Zelda: Link's Awakening Project: i got a UPDATE FIRST POST today

[the prophet of mephisto]

tl,dr: if you're interested in getting involved, contact me through pm or post in this thread.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2516/toadcoversketch2.jpg

hearkening all the way back to the 3000s (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3232) in thread numbers, this project was originally started by aetherius/hatebunny/starky in 2002 or 2003. it failed because they tried to mix 96 tracks in a community that was a hundredth of the size it is today. he came back in 2005 and attempted another remake, with a much reduced tracklist (as is seen below). drama ensued. everyone got pissed, myself and a few others quit the projects and took our tracks with us, and it petered out around the end of last year.

i thought about it, and decided that this project has some solid music on it - and i don't want it to go to waste. so i'm taking over as project leader. having already done one project, i feel that i'm up to the task of emailing people constantly and probably doing another few tracks, besides cleaning up my older ones that have already been 'finished'.

here's some stuff that starky already posted in the old thread.
- Song lengths will probably be between 3 and 6 minutes.
- The genre is restricted to ambient, rock, and orchestral(non-cheesy, please), and preferably, electronic fusion of all three. I hope to have a cohesive mix of songs by way of this genre restriction.
I want this project to be moody and somewhat melancholy. The mood should be fueled by nostalgia. The album would end up being something one might listen to on a rainy day, or while studying. Something peaceful and reflective.

i'd (back to me now) like to stick with these 'restrictions', to a reasonable extent. what we have so far fits into this pretty well.

Remixers in the project thus far:
Aetherius (lazy ass, but still wants in)
Iggy Koopa (done, need to hear from him)
The Prophet of Mephisto (technically, my first project song EVAR!)(done x3)
Rexy (done and confirmed)
Dafydd (done and confirmed)
Tensai
chthonic (done)
The Joker (done)
Ichitootah (MIA, need to hear from him)
sound test (done) - first project!
phrygianfingers - first project! (if he does something after all)
sloopygoop - first project!
DJ Mokram - first project!
xenon odyssey (done)
CN
blind
stevo HOLY CRAP

i'll be sending out pms later today to get in touch with everyone who was originally on the project. starky's sending me files later tonight.

Tracklisting and Remixer associated with it.

These are the songs that I have chosen to be arranged. 17 Tracks, which cover the main themes in the game. I've eliminated most repeating themes, which explains why any theme you might enjoy is missing. The same song arranged differently on the sound track will still be the same song arranged differently by us.
The (#/96) refers to which track is which on the gbs archive, which is available from zophar.net.

open tracks:
Track 10 > CatFish's Maw (75/92) ->
Track 14 > Inside the Egg (18/96) ->
Track 17 > Ballad/End Theme (<63>61/96) ->
Bottle Grotto* (21/96) ->
The Trendy/Fishing Games (2/96)<53/96> ->
Mr. Write's (55/96) <50/96> -> (ichitootah?)

wip'd:
Track 1 > Legend of Zelda/Overworld Theme (5/96) -> level 99
Track 6 > Tal Tal Heights (6/96) -> blind (as soon as i get a wip)
Track 7 > Tail Cave (82/96) -> someone (obtuse, sound test, or theophany, depending on the final product)
Track 15 > The Last Battle (35/96) -> CN
Track 16 > The Ballad of the Windfish (74/96) -> Dafydd (currently)

done:
Track 2 > Koholint -Unarmed- (29/96) -> chthonic
Track 3 > Mabe Village (4/96)-> xenon odyssey
Track 4 > Houses (10/96) -> Iggy Koopa
Track 5 > Mysterious Woods (9/96) -> DJ Mokram
Track 8 > Key Cavern (22/96) -> Sound Test
Track 9 > The Dream Shrine (83/96) -> The Joker
Track 11 > Face Shrine (88/96) --> The Prophet of Mephisto
Track 12 > Eagle Tower (91/96) -> Rexy
Track 13 > Turtle Rock (90/96) -> Dafydd
Richard's Villa (64/96) -> The Prophet of Mephisto & Fishy (i'll be including as a bonus the original version, with PriZm)
Animal Village (11/96) -> The Prophet of Mephisto (x11)
Choose a Name (17/96)* -> sloopygoop (it's a bonus track...it's a chiptune, but it's awesome)

open: 3 (6 including 'bonus' tracks)
wip'd: 5
done: 11+2

completion: we've got nine of the original seventeen tracks done, with five in wip form. three out of six of the added tracks are done. cool!


here's what we need so far.
-i'd like to get the rest of the tracklisting filled out. if you're interested, send me a pm or post in the thread, and i'll get back to you. don't post your auditions or wips here.
-we need a webpage of sorts, something that will function as a frontpage when we release (this isn't that important now).
-we need people to get excited about this project again. it's the longest running project on ocr (tales doesn't count anymore, it's done), and if we get it squeezed out it represents mixers from all facets of this website - from when it began to get really popular to now, when it's the standard for game music remixes (sorry vgmix, you guys are lazy).

update 1/14/09:
dafydd made a playlist of all the tracks in the correct order and everything. get it here (http://www.ngst.nu/zelda4.m3u). note that you need winamp with chipamp installed in order to make this work.

update 5/27/09: holy crap, we're halfway there of the original tracklist! we're at 10/24 if you count the extras, but it's still a big deal. awesome! keep it coming, guys!

update 9/6/09: sigs, again! hooray! thank goodness for calebyte. get the image link from my sig.

update 11/19/09: so, calebyte and company (i think we're up to three artists now) are doing individual artwork for each track. it'll be released in an artbook-style format along with the music. pretty awesome. there's some more that might be coming but i haven't gotten there yet. it'll involve writers.

[The Vagrance]

I'm interested in the Mysterious Wood theme, though I don't have a WIP or a sketch or anything, just a little elbow grease and a dream...

[the prophet of mephisto]

throw an audition together and we'll see what's up. try to fit it into the stylistic considerations listed above.

[The Vagrance]

Oh, pfff, didn't even see the style thing

nm

[Petara]

Quicker!!!!!!

[The Coop]

Good luck, Prophet. Here's hoping the third try's the charm for this project.

[Dafydd]

Unless you really think I need to, I'd rather get away with leaving my mix as it is (sure it could use some improvement but I don't feel like fixing it up). Consider this post my "consent" or whatever it was you wanted from me. :)

Good luck with the project.

[Hylian Lemon]

I can do the getting excited thing.

I would send in an audition, but I already have too much on my plate. Good luck, though!

[Willrock]

A project for my favorite game :D

Sadly, I am not great at the styles of music available to remix in here, altho I have done a few rock tracks.

If I have the time, I'll try and audition for this project :D

[Antipode]

NICE, I always wanted to hear the work that came out of this project. It would be undeniably cool if it were finally finished.

[Dhsu]

Man a lot of the open ones would make really nice piano solos.

Disclaimer: By no means should this post be construed as commitment of any kind.

[the prophet of mephisto]

Man a lot of the open ones would make really nice piano solos.

Disclaimer: By no means should this post be construed as commitment of any kind.

hey dhsu, thanks for committing to the rest of the tracks :<

vagrance and willrock: try it out! send me an audition and we'll see if we can't make something work. you'd be surprised at how good you probably are at something ambient, for example, when you try it. that's how i was =)

[Dyne]

Well you've got me 100% psyched for this. I'll do my best to support this project in any and every way possible. I want this to get done, oh yes I do sir, yes I do.

[Txai]

you'd be surprised at how good you probably are at something ambient, for example, when you try it. that's how i was =)

So yea. The point is, if you never even try jazz, you might never ever find out that you happen to be really good at it. And so on.

[Xenon Odyssey]

I REMEMBER THIS!

I still want to hear chth's mix :(

[Toadofsky]

I'd be more than happy to contribute artwork for this project.

[mousemuffins]

O.O I was so disappointed when the project ended last year...I have very little remixing talent but I'll try to audition.

[The Damned]

I FULLY SUPPORT AND ENDORSE THIS PROJECT.

Link's Awakening is one of the best original Zelda Game made, and easily the best portable title of the entire series. The music alone is a valid reason to try it out.

That said, I was disheartened to learn that the project was dismissed, and I am pleased to see Prophet take it over. He's been a constant wheel driving the Missingno Tracks along, even when some of us other wheels decided to stop spinning (my bad... March to June were bad months for me).

