Tim Follin: Dirge for the Follin - Musician Recruitment

[Liontamer]

Community recruitment threads: VGMix (http://www.vgmix.com/vg25/viewtopic.php?id=143) / OneUp Studios (http://oneupstudios.com/boards/showthread.php?t=2929) / Remix.Kwed.Org & AMIGAremix (http://www.remix64.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=3341) / The Shizz (http://theshizz.org/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=16706) / OverLooked ReMiX / VGMusic (http://www.vgmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=4058) / 2A03 (http://2a03.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=452)


Tim Follin's homepage: http://www.timfollin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Tim Follin's near-complete discography: http://wiki.sotw.info/index.php?title=User:Liontamer/Dirge_for_the_Follin/Follin_Discography
Tim Follin @ OC ReMix: http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/70/
Tim Follin @ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Follin
Tim Follin @ MobyGames: http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,56818/
Tim Follin @ MusicBrainz: http://www.musicbrainz.org/artist/bc709fb2-d4a9-4c93-89c4-e136792d6b40.html
Tim Follin music hosting project: http://www.gamingforce.com/forums/general-game-music-discussion/17448-follin-project-discussion.html


Browsing around the old GamingForce Audio forums last year, I learned that Tim Follin decided to stop composing music for video games, citing the inability to make a steady income from VGM compositions. Those of you familiar with Follin's work in video game music know the man is an exemplary artist.

Even before I specifically knew who he was, music of Follin's from Spider-Man & The X-Men for the SNES caught my attention, followed by other games like Silver Surfer, Solstice, Treasure Master, and Plok! Stepping up beyond the sound limitations of older game systems and working with real-sounding instrumentation, his work and his creativity continues to be impressive.

Song of the Week (http://www.songoftheweek.info/) staffers and friends Kaleb Grace and 'Ili "CHz" Butterfield were talking about Follin's decision when Kaleb came up with the idea of doing a tribute remix project of Follin's work. Damn good idea, as there are a lot of people who are fans of his work. If you're a fan of Follin's music, join up and let's make a tribute.

We're gonna make this pretty simple. This is a community-wide project, very Hands Across America. Any talented artists that are interested are open to join up: OCR, VGMix, OUS, DoD/TheShizz, OLR, R:K:O, AMIGAremix, VGMusic, 2A03, hell even some doujins (http://music.readalittle.net/), everybody. No one is disallowed from participating due to any history you have with anyone else; all are welcome with me. If you have some internet drama that prevents you from participating, fuck you in advance!

The only standards involved here are to produce quality music. Provided a bunch of you don't somehow pick the same material, any track originally written/composed by Tim Follin, video game or non-video game, is fair game for you to choose within this project. Aside from mere ports he's done of others' tunes, pick anything. We'll be checking to make sure whatever you pick was written or at least arranged by Follin, so provide specifics here on what you're choosing as soon as you know. Stuff that happens to be written by Tim's younger brother Geoff Follin is fine as well.

The quality control will be fairly strict. If I don't know you, I'll ask to hear samples of your recent work or research you myself. If you're not completely capable of what you're doing and aren't a solid artist in the community yet, I will tell you point blank here that you likely don't qualify, and you likely shouldn't waste your time trying to participate. With that said, collaborations are heavily encouraged. Tracks featuring live instrumentation are also heavily encouraged, as Follin wished he knew how to play real instruments.

There will be no WIP deadlines; whoever's going to come through will come through. We are shooting for at least 80 minutes worth of music and a minimum of 12 tracks, preferably 20 or more arrangements.

We've got a near-full discography of Tim Follin's work here in order to help anyone who may need to look around to find material to arrange. Even if you're unfamiliar with his work, chances are you will find something of his that appeals to you. In the meantime, you are more than welcome to post your interest in the thread here and let people know what you'll be doing. Provided you guys come through, there are other plans for this project that will be put into motion.

On behalf of co-directors CHz & Kaleb Grace, speaking to anyone and everyone from around the world who contributes, thank you in advance for your participation.

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Take a look at Tim Follin's near-complete discography: http://wiki.sotw.info/index.php?title=User:Liontamer/Dirge_for_the_Follin/Follin_Discography
Play the music in Winamp with these plug-ins:

Amiga/MOD & Spectrum/AY - http://www.deliplayer.com/dlredir.php?obj=dp2 (STANDALONE PLAYER)
C64/SID, Gameboy/GBS, Genesis/VGZ, NES/NSF, SNES/SPC(RSN) - http://www.chipamp.org/ (Plug-in bundle)

In-progress tracklist:


1. Ryan8bit - Solstice, Title Theme - "Catacombs Beneath the Twilight" - http://dod.vgmix.com/past/janfeb06/
2. Xoc - Magic Johnson's Fast Break & Super Off-Road - complete, but private until release by Jason's request
3. Binster - Ghouls'n Ghosts (C64), subtune 10 - "Poltergeist Mix" - http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01478/
4. Romeo Knight - Bionic Commando (C64), subtune 5 - "64 Bacardis" - http://www.remix64.com/tune_312000.html
5. Makke - Qix medley - "Baggy Pants Mix" - http://remix.kwed.org/download.php/3137/Makke%20-%20Qix%20%28Baggy%20Pants%20Mix%29.mp3
6. The Orichalcon - Pictionary, Track 3 ("Let's Draw a Picture") - "Person, Place or Groove?" - http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01548/
7. Ryan8bit - Target Renegade, medley - "The Fuzz Scuffle" - http://dod.vgmix.com/past/jul06/
***Bonus/Previously-created: Shnabubula - Solstice, NSF track 2 - "Pegasus Boots" - http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01405/

[Liontamer]

Well, back when the OCR forums were moved over to vBulletin, the forums were pretty agressively pruned. This one missed the cut by 2 days, so I've remade it.

Had some personal issues that kept me from coordinating this for a little while. Got some emails wondering what happened to the project thread, but everything's cool. Aside from judging, lots of my work at OCR and the community dropped off for that time. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to working on this, as well as some other projects, now that I've gained some more personal time.

With that said, let's continue!

[atmuh]

he did plok
that is like the best soundtrack ever

[Kaleb.G]

I'm still around and ready to contribute where needed, provided I don't get super busy with something. Follin deserves a finished, quality project.

That website design might take me some time, but I may have some added motivation to do it since I'm currently trying to look for a job with a graphic design spin on it, and my portfolio is pretty pathetic as is. However, if someone else wanted to jump on it (or work together with me), that would be very welcomed.

[OverCoat]

I'm still on for Akrilic from Plok! I think.

But it's been a long time, I feel bad :[!

[Liontamer]

I'm still on for Akrilic from Plok! I think.

But it's been a long time, I feel bad :[!

Try and show me some WIP action soon, just to see what ideas you've got.

[Abadoss]

Larry, did you get my e-mail with my Equinox arrangement?

[The Joker]

I'd like to sign up! For the "Gambit theme" from Spider Man & the X Men on Snes!

[Liontamer]

Larry, did you get my e-mail with my Equinox arrangement?

Not at all, Ken. Shoot it my way again though and I'll let you know what I think. Thanks a lot!

[Abadoss]

Not at all, Ken. Shoot it my way again though and I'll let you know what I think. Thanks a lot!

Maybe the question I should ask is what is your e-mail address? I sent it to your ormgas one, but I'm assuming that was the wrong choice...

[Cyan_Ide]

I'm fairly busy, but don't be afraid to come find me if you need any help, Kaleb.

[DrumUltimA]

maybe.........

