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I'm just going to get the rest of the Gatchaman Crowds stuff I could possibly post out of the way right now:

[spoiler="Heavy Dubstep"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgYrV-zHzac
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[spoiler="Heavy Orchestration"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb7HhIPe6gA
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[spoiler="Lightening it up a bit"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vtOKppCjc
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[spoiler="Heavy PUT YO HANDS IN THE AYER"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzJ9fr0uC-s
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Here's the next.

[spoiler=MUCH MUSICAL SUCH REPONSE WOW]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzyNWyZhUS0
 
Take a stab at this.


I like the mixed meter in this. This sounds emotive and angry, which is good since I feel like a lot of this genre of rock (of which there is way, way too much to ever talk about) is totally inert. Slightly Middle Eastern vibe to the melody, and also in some of the guitar parts. I wouldn't say it's the most interesting track, but it's pretty solid all the way round.

[spoiler=Bergtatt - Folk Meta, Black Metal]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3Ubctz2ywA
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[spoiler=Kveldssanger - Neofolk]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPOsFpLPprM
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[spoiler=Nattens madrigal - Black Metal]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57pPK9LIa34
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[spoiler=Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Experimental, Avant-garde metal]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIZkNK0_3ZM
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[spoiler=Perdition City - Avant-garde, Electronic, Trip Hop, Ambient]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ35jTtJpSQ
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I'm gonna split this one into two, since there is a hell load of stuff here. Phase-by-phase, I guess:

Bergtatt: The heavier instrumentation is so at odds with the vocals. Vaguely reminiscent of Gregorian chant, or slightly shoegazey vocals. Or indeed very folky. There's a lot of random shifts in the music here, but does make the 8 minutes an interesting listen.
Kveldssanger: I'm sure you posted something out of this album before; I'll have to check. It's pretty much stripping back those heavier bits in the first album in favour of all those folkier, acoustic instruments. Definitely a drastic genre shift though. Pretty much standard folk music here.
Nattens madrigal: Well, what happened here? Black metal. Not a big metal fan, especially those super-fast, warped subgenres. They are definitely getting a point across here though. Sounds like a decent enough black metal album. Dirty, noisy and brutal. Probably how fans like it.
Themes From…: You weren't kidding when you said they shift a lot. More polished than before, more operatic, more melodic. I can't be the only one who notices that metal is super cheesy though, right?
Perdition City: Electronic music! Don't know where that came from! Not bad, but electronic music has done better. Sort of playing on ambient music and that odd beeping obstinate. Electronic music should be immaculately produced, and this isn't particularly. I look to the pop producers of 2000 for that sort of stuff. It does get interesting 4 minutes in, if it weren't for the cheap synth voices in the background.
 

BGM hype.
 
[spoiler=The Final Countdown]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc98TP5eDgA
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[spoiler=Altar]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKfyOnL6hQE
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[spoiler=Arm & Eye Surgery]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL4U7Yy_UNw
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[spoiler=Breath of Horror]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3Z_qOcEQM
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[spoiler=Mind Massacre]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OehZk8_8G48
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Because, I also like dark ambiance.


Damn, Hans Zimmer. I do not remember him doing this cheesy score. It's brilliant though. I think everything I said before about cheesy 80s guitar fills applies here, but adding some of Zimmer's fun syncopated rhythms gives it more momentum in general. He never goes light on his percussion really.

Second track was ominous enough. Dark ambient noise cut in a more video-gamey aesthetic. Simple enough since it's pretty short. In fact, all of the the last tracks fit into this category. They are downright creepy. Lots of low synth drones, and tons of little noises. They fit the descriptions of what it's like in anechoic chambers.
 

All you dope ass b****es working my baby .Rai
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewRjZoRtu0Y


Woo! Got some M.I.A. on the thread. She's got some questionable consistency in her quality, but when she gets good, she gets good. There's a Clash sample in here somewhere, that opening whir that gets looped throughout. M.I.A. is great, because she makes this cool brand of slightly politically charged poppy hip hop tunes. But she takes politics on such a jokey level that it's actually hilarious: you only have to look at how all her singles sound like playground chants (there's that one album track on her latest album which she got help from Jullian Assange weirdly enough). Sample heavy hook with gun shots and a cash register is a stroke of genius here. I remember this being the catchiest thing five or so years ago.

I do think she totally topped herself with Bad Girls though. That's by far the best track she's done. Woman driver liberation disguised in a seductive tyre burning sex anthem. I mean, the Middle Eastern scales and that bhangra-inspired SOS ding-a-ding-a-ding-a-ding at the beginning is probably the best thing I've ever heard in a hip hop track. Oh, and that music video.
 