He's quite capable of pulling it off, and he can lend a nice set of talents to the music. I have little doubt that this project is in good hands with him at the helm.

I just realized I used, like, ten metaphors and similes. Eeeew.

Any way, I feel good about the future of this project now. I think it will work out pretty well.

[Sinewav]

Holy freaking crap.... Ballad of the Wind Fish is one of my all time favorite video game songs and rock/ambient are pretty much my genres of choice when I'm making music. I don't really have any ideas in mind ATM, but I would love to try and do something with that track. I can collaborate too, if anyone wants to.

EDIT: This is one of my brother's favorites too... and he's a pretty damn good cellist. Hmm... ideas....

EDIT AGAIN: Ok, now I have a number of ideas floating around in my head.

[CN]

...8O

...Wow! I remember making something for both "Tail Cave" and "Catfish's Maw" way back in 2004 (or so the projects' file properties tell me). Very old and weak compared to what I can make now.

I'd love to work on this project again!

[halc]

id love to give richards villa a shot

[the prophet of mephisto]

id love to give richards villa a shot

Richard's Villa (64/96) ------------ The Prophet of Mephisto & Fishy (done)

which means that you should try a different track. we'd love to have you, but that mix has been done for over a year. and it's mine. so i won't cut it.

...8O

...Wow! I remember making something for both "Tail Cave" and "Catfish's Maw" way back in 2004 (or so the projects' file properties tell me). Very old and weak compared to what I can make now.

I'd love to work on this project again!

do it! lets hear what you've got.

everyone who's pumped about this, thanks for the support! get involved if you can.

[halc]

sorry there, slightly misread that

im not picky, i'll mess around with some of the other tracks :)

and ill make sure to use my eyes this time

[the prophet of mephisto]

always good to do when you're reading =)

[The Joker]

I apporve of this project revival & resurrection. In the words of that one guy from ATHF, Arise Chicken, Arise!

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

I always assumed this would be in a consistent state of zombie.

Look for my pms.

[Dafydd]

There's a really nice version of the windfish theme somewhere in the soundtrack (I don't remember the track number and there's no way to play back nsf's on the machine I'm on right now). Aeth obviously didn't want it in since he'd already claimed the version in the current tracklist, but since it's open, would you consider adding that other version? I'll write again as soon as I find the track number if you don't already know which one I mean (I think it's among the first 10 but I could be wrong).

Of course, I guess someone could try to make a remix of the version of the windfish theme currently listed, but in the style of that other version.

EDIT: It's track 3.

[the prophet of mephisto]

there's one or two people competing (with me, lol) for the windfish theme. if they're both REALLY good, i might considering having one tweak it to fit that secondary track a bit.

the issue is simply that it's the equivalent of ff7's one winged angel. i mean, they didn't let some unknown hack do it, you know? they had a bunch of the best mixers on the project on it, because it's the most famous of all the songs. and everyone likes it. windfish is the same in terms of popularity with this soundtrack, and i think we should do the same with it.

[OA]

the issue is simply that it's the equivalent of ff7's one winged angel. i mean, they didn't let some unknown hack do it, you know? they had a bunch of the best mixers on the project on it, because it's the most famous of all the songs. and everyone likes it. windfish is the same in terms of popularity with this soundtrack, and i think we should do the same with it.

So you are trying to do it then? Better a known hack than an unknown one. :<


ps. i love you, little spoon.

[the prophet of mephisto]

So you are trying to do it then? Better a known hack than an unknown one. :<

i'll be really honest. if i do a good job on this one, MAYBE I'LL FINALLY PASS A SONG THROUGH THE JUDGES THAT I DID BY MYSELF. i've tried like 15 times, i've got one that i think will pass on the panel right now.

[OA]

i'll be really honest. if i do a good job on this one, MAYBE I'LL FINALLY PASS A SONG THROUGH THE JUDGES THAT I DID BY MYSELF. i've tried like 15 times, i've got one that i think will pass on the panel right now.

hmm, you were supposed to just rofl, not give a semi-serious answer. :P

You are doing it wrong v_v

[the prophet of mephisto]

hmm, you were supposed to just rofl, not give a semi-serious answer. :P

You are doing it wrong v_v

...uh...rofl!

[Skullbullet]

*gets excited*

I don't have a DAW, unfortunately - it's why I haven't even submitted something to the site. :( But if there's a mixer willing to collab, I'd love to do some orchestral arrangements. This is one of my favorite game soundtracks (top ten, at least - Chrono Trigger will never be trumped :P) so I'm ecstatic to see how this goes.

[Dafydd]

there's one or two people competing (with me, lol) for the windfish theme.

Doh. I only read the tracklist in the first post, and according to it, the windfish theme was unclaimed, but I should have known it wasn't. :) Well, consider it.

[the prophet of mephisto]

i'm up for anyone to do it, really. but if no one gets on it before, like, march, its mine.

[chthonic]

back from the dead! may the force be with us this time

[the prophet of mephisto]

i haven't even listened to what's been sent to me by aeth yet, but i should be able to do that today. get an idea as to what's going on so far.

[Dafydd]

Aeth sent something? ...

[the prophet of mephisto]

i got all the mixes that he had.

[Dafydd]

Oh. I thought you meant Aeth had made something himself. I'm guessing he hasn't.

[Fishy]

Yeah, not interested in Tal Tal anymore. There is about a 1% chance that I ever finish a solo mix.

[the prophet of mephisto]

if i write it, can you guitar it?

[Sound Test]

I'm interested in doing the Key Cavern music. There's not much source, but that might force me to get really creative.

[the prophet of mephisto]

hey steve. steve was my drivemate on the way to magfest this year.

go ahead and work something up. send me a wip when you've got something that's long enough to see what you're doing with it. i'll give you some pointers from there.

[Amru]

You know, I know this project has probably been going for a while, but I just wanted to say that Link to the Past is my all-time favorite SNES game. So go ReMixers, go!!! :nicework:

[Gollgagh]

Link to the Past

except this is Link's Awakening, not LttP

[the prophet of mephisto]

eh, there's a few letters that are the same in there.

[Miku]

It's such a shame that I got separated (and still am) from my piano. I had a solo piano WIP of the Eagle Tower theme that had a lot of potential. If only I had a portable recorder.. oh wait. I know someone with a laptop.

But it's long since taken now. Does anyone have a link to Rexy's Eagle Tower mix so I can bitterly judge it? :razz:

*sigh*


EDIT: I can't seem to find the old Eagle Tower recording either. Sadness.

[the prophet of mephisto]

hers is done, according to her pm from me. i need to update that front post.

edit: updated that front post.

[PriZm]

Best of luck with this guys.

[Monobrow]

It's such a shame that I got separated (and still am) from my piano. I had a solo piano WIP of the Eagle Tower theme that had a lot of potential. If only I had a portable recorder.. oh wait. I know someone with a laptop.

But it's long since taken now. Does anyone have a link to Rexy's Eagle Tower mix so I can bitterly judge it? :razz:

*sigh*


EDIT: I can't seem to find the old Eagle Tower recording either. Sadness.

actually I am pretty sure that Rexy's version was loosely based on your version, because I remember they were very similar... Also I REALLY LOVED THAT WHY IS IT LOST FOREVER???? SAAAAAAAAAADNESSSSS!!!!!!!!!

[the prophet of mephisto]

sp, i've heard back from several people so far, and i'd like to get even more people involved. so, tell your friends! i'm planning on it.

edit: key cavern is currently taken by Sound Test.

[Dafydd]

I just got some really good ideas for track 3.

Fun facts - incidentally, the chord progression in the chiptune is identical to that of the recent remix "Tant Mieux" for a few measures. It also begins almost exactly like the intro in Mega Man 2...

Anyway. I'll probably make my version even if it doesn't get to be on the project. But the tracklist in the first post should indicate that the windfish theme isn't unclaimed.

[Nekofrog]

I'll get to work on a Tal Tal WIP.

[Dafydd]

Seen this?

http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19314

[the prophet of mephisto]

- Song lengths will probably be between 3 and 6 minutes.
- The genre is restricted to ambient, rock, and orchestral(non-cheesy, please), and preferably, electronic fusion of all three. I hope to have a cohesive mix of songs by way of this genre restriction.
I want this project to be moody and somewhat melancholy. The mood should be fueled by nostalgia. The album would end up being something one might listen to on a rainy day, or while studying. Something peaceful and reflective.

yeah, i have.