[Fishy]

This sounds like a fun idea. I don't know if I qualify though. I have a song in the judging cue at the moment that you may have heard already (its called "Battle Of The Badge" if you haven't). I spoke to zircon and he said it was pretty good, what do you think LT? If not, thats cool; just showing my interest.

EDIT: If i'm in, Track 1 off Silver Surfer, for the love of god. That is the most awesome thing I've heard like ever. I'd frigging love to do that track. I'm gonna do it regardless of wether or not I'm in.

[Liontamer]

I'm still around and ready to contribute where needed, provided I don't get super busy with something. Follin deserves a finished, quality project.

That website design might take me some time, but I may have some added motivation to do it since I'm currently trying to look for a job with a graphic design spin on it, and my portfolio is pretty pathetic as is. However, if someone else wanted to jump on it (or work together with me), that would be very welcomed.
I'm fairly busy, but don't be afraid to come find me if you need any help, Kaleb.

If you & Chad are willing to take a raincheck while things continue moving on the music side, I'd love to speak with you together about the site design. I'll flag y'all down as things get closer.

I'm still on for Akrilic from Plok! I think.

But it's been a long time, I feel bad :[!
Not a problem with me, Scott, so don't feel bad. I definitely wanna hear what you'd come up with. Post WIPs in this thread at some point, even at just a sketch level so I can see what direction you're going in.

I'd like to sign up! For the "Gambit theme" from Spider Man & the X Men on Snes!
I definitely wanna hear a WIP of that, David, as it's one of my favorite themes. Hope you take it in a great new direction.

Maybe the question I should ask is what is your e-mail address? I sent it to your ormgas one, but I'm assuming that was the wrong choice...
That's "right" per se, Ken, though you're more likely to get me at Liontamer.VGF@gmail.com. I saw your Equinox mix at both boxes. Overall, the mix sounds great. I think the production would need to be refined a bit, as some of the frequencies seem a bit piercing. I'll try and run it by some Js for the opinions of some different ears, but as is, this is very close to being called a done deal. I really appreciate you coming through like this, bro; this'll be a nice addition to the project!

maybe.........
Always in sell mode, this is a really unique project in my opinion, Doug. It'd be a priviledge to have you on board if you're feeling anything from Follin's discog. Lemme know if you'd like any suggestions or anything of the sort.

This sounds like a fun idea. I don't know if I qualify though. I have a song in the judging cue at the moment that you may have heard already (its called "Battle Of The Badge" if you haven't). I spoke to zircon and he said it was pretty good, what do you think LT? If not, thats cool; just showing my interest.

EDIT: If i'm in, Track 1 off Silver Surfer, for the love of god. That is the most awesome thing I've heard like ever. I'd frigging love to do that track. I'm gonna do it regardless of wether or not I'm in.
You remind me of Israfel, Cain. Too modest. Of course you qualify, bro, and yes I've heard your Pokemon sub. For the record, I hate Pokemon. Silver Surfer, track 1 is a hugely popular choice. Definitely take it on, bro.

[Cyan_Ide]

Whatever works, Larry. Just let me know.

[Powerlord]

It looks like the thread for this over on VGMusic got unstickied at some point and auto-pruned (we have autoprune times set fairly short).

Someone could recreate it over there (http://www.vgmusic.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=9) if they wanted to.

[spongerman1]

i am very excited for this project. thanks for doing it and thanks to all the contributers! :)

[Fishy]

You remind me of Israfel, Cain. Too modest. Of course you qualify, bro, and yes I've heard your Pokemon sub. For the record, I hate Pokemon. Silver Surfer, track 1 is a hugely popular choice. Definitely take it on, bro.

Cool :D. I'll get straight to it.

EDIT: And I did: http://fishy.escariot.net/public/SilverSurfing.mp3

In 1 hour 34 minutes, I made this AND ate lunch. Got that riff in the bag already.

[Powerlord]

It looks like the thread for this over on VGMusic got unstickied at some point and auto-pruned (we have autoprune times set fairly short).

Someone could recreate it over there (http://www.vgmusic.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=9) if they wanted to.

n/m, I found it over in VGMusic's Quarantine area. I've moved it back (http://www.vgmusic.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=4058) to where it's supposed to be.

[OverCoat]

Hooray, my song sounds like Massive Attack verbatim?? Fuck, it's probably 'cause I wanna watch House.

Anyway it'll be done soon.

[V___]

When this first was announced what, like a year ago, i wanted to sign up, but was told by LT that my stuff wasnt good enough. Given the VAST improvement in my ability (and an actual name to release under), I'm retrying out for this. I'l see what i can spit out for Scumball, ALL TRACKS!! :O

Will post a WiP link within 24 hours

[Fishy]

Hey Larries, whats the deal with WIPs on this thing, are we making them public? Or only very early versions?

[V___]

Just sent a PM to LT with a WiP for ScumBALL, awaiting feedback....

[OverCoat]

Hey, me too!

[V___]

Hey, me too!

ooo, you submitted a WiP for Scumball? Looks like we have a good ol' fasioned mix-off 'ere....

May the best man win!

*play pity card*

I just hope my kids get to hear the music dedicated to my dead wife which I wrote with my nose (because I have no limbs) before I die of AIDS, in this third world country...

[OverCoat]

ooo, you submitted a WiP for Scumball? Looks like we have a good ol' fasioned mix-off 'ere....

May the best man win!

No, I meant I sent Larry a PM with the 1st draft of my Plok remix. lol

[Shadow Wolf]

I just hope my kids get to hear the music dedicated to my dead wife which I wrote with my nose (because I have no limbs) before I die of AIDS, in this third world country...

E for effort.

[José the Bronx Rican]

I expressed interest before...
now I'm in. I finally sat down and listened to Follin's
offerings, and I have a couple of ideas already sequenced.
More later.


UPDATE: Here's the deal...
I got two tracks started, and the concepts sound like keepers.

One of Larry's pets, Track 5 from L.E.D. Storm, worked in a smooth jazz setting, specifically the style of Paul "Synclavier" Hardcastle, something I've been looking for an excuse to try for a long time.

And then I have the Prime theme, and it actually doesn't have to be cheesy. One thing popped in my head as I listened: ambient trip-hop. Well, maybe not so ambient, but I think some laid-back electronica should work. I probably should get a female vocalist to really make it work.

[V___]

My possible track is complete, structure-wise (I think).... waiting on feedback from LT... I'd post it here, but dont know if thats ok (if I get bumped I will obviously)


*yawn....*...

[Klondike]

I just wanted to ring in with my huge support for this project. I can't frickin' wait. You guys are all talented sons of bitches.

[ILLiterate]

I want to do something, but I haven't done anything in a while and I don't want to mess up the possible quality of the project

So maybe

[V___]

Soo.... uhh... has any one heard from LT on their mix?

[OverCoat]

Where has Larry gone :[

[zircon]

One of Larry's pets, Track 5 from L.E.D. Storm, worked in a smooth jazz setting, specifically the style of Paul "Synclavier" Hardcastle, something I've been looking for an excuse to try for a long time.

Haha, Paul "Synclavier" Hardcastle... I'll have to remember that. :)

Don't forget to get the Korg Legacy Digital Edition if you can. Has the M1, which Paul uses all over the place in his tracks. In fact the lead from "Valley of the Harps" on Jazzmasters IV is an unedited preset from it.

[V___]

...

*checks date*

*checks thread*

...

