HyperDuck Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Hey guys, I'm Chris Geehan. I previously had an account on here under the title 'Akourah' but I am rather silly and cannot seem to find the details to get into that account. That said, this title seems more accurate to my presentation. I'm one half of HyperDuck Music Studios. We wrote most of the music for the Iji OST back in 2008. We're just a small new team of two, who are writing music for game soundtrack whenever the opportunity presents itself. We love it, we really do, and we were asked about doing a remix or medley for an iji level in a super smash brawl-esque game lately called "Indie Brawl" so, in the midst of University exams (we're in our final 3 weeks of exams, then we graduate! Yay!) we spat out a mix (not complete) of an Iji medley we've been doing now and then. If you played Iji, you might like it, hopefully you will! If not, check it out anyway. The mix is not great at the moment, I will aim to improve it in the summer after the exams are over, but I thought I would show it anyway and see if any Iji music fans who enjoyed the original can share their support & constructive feedback if necessary! http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?p=87 That's the news article. http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/HyperDuck_Music_Studios_-_Iji_Medley_(Indie_Brawl_OST).mp3 That's the direct link. Anyways, I will go re-introduce myself on the boards (if I even did it before, quite rude of me to barge in without properly joining the community) and shall see you around more often come June 2009, (exam death date, yay!) Chris Geehan. EDIT: Before people begin bashing the mixing quality of it. I know it's not good at all at the moment, I think I just wanted to share it with whoever was up for listening at this point, I will properly mix and master the sound of this track after Uni has died! Promise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverCoat Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I'm interested in this "Indie Brawl" game! Pretty solid medley there, it makes me want to go play Iji again Only thing I would change is the very beginning when the crunchy guitar chords from Tor start playing, I wouldn't use that lead synth as it kinda ruins the heaviness of the original. Like, you could make the medley just have guitar and drums for the first 16 seconds until the strings come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril the Wolf Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 YES. I have the entire Iji soundtrack in my car because its so awesome. I echo what Overcoat said, but generally good job. And I'll leave the mixing alone for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 As a TIG lurker, I've been listening to this song for quite some time. It is very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swann Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I've got the same issue as OverCoat, that particular synth just feel really out of place. As a huge fan of Iji, I'm really looking forward to the final version of this, and I wish you the best of luck in all your endeavors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 Great stuff, dudes. Really, it's taking me back to your over-compressed days, and I'm liking it Tor, Area music and Boss music is excellent. Now you need to somehow incorporate Area 5/10 with it's 5/4 glory and it'd be perfect. 'Course, it's great now, so keep us updated - we wants more. Oh, and I think you meant June 2010... 09' was so last year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperDuck Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Haha, yes I meant June 2009. Sorry for my delayed reply on this, as I mentioned my exams are decaying my brain. Almost outta the slaughterhouse though. That's great feedback guys, I will change that synth at the start, do you think it would be worth considering putting the synth melody onto a lead guitar sound then? I think that the mix of the guitar riff and the guitar open chords between the build up in the first half of section 1 and the second half with strings sounds a bit weird, so I'll try balancing both out, so the kick in feels more.. kicking! I'm glad I could get some good insight into this, since a lot of people (whom I deeply appreciate their love and support for) just say sounds all great, at this point I am not wanting to be nitpicky but, since the synth thing has been voiced more than once, I want to focus on the shared views of some of the listeners, because I actually feel that way about it too. Also, Gario, you mention it takes your back to our over-compressed (shivers, ugh..) days. Does it feel over-compressed to you? I may do some more heavy tweaking in that area when I sit back down to it! Thanks guys, I will keep you updated with this. I thought I should also mention since you guys are Iji fans, we'll be redoing the entire Iji OST this fall 2010/early 2011. I want to leave a window of that size open so anything unforseen can be dealt with accordingly and still meet this estimated deadline. It'll have the OST in quality of A.R.E.S (One of the other games we've just finished writing music for, it actually won 1st place prize at Microsoft Dream Build Play 2010! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt2ghuWR_QU here is one of the early boss tracks, level 1 - 2). We will probably do it to an even higher degree of quality and arranging than the A.R.E.S OST, which cannot be described from this one track alone, so keep waiting for the OST release. We're going to do it in a few other styles as well So you'll get a bundle of styles. I won't say any more about that though, but if you want to suggest a style, I may consider trying it out! Thanks again guys, you're all stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Haha, yes I meant June 2009. ... Also, Gario, you mention it takes your back to our over-compressed (shivers, ugh..) days. Does it feel over-compressed to you? I may do some more heavy tweaking in that area when I sit back down to it! No no, don't take it that way - I meant the track that you made really hearkened back to your older work (in a good way). I haven't listened to it on a proper system yet, so I'll go do that and see if there's any over-compression, if that'll help. There are some sounds that are mushing together a bit strangely, atm, but it very well could be the headphones I'm using. And yes, I'm looking forward to a remake of that soundtrack . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperDuck Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 I think the mix is still quite mushy so you're probably hearing it right, I'll build more clarity within the mix. Also, lol.. sorry, can't believe I said 2009 again. Honestly the work I've been doing has melted my head quite literally, I can't wear hats anymore they just fall off the melted side. And glad that you're looking forward to the remake. Also, I wasn't taken offence to the over-compression comment, of course, any comment I take as a concern to help myself improve so don't worry about that Was just a genuine concern. Thank you very much for the help, once again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I listened to it on another sound system, and it's safe to say that it isn't over-compression, really. The soundscape is a touch mushy, but it isn't necessarily over-compression. It's probably just a mixing issue, so get some of the melodies to the front and it'll be alright . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperDuck Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 I listened to it on another sound system, and it's safe to say that it isn't over-compression, really. The soundscape is a touch mushy, but it isn't necessarily over-compression. It's probably just a mixing issue, so get some of the melodies to the front and it'll be alright . Thanks dude, I appreciate the effort. Taking the time to check it out on another sound system helps a great deal, shall post in about 2 weeks (after exams) with hopefully a finer sound! =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperDuck Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Just a little thing. Since we are remaking the Iji OST in a few various styles, I thought I would give a tiny (and I mean TINY) preview into one of them. It doesn't tell you much but check it out anyway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI_LVhEezI4 Enjoy! I'll post more medley related stuff after the exam. I already mentioned that. Doh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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