[Dafydd]

Fine. 10char

[Mr Azar]

Link's Awakening has a great soundtrack, and there is much potential in a remixed album. I'm interested to see what you guys come up with :-).

[Toadofsky]

I'll get to work on a Tal Tal WIP.

I'm eager to hear it already.

I'll have some artwork up hopefully by next week for it.

[StarZander]

Still need a website? I could sketch something up, probably. I'll PM you when I have something.

[Dafydd]

Still need a website? I could sketch something up, probably. I'll PM you when I have something.
I wonder if you'll still be around when we'll finally need it...

[StarZander]

I wonder if you'll still be around when we'll finally need it...

What is that supposed to mean?

[the prophet of mephisto]

What is that supposed to mean?

it means that no one has stuck it out in this project.

[Dafydd]

I wish I'd known about this earlier...

apparently, it's possible to make playlists with gbs tracks. I made one for this game, including only the songs in the tracklist in the first post, giving them the same names, and putting them in the same order, but without adding the extra info about who's remixing what etc. I also haven't limited the play time for any of the tracks to anything but 2 minutes with a 10 second fadeout. Yet. The gbs file must be named "ZELDA.gbs" and be put in the same folder as this m3u file to work however, and obviously, you can't open the m3u file in windows media player, only in winamp, and with chipamp installed.

Get it now (http://www.ngst.nu/zelda4.m3u)! And this should really be in the first post too. I really hated clicking on "next" 73 times to hear the windfish theme...

[the prophet of mephisto]

stuck it in the front post.

[Dafydd]

Perhaps you should mention that bit about the filename. And then again maybe not. I could, of course, put both the gbs and the m3u in a zip and have you link to that instead... but first I'll get the timings fixed.

[PhrygianFingers]

I'm definitely interested in this. I've got the most skill in piano and with FLStudio/Reason so I will probably make a easy listening/jazzy remix of some song. Haven't decided on what yet. This will be my first song on OCR so it will have to be well polished.

Where are we going to post WIP's for commenting?

[the prophet of mephisto]

email me, zach.

btw, zach's a buddy of mine from high school, back in the day. he's the guy who did the traverse town mix with me, if anyone's heard that. he's solid.

[Level 99]

I would like to do the Overworld theme (track 5). I got some info from Harmony that will hopefully assist me in producing something pretty epic for the theme with a different feel than the original (still in the frame of the project, of course!).

I can has?

[the prophet of mephisto]

you can has. updated the first post.

[the prophet of mephisto]

starxander is doing the website, unless something changes. toadofsky, can you get him some artwork (if you're doing artwork still)?

[Toadofsky]

Yeah, actually I'm doing it right now.
This is a work in progress, seeing as how this is the first time I've actually been using a tablet.

http://fc13.deviantart.com/fs40/f/2009/015/9/4/Marin_Preview_by_Toadofsky.jpg


So, were you just wanting me to do the CD work? Or the entire page? I mean, it'll take some time for me to do page work,

[JaDE ARaN HaRuNo]

Wow there's so many projects going on this year...

Please make Tal Tal Heights the best track ever in this project. haha

[Toadofsky]

Now I'm starting to feel the pressure to make my stuff good.

Ugh, I hope I meet the expectations...

[the prophet of mephisto]

Yeah, actually I'm doing it right now.
This is a work in progress, seeing as how this is the first time I've actually been using a tablet.

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So, were you just wanting me to do the CD work? Or the entire page? I mean, it'll take some time for me to do page work,

i was thinking a little different style for the artwork, really. rather than doing characters - since you go through the game really not knowing what people look like, or anything - i was thinking more symbolic stuff. like, link's sword stuck in the ground, and that kind of stuff. and remember that we're going for a rainy-day feel, so something that's of a darker palette would help too.

[Toadofsky]

i was thinking a little different style for the artwork, really. rather than doing characters - since you go through the game really not knowing what people look like, or anything - i was thinking more symbolic stuff. like, link's sword stuck in the ground, and that kind of stuff. and remember that we're going for a rainy-day feel, so something that's of a darker palette would help too.

Ahh, I see, well, that clears things up quite a bit. Well, I'm not so good with that sort of style, but I'll try another image.

I'll be honest, I've not played this game before, so this is a bit uncharted territory for me (I understand the premise, the story and some of the characters), so if you'd rather have someone else do the artwork for it, I'll understand.

I just had an idea, the owl sitting on links sword in the ground, while the rain pouring down on him. What do you think?

[the prophet of mephisto]

give it a shot, that sounds cool.

[Toadofsky]

Okay folks, here's what I've got so far...


http://th08.deviantart.com/fs41/300W/f/2009/015/8/f/Owl_Cover_by_Toadofsky.jpg

I'll try to critique it, but can you guys give me plenty of opinions on it? It helps me tremendously.

[Dafydd]

Awesome. But that poor thing is freezing, I can see his nipples...

[Toadofsky]

Well, that's supposed to be part of his "beard", eek, I'll need to make that more apparent.

[Dafydd]

Yeah, obviously, since they're not mammals, owls don't have nipples, but it sure looks like this one does. Especially since the rounded contours around them look like human male chest muscles.

Also, the handle on the sword is very short, I don't think Link could fit his hand on that. It's also a little thin, the owl doesn't seem to actually be grasping it.

But your style is nice, it looks like something E.P. Shepard would have drawn.

[PhrygianFingers]

Okay folks, here's what I've got so far...


http://th08.deviantart.com/fs41/300W/f/2009/015/8/f/Owl_Cover_by_Toadofsky.jpg

I'll try to critique it, but can you guys give me plenty of opinions on it? It helps me tremendously.

Looks awesome. This would be awesome for the website or CD or both! Really well done.

[Toadofsky]

I thought about how that sword is going to be in relation to Kapora Gabora (the Owl, I know I didn't spell it right). But, I just don't think it would look right if he was perched on the arcs of the sword. Maybe if I have him on sort of perched on it, with his foot on one side of the handle (like a parrot will do climbing down a pole.

[Dafydd]

I think his position is good but maybe you could extend the handle somehow? Definitely don't move him down, then it'll look like he has a penis instead. And I don't like the parrot approach, I doubt owls ever sit like that. Otherwise you could just try to move his feet together, they're pretty far apart... look at these two, it's nearly got one foot on top of the other because they're so tight.

http://www.h2oguide.ca/archives2006/branch_owl.jpg
http://i.pbase.com/o4/13/6313/1/60928178.gho200636x.jpg

Another idea is to have it sit on one foot, a lot of birds do that when it's cold. Don't know about owls.

Owls are funny looking, thankfully the one you drew isn't (aside from the nippleness that is). I read recently that they had to kill one around here because it had moved into an urban area and started eating all the cats in the neighborhood. Apparently a 28 pound one managed to escape alive though.

[Toadofsky]

I think his position is good but maybe you could extend the handle somehow? Definitely don't move him down, then it'll look like he has a penis instead. And I don't like the parrot approach, I doubt owls ever sit like that. Otherwise you could just try to move his feet together, they're pretty far apart... look at these two, it's nearly got one foot on top of the other because they're so tight.

http://www.h2oguide.ca/archives2006/branch_owl.jpg

Another idea is to have it sit on one foot, a lot of birds do that when it's cold. Don't know about owls.

Ah, I see, thanks for helping me with the detail there. Never noticed that owls perch like that. I'll extend the handle. Like I said, this is a work in progress. I don't know how much more with the lack of expertise in Gimp (or Photoshop/Corel Painter 9) will take me, but hey, that's why I've got the net to research it all.

I'll extend the sword, push his feet closer, and get the details going on it.
That'll probably be a couple of hours. Which probably means I'll be up a while or you'll see it tomorrow.

So, were you guys wanting me to do the art for the website? Um, to be honest, I wouldn't know where to start with that, and two, what would it entail for me to do? I'll check some of the other projects here for research on it.

[Dafydd]

I fixed the timings on the playlist file. I used the same rules as for SPC's, namely:

1. Any song that loops plays until the looping part comes, and then that loop is played twice. Then it fades out for 10 seconds before the next song starts.
2. Any non-looping songs play until they end.

If I've looped any song more or less than twice, tell me.

