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**CANCELLED** Interested in picking up this project? Drop a DM to Trism ALBUM PROJECT: Paths Less Travelled: Secret of Evermore Project Director: FINAL COMPLETED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TBC PROPOSED ALBUM RELEASE: TBC Current Remixers: NyxTheShield, rebrained, Manji, djpretzel, brink-of-time, about:blank, Dj Mokram, Argle, TSori, Siolfor the Jackal, theconsoloist, Trism Current Performers: Trev (violin), TSori (trumpet) Sound Designers/Audio Support: Chimpazilla STATEMENT REGARDING JEREMY SOULE HERE - PROJECT CONCEPT - Howdy folks, we’re back! Hot on the heels of the previous album, we’re raring to go at another. We’re doing Paths Less Travelled Volume 2! For those who missed the first instalment, PLT is a series of albums paying homage to overlooked and underrated games from yesteryear. Whether it be from poor marketing, limited localisation or plain bad timing, we celebrate the gems that undeservedly missed the limelight. Volume 1 covered a little-known game, originally available only in Asia & Europe, named Terranigma and was RELEASED in December 2019. The game we’ll be bringing to the forefront this time is: Secret of Evermore is an RPG released on the SNES by Squaresoft on October 1, 1995. With gameplay and a menu system reminiscent to the hugely successful Secret of Mana, it featured real-time battles, ring-shaped displays, and the ability to switch control between characters. This is where similarities ended. Unlike its similarly-named cousin, Secret of Evermore is unique in that it is the only game developed by Squaresoft of America, a small studio beholden to the Japanese parent company. Secret of Evermore was their first and only title. It did not receive a release in Japan. While the game was generally very well received by reviewers upon its release, it was criticised for not being even similar to Secret of Mana in story or art direction, an expectation likely exacerbated by their similar game titles. Secret of Evermore is a curiously dark tale following a cinema-obsessed boy and his dog as they fight their way through a virtual world gone awry, filled with characters and locations from the neolithic era to the far future. Think The Goonies x Last Action Hero x Bill and Ted in 90’s RPG form. And the dog can shapeshift. You should play it. This game also marks the debut of Jeremy Soule, who got the job straight out from composition studies on the back of a demo cassette. Jeremy has gone on to score and compose music for modern classics Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (amongst many, many others). His debut directly utilises environmental and ambient soundscapes to emphasise the feelings of loneliness and exploration. This technique was hardly ever implemented in gaming at the time; and was used to great effect alongside the more traditional music to be expected in an RPG; using the sound of nature to actively enhance an already atmospheric score. Here is a link to the selected soundtrack. The track order has been randomised: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKu09f66XIaTvXnXFQUPFQvY0NoxjlcpL And here’s a link to the midi files. Unfortunately they have slightly different titles: https://www.khinsider.com/midi/snes/secret-of-evermore - WHAT WE NEED - GENERAL ROLES ▪Arrangers/Remixers: This is where the bulk of the recognisable work will be. We need folks to claim tracks and conjure them into beautiful remixes. ▪Live Musicians: Performers who are experienced with any type of instrument and have a high-quality recording setup. We would like to get quality live performers on remixes in every instance where remixer's sample quality “isn’t quite there”. Put simply, there are Quality Control standard requirements for the official OCR stamp ▪Cover Artist: Speaks for itself, really. We need someone to create art for the album. - THE SPECIFICS - Claiming & Auditioning: All remixers wishing to claim a track should PM me or comment on the thread about any they are interested in and we'll go from there. If you are not a posted remixer, please PM some of your completed work. It needn't be a remix, but something that demonstrates the quality of your skills. Once a track is claimed, a first deadline will be set that is reasonable. We're keeping it casual at the moment, stricter requirements will be implemented as the project progresses. While we want to do this right, there’s no pressure early on. However. If nothing is heard from you in a reasonable time after contact is attempted, you will be dropped from the project and your track will revert to ‘unclaimed’. Genre Guidelines: There is no genre one should adhere to when remixing tracks for the album, A central theme in the album, as with the game, will be the use of environmental effects. You are NOT required to use any of that stuff in any way, but we WOULD like your blessing to allow us to implement some at the mixing stage. Now hold on! We very well may not, but if we do, it will be with soundscapes created specifically for the album; and used both sympathetically and subtly, to convey a greater sense of atmosphere to the album overall. If you’ve got a specific idea for a track, by all means run it by us, We’re open to ideas. Flexible Deadlines: Deadlines will be handled on a case-by-case basis at first, and based on the preference of the remixer, we're not trying to rush things here. Try to maintain contact with us, We know things are scary in the world at the moment. We’re really easy. - CORE TRACK LIST - Black - Unclaimed Track Red - Track Claimed, no submission Orange - Concept Submitted Yellow - WIP submitted Green- Significant WIP submitted Blue - Finished Track submitted Purple - Finished and Mastered Track Main Title - theconsoloist Storekeepers Boss Theme 2 Pirates of Crustacia - djpretzel Elephant Graveyard - Manji Boss Theme 1 Fire Eyes - about:blank Intro Credits Freak Show! Merchant in the Cave Horace - Argle Collossia Chamber 1 Ivor Tower Side Chambers - TSori Pyramid - Dj Mokram Control Room Ivor Tower Town - brink-of-time Ivor Tower Castle Podunk, 1995 Puppet Show Final Battle Carltron - Siolfor the Jackal Queen Bluegarden Collosia Chamber 2 - Trism Tinker Ebon Keep Town Escape Ebon Keep Castle - NyxTheShield Omnitopia Surface - rebrained Fields of Gothic Flying So… all that’s left to be said is welcome aboard and get claiming!

