TSori

**NOTE:  Most of the discussion is taking place on a Discord Server, but regular project updates and claim/track status will continue to be posted here**
 
It's my pleasure to announce a one-of-a-kind album project and partnership between Lucas Thomas of Nintendo Force and OverClocked ReMix!

Project Concept
Nintendo Force Magazine has launched a Kickstarter to fund Lucas M. Thomas' new book, "The Impact of Iwata" which offers a deep dive into the life of former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and his towering impact on the video game industry. After meeting its original funding goal in only 2 days Nintendo Force has added a number of stretch goals including an audiobook version – and this is where we come in!
This project will be a 16-track album to be included as part of the audiobook release.  Each track will be based on one of the 16 chapters of the book, and is intended to fill the same role in an auditory format as the illustrations do in the print book. Portions of the tracks will be used as chapter introductions and between narration within the audiobook itself, and the entire album will be released in full as a bonus feature/promotional item. A full tracklist and description of source tunes/chapter topics can be found below
See the Kickstarter for more detail:
 
 

Album Roles/ What we need!
Author/Nintendo Force Editor-in-Chief/Project Lead: Lucas M. Thomas
Album Director: TSori
Masterer:  ????   ( Zack Parrish available if no one else volunteers. Jorito also has contacts that may be available)
Remixers: 

Cyril the Wolf
Emunator
Hemophiliac
Ian Martyn
Jorito
MIchael Hudak
Ridley Snipes
Siolfor the Jackal
The Vodoú Queen
Treyt
TSori
Vylent
Zack Parrish
 
Performers: 
Donut - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Earth Kid - Harp, Piano, Vocals (female), Hammered dulcimer, Recorder, Ethnic percussion
Ian Martyn - Irish bouzouki, guitar (acoustic and electric), bass, keys, Irish whistle and low whistle, mandolin, Irish tenor banjo, accordion, taishōgoto, yukyu, concertina, melodica, bodhrán, bendir, ukulele
KestrelGirl - Violin
pointblanket - Violin
SableProvidence - flute, bass flute, dizi
Sheabutter - Violin
Siolfor the Jackal - Electric Guitar, Bass
TSori – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Claiming Tracks
All remixers wishing to claim a track should PM me and/or post in the thread. We'll go from there! 
Genre Guidelines
There are no specific required genres or instrumentation. The ReMixer is invited to take the approach they think will best for the chapter subject. That said there are a couple general guidelines from Lucas:
The book itself is a positive and celebratory look at Iwata's life and legacy.  So the music should reflect that same kind of tone.
While creative interpretation is encouraged, the source tune should be easily recognizable
The majority of the book is going to be narration so we have been asked that the music not include any lyrics or sampled speech.
This album is intended to be an official OCR album as well as a part of the book, so remixes must meet the appropriate standards.  
Deadlines:
The Final Deadline for completed, un-mastered WAVs is
December 1, 2023
Updated 7-1-2023 

I've had to change my plans around for this just a littl ebit but here what we go with for a deadline schedule
August 1, 2023  - Initial WIP :  Demonstrates your source tune and concept for the arrangement
September 1, 2023 - Significant WIP: Further development of the inital WIP, i.e. more length more firm                                         instrumentation/sound design etc.
October 1, 2023 -     Finished Arrangement: Full length WIP  
November 1 2023 - FInal WIP - Completed track minus any changes needing to be made after review                                        and    feedback
December 1 2023 - Final WAVs - FInal completed tracks go off to be mastered. 
If we don’t hear from you and are unable to contact you for a month your claim will be dropped!  That said, life happens and we want this project to be the best that it can be! Stay in touch, and we will make it work! I'll be reaching out to everyone every 2 or 3 weeks to just check in too.  
The Track List
*NOTE: Given the nature of this project and the timeline, it is preferred that those that claim tracks have a demonstrated history of contributions to  another project(s).  However anyone may join, and  collaborations are highly encouraged !
 
Track Claim & WIP Status (16)
Bold Gold- Submitted for Mastering - 14
Bold Green - Final WAV submitted  - 1
Cyan - Finished Arrangement submitted - 1
Blue - Significant WIP submitted - 0
Purple - Initial WIP submitted - 0
Orange - Claimed Track, no WIP yet - 0
Red - Unclaimed Track - 0

For reference: a full list of Iwata's Game credits can be found HERE.
 
Also to be clear:  these are intended to be complete ReMixes that will be released as an album along with the with the audiobook AND used in part between narration segments in the audio book itself.  They are NOT background music or loops.


Chapter One – Satoru Iwata: The Early Years 
CLAIM: Jorito - "Eggerland Swagger"
This chapter covers Satoru Iwata's childhood all the way up through his earliest years at HAL, when he worked on games for computers like the Commodore 64. 
Sources: Not a lot of those early '80s games had much music in them, so this will be the trickiest track to nail down. Other potential sources of music in his earliest years include the original Star Trek TV show (he was a fan as a teen and one of his first games was a Star Trek game he made on a calculator), as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics (they took place in his hometown and he actually had a small role in the opening ceremony!).

