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- WIP -- "Cleansing the Lands", V1.5:
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Sadly, won't have time for Bard and Ranger updates, but Bard (outside of some melodic change-ups and tweaks) is the full arrangement and current WIP, (no mixing tho, ofc), and there's room for additions and improvements.
Ranger needs a lot more work and refinement, but the concept is strongly there. It's not a complete arrangement, but compositionally is very feasible.
I've dedicated most of my remaining few days' time to Geomancer, and will probably have the latest WIP available on here by the end of the 30th, so, in time for the end of auditions. :)
Hope the 3 at least has some promise...
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2 hours ago, ZackParrish said:
Trying to figure out which theme you consider 'Nostalgia' since ... I can't find anything concrete for that one. This track on YouTube is what I'd like to do something for but on vgmusic it's listed as nostalgia, on youtube I've found it under Reminiscence and The Day Will Come, as well as one person in the comments of what I'm linking saying it is mistitled...
Edit: I should add, that on OCR's track listing for FF5, Nostalgia doesn't even exist.
Edit 2: Upon further digging... what a rabbit hole... it's under One Day, For Certain on OCR: https://ocremix.org/song/11108/one-day-for-certain
Heya.
05) "Remembrance" ~ Theme of Cid ~ done by Proph from the WATER album already uses Nostalgia, I believe, hence why it's listed:
https://ocremix.org/album/73/final-fantasy-v-the-fabled-warriors-ii-water
The idea for this and what Darke wanted is here:
Each class from the game is what you're remixing, as in, a theme for them, or a main character. :) It's why the ones who have placed auditions in went: [Class Name] - ReMixer's Name, if that helps.
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Mayhaps doing NOC with either VS Dark Samus or VS Metroid Prime (from, ofc, MP1) might be interesting. :)
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Well, color me interested. ^_^ Would have to revisit the OST again, since I haven't played the game in years, but I'll do something.
If there's Sector recommendations you might have for me, whether it's Normal or Depths, hook a sister up. ♡
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FWIW Wars had 2 games, AFAIK. I dunno if their soundtracks are radically different.
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Count me in, homie. :)
Played most of the Halo series up to 4, so can try to do something from one of them beforehand. Pretty sure there was one from Reach or ODST that was baller, so I'll have a listen to their soundtracks and see. ♡
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On 6/23/2025 at 3:15 PM, Unknown Pseudoartist said:
Oh, nice, I don't know how I missed this project, but I love the idea! I just love creepy stuff (how creepy that sounds like! haha)
Maybe a bit late, but I have a very rough WIP for a track that I think it'd fit this album pretty well. It's a dark/horror/creepy/whatever arrangement of the boss theme from Terranigma, highly inspired by that annoying boss, Bloody Mary. Terranigma's anniversary is in October too and I'd love to make a video with it once it's finnished, so the plan is just ideal.
So far it's 100% MIDI but the structure has plenty of progress. I'm pretty confident with my arranging skills and ideas but everyone in the VGM scene seems to hate my mixing haha, so since this project seems not to be that nitpicky it'd probably be just fine. Still accepting help from performers or even in mixing/mastering if anyone is interested, tho. I can share the latest WIP as reference if that's needed.Hey there! Apologies for the delay -- I have been extremely busy as of late, sorting a lot of stuff in my head and dealing with the auditions for an OCR album that recently had a resurgence. ^_^; I'll get back to this in no time!
Thank you! Welcome aboard! :D I'm a big fan of creepy stuff, too. :) It's not too late at all. ♥ But if you have a rough WIP you'd like to send me via PM, I'd love to hear it, especially if it's the Boss Theme from Terranigma inspired by Bloody Mary herself! :P And I didn't know that about Terranigma's anniversary, so that would even be more hype!
I'm happy to take it for a spin, and you're welcome to go find people to collab with, for both/either performing something or mixing the track. It might be best to do it via OCR's Discord server and ask around, but I plan on trying to master the tracks myself, so if you can find someone to help you do the mixing, that'd be ace.