I'm sure you're all aware of the global situation regarding the Corona-virus outbreak. Most of us have been stuck at home due to measures to prevent further contamination. I first heard of these measures halfway through March when I was in piano class (I'm in the Netherlands by the way). That was also the last time I've been in piano class :P Because of my chronic condition and since the burn-out in 2016 I'm used to being at home most of the time. In a sense, the Corona-measures make little difference for me life. That said, it did take away a couple of things that I'm starting to miss: church, visits to my grandparents and piano lessons (which I still get, but through the phone! Its not the same...) All in all I'm managing alright. My wife and I can still do walks around the neighborhood and there is always plenty to do around the house. I have to say I haven't been working on any personal music projects or remixes. The last time I worked on something was months ago and I got frustrated and now I'm afraid to go back to it. I keep hitting obstacles with my productions and its just driving me nuts. I did spend some time learning music theory (specifically harmony) and I watched some videos on how to listen to Classical Music. That lead me to purchase the book Classical Music for Dummies, which is somewhat helpful to get me started. By some stroke of coincidence I found a cheap CD of Dvorak's New World Symphony shortly after having watched a analysis video and listening to a performance of it online. Nice :D I really like it. I may have a new piano piece coming up, which will hopefully motivate me to get back in the saddle. Some companies have been generously handing out free Virtual Instruments during the crisis and I want to give those a try too. What have you been up to these days? How are you handling the Corona-measures? Has the time home been good for your creative exploits?

Me likey the TMNT tunage... I may consider putting something together for this.

The virus hadn't done as much damage as I thought, but it's still done some rough rounds. Prior to the outbreak, I had been trying to get a longer-term paid job with a strategy of doing volunteer work in my local area. I was actually due to be an IT technician in my hometown's library on the day the lockdown got in place, and I'm sure the offer will still be there once restrictions get taken down. As of right now, the only volunteer work still running are actually here in the remix community - judging everyone's music submissions to OCR, and the contributions to RadioSEGA as well. As long as it keeps my mind sharp, that's all I can ask for. Outside of here, I'm either hooked on Animal Crossing: New Horizons (or as I'd like to call it, "outdoor play simulator"), and I've also been one of those using Zoom to keep in touch with my family. It's especially good for my father, as because of his suppressed immune system, he is forbidden from leaving the house at all. The only time he'd ever head outside is to use the garage, and that's it. Two of my family members had also contracted the virus, but are both recovering well and I am thankful for that. Anything else I mention here would go into what the UK in general had endured under the outbreak, so that's gonna be worth another thread on its own. In the meantime, I'm doing well, and I aim to keep being proactive for as long as it takes x)