Chapter Two – The Pinball Repairman
CLAIM: Treyt - "Pocket Arcade"
Satoru Iwata's first commercial release working with Nintendo was the original NES Pinball game from the early '80s.
Sources: NES Pinball didn't have much sound beyond the noises of the ball bouncing around the table, but it inspired several further pinball games later on the NES, Game Boy, SNES and beyond. So anything tracks from titles like Rollerball, Kirby's Pinball Land, Revenge of the 'Gator or Pokémon Pinball could work.
Chapter Three – Teeing Off with Golf
CLAIM: Cyril the Wolf - "Funky Mountain Peaks"
Just as Mr. Iwata laid a foundation for all future pinball games, he also established the template that future golf games would follow by programming NES Golf!
Sources: NES Golf, again, not much sound. But several later golf games have tracks to turn to, like NES Open Tournament Golf. He and HAL worked on everything golf-related up until Camelot took over with Mario Golf on the N64. Kirby's Dream Course, HAL's Hole-in-One Golf, VS. Ladies Golf, Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional . . . (Come on, you know you want to make the world's first Jumbo Ozaki remix.) 
Chapter Four    Balloon Fight
CLAIM: Mike Norvak - "Balloon Trip"
Sources: anything on the balloon fight ost
Chapter Five    Super Mario Bros.
CLAIM: Zack Parrish - "Life is Peachy"
Source: The water level music from Super Mario Bros.
Chapter Six    Mach Rider, F1 Race, Famicom Grand Prix: 3D Hot Rally (early 8-bit racing games)
CLAIM: Siolfor the Jackal - TBD
Source: Any track from these games
Chapter Seven    Dragon Warrior (Iwata worked on localizing Dragon Quest to bring it to America)
CLAIM: Xaleph - "A Translator's Tale"
Source: All of Dragon Warrior is on the table
Chapter 8: Kirbys Dreamland
CLAIM: Lucas Guimaraes - "Parasol to the Stars"
Source: Any Kirby OST
Chapter Nine    EarthBound
CLAIM: Ridley Snipes - "Bonhomme de Neige"
Source: Any track on the Earthbound OST
Chapter Ten    Super Smash Bros
CLAIM: Vylent - "Desert Smash"
Source: Tracks that are unique to the smash brothers series
Chapter Eleven    Pokémon Gold & Silver, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Snap (all the Pokémon stuff) 
CLAIM: Emunator: -  "Gold Soul"
Source: Any of the above pokemon OSTs
Chapter Twelve    Expanding the Gaming Audience (Wii and DS hardware launches) 
CLAIM: Hemophiliac - "Live from the Wii Sports Arena"
Source: Any of the Wii system or DS system music.  Wii sports is also eligible
Chapter Thirteen    Brain Age
CLAIM: TSori - "Think on Your Feet"
Source: The Brain Age OST
Chapter Fourteen    Nintendo Directs, Ask Iwata Interview
CLAIM :  Ian Martyn - TBD
Source: The Nintendo Direct Theme or any other “deep cuts”  that have been used as a part of those events
Chapter Fifteen    Roundup of Other Games: Lolo, Arcana, NCAA Basketball, Air Fortress, Ghostbusters II, etc.
CLAIM: The Vodoú Queen - "Chozodynamic"
Sources: Any track from the above OSTs

Chapter Sixteen    Remembering Iwata 
CLAIM: Michael Hudak - "Guide to the Infinite"
This chapter while still being positive and hopeful will have a more reflective tone and the music can reflect that as well.  
Sources: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the kingdom OSTs


                                                     ANNOUNCEMENTS

6-23-2023
Project Kickoff!  Lets go!

7-1-2023
Alright, we're off and Rolling now.  ALL tracks are claimed, and 6 have already had WIPs submitted.   A huge Thank you to everyone who volunteered to claim a track and especially to those of you who got juggled around a bit as we figured out how to deal with the rush of claims. 

I had initially planned to give everyone different check in date based on their claim date, but since almost everyone claimed their track on the same day, I'll keep it simple and just schedule deadlines for the 1st of each month.  Details above in the deadlines section!

7-5-2023
Chapter 10 : Super Smash Brothers is open again!   if you missed your chance during the initial claims frenzy your opportunity has arrived!
 
10-2-2023
Things continue to move along at good clip!  We are steadily marching towards our final deadline in December.  I am planning to review all the current wips with Lucas here in the next week or so and talk through mastering and plans for release.  So if you have updated wips, please send them my way!   Keep up the good work everyone!

2-4-2024

I just realized I did all my update sin discord instead of here . so here's one.   The end is in sight! We are working to finish up just a couple straggling tracks while mastering begins on the other 14.  We're also starting to get all the "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed  so we can have this ready for release.    All the ReMixers on board have really brought their A-game to this album and I think everyone who listens is going to love the results.   Let's keep charging toward the finish line!

**NOTE:  Most of the discussion is taking place on a Discord Server, but regular project updates and claim/track status will continue to be posted here**
 
It's my pleasure to announce a one-of-a-kind album project and partnership between Lucas Thomas of Nintendo Force and OverClocked ReMix!