Well.. still no feedback from LT... I listened to my track again, dont think its gonna make the quality level, soo heres what I'd done so far... :D Anyone got any feedback?

http://vmeissner.googlepages.com/Scumball4M.mp3

[Liontamer]

Witold: I haven't even assessed arrangement in any way, so I'll do that soon and add any relevant comments on that level.

Interesting opening. The piano sounds a bit too rigid and exposed for the speed it's playing at, but the sample sounds pretty serviceable. I like the synth brought in at :36. Track feels a bit empty at that point, like it's waiting for a pad to come in, but that could all be part of the build. I really like the string writing at :55, but feel like it would sound better if it was louder and more upfront for its part. That's how cool it is. Those little belltones at 1:02 could be pushed up as well. You have a good groove in place (simple but good bassline, and some decent beats), but the production is a bit too lo-fi, and the melodic stuff needs to stand out more.

Cool idea gating the string-like stuff at 1:51, but again, push that up, along with those bleeps at 1:57. Strings could sound a bit warmer as well. Nice idea with the piano grace notes immediately afterward at 2:02. The dynamics could be a bit more substantial, but you're doing some promising stuff here. The groove could change/evolve more substantially, but it's aight.

The changeup in the instrumentation at 2:28 would feel more dynamic if the previous section had more volume and power to it. Then this section would feel a bit more laid back before you return to the more piano-based stuff at 3:04. Nice string accents at 3:18. You've got some good embellishments going on. The low strings at 3:23 sounded ultra-rough, and could probably use some delay or wuteva to make the notes last a little bit longer and fill out the space more.

In short, go for the cleaner sound, refine the piano to sound a little more organic, adjust the balance with some of the parts to lend more dynamic contrast and flow to the piece, and do more to vary the groove up a bit more (not too much) and this would be pretty close to done. Very cool so far. Definitely shop it around for more feedback, bro.

OverCoat and Abadoss's comments this weekend.

[OverCoat]

I can hardly contain myself （ ´Д｀）

Actually I was gonna change a few things about the song to make it even more Massive Attackey, but go ahead and comment on the first draft because it's not going to be much different.

[jett]

no offense but...wasn't this supposed to be done by June/July of last year? :lol

Anyway, here's a totally badical Silver Surfer arrangement from DoD: http://dod.vgmix.com/specials/tos2006/Anon-SSToS-Galactus-DoD.mp3

No results yet(been months since the contest), but it's from Ryan8bit, I'm pretty sure.

[Liontamer]

no offense but...wasn't this supposed to be done by June/July of last year? :lol

Anyway, here's a totally badical Silver Surfer arrangement from DoD: http://dod.vgmix.com/specials/tos2006/Anon-SSToS-Galactus-DoD.mp3

No results yet(been months since the contest), but it's from Ryan8bit, I'm pretty sure.

Nah, it'll be done when it's done. But yeah, I'm still waiting for results from the Tornado of Solos before I ask anyone if they're willing to submit their stuff for the project. Since everything's supposed to remain anonymous until the judging's done, I won't holler at anyone until then.

[Fishy]

I wanted to do that one :(.

I was never really happy with any of those entries, they all seemed a bit sloopily played, but I don't blame them at all, it's a crazy track. It's gonna take me months to get that guitar track to the point where i'm happy with it.

[Liontamer]

I wanted to do that one :(.

I was never really happy with any of those entries, they all seemed a bit sloopily played, but I don't blame them at all, it's a crazy track. It's gonna take me months to get that guitar track to the point where i'm happy with it.
I'm willing to wait months, Cain. Plus, there's no rule saying there's only 1 arrangment allowed for a source tune. If we get 5 Silver Surfer title themes, and they're all high quality, let it ride, I say.

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Long overdue WIP comments follow:

*OverCoat (Plok - "Telefon Akrilic"): Interesting opening. Sequenced strings felt too rigid, but seemed purposeful. Lo-fi strings entered in at :38. I liked the new writing with the woodwind brought in at :56. The approach on this one grew on me as I got more familiar with it; the rigid timing turned out to have more legitimacy that I though it would. Good percussion programming.

Some slight distortion on the piano during 1:26's section. Heard a LOT of light clicking (1:30, 1:36, 1:37, 1:42, 1:46) possibly related to a damaged soundfont. Once could argue it doesn't sound out of place with the way this is produced, and the problem wasn't exposed during the busier parts, but just letting you know.

Ending at 2:14 is a bit anticlimatic; nothing wrong with it, but maybe one last reference to the source melody during the fadeout could be added, just not with the string instrument.

Aside from any minor issues you have with it, Scott, feel free to work on this further or call it a done deal. It definitely sounds like a complete musical idea to me, which was impressive given the length. It ends up feeling like a longer track, due to the tempo. The textures are relatively sparse, but nothing ends up feeling empty here; definitely produced well. Decent effort (i.e. Nice work!). Thanks very much.

*Abadoss (Equinox - "Altena's End"): From the opening, I felt like the panning could be more distinct. I dunno how that jives with a typical orchestral setup, but this seemed like it could be more spacious. In case I'm just trippin', feel free to ask Sil, James George or any expert you trust on any opinions they may have.

Volume got particularly piercing from :40-46 and 2:54-3:04. Less so during the rest of the track, but please watch out for hot spots like that as they tend to be pretty frequent with the encoding I have. If you need more specific timestamps, lemme know.

Woodwinds abrupty cut-off at 1:59 instead of trailing off when the strings take over. The way the soundscape became so much clearer felt off as a result. Instruments cut off too quickly for the ending at 3:07, exposing the samples.

And lastly, the arrangement is beautiful. This is basically complete Kenneth, but just needs some touch-ups with the mixing to get everything solid. Really glad to get a sub from this game!

*Erik S (Ghouls 'N Ghosts - "Ghoulsies & Ghosties"): Intro sounds really cool. Man, once the drums come in at, it's really obvious this is missing a lot of treble/high-end. Makes the track sound really lossy despite being at 182kbps. GrayLightning's production suggestions for your Awesome remix (re: EQ rolloff ideas) seem fairly relevant here and could potentially help this out a lot. Piano at :50 can't be heard very well; seems like the :50-1:07 section is kind of crammed up; some EQing needs to be done to the parts to get them sounding more distinct and improve the overall texture; some killer writing ideas are getting hidden back there. :-D Awesome changeup at 1:34. Really great ideas, with great energy. The dynamics in the arrangement are amazing.

Need major EQing changes for everything from 2:14-3:24. The synth warbling, strings, and lead are bleeding into each other really badly. I imagine in a more properly balanced mix, the synth warbling wouldn't be so prevelant, but I'm not knowledgable enough to tell you definitive. I'll have zircon take a quick listen soon.

Seems like there's an extra note in the 6 note sequence that transitions into a synth solo at 2:47. Getting rid of that 5th note makes the transition flow better and makes it so that the timing doesn't feel slightly off.

Key change ending at 3:26 was a little corny, but did attempt to bring the arrangement full circle. My only suggestion there would be to trail off the ending more with a fading delay effect or something to stretch that last note out. We gotta get someone with an ear for production to reexamine this, but as an arrangement this is nothing short of excellent.

[The Joker]

Which brings me to my next... thought! I finally started working (& getting something I liked) with Gambit's Theme. I shoud have a wip soon enough, to show you the direction it's going in.

[xoc]

whoa, this project isn't dead! no wonder my bookmarked link didn't work

[Liontamer]

whoa, this project isn't dead! no wonder my bookmarked link didn't work

Hahaha! Yeah, even if there are hiccups, I'd never tolerate a dead project. That's my e-penis on the line. Just wanna thank you again Jason for such a kick-ass Magic Johnson track. If you have time for any other tracks in the future (the release date is very open-ended, like "2007" open-ended), or are willing to field suggestions, please lemme know.

