DS394

Woohoo!  Let's rock and roll!

@Cole Train OK cool I'll send you a message about it, and we can work from there
@The Nikanoru I guess we tentatively claim Sauria from Assault

@Cole Train OK cool I'll send you a message about it, and we can work from there
@The Nikanoru I guess we tentatively claim Sauria from Assault

@Cole Train OK cool I'll send you a message about it, and we can work from there
@The Nikanoru I guess we tentatively claim Sauria from Assault

I am really liking that idea man, I'm very interested :]
Also that beat for the chemistry thing was pretty clean tbh, and being someone who likes chemistry that was entertaining, haha. 

Hmm, I've always wanted to try producing a rap beat, so maybe if you make some fire lyrics we could put something together 
(BTW here's an example of a rap beat I've made before even if its purpose is a bit cheesy, but if I could put produce something more legit and put some rap-style piano thing like this behind it and just edit it a bit, this could be pretty dope. Would you be interested?)
 

Maybe I'm feeling inspired by Matt Houston's beat, but I want to try my hands at a rap remix of the Sauria level from Assault.
I'm no [good] producer though, so my claim is pretty tentative honestly.

You are in the Purple Rain now, DS.  
I have added 'current performers' to the top of the thread under staff. Anyone else who is interested, let me know.
I've also put myself down for Titania. from Star Fox SNES. It's a weird one and no idea what I'm going to come up with, but a drumbeat and some deep, dark, dirty, distorted guitar has been running around in my head for a while now...
 
 

Oh, and make sure you change my track claim to purple since I sent you the WAV

I think a Corneria collaboration is the best way to go. Great idea!
@TheChargingRhino -- Really like the ideas you have for that (first) Corneria mix. However, just like The 'Boss' Nikanoru said, there's still quite a lot to do. I'd be very glad to help you on that one actually, since it's already pretty inspiring -- throw a couple more ideas in this WIP. I could even manage to get proper guitar recordings too!
@The Nikanoru -- Haven't thought of a name just yet. I usually give my mixes a name when they're close to be finished. I'm experimenting stuff right now and would like to have a talk with you when I'll have another WIP ready so I can share my vision of where I want to go with this track and see if it could still have its place within this album.
Also, it would be great to have a list of the performers available for collaboration in the first post -- near the current tracklist ^^

Okay, thread has been reset with the new info.
Sorry for the confusion @classic_gamer_76, you have submitted a WIP - but it still needs a name!
Hmmm. Not sure this is at the level where you can 'drop the mic,' but very interesting.
Done. Send me your WIP!
I like it, as I'm always down for a little cello action, but lonely ... and short.
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So, I've been thinking about this Corneria thing, as it's the most popular track in the Star Fox series and I'm only choosing one to be featured (bonus tracks still possible!). Well, this weekend, a friend of mine suggested that since it's so popular, why don't we make this into one big collaboration?
Tell me what you all think.

Hey, I'm DS (David or Dave), just a casual gamer who knows about way much more games than he actually plays  I'm a 17-year-old self-taught composer and producer and I like makin' piano covers, epic orchestral mixes, and wub-tastic dubstep remixes. One thing you'll probably find out about me sooner or later is that I'm a huge Star Fox junkie and I've done more remixes and covers of those OSTs than I can bother to think about in one sitting XD I hope to get to know this place a little better, I'll see y'all around.

I guess I can claim Sector X as I already have the WIP of it.
Errrm... I kinda wanted to claim Corneria, but my track is pretty short tho:
 

Just puttin' it out there, I'm available as a performer on piano (or bassoon, or basso profundo, if you really need one :P)

Just puttin' it out there, I'm available as a performer on piano (or bassoon, or basso profundo, if you really need one :P)

--STAFF –
Project Creator: Thomas Neil
Project Director: The Nikanoru
Co-Director: TBA
Assistant Director: TBA
Visual Artists: Geo-Dragon, Etzaen, Mike Ramanauskas
Web Design: Starphoenix
Project Email: lylat.system.clear@gmail.com
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Current Remixers:
The Nikanoru, DS394, TheChargingRhino, classic_gamer_76, Jay Thomas, Slimy, Trev, bLiNd, Starphoenix, CrimsonCobalt, Thirdkoopa, JulienMulard, Etzaen, Siolfor the Jackal, Pichu's Dad, Your_Face, XPRTNovice, YoshiBlade, Deedubs, CmacProductions, GCJ, Smittenden, Afilion
 
Current Performers for Collaboration:
The Nikanoru - male vocals, acoustic guitar
DS394 - basso profundo (male vocals), piano, bassoon
classic_gamer_76 - synthesizer
Theory of N - alto / tenor saxophone
Trev - violin
Pichu's Dad - vocal, acoustic / electric guitar, banjo, clarinet, bass (electric), harmonica, alto / tenor saxophone
M_Blacki - electric guitar / bass, synthesizer, drum sequencing
JohnStacy - (French) Horn
TSori - trumpet
 