Project Concept
Nintendo Force Magazine has launched a Kickstarter to fund Lucas M. Thomas' new book, "The Impact of Iwata" which offers a deep dive into the life of former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and his towering impact on the video game industry. After meeting its original funding goal in only 2 days Nintendo Force has added a number of stretch goals including an audiobook version – and this is where we come in!
This project will be a 16-track album to be included as part of the audiobook release.  Each track will be based on one of the 16 chapters of the book, and is intended to fill the same role in an auditory format as the illustrations do in the print book. Portions of the tracks will be used as chapter introductions and between narration within the audiobook itself, and the entire album will be released in full as a bonus feature/promotional item. A full tracklist and description of source tunes/chapter topics can be found below
See the Kickstarter for more detail:
 
 

Album Roles/ What we need!
Author/Nintendo Force Editor-in-Chief/Project Lead: Lucas M. Thomas
Album Director: TSori
Masterer:  ????   ( Zack Parrish available if no one else volunteers. Jorito also has contacts that may be available)
Remixers: 

Cyril the Wolf
Emunator
Hemophiliac
Ian Martyn
Jorito
MIchael Hudak
Ridley Snipes
Siolfor the Jackal
The Vodoú Queen
Treyt
TSori
Vylent
Zack Parrish
 
Performers: 
Donut - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Earth Kid - Harp, Piano, Vocals (female), Hammered dulcimer, Recorder, Ethnic percussion
Ian Martyn - Irish bouzouki, guitar (acoustic and electric), bass, keys, Irish whistle and low whistle, mandolin, Irish tenor banjo, accordion, taishōgoto, yukyu, concertina, melodica, bodhrán, bendir, ukulele
KestrelGirl - Violin
pointblanket - Violin
SableProvidence - flute, bass flute, dizi
Sheabutter - Violin
Siolfor the Jackal - Electric Guitar, Bass
TSori – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Claiming Tracks
All remixers wishing to claim a track should PM me and/or post in the thread. We'll go from there! 
Genre Guidelines
There are no specific required genres or instrumentation. The ReMixer is invited to take the approach they think will best for the chapter subject. That said there are a couple general guidelines from Lucas:
The book itself is a positive and celebratory look at Iwata's life and legacy.  So the music should reflect that same kind of tone.
While creative interpretation is encouraged, the source tune should be easily recognizable
The majority of the book is going to be narration so we have been asked that the music not include any lyrics or sampled speech.
This album is intended to be an official OCR album as well as a part of the book, so remixes must meet the appropriate standards.  
Deadlines:
The Final Deadline for completed, un-mastered WAVs is
December 1, 2023
Updated 7-1-2023 

I've had to change my plans around for this just a littl ebit but here what we go with for a deadline schedule
August 1, 2023  - Initial WIP :  Demonstrates your source tune and concept for the arrangement
September 1, 2023 - Significant WIP: Further development of the inital WIP, i.e. more length more firm                                         instrumentation/sound design etc.
October 1, 2023 -     Finished Arrangement: Full length WIP  
November 1 2023 - FInal WIP - Completed track minus any changes needing to be made after review                                        and    feedback
December 1 2023 - Final WAVs - FInal completed tracks go off to be mastered. 
If we don’t hear from you and are unable to contact you for a month your claim will be dropped!  That said, life happens and we want this project to be the best that it can be! Stay in touch, and we will make it work! I'll be reaching out to everyone every 2 or 3 weeks to just check in too.  
The Track List
*NOTE: Given the nature of this project and the timeline, it is preferred that those that claim tracks have a demonstrated history of contributions to  another project(s).  However anyone may join, and  collaborations are highly encouraged !
 
Track Claim & WIP Status (16)
Bold Gold- Submitted for Mastering - 14
Bold Green - Final WAV submitted  - 1
Cyan - Finished Arrangement submitted - 1
Blue - Significant WIP submitted - 0
Purple - Initial WIP submitted - 0
Orange - Claimed Track, no WIP yet - 0
Red - Unclaimed Track - 0

For reference: a full list of Iwata's Game credits can be found HERE.
 
Also to be clear:  these are intended to be complete ReMixes that will be released as an album along with the with the audiobook AND used in part between narration segments in the audio book itself.  They are NOT background music or loops.


Chapter One – Satoru Iwata: The Early Years 
CLAIM: Jorito - "Eggerland Swagger"
This chapter covers Satoru Iwata's childhood all the way up through his earliest years at HAL, when he worked on games for computers like the Commodore 64. 
Sources: Not a lot of those early '80s games had much music in them, so this will be the trickiest track to nail down. Other potential sources of music in his earliest years include the original Star Trek TV show (he was a fan as a teen and one of his first games was a Star Trek game he made on a calculator), as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics (they took place in his hometown and he actually had a small role in the opening ceremony!).

