Liontamer Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 ReMixer name: jnWake, minusworld. Name of game(s) arranged: Gunman Clive 2. Name of arrangement: High Clive. Name of individual song(s) arranged: Fight On, from here https://arnehrberg.bandcamp.com/album/gunman-clive-2-original-soundtrack . Link to arrangement: . More stuff from Dwelling of Duels! This one is a remix I wrote for Wild West month in June 2023. The point of that month was to make a theme from a wild west theme and I figured almost everyone would make something that sounded very wild west-ish so I went in the opposite direction and just did a prog. metal track. I recruited minusworld from DoD to play guitars and bass and his parts added a lot to make this mix more powerful. The guitar solos in particular are sick! Anyway, regarding the arrangement, it's mostly very similar to the source. The original song is extremely frantic, high tempo and rarely stays on the same section for too long. I kept the parts more or less the same than the original but took the tempo down and gave each section more time to breathe, which changed the vibe to a more "epic" one rather than the frantic vibe of the original. Gunman Clive series is a pretty unknown one so it was fun to cover it and give it some deserved spotlight. DoD liked this track so I hope you guys do as well! Source usage: 0:00-0:11: This is directly based on the source's intro, with a repetition and slight changes. 0:11-0:22: Surprise chiptune! I thought it'd be funny to start very metal and shift to this. This section is directly based on the part that comes right after the intro in the original. 0:22-0:33: The same but now with the "metal" instruments. 0:33-0:55: This is based on the section that comes right after on the source. The main changes I did where two: first, I heavily slowed the main melody, giving it a more epic feel (obligatory strings help that); second, I slightly altered the melody on the second repetition for more variation. 0:55-1:07: Once again, I followed the source's order and this section is based on what comes after the previous section. I didn't really change the melodies chords here. 1:07-1:11: As usual, just the next section of the source but with my interpretation. 1:11-1:18: Intro repeat! 1:18-1:45: I got more creative here with source reinterpretation here. The guitar riff is based on the intro riff, keeping the F-E-higher E "melody" and using it to create a new riff with a fun (IMO) rhytm. Brass and chiptunes enter later to transition into the next section. 1:45-2:37: Solos! The backing riff on the guitars is another variation of the intro, but it's now high E-F-E and each 4 bars end with a phrase from the intro as well. This section is heavily Symphony X inspired so I did my best Michael Pinella impression with the synth patch. 2:37-3:00: This section is based on the same melody as the chiptune part, but the chord progression is changed for more of a "build-up" feel. 3:00-3:22: This is a repetition of the 0:33 section, but the second repetition ups the tempo and changes the chord progression to become the "climax" of the song. There's also some differences in the lead guitar to accomodate for the new chord progression. 3:22-3:33: Basically a repetition of 0:55. 3:33-3:40: Basically a repetition of 1:07 but with an additional chiptune part. 3:40-3:46: Ending, based on the part of the source that plays before it loops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 You clearly had a lot of fun with this! It's a pretty wild trip, and it sounds great. It goes to a lot of weird places, but stays entirely coherent. Strong work. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share Posted August 23, 2023 How very un-Western this Gunman Clive source is. Alright, that caught me off guard, not gonna lie. Mega Man/"Get a Weapon"-style blips at :11? Alright, that caught me off guard, not gonna lie. Nothing's making sense around here. Brass from 1:12-1:18 was a slight weak link in terms of realism, though the way it danced around the stereo field was a nice touch that also mitigated the realism issues. A ding against the strings in here (e.g. 2:49-3:00) as well. Nice job taking those opening riffs from the original and keeping them in play for most of the first 2/3rds, which also kept the solo section grounded in some reference to the original. Awesome rock/synth fusion by jnWake & minusworld that brought entirely new dimensions to this source tune! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 immediate DT vibes from the intro. immediate not-DT vibes from the following 11 seconds The first presentation of the melodic material however could have easily come from any of a dozen melodic prog metal bands i can think of. the aggressive riff work with soaring melodic line is a style i just love personally. 1:47's solo work sounds great as you hand off between the synth and guitars. there's a nice break at 2:37 or so with the ep, and it ramps up nice to the melodic material in the guitar at around 2:58. there's a fairly eclectic variety of textures over the last 10s, and then it's done. mastering sounds uber-clear and balances the variety of timbres nicely. arrangement is dope as expected. nice work. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimpazilla Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Ooooh I love those little chiptune interludes! I agree with Larry, very un-Western source. This arrangement is so varied in writing and in instrumentation: badass guitar work, plucky chiptune, groovy synths and keys, killer drums. Everything is mixed extremely well and cleanly, and the master is done just right too. Larry may have been caught off guard, and nothing may be making sense around here, but in the best possible way. This is a truly excellent remix. And I am so pleased that Larry chose not to lie, that's important too. Great work guys, let's go! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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