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Road Less Taken [8-Bit; VRC6] - Persona Q2

Invitation to Freedom .ftm

This turned out to be a deceptively complicated track to cover. Lots of voices and chords and all that. I was torn between doing this vs Road Less Taken, and opted for this one thinking it would take less time, so that I could finish it before my next stretch of work days. Road Less Taken seems even more complicated, but I think I'll still tackl...

Invitation to Freedom [8-Bit; VRC6] - Persona Q2

Resurrections .ftm

Thank you so much for subscribing to my patreon, it means a whole lot to me! If any of you unsubscribe for any reason, know that I would not be bothered or saddened and I totally understand, especially if you're in a financial bind! That being said, I think those who subscribe and have access to these FTM files may have the option of unsubscribi...

Resurrections [8-Bit; VRC6] - Celeste

The World Revolving .ftm

I feel like I spent more time figuring out how to sync animation to music than I spent on this arrangement lol. Definitely not true though, since I took my sweet time making this one. I was considering making a more faithful cover with a lot of my own twists in the second loop, kinda like with Chaos King. I decided not to, since it would be a lo...

THE WORLD REVOLVING [8-Bit; VRC6] - Deltarune

Pull The Trigger .ftm

As mentioned in the video description, I kinda totally cheated with this one. I originally tried using DPCM samples like I did with my Renai Circulation arrangement, but the difference here is that there aren't any vocal-only rips of Pull The Trigger to convert to samples. This makes the percussion sound really muddy, so instead I just overlayed...

Pull The Trigger [8-Bit; VRC6] - Persona Q2

Chaos King .ftm

I made this ftm available to everyone as thanks for 5k subs! Thank you!!

About the track: Technically the whole thing is VRC6 because it's one file, but I self-imposed 2A03 limitations for the first half. Though most of my recent stuff has used VRC6 expansion sound, I still find it fun to work within the strict limitations of 2A03. It's ju...

Chaos King [8-Bit; 2A03/VRC6] - Deltarune

Field of Hopes and Dreams .ftm

I think this is my favorite track from the game thus far, so I hope I did it justice here! I love the sax(?) melody in the latter half, especially when the harmony kicks in. I can't help but throw in arpeggios in the parts that I like most, thinking it will draw more attention to those parts. I think it works. I hope. 

Field of Hopes and Dreams [8-Bit; VRC6] - Deltarune

Rude Buster .ftm

I'll let you guys in on a dirty secret. Since the original tune's key is a quarter tone above F#, I had to decrease the tempo slightly and increase my arrangement by 50 cents (logarithmic unit of measurement used for musical intervals) to match the key of the original. This can't be done in Famitracker without causing minute pitch discrepancies,...

Rude Buster [8-Bit; VRC6] - Deltarune

Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) .ftm

I've been wanting to tackle this one for a long time, probably since around the time the game came out. The percussion, though repetitive, was really hard to replicate with just a noise channel. It probably could sound better, but I worked on it enough that I don't care anymore lol. Just focus on the jazzy melodies and those delicious arps inste...

Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) [8-Bit; VRC6] - Celeste

Smash Ultimate Menu Theme .ftm

There's an inherent problem with working on a track when all you can use for reference is a couple of shitty recordings. Shortly before I finished, an official(?) version was released, so I was at least able to proofread my work to an extent. But wait, now there's a new official version?? And it sounds even better??? Well shucks.

Hope you ...

Menu Theme [8-Bit; VRC6] - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Battle: Nimbus .ftm

It's hard to capture so much funk with so few channels. This might be the only 2A03 track I've made that used DPCM percussion throughout the whole thing. It's a sound that, honestly, I'm not crazy about. It still works I suppose, but I feel like it strays a bit from true 2A03 "real 8-bit" sound to the point where I might as well use the VRC6 cha...

Battle: Nimbus [8-Bit; 2A03] - Miitopia

Steam Gardens .ftm

I like how this one turned out, and I think I should take this approach more often. I tend to get occupied with trying to "recreate" the original track, and forget that I'm creating my own version of it. I need to recognize that I can do whatever I want with the percussion, the melodies, the harmonies, and even the chord progressions. Otherwise,...

Steam Gardens [8-Bit; VRC6] - Super Mario Odyssey

Decisive Battle II .ftm

This took ages. I almost always start an arrangement by doing the triangle (bass/white line notes) channel from start to finish. It usually doesn't take long and sets the foundation for the track. It also dictates the volumes of other channels/instruments, considering you typically cannot adjust the volume of the triangle channel. This time, the...

Decisive Battle II [8-Bit; VRC6] - Octopath Traveler

Meta Ridley .ftm

This is probably the 2A03 arrangement that I'm most proud of. I like to imagine how this would sound on the original Metroid for NES. The menacing tone of this track would create a nice contrast with that dumb-looking Ridley sprite. 

Meta Ridley [8-Bit; 2A03] - Metroid Prime

Torvus Bog .ftm

 Perfect for 8-bit rainy days! 

Torvus Bog [8-Bit; VRC6] - Metroid Prime 2

Woody Woods .ftm

This track is such an underappreciated bop. That's all I really have to say about it, so I'll instead talk about my history with this game. I've owned only Mario Party 2, and played an unhealthy amount of it as both a child and a drunk college student. Don't get me wrong, I still REALLY enjoy the game sober as well. At some point during college ...