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Kevvviiinnn · **on:** February 11, 2011, 07:45:12 PM

Hey, guys! I suppose I should start my own thread here to showcase some of my musical endeavors. I've been composing music for about two years now, and it's been a very rewarding journey thus far. I'm pretty much an autodidact, but I will gladly accept any help others will offer me. I'd love to get some feedback on some of my compositions--particularly my RPG ones, as that's the genre I'm not very experienced at writing. Feel free to browse some of my more recent work, arranged by genre in no particular order. I appreciate any help I can find, so don't hold back on your comments!

RPG
Area 1
Dungeon 3
Town 8
Town 9
Solitude 2
Castle 1
Sadness 4
Town 7
Tribal 1
Stage 38 (Remix)
Town 10
Sadness 5 [OLD]
Boss Battle 1 [OLD]
Sadness 5
Boss Battle 1
Evil 3
Final Battle 1
Serene 1 NEW!
Sadness 6 NEW!

2A03ish
Boss 4
Chiptune the Stars
Stage 44
Stage 45
Stage 46
Password 6
Stage 45 (Rock Arrange) NEW!
Stage 47 NEW!
Stage 48 NEW!

Mega Man X
Flashfire Minotaur
Granitoid Basilisk
Bramblevine Jaguar

Other
Something
Hazelnut Forest NEW!
Battle Against Great Corylus NEW!

Boy vs. Principal
The Big Showdown Against Assistant Manager Bear
The Boy Nabs a Broad...sword
Ballad of the Heart NEW!

Music Lobby
doodle 1
doodle 2
Ode to the Music Lobby WIP
town thing
vomit
sad thing

Medley
Medley 1

Arrange/Cover/Remix
Dream of a Shore Near Another World NEW!
Mario Party Opening NEW!
Wicked Child NEW!
Forest Maze NEW!
Aeris Forever NEW!

There's plenty more I didn't list, so if you're still interested, I urge you to check out my YouTube channel. Anyway, thanks for dropping by!

MexicanSunflower · **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2011, 08:46:49 PM

Awesome to see a thread from you on here man, although I'm sure almost everyone on RPM has already heard most of your stuff

Still very happy to see you active on here!

VixyNyan · **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2011, 09:04:30 PM

This needs love too~

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzW7vR9SfVQ[/youtube]

Rad Lionheart · **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2011, 09:16:43 PM

Now do a chiptune cover of Arubaluba.

HertzDevil · **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2011, 09:21:34 PM

all the 2A03ish songs definitely sound nothing like Mega Man

I shall uncover the path towards your over-praised position over Youtube for at least the Mega Man ones that is

Rin · **Reply #5 on:** February 12, 2011, 03:44:42 AM

Listening to what you're composing, I feel ashamed of the crap I make in FL Studio.
I especially like that Castle Song.
Keep at it dawg.

Also, you've kinda motivated me to try and make something "good" in FL Studio again... thanks. : >

Kevvviiinnn · **Reply #6 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:26:57 AM

Quote from: Rad Lionheart on February 11, 2011, 09:16:43 PM

Now do a chiptune cover of Arubaluba.

I've always wanted to cover something by Camel. One of the first songs I tried to cover was "Nimrodel" purely because of that mad keyboard solo. I ended up scrapping it due to lack of patience, though. Perhaps I'll do a chiptune cover in the future!

Quote from: HertzDevil on February 11, 2011, 09:21:34 PM

all the 2A03ish songs definitely sound nothing like Mega Man

I shall uncover the path towards your over-praised position over Youtube for at least the Mega Man ones that is

How do you mean? Each individual Classic series game has it's own distinctive musical style. Are you saying my work sounds un-Mega Man-ish because I'm not mimicking one of the composers' styles or because you simply can't see these songs fitting in the Classic universe?

Quote from: The Light Emperor Kharaxel on February 12, 2011, 03:44:42 AM

Listening to what you're composing, I feel ashamed of the crap I make in FL Studio.
I especially like that Castle Song.
Keep at it dawg.