Cain "Fishy" (http://ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=15862) McCormack (who has a great Pokemon mix that'll go up eventually) sounded interested in an Incredible Crash Test Dummies mix once I threw him the source tune (http://snesmusic.org/hoot/kingshriek/IncredibleCrashDummies.7z) (track 10). A track like that sounds really up your alley as well, which is why I pimped it to him and you, Jason. Perhaps you'd like to give it a shot or collab on it.

Hope you and everyone else like the tracks that are completed so far. Looking forward to Abadoss, OverCoat and VQ getting their tracks rollin', perhaps after school finals.

[Fishy]

Cain "Fishy" (http://ocremix.org/forums/member.php?u=15862) McCormack (who has a great Pokemon mix that'll go up eventually) sounded interested in an Incredible Crash Test Dummies mix once I threw him the source tune (http://snesmusic.org/hoot/kingshriek/IncredibleCrashDummies.7z) (track 10). A track like that sounds really up your alley as well, which is why I pimped it to him and you, Jason. Perhaps you'd like to give it a shot or collab on it.

I'm always up for collabs if you want to.

[Liontamer]

I'm always up for collabs if you want to.

Dunno how Xoc feels about collabs, but I'll drop him a line in case he doesn't see this.

I'm enthused. To-be-posted mixer Another Soundscape shot me a PM today wanting to join the project:
Hiya,

Just realized this existed :O
I'd love to contribute with a remix. Thought I'd send you some samples of my work.
The Racing Chocobos remix I did was accepted by you and your judges friends and I bet you have access to that. I don't really have anything else I can show you right now but if you need more I can upload something.

Thank you for your time and your initiative,
Mattias
Yeah, "Golden Feathers" was kickass, you don't need to send me any samples. Whatever you'd feel like picking from the Follin discography (http://wiki.sotw.info/index.php?title=User:Liontamer/Dirge_for_the_Follin/Follin_Discography), please let me know. I'm always available to give WIP feedback as well. I'm really glad someone with your creativity is on board, Mattias, and I hope you find something you like.

Thank you for the kind words, I've started a WiP on "Storm" from the Spiderman X-men game but I don't know if I will keep it. I'll be in touch. Again, Thanks.
Spider-Man & The X-Men is always a great choice. The Fat Man also has some ideas for Silver Surfer NSF Track 6, so I'm hoping both of these talented artists find their inner Follin.

I'm leaving myself a mental note here to contact GaMeBoX to see if he's still free. Uniqueness, that's what all 3 of those afforementioned individuals would bring to the table.

[Another Soundscape]

so yeah, hi fellow Follin-lovers :)

[V___]

so yeah, hi fellow Follin-lovers :)

I REFUSE TO BE ON A PROJECT WITH THIS MAN!!

*snub*

naa I kid, wanna beer?

[Another Soundscape]

Beer! Give Swede Beer!

[OverCoat]

I just finished my tune. I changed a few things but it's still the same song. Just waiting for the soundtempest FTP to stop sucking.

[OverCoat]

LARRY LARRY

My song is done. Still have the old link? It's the same one.

[Liontamer]

LARRY LARRY

My song is done. Still have the old link? It's the same one.
I'll need a new one, Scott, since I bahleeted the PM. Gracias!

[V___]

Sorry, havnt been too active with my peice here, I'l get on it when I'm re-inspired... hate music drive lulls...

[The Joker]

dude, I swear I'll have something to show you for Gambit... soon-ish. I've just got to find(make) some time.

[Another Soundscape]

I've PMed you, Larry with a wip! Go get it tiger!

[andyjayne]

I'm working on a track that incorporates L.E.D. Storm track 5. The original is pretty groovy but I'm trying my best to make this into one sexy track. I'll send a WIP your way when it progresses a bit further.

Edit: Sent. It's just a render atm, no real effort at mixing.

[Liontamer]

I'll come back at you guys with comments either tonight or tomorrow night. Thanks for the progress so far.

[Another Soundscape]

Good, thought you died or sumthin :O would've been sad since you just got a job XD

[Liontamer]

*OverCoat (Plok - "Telefon Akrilic"): Won't lie in that I actually preferred this before some of the changes that were done. The stuttering in the intro was cooler in the previous version. Still noticeable light pops in several place during the quiet section (e.g. 1:31-1:32, 1:36-1:37, 1:43-1:44, 1:48). Then ending at 2:15 drags and starts sounding...unmusical. I'd have preferred the previous ending. Honestly though, those are all minor thing based on taste. If you wanna call this the done deal, it's a done deal. Nice work, bro.

*Andy Jayne (L.E.D. Storm - "Smooth Operand"): What's an Operand? :-) Timing's fairly rigid with the percussion and bassline which in this context doesn't sound very good. The overall texture is decent but feels like it needs something to help pad it out. I like the concept. There's definitely a brief melody in the original that comes in after the groove has gone on for a while; it's ripe for expansion/interpretation and would fit nicely with the short melodic ideas you've got so far. In fact, the 1:32-long WIP so far actually sounds like a good lead-in to an eventual transition to that source melody. In any case, lots of promise here. Not feeling the mechanical timing, but that can be worked on.

*Another Soundscape (Spider-Man & The X-Men - "Storm Follin"): That's some pretty nice drum programming, and I like the personalization ideas so far. Beyond the background structure, I hope more ideas directly derived from the source tune are introduced as well. There's some good stuff in the SPC starting at 1:17 that I'm sure would fit well. Beyond 1:17, you honestly have your pick as to what other ideas from the original you wanna build upon, as there are a ton of composition ideas to choose from. So it goes when working with Follin's excellent material. Keep up the progress, bro.

*VQ (Scumball - WIP 5a): Minimalist in that the instrumentation isn't meant to punch you in the face. Still love the phrasing of the strings first used from :55-1:00. Could be brighter though, they lack a lot of presense. Same as 1:50 when they're brought back in.
When the beatwork patterns switched up at 1:55 left a fair amount of empty space; the pattern is interesting, but you still need something to fill things out a bit more for that background.
Not a fan of the tone on those low bowed strings at 3:23. Just something about them that doesn't seem to fit within the track.
The track might need some compression to beef it up, but an overall volume raise may be all you really need. I'd ask someone better suited to answer questions about that.
I see the deliberate pacing you're going for, and also hear the dynamic shifts you're going for from section to section. IMO though, the dynamic changes aren't pronounced enough to really drive the track along and give it a sense of going from point A to B. Holler at someone for a second opinion.
I think with a few more ideas put into place, this would realize a lot more of its potential, Witold. Good stuff so far. While the arrangement does indeed feel on the liberal side, you can always rein it back in by using some of the original ideas more closely/overtly; perhaps you may discover an idea for padding out the track that way.

[OA]

I'm looking at doing a Kiwi Adventure mix, We'll see if I can handle all those notes.

I have to say I'm not really familiar with his work, but after checking all these songs, the dude is a total keyboard maniac. I havn't heard so many wheedily-wheedilies in a long time.

\m/

[Liontamer]

I'm looking at doing a Kiwi Adventure mix, We'll see if I can handle all those notes.

I have to say I'm not really familiar with his work, but after checking all these songs, the dude is a total keyboard maniac. I havn't heard so many wheedily-wheedilies in a long time.

\m/

The more, the merrier. Get on board with something if you're coming up with ideas, Andy.