[the prophet of mephisto]

toadofsky - if you're not comfortable doing art for the website, that's completely fine. there are a lot of artists on this site.

[Toadofsky]

toadofsky - if you're not comfortable doing art for the website, that's completely fine. there are a lot of artists on this site.

To be totally honest, I'd really like to contribute art for the cover of the album. That's what I thought I was doing at first.

I'm not trying to backpedal here, I want to contribute in any possible way. I've mooched off this site long enough (5 years is long enough). I want to be a part of a project at least once.

Plus, maybe this is my small, small step into doing larger things in a possible future project.

So if it's okay, can I do this image, and you guys decide what to do with it? If you guys like it, then by all means use it. If not, then at least I've learned more of Gimp, as well as using a pen tablet.

[Toadofsky]

Alright, done some tweaking, final inks, rain effects, now I need to get a better background (or maybe a variant color), do some lighting effects, and well, you guys take a look and see what you like...

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/015/2/1/Kapora_amd_by_Toadofsky.jpg

[Monobrow]

Wow there's so many projects going on this year...

Please make Tal Tal Heights the best track ever in this project. haha


Actually this is a very very old project being revived.

Welcome to like the last three years, project after project after project :J

However I think I like it this way in the end, even though everyone complains about it, as long as these projects eventually get done and have good content, who cares right? Right guys>>>????? Right?#%$#^?

[Less Ashamed Of Self]

Hey just want to mention that I am working on my track but in addition to picking up extra shifts and being kidnapped for a couple days I came down with the flu... so... yeah... give me another week before I'm further wip-ready plz.

Much appreciated,
not dead yet.

[StarZander]

Alright, done some tweaking, final inks, rain effects, now I need to get a better background (or maybe a variant color), do some lighting effects, and well, you guys take a look and see what you like...

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/015/2/1/Kapora_amd_by_Toadofsky.jpg

Don't worry about the website, I'm putting it together. :) If you have more rainy/moody pictures I can try and incorporate them though. I'm going to try some stuff with this one.

[the prophet of mephisto]

Hey just want to mention that I am working on my track but in addition to picking up extra shifts and being kidnapped for a couple days I came down with the flu... so... yeah... give me another week before I'm further wip-ready plz.

Much appreciated,
not dead yet.

yet is the key term. don't be another avien =)

[Dafydd]

Alright, done some tweaking, final inks, rain effects, now I need to get a better background (or maybe a variant color), do some lighting effects, and well, you guys take a look and see what you like...

http://fc07.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/015/2/1/Kapora_amd_by_Toadofsky.jpg

I liked the old one better. There's too much rain and the water on the owl itself makes it look like it has frosting on it, or it was cumshot. The rain looked better in the old picture.

For comparison... the old one has much better lighting, the new one is too dark and has too heavy contours. And the rain looks much more natural in the old one. It's hard to even tell it's an owl in the new picture. You've paid more attention to detail in the new one but less to the overall impression, I think. And I like the sketchy style of the old one over the more cartoony of the new one.
http://th08.deviantart.com/fs41/300W/f/2009/015/8/f/Owl_Cover_by_Toadofsky.jpg

[Toadofsky]

I liked the old one better. There's too much rain and the water on the owl itself makes it look like it has frosting on it, or it was cumshot. The rain looked better in the old picture.

For comparison... the old one has much better lighting, the new one is too dark and has too heavy contours. And the rain looks much more natural. It's hard to even see it's an owl in the new picture.


Hmm, back to the drawing board. I'll adjust the rain on the owl (so it doesn't look like he's been crapped on), and change up the rain some more.

[Dafydd]

I don't want to/won't take your job, but here's what I imagine the cover might sort of look like?

http://www.ngst.nu/cd.png

[the prophet of mephisto]

THAT was the title! i knew we had one at some point.

starzander, sorry i forgot what it was. hopefully this clears this up for you.

[Toadofsky]

I don't want to/won't take your job, but here's what I imagine the cover might sort of look like?

http://www.ngst.nu/cd.png

Hey! That looks great! I redid Kapora, with more of a sketchy feel... hopefully this nails it now....

http://fc71.deviantart.com/fs41/i/2009/016/1/9/Owl_Cover_2_by_Toadofsky.jpg

Might need some adjustments, let me know what you think...

[the prophet of mephisto]

i like this version.

[Toadofsky]

i like this version.

Boo ya!

Or as Mario would say..

"Hee Hee Igot-et!"



Yeah, epic fail I know....

[Dafydd]

This version is very nice. I know I was complaining about the sword before but the shape of the arcs was much nicer in the first one, I think. Also, how big is the owl supposed to look like? You've extended the handle a lot, the witdh/length ratio is over 3 times what it was in the original picture, so when you picture Link's hand on the handle, the owl feels only half as big as it was in the first picture. Maybe it's supposed to be that small though. Would it be too much to ask to have you try removing about 1/4 of the handle's length? I really don't know how much effort this would take on your part.

The rain looks much better, except for a few strokes in on the left edge, especially the upper part. Cropping 10-20 pixels off the left edge would probably get rid of that though.

[Toadofsky]

This version is very nice. I know I was complaining about the sword before but the shape of the arcs was much nicer in the first one, I think. Also, how big is the owl supposed to look like? You've extended the handle a lot, the witdh/length ratio is over 3 times what it was in the original picture, so when you picture Link's hand on the handle, the owl feels only half as big as it was in the first picture. Maybe it's supposed to be that small though. Would it be too much to ask to have you try removing about 1/4 of the handle's length? I really don't know how much effort this would take on your part.

The rain looks much better, except for a few strokes in on the left edge, especially the upper part. Cropping 10-20 pixels off the left edge would probably get rid of that though.

Yeah, I'll crop off that side, and as far as the owl goes, I know Kapora is really big, at least in Ocarina he is. But I'll shorten the handle a bit more.

But right now, I've gotta get off this computer, and get to the gym. Haven't been in like a week or more (that, and I'm tired of sitting in this apartment).

[the prophet of mephisto]

if link's sword is a true longsword, the handle should be almost a foot in length to reflect the fact that the sword is a mile long. gives you more room to adjust your hands as you strike, and helps balance it as well.

i don't mind the picture sizing ratio the way it is.

can you do a rainy beach with some flotsam cast up on it as well? some driftwood, a shell or two...reflecting link's status as flotsam in this world as well. we need a title text that can be used as a banner on the site (threshold of a dream). and, lastly, mind doing a stylized rendition of the box cover (http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/06/Links_Awakening_box.jpg) as well?

thanks.

edit: a seagull flying off would be cool too.

[Dafydd]

That beach idea would look nice on the back cover... anyway, about the handle, maybe it's supposed to be that long, but then the owl should be bigger.

But right now, I've gotta get off this computer, and get to the gym. Haven't been in like a week or more (that, and I'm tired of sitting in this apartment).

I should probably go too... been meaning to for days now but I'm just sitting here, getting fatter every day.

[Toadofsky]

I would kind of like to keep the owl the size that he is, if I make him bigger, then it might look awkward. Then the sword wouldn't be as visible at the bottom, at least that's my opinion.

And yeah, I'll try to do a beach image, that'll take time since I was never that great with backgrounds.

And the stylized cover, I'll give it a shot.

[Dafydd]

What if you keep the owl the same size but scale the entire sword so it's smaller, then?

[Level 99]

I'm a terrible person for imagining the cover art depicting Japanese whalers hunting the Wind Fish to sell in supermarkets....

Seriously though, I like the rougher-style art that's been getting tossed around. I only played it in bits and pieces back in the day, but since the visuals weren't the highlight of the gameboy game, this kind of art displays a child-like drawing based on imaginations of the characters in the game. I don't know if that made sense, but it made sense to me!

Keep it up, every-peoples

[Kuvio]

I think that pic would be super cool for the album. As for the size of the Owl and whatnot, I think it looks perfect. I like the sketchy look to it as well. Reminds me a bit of the look of Kirby's Dreamland 3.

[Toadofsky]

Well guys, I tried to do the beach, and I couldn't get it to come together they way I think it should be, so I don't think I should be the one to do that.

I'll try to do the banner, and the logo though.

Sorry, I don't mean to drop from that, but I'm just not that good with backgrounds, I'll need practice on this for a while before I can make something special for you guys (Gimp is starting to show it's limits), so if it's possible, you think you guys may have someone who can do the back cover justice?