Compo: MnP (Meat 'n Potatoes) MIDI: https://compo.thasauce.net/files/materials/MnP113_Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_The_Hyperstone_Heist_-_Alleycat_Blues.mid TMNT has a rocking soundtrack! The SNES version is more funky, but the SEGA version is more exciting, and rocking. The game is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, and this is the Alleycat Blues. A nice composition with a lot of scope for ideas! Everyone runs to the SNES version, which is nice, but they leave this out, which personally i think is the better version. Oh well, opinions lol. Love this one a lot. -TVG Deadline: May 28th Thursday @ 1PM Vote Ends: June 2nd Tuesday @ 1 PM MnP ARCHIVE - made by Trism submit:https://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/MnP113 MISSION STATEMENT The goal of Compo:MnP is to promote that "meat and potatoes" conservative approach to remixing: this includes the mood and composition of source tunes. It is up to the remixer to create their own personalization, or to simply give it a sound upgrade. Moreover, the compo is a great opportunity to hone your remixing skills and give video game music the respect that is due. SOME reinterpretation is recommended, but not required. MnP Instructions/Guidelines Covers and Sound Upgrades are permitted. Most or all of the source notes must be present (but not necessarily in the exact same order), secondly the mood (energy, pacing, feelings being conveyed etc) should also be retained. For example, a source tune that is fast-paced and energetic that's remixed into a mellow/chill-out theme would be a hard sell. If you decide to do a genre swap (i.e. symphonic to techno), make sure that the conditions of #2 are met. Submissions must be at a maximum of 20mb (keeping in step with ThaSauce's file size max). Only 1 entry per participant. Previous winner cannot participate but can submit a BONUS entry. Please don't make any comments about people's entries - including your own - until the Voting process is concluded. BONUS entries are exempt of this rule. Same rules for PRC voting Stage: don't vote for yourself, be considerate and try to give reasonable feedback as to why you liked X or Y entry. All competitors and voters must adhere to the rules stated within: Competition Code and Conduct MISC/TIPS - When picking a source tune, make sure it has a MIDI to make ppl's lives easier. - In-game sound FX are permitted, so long as they don't comprise the whole track (i.e. replacing entire MIDI tracks with just sfx)

Haha oopsies, I missed it, the Castle theme then!

Super down for this <3 SoE had always a special part on my heart! I would like to claim either Ebon Keep - Town or if possible, add the dark castle theme to the list of tracks ( )

Sorry to hear about those of you who are having a rough time. I've been fortunate to be able to work from home, so it really hasn't affected me too much. As far as the extra time at time home goes. I've been doing some recording and a lot of woodworking. My girlfriend and I got engaged while she was here visiting for the past couple months too, so now I'm going through the visa application process for her so we can get married in the U.S.

I misread that as you'll hit him with the spoon. I read ahead too quick. And sometimes backwards. RIP my brain.