Would you like me to add your track to the list? ^_^
1 hour ago, Mr. Hu said:I could send you guys a remix I did for Animal Well that's fairly creepy. It would be a slightly different version than the one I submitted to the judges' panel earlier this month though. I can't export an unmastered version without the instances for certain randomized drum loops changing. Probably a couple other instruments other than drums as well.
Sure! That'd be great. You can send me a WIP of it, or the complete version of it that is akin to the one you submitted to the Judges' Panel via PM here. It's OK if you cannot do an unmastered WAV of it, tho -- we can work around that somehow. :) Would you like me to add your track to the list? :D
@Troyificus@The Coop@Unknown Pseudoartist -- I did receive your individual PMs, and I will get to them and reply ASAP. Once I get my head above water and see the results for the audition tracks come past the 30th of June, I'll be in a better spot to focus-in on your work. :) TYSM for your patience in the meantime, and sending me the mail!
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- WIP -- "Together, in this Life, as Warriors of Light", V1:
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**TERTIARY AUDITION TRACK**
This is equal parts an "audition thread" and "a record of progress / WIPing" until the due date arrives. :D
This is the source:
Also called = 'Tenderness in the Air'.
- INFLUENCES: Bardcore / Neo Soul / R&B
MAIN REFERENCES:
- An Example of Bardcore
- ???
- ???
The Town Theme / Tenderness is the main source utilized for this remix, transposed from the Key of C to A Major. Track's purposely minimalist, to try and encapsulate the very essences of Lo-Fi with Renaissance Faire / Bardic aesthetics, paired with R&B rhythm section goodness. What I tried to do here was imagine there's 5 bards playing (for each of the main characters you are in the party with: Bartz, Lenna, Faris, Krile & Galuf)
, and have--what I felt--were songs closely associated with them that weren't their direct theme, but were a big part of their character development and were the songs I remember them for at very important plot-points in the game (no spoilers here: IYKYK). Each of the 3 supporting source choices I made sure were material already used in the previous albums, as well (as callbacks to them after so many years of the remaining 3 albums in this series being on hiatus) whilst also ensuring I'm not snatching away songs not yet covered for future audition pieces. Plus, two of these I really wanted to do, but were already done, so. . .lol. :D[It's 5 AM here, and I am still working on this -- fuck it, can't configure and am frustrated with trying to mash a bunch of sources together, but I will stick to the idea of the 5 main characters of FFV playing different instruments that can be interpreted as representative of their characteristics in-game.]
This one is a bit more...aimless and free-form (hence why I don't have a usual 2nd and 3rd reference right now), because I am still trying to figure out how to formulate the direction for this, but I'll probably be pow-wowing with people like Bonnie, Colorado and Dyluck to see how I can shape this bad boy into something lyrical and appeasing in that sense, whether or not it's me singing it or writing said lyrics.
That said, for the moment, I'm just diving right in, and seeing where the river current, booze, shimmering starlight and warm camp fire near the village takes me;
(I've drowned in said river, help me). :P I also might struggle with super pretty, melodic content, in such a short time (took me ***absolute a g e s*** to write new stuff for tracks like Premonition from the FF8 album and Zoness from the recent Star Fox stuff), so please bear with me-- especially juggling 4 different sources, trying to make them unique and fit the genre bill(ex: Bardcore link sounds mega exciting and textural due to all the organic instrument sounds with lots of arpeggio runs and chord play because of the source itself, and I've barely scratched the surface of writing for real instruments with those things in mind, despite previous remixes I've made). Getting super deep and complex on melody and harmony lines takes me a bit, so if it sounds barebones for now, that will be why. But the concept'll be there. :)WIPs will be down below, as usual.
Thanks for checking this out and giving the opportunity(ies) to try.
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- WIP -- "W A N D E R E R", V1:
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**SECONDARY AUDITION TRACK**
This is equal parts an "audition thread" and "a record of progress / WIPing" until the due date arrives. :D
This is the source:
Also called = 'Walking the Snowy Mountains'.
