prophetik music Posted September 6, 2024 Posted September 6, 2024 UPDATED VERSION USE THIS ONE PLEASE Collabing partners: minusworld on guitars and bass. Shea's Violin on strings. Kev Ragone on percussion. Gamer of the Winds on flute. Another DoD month, another OCR submission (sorry for making you guys listen to me every single month but hey, at least I don't submit as many tracks as Emunator!). Anyway, this one was made for Mystery Month, where it got 2nd place! Ace Attorney is one of my favorite videogame franchises, both in terms of the actual games and the music, so I knew I had to cover one of the (many) games of the series for this DoD month. I picked the theme "Partners - The Game is Afoot!" as it's one of my favorites from the Great Ace Attorney duology and also because I imagined no one would cover these games (and I was right). The Great Ace Attorney games are set in 1910s Britain/Japan so they have a unique approach to instrumentation and composition (compared to other AA games). For my remix, I decided to go with an acoustic approach (well, mostly) since I felt it'd fit the rhytm of the source. The structure of the track was a little inspired by pud's submission to DoD's free month in February 2024 (https://dodarchive.dwellingofduels.net/24-02-Free/02-Prince uf Darkness%2C newmajoe%2C Eli Bishop%2C Dom Palombi-Fire Emblem Engage-V-tuber Emblem Enrage-DoD.mp3) too (I now notice he also got silver, huh), in the sense that I had an acoustic ensemble kinda slowly building up to a heavier climax. Doing an acoustic remix with VSTs would've been a terrible idea so I seized DoD's network of performers and managed to get a full team of live players, which really made this track shine! As usual, a source breakdown! 0:00-0:07: Basically a direct transcription of the source's intro with my instrumentation. 0:07-0:39: A variation of the source's melody from 0:05 to 0:18, first on guitar and then on flute. Chord progression is similar to the original but with a few modifications. 0:39-1:11: Similarly, a variation of the source's melody from 0:18 to 0:32, first on violin/flute and then piano/guitar. Chords are kept on the first take but changed for the piano part. 1:11-1:27: Some variations over the intro melody. I was worried this part could be a little tough on flute as it jumps around large intervals but GotW said it was "very very easy". 1:27-1:53: A variation of 0:58 to 1:24 in the source, first on guitar and then on violin. Writing this breakdown I now realize I made a lot of lead instrument switching! 1:53-2:05: Piano plays the first part of the melody from 0:33 to 0:44 in the source, although on different keys. 2:05-2:31: Flute solo! Chord progression is the same from 0:07-0:39. 2:31-2:58: A violin lead does the melody from 0:33 to 0:44 over an "original" chord progression. 2:58-3:11: Based on 1:24, piano/flute play the main arpeggios from the source. On this section I added a distorted rhytm guitar for extra intensity and there's also a brief violin solo that leads to the track's climax. 3:11-3:37: A repeat of the melody from 1:27-1:53 and minusworld's time to shine! 3:37-end: A repeat of the 2:58-3:11 section but now the second repetition features a reprise of the melody from 0:07-0:39! I think the track ended up pretty good so I hope you enjoy it! Games & Sources Source is called "Partners - The Game is Afoot!".
prophetik music Posted September 9, 2024 Author Posted September 9, 2024 (edited) what a fun original. some playing with time right off the bat - flute is an inspired choice as an element, it fits the instrumentation so well. the small ensemble has a real Atelier Ryza (thanks Ivan for introducing me to the music of that series!) feel to it to me. claps as a regular percussive element is also a fun choice, helps keep it more intimate than it might have been otherwise. a little pitchiness in the lead violin at 0:43 that gets worse before it gets better. there's a bit of a break at 0:52 and some good movement to keep it driving forward despite there being a bit less going on. there's a recap of the opening section at 1:11 and another bit of a break. i agree that you did a lot of lead switching, and it's good compositional technique! you do a great job of both delaying the payoff and keeping it moving so we're guessing. there's what definitely feels like a bit build at 2:06 as we get into some soloing sections. easily the best flute solo i've ever heard from GotW - what variety! - and more building towards the big payoff at 3:11. adding electric here is fantastic, especially with some really fun backing elements behind the melodic material in the flute and others. and you do it just right - no extra repetitions! nice restraint =) there's a big nine chord to finish it and it's done. what a ride! this is a triumph. the arrangement and realization are just stunning. excellent work. YES edit 9/10: intonation issue is fixed, this is a bigger yes! Edited September 10, 2024 by prophetik music
Liontamer Posted November 9, 2024 Posted November 9, 2024 I've only heard the updated version in terms of forming my vote, but I did have the initial sub, so I heard the minor issues and am glad they got smoothed out. Sounds fun right off the bat. CLAPS aplenty for some spicyness! For me, the mixing felt a bit bright but I'll live. Solid instrumentation tradeoffs to keep things engaging. Hell of a fleshing out of the theme, y'all! Flute solo at 2:05 was indeed fun. Fun theme choice, good personalized execution, solid mixing where every element could be appreciated! YES
Hemophiliac Posted November 26, 2024 Posted November 26, 2024 I don't know why this is still here. I'm guessing this is probably a lesser known source as to why. jnWake + friends always = Ace tracks. No disappointment here at all. All performances are super clean and the production follows in suit. It's not the usual prog with a bunch of time changes like usual, but this demonstrates more restraint in arrangement and really lets the live performances shine through. Nothing else you can really say except this is great. YES
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