Metroid Remix: Phendrana Drifts

This is a remix of Kenji Yamamoto's and Kouichi Kyuma's "Phendrana Drifts" theme from Metroid Prime.

This remix was arranged on Garageband, taking approx. 10 hours total to create.

I've wanted to do this remix for quite some time and incorporated everything I've learned about music composition into this project. As I go I intend to become more proficient, so any feedback or comments about this mix are welcome.
The piece begins very much like the original, but as it progresses, it becomes more percussive, with added melodic accents and new instruments.

Thank you everyone for waiting so patiently for my projects to be released. I've used the time efficiently. I promise. :)

I immensely enjoyed making this and hope you enjoy it just as well.

Download link is below.

PLEASE NOTE: The download version is an extended and slightly revised version that contains slight adjustments for quality. The final version is approx. 5 minutes long.

Revised Download Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/?a5mqlb8bobsg8an

Category:

Music

Tags:

• metroid
• remix
• mix
• phendrana
• drifts
• samus
• cold
• ice
• kenji
• yamamoto
• music
• theme
• breakbeat
• ambient
• trance
• synthesized
• snow
• soundtrack
• synthesized music
• winter

[Hauntershadow]

@deathstinger13 Happy to please. :)

[cabbage1015]

I will say man, I'm a HUGE Metroid Prime fan, and after watching all your mashup vids, I'm extremely impressed, especially being a DJ and having been remixing metroid music for over 5 years now. If this is your first mix, excellent job, much better than the first mix I made when I was only 14, 5 years ago haha. Some advice, step it up from garageband and take the time to learn fruityloops, ableton, reason, or renoise. You will definitely see that it is worth that. Otherwise, excellent job.

[Hauntershadow]

@cabbage1015 Much appreciated. This is my second remix. I had intended to upgrade from GarageBand after experimenting with it. I've come to realize it's limitations. Logic Studio was my first choice, but I'll take whatever I can get.

[cabbage1015]

@Hauntershadow Logic Studio? Sticking with the mac software huh? haha. It works well. Once you crack open a piece of software like that, you're hooked. I started with Audacity just like you did, and from there you work your way up, and now 5 years later I'm a DJ in college up in Boston, you never know where that kind of stuff will take you one day, keep it up, looking forward to the next release

[Hauntershadow]

@cabbage1015 I completely agree. Also, yes I guess I'm Mac inclined. :) Anyway, I'll do my best. You'll see soon.

[Fzeroninja]

Just gorgeous! The melodies fit together seamlessly.

One question- how do you work out the BPM for the songs? I use garageband sometimes just for fun, and I find it difficult to match the beat to already created music.

[Hauntershadow]

@Fzeroninja Well, I mash-up in Audacity and match tempos by ear and by using the waveforms to find the beats. The program doesn't match up anything for me. This Phendrana piece isn't a mash-up however. I crafted this remix note for note in GarageBand.

[Hauntershadow]

@redx340 Ty. Of course the question of what Ridley was doing in Phendrana is no secret. He was just chillin' XD

[ssb4smasher]

Orgasmically creepy and atmospheric.

[Inbisabee99]

Ahhh....I remember playing this game like it was yesterday. Oh, it was yesterday. Oh well Metroid will never get old to me.No matter which one it is.

[Korunua]

beautiful just beautiful

[OverlordLS]

Stays true to the original and breathes new life into it. Lovely work, sir. Simply marvelous.

[deathstinger13]

Saw Phendrana Drifts. Dropped everything. Was not dissappointed

[ElectricPopTart18]

Impressive work man 8-D Great remixing, I quite liked this arrangement. I particularly loved the last 1/3 of the song :-D The liberties you took with the melody and harmonies here were great and I like the new instruments/vocals you used. Great work!

[harddarkdnb]

very nice!

check my (sound vision of)  dark chozo ruins ;)