Audio Support / Sound Design:
Jorito
Your_Face
ad.mixx
Afilion
 
Mastering Support
TBA
 
Quick Reference for project status or source track research:
Project Overview
 
 --WHAT WE NEED—
We are looking for the following support (thanks to Odai for swiping this idea from the Ocarina of Time project and thanks to Theophany for the original idea):
 
*A Co-Director to assist me in the qualification and review of the music and audio for this project. I need someone with past experience on working with OCR and with the final production of a project, as I have only limited experience in this area. *POSITION FILLED*
*Arrangers/Remixers to conceptualize and complete remixes. This is where the bulk of the work will be. Brand new or experienced veteran, anybody who would like to take part is welcome. 
Voice Actors to bring life to the characters in our audio narratives. If you think your voice would be perfect for one of the available roles, drop us a PM or email!
Performers who are experienced with any type of instrument and have a high-quality recording setup. Sometimes live is better, so anyone willing to lend a hand to a fellow musician short an instrument or skill would be appreciated.
Sound Designers/Audio Support interested in mixing and sound design for the project. Ideally, we would like folks who are willing to provide support and/or collaboration with Remixers who are new or inexperienced at mixing.
Mastering Support for bringing the final WAVs into coherency and giving the final touches to tracks before final submission. I have no experience mastering and so I'm asking for someone(s) who is(are) willing to dedicate a little time (okay, a lot of time) to help us get the album through one of the final hurdles. *POSITION FILLED*
Anyone who is interested in helping in any one of these areas, please let me know.
 
--ALBUM CONCEPT—
First, a special 4-Arwing salute goes to Thomas Neil, who originally came up with the idea of building a Star Fox album in time for Star Fox’s 25th anniversary. He would have been the director for this project, but life became more complicated for him, so he was unable to give the project the commitment he thought it deserved. I thought it would be a shame if this one-only timing for the album fell apart, so I volunteered to bring his idea to light.
I have always believed that Star Fox is the flight simulator for everyone who doesn’t like flight simulators. I remember playing the first game, years ago, and being fascinated with the SUPER HIGH TECH 3D POLYGON GRAPHICS, the ‘smooth’ play control, and the choice of different routes to take to reach the final goal, depending on the difficulty chosen. I’ve played other flight simulators, but none have given me the same thrill as Star Fox. Seven games and almost 25 years later, Star Fox has become a respected Nintendo franchise.
We had a goal to put together a two disc set of 14-17 songs per disc, featuring a showcase of what we would hear flying around as Fox McCloud. Due to my own life complications, this project timeline was extended past the point where we could release it before Star Fox's actual 25th anniversary of release; now, instead of simply a tribute, we are focusing on the concept of the narratives and music: To celebrate the Star Fox series, we are putting together a tour of the Lylat System from Corneria to Venom to give this Solar System a little bit of the Star Fox experience,
All tracks from all games are open and there are no genre restrictions. The deal for the album concept is one track per area on a course between Corneria and Venom.
One exception to this is tracks from Star Fox Adventures. A maximum two tracks can be claimed from this game, as I don’t want the listener to spend too much time on Sauria; that being said, if we get more, we may accept them as bonus tracks.
   --AUDIO TRACKS--
To add a little spice to our journey through the Lylat System, we have put together a series of audio tracks throughout the album to guide our listeners a little closer to the Star Fox experience. We are gathering talented voice actors to play the main characters from Star Fox as they fly through the Lylat System, growing closer to the final goal of reaching Venom to battle Andross.
If you're interested in voicing a character, let us know!
Audio Project Team
The Nikanoru
classic_gamer_76
TheChargingRhino
YoshiBlade
 
Cast List
Fox McCloud: (TBA)
Falco Lombardi:
Slippy Toad: Purple Perpetrator
Peppy Hare:
Krystal: TheChargingRhino
General Pepper: The Nikanoru
Wolf O'Donnell: classic_gamer_76
Leon Pawolski:
Pigma Dengar:
Andrew Oikonny:
Andross: The Nikanoru
 