[Dafydd]

No promises, but I'll certainly try... :) Though it'll be a hand-drawn something, scanned, that someone else might be able to touch up some.

[forteshadow]

Already PMed mephisto my WIP, but I'm appear to be claiming Catfish's Maw. Glad to be on board.

[the prophet of mephisto]

my name is prophet, and i approve this message. always glad to get unknowns involved.

[Eon_Blue]

http://hosting.thasauce.net/eon/art/lacover.jpg


LULZ

[the prophet of mephisto]

aw, hell, i remember that from way back when.

wasn't that supposed to be the disc cover art or something?

[Toadofsky]

aw, hell, i remember that from way back when.

wasn't that supposed to be the disc cover art or something?

Yeah, I remember that too.

That's probably a better one to go with than my stuff.

[StarZander]

Oh my god, the BLOOM! Nice though. :)

[Eon_Blue]

Oh my god, the BLOOM! Nice though. :)

it's next gen

[Miku]

actually I am pretty sure that Rexy's version was loosely based on your version, because I remember they were very similar... Also I REALLY LOVED THAT WHY IS IT LOST FOREVER???? SAAAAAAAAAADNESSSSS!!!!!!!!!

I wanna hear Rexy's version.

Also, desperately hopeless though it may be, does anyone have my old WIP lying around anywhere? The filename would probably be something like eagle.mp3 or eaglewip.mp3 or eagle2 3 4 or 5...

*le sigh*

I'm gonna be getting a piano in here pretty soon. Maybe I'll look over what (if anything) is left, trackwise.

[the prophet of mephisto]

i'm fairly sure i have something from you, miku. i'll check when i get home.

also, LAOS dropped his claim. another track's open.

i'd appreciate being able to hear some progress relatively soon, everyone.

[Miku]

i'm fairly sure i have something from you, miku. i'll check when i get home.

Are you home yet? :-o

[CN]

Sorry for the absence, but I'm still planning on making something! Part of it might be the genre restrictions, but that doesn't matter.

[Level 99]

Yo, I've been caught up with personal stuff, but I should have something in at least WIP or even PRE-WIP (If there is such a thing!) before next Thursday. Warning: If I make any updates between Feb 12th and Feb 24th take them LIGHTLY as I'll still be on meds following my Tonsillectomy. I will say I'm kind of interested in what I could come up with while taking those painkillers with a broken throat, hehe.

Anyways, just giving you that head's-up Brad: my WIP is coming!

PS. I had bad news yesterday. That game I was telling you about, the one I was writing the soundtrack for, got cancelled (technically put on indefinite hiatus) because the project lead got a job with another company that has a "no competition" rule with it's employees. :( What to do with a half-finished soundtrack, haha!

[the prophet of mephisto]

Sorry for the absence, but I'm still planning on making something! Part of it might be the genre restrictions, but that doesn't matter.

sounds good. shoot me a wip when you've got it.

sorry to hear that, stevo =( =( =(

[Miku]

I don't wanna be a nuisance or anything prophet, but let me know about if you find that WIP or not. Just cause I'd be so happy to hear it again.

[the prophet of mephisto]

found it, i'm going to send it to you now through pm.

[Miku]

It's so awesome to hear this again. Thanks again.

Although... lol, there wouldn't happen to be any other versions on you would there? I remember one of them had a part where I layered a few parts pitch shifted an octave down and up, which sounded quite trippy. Can't remember if that was an older version or a later version.

[the prophet of mephisto]

this is all i got.

[Miku]

That's cool. I think I remember pretty well what it was I did anyway.

I think I will try to redo and update it sometime soon, even though not for this project.


Don't take this as a definitely*, but I may try and see if I can do something about Track 14 > Inside the Egg (18/96) ->. An epic piano arrangement might be possible (if some melancholy / tripped out solo piano is close enough to the genre restrictions that is). I'll just need a few days to listen to it on repeat and make a few visits to my mom's house where the piano is, to determine whether it's something I can do.

EDIT: Heh, as a first initial task to begin memorizing the source material, I've broken Inside the Egg into sections, which I have named guitar hero style:

(0:00) intro (x2)


(0:38) sudden craziness


(0:44) bass and trills


(0:53) indian buildup


(1:12) rachmaninoff breakdown


(1:22) one last trill

And I'm currently also tracking it into FL Studio by ear with my mouse (broke my keyboard =( ) so at the very least, I'll have a good quality as pre approved by me reference midi file for anyone if someone else ends up doing it.


- one final edit to this post: I've got the source material memorized, made up a notepad file with a lot of notes outlining the main structure of the piece along with some ideas for details. starting to feel pretty excited about the potential.
it will be solo piano but not entirely live. some sections digitally altered/layered, etc. and hopefully some dignified ambience to back it. Sound good?

* at this point, you can take it as a 'probably'

[the prophet of mephisto]

classical is allowed. do your worst/best.

[the prophet of mephisto]

starzander's doing a good job on the website - it looks pretty cool so far.

[Dafydd]

I think I made (accurate) midis of inside the egg and the last boss music a year or two ago. If anyone would be helped by them (there's a lot of tricky notes in there), I can post a link to them...

[the prophet of mephisto]

dafydd has put in the first wip for ballad of the windfish. it's pretty solid. he will not fully claim it until it's mostly done, though, so if anyone else is interested feel free to submit a mix.

[Dafydd]

Totally. May the best man win! But it was definitely time someone made a wip of that track, because I don't think Aeth will ever get around to it.

No one liked my previous 5 or so wips (of other tracks) for the project so I'm glad I finally did something right.

[the prophet of mephisto]

so, i should update people as to what's going on. soundtest and his roomy at my alma mater, sloopygoop, are both working hard on their tracks - soundtest is nearing completion with a really interesting, somewhat avant-garde electronic track that i feel is really fitting the mood. sloopy's just getting started on a chiptune track of either mabe or choose your name. level 99 got me a wip right before he got his tonsils out, so he's been in and out of consciousness lately.

haven't heard a lot outside of that, so let's keep getting mixes into me so that i can keep filing away finished tracks =)

[CN]

haven't heard a lot outside of that, so let's keep getting mixes into me so that i can keep filing away finished tracks =)

I'm going to work on "The Last Battle" right now. ...Um, I have my own MP3s, and I'm assuming the one that says "Final Boss" is the same thing.

[the prophet of mephisto]

you should probably compare it against the chiptune off of zophar's domain just in case. but have at it! send me your wip when you've got something.

[Dafydd]

CN, I have a wip you could listen to, I can also give you an accurate midi rip of it (that I made myself).

[the prophet of mephisto]

update:

i've been getting wips from Sound Test, and they're really cool - quite progressive in style. not progressive like all you crappy house fans, but progressive as in 20th-century composition compared to 19th century. really experimental stuff, some really interesting ideas that didn't pan out and some that did.

haven't heard much else, lately. come on! please post any updates - no mp3s, send those to me - so i know where people are at.

[The Joker]

Um, I've got a newer version of my track. I'll upload asap. So, yeah, I like tacos.

[Q.K.]

Hey Prophet. I think I'll try my hand at the Mabe Village track. I'll post an early wip sometime later on this week though as an audition or whatever.

[Toadofsky]

Keep it coming guys! I'm anxious to hear this project! :razz:

[the prophet of mephisto]

Hey Prophet. I think I'll try my hand at the Mabe Village track. I'll post an early wip sometime later on this week though as an audition or whatever.

sounds great. send it to me when it's worth listening to.

[D-Lux]

Consider me available for this project. I can supply male vocals, so check out my ReMixes if you're interested. :)

[Rozovian]

Interested. Currently got a few too many things to do, but might have the time to work on something for this project later this month.

[LuketheXjesse]

I can't give you any kind of clue when it would be done (who knows when :\) but I'd really like to do Catfish's Maw.

[the prophet of mephisto]

I can't give you any kind of clue when it would be done (who knows when :\) but I'd really like to do Catfish's Maw.

get me a wip and it's yours. same with you, rozo.

[CN]

...haven't heard much else, lately. come on! please post any updates - no mp3s, send those to me - so i know where people are at.

Sorry for my delay. As bad as it sounds, I was working on a vocal piece for PRC141 that I sent over today (more like 5 a.m.!) instead. One of my favourite themes, thoughts were spinning in my head...had no choice! :tomatoface:

I'm usually very busy anyway, and I had very little time for that submission as it was. I did make something for this project, just not even good enough as a WIP yet.

