DarkeSword Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Alright, I'll make this short and sweet. I know we have the excellent Vampire Variations series of albums that covers the Castlevania series, but I'd like to propose a new CV album with a special twist. CastleMania is an album of Castlevania remixes done in the style of pro-wrestler intro tracks. You know how all those wrestlers in the WWE have their own walk-in music? I want an album of remixes that casts Castlevania characters like Simon Belmont and Alucard as pro-wrestlers with their own entrance tracks. We can do the full production on these tracks too, with some light voice acting; an announcer introducing the character, the character themselves doing some catchphrase-filled crowdwork, some crowd noises to make it sound like it's at a big event arena. I obviously cannot run this album, as I have Final Fantasy V to work on, along with this year's FGC albums and some other personal projects. I'm looking to put together a team to take this album project on, preferably someone with knowledge of Castlevania, or pro-wrestling, or both. It doesn't have to be a long album either; even a six-track EP would be cool. Anyone game? I really want this to happen. The pun-based title is too good to pass up. Tuberz McGee, DusK and Eino Keskitalo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 That sounds like it'd be crazy difficult to pull off, but it is pretty funny, hahah! Worked on a wrestler's intro music with Zoltan once, and I hear about friends working with wrestlers on twitter.. Wrestlers are using a lot more common music now it seems, so it's just kind of really cool sounding rock or rap beat that they walk in to. I may have to tell DCT about this project. Who do you think would direct it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 And his name is... DRA CULA *du du dudu, du du dudu* Tuberz McGee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troyificus Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I watched a lot of WWF/WWE back in the day, I'm pretty sure I could cut a promo if the need arose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Random thoughts, in no particular order: To best approximate a real event, it would probably be best to have an equal number of heroes as villains. It would be pretty hilarious if the "Heel" wrestlers (monsters) went by their "actor" names from Castlevania I. Boris Karloffice, Love Chaney, Christopher Bee, etc. Castlevania: Judgment has "official" character themes for several characters, both heroes and monsters. Not that we'd have to stick with these, but they're a good starting point. There should probably be two versions, one with voiceovers, crowd noises, etc. and one without. The one with could also have an announcers' intro and other "event" segments. I'm already planning on organizing an OCR-I for CCoI. This might actually be a good opportunity for me to get my feet wet, since it would have a couple months' head start, and I'd need a co-director anyway--I can put in the time and effort, and I know Castlevania pretty well, but I have no album experience, I don't have a sufficiently good ear for quality standards, and the last pro wrestling event I watched was when The Undertaker made his WWF debut. But if someone is willing to help with that side of things, I'd be happy to take on what I can. Troyificus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 You've done alright with compos in the past, so you've got the organizational skills! It'd be great to have you heading things up. Let's get a pro-wrestling consultant to handle that side of the equation. Tuberz McGee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelCityOutlaw Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Oh my god this is an absolutely righteous idea and I don't even like pro-wrestling. Make this happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuberz McGee Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 This is a once in a lifetime album idea. I cannot pass this up. This sounds amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 On 2/23/2016 at 11:22 AM, DarkeSword said: You've done alright with compos in the past, so you've got the organizational skills! It'd be great to have you heading things up. Let's get a pro-wrestling consultant to handle that side of the equation. Thanks! YouTube can help me with the lack of wrestling background, but it would be really great if I could get the help of someone who both knows the "genre" and has the ear to vet the submissions. And even better would be if they'd worked on an album before so they can make sure I'm doing what needs to be done. At the very least I need someone on ear duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chernabogue Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I'm not a big Wrestling fan, but I'm in too. Can't let that one pass! If you need help with the organization, well, you know I can handle things LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted February 25, 2016 Author Share Posted February 25, 2016 Alright. I'm going to close this thread and allow MindWanderer to create a new one for the project. MW, it's up to you to find the necessary folks to make this a reality. I'm handing this off to you. Good luck, and keep me apprised of any interesting developments. Chernabogue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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