The Nikanoru

It's here - our new album cover!

I've posted it to the first page of the thread too. Tell us what you think!

It's here - our new album cover!

I've posted it to the first page of the thread too. Tell us what you think!

It's here - our new album cover!

I've posted it to the first page of the thread too. Tell us what you think!

It's here - our new album cover!

I've posted it to the first page of the thread too. Tell us what you think!

It's here - our new album cover!

I've posted it to the first page of the thread too. Tell us what you think!

@DS394 has been hard at work - I now have updates for both Lylat Legacy and the Sector X remix. Mostly adjustments to mix, but please give them a listen! DS will be losing the use of his studio in the next week or so. These are almost done, so if anyone else has any notes on mix or production, please let us know so he can get them corrected ASAP.
@TheChargingRhino has been experimenting with Clipped Wings, combining some of her previous ideas, and I like the direction she's taking things. I've posted the update she sent me - give this a listen too and let us know what you think!
We've got a framework for where the narratives will fall now and we're starting to build some scripts. Once we refine the ideas into something we like, I'll get the script looking somewhat professional and post something to get some feedback from everyone. Thanks to @classic_gamer_76, @DS394, and @TheChargingRhino for all the help on this!

@DS394 has been hard at work - I now have updates for both Lylat Legacy and the Sector X remix. Mostly adjustments to mix, but please give them a listen! DS will be losing the use of his studio in the next week or so. These are almost done, so if anyone else has any notes on mix or production, please let us know so he can get them corrected ASAP.
@TheChargingRhino has been experimenting with Clipped Wings, combining some of her previous ideas, and I like the direction she's taking things. I've posted the update she sent me - give this a listen too and let us know what you think!
We've got a framework for where the narratives will fall now and we're starting to build some scripts. Once we refine the ideas into something we like, I'll get the script looking somewhat professional and post something to get some feedback from everyone. Thanks to @classic_gamer_76, @DS394, and @TheChargingRhino for all the help on this!

Almost at the big day!

Hey everyone!
Updates for today:
Promotional poster is being worked on as I write this. My artist has found a hole in his schedule and has been discussing ideas for the layout with me. I'm hoping to get something back from him next week. I've touched base with @Starphoenix on website design, but not much else yet. I'll be looking at layouts over the weekend to give him some suggestions of what I like and what I don't like. Haven't seen any artist bios yet - a little starting content for the website would be nice, if anyone is bored. The goal for website framework to be in place is late August. Second call for anyone interested in voicing a Star Fox character - drop me a line here or by PM if you're interested.
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I took WAY too long to respond to this. Sorry, Rhino.
This is also kind of cool - especially the bit after 1:55 - but I can't accept this in its current form. It is too close in design to another remix we have on the go - SCRAMBLE - and we can't have remixes of remixes on an OCR release.
I recommend you continue with the synthwave version I have currently posted from you - this version is sounding very good so far (to me, anyway) and I think you have a much better approach to build your style with here. Maybe you could find a way to work the ideas you had above into the synthwave version?
EDIT: FOUR WEEKS TO GO before next deadline!

Looks AWESOME. I'm very excited to see what they've done with this.
The music for the trailer seems appropriately creepy and tense - hopefully this is an indication of the kind of music in the actual show. I wonder if we will hear any of the CVIII soundtrack remixed in this - it would be a shame if we didn't hear Beginning somewhere in there, being Trevor's theme and all.
I'm not sure why everyone is disappointed with the anime style. What's wrong with it? Forgive my lack of terminology, but it seems like they went with a Ninja Scroll-esque approach, which doesn't seem wrong to me... were we expecting uber-CG or something?

Yup, I totally agree, edited quote that you didn't actually say.

All I hope is they include "Vampire Killer" in there somewhere.

This does look pretty &%@*ing good.  Just creamed my panties cuz #lolhypes. 

OH MY GOD THIS ACTUALLY GOT THROUGH?!