[the prophet of mephisto]

i'm looking forward to seeing what you've got, then.

[LuketheXjesse]

get me a wip and it's yours

I already promised Rozo for the SD3 project, so that comes first, FYI.

School for me is over in May, so I'll have a glorious amount of time then

[Level 99]

Prophet, might one ask for your saxaphone abilities for one's track? As per our convo last night, I started doing some writing and I think a mellow jazz-ish sax vibe would be a good counterpoint (I'm just reaching for musical terms here, lol) to the guitar melody. I'll try to get you another WIP with improved writing within the next two weeks.

PS. LuketheXjesse, love the King Crimson Sig. One of my favorite albums of all time.

[LuketheXjesse]

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Yes 99 it is an amazing album.

[the prophet of mephisto]

Prophet, might one ask for your saxaphone abilities for one's track? As per our convo last night, I started doing some writing and I think a mellow jazz-ish sax vibe would be a good counterpoint (I'm just reaching for musical terms here, lol) to the guitar melody. I'll try to get you another WIP with improved writing within the next two weeks.

PS. LuketheXjesse, love the King Crimson Sig. One of my favorite albums of all time.

i'm fine with that as long as it doesn't extend into, like, kenny g-style smooth jazz, or some stupid shit like that. gotta stick with our vibe here.

[evktalo]

i'm fine with that as long as it doesn't extend into, like, kenny g-style smooth jazz, or some stupid shit like that. gotta stick with our vibe here.

Consider he's a Crimso fan, I doubt it'll be smooth jazz. :>

--Eino

[Level 99]

Consider he's a Crimso fan, I doubt it'll be smooth jazz. :>

--Eino

Heh well, Eino, I don't know if it's right for me to subject Brad to the finger-breaking stylings that might entail, but then again, I like seeing Brad struggle :razz:

Brad - It'll be within the vibe, and DEFINITELY not Kenny G style. Think more Pink Floyd-ish, maybe a bit more aggressive than that even. It'll be fun and not boring, that I can guarantee you.

Also, another quick question that comes to mind - is there a policy on using SFX from the original games in these mixes? Not ripping any musical FX or the like, but sounds like the swords and whatnot.

[the prophet of mephisto]

fine with me. not like i couldn't play anything that you put in front of me.

i'm fairly certain that fx are frowned upon since they're from a licensed source. pm a judge, they're not doing anything else.

[StarZander]

Heh well, Eino, I don't know if it's right for me to subject Brad to the finger-breaking stylings that might entail, but then again, I like seeing Brad struggle :razz:

Brad - It'll be within the vibe, and DEFINITELY not Kenny G style. Think more Pink Floyd-ish, maybe a bit more aggressive than that even. It'll be fun and not boring, that I can guarantee you.

Also, another quick question that comes to mind - is there a policy on using SFX from the original games in these mixes? Not ripping any musical FX or the like, but sounds like the swords and whatnot.

There are several remixes on this site that already use SFX from the games, for example the Zelda 64 song Anthem of a Misguided Youth by chthonic. So it should be alright. :)

[the prophet of mephisto]

oh, great. then go ahead!

[Monobrow]

finally got my setup working so I will give this a shot! :J

[the prophet of mephisto]

hawt. looking forward to it, thigh master.

[sloopygoop]

Alright Mr. Burr, my Game Boy is packed to the max with sounds for this song. Literally, to the max--I couldn't fit more notes in if I wanted to. I've used up like every hexadecimal sequence in the track.
As soon as I've recorded it, which should be tomorrow, you'll have a WIP from me.

[Dj Mokram]

Anyone interested in some downloadable midis (http://www.zeldaelements.net/4music.shtml) of Links Awakening's soundtrack?
This is not the whole soundtrack, but I thought it could still be useful to someone.

Sounds like a great project, filled with a lot of memories for those behind it.
I hope it can come to fruition during this year.

I dunno if I can bring the whole rock-electro-orchestral-melancholic vibe to life, but I'll give it a try. ;-)

[the prophet of mephisto]

sounds good, mokram. send any wips you've got to me. what track are you looking at? and don't worry if you only do one genre, it'll fit - it doesn't have to be this uber blend thing.

goop, looking forward to it. thanks for getting some work done on it this weekend.

[Dj Mokram]

I'm looking at track 5 - Mysterious Woods. Would it be ok with you if I upload the remix on OCremix temp storage (http://ocrwip.fireslash.net/) when it's done?

Don't worry by the way, I'll get to work fast, and I still have lots of memories from this dreamy chapter of the saga.
But it's not about being uber, or up to the standards (which are way to high for me right now).
It's just I'm kind of a perfectionist, so I better start now cause it'll take me some time.

[the prophet of mephisto]

that should be fine.

get to work! i'm looking forward to what you'll do.

[Dafydd]

You forgot about the ftp I set up, proph, or did it stop working? He could upload it there otherwise...

[the prophet of mephisto]

oh, yeah. when i reinstalled windows a little while ago i lost the ftp info, so i've gotta dig through my pm box and re-enter the info into coreftp.

[Dj Mokram]

i've gotta dig through my pm box and re-enter the info into coreftp.

How was the digging? :-D

I got one WIP ready to go if you're still interested.
Should I wait until you recover the data for the FTP?

[Dafydd]

Bah. I'll send it to you.

[the prophet of mephisto]

soundtest is almost done, qk and sloopy owe me wips (sloopy's is coming soon). josh, get moving or someone's gonna claim your track!

mokram, i'm assuming you got your thing from dafydd.

[Dafydd]

Me too. 10 char

[Dj Mokram]

mokram, i'm assuming you got your thing from dafydd.

Yup. If all goes well, you should be receiving my WIP shortly. ;-)

[the prophet of mephisto]

sloopygoop is in with a fierce chiptune arrangement of choose your name (actually fits the vibe pretty well, too). his WIP was 8 minutes long, for goodness sake. we could just pare that down and consider it done.

soundtest is done after he sends his track to me in final form, his last wip was basically done as far as i'm concerned.

mokram, your track kicks MAJOR ASS. you're in, dawg! love the beat.

[Dj Mokram]

Wow, Thanx! It's a great honor to be part of this.
Hope to hear your input on what should be improved, so I can hopefully move toward a more finalized version soon.

[the prophet of mephisto]

make it longer, send me a wip then.

[the prophet of mephisto]

soundtest is done. got his mp3.

[Dj Mokram]

I sent you a PM. New version uploaded. :wink:

[Q.K.]

Hey, sorry. I've been out of the city all week so I didn't get much work done. I'll try to have something up in the next few days though.

[the prophet of mephisto]

pm it to me when it's done.

edit: the wip, that is. doesn't need to be done when you send it.

[Dj Mokram]

Meanwhile don't forget to get d-d-down with Zelda (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FepWbqPpJh0&feature=related). :mrgreen:

[the prophet of mephisto]

this is so exciting! we haven't had this many people on the proj submitting wips since we started.

[Dhsu]

I don't really plan on fleshing this out (not sure how I would, honestly), but I got some inspiration tonight and just wanted to share:

http://dhsu.vgpiano.com/arranged/mabewip.mp3

[the prophet of mephisto]

now, if someone were to steal this and flesh it out...

[Dafydd]

Hey, Dhsu, would you perhaps like to play the piano in my windfish mix? It wouldn't be jazzy like this, but...

I could definitely make mine sound better than it does now, but live is nearly always better.

[Dhsu]

As long as it doesn't involve more than 4 octaves at a time! (I'm using a Keystudio 49. :P)

And if anyone wants to "steal" my WIP, they're more than welcome to it. I'll even send you the MIDI. Or if you wanna just give me ideas that's cool too.

[Xenon Odyssey]

i want to steal your piano wip dhsu but my ear is terrible :sad:

(fyi this is a request for a transcription)

[The Pezman]

Ah man, wish this were happening a few months later. I won't have time for any o' this shit til college is done and dead.

[the prophet of mephisto]

i'm sure we'll still be running for a while, so feel free to jump in then, pez.

[the prophet of mephisto]

bump? haven't heard much from anyone lately.

[Dafydd]

Sorry, I've been busy doing other things, but I've also been trying to get a guitarist for my mix. No great progress so far. You know how it is, you ask someone to help you with something and they either do it while you're talking to them on msn or you keep reminding them everytime you see them there and they never do it.

