Arrow Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Alright Shaggy, got you on board for Fever. BrothaDom, thanks for the offer! I'll put your name in the OP post for folks offering services for collabs. Brandon: ...wut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 The tracklist is truly baffling (Final Fantasy IX?), but really like the Red Comet theme from Super Mario Galaxy, which I just finished and have warm fuzzy feelings about. I think it would make some wicked drum n bass. I'll take that if it's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 The tracklist is truly baffling (Final Fantasy IX?), but really like the Red Comet theme from Super Mario Galaxy, which I just finished and have warm fuzzy feelings about. I think it would make some wicked drum n bass. I'll take that if it's ok. It is weird, but I actually thought about Super Mario RPG and the battle with Culex which used the FFII/IV boss theme - and then it didn't seem as weird anymore. Of course, that might not be the reason for choosing the FFIX battle theme at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 The tracklist is truly baffling (Final Fantasy IX?), but really like the Red Comet theme from Super Mario Galaxy, which I just finished and have warm fuzzy feelings about. I think it would make some wicked drum n bass. I'll take that if it's ok. Sure, have at it! As for your comment about FFIX being baffling, you remember how the original Super Mario RPG used Final Fantasy IV's battle theme wholesale for the Culex fight? We're using FFIX's battle theme for this sequel's version of that, and we chose FFIX specifically because #1: well, we needed to include a battle theme from an FF title as a shoutout to Culex obviously, but more importantly #2: we get to make a fantastically horrible pun with the track title if we use FFIX's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Ok, I see where you're coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrothaDom Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dang that's a good offer. But it takes a hip hop brain to utilize such skills and I don't have one. Maybe someday. That's fine haha. (I'm also willing to try things that aren't necessarily hip-hop...But I can't promise them beforehand haha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Holy crap, I can't wait for everyone to hear what I've been working on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xarnax42 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 When puns dictate project decisions, everybody wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Wait, so what's the pun with the FFIX Battle Theme track title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 People who are on the project can give me their e-mail addresses, preferably Gmail, and I'll give them access to the Google Drive project folder where they can see behind the scenes stuff. That includes the pun for the FFIX Battle title. If you're NOT on the project, well, tough beans, I'm not revealing the pun till the project comes out. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) As for your comment about FFIX being baffling, you remember how the original Super Mario RPG used Final Fantasy IV's battle theme wholesale for the Culex fight? We're using FFIX's battle theme for this sequel's version of that, and we chose FFIX specifically because #1: well, we needed to include a battle theme from an FF title as a shoutout to Culex obviously, but more importantly #2: we get to make a fantastically horrible pun with the track title if we use FFIX's.Also FFIX's battle theme is, I believe, the last FF battle theme to use the classic bass line for FF battle music used in FF1-6 (and for specific bosses in 7 and .Incidentally, the youtube link to this source in your track list posts is now broken. I don't see anything about any kind of unifying style, instrumentation, etc. mentioned anywhere in the first post, or in this thread. If this were a "real" RPG, there would be some kind of consistency in that regard. I'm seriously tempted to give this a shot--I've not yet made anything of sufficient quality for this, but then I've not yet spent more than a week or so working on one remix. If the style/genre restrictions, if any, match something I think I might be able to do, I'll start working on a WIP to audition. Edit: I notice there aren't any "location"-type entries on the tracklist yet. I'm thinking about working on something for "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms" or "Still, the Road is Full of Dangers." That way, if I come up with a WIP worth using, great, it could be worked in; if I don't, then it doesn't block off someone else from remixing a source they want. I have some very preliminary ideas regarding a combination of "Beware the Forest's Mushrooms," Dr. Mario 64 "Que Que," and SMW's "Forest of Illusion." Edited December 13, 2013 by MindWanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Rex Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 All righty so I'm hella interested in this, but I'm not really sure about my time schedule in the near future. Any chance I can soft claim Story mode 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) MindWanderer: The project's framework is indeed the premise that it's an RPG soundtrack, but it's a remix project first and foremost. So there's no overarching musical styles people need to use in this case. The unifying link between all the songs for this particular project is the source usage mentioned in the OP post: that if you're remixing a song from Super Mario RPG, it should have a leitmotif from a Dr. Mario song included, and if you're remixing a song from a Mario series game that's not SMRPG or a Dr. Mario game, you should include a leitmotif from either in your track. The idea you had in your post's edit clearly fits within those guidelines, so basically, knock yourself out and have fun. I'll put you down for Beware the Forest's Mushrooms for now, but let me know if you decide to do something different. EDIT: Oh, and thanks for letting me know that link was broken. A few others were gone too; I'm fixing them now. therex: Will do! I haven't set any due dates yet because not enough people have claimed tracks for me to do that, I feel, so right now we're basically in a holding pattern where people can claim stuff and work at their own pace but I'm not checking in often or pestering them to speed up. That will obviously change as the project picks up speed, but yeah. Edited December 13, 2013 by Arrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 So it's more like a remix album of a fictional game's soundtrack? I'll start playing around with my idea and send you a WIP when I have something presentable. I may end up needing a fair bit of feedback and advice, but I'll try to polish it as much as possible first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 2) Gotta work in a Luigi cameo somehow in the parade at the end, Mario RPG-style, and Apparently Dr. Luigi was just announced for Dec. 31. If it has any unique music, this would be absolutely perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 I don't have a Wii U, so someone will have to play that game and let me know if it's got any unique songs. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangedragan Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I'd also like to offer my vocal services to you wonderful mixers. I'm a bass/baritone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted December 20, 2013 Author Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks for the offer man; I'll put your name in the OP post. (loved what you did for Zoltan's take on Selphie's Train Song, by the way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 This is gonna be neat. REAL neat. Hopefully some more people get on board soon. I totally didn't post this just to bump the thread, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 I've had a nice chunk of people claim some tracks in the past week, but I'd love to get even more! If any of you are digging the idea behind the project and want to contribute, let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I've had a nice chunk of people claim some tracks in the past week, but I'd love to get even more! If any of you are digging the idea behind the project and want to contribute, let me know! Whoa, that's awesome! This thread had been dead for a while, so I was getting worried, but no longer! I'll get my nose to the grindstone as soon as I'm done with this week's PRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Whoa, that's awesome! This thread had been dead for a while, so I was getting worried, but no longer! I'll get my nose to the grindstone as soon as I'm done with this week's PRC. Well, most of last week's new claims happened because I was doing my job as project director and personally reaching out to musicians I know who I thought might be interested, rather than waiting for people to see this thread and chime in while hoping for the best. XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshaggyfreak Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 And as I said at MAGfest, I can help with this project in any way you need me to. I've got your back 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDjinn Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 I'm not trying to put my name on every track since I already did Smithy and am in the process of working on Dodo, but you can put me down for collab on guitars if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argle Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 oh, damn, got this track to do. So lacking inspiration lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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