I'm just going to get the rest of the Gatchaman Crowds stuff I could possibly post out of the way right now:

[spoiler="Heavy Dubstep"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgYrV-zHzac
[/spoiler]

[spoiler="Heavy Orchestration"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb7HhIPe6gA
[/spoiler]

[spoiler="Lightening it up a bit"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-vtOKppCjc
[/spoiler]

[spoiler="Heavy PUT YO HANDS IN THE AYER"]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzJ9fr0uC-s
[/spoiler]


I'll just say that this soundtrack is slightly becoming my new guilty pleasure. It's just goddamn weird all over. The dance tracks in this are amazing.

Pfft, heavy, my ass. Dubstep is still a fairly new sound in Japan, so producers are only really experimenting with it. And, to go with all these j-poppy anime soundtracks, dubstep is being used in its cutest form (listen on from the timestamp until 2m50 or something; goes straight from dubstep to j-pop in less than a second). Admittedly, this is on the heavier side of cute, but it's all quantised so mathematically, it's precise, cold dustup right here. There are a couple of noisier, drone-like bits towards the end which are particularly fun though.

To be honest, with that second track, the orchestration was the least interesting thing. It's those first few seconds: that damn bass drum and that gloopy, deep synth. The electronic parts in the track really want to overwhelm the orchestral theme on top, although they never really do. It's a ferocious texture in here though. Basically the entire sound space is being filled, and you have lots of instruments and sounds trying to fight for the listener's attention. For every blindingly high violin, there's a synth to match it. The horns match up to deep synths, and the electronic percussion is complemented by giant timpanis and orchestral drums. It's a soundscape and a half.

Third track, instruments aren't mixed properly in the beginning. But it's a proper soppy, tear-squeezer, isn't it? Clearly, they gave up on subtly in the violins altogether: nothing says rom-com kiss-in-the-rain than a whole section of sliding violins. Although, to be honest, the dance breakdown in the middle is the best bit of the whole track. This is a track playing on extremes, one part epic love ballad, one part anthemic rave.

Oh my god, it's that random male chorus shouting Gatchaman again. Leans on the cheesy side of four-to-the-floor dance songs, but then again, they all do. I do like how this entire soundtrack sounds so mid-00s. Even the dubstep sounds like it.
 

Come for the music, stay for the trailer
This one's not even a YouTube link


It's composer/game maker guy! Congrats on getting a demo out of your game. For what could easily end up as generic fantasy music, it does feel unorthodox. March feel, but in triple time, so it's more like a really military waltz. Lots of sudden modulations, so it's quite a jumpy piece, but that doesn't detract from anything.

Master race double remixer. Production could do with a lick of paint, but remixing is a particularly fiddly production job. To be honest, general production is. Kicks could do with a bit of EQing if anything. Just get some bass in that mix. I like the gallop beat you've stuck in there. Gotye (of Somebody That I Used to Know) has a video on his Youtube channel explaining the gallop beat which he used in one of his other songs. The remix might need another melodic element in there besides the strings; a couple of synth pads and even a synth lead would do such a job here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5vEXnWQOH0
I keep posting longer and longer pieces. Sorry.


I'm used to long tracks. This is pretty simple anyway, because of its folky nature. Folk songs or anything in the style tend to be simple, since history means they are. Aural tradition, passed down by ear, so they've got to be simple. Nice soundtrack piece, good background stuff. The winds and brass are pretty odd; they don't sound like traditional orchestral instruments. Probably some traditional British instrument I'm unaware of. There's also a weird sax player, doing some ad-lib soft jazz for no apparent reason. Somewhat at odds with the folk instrumentation, but it's actually really nice. A lot of the track is the melodic instruments including voice all playing the melody in unison (I'll mention that it's a really nice melody as well). Another interesting thing to note is the use of folk scales. I couldn't pinpoint what it is specifically, but it drifts between major and minor - I mean, it's Fantasy 101 here. Exotic scales immediately evoke certain settings. I mentioned this in my last dump, but Picardy thirds and modulations add to that medieval feeling. Highlights from these 15 minutes include that lovely bit 10 minutes in that borrows from Irish jig. Not sure why it ascends into an orchestral climax at the very end, but it's a nice coda.[/spoiler]
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[spoiler=one of my favourite openings]Context is the journey of a merchant and a wolf goddess to find the wolf goddess's homeland and the relationship that develops between the two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_WgwEmRaw[/spoiler]

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[spoiler=My favorite OP purely for the feels and that piano intro alone][video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIFV8UUs1-c[/video][/spoiler]

 

The majority of music Genre I listen too is Instrumental Rock/Metal and remixed Bump/Beat tracks of relevant game music/anime and the like (I am addicted to listening to the works created by Rukunetsu)

 

Goodnight Remix (Rukunetsu x Calum Bowen)

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New segment, just recommendations for anyone looking for some new music.
 
Looking For...
 