[The Joker]

I uploaded my mix already. So, I'm done, right?

[Gollgagh]

I don't really plan on fleshing this out (not sure how I would, honestly), but I got some inspiration tonight and just wanted to share:

http://dhsu.vgpiano.com/arranged/mabewip.mp3

I've been listening to this on loop for like the past hour.

[The Pezman]

If you don't mind waiting for a WIP til late May (a couple weeks after I graduate) I'll take something. Otherwise, can't.

[the prophet of mephisto]

whatever, i'm sure we won't be done by then =)

[The Pezman]

whatever, i'm sure we won't be done by then =)
Works for me!
Track 15 > The Last Battle (35/96)
I'll try my hand at this one. To be clear, this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyo89HCSgpA) is the track, right?

Perhaps I can also submit it to the boss project...

[Dhsu]

I've been listening to this on loop for like the past hour.
You really are trying to get in my pants aren't you?

[Gollgagh]

http://www.ocremix.org/forums/images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif

[The Joker]

Perhaps I can also submit it to the boss project...

Hm, as interesting a proposition as this is, I'm not sure I want another projects track. Though, hell, if you could remix this remix for it, then I'm game.

also, any developments, Prophet? Or are you in the same boat I'm in. One in which it's just kinda sitting there, because there's no wind.

[The Pezman]

Hm, as interesting a proposition as this is, I'm not sure I want another projects track. Though, hell, if you could remix this remix for it, then I'm game.
Anything's possible, though since I haven't done even one regular remix yet I'm kinda doubting...

also, any developments, Prophet? Or are you in the same boat I'm in. One in which it's just kinda sitting there, because there's no wind.
Just wait til the summer. And til FFIV is done.

[the prophet of mephisto]

there's stuff going on, but it's more behind the scenes. i'm not one of those project heads that's like OMG ANOTHER WIP HOORAY FOR BABIES or something. when i have news, i'll report it.

[Dj Mokram]

I've made a banner from the original art, for anyone who want to support.
Don't forget to link it to the project's thread if you use it. Thx! ;-)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8656/zlacoverbanner01b.png

[the prophet of mephisto]

almost forgot about that. mixers, take note!

[Platinum Azure]

I don't know if you were serious when you mentioned this thread to me, prophet of definite articleship, but I'd love to look into Tal Tal Heights or even possibly Mabe Village.

I noticed a lack of Piece of Power/Guardian Acorn theme. I know that track is repetitive as hell, but I'd love to try to incorporate it as a backing... thing while doing another track. That allowed?

But I'm getting way ahead of myself, lol, since you still haven't told me why I should look in here. So consider this post my way of subscribing to the thread (and also to up my post count, woo).

EDIT: Effin' a, I forgot to subscribe when I posted. Normally I would have edited quietly to do that, but I'm sure you'll appreciate the irony so I thought I would share.

[the prophet of mephisto]

tal tal's fine by me. someone wanted to do some mabe, so i'll give them another week or two to get something in. if they don't, then you're free for mabe as well.

but tal tal's enough for now. feel free to incorperate another theme. i took aetherius's tracklist, so there's a possibility he missed something important. if it was missed, i'll add it once i hear something near a wip. if you want some help, holler at me - tal tal's an important track, and i don't want it to bomb because of something simple.

edit: pm'd a bunch of oldies who posted and said that they were interested in the old thread. surprising that it hasn't been auto-pruned yet, considering it's probably the oldest thread in community that's not stickied. and, by oldest, i mean that the thread # is 3232.

edit2: of course it hasn't been auto-pruned. it's in projects, not community =)

[Platinum Azure]

tal tal's fine by me. someone wanted to do some mabe, so i'll give them another week or two to get something in. if they don't, then you're free for mabe as well.

but tal tal's enough for now. feel free to incorperate another theme. i took aetherius's tracklist, so there's a possibility he missed something important. if it was missed, i'll add it once i hear something near a wip. if you want some help, holler at me - tal tal's an important track, and i don't want it to bomb because of something simple.

I'm fully aware of how important Tal Tal Heights is as a track...

...which is why I'm a little nervous about having no idea what setup I'm using yet. *sweatdrop*

I'm working on it, really. But I might be in touch with you once or twice about getting stuff to work (I'll keep it conceptual, don't worry). Hope that's okay.

Guardian Acorn/Piece of Power isn't that important, really. That theme is really simple, but it had a way of making you feel freakin' invincible. So... if that track would somehow stand on its own (not likely!) I'd probably want to go hardcore angry rock, though I'd have to stay within the genre spec. And if it doesn't, then I'd like to find a way to pervert it, make it a bit more melancholy or something, and fit it in Tal Tal Heights.

*shrug* But I don't need to tell you that it's one thing to have a concept in mind and quite another to execute...

ADDENDUM:

Also, just because I'm still horrendously new here: why's this on Community rather than Projects? I saw a semi-dead thread on Projects... does that mean this project has regressed a step or something?

Sorry for being dense...

(Note, this was in the post that had originally followed this one. nothing new here)

[Gollgagh]

I'm pretty sure it's for exposure.

[the prophet of mephisto]

this project, as mentioned in the OP, is the third iteration of the original project. the thread that's dead - not just semi-dead, but totally toast - is the second thread, which has 120 pages of drama and bitching and about 21 pages of worthwhile stuff. i couldn't edit the first page, and aeth is a loser who never does anything, so i started a new thread to take over when he turned it over to me.

we're in community for exposure. when we've got wips on 75% of the tracks, we'll go to projects, since we don't need to coverage any more then.

also, not to be rude or anything, but it's considered bad form to double post unless it's your thread or if you're bumping an old one. just use the edit button to add to your older post. we're snobs around here, unlike most internet boards. probably why most nubs don't last long.

[Platinum Azure]

this project, as mentioned in the OP, is the third iteration of the original project. the thread that's dead - not just semi-dead, but totally toast - is the second thread, which has 120 pages of drama and bitching and about 21 pages of worthwhile stuff. i couldn't edit the first page, and aeth is a loser who never does anything, so i started a new thread to take over when he turned it over to me.

we're in community for exposure. when we've got wips on 75% of the tracks, we'll go to projects, since we don't need to coverage any more then.

also, not to be rude or anything, but it's considered bad form to double post unless it's your thread or if you're bumping an old one. just use the edit button to add to your older post. we're snobs around here, unlike most internet boards. probably why most nubs don't last long.

Sorry. I came from GameFAQs, a forum with practically no formatting in posts and zero editing. Still getting used to things here.

Also trying to improve my post count a bit. That one's your fault since you drew attention to it in an earlier PM. :-P

EDIT: This is just for practice, okay? I'm a visual learner first, kinesthetic learner second.

[the prophet of mephisto]

you came from gamefaqs? i don't believe it. you know how to type entire words in normal sentances.

[Platinum Azure]

you came from gamefaqs? i don't believe it. you know how to type entire words in normal sentances.

Indeed, I have come from GameFAQs!

Not all boards are full of idiots, trust me. Check out the Super Smash Bros. Melee Social board as a shining example of one that is the very antithesis of what you seem to have in mind: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.php?board=2000033

I don't hang out on RI/CE.

[Xenon Odyssey]

I said I was interested in the other thread? How old is THAT? I said I was interested in this thread (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showpost.php?p=520905&postcount=185).

[the prophet of mephisto]

the old thread - you posted sometime in 2005 saying you were interested.

chavous had the same reaction, but you two are two of the first posters in that thread who are still active. go figure.

[Chavous]

Sounds good to me, I'm working on something for the Credits theme.

Yea, Xenon, I thought the same thing lol. Regardless, this sounds like fun.

[relyanCe]

I've expressed interest in mixing Bottle Grotto to Prophet, and have a few conceptual ideas for said arrangement. Dunno when I'll have a decent WIP together. Hopefully soon.