[Another Soundscape]

*Another Soundscape (Spider-Man & The X-Men - "Storm Follin"): That's some pretty nice drum programming, and I like the personalization ideas so far. Beyond the background structure, I hope more ideas directly derived from the source tune are introduced as well. There's some good stuff in the SPC starting at 1:17 that I'm sure would fit well. Beyond 1:17, you honestly have your pick as to what other ideas from the original you wanna build upon, as there are a ton of composition ideas to choose from. So it goes when working with Follin's excellent material. Keep up the progress, bro.

Thanks for the feedback LT, already updated this a bit. I took to an orchestral level but I don't know if I'm all that happy with it. I will send you the WiP when I have some time on my hands and you can tell me what you think. Otherwise I'll try to fine tune what I have and implement (is that even a word?) something from the next part i a GRAND FINALE sort of way :)
One of my thoughts with the orchestral part was making it a loop, exporting it and importing it in Dr.REX so I can do some awesome loop breaks and cuts. I hope you enjoy this idea. :)

[OA]

The more, the merrier. Get on board with something if you're coming up with ideas, Andy.

There are so many notes that it is going to take forever to transcribe this by ear, so i have a request.
Is it possible for someone to rip the Kiwi Kraze title screen music from the chiptune file for me please?
I can't find anything at zophar's that works with OS 10.3 :/

[Liontamer]

There are so many notes that it is going to take forever to transcribe this by ear, so i have a request.
Is it possible for someone to rip the Kiwi Kraze title screen music from the chiptune file for me please?
I can't find anything at zophar's that works with OS 10.3 :/
Rip it to a MIDI? MIDI...rip?

[Another Soundscape]

There are so many notes that it is going to take forever to transcribe this by ear, so i have a request.
Is it possible for someone to rip the Kiwi Kraze title screen music from the chiptune file for me please?
I can't find anything at zophar's that works with OS 10.3 :/

That's not even possible is it? :O
Sadly if you can't FIND a midi you have to do it by ear. life's hard.

[OA]

ok, I found a midi of it, and luckily it was the only one sequenced.

I would have done it myself, but there isn't an nsf>midi program for the mac that worked; sorry if I sounded like I sounded like a little bitch whith entitlement issues, it's just that this song is one run after another.

check it:
http://www.vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/nes/kiwi-g.mid

[Nutritious]

I would have done it myself, but there isn't an nsf>midi program for the mac that worked; [/url]

Is there even such a program? I was under the impression that this wasn't possible.

[OA]

Is there even such a program? I was under the impression that this wasn't possible.

There isn't, sorry my wording wasn't clear.

[Dafydd]

There is for Windows. So I guess it's possible. No one's made on for the Mac yet, that's all. Or least as far as I know.

[Another Soundscape]

There is for Windows. So I guess it's possible. No one's made on for the Mac yet, that's all. Or least as far as I know.

One word: WINE :)

[Liontamer]

Ooooooh! Check out the video footage of Tim Follin on Re:Loaded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQkicZOG-Z4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWjMd5JRclQ

[John Revoredo]

I would like to join.

This is some of my music, I hope it's useful as reference.

http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-The-Long-Way-Home
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-TheFrozenWind
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-ForsakenV2
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-TheHouse-v3

although i can do rock too

http://media.putfile.com/ADNuevaa

And even some sort of Electronic/Jazz
http://media.putfile.com/Prometheus-The-Crackpot

So, please tell me if you're interested.

Regards,
John

[Aetherius]

listened to a few soundtracks, couldn't find much I thought I could do anything with... any suggestions?

I'm...mildly interested in track three from sky shark, but the original suggests that it would be okay to just yank out the chord progression and then improvise terrible guitar solos over top... and that's probably inexcusable.

[Nutritious]

Hey LT,

As part of PRC99, I worked on this (http://nutritiousmultimedia.googlepages.com/RidetheSky.mp3) song from the OST of Silver Surfer by Tim Follin. If it's still availble, I'd like to join up on the project and continue working on the track.

[Liontamer]

Hey LT,

As part of PRC99, I worked on this (http://nutritiousmultimedia.googlepages.com/RidetheSky.mp3) song from the OST of Silver Surfer by Tim Follin. If it's still availble, I'd like to join up on the project and continue working on the track.

Excellent. The track's already come a long way in just PRC99, so I'm looking forward to seeing how else you spruce it up. Definitely keep us informed of your progress and welcome aboard.

[GSlicer]

Sup cunts. I wanna join.
http://generalslicer.googlepages.com/August.mp3

[Liontamer]

Sup cunts. I wanna join.
http://generalslicer.googlepages.com/August.mp3

Guy gets his muzak used at E3 and he carries himself like a pimp daddy. Welcome aboard. I'll hit you up regarding refinements to the arrangement, but yours is a very solid base so far, and of course really catchy. Great treatment of the Spider-Man theme. Thanks for joining up!

[Another Soundscape]

Sup cunts. I wanna join.
http://generalslicer.googlepages.com/August.mp3

Welcum dude

[Liontamer]

Welcum dude

Any new news on the Storm WIP, esteemed sir?

[Another Soundscape]

Any new news on the Storm WIP, esteemed sir?

Soryr Larry, all caught up in a late wip for FF7, it's on top of my list.
And I'm starting school. And I just bought 10 ps2 games.

:)

I twill be done, you have to keep faith.

[Liontamer]

Soryr Larry, all caught up in a late wip for FF7, it's on top of my list.
And I'm starting school. And I just bought 10 ps2 games.

:)

I twill be done, you have to keep faith.

Oh, no worries. I've definitely got faith.

[Another Soundscape]

Oh, no worries. I've definitely got faith.

Great :)

It seems we had to lay that FF7 collab on ice. Fishy didn't feel it enough to hurry it to finish before the deadline. I don't blame him ;)

So I might have some time working on Storm even though school's starting

[Fishy]

O shi-

You just reminded me I'm supposed to be doing a track for this. Well all my new shit arrived yesturday, so theres something to do :p.

[V___]

... Well, I was working on a track for this....

I got a new laptop

Sister stole old laptop, with all my music source files

I am now sitting here while she keeps refusing to give it back to me, claiming that I dont need it now that I have a new laptop.

*sigh*

family....



Production skills have gone up a notch recently, really interested in getting back into this peice, will provide an update when I get my files back or when I relise the futility of the situation and start from scratch (mabey on a another song... oooo...)

[Liontamer]

Hopefully you get that laptop back! I definitely liked where you were going with the Scumball piece.

[Nutritious]

Hey Larry,

Just realized that you're allowing multiple remixes for each song. I made this (http://nutritiousmultimedia.googlepages.com/PRC100_Uncanny_Orchestra.mp3) track last minute for PRC100 (I think I made it the night before). Is it worthy? Feedback to make it better? :)

Also, PM'd with updated other track.

[Another Soundscape]

Nutritious reminded me of this.
I'm not sure I'm sticking with the same track. I find it very hard to flesh out more and my initial arrangement just isn't up to par with my current skill..
expect a complete rework or a new track
sorry larry but I HAVE TO ENHANCE THE BLACK :)

[The Joker]

Just thought I owed it to you guys to officially say, I may not be able to remix Gambit. I just haven't had the time, & the few times I did try, I didn't have any good ideas.

[Liontamer]

Just thought I owed it to you guys to officially say, I may not be able to remix Gambit. I just haven't had the time, & the few times I did try, I didn't have any good ideas.

S'ok David, but if you feel like you have free time, let me know if you'd like to have some themes run by you to see if anything clicks with you. Feel free to name a style you'd wanna go for, and myself and CHz may be able to offer something.

