What else could I do with a midi made up of basically 6 notes?
James George
jamesbgeorge@gmail.com
www.ronyn-studio.com
#3557
download:
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Yeah, not many places to go with this source, so we'll see how you handled it.
http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=ff4 - "The Lunarians" (ff4-41.spc)
Some of the note choices of the vox sounded odd, but it seemed like you were going for a moody setting. Good changeup at 1:59 into some original writing.
The programmed robo-voice at 2:54 was way too cheesy. If you're gonna keep it, it has to be post-produced to sound cooler in the context of the piece. Perhaps record yourself and apply some appropriate effects instead. Many of the articulations/"bow movements" of the strings (e.g. 1:13, and 3:00-on) sounded extremely unrealistic. The ending also cut out abruptly at 4:10.
I only heard the source tune overtly used from :13-1:59, which was less than half of the track. You need to use it more throughout the track and not practically drop it at 1:59. There are other directions you can take the original theme in as well.
Use the theme more extensively, taking it in some additional creative/interpretive directions, and improve the string articulations to give this a better shot. Good base so far, James.
NO (resubmit)
So avaris and OA asked me to join in on their little project. Usually don't like to do those what with the deadlines, but I couldn't turn FF4 down. This is a remix of "The Lunarians" by Nabuo Uematsu. Wanted to still capture the baron moonscape feel of the original game. Had to rewire cubase, reason, and fl studio to get all the sounds I wanted. This mix is all about ambience and vibe, not necessarily melody and genre. The mood evolves to what I hope you'll find dramatic and filmic, just to bring the point home. What else could I do with a midi made up of basically 6 notes?
James George
jamesbgeorge@gmail.com
www.ronyn-studio.com
#3557
download:
-------------------------------------------------------------
Yeah, not many places to go with this source, so we'll see how you handled it.
http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=ff4 - "The Lunarians" (ff4-41.spc)
Some of the note choices of the vox sounded odd, but it seemed like you were going for a moody setting. Good changeup at 1:59 into some original writing.
The programmed robo-voice at 2:54 was way too cheesy. If you're gonna keep it, it has to be post-produced to sound cooler in the context of the piece. Perhaps record yourself and apply some appropriate effects instead. Many of the articulations/"bow movements" of the strings (e.g. 1:13, and 3:00-on) sounded extremely unrealistic. The ending also cut out abruptly at 4:10.
I only heard the source tune overtly used from :13-1:59, which was less than half of the track. You need to use it more throughout the track and not practically drop it at 1:59. There are other directions you can take the original theme in as well.
Use the theme more extensively, taking it in some additional creative/interpretive directions, and improve the string articulations to give this a better shot. Good base so far, James.
NO (resubmit)