Chapter Two – The Pinball Repairman
CLAIM: Treyt - "Pocket Arcade"
Satoru Iwata's first commercial release working with Nintendo was the original NES Pinball game from the early '80s.
Sources: NES Pinball didn't have much sound beyond the noises of the ball bouncing around the table, but it inspired several further pinball games later on the NES, Game Boy, SNES and beyond. So anything tracks from titles like Rollerball, Kirby's Pinball Land, Revenge of the 'Gator or Pokémon Pinball could work.
Chapter Three – Teeing Off with Golf
CLAIM: Cyril the Wolf - "Funky Mountain Peaks"
Just as Mr. Iwata laid a foundation for all future pinball games, he also established the template that future golf games would follow by programming NES Golf!
Sources: NES Golf, again, not much sound. But several later golf games have tracks to turn to, like NES Open Tournament Golf. He and HAL worked on everything golf-related up until Camelot took over with Mario Golf on the N64. Kirby's Dream Course, HAL's Hole-in-One Golf, VS. Ladies Golf, Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional . . . (Come on, you know you want to make the world's first Jumbo Ozaki remix.) 
Chapter Four    Balloon Fight
CLAIM: Mike Norvak - "Balloon Trip"
Sources: anything on the balloon fight ost
Chapter Five    Super Mario Bros.
CLAIM: Zack Parrish - "Life is Peachy"
Source: The water level music from Super Mario Bros.
Chapter Six    Mach Rider, F1 Race, Famicom Grand Prix: 3D Hot Rally (early 8-bit racing games)
CLAIM: Siolfor the Jackal - TBD
Source: Any track from these games
Chapter Seven    Dragon Warrior (Iwata worked on localizing Dragon Quest to bring it to America)
CLAIM: Xaleph - "A Translator's Tale"
Source: All of Dragon Warrior is on the table
Chapter 8: Kirbys Dreamland
CLAIM: Lucas Guimaraes - "Parasol to the Stars"
Source: Any Kirby OST
Chapter Nine    EarthBound
CLAIM: Ridley Snipes - "Bonhomme de Neige"
Source: Any track on the Earthbound OST
Chapter Ten    Super Smash Bros
CLAIM: Vylent - "Desert Smash"
Source: Tracks that are unique to the smash brothers series
Chapter Eleven    Pokémon Gold & Silver, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Snap (all the Pokémon stuff) 
CLAIM: Emunator: -  "Gold Soul"
Source: Any of the above pokemon OSTs
Chapter Twelve    Expanding the Gaming Audience (Wii and DS hardware launches) 
CLAIM: Hemophiliac - "Live from the Wii Sports Arena"
Source: Any of the Wii system or DS system music.  Wii sports is also eligible
Chapter Thirteen    Brain Age
CLAIM: TSori - "Think on Your Feet"
Source: The Brain Age OST
Chapter Fourteen    Nintendo Directs, Ask Iwata Interview
CLAIM :  Ian Martyn - TBD
Source: The Nintendo Direct Theme or any other “deep cuts”  that have been used as a part of those events
Chapter Fifteen    Roundup of Other Games: Lolo, Arcana, NCAA Basketball, Air Fortress, Ghostbusters II, etc.
CLAIM: The Vodoú Queen - "Chozodynamic"
Sources: Any track from the above OSTs

Chapter Sixteen    Remembering Iwata 
CLAIM: Michael Hudak - "Guide to the Infinite"
This chapter while still being positive and hopeful will have a more reflective tone and the music can reflect that as well.  
Sources: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the kingdom OSTs


                                                     ANNOUNCEMENTS

6-23-2023
Project Kickoff!  Lets go!

7-1-2023
Alright, we're off and Rolling now.  ALL tracks are claimed, and 6 have already had WIPs submitted.   A huge Thank you to everyone who volunteered to claim a track and especially to those of you who got juggled around a bit as we figured out how to deal with the rush of claims. 

I had initially planned to give everyone different check in date based on their claim date, but since almost everyone claimed their track on the same day, I'll keep it simple and just schedule deadlines for the 1st of each month.  Details above in the deadlines section!

7-5-2023
Chapter 10 : Super Smash Brothers is open again!   if you missed your chance during the initial claims frenzy your opportunity has arrived!
 
10-2-2023
Things continue to move along at good clip!  We are steadily marching towards our final deadline in December.  I am planning to review all the current wips with Lucas here in the next week or so and talk through mastering and plans for release.  So if you have updated wips, please send them my way!   Keep up the good work everyone!

2-4-2024

I just realized I did all my update sin discord instead of here . so here's one.   The end is in sight! We are working to finish up just a couple straggling tracks while mastering begins on the other 14.  We're also starting to get all the "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed  so we can have this ready for release.    All the ReMixers on board have really brought their A-game to this album and I think everyone who listens is going to love the results.   Let's keep charging toward the finish line!

**NOTE:  Most of the discussion is taking place on a Discord Server, but regular project updates and claim/track status will continue to be posted here**
 
It's my pleasure to announce a one-of-a-kind album project and partnership between Lucas Thomas of Nintendo Force and OverClocked ReMix!