Also, you've kinda motivated me to try and make something "good" in FL Studio again... thanks. : >

That's great to hear! Glad you enjoy my work. I'd love to listen to some music you've made.

Gatuca · **Reply #7 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:35:58 AM

i gotta say, you are an inspiration for many people to track songs in 8-bit style.

speaking so, what is more fun and easy to use to you, Famitracker, Chiptunes or FL studio with samples?.

Rad Lionheart · **Reply #8 on:** February 12, 2011, 06:41:06 AM

This also reminds me that I've got a badass enough computer to actually handle FL Studio.
But I just can't find the time amongst other things to actually get any practice.

Anyway, if you do a chiptune cover of any Camel tunes, I'll be sure to listen post-haste.

Krystal · **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2011, 04:59:14 PM

Uwah, your music is really awesome! =D I really liked Chiptune the Stars, Area 1, and Solitude 2~ I wasn't really a fan of your MMX style tunes though, I'm not too sure why...I mean, it's not that I don't like the tunes or anything, but somehow the track doesn't seem to draw me in...? Dunno orz
I showed my friend and he said he was surprised that no one's taken all of your music and made a game out of it yet...I think that's meant to be an awesome compliment :>

kuja killer · **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2011, 11:34:16 PM

i've personally never tried listening to any of your songs ever before ...but first time in my life i've ever heard any of your creations ex-cluding necroman, was on the megaman 8 bit death match PC game.

and i was totally blown the freaking hell away.

RetroRespecter · **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2011, 04:01:38 AM

This music is on fire!

Kevvviiinnn · **Reply #12 on:** February 16, 2011, 02:28:32 AM

Thanks for all the feedback, guys! It really means a lot to me.

Quote from: Gatuca on February 12, 2011, 06:35:58 AM

i gotta say, you are an inspiration for many people to track songs in 8-bit style.

speaking so, what is more fun and easy to use to you, Famitracker, Chiptunes or FL studio with samples?.

They're all fun to use, but I'm most comfortable with FL. Third-party VSTs like Chipsounds are manageable, but samples are the most convenient for me.

Quote from: Krystal on February 13, 2011, 04:59:14 PM

Uwah, your music is really awesome! =D I really liked Chiptune the Stars, Area 1, and Solitude 2~ I wasn't really a fan of your MMX style tunes though, I'm not too sure why...I mean, it's not that I don't like the tunes or anything, but somehow the track doesn't seem to draw me in...? Dunno orz
I showed my friend and he said he was surprised that no one's taken all of your music and made a game out of it yet...I think that's meant to be an awesome compliment :>

That's funny, 'cause it's usually the other way around. I'm really glad to see appreciation for my non-Mega Man works.
Tell your friend he has my thanks!

I guess I could update this thread with some of my original, unreleased Music Lobby (DropBox folder) stuff. Check 'em out! B^)

doodle 1
doodle 2
Ode to the Music Lobby WIP
town thing
vomit
sad thing

Rad Lionheart · **Reply #13 on:** February 18, 2011, 07:28:10 AM

Always a pleasure to pause whatever is playing in Foobar to listen to your stuff.

Kevvviiinnn · **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2011, 02:12:06 AM

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VcmIYXcs0[/youtube]
Medleeeeeeeey

Rad Lionheart · **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2011, 03:54:49 AM

That sounded pretty fantastic.

MexicanSunflower · **Reply #16 on:** February 22, 2011, 06:38:41 PM

Hahaha, this is great!

Kevvviiinnn · **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2011, 04:44:10 AM

Glad you guys enjoy it! I'll post the song titles/composers later this week.

On a side note, here's some new stuff to check out:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYKfHevdEto[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmbQ_ao5qd4[/youtube]

The voiceovers may be a little cheesy. Not sure if I want to keep doing them for newer songs in the series. What do you guys think?