If you are trying to encourage discussion on this, keep in mind that SF2 was halfway through localization before the project was canned. A lot of these are not errors, just placeholder names during translation.
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Taitania is likely the Japanese phonetic pronunciation of 'Titania.' (Ta-i-ta-ni-a)
Fortune - well, I don't know what happened here. Probably a typo.
Andorf - this is actually Andross' name in the Japanese version of SF.
Coneria - also likely Japanese phonetic. (Ko-ne-ri-a)

Alright - I said I would be working on the narrative part of this album in May, so I thought I would give an update on that. I still haven't developed a plan on what this looks like yet, but I have been thinking about the narrative discussion earlier and I'm now building the framework on what that would look like. Here's what I have so far...
What I'm thinking is 3 or 4 minute-long narrative scenes and possibly an ending sequence to give listeners a bit of context and help guide the path of the journey, much like the conversations with Pepper and pilot chatter in the games themselves. Each 'scene' would likely be amongst the pilots and a few select guests, depending on the scene.
Now, I do not want to go too far with this, as this is a remix/arrangement album and not an audio play; however, I'm totally open to suggestions on how to proceed or anything you think should be mentioned/included in the scene or dialogue. I do not plan to pump the dialogue full of cheese either; I might make a quick joke or two in game context - 'Watch where you're aiming, Fox!' - but I plan to keep as close to what I think the game would say.
Here are some examples of where I would see these scenes in the album:
Opening <-----> Title Theme (Introduction?) Boss A/Attack Carrier <----> Meteo ('All ships check in') Fortuna <----> Sauria (Approach to Sauria/Meeting Krystal?) Boss B <----> end of disc 1 (Leaving Sauria/Falling into the Black Hole?) Space Armada <-----> Star Wolf (Introduction to Star Wolf) Boss C <-----> Venom Orbital/Base (Approach to Venom?) Andross <----> Ending (Job Well Done?) NOTE: The above are suggestions - MAXIMUM 4 narratives, period. I do not want a dialogue with Pepper at the beginning because we have Pepper's monologue in SCRAMBLE and I'm also not going to build any dialogue around conversations between Fox and Andross because of the Andross monologue I'm planning to build for the Andross remix (whatever form that takes).
So - please let me know what you think of the concept and/or if you are interested in possibly voicing any of the characters - and let me know which character you're interested in, if you have a particular character in mind (Yes, @TheChargingRhino, I know you're interested invoicing Krystal and @Cole Train has already given an offer to be Fox, since he's rapping as Fox on the Sauria remix anyway).  Keep in mind that I'm not in a position to actually cast anyone yet - I don't even have a script - but if I know you're interested now then I'll contact you later when I'm in a position to start looking at recording. I have no set timeline for this - I'm STILL trying to find time to piece together the SCRAMBLE update and my own WIP - but I can commit to at least having the first script in place by the next deadline, wherever we decide that to be.
Speaking of deadlines, six weeks to go!

This is fine, but be aware that we are already eight months into the project and the more you change your approach, the less time you have for polish.
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I see our sig banners are busted again. I don't have time to fix right now, but I'll have a look at this over the weekend.

LE GASP
 
YOU KNOW WHO WE SHOULD HIRE FOR VA?!
 
Phonx.
 
Yeah. That one guy.
 
Should we contact him or no?

Sounds interesting. I feel like two per disc -- at the start and end of each -- is enough -- especially if you want to "hide" others within actual remixes. I also think it's a good idea to have 'em play after the remix which will open the disc and before the one that'll close it.
How long are you planning each of these to be?
I think it is wise considering it'd force us to find someone to produce a cinematic score for each "Drama" otherwise. As a movie-addict, I'm with Lauren and would prefer some music added to them but, as a producer, I agree it might demand too much work.
I know my sistah has lots of mics gathering dust somewhere so I have to check if I can get acceptable recordings out of these. If I can, I could be interested in playing good ol' Wolf O'Donnell -- speaking with a deeper voice should help me hide my accent 

I hope that later on they expand this out and introduce Darkwing.

The narratives will be decidedly non-musical. I plan to feature ambient noise or some SFX as part of the narrative, but no BGM.
Don't worry, I'll keep you in mind.

