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    Pokemon Red/Blue - Celadon City (String Quintet Version)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    On 6/17/2016 at 6:28 PM, The Damned said:

     

    There are a few times when the strings just drops out completely. For instance, at 0:27, 0:32, and 0:47, a single note seems to disappear entirely, which is jarring. As you're listening to it, you anticipate the note, but then it's not there.

     

    Not really sure what you're referring to here. I guess it must be an encoding problem. I'll reexport the file and hope that fixes it.

    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5lS6lBc6h18UkdJLUx4cmV3M1U

    On 6/17/2016 at 6:28 PM, The Damned said:

    The tone change from 2:30 on makes it feel sad and kind of depressing compared to the first half. That transition from 2:56 to 3:00 is kind of off-setting. The change feels like two different styles trying to merge.

    I think that the more upbeat and airy, bouncy style in the first few minutes and the last 30 or so seconds is where the song really shines. It's makes me imagine I'm watching the people go about their day during a beautiful summer morning.

    So, I'm not sure how I should change that section, without just scrapping it entirely. I was trying to make the two sections sound really different on purpose, to keep the piece interesting, and to show the evil goings on in Celadon City compared to how it appeared.

    Sure, on surface level, the city is an upbeat, happy place, but underneath the game corner, the Team Rocket Hideout is hidden away, working on their nefarious Pokemon stealing plans. The sad section is actually a sad variation on the Pokemon centre theme. Team Rocket have got the Silph Scope, which you need to get, so you can free the Marowak spirit that's trapped in Lavender Town. As subplots go, its pretty much as sad as the Pokemon games get.

    Pokemon Red/Blue - Celadon City (String Quintet Version)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    OK, 2nd attempt at eval on my String arrangement of Celadon City from Pokemon Red/Blue.

    I've taken the previous criticisms on board, and spend ages carefully riding the gain, and getting right into the automation controls to try to humanise the strings as much as possible. It's a pretty massive improvement on the original version I submitted for Eval before (I've no idea how I thought the previous version was worth submitting).

    Also, I have no good idea for a title. Is Celadon City for Strings interesting enough, or do I need to come up with something a bit more clever before I submit the final version.

    Hope you enjoy the arrangement :)

    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5lS6lBc6h18d2o4U0pWbHpxMGs

    Time to Smash (Smash Bros. Rap w/ vocals)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    First... I love this.

     

    So how do we make this more awesome than it already is? I would recommend adding some more variation to the track as it progresses. The second chorus shouldn't be exactly the same as the first. Add an extra layer, or something to add some variation.

    The intro could use a little work. When the drums come in, the track comes to life, but the intro just sounds a bit weedy at the moment.

    There are currently no cymbal hits to accentuate the ends of phrases. They really add a lot of punch to the phrases when used right.

    The vocals could use a bit of double tracking to give them a bit more bite. Watch this video for a demo of what I mean. 

    Thant's all I got, but good work man :)

     

    Pokemon Red/Blue - Celadon City (String Quintet Version)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    My remix of Celadon City for Strings. I've turned it into a kind of theme and variations, using the main melody from Celadon City as the main theme and composing my own variations around it. I've also mixed in some of the Pokemon Centre theme as well.

    To keep it interesting, I kept changing the key throughout, and tried to vary up the texture as much as possible with such a limited pallette (or should I say, "Pallet"...) of instruments. I've also used lots of secondary dominant chords, and other harmonic progressions that hopefully take the piece in directions you wouldn't expect. 

    Hope you enjoy it :) If you listen to the piece, feel free to let me know what you think.

    https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5lS6lBc6h18SUhxTjV3NUFpUjQ

    Pokemon Red/Blue - Celadon City (String Quintet Version)

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

    Posted

    I've been playing Pokemon Red again, since it was rereleased for the virtual console for the 20th anniversary. The Pokemon soundtrack has always been one of my favourites, but as I was replaying it, I thought, "wouldn't this music sound great being played by a string group."

    I decided to give arranging the Celadon City theme for strings a go. This is just a sample extract of the main A section of the piece, but I feel like I should let other people hear it before I do too much work on it, in case it turns out to be a waste of time.

    Let me know what you think :)

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5lS6lBc6h18a2MtQUE0MFBsZDg/view?usp=sharing

    100 Snare Samples for £1

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    So, I recently lost my entire sample library, after a hard drive crash - remember to back up your computers people. I've decided to rebuild the whole thing from scratch, and then share it with other composers as I go... I would give it away free but, you know, I need the money :/

    So yeah, that's pretty much it. No sales pitch, just seeing if people are interested. 100 snare samples for £1, it literally works out at a penny a sample, so if anyone wants to build up their percussion library, this is a pretty cost efficient way of doing it.

    Also, feel free to let me know what you think of my work :)

    https://philipaldous.bandcamp.com/album/100-snare-samples-for-1

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