Project Concept
Nintendo Force Magazine has launched a Kickstarter to fund Lucas M. Thomas' new book, "The Impact of Iwata" which offers a deep dive into the life of former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and his towering impact on the video game industry. After meeting its original funding goal in only 2 days Nintendo Force has added a number of stretch goals including an audiobook version – and this is where we come in!
This project will be a 16-track album to be included as part of the audiobook release.  Each track will be based on one of the 16 chapters of the book, and is intended to fill the same role in an auditory format as the illustrations do in the print book. Portions of the tracks will be used as chapter introductions and between narration within the audiobook itself, and the entire album will be released in full as a bonus feature/promotional item. A full tracklist and description of source tunes/chapter topics can be found below
See the Kickstarter for more detail:
 
 

Album Roles/ What we need!
Author/Nintendo Force Editor-in-Chief/Project Lead: Lucas M. Thomas
Album Director: TSori
Masterer:  ????   ( Zack Parrish available if no one else volunteers. Jorito also has contacts that may be available)
Remixers: 

Cyril the Wolf
Emunator
Hemophiliac
Ian Martyn
Jorito
MIchael Hudak
Ridley Snipes
Siolfor the Jackal
The Vodoú Queen
Treyt
TSori
Vylent
Zack Parrish
 
Performers: 
Donut - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Earth Kid - Harp, Piano, Vocals (female), Hammered dulcimer, Recorder, Ethnic percussion
Ian Martyn - Irish bouzouki, guitar (acoustic and electric), bass, keys, Irish whistle and low whistle, mandolin, Irish tenor banjo, accordion, taishōgoto, yukyu, concertina, melodica, bodhrán, bendir, ukulele
KestrelGirl - Violin
pointblanket - Violin
SableProvidence - flute, bass flute, dizi
Sheabutter - Violin
Siolfor the Jackal - Electric Guitar, Bass
TSori – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Claiming Tracks
All remixers wishing to claim a track should PM me and/or post in the thread. We'll go from there! 
Genre Guidelines
There are no specific required genres or instrumentation. The ReMixer is invited to take the approach they think will best for the chapter subject. That said there are a couple general guidelines from Lucas:
The book itself is a positive and celebratory look at Iwata's life and legacy.  So the music should reflect that same kind of tone.
While creative interpretation is encouraged, the source tune should be easily recognizable
The majority of the book is going to be narration so we have been asked that the music not include any lyrics or sampled speech.
This album is intended to be an official OCR album as well as a part of the book, so remixes must meet the appropriate standards.  
Deadlines:
The Final Deadline for completed, un-mastered WAVs is
December 1, 2023
Updated 7-1-2023 

I've had to change my plans around for this just a littl ebit but here what we go with for a deadline schedule
August 1, 2023  - Initial WIP :  Demonstrates your source tune and concept for the arrangement
September 1, 2023 - Significant WIP: Further development of the inital WIP, i.e. more length more firm                                         instrumentation/sound design etc.
October 1, 2023 -     Finished Arrangement: Full length WIP  
November 1 2023 - FInal WIP - Completed track minus any changes needing to be made after review                                        and    feedback
December 1 2023 - Final WAVs - FInal completed tracks go off to be mastered. 
If we don’t hear from you and are unable to contact you for a month your claim will be dropped!  That said, life happens and we want this project to be the best that it can be! Stay in touch, and we will make it work! I'll be reaching out to everyone every 2 or 3 weeks to just check in too.  
The Track List
*NOTE: Given the nature of this project and the timeline, it is preferred that those that claim tracks have a demonstrated history of contributions to  another project(s).  However anyone may join, and  collaborations are highly encouraged !
 
Track Claim & WIP Status (16)
Bold Gold- Submitted for Mastering - 14
Bold Green - Final WAV submitted  - 1
Cyan - Finished Arrangement submitted - 1
Blue - Significant WIP submitted - 0
Purple - Initial WIP submitted - 0
Orange - Claimed Track, no WIP yet - 0
Red - Unclaimed Track - 0

For reference: a full list of Iwata's Game credits can be found HERE.
 
Also to be clear:  these are intended to be complete ReMixes that will be released as an album along with the with the audiobook AND used in part between narration segments in the audio book itself.  They are NOT background music or loops.


Chapter One – Satoru Iwata: The Early Years 
CLAIM: Jorito - "Eggerland Swagger"
This chapter covers Satoru Iwata's childhood all the way up through his earliest years at HAL, when he worked on games for computers like the Commodore 64. 
Sources: Not a lot of those early '80s games had much music in them, so this will be the trickiest track to nail down. Other potential sources of music in his earliest years include the original Star Trek TV show (he was a fan as a teen and one of his first games was a Star Trek game he made on a calculator), as well as the 1972 Winter Olympics (they took place in his hometown and he actually had a small role in the opening ceremony!).

