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Creative Production => Critics' Lounge => Topic started by: Oz on Wed 04/05/2005 16:07:54

Title: Castle Vania variation
Post by: Oz on Wed 04/05/2005 16:07:54
A friend asked me to cover one of the tracks from the original Castle Vania game, so I composed this shuffle jazz/blues/funk variation on the song "Wicked Child" (it plays on level 3 in the game I think). Basically I just took parts of the lead melody and built a new song around it. I'm looking for some pointers on how to mix it. Does anything sound weird or unfitting? A better idea for the lead instrument? I'm using a slightly phased clavinet...

http://hem.bredband.net/galactic/funky_medusa.ogg

Hope you like it!
Title: Re: Castle Vania variation
Post by: Andail on Wed 04/05/2005 19:58:58
Wicked Child is one of the coolest tracks of any nes game, possibly in the entire world of gaming

Your version is really well made, and in a really cool style too
Title: Re: Castle Vania variation
Post by: Moresco on Wed 04/05/2005 20:02:59
Well I hear it, but I'm not getting any Wicked Child vibe here.  That's just because of how you change the style though, which you meant to do...so it's a success!  I think.  I don't like all the lead stuff over the shift.  If you know what I'm talking about.
Title: Re: Castle Vania variation
Post by: Oz on Thu 05/05/2005 00:04:28
Quote from: Shabutie on Wed 04/05/2005 20:02:59
Well I hear it, but I'm not getting any Wicked Child vibe here.  That's just because of how you change the style though, which you meant to do...so it's a success!  I think.  I don't like all the lead stuff over the shift.  If you know what I'm talking about.

Yeah, I got it. It's a bit messy at times. The idea was to take the lead melody and do something completely different and I pushed it a bit too far at times. I'll see if I can clean it up a bit in the final mix. Thanks!
Title: Re: Castle Vania variation
Post by: Moresco on Thu 05/05/2005 03:11:50
Yah the only other thing I could add would be to boost the volume for the melody in the mix.  I meant to tell you that in my first post but between words I was kind of nodding off into space...sorry.  Can't wait to hear it when you clean it up!