Cave Story - Balrog's Theme (recomposed)

Edit: DOWNLOAD ALBUM HERE! - http://foxdragonstudios.com/Cave_Story.html

I'm jumping over Plant for a track, and replacing it with Balrog's Theme. Plant will come on track 4 to help break up the slow start of the album. This one was really fun to do, and I love how it turned out.

My Cave Story recomp OST project. I have all of the tracks mostly mixed and mastered. I'm going to try and finish the final touches on every track sequentially, and release one every day. When I'm done I'll add a link for the OST in it's entirety fully tagged.

This all started when the Wii version came out, and I was speed-running Hell. I became frustrated (like ya do) and decided to switch over to the Wii music to see what Running Hell sounded like. Like every one of the new songs it was rather atrocious. Did they even try?!? So I decided to do my own remake of the OST. I started with Running Hell, and kinda never stopped.

You'll notice I didn't do too much "remixing" of the existing material, because let's face it... The OST was near sonic perfection as-is... I did what I felt at the time, and I'm rather pleased with how it all played out. You'll also notice there are no fade-outs. I don't do fade-outs. They've always made songs sound unfinished to me.

Thanks for any feedback.

Cave Story © Daisuke "Pixel" AMAYA

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[Tikeslar]

It's not "recomposed", it's just remixed (badly).

[DrellisSkiad]

@Tikeslar Actually a remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. None of the songs on this album are mixes of the original OST. I recomposed them from scratch. Different instrumentation, expression, timing, etc. Some have different intros, and all but a couple have different outros. Many have different breaks and bridges as well as alternative movements. Thanks for the criticism though I really appreciate it. Even when it is feckless, and flippant. ;]

[Tikeslar]

@DrellisSkiad You got your terminology all wrong.

To "recompose" something you have to change it's composition. You changed the instrumentation, and from what I understand you've