ReMix: Stormlord 'Elven Tears'
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- Game: Stormlord (Hewson, 1989, AMIGA)
- ReMixer(s): Alexander Prievert
- Composer(s): Charles Deenen, Johannes Bjerregaard, Maniacs of Noise
- Song(s):
- Posted: 2001-06-29, evaluated by djpretzel
Alexander Prievert writes: "I don't even know if this tune was in the released version of the game. Anyway, it was the title tune in my version (there's a diskfile on the net wich has a completely different title tune...) This was a very hard song to program, as I reconstructed the melody and basslines note by note from the original. Except for sound quality and drumloop, this sticks close to the OSV". Well, it *might* be a stormlord ReMix, and might not, but either way it's good tunage, very upbeat and melody-centric, much variety, key changes, an almost castlevania-esque intro and outro, and is just plain fun. Good to see more from Alexander.
Discussion: Latest 12 comments/reviews; view the Pretty nice source; The sounds are pretty cheap midi-sounding, but
the melodies are good. I really like the organ that comes in. Not
really samplewise, but the rhythm and harmony take the song up a
notch.
The drums seem on autopilot for the whole duration, and the background textures remain the same for most of the piece, but there is a lot of melodic variation throughout with different instruments and more melodic lines than I care to count.
The linked version is far superior in my opinion; it has all of the strengths with none of the weaknesses. The samples are a bit step up, and rather than having a canned drumloop, it's ditched altogether for an orchestral sound.
I'd recommend getting the 2003 re-ReMix one rather than this mix.
- OA on July 16, 2007
The drums seem on autopilot for the whole duration, and the background textures remain the same for most of the piece, but there is a lot of melodic variation throughout with different instruments and more melodic lines than I care to count.
The linked version is far superior in my opinion; it has all of the strengths with none of the weaknesses. The samples are a bit step up, and rather than having a canned drumloop, it's ditched altogether for an orchestral sound.
I'd recommend getting the 2003 re-ReMix one rather than this mix.
- OA on July 16, 2007
Prievert wrote: I actually meant "ELEVEN TEARS" as in ten, eleven, twelve. It's kind of a word-play thingy, as in the title screen an elf drops tear after tear... the number is arbitrary though.
If you like, also check out my second take on the song, done with emu Proteus 2 instruments on www.amigaremix.com (where I use "mythoslogos" as user name)
Ah, almost a sort of double entendre. Cool. I'll make sure it finally get updated in the next few months.
- Liontamer on May 17, 2006
I actually meant "ELEVEN TEARS" as in ten, eleven, twelve. It's
kind of a word-play thingy, as in the title screen an elf drops
tear after tear... the number is arbitrary though.
If you like, also check out my second take on the song, done with emu Proteus 2 instruments on www.amigaremix.com (where I use "mythoslogos" as user name)
- Prievert on May 17, 2006
If you like, also check out my second take on the song, done with emu Proteus 2 instruments on www.amigaremix.com (where I use "mythoslogos" as user name)
- Prievert on May 17, 2006
Kaleb.G wrote:Prievert wrote: The title I gave this tune was "Eleven Tears"
Did you mean "[b]Elven[/b] Tears"? I would like to know since I would rather tag the track with your title than djp's; since you're the artist and all.
Yeah, that's clearly what he meant, so we'll hopefully retag it when OCR01500 rolls by.
The tone of the arrangement here's not a favorite of mine considering how much I liked the original tune. Wish the percussion patterns were more interesting and that all of the instruments were more powerful, but as Alex mentioned way back, he felt the sounds he used were lackluster anyway, so it's a moot issue.
Also wish this theme got some more coverage in the community, even just in the C64 arrangement community.
- Liontamer on May 4, 2006
Prievert wrote: The title I gave this tune was "Eleven Tears"
Did you mean "[b]Elven[/b] Tears"? I would like to know since I would rather tag the track with your title than djp's; since you're the artist and all.
- Kaleb.G on December 14, 2005
Prievert wrote: ...my Stormlord remix is based on the title-tune which was on my copy of Stormlord.. Funny enough all .adf files on the net noiwadays have the Jochen Hippel Tune (which I don't like as much) The version I used was also in the C64 version of Stormlord and revamped by someone as an amiga mod...
I don't know why DJP called this remix "Introquest"... The title I gave this tune was "Eleven Tears": in the
Perhaps he called it introquest because the game now technically has two different intro themes.
So, this:
"I don't even know if this tune was in the released version of the game. Anyway, it was the title tune in my version (there's a diskfile on the net wich has a completely different title tune...)"
may have sparked his imagination.
nice track by the way
- Red Shadow on February 14, 2005
Hi, I don't think anyone will ever read this, but I'll post this
anyway. my Stormlord remix is based on the title-tune which was on
my copy of Stormlord.. Funny enough all .adf files on the net
noiwadays have the Jochen Hippel Tune (which I don't like as much)
The version I used was also in the C64 version of Stormlord and
revamped by someone as an amiga mod. This remix was definitely more
work than it was worth. The baseline is ultra-difficult, and I had
to sample parts of the song and replay them at a lower pitch.
During this playback I played the melody live and then used
quantize. I had to do this for all the voices. In retrospect the
choice of instruments is rather boring... (But that was due to the
fact that The SL Remix together with my BloddMoney remix and 3
other remixes was done in 5 days only) I recorded a better version
for private use, but I don't think I'll submit it. I don't know why
DJP called this remix "Introquest"... The title I gave this tune
was "Eleven Tears": in the Intro of the game you saw an animated
face of an elf, happy at first, but then (when the drums / organ
part starts) the screen gets dark and moody and the elf begins to
cry handpainted-animation tears. I always liked the sad, but also
uplifting elements of the tune. Well, I just thought I'd share this
with all of you :-)
- Prievert on March 24, 2003
- Prievert on March 24, 2003
That second melody coming in mentioned sounds so cool and catchy.
The organ man!!! It's so cool! Everyone should listen to this song
once. Not something I would listen to constantly, as Rob has
said.
hehehe Rob....Rob the Helpless
Good to listen to the old OC tunes once in awhile. I'm not one for musicality, so I can just say it sounds good. Maybe one day in the distant future I will learn eveerrryyyyttthhhhiiiinnnngggg.
- AnotherOneBitesTheDust on October 1, 2002
hehehe Rob....Rob the Helpless
Good to listen to the old OC tunes once in awhile. I'm not one for musicality, so I can just say it sounds good. Maybe one day in the distant future I will learn eveerrryyyyttthhhhiiiinnnngggg.
- AnotherOneBitesTheDust on October 1, 2002
Stormlord 'Elven Tears'
This mix comes up a lot in my playlist rotation and I often skip it. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t like it. It’s actually quite good. Happy, dance-y tune. When the second melody comes in around the middle (~2:50) it sounds really cool, but it quickly goes away in favour of a trumpet (of which I am not a fan of personally). At ~4:10 there is a solo of some sort of bass instrument, I believe, that I really enjoyed. Altogether, this is a good solid mix, nothing jaw-dropping, but enjoyable nonetheless. 3/5
- Saunders on May 26, 2002
This mix comes up a lot in my playlist rotation and I often skip it. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t like it. It’s actually quite good. Happy, dance-y tune. When the second melody comes in around the middle (~2:50) it sounds really cool, but it quickly goes away in favour of a trumpet (of which I am not a fan of personally). At ~4:10 there is a solo of some sort of bass instrument, I believe, that I really enjoyed. Altogether, this is a good solid mix, nothing jaw-dropping, but enjoyable nonetheless. 3/5
- Saunders on May 26, 2002
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