That goes for anyone who's on the fence!

Justin, I will get back to you with comments on both tracks ASAP, hopefully before the FF7 project release monopolizes my time.

Mattias, any comments regarding the Storm WIP?

[Another Soundscape]

Mattias, any comments regarding the Storm WIP?


I'm not sure I'm sticking with the same track. I find it very hard to flesh out more and my initial arrangement just isn't up to par with my current skill..
expect a complete rework or a new track

I stand by that statement. We'll see how much time I have on my hands though. Getting magfest cash, learning soundengineering, going to school, having a girlfriend really takes up time.
Hopefully I'll find another of Follin's (EXCELLENT!!!) songs that I get more inspired by.

I hope it's okay

[José the Bronx Rican]

Just letting Larry know I'm so close to full-bore music-ing again. Will have something soon, promise.

[Liontamer]

I stand by that statement. We'll see how much time I have on my hands though. Getting magfest cash, learning soundengineering, going to school, having a girlfriend really takes up time.
Hopefully I'll find another of Follin's (EXCELLENT!!!) songs that I get more inspired by.

I hope it's okay

In the case that you feel compelled to drop Storm, I would say try to do what you can to give it an ending, because I thought what was in place was great, and very creative.

[Another Soundscape]

In the case that you feel compelled to drop Storm, I would say try to do what you can to give it an ending, because I thought what was in place was great, and very creative.

Thanks for your kind words. I'll see what I can do man.

[Liontamer]

Hey Larry,

Just realized that you're allowing multiple remixes for each song. I made this (http://nutritiousmultimedia.googlepages.com/PRC100_Uncanny_Orchestra.mp3) track last minute for PRC100 (I think I made it the night before). Is it worthy? Feedback to make it better? :)

Also, PM'd with updated other track.

Uncanny Orchestra - Not really feeling the drum sounds in the intro, later brought back at 1:43. The snare doesn't fit the texture of the orchestration, plus the drums are somehow just as or more prominent than the brass harmonies. I'd examine some more orchestral mixes and see how the percussion work compares to yours, both in tone and volume.

Beyond that, obviously the composition itself is only in the intro stages, so more writing ideas will show up, and the drums would hopefully end up being more varied, since this was a quick WIP as you said.

Some random ideas. Think of a way to incorporate or interpret the Spider-Man bassline from :03 and :24 of the SPC

Don't be afraid to grab other ideas from the Spider-Man & X-Men soundtrack (http://snesmusic.org/v2/download.php?spcNow=saxar) now that you're outside of PRC100 and this WIP isn't locked into anything. Stuff like :15 of the Title theme, :08 of Briefing, :26-:42 of Cyclops, the string synth from :08-:31 of Gambit, could be pretty interesting given an orchestral take.
You could also explore other Follin soundtracks and go outside the box. Why not give Wolverine (http://akumunsf.good-evil.net/W/Wolverine.nsf) by Geoff Follin a look as well (e.g. Track 23).

Ride the Sky - Obviously, this sounds closer to completion. Bassline at 1:06 should be bumped up. It's not audible and plays 0 factor after 1:11 once more instruments come in. Better at 1:45 though.

I thought the dynamic change at 1:45 wasn't as effective in the execution as the writing intended. Can't put my finger on it, but I'll hit some Js for feedback; there's something about the texture of the brass with the drums that doesn't quite feel right.

The brass sample still lacks in realism, though the sequencing is ok AFAIK. Perhaps listen to DZComposer's material to hear what he may be doing differently than you. It's not bad though. Better changeups at 2:21 and 3:10. Lemme see what more I can dig out of some colleagues to help you refine this.

[The Joker]

S'ok David, but if you feel like you have free time, let me know if you'd like to have some themes run by you to see if anything clicks with you. Feel free to name a style you'd wanna go for, and myself and CHz may be able to offer something.

If i get some time where I'm not doing anything else, I'll let you guys know! I still want to be part of this.

[Liontamer]

Now this is hardly an A-level article or anything like that, but I've spent much of the past day significantly beefing up Follin's Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Follin). I combed through just about every meaningful interview I could find with Follin - text, video and audio. What a difference a day makes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Follin&diff=159554494&oldid=156675061)

Hopefully others will continue to work on the article with more information, as well as tightening up the formatting.

[Kaleb.G]

Now this is hardly an A-level article or anything like that, but I've spent much of the past day significantly beefing up Follin's Wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Follin). I combed through just about every meaningful interview I could find with Follin - text, video and audio. What a difference a day makes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Follin&diff=159554494&oldid=156675061)

Hopefully others will continue to work on the article with more information, as well as tightening up the formatting.
Awesome work, Lo-ji Man! I'm going to have to meet with you and CHz sometime soon and see what mixes you've received so far, and which ones are making the cut. I haven't been keeping track since after that Follin DoD.

[Abadoss]

Do we have a tracklist sitting around somewhere? Specifically, of what we've done so far...

[Liontamer]

Do we have a tracklist sitting around somewhere? Specifically, of what we've done so far...
I'll corral that very soon. Did you ever have time to touch up the Equinox arrangement? It was sounding really good; would hate to not have it touched up and clicking on all cylinders. :'-(

[Abadoss]

Yeah, I've worked on it. I'm having some difficulty with the hot spots, though. I'm going to play around with the ambience settings to see if I can minimize that.

[Another Soundscape]

OKAY! Storm is back on track. Got all creative and evolved the source a bit more, now contains: Freaky DnB, A Speak'n'Spell, tempo automation, pumping psytrance and an orchestral part! :D
I'll link you up shortly

[Abadoss]

... A Speak'n'Spell...

Awesome! :P

[Liontamer]

OKAY! Storm is back on track. Got all creative and evolved the source a bit more, now contains: Freaky DnB, A Speak'n'Spell, tempo automation, pumping psytrance and an orchestral part! :D
I'll link you up shortly

Just aggregating my comments from today in #ocremix, so that you have 'em for reference:

Not quite feeling the un-tss; the beats there sound rather hollow, though I know you said you weren't done with that part, so clealry not a big deal. Good escalation at 2:25 with the added beats
The orchestral section at the end may need some additional humanization, but the writing seemed good. Sounded really cluttered production-wise, though. The string, woodwind and brass seem like they're all in the same frequency range; I'd just see how you can adjust the EQ. Seeing as you just wanted to get the parts down so far, no problem. I always just note an issue like this in case the arranger is treating it like a final mixdown.
Love that effect at 2:46; it's a nice transition sound, pretty subtle.
You can check out the game in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTF8fsa_sT8. Storm's swimming animation is stupid.

I'm also reminding myself here to hook you up with a short mellow source to check out.

Also noting Fishy's info from this afternoon that he's gotten started on his Incredible Crash Dummies mix!

[Liontamer]

http://follin.quiteajolt.com/

I'm looking for fresh meat for the most important project in OCR history (Disclaimer: to me), the Tim Follin project (http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=8223), which will be OCR's first composer tribute, involving arrangers across communities. Seeing as how Follin is known moreso for his music than his games, though he has some really well-received games under his belt, I've hosted all of the MP3s of his material available from the Gamingforce Forums project led by niki. Get all the MP3s at the link above, follin.quiteajolt.com, hosted by CHz.

CHz says it's ok to rape his bandwidth (i.e. I'm claiming he said it's ok). If you're an arranger and need suggestions, please let me know. I'd like to get at least 15 arrangements total and am currently at 8 not counting WIPs. Please download everything and give 'em a good listen. Look, a bootleg listing of what's a available, including 2 short films by Follin. Gotta catch 'em all or something to that effect!