Chapter Two – The Pinball Repairman
CLAIM: Treyt - "Pocket Arcade"
Satoru Iwata's first commercial release working with Nintendo was the original NES Pinball game from the early '80s.
Sources: NES Pinball didn't have much sound beyond the noises of the ball bouncing around the table, but it inspired several further pinball games later on the NES, Game Boy, SNES and beyond. So anything tracks from titles like Rollerball, Kirby's Pinball Land, Revenge of the 'Gator or Pokémon Pinball could work.
Chapter Three – Teeing Off with Golf
CLAIM: Cyril the Wolf - "Funky Mountain Peaks"
Just as Mr. Iwata laid a foundation for all future pinball games, he also established the template that future golf games would follow by programming NES Golf!
Sources: NES Golf, again, not much sound. But several later golf games have tracks to turn to, like NES Open Tournament Golf. He and HAL worked on everything golf-related up until Camelot took over with Mario Golf on the N64. Kirby's Dream Course, HAL's Hole-in-One Golf, VS. Ladies Golf, Jumbo Ozaki no Hole in One Professional . . . (Come on, you know you want to make the world's first Jumbo Ozaki remix.) 
Chapter Four    Balloon Fight
CLAIM: Mike Norvak - "Balloon Trip"
Sources: anything on the balloon fight ost
Chapter Five    Super Mario Bros.
CLAIM: Zack Parrish - "Life is Peachy"
Source: The water level music from Super Mario Bros.
Chapter Six    Mach Rider, F1 Race, Famicom Grand Prix: 3D Hot Rally (early 8-bit racing games)
CLAIM: Siolfor the Jackal - TBD
Source: Any track from these games
Chapter Seven    Dragon Warrior (Iwata worked on localizing Dragon Quest to bring it to America)
CLAIM: Xaleph - "A Translator's Tale"
Source: All of Dragon Warrior is on the table
Chapter 8: Kirbys Dreamland
CLAIM: Lucas Guimaraes - "Parasol to the Stars"
Source: Any Kirby OST
Chapter Nine    EarthBound
CLAIM: Ridley Snipes - "Bonhomme de Neige"
Source: Any track on the Earthbound OST
Chapter Ten    Super Smash Bros
CLAIM: Vylent - "Desert Smash"
Source: Tracks that are unique to the smash brothers series
Chapter Eleven    Pokémon Gold & Silver, Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Snap (all the Pokémon stuff) 
CLAIM: Emunator: -  "Gold Soul"
Source: Any of the above pokemon OSTs
Chapter Twelve    Expanding the Gaming Audience (Wii and DS hardware launches) 
CLAIM: Hemophiliac - "Live from the Wii Sports Arena"
Source: Any of the Wii system or DS system music.  Wii sports is also eligible
Chapter Thirteen    Brain Age
CLAIM: TSori - "Think on Your Feet"
Source: The Brain Age OST
Chapter Fourteen    Nintendo Directs, Ask Iwata Interview
CLAIM :  Ian Martyn - TBD
Source: The Nintendo Direct Theme or any other “deep cuts”  that have been used as a part of those events
Chapter Fifteen    Roundup of Other Games: Lolo, Arcana, NCAA Basketball, Air Fortress, Ghostbusters II, etc.
CLAIM: The Vodoú Queen - "Chozodynamic"
Sources: Any track from the above OSTs

Chapter Sixteen    Remembering Iwata 
CLAIM: Michael Hudak - "Guide to the Infinite"
This chapter while still being positive and hopeful will have a more reflective tone and the music can reflect that as well.  
Sources: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the kingdom OSTs


                                                     ANNOUNCEMENTS

6-23-2023
Project Kickoff!  Lets go!

7-1-2023
Alright, we're off and Rolling now.  ALL tracks are claimed, and 6 have already had WIPs submitted.   A huge Thank you to everyone who volunteered to claim a track and especially to those of you who got juggled around a bit as we figured out how to deal with the rush of claims. 

I had initially planned to give everyone different check in date based on their claim date, but since almost everyone claimed their track on the same day, I'll keep it simple and just schedule deadlines for the 1st of each month.  Details above in the deadlines section!

7-5-2023
Chapter 10 : Super Smash Brothers is open again!   if you missed your chance during the initial claims frenzy your opportunity has arrived!
 
10-2-2023
Things continue to move along at good clip!  We are steadily marching towards our final deadline in December.  I am planning to review all the current wips with Lucas here in the next week or so and talk through mastering and plans for release.  So if you have updated wips, please send them my way!   Keep up the good work everyone!

2-4-2024

I just realized I did all my update sin discord instead of here . so here's one.   The end is in sight! We are working to finish up just a couple straggling tracks while mastering begins on the other 14.  We're also starting to get all the "i"s dotted and "t"s crossed  so we can have this ready for release.    All the ReMixers on board have really brought their A-game to this album and I think everyone who listens is going to love the results.   Let's keep charging toward the finish line!

His eyes open!
As soon as I saw the title I wondered what kind of ReMix  would reference a TNG episode that way.
Unintentional Star Tek pun or not, this is a fantastic effort by @suikun.  Keep the good stuff coming!
 
 
 
 

Happy to lend performance skills on trumpet, flugelhorn if needed! and also punny title skills if more are needed

 

It's hard to not pick an album you directed.  I poured a ton of myself into A World Reignited and I feel like everyone on that album brought their A game.   Arcadia Legends gave me the chance to do my first ReMix.

Personal biases aside though. I have to give a shout out to Reserve Tank: VARIAtions.   Watching the community rally around Blind and crank that album out in a ludicrously short amount of time was a sight to behold. it also gave us some absolute gems, among them: Big Giant Circles' "In Your Prime"  and Zircon & (then) Pixietricks' Kindred, which is easily in my top 5 remixes on all of OCR.    

It's hard to not pick an album you directed.  I poured a ton of myself into A World Reignited and I feel like everyone on that album brought their A game.   Arcadia Legends gave me the chance to do my first ReMix.

