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This is my second video game remix. And I think it's a pretty big departure from what I first did. I was still pretty new with digital music. And back then, I had very limited resources, and I think I was a bit more creative. I really wanted to capture the way this game made me feel, especially when I first reached the Atma Weapon. It must have been three in the morning on a school nite, having played since I first got the game very early that previous morning. Chocolate wrappers everywhere and I became delirious. When I first ran into the monster, I stood up - I had not seen an enemy take up this much of a screen before. Anyway, in my arrangement, I used a lot of audio samples and played live guitar and saxophone. The guitar took me 76 takes. The saxophone took 3 [laughs]. Can you guess which I'm used to playing?
People still talk about this arrangement to this day. Back then, I'm pretty sure it was very unique having a remixer playing two different live instruments, using the in-game sound effects, and creating an audio drama to accompany the arrangement. Today it's a little dated, but still fun. I'm glad people enjoy this song and can identify with the feelings I was trying to capture. The Atma Weapon ended up not being very hard, but I died out of shock and fear the first time. No matter. It makes for a good arrangement material!
(Video by Chris Serani)
Glad to hear it, guys!
-m
MrMustin 2 years ago