Liontamer ⚖️ Posted April 17 Posted April 17 Artist Name: Gaspode I always wanted to remix the classic title theme from »Metroid« in all its glory. As with many of my remixes I incorporated another theme to keep things interesting, and after i realized that the title screen from »Metroid« shows a planet surface, i chose the main melody from the »Tallon Overworld«-theme from »Metroid Prime«, because thats another planet-overworld-theme. And it fitted the style very well. Games & Sources Metroid – Title Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-U3sVX2G3w Original Score by Hirokazu Tanaka Metroid Prime – Tallon Overworld Depths (1:12) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgwGYmAH0BA Original Score by Kenji Yamamoto and Kouichi Kyuma
prophetik music ⚖️ Posted April 25 Posted April 25 opens with some super chippy arpeggios and some broad bass elements. the iconic metroid motif comes in pretty quickly as does some really spacey drums. there's a shift from minor to major at 0:52 as the melodic material changes over to the B section of the original (really the actual melody of the title theme). this is surprisingly uplifting in scope and scoring. there's a break at 1:28 that starts to feel more foreboding as it goes along. this shifts to the Tallon overworld theme at 1:44. this section is way more atmospheric and focused on feel, but it quickly transitions back to a more intense electro feel at 2:03, and then further at 2:14. there's some interesting expansion of the concept by overlaying the earlier arpeggiated elements from the intro in new chords over the Tallon theme. the B theme of the title theme music comes back at 2:55. this is similar scoring to the earlier section at 0:52 but with a new lead for at least part of it. 3:29 brings back the original metroid motif for a bit as falling action, and hits a final big chord to finish it off. from a technical perspective, i found that the instruments all spoke clearly and weren't covered up. the drums and bass felt meaningful and weren't lacking power, and the leads were well-chosen. i wouldn't have minded a bit more movement on some of the main instruments overall, but what's here definitely sounds fine and does what it needs to. the arrangement's solid and the mix is good. this is an easy one. nice work. YES
pixelseph ⚖️ Posted June 5 Posted June 5 I'm really impressed by how uplifting and majestic this piece is, considering how much of Metroid's OSTs are typically spooky and unsettling. And I really appreciate a song title that is exactly what it says on the tin - this is definitely a galactic, cosmic synth track! Great dynamic contour across the track, especially the build-ups and build-downs. Using the bass AND the drums to communicate the section switches is something I appreciate - long bass hits @ :09 - :34 under the Metroid title theme that sidechain under the drums when they enter; switching to a more energetic 8th-note sidechained pulse @ :52; to a quarter-note pulse that drops beat 1 when Tallon Overworld gets introduced, back to long bass hits to communicate the build, back to that 8th-note sidechain pulse. It stays well inside of "repetition legitimizes" rather than "sounds copy-pasted". The choir pad gets a bit muddy when it enters @ :52, but it's thankfully doesn't bury the leads or the bass - more like a warm blanket of mids. I think this one is comfortably above the bar - arrangement ties the two tracks together without sounding stapled on, mixing is handled well, and there's plenty of personalization. YES
Chimpazilla ⚖️ Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Very cool arrangement using both of these sources, and an excellent synthwave soundscape. I agree the choir pad is just a tad muddy but works well enough. I wish there was a bit more sidechaining on things, especially that pad, it would give it more groove, but ok. The master is quite loud, hitting -7.7db RMS but I don't hear any issues. Really fun treatment of these two sources and the arrangement stays interesting and detailed all the way through. YES
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