Emunator Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Contact Information Hemophiliac feat. GameroftheWinds, TSori, Lucas Guimaraes, Travis Kindred Chris Roman https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-MdciL6Adul7zWVA6zF8nw Your userid: 4838 Submission Information Wii Sports Sportsball Wii Sports Theme Composer: Kazumi Totaka, Console: Wii Link to the original soundtrack (if it is not one of the sound archives already available on the site) ***This is a project track for the Impact of Iwata project*** GameroftheWinds: https://ocremix.org/artist/16615/gamer-of-the-winds Flute TSori: https://ocremix.org/artist/16848/tsori Trumpet 1 and 2 Lucas Guimaraes: https://ocremix.org/artist/16119/lucas-guimaraes Tenor Sax 1 and 2 Travis Kindred: https://ocremix.org/artist/17322/travis-kindred Acoustic Bass So when the project launched, I looked at the listing of all of the chapters to see what I might be interested in tackling. I saw in the project thread for chapter 12: "Source: Any of the Wii system or DS system music. Wii sports is also eligible" TSori claims that they weren't trying to steer people towards Wii Sports with that sentence but I feel otherwise XD Anyways, the track started out with a big-band feel and whittled down to a smaller jazz combo with a bebop feel for the 1st half. This track would have not been possible without the tremendous contributions from the performers and features: GameroftheWinds on flute, TSori on trumpet 1 and 2, Lucas Guimaraes on tenor sax 1 and 2, and Travis Kindred on acoustic bass. Thank you very much for your contributions! The Wii Sports theme is very memorable and probably very well loved by many people. I hope I did it justice and people enjoy it! Breakdown: 0:00-0:08 Source intro 0:09-0:13 Original bridge 0:14-1:06 Source (A section) 1:07-1:11 Some jokes 1:12-1:31 Original B section 1:32-1:36 Source intro modified 1:37-1:59 Original C section (bridge) 2:00-2:53 Source (A section with more expansion and more parts playing) 2:54-3:04 Ending based on the source intro Thank you! -Hemo Comments from collaborators: From Lucas Guimaraes: "I always love playing sax, so when Hemophiliac needed a sax player, I gladly obliged. It took a few takes to get that sweet, sweet blending in there, but it was definitely worth it. Especially to improve my skills at playing quietly (one of my weak points, haha). He did a great job at encapsulating a lot of the chaotic nature of Wii Sports - a title innovative to this day for bringing motion control to large, and breaking people's TV's (https://youtu.be/D_uXEWKdsTY?si=B1hH_dm2fONU-2f9) Working with him on this track was definitely a pleasure, and I look forward to more with him (and Gamer of the Winds and TSori too!)" From Travis Kindred: "It was super fun to play and record for this track!" From TSori: "It's always nice to be asked to play in a collaboration, particularly when it comes with a chance to do something out of the ordinary. Chris' arrangement here had just the right amount of flash to make the track unique and yet still have a really familiar comfortable vibe to it. The trumpet part had that same kind of subtlety. While not overly demanding on the surface it had some detailed rhythmic and timbral attributes that made it both a challenge and a lot of fun to play. I really like how Chris brought all of it together in the mix and I'm thrilled to have gotten to contribute to such a fun track! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liontamer Posted November 12, 2023 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Nice understated jazzy vibe applied to the source. The bass and woodwinds were my personal highlights in the live lineup. Classy job, gentlemen! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 the initial transition from block chords to the melodic content was really nice. there's some nice ensemble elements right off the bat too. the press rolls in the snare at 0:35 were a nice touch. a few runs felt a little mechanical (like at 0:45), but it's nice piano work. there's some flute work at 1:15 that's really excellent. it's not clear to me if it's improv or written to sound like it, but it's nice either way. some more ensemble work at 1:51 - excellent dynamic work in this section. 2:35 is a bit of a shift, but continues to use the melodic material in new ways, and the ensemble work is blended really well here. there's a crescendo that you don't really realize is happening until you're there, and then it's done. this is a lovely little piece. great ensemble work and keys especially. nice job. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindWanderer Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Nice breezy take on the theme. Great performances, great sound. It sure does sound improvised in places, but I also suspect it's not actually so; it's just a little too coherent. This'll be great on the project. YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emunator Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 How the hell have we not had a proper Wii remix until now? I can almost guarantee that this is destined to pop off with our casual listening audience, regardless of the quality of the piece itself. The youth loves their Wii music. Luckily, the quality is there regardless! ? This is a very intimate ensemble that enters as a mere whisper, and although I was admittedly expecting it to really blow up and go full Big Band at any moment, I think the approach you took works even better. Even when the energy level picks up around the 2 minute mark with some bigger brass chords, which are delightfully arranged and performed, it still feels extremely intimate. Greg's lead winds, unsurprisingly, are another star of the show. Really, there's not a weak link in the arrangement - I did pick up on some of the blocky sequencing on the piano, such as the run at :46, which may be due to technical limitations on the sample library, but that's such a minor nit to be picked that it's barely worth mentioning, especially when the piano tone and writing itself fits like a glove. You're destined for greatness, kid! YES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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