Hooky Rap:
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Kanye West - BLKKK SKKKN HEAD
 
Relaxing Folk:
James Vincent McMorrow - Gold
Bon Iver - Holocene
 
Dancey Poppy Anthems:
Beyoncé - XO
Daft Punk - Aerodynamic
 
Alternative R&B:
James Blake - Retrograde
Jessie Ware - Tough Love
 
Electronica:
Anamanaguchi - Gymnopedie No. 1 (Interlude)
Disasterpeace - Fez OST - Sync
 
Japanese Things:
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Fashion Monster
Gatchaman Crowds OST - Unbeatable Network
 
Classical Stuff:
Luke Howard - August
Austin Wintory - Journey OST - Apotheosis
 
Jazz:
Hiromi Uehara - Move
 
Metal:
Deafhaven - Sunbather

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I'll just say that this soundtrack is slightly becoming my new guilty pleasure. It's just goddamn weird all over. The dance tracks in this are amazing.

Okay maybe one more then...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhl7S0Hdm0
 

Classical Stuff:
Disasterpeace - Fez OST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1hbVu8-CdY



Lastly something I just heard and sounded fun, so idk let's try it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm1VLvOSmRc

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Okay maybe one more then...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhl7S0Hdm0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1hbVu8-CdY



Lastly something I just heard and sounded fun, so idk let's try it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07qt49bRmPE


I'm binging on some other new music I got recently, but I'll check these out tomorrow. I have heard the Fez orchestral version though. Although I like a fair lot of the work on this album (done by a London orchestra, no less), the Fez adaptation was a bit iffy. Not their fault: Disasterpeace makes songs with layered, synthy details that don't translate well to orchestra.
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I have heard the Fez orchestral version though. Although I like a fair lot of the work on this album (done by a London orchestra, no less), the Fez adaptation was a bit iffy. Not their fault: Disasterpeace makes songs with layered, synthy details that don't translate well to orchestra.

I don't normally listen to that specific track, but it was the only piece from the game that I know since I haven't played it yet, so I just figured, meh, bring it up. When it comes to that album in particular, I mainly stick to Luigi's Mansion, Sonic Suite, and the first 20 seconds of the Super Metroid Suite. Liked the first album they did a lot more.
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Boris might be my favorite band ever. They're a Japanese 3-piece that's dabbled in many different styles (pop, alternative, shoegaze, stoner punk) but are most well-known for their epic, crushing doom/drone albums. This is one of their best in my opinion, it's a full album but it is technically one song. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsKgltFHIEY

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have some feels
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FfF9fIDqFg[/media]
its even more feelsy once you know what the song is about

Boris might be my favorite band ever. They're a Japanese 3-piece that's dabbled in many different styles (pop, alternative, shoegaze, stoner punk) but are most well-known for their epic, crushing doom/drone albums. This is one of their best in my opinion, it's a full album but it is technically one song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsKgltFHIEY


damnit Coral i wanted to post Boris
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have some feels

its even more feelsy once you know what the song is about


damnit Coral i wanted to post Boris

 

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Ya but now I can't post Brand New. I would've posted some other Boris songs but I figured a 45-minutes song was cruel enough as is. It goes by pretty fast though, beginning is very hypnotic. And ooooh the climax... 

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No one particular song, but how do you feel about Baby Metal?


Since this is a general question, I might as well answer it now. I think I mentioned this in a dedicated Babymetal thread, but they're okay. They tread on the elusive pop/metal line well, although obviously leaning towards pop more. It's definitely a niche and perhaps novel idea, but they do make catchy metal informed j-pop tunes. It's a corporate machine, as most pop bands are in japan, so it'll either last for ages, or for few years or less. Depends.

Basically, harmless fun, decent tunes, fun ideas to stick the two genres together. Definitely don't expect anything deep.
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Sheodon! I remember you; lots of cool piano music for your game. I'll get to giving a quick opinion on the retract with the rest in the thread, but. I remember your music being pretty good anyway. Moody, emotional stuff. I feel like you have Youtube channel that I've gone through before, with some orchestral stuff from the game.

What are your opinions on metal?


Great genre, although not fully my taste for being a bit heavy (I prefer snappiness and precision in my music). The appeal is obvious, and it's an experimental, and often meticulous genre that has lots to offer. Deafhaven is the metal band at the moment I'm loving, although they have a shoegazey sound too.
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Sheodon! I remember you; lots of cool piano music for your game. I'll get to giving a quick opinion on the retract with the rest in the thread, but. I remember your music being pretty good anyway. Moody, emotional stuff. I feel like you have Youtube channel that I've gone through before, with some orchestral stuff from the game.

 

I'm really glad you remember me, especially that I haven't visited the community for a while. I really hope you'll enjoy that piece anyway. Thanks again.

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