I'm coming from East Germany. And at the moment, this articial Corona hype as a much more blown up successor than the avian and swine flu doesn't affect my life too much. I'm pretty glad I got the chance to downshift at my work as a landscape gardener this year right into my desired 30 hours weeks (4 full days working, 3 days weekend). My line of work got no special restrictions. So, I usually work from 7 a.m. to 15 (or 16) p.m - every day in the nature. After this - if the sun shines - I often take a full body sun bath & nap at my balcony (always one the best parts of the day and for getting relaxed and recovered). Then, after having a shower, I mostly prefer to have a large feast - something like a raw 7-course-dinner right into the evening hours. At the same time I often read something or check some content on Youtube. Later in the evening, I often watch movies, rare animes, get into music stuff from time to time - or play some retro games with my best friends during the week sometimes. The weekends also haven't changed too much for me in these silly Corona times (hope these suckers of politicians and lobbyists won't fuck up my mood in the summer time when I love to go swimming and enjoying the summer at a natural lake at the outskirts of the town). Training, domestic work and buying lots of organic food and still water for the whole week - so, the usual things most people have to do. At the evening hours of the weekends, I try to organize at least one gaming evening or gaming night with my best friends, going to cinema (maybe not this summer), watching some movies at home or grow deeper into one of my compositions and remixes. That's it. ----------- Since I never was a too big fan of "shopping" or buying lots of stuff I don't need or which I can't really enjoy in the long term, I'm still kinda fine with this annoying Corona bullshit. I also don't wear those silly masks in the bus or tram (except for some grocery stores where they won't let me in without this nasty stuff - there, I just wrap a normal shirt over my mouth and nose) and I also don't give too much on some sneezing or coughing people around me, as long as I can breathe without restrictions. On the other side, I kinda enjoy the dead city atmosphere - not too big traffic noise, fresher air and not too many city suckers around who could radically piss me off. Just went berserk and knocked somebody in a group of three German guys down some time ago after they tried to be the cool 'n' arrogant gangster dudes in my humble neighbourhood by taking a bottle of water from my bike trailer without asking and doing some shitty boss stuff after I had approached them. Indeed, they 've been the cool guys... until I finished one of them with a jab, a foot sweep and a fatal knee strike to the head until his blood was dripping on the streets and he and his cowards of friends were running away like slapped bitches who forgot their makeup before going out - at least to look like imitating boss monsters. In times like these I'm kinda free to ask myself, if viruses and microorganisms can be really that bad compared to such sneaky, shady 'n' pretty loveless human-like looking creatures that often dwell in the big cities of this world. But I won't complain - because besides that my life is kinda peaceful, healthy, joyful, vitally alive and pretty exciting. And I live in a pretty green and natural environment which gives me some additional inner peace. So, I often see natural stuff happening in my corner of life. For example, the offspring of the bluetits (often flying from a little forest on the other side to my balcony for getting some organic food or for feeding their offspring in one of my nest boxes made of wood concrete) was hatching some time ago - and I guess I'll have to support at least one of those fluffy mini Chocobos with some flight hours for not feeling to much at home for a too long time at my cozy balcony. Yesterday, I saved the life of a baby rabbit getting caught and hacked by a crow. Although the baby rabbit was randomly hopping in my direction aftwards, I'm sure the rabbit mom was kinda happy and relaxed after having her little fluff pouncer back. I guess this is what legendary bunny knights and true heroes do in real life - no matter who big a "crisis" might be. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not sure what those politicians, lobbyists and shady families and shareholder jerks behind the big profit-over-life companies are conspiring within this artificial Corona hype. Maybe it's just about money or simulating some kind of a Great Depression to weaken society and bring fascism back into the capitalistic society (those useless power-hungry assholes and greedy money sniffers can make much more money if human rights are no big issue anymore). But if it's mostly about the influence of pharmaceutical companies trying to force people to buy and take their worthless or radically dangerous products like pharmaceutical medication and vaccination, I'll consider this as a war against my health. I don't need and I radically boycott their unpredictable pharmaceutical "health care" products - and I really want those profit-over-life companies to break down and vanish from this world. Besides, fresh air, fresh water and sunlight, I just need food for my health... raw, natural, vital and highly nutritious food. So, if their shady pharmaceutical "scientists", junkie promoters and money-driven doctors come to me with their nasty needles and act tough like M. Bison, they should be prepared to fly through the air like some opponents of Mike Tyson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stay safe, stay at home, but load devastating ammo in your studio microphone. Heavy ammunition between 20 and 20000 hertz fired in the direction of Merck, Bayer, I.G. Farben and shady carrierists like Friedrich Merz. Pigeons coo it from the roofs with pleasure, precisely like a sonar, thick neck, insatiable battle rap masher: "Coo, coo... Corona". Son Goku gathers his last powers for a final Genkidama against the apocalyptical, pharmaceutically induced Corona propaganda. (just for the musical interaction - a small part of a battle rap poem I was breeding in my mind some days ago)

The submission packet has been submitted, waiting on site staff now!

I did this a few years ago. Hopefully you enjoy it!

I LOVE the underlying industrial beat in this ReMix, and of course the guitar work was awesome here. The arrangement was reminded me of some musical styles I would hear in the mid-to-late 90's, especially with some of the cymbal hits, which was cool. Sounded clean, sounded great, can't fault this mix at all. Nice work, fellas.