Sir_NutS Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 Artist: Sir_NutS Name of the games arranged: Twin Cobra System: Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Name of the arrangement: Blade Pitch Name of the individual songs arranged: Break a Leg! (BGM 1-6) Link to Remix: Link to Original: My friend F4T4L and I are fans of crazy synth rock FM tracks with screaming guitar lead solos on the Genesis, so one day I decided to give this one a go. At the time of release for this game, Taito was putting out great arrangements for their arcade and home console games, and this is one of them. Full of energy, drive, and crazy solo arpeggios which are all a great fit for a SHMUP. I thought I would give it the same treatment with my remix, so I kept the same fast bpm but upped the ante on the arrangement by going even more ham with the soloing and expanding on the original arrangement with new sections. The synthwave style I thought was a good fit as well, given the date of this arrangement. I added a few references to the game such as the helicopter blades that can be heard in the breakdown (not a sample, made with synths!), and a lead that cuts right through the mix. I had quite a bit of fun with this one and it also helped me get back into making music again. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 No surprises here: NutS brings his usual synthwave flair, and as he said, it's a natural fit. The breakdown hits a little early, which results in it feeling a little long, but I'm nitpicking. The original riffs and noodling are superb. Can't help but YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yep, good energy, effects and layered part-writing throughout to present a nicely souped-up take on the source, Mike! Love your style; the power and stylishness of this arrangement works with this tune nicely. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexy Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 It's not often that I hear Nuts add crazy solos to his work as his style is usually a lot more texture-driven. But in a synthwave arrangement like that, it felt like they were a necessity to maintain the high-octane momentum. Combined with his usual great production skills and an excellent choice of synth timbres, it's a well-produced fake-retro track that profoundly demonstrates his presentation chops. The arrangement relies more on the intro section of the source, but it's the most riff-driven and fitting for the genre. The solos at 0:43 and 2:50 are well expressed and both climax with brisker notation just before switching back to the source melody. The only rendition of the core part of the source is at 1:35, and even then the melody had been playing around with while still maintaining tonal familiarity with the original BGM. It's like a source melody that sounds like an original solo to the untrained ear - it's clever stuff. Again, no problems with Nuts's work here. Let's see it on the front page ASAP. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpretzel Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Great energy, no issues, and as mentioned, the solos are FUN. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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