--CURRENT TRACKLIST--
Red = track claimed, no WIP (0% overall)
Purple = draft WIP submitted (1%-49% overall)
Orange = substantial WIP submitted (full arrangement, 50%-90% overall)
Blue = finished WIP submitted (only final review left, 90-99% overall)
Green = Final WAV submitted (all done, 100%)
DS394 feat. Jay Thomas - Opening Theme - Star Fox 64 - Lylat Legacy
Trev - Menu Select/Stage Clear - Star Fox 64 - ???
TheChargingRhino, classic_gamer_76, Pichu's Dad - Records 1 - Star Fox 2 - Cornerian Hall of Fame
TheChargingRhino, classic_gamer_76, DS394, The Nikanoru - Corneria - Star Fox - SCRAMBLE
CmacProductions - Attack Carrier (Corneria Boss) - Star Fox - ???
**Audio 1: All Ships Check In
Asteroid Belt or Meteo - Star Fox 64 - OPEN CLAIM
DS394, The Nikanoru - Sector X - Star Fox 64 - ???
JulienMulard - Aquas - Star Fox 64 / Command - Submarine Bio-Warfare
 
Afilion - Titania - Star Fox – Titanic Beach
**Audio 2: Pigma's Message
Katina - Star Fox 64 – OPEN CLAIM
Fortuna - Star Fox – OPEN CLAIM
Etzaen - Eladard - Star Fox 2 - ???
**Audio 3: Distress Call
Cole Train, DS394 - Sauria - Star Fox Assault - ???
classic_gamer_76, Slimy - Inside Krazoa Palace (Sauria) - Star Fox Adventures - ???
Smittenden - Boss C – Star Fox 64 - ???
  **Audio 4: Beware the Black Hole
Disc 2 - Venom
GCJ - The Awesome Black Hole - Star Fox - Impending Abyss
ad.mixx - Sector Y - Star Fox – Dogma
 Deedubs - Space Armada/Sector Z/Sector Y - Star Fox - Star Skirmish: Attack on the Armada
 
**Audio 5: Against Star Wolf
CrimsonCobalt - Star Wolf - Star Fox 64 - Can't Let You Do That!
GCJ - Zoness - Star Fox 64 - You Disrespectful Whelps
Starphoenix - Macbeth - Star Fox - Cyber Warfare
Siolfor the Jackal - Sector Z - Star Fox 64 - ???
YoshiBlade - Boss A - Star Fox 64 - ???
**Audio 6: Approach to Venom
Thirdkoopa - Area 6 - Star Fox 64 - In A Distant Region
Slimy - Venom Orbital / Venom Base - Star Fox – Surprise Attack! 
**Audio 7: The Final Confrontation
 XPRTNovice - Andross (Brain) - Star Fox 64 - ????
**Audio 8: Job Well Done
Slimy - various Star Fox themes - Star Fox, 64, Assault, Zero - Ode to Star Fox
 
 ***Please note that a complete WIP is now required for new claims***
 
--DEADLINES—
First Deadline: January 1st, 2017 - CLEAR
Second Deadline: April 1st, 2017  - CLEAR
Third Deadline: July 1st, 2017 - CLEAR
Fourth Deadline: October 15th 2017 - CLEAR
Fifth Deadline: January 1st 2018 - CLEAR
Sixth Deadline: April 1st 2018 - CLEAR
Seventh Deadline: July 1st, 2018
(director's life becomes complicated, time passes)
NEW IMPROVED FINAL, FINAL, FINAL DEADLINE: April 30, 2019
 If you make a claim you can’t fulfill, we would much rather you tell us then wink out of existence on us.
If we don’t hear from you within two weeks after deadline, we will have to release your claim.
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ALL SHIPS CHECK IN AND PREPARE TO SCRAMBLE!!
 

Mixing could really be improved, but I guess you know that already. It sounds strange for there to only be 2 voices accompanying an entire orchestra. Perhaps you could just record some more takes of yourself singing and layer them together?

I'm not familiar with Sector X, but this sounds pretty legit. I hope you're able to find a female vocalist for this.

I like This

I REALLY like the sound of this. 'Freakin' epic' would be my first reaction.
The 'basso profundo' is rather low and profound, as the name implies, but not the 'rising wave' necessary to compete with the crescendo in rest of the song. More male vocalists, and I'd use more than one female vocalist to round out the sound.
Great sound so far. This is going to sound AWESOME when it's done!

BUMP
Oooh this looks like my kinda place  Don't have the time to post a giant analysis so far, but I got some little tidbits on modal structure and leitmotif continuity in the Star Fox OSTs from 1993 to 2016, maybe I'll write it down sometime

Don't forget the unused OSTs that include the Star Fox SNES, Mario Paint, Final Fantasy VI, Chrono Trigger, and EarthBound soundfonts. "Star" is definitely my favorite unused track.
I'd also recommend this vid, great analysis
 

Hey, I'm DS (David or Dave), just a casual gamer who knows about way much more games than he actually plays  I'm a 17-year-old self-taught composer and producer and I like makin' piano covers, epic orchestral mixes, and wub-tastic dubstep remixes. One thing you'll probably find out about me sooner or later is that I'm a huge Star Fox junkie and I've done more remixes and covers of those OSTs than I can bother to think about in one sitting XD I hope to get to know this place a little better, I'll see y'all around.