[the prophet of mephisto]

when you've got a wip in, then i'll write you in.

by the way, sloopygoop the magnificant chiptunist has sent me another wip. not quite as long (only 7.5 minutes this time), but still excellent, and as a whole it fits the mood we're looking for, too.

i should tell you a little about him. he goes to my alma mater for undergrad, and runs a comic strip publication on campus pretty much by himself. he's got a zillion classes he's doing, and he sings in a choir on campus as well (at least, i'm pretty sure he was in men's choir when i was scabbing in there for the director). i found out he was interested in chiptunes when he asked if i had a copy of an old motet we sang in mens choir so he could chiptune it (i worked in the music library at the time). i kinda looked at him weird and told him we didn't have it. when he contacted me about this project, i honestly didn't know what to expect - i knew he was interested, but i expected a chip-rip (wouldn't be a midi rip, right?). and then my email vomited out this 12-megabyte mp3 file at me. i immediately thought it would suck. who'd ever heard of a 7.5-minute chiptune by an unknown artist that was actually good?

can i say that his wip is better than most of the chiptune stuff you hear at conventions? way more creative, way less of the boom-tiss fake techno you normally hear of this genre. he's melded like seven different variations on the main theme into one big thing - including an avant-garde section, a waltz (not cookie-cutter, either), and a really cool tense section that makes me think of the 'ho-shit running out of time' music in most spy films. pretty awesome. a little repetitive at this point (this coming from a fan of the 3-minute rock ballad) but there's so little to trim that's not original and inventive in some way.

not that he's ever here to read this, but it's cool. did i mention he's got like six posts and ahs only been doing this for a little while?

[the prophet of mephisto]

xenon odyssey has mabe.

[Xenon Odyssey]

xenon odyssey has mabe.

:D

that's right this text is WHITE

[the prophet of mephisto]

i love the variety that people use on their 10chars texts.

[The Damned]

Why, for the love of all things true and wonderful, is there no one doing the Southern Temple theme?

Please? I know it's pretty much just the main theme redone a bit, but god damn, it's a beautiful take on it, and it's one of the key points of the game where you realize the truth of the island. It has to be in there somewhere.

[the prophet of mephisto]

except it's the main theme redone a bit. that's why it's not there.

we already have one 'main theme' track, but it's a chiptune...i'd love to have a version that's non-chiptune as well. it's the only track i'd think about doubling.

[Dafydd]

It's a theme that it would make sense to double too.

What's the gbs track number for this Southern Temple Theme?

[berrypievision]

Now this is an album that will be awesome. Best music in Zelda somehow was in this little teeny gameboy game.

[the prophet of mephisto]

aaren't you the kid who said (after all their tracks were done) that ff4 would never finish or something?

[Xenon Odyssey]

aaren't you the kid who said (after all their tracks were done) that ff4 would never finish or something?

Of course I figured this would never be finished. Most projects on the internet never get finished. Is it different with these listed projects on OCRemix? If so, then I can't wait until a lot of these get finished.

Looks to be about right...

[Platinum Azure]

You want to see an online project that gets finished, try looking at sourceforge. Plenty of good (open source) projects have finished on there.

Of course, there are a lot more in progress, but that's the nature of open source.

[the prophet of mephisto]

i think that dude is just trying to act like he's from 4chan or something. all cool on teh intarwebz or something.

[Level 99]

i think that dude is just trying to act like he's from 4chan or something. all cool on teh intarwebz or something.

He's fake, he's photoshoped. His reflections and shadows are all wrong.

BTW glad to see another Prophet-helmed project gaining some steam! How's your present, anyways, you spoony bard? :tomatoface:

[Xenon Odyssey]

i should be done with my mix on Friday

prophet tell me now if the arrangement needs messing with otherwise it stays da same

[the prophet of mephisto]

more drums

[Platinum Azure]

lol, nice.

BTW, I have a concept sketch in progress. I know I've asked before, but this was like two weeks ago-- do you need it by any specific time? It's finals week for me, but I only have one more at this point and then I'm pretty much home free and have a week and a half in which I could work on it practically uninterrupted.

Somehow I managed to come up with a semi-interesting piano solo (currently 8 bars, soon 16), but I need to construct a song into which it will fit. (I also have other stuff, but it needs tweaking... everything always needs tweaking...)

Note to self: I think I need to hit the tutorials again...

[the prophet of mephisto]

no, i don't have a timetable still.

if you want to contact me with what you've got, i might be able to give you a direction on it.

[Platinum Azure]

Okay. I'll send you something in a day or two. (Sorry, but gotta do my stats final first)

[kaijin]

Relevant to the topic. :)

http://ddby.jp/cd08.html

I contributed to a Zelda: Link's Awakening cd that just got sold in Japan at the M3-2009 doujin music event for the doujin circle DDBY, along with Bizen of DDBY and Magical Trick Society.

Feel free to check out the demo of the release at the link above.

As for your project, I look forward to hearing it once you guys get this finished. :)

[POCKETMAN]

Hmmm... lets see...

What's open?

*reads*

[Dafydd]

Relevant to the topic. :)

http://ddby.jp/cd08.html

I contributed to a Zelda: Link's Awakening cd that just got sold in Japan at the M3-2009 doujin music event for the doujin circle DDBY, along with Bizen of DDBY and Magical Trick Society.

Feel free to check out the demo of the release at the link above.

As for your project, I look forward to hearing it once you guys get this finished. :)

Whoa! :nicework:

[Dafydd]

What in the flying fuck does Valentine's day cards have to do with jet skis? Anyway, SPAM. Someone should report this moron.

[the prophet of mephisto]

i reported him a while back. he's toast.

[Xenon Odyssey]

prophet check ur PMsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[the prophet of mephisto]

mabe is officially done, by xenon odyssey.

[Dafydd]

Put it on the ftp?

[Drugbird]

Does anyone know where to buy or download this CD? I listened to the demo and I need to have it!

Relevant to the topic. :)

http://ddby.jp/cd08.html

I contributed to a Zelda: Link's Awakening cd that just got sold in Japan at the M3-2009 doujin music event for the doujin circle DDBY, along with Bizen of DDBY and Magical Trick Society.

Feel free to check out the demo of the release at the link above.

As for your project, I look forward to hearing it once you guys get this finished. :)

[kaijin]

Does anyone know where to buy or download this CD? I listened to the demo and I need to have it!

It's not for sale or download internationally yet. I'll update here if that changes.

[Platinum Azure]

Okay, I officially relinquishing any claim I may or may not have legitimately had on Tal Tal Heights.

mephisophelian prophet, please check your e-mail. I have a surprise of a different kind in there for you. I hope you like it.

[the prophet of mephisto]

now, why would you email me the link to 2girls1cup?

[Platinum Azure]

now, why would you email me the link to 2girls1cup?

Oh, sorry, have you seen that before?

[the prophet of mephisto]

so, has anyone heard of steve reich's piece 'new york counterpoint'? there's a good chance i'm going to be using that as a strong influence for one of these songs. i'm working on it now.

well, kind of. i'm going to bed now. i'll wake up in seven hours, shave my head some more (it's getting long), and write some music. but reich is brilliant! absolutely brilliant, i say.

[Xenon Odyssey]

Is that the one with like eight clarinets?

I remember looking at the score in the library at my school but I haven't heard the piece.

[the prophet of mephisto]

11, yeah. it's supposed to be a solo player with a pre-recorded (by them) accompaniment of seven other soprano clarinets and three bass clarinets (one of the bass clarinets switches between bass and soprano during the course of the piece). pretty awesome. reich is a master of pointillism. i've been listening to the piece for three years and i still am learning new things about his counterpoint.

[Xenon Odyssey]

wow; looks like I should dig into his stuff at some point

except not right now, because I'm done for the semester so bluh

[the prophet of mephisto]

i've got a basic arrangement down, but it feels REALLY close to reich's original piece. it's pretty, uh, liberal, too, as a remix, considering i used The Trendy as the source tune. i really only used, like, the first bar of melody, and just repeated it ad nauseum. that's all there really is in the OST anyways, that little melody snippet and a bassline that moves around. and, it's my project, so i can release any crap i want and call it a remix.

we'll see how the recording turns out. gonna take forever to record.

[Sound Test]

Just listened to that 'New York Counterpoint' piece. Awesome stuff. It reminds me of when I discovered the soundtrack to a Sega Saturn game called Enemy Zero. Not too many game soundtracks get household name composers, but I quickly discovered that Michael Nyman has had quite the visible career. I don't think he's done any more game soundtracks though.

On another note, I'm finished with my senior year of college! I don't have 100% confidence in my grade for one of the classes I need to graduate though. I think I'll make it, but we'll see. Anyway, this means I'll have more time to hone my remixing skills, so you may just see me twice on this project.