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Dude, this sounds more like a broken 8-bit lawnmower engine than a NES soundtrack. But I can well imagine how this "track" came about: --------------------------------------------------------------- CEO in the game development team: "Guys, the release of the game is tomorrow, but we still have to compose an extraordinary boss theme." Staff: "Boss, our schedule is filled to the brim - we have no capacity." CEO: "Heya, intern - we're relying on you. We need you to create something special in less than 30 minutes that even posterity will be talking about." Something special that even posterity will still be talking about: ...

Thanks! And Metroid is from Japan, so perhaps that's why. 🤷‍♂️ But at the time, I think this particular track by Hirokazu Tanaka was probably about as close to being musique concrète, experimental, or perhaps some kind of avant-garde in 8 bit form. 😃 Anyway, I'll take into consideration of what you said, as this is something I wasn't sure about how I'd approach it.

Inspired by an 8-bit cover I recently stumbled across. Radioactive.mp3

Hi, I'm in a bit of a creative rut and looking for a way out. While my only experience with Fire Emblem is playing Three Houses and a RP server I'm in, I think I could provide an interesting remix for this album. I have a unique style and make electronic music (hard to classify) using Musescore and FL Studio Free Edition. I've been kicked off a few albums already for quality reasons (namely at Pixel Mixers) but I've been steadily improving my craft. I'll take one of the games nobody's claimed yet. Like I said, I don't have much experience with Fire Emblem in general but think that only makes it a better challenge. I might need to a list of significant tracks for one of the unclaimed games but I'd like to join this project.

Hi Uffe! The track you linked doesn’t sound like it contains western harmony functional chords inside. I’m hearing trills between half-step notes and an occasional whole-step note to make the tension ramp. However, to answer your question, the method I use to determine chords when listening to arpeggios is to listen for the lowest note and then work out what the interval is between it and the closest note to it, then do the same for the next note. The relationship between the intervals will usually give you the biggest clue to the chord. Sometimes there can be multiple chords being outlined during a single arpeggiated melodic line. It’s not always easy to pick out when this is happening, though one trick for that is to listen to the harmony/support instruments and if the notes shift under a particular spot in the melody, it’s highly likely that the chord has changed

I hate to ask this question, because I don't know if the arpeggio is entirely ignored, or if you have to figure out how many chords are within one measure. My question comes from the video below, though. Ridley's Lair does the same thing, but for Mother Brain's theme, it comes off as extreme. So how do I figure out the chords when the top (or bottom) section uses rapid arpeggios? I'm not asking anyone to figure these chords out for me, I'll do that myself if I can get an answer. Thanks in advance!

STILL grooving 😁 Great chill track that is still on the regular playlist. Another great tune by MkVaff. Tight production, lovely flow, a short ending (as has been said) but a real gem.

Very immersive! And quite impressive that this is all recorded live. Bring us more!

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I would love the windy critical. Gonna power / prog metal (and probably borrow some from not critical)

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I'm liking the Rush-vibes. Reminds me of their Power Windows phase.

Another great MkVaff track that holds up over 20 years later. Great work adding to the source, and the technical skills still shine through. Makes me want to take another trip into that damn volcano!

This is fantastic. Excellent production and variety.

This is really, really good.

I heard Alex's work on youtube already, I had no idea he submitted something to OCR. This remix is absolutely fantastic, definitely one of the best versions of "Attack on Dollet" out there. The transition around the 1 minute mark was expertly done. This remix injects a substantial amount of epic into an already epic source. Great job on this!

fwiw you're the reason i'm checking the WIP forums at all these days :] diggin the bass lines in this!

Love the shaker textures, and LOVE the violin! And then the transition at 2:48, and that section after..... I love everything about this mix.

Really love the mix of instrumentation and the dynamics. Loved the waltz-y rhythm the piano comes in with near 0:47. So much variety. What a great ride! Also nostalgic--not because I've ever played SC2 (I haven't), but because one of the very earliest OCRemix tracks I ever listened to was a remix of this song... back in 2002!

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Really love the introduction on this one—builds in a nice way, super textural, and instantly catches my interest! Great track.

Over two decades later and this track still holds up beautifully! It does stick close to the source (which is great on its own!), but this remix deserves to continue flying up in those icy peaks.