Alright - I said I would be working on the narrative part of this album in May, so I thought I would give an update on that. I still haven't developed a plan on what this looks like yet, but I have been thinking about the narrative discussion earlier and I'm now building the framework on what that would look like. Here's what I have so far...
What I'm thinking is 3 or 4 minute-long narrative scenes and possibly an ending sequence to give listeners a bit of context and help guide the path of the journey, much like the conversations with Pepper and pilot chatter in the games themselves. Each 'scene' would likely be amongst the pilots and a few select guests, depending on the scene.
Now, I do not want to go too far with this, as this is a remix/arrangement album and not an audio play; however, I'm totally open to suggestions on how to proceed or anything you think should be mentioned/included in the scene or dialogue. I do not plan to pump the dialogue full of cheese either; I might make a quick joke or two in game context - 'Watch where you're aiming, Fox!' - but I plan to keep as close to what I think the game would say.
Here are some examples of where I would see these scenes in the album:
Opening <-----> Title Theme (Introduction?) Boss A/Attack Carrier <----> Meteo ('All ships check in') Fortuna <----> Sauria (Approach to Sauria/Meeting Krystal?) Boss B <----> end of disc 1 (Leaving Sauria/Falling into the Black Hole?) Space Armada <-----> Star Wolf (Introduction to Star Wolf) Boss C <-----> Venom Orbital/Base (Approach to Venom?) Andross <----> Ending (Job Well Done?) NOTE: The above are suggestions - MAXIMUM 4 narratives, period. I do not want a dialogue with Pepper at the beginning because we have Pepper's monologue in SCRAMBLE and I'm also not going to build any dialogue around conversations between Fox and Andross because of the Andross monologue I'm planning to build for the Andross remix (whatever form that takes).
So - please let me know what you think of the concept and/or if you are interested in possibly voicing any of the characters - and let me know which character you're interested in, if you have a particular character in mind (Yes, @TheChargingRhino, I know you're interested invoicing Krystal and @Cole Train has already given an offer to be Fox, since he's rapping as Fox on the Sauria remix anyway).  Keep in mind that I'm not in a position to actually cast anyone yet - I don't even have a script - but if I know you're interested now then I'll contact you later when I'm in a position to start looking at recording. I have no set timeline for this - I'm STILL trying to find time to piece together the SCRAMBLE update and my own WIP - but I can commit to at least having the first script in place by the next deadline, wherever we decide that to be.
Speaking of deadlines, six weeks to go!

@JulienMulard's Raid on the Water People now has a new version! Check it out on the WIP spreadsheet.
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I don't recall asking for a new SCRAMBLE intro, but this is actually pretty cool.
If you want to use it, then I suggest that this may be something you consider putting into Clipped Wings instead - perhaps as a breakdown or bridge. Just my opinion....

Here's the original idea for layout that I had for the mass collaboration:
Intro with voice over (SF SNES): https://app.box.com/s/ivo689dxvxoxkqvhhkitai52m87t7ch4 1st Movement (SF2): https://app.box.com/s/vfylzj8bdlxggc5319bjlqcsibzjisgh 2nd Movement (SF64): https://app.box.com/s/lds3bw5as82szney1tk8q9106m7ai8b9 Then finish with some variation of this (SF SNES): https://app.box.com/s/374qmxxui5ed302qa03ks9ywe5ec6kmf ... but I also notice that there is no love for SF Zero on this album yet either, so maybe some Andross Zero would be good too.

Xenosaga II: The Orgulla boss battle.
I tried for MONTHS to beat her. I employed every strategy I possibly could find on the internet or think of and I could never beat her. I eventually came to the realization that my crew was simply not strong enough and I didn't have enough items, but they didn't have shops (wtf?) in the 2nd one and at that point in the game, there aren't many enemies you can backtrack to fight and grind.
This is something that has ended me playing literally every JRPG (really have grown to hate those games) ever. From FFX to Star Ocean: TLH. At SOME point, the game becomes a numbers battle and you'll have to grind for god knows how long if you want to beat the next boss.