Altered_Space_-_GB/ 24-Oct-2007 23:28 -
Atari_ST_collection/ 25-Oct-2007 12:08 -
Bionic_Commando_-_Am..> 25-Oct-2007 10:45 -
Body Counting 248kbp..> 25-Oct-2007 12:23 29M
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Wolverine_-_NES/ 25-Oct-2007 11:28 -
ZX_Spectrum_collection/

[suzumebachi]

tim who?

JUST KIDDING JESUS

i would but i'm already commited to like, ten thousand other projects (and two ALS albums)

[Harmony]

Just to clarify, wasn't "Lemmings UMD Theme" actually composed long before Follin did the PSP soundtrack? Mirsoft is giving the composers for the original Lemmings games as Tim Wright, Brian Johnston, Malc Jennings, Tony Williams and Jeroen Tel. That's a favorite theme of mine and I wouldn't want anyone to consider it for the project if it's not applicable. Most of the other Lemmings songs being hosted sound original though.

[Sir_NutS]

New thread eh.

Good luck mr Oji.

[Mazedude]

All this time and still looking for more people, eh? I'm afraid your problem lies in that most of Tim Follin's music falls into a category of "it's already so good, it's damn hard to make a remix that's better than the original." I've already made one Plok remix, and I don't even know if I succeeded in that regard.

Regardless, I'm interested in helping, and will give the tunes a listen. No promises, but I'm always up for remix projects when the material catches my interest. :)

- Mazedude

[OA]

I am a bad enough dude.
My WIP has been in progress for a month or so, just working on arrangement.

I just want to have something awesome, so I havn't shown the WIP yet.

[Liontamer]

Just to clarify, wasn't "Lemmings UMD Theme" actually composed long before Follin did the PSP soundtrack? Mirsoft is giving the composers for the original Lemmings games as Tim Wright, Brian Johnston, Malc Jennings, Tony Williams and Jeroen Tel. That's a favorite theme of mine and I wouldn't want anyone to consider it for the project if it's not applicable. Most of the other Lemmings songs being hosted sound original though.

Yeah, anyone looking at tracks, make sure to run 'em by me first just to make sure they were composed by Follin. For Lemmings, track 08-22 are the real gold. Even you if don't choose to participate, you should download those and check them all out; I don't think you'll be disappointed at all. They're all very well-written, IMO.

[Monobrow]

I'm with suzu on this one, but who knows I may join yet another project last minute and ruin everything yay

[KyleJCrb]

moar super offroad plz

[Antipode]

No way! Tim Follin did Altered Space?! I used to have that game as a little kid, and no one ever had heard of it - but I was always really attracted to the music from it, even back then. No wonder. Unfortunately it was horribly programmed ingame. There was really only one song in this game long enough to be considered as one (track six in this archive you list), but it was a couple minutes long, and would start entirely over again every time you entered a new room. What's more, each room was very small and there was a couple of seconds of silence at the beginning of the song. This meant that unless you stood still for awhile, you could very well never hear the game music at all (I would sometimes start the game up and just wait out my air supply to a game over so I'd be able to listen to it way back then) and it would certainly never be likely that you'd hear the whole thing. Anyway, you're in dire need of some tracks and I've already been considering this for some time. However, I think it'd be a very tough track to remix. If I come up with anything, I'll let you know, but it's probably unlikely. Man, I'm still surprised.

[Liontamer]

No way! Tim Follin did Altered Space?!
Tim's brother Geoff did Altered Space, but Geoff's work is also fair game for the project.

[CHIPP Damage]

Good luck, LionTamer. Aside from the fact that I'm not man enough, nor could do it justice, I'm loving my inclusion in the Xenogears project, right now. Can't wait to hear the Ghouls N Ghosts remix!

[OverCoat]

I did plok

do you still have my remix because that is the final version, since I ditched FL and can no longer work on it.

Yeah, when I switch, I switch. Looking back, probably not that good of an idea for certain ongoing projects, but nothing life-threatening ( ´ ▽ ` )

[Liontamer]

I did plok

do you still have my remix because that is the final version, since I ditched FL and can no longer work on it.

Yeah, when I switch, I switch. Looking back, probably not that good of an idea for certain ongoing projects, but nothing life-threatening ( ´ ▽ ` )

There's a copy on my dead laptop, but otherwise no.

I will be in contact with all the prospectives soon, as I don't want the overall effort to fall by the wayside! I love all the completed tracks, and lot of WIPs (Abadoss, Nutritious, Another Soundscape, Fishy) have great potential!

[Abadoss]

Speaking of which, did you ever get the newer version I sent you?

[binster]

Um... bump? Any movement on this project?

[Liontamer]

Um... bump? Any movement on this project?

Absolutely. It's all in the shadows! But yes, this project's going to be going strong and finishing up. I've got plenty of people to nag, including hopefully Mazedude. I'll see if he's come up with anything. But don't worry; we'll have a project, even if it's only 10-12 pieces, which is still very solid! Thanks for tugging on my arm, Martin, it's appreciated!

[binster]

Absolutely. It's all in the shadows! But yes, this project's going to be going strong and finishing up. I've got plenty of people to nag, including hopefully Mazedude. I'll see if he's come up with anything. But don't worry; we'll have a project, even if it's only 10-12 pieces, which is still very solid! Thanks for tugging on my arm, Martin, it's appreciated!

Heh, I'm always happy to give you a tug, Larry!

...er, wait, that came out wrong...

[Nutritious]

New WIP Pm'd, Larry

[Another Soundscape]

I've been slacking off, I know. But I have found a new track to arrange. Bust-A-Move 4 (GBC) - Title / Menu / Round Select. Hell yeah. It's just the coolest track ever made. I'm not even kidding. It's constantly on repeat here.

[CHz]

I've been slacking off, I know. But I have found a new track to arrange. Bust-A-Move 4 (GBC) - Title / Menu / Round Select. Hell yeah. It's just the coolest track ever made. I'm not even kidding. It's constantly on repeat here.
The one original track from the game, nice. I can definitely see some AnSo-groove working for that one.

[Another Soundscape]

The one original track from the game, nice. I can definitely see some AnSo-groove working for that one.

Even more reason for me to start working, awesome.

[Liontamer]

Note to myself to comment on Justin's Silver Surfer revisions.

AnSo and Mazedude are on board with multiple WIPs, so hopefully the creative juices result in some tracks that can be added. Both of these guys are some of the best in the community, so I've got my fingers crossed!

[V___]

I'm going to try a new track, or see if I can revise my Scumball track... Iv REALLY improved since my last submissions (as LT would see if he read my PMs ;_; to everyone else, wait for the Tales project to come out, mines the Colette mix)

Hmm what style am I up for today....

[Abadoss]

Note to myself to comment on Justin's Silver Surfer revisions.

AnSo and Mazedude are on board with multiple WIPs, so hopefully the creative juices result in some tracks that can be added. Both of these guys are some of the best in the community, so I've got my fingers crossed!

You've still got to comment on my revisions, too.

[Dafydd]

Liontamer mentioned a song named "Tick" among his biased picks. This is the list of songs I've found from this game...