Personal biases aside though. I have to give a shout out to Reserve Tank: VARIAtions.   Watching the community rally around Blind and crank that album out in a ludicrously short amount of time was a sight to behold. it also gave us some absolute gems, among them: Big Giant Circles' "In Your Prime"  and Zircon & (then) Pixietricks' Kindred, which is easily in my top 5 remixes on all of OCR.    

It's hard to not pick an album you directed.  I poured a ton of myself into A World Reignited and I feel like everyone on that album brought their A game.   Arcadia Legends gave me the chance to do my first ReMix.

Personal biases aside though. I have to give a shout out to Reserve Tank: VARIAtions.   Watching the community rally around Blind and crank that album out in a ludicrously short amount of time was a sight to behold. it also gave us some absolute gems, among them: Big Giant Circles' "In Your Prime"  and Zircon & (then) Pixietricks' Kindred, which is easily in my top 5 remixes on all of OCR.    

I love the feel of this.  Its quite charming.   I hope you finish it because i definitely want to hear more!

Glad to see this one up on the front page!  Lucas did a such a great job with this arrangement.  It's a very unique take on one of the most recognizable and celebrated tracks on the OST.  It also taught me how much harder it is to try to do improv in 5/4. My brain did not want to work that way.
 
Fun fact:  this is third member of what i like to call the Gondowan Jazz Trio.  By some happy coincidence, all three sources tunes from the Gondowan region in game ended up being remixed as different flavors of jazz.  
 
Congrats to Lucas on a great ReMix!

Since my fiance had to go back to her home country,  I've been getting some serious cabin fever.
 
Thankfully, though, the airport has finally opened back up again so I've been able to resume what is one of my favorite solitary activities.  Got a nice pic today, so I thought I'd share.
 
 
 

Well, I guess I will submit my finished track to OCR as well if there are no objections.
@Chimpazilla
@theconsoloist

@theconsoloist I'll dm you about what exactly we should do with this
For public record, I'm double checking with all the collaborators on my track, but so far everyones cool with an OCR submission.

@theconsoloist I'll dm you about what exactly we should do with this
For public record, I'm double checking with all the collaborators on my track, but so far everyones cool with an OCR submission.

No worries, Trism
These albums can be rough even in the best of times, and with all the complication Soule's situation and the rest of what's going on world have introduced it seems to be frought with problems.  
 
If someone else wants to take over I'm totally fine with that, but at this point my suggestion is that we call this project off, let the individual artists do what they want with their tracks, and allow another, hopefully less troubled  OST to be the subject of "Paths Less Traveled: Volume 2"

No worries, Trism
These albums can be rough even in the best of times, and with all the complication Soule's situation and the rest of what's going on world have introduced it seems to be frought with problems.  
 
If someone else wants to take over I'm totally fine with that, but at this point my suggestion is that we call this project off, let the individual artists do what they want with their tracks, and allow another, hopefully less troubled  OST to be the subject of "Paths Less Traveled: Volume 2"

Dug this ancient account out of its grave because this whole album is awesome and I had to comment. Was visiting the site on a whim and was blown away to see this announcement on the front page! Loving it so far and will update this post with some more thoughts once I finish giving it a good listening.
Edit: Wow, been through the album several times now and I love it! I think this album does a fine job of sticking to the source while also spilling out in a lot of different genres. I've been listening to this as I WFH and every time the full album plays out for the two and a half hours, no skipping tracks.
Going in order, some of my favorites:
Within the Stars - I can't lie, nostalgia and track preference is going to play heavily into this review and my love of "The Elemental Stars" goes all the way back to @EgM's "Sol Sanctum Guitar" released back in 2005 which I still listen to on repeat on occasion. I really like Sam Dillard's take on it, with the orchestra sound alternating between intensity and the more quiet moments with the occasional vocal bits to give it that extra "sacred and ancient" feel. Angarian Vigil - Listening to the original soundtrack version of "Hopelessness" it was one of those tracks that really stuck with me as it comes up in some dramatic points in the game, but listening to it years later it always sounded rough on the GBA's hardware. This is such a great transformation of it and I love the way the guitar and trumpet? harmonize. Winter Winds - When I first heard this, given the smooth intro with a slight electronic tinge I was almost certain it was going to go into "electronic Icy Schala house mix" but was pleasantly surprised by the flute? (not that I have anything against frosty Schala techno remixes). Love the mood of this track, the flute overlaid on a droney ambient background conjures up the perfect image of the snowy village of Imil. Some night this Winter when we've got a full moon and freshly falling snow, this track is going on repeat while I sip some tea by the window. I'm Golden, Son! - Love the daring and upbeat sound of this. At times I feel I'm headed towards some kind of spy/James Bond intro or something kind of funky, and then you hit 1:05 and it starts getting wistful like our heros are down... but not for long! before it pumps you back up! Streets of Tolbi - Bold and cheery, I feel like I'm listening to a brass band heading down Main street. Has brought a smile to my face each time it comes on, and is usually my cue to get up from the desk and strut around the apartment. Dance of the Anemos - Grooving retro-synthy take on the Jupiter Lighthouse track, I didn't know I needed this. Heart of Stone - The mood in this one is so good, or maybe I'm just a sucker for airy vocal tracks. I get a major Shadow of the Colossus vibe from this. What I Want to Say - K-Pop isn't something I listen to very often, but I do have a few select tracks that I've always had as a guilty pleasure. This definitely gets added right in there with them, great way to end the album! I'd be really interested to see what someone could do with the Crossbone Isle track, was always one of my favorites, or maybe I just spent a lot of time in there.

