I Need Help Figuring Out This Time Signature 1/3/2025

[Uffe von Lauterbach]

New Question Below at the End of This Topic 1/3/2025

Instead of creating a new topic, I figured I'd revive this old one, because I have another question about a time signature, but from a different Metroid track. The previous one was about "Metroid Dread - Experiment No. Z-75", which was answered.

Edited January 3 by Uffe von Lauterbach
I didn't want to make a new topic asking a similar question and clogging the forum.

[Sockpuppet]

Honestly I had to slow it down to work it out but to me it sounds like 11/8 (split into 6 then 5).

[H36T]

2 hours ago, Sockpuppet said:

Honestly I had to slow it down to work it out but to me it sounds like 11/8 (split into 6 then 5).

This was my thought. I just thought 6/8 then 5/8 alternating but it is hard to tell. Lots of stuff going on that feel really syncopated (to me). Was hard to find the pulse.

[Uffe von Lauterbach]

17 hours ago, Sockpuppet said:

Honestly I had to slow it down to work it out but to me it sounds like 11/8 (split into 6 then 5).

Cool! Thank you! I counted 11/8, but then there were some parts that broke off into a different time signature, so it was really throwing me off. I thought I even counted 5/8 at one point, but again, it's jumping everywhere. I'd much prefer a single odd time signature rather than one that's most likely moving around often, just because that would simplify things a bit to transcribe. Oh well. I'll have to do my best with this if I can.

14 hours ago, H36T said:

This was my thought. I just thought 6/8 then 5/8 alternating but it is hard to tell. Lots of stuff going on that feel really syncopated (to me). Was hard to find the pulse.

I considered 3/4 at one point. I think where the rhythm sort of "slows down" for lack of a better word. Anyway, thank you guys for your help! I really appreciate it.

[Nase]

i wouldn't have figured this out easily...it's too quick to count the 8ths for me, in my head... but if i count in 4ths, it clearly goes up to 6 beats with the 6th cut short.

so yeah, sounds like eleven!

[Uffe von Lauterbach]

New Question Regarding Time Signatures 1/3/2025

My new question has to do with "Metroid: Zero Mission - Ridley's Lair". The NES version is in 4/4 time. But in Metroid: Zero Mission, it sounds like it's in 3/4 time or 6/4 time. Is it in any of these? And does this at any point have a change in time signature?

 

[Liontamer]

4 hours ago, Uffe von Lauterbach said:

New Question Regarding Time Signatures 1/3/2025

My new question has to do with "Metroid: Zero Mission - Ridley's Lair". The NES version is in 4/4 time. But in Metroid: Zero Mission, it sounds like it's in 3/4 time or 6/4 time. Is it in any of these? And does this at any point have a change in time signature?

 

 

It’s still 4/4 throughout.

[Uffe von Lauterbach]

17 hours ago, Liontamer said:

 

It’s still 4/4 throughout.

Alright. It sounded different to me compared to the original track on the NES. Thank you.