- INFLUENCES: Movie Soundtracks & Cinematic Orchestra / Modern Synthwave / Power & Folk Metal
MAIN REFERENCES:
- John Williams - "Superman (Main Theme)" & "Indiana Jones (Main Theme)"
- Eluveitie - "The Call of the Mountains"
- Wind Rose - "Diggy Diggy Hole"
1 & 3 are fairly obvious references, and can be heard in the current WIP; number 2, well. . .I'd absolutely love to have real instruments in this, like electric guitars, a bagpipe, Irish whistle, pan flute and accordion, but I hadn't written up the parts yet (the flute will be countermelodic and the rest more harmonic / layers), and they were probably going to show up within the mid-section to the ending of the track, to make it feel more folky by that point, instead of electronic synths with (primarily) orchestra brass.
So, will probably be another collab effort, and asking around for people to help me write said parts in a way that's taking the source at face-value, but adding something fresh and with a hop and a step. When I originally conceptualized this, I was considering to just go full Pirate Metal or Irish Jig (e.g. Alestorm's music), but I've never actually tackled full-blown Metal or Rock before, so I tried to lean some of this on genres I am comfortable writing and doing stuff in. Drums also need a lot more tweaking, or getting someone to actively write those in with top-notch drumkit VST gear, or live recording and tracking. The insane mash-up of genres is due to the spirit of "adventure" for this class remix, as asked for by DarkeSword, so I wanted to go all-in on that feeling and evoke it in not only how it SOUNDS, but how it's made, as well.
Still hammering away at Bard -- will see what can be done before June 30th. :)
V1 WIP is below. ♥
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- WIP -- "Cleansing the Lands", V1:
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**PRIMARY AUDITION TRACK**
Decided to do something similar to the others, make a topic, and make it equal parts an "audition piece" and "a record of progress / WIPing" until the due date arrives. :D
This is the source, as requested / suggested by DarkeSword:
Also called = 'Cursed Earth'.
- INFLUENCES: Jungle DnB / Asian Phonk / Future Bass
MAIN REFERENCES:
- FFXIV - "Earth, Wind and Water" (The Swallow's Compass Dungeon Theme)
- The Glitch Mob - "Palace of the Innocents"
- Zach Herer - "Wutai Mountain"
The latter sources is where a lot of the instrument-conceptual-usage comes from, and the FFXIV one was all for the pacing and aesthetic. The DnB and percs run at 140, while the MIDI is half-time, to accentuate that "heavy, rhythmic" vibe. Leans on the use of A LOT of drums and percussive elements (incl: bonsho (Buddhist Temple Bells), Tibetan Singing Bowl, Taiko & Daiko, etc), A LOT of grounded Asian instruments (e.g. guzheng, kanun, ban'di, etc), and a mash-up of an organic vs. synthetic aesthetic...but in that whole...WuShu...Feng-Shui harmony. :P
I'll post up my first pass WIP later on today when I've gotten more progress with it. Probably will spend about a week on it, and then spend a week on a [Bard] sub and see where that goes before June 30th. :)
I am considering working on these with people, and for this I will see if JSABlixer and CosmicBartender wants in on it. ♥ Maybe ask Alex / Seveneyes as well, since this is kinda his cuppa.
** Forgot to mention the tempo is a little crazy, and IDK how I managed, but it's 12/8 (original), that I've managed to write some new material in 3/4 and 6/8, and the drumline is a slightly modified 4/4 fitted with some nudging so things sat together better.
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Tracks updated! ♥
I might be utilizing the forum's 'CLUBS' function here for this, as suggested by DarkeSword himself. :) I've also got access to the CRAC server as admin / album director, so I will be adding channels for AOCC and AOCH there as well, soon. :D
Here's the link to the server, if you're not already on there! -- https://discord.gg/wKyadaTT
And as a bit of a surprise, The Coop and I are working on the front and back covers for this!! Yay! Progress! :3
Official website details are still up in the air, but I'll be touching base with @tibonev & @colorado weeks on that ASAP.Hang ten, guys! Looking forward to hearing your WIPs! 🎃🥰
- Troyificus and tibonev
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7 hours ago, Argle said:
You know how it is, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
I feel that, lol.