It's two months later and I never played any Golden Sun, but I am here to answer you.
My #1 favorite is 1-14, which I had on in the background and wasn't paying attention to track titles when 2:14 hit and I grinned and shouted "BACK TO THE FUTURE!" into the empty room. What a fun reference. 3-10's vibe of "Fly Me To The Moon" like from the Evangelion credits is also nice.
I liked the whole 70s jazz band vibe in 1-13, and that it seemed like the same band came back for a slower track in 2-01. Right after that, 2-02 absolutely power-bombed me with unexpected New Orleans brass band awesomeness. That's easily one of the coolest tracks I've ever listened to on this site just because it's SO different in style from the ordinary.
Also fun was a lot of general, unabashed weeb-iness in the third disc, especially 3-05 which felt like the second ending song to some 2000s anime, the 3-10 Eva callback, and the final track also having the J-pop/anime opening music feel to it. Glad I gave this one a listen even without any familiarity with the source tunes. Thanks for your hard work in pulling something fun together.

Hello friends! Mazedude here. And for those of you who don’t already know, I’m at it again… making another ambitious album with plans for funding via Kickstarter. This one is even on a grander scale than American Pixels.
Here’s the thing though… it’s not VGM. It’s something completely different. Check out the video below to hear me explain the vision:
Yep, Bible music. Take a verse, and compose what it sounds like. This project has been in the brain for years… and I’m finally doing it. To read more, explore the verses chosen, and to subscribe or pre-order, check out the website:
https://www.wordsandversesproject.com/ 
Also feel free to like the project on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Words-and-Verses-a-Biblical-Music-Project-113182900391305/
And I’m not saying this everywhere, but I’ll say it here… there’s a very good chance that this will grow beyond the first album, and into a project that will ultimately require other composers. I’ve already had several fellow music-makers reach out, indicating that they’d be interested in contributing to future albums should this endeavor make it to that point… so if this idea is speaking to any of you reading this, to where you might want to help some day, let me know here: https://www.wordsandversesproject.com/composers
Otherwise, keep your eyes open as this heads to Kickstarter! (And if you want to help me fund the campaign itself, take a minute and pre-order here for additional bonuses later on: https://www.wordsandversesproject.com/pre-order)
Thanks everyone; feel free to reach out with any questions! Stay tuned!
PS - I'm nearly ready to share a few WIPs, which I'll probably just showcase in this same thread, so follow along and keep an eye out.

Surprised no one's chimed in about this yet. It's definitely as described - a song that paints the band dance-marching down St Charles Av.

Veeeerrry tempting.  Ill think about it for a while and see if any inspiration strikes.

This was one of my favorites on the album.   The best descriotion I can think of for it is "full of memory"
To me it feels like a look back over a long life.  It takes us through joys and sorrows, cherished memories both happy and defining.  It is at once both tragic and celebratory.   A touching piece describing a beautiful ending.
 
I was truly impressed by the amount of melodic variation bluelighter found in this source.  For me, the dynamic contrast is the biggest selling point.  It would have been very easy to shy away from that in the performance, but  blielighter never does, and that gives this remix a lot of heart.
Beautiful arrangement and a tear-jerking performance 
 

Thanks @Mr. Hu!  Thats really high praise!
 
Also. The Spygirls put together a music video for this track!
 

@Dj Mokram. No tomatoes necessary.  Situational awareness is never a bad thing.  
Not all of us follow gaming news at all (or honestly even play games all that often anymore).   It's good that you said something and that the project leadership made a point informing everyone so we could each make our own decisions.
 
As for me, I've already expressed my thoughts to Trism at length, but I'll summarize them here.
 
I think albums like this are a gift for fans honoring the childhood memories they have of playing these games.  I don't think the actions, alleged or proven, of one person should be allowed to steal the joy that comes with those memories.   They may be his compositions, but they mean far more than that to thousands of people. 
 
I'm happy to finish my arrangement as a tribute to the fans of Secret if Evermore.

@Dj Mokram. No tomatoes necessary.  Situational awareness is never a bad thing.  
Not all of us follow gaming news at all (or honestly even play games all that often anymore).   It's good that you said something and that the project leadership made a point informing everyone so we could each make our own decisions.
 
As for me, I've already expressed my thoughts to Trism at length, but I'll summarize them here.
 
I think albums like this are a gift for fans honoring the childhood memories they have of playing these games.  I don't think the actions, alleged or proven, of one person should be allowed to steal the joy that comes with those memories.   They may be his compositions, but they mean far more than that to thousands of people. 
 
I'm happy to finish my arrangement as a tribute to the fans of Secret if Evermore.