101 - title screen
102 - prologue
103 - aquamarine bay
104 - perils of the coral reef - introduction
105 - perils of the coral reef - main
106 - perils of the coral reef - the race
107 - perils of the coral reef - the great white
108 - four ways of mystery
109 - passage from genesis
110 - pathways from nowhere
111 - up and down - the great geyser
112 - up and down - the lake
113 - roaring forces - the chase
114 - roaring forces - metamorphosis
115 - atlantis lost
116 - descent of the foe
117 - vortex of time
118 - shrine of controversy
119 - master of forgotten skills - introduction
120 - master of forgotten skills - solving the puzzle
201 - process that never ends
202 - blades in motion
203 - obscure ways to terminus
204 - sleeping forces of doom
205 - twisted realities
206 - anguish of dearth
207 - entrapment
208 - caverns of hope
209 - powers of levitation
210 - powers of levitation - activating the generator
211 - hanging waters
212 - ice and fire
213 - ice and fire - victory
214 - abyss of inferno
215 - abyss of inferno - victory
216 - mutaclone
217 - invasion
218 - transfiguration
219 - heart of the foe - victory
220 - epilogue
221 - you must continue
222 - game over
223 - credits
224 - bonus - the race excerpt (unused alternate version)
225 - bonus - aquamarine bay excerpt (unused alternate version)

So is it any one of these? I don't know where to find this song if it's not in this list.

I'd join this project if I could only find some music of his that I liked...

[Liontamer]

Liontamer mentioned a song named "Tick" among his biased picks. This is the list of songs I've found from this game...

"The Tick" is an unused track from the game (http://timfollin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Music2.htm), not even in the game data.

[Dafydd]

I see. There were 2 unused tracks in that list, too, but I guess they were in the game data then. I realize this might not be important to this project, but OCRemixes must normally be of music found in the actual game data, right?

[Liontamer]

I see. There were 2 unused tracks in that list, too, but I guess they were in the game data then. I realize this might not be important to this project, but OCRemixes must normally be of music found in the actual game data, right?
Yeah, an arrangement of The Tick wouldn't be fair game for OCR, but as a Follin composition, of course it's bueno for this project.

[OA]

Just a heads up that I am still working on my track as time/inspiration permits; I have lots of other things going on too, but I have not forgotten Larry's Sacred Crusade!

[Liontamer]

Props to Steve Pordon & Children of the Monkey Machine for their excellent new Solstice mix, "Demnos Inquisitor" (http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01693/), which Steve conceived for the album. Thanks a lot guys, this is a great addition!

[Elrinth]

Yo, uhm, my big brother got some info on this quite awhile ago. Are you still accepting songs? if so, which games are available remixing?
What's the deadline? How much time do we have til we have to turn in our entry?'


oh and wow I'm not used to having the latest posts at page 1 :)

[Liontamer]

Are you still accepting songs?
Absolutely.
if so, which games are available remixing?
Any games with music originally composed by Tim Follin. (http://wiki.sotw.info/index.php?title=User:Liontamer/Dirge_for_the_Follin/Follin_Discography) I'll let anyone know if they run into any major exceptions.
What's the deadline? How much time do we have til we have to turn in our entry?'
Looks like the fall of '08, so you have a little while.

In other news, SnappleMan looks to be available again, so we're looking forward to Andy turning in something awesome (from Silver Surfer), since he doesn't know how to do it any other way.

[leepmeister]

Looks like the last post here was in May...
Am I correct in thinking Gambit is getting no love yet? I'd definitely like to take a crack at that one if there's still time. (What's the latest on project timelines?)

[Liontamer]

Looks like the last post here was in May...
Am I correct in thinking Gambit is getting no love yet? I'd definitely like to take a crack at that one if there's still time. (What's the latest on project timelines?)

Yeah, Gambit's got no love!

As far as release this, before the end of the year would be nice, but that would have to compete with Summoning of Spirits, so perhaps after MAGFest in January. I could always aim for a March release and call it a day after that, as I have about 10 tracks so far, and love what's been made so far.

[binster]

Hurrah! Good to know this is still going on.

Also, any sign of Follin since his retirement? Has he produced anything new?

[Liontamer]

Hurrah! Good to know this is still going on.

Also, any sign of Follin since his retirement? Has he produced anything new?
I imagine he's keeping busy with Eyecatcher Films (http://www.eyecatcherfilms.com/). He put up that letter a while back in his homepage (http://timfollin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/) saying that he was available for freelance work again, but I haven't heard anything involving specifics. You could always friend him on Facebook and take the chance of asking him yourself. I dunno if you'll get anything out of him though. :-)

[Gario]

Well holy shit, dude. I cannot believe that Follin is getting love here! He's up there for 'huge inspiration' with Nobuo and Bunbun for me!

Yes, this post is an old one, and it's a shame, as I'd have loved to participate in any way... but I'm still an unknown and it's coming out January - March this year...

Please tell me somebody is doing some of the soundtrack for Silver Surfer. I'd do it myself, but for the reasons above, I obviously can't for this project :(

Can't wait for this!

Edit: I just looked, and it seems Silver Surfer was most certainly included. I love you guys *wipes a tear*!

[KyleJCrb]

Larry should really start gettin' on peoples' asses to get their shit done for this.

[KyleJCrb]

Larry should really start gettin' on peoples' asses to get their shit done for this.

For once, I actually agree with this guy.

[Another Soundscape]

For once, I actually agree with this guy.

Me too. Come on Larry, get on my ass!

[Dafydd]

Oh boy. Another [insert vulgarity of choice]scape?

[Klondike]

Yeah, people need to get on other peoples' asses, pronto. I don't want to start Dirge for the Dirge for the Follin.

[Nekofrog]

I've loved Follin's work ever since Plok and Spiderman/X-Men arcade's revenge, both of which I played extensively when they came out.

[The Pezman]

I'm sold. (http://www.gamesradar.com/f/17-videogame-soundtracks-ahead-of-their-time/a-20090428101958583089/p-2) (Silver Surfer)

[Gario]

I don't want to start Dirge for the Dirge for the Follin.

lol, I wouldn't want to see that, either...

...wait, how would that work, anyway? Remix the remixes of the older project?

[Toadofsky]

I'm still on for Akrilic from Plok! I think.

But it's been a long time, I feel bad :[!

This. Thank goodness somebody is doing a song from that game.

Nekofrog, please tell me you're doing a song for this from Plok!...

[pojo]

Greetings all, pojo here...aka Mike.

Is this project still alive? I've been working on a guitar based version of the title theme to Solstice now for the past couple weeks and I just stumbled across this. Perhaps if it goes over good enough it would make a good addition.

[Abadoss]

It's kind of quiet, but it's still going on, as far as I know. Just PM Larry with what you've got. I'm sure he'll be able to tell you more.

[pojo]

ok will do, thanks

[KyleJCrb]

2. Xoc - Magic Johnson's Fast Break & Super Off-Road - complete, but private until release by Jason's request

This actually got released on Xoc's MAGFEST 7 MIX album, so it's no longer really private.

[pojo]

Ok, I haven't heard anything back on that PM yet so I'm assuming no more project?

And anyway I just recently found Ryan8bit's version of this making mine somewhat redundant...but for those curious enough to hear somebody else's take, here ya go:

Solstice Title Theme
http://www.filefreak.com/files/51243_bfmlr/solstice_mx1_mst.mp3

[jmr]

This actually got released on Xoc's MAGFEST 7 MIX album, so it's no longer really private.
The first half was on the first Nevar Say Day! compilation (http://www.jasonvincion.com/ccnrec/ccn001.html), and the second half was released for free download here (http://www.traxinspace.com/song/35590)... So yeah, definitely not private anymore.

[Gario]

I hope it's still going - I've been actively waiting for it's release for a year, now...

[Kinslayer]

I want to hear OverCoat's Akrillic rendition, so I really hope this gets released soon, geez.