Kevvviiinnn · **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2011, 12:11:09 AM

Brand spankin' new boss theme, guys! I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nB8R_54Xmo[/youtube]

Protoman Blues · **Reply #19 on:** March 16, 2011, 12:20:03 AM

I can't speak for anyone else, but my thought is that it's pretty damn spectacular.

borockman · **Reply #20 on:** March 16, 2011, 12:50:32 AM

Man, I really want to fight boss with that kind of song, its high pace give the sense of imminent danger.

Very old school, reminds me of Nobuo Uematsu a lot.

Basically, lovely and awesome!

Krystal · **Reply #21 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:14:31 AM

@The Boy Nabs a Broad...sword: I liked it! It had a very traditional: 'starting out on an adventure' feel.
~~Did you seriously giggle like a little girl~~
Tbh I think the voiceovers distracted from the music a bit because of the huge reverb (which also muffled the clarity, and it was hard to understand until I saw the text version).
But I like the idea of having voiceovers. It's a bit like a radio drama where the music helps playing the part of the narrator.
You're pretty good with voices too xD

@Town 10: I could listen to that all day~~ It sorta reminds me of the lazy Pokemon town themes in its simple catchy way that somehow gets stuck in your head without you noticing as you walk around town humming it.

@Boss Battle 1: Love the opening. I think openings are really important in boss themes, because that's where you pay the most attention to the music. The rest of the song does well to keep the heart-pumping excitement up. It does actually remind me of Uematsu's early themes, ~~right down to the low quality samples~~ but hm, catchier.

Keep on composing >w<b

Rad Lionheart · **Reply #22 on:** March 16, 2011, 09:53:09 AM

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W1uFdjVc5U[/youtube]
Where's the Kevvviiinnn mix? Huh? Where is it?

But no seriously, good job on those tunes bro.

Kevvviiinnn · **Reply #23 on:** March 17, 2011, 12:30:43 AM

Quote from: Borockman on March 16, 2011, 12:50:32 AM

Man, I really want to fight boss with that kind of song, its high pace give the sense of imminent danger.

Very old school, reminds me of Nobuo Uematsu a lot.

Basically, lovely and awesome!

Thanks; I'm a huge Uematsu fan, so that definitely had something to do with it.

Quote from: Krystal on March 16, 2011, 05:14:31 AM

@The Boy Nabs a Broad...sword: I liked it! It had a very traditional: 'starting out on an adventure' feel.
~~Did you seriously giggle like a little girl~~
Tbh I think the voiceovers distracted from the music a bit because of the huge reverb (which also muffled the clarity, and it was hard to understand until I saw the text version).
But I like the idea of having voiceovers. It's a bit like a radio drama where the music helps playing the part of the narrator.
You're pretty good with voices too xD

@Town 10: I could listen to that all day~~ It sorta reminds me of the lazy Pokemon town themes in its simple catchy way that somehow gets stuck in your head without you noticing as you walk around town humming it.

@Boss Battle 1: Love the opening. I think openings are really important in boss themes, because that's where you pay the most attention to the music. The rest of the song does well to keep the heart-pumping excitement up. It does actually remind me of Uematsu's early themes, ~~right down to the low quality samples~~ but hm, catchier.

Keep on composing >w<b

Heh, thanks! I think you're right about the voices. I actually can't stand the sound of my own voice, so I just pour tons of reverb over the voiceovers to make them a little more bearable. I'll take note of your advice and cut down on the reverb or remove it completely for my future songs, which may or may not involve singing....

Quote from: Rad Lionheart on March 16, 2011, 09:53:09 AM

Where's the Kevvviiinnn mix? Huh? Where is it?

But no seriously, good job on those tunes bro.

HERE YOU GO RAD: aroobanooba

On a related note, Camel's got some of the catchiest prog I've ever heard.

Thanks for the feedback, guys!

Rad Lionheart · **Reply #24 on:** March 17, 2011, 03:33:09 AM

I am quite amused.

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