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34 minutes ago, Argle said:
Oh yeah the track I'm doing is Donkey Kong 64 - Frantic Factory
I can't promise I'll actually have it done on time, but if I do that's going to be the one
I'll add you and H36T's choices up soon, ty for notifying me! :D ^_^
DK64 FF is baller, and would be glad for it to be on the album! If you have troubles with it, just keep in touch and keep me informed. We can work something out, I'm sure. ♡
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On 6/3/2025 at 2:02 AM, ArikXu_Hugo said:
Is the link out already, or is it still made? I'm a bit confused for some reason (heh).
It'll be a link to the server itself, but I hadn't made the channel + threads yet. D:
I'll be doing so when I return home in a couple days. Defo by this Sunday / next Monday. ♡ And I'll post the link to the server here! :)
- ArikXu_Hugo and Troyificus
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Welp, good news everyone!!
Finally managed to get in contact, and have access!
I'll make the channel / threads in a jiffy! :D
- Troyificus and ArikXu_Hugo
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And to those thinking about it but haven't yet. . .
COME ON IN, AND JOIN THE FUN! :3
- Troyificus and ArikXu_Hugo
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IT IS JUNE 1ST, MY DUDES AND DUDETTES!!
That means...this has officially started! :D Yay! ~ Excitement!!
I'll be looking to make a Discord server for this today, and will post an invite to the CRAC server here for those who aren't there, but wish to participate and communicate via Discord.
But your time starts now, and you have until October to get stuff in!! The earlier, the better!--but take your time (you've got plenty of it) to get your tracks done, get feedback on them, and send me those pre-mastered WAVs!
I very much look forward to everyone's spooktacular contributions. ♡♡♡
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Ah, fair enough. I understand the history of that now, and as a fellow writer, yeah...shit can take awhile to plot out and edit, especially if it's that long.
I'll see how it goes, then. I might make it simple and like some weird opposite to what you do yearly. Call it a...'Halloween Haiku'. Or something equally catchy and short form. :P
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9 hours ago, 100_PERCENT ROEMER said:
i claim HOTPOCKETS.wav (ホッホッedition)
Link seems to be hella broke.. D: Is this an original thing, or something from a source? I had put you down for the Baby Shark thing, so IDK if you changed your mind or not. xD
8 hours ago, The Coop said:Anyone opposed to the idea of me doing a cover for this? I have an idea. It'll be pixel art like my other stuff, but no game characters or funny/goofy scenes.
Nah, no one is. xD Adrian and Audiomancer voiced they might do some artwork / cover stuff for this, but nothing says there can't be multiple (as in, art inserts + front & back covers). ;) So if you've got some grand, spooktacular plan, feel free! I'd love it to be pixel art, or at least, thematically uniform. :) If we've got a base idea for direction, that'd be cool. This year's theme is a bit of a 'free-for-all', but the only thing I think I've got a centered idea on is pumpkins. xD
Having no game characters or funny/goofy scenes will help to separate this a bit from AOCC. Don't wanna mimic your ideas, or have it be a carbon copy but with "it's spooky" instead.
I was also wondering how you'd feel about your yearly poem thing for AOCC being adopted by AOCH? I know that's pretty much tradition at this stage to do that, as you release the album for the songs for the 25th of December... Who's doing the poem? IDK. I can write a thematic poem, but was wondering how you felt about it? :D -
3 hours ago, The Coop said:
Huh. I missed this somehow. Well, assuming people are still allowed to join in, I've been thinking about updating my song "Revenant's Waltz" to see if I can spruce it up over the original I did back in 2016.
Haha, nah, man, people can join in on this from now until, like...the second to last week in October. X'D It doesn't officially start until June 1st, but starting early is cool with me!
It'd be an absolute honour to have you be a part of this. Should poke some of the AOCC regulars, as well, and Dyne! But seriously, I'm humbled and welcome you on-board. :) I'll update the first post with your claim shortly. ♡
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Arrangement is FULLY DONE, unless collaborators want to jump on-board and add their own stuff to it. ♥ No mixing, no mastering, just volume faders adjusted and the instruments. No FX on tracks.
Will have no time for Bard or Ranger unfortunately before the 30th is over, but I am proud of all three tracks and hope they're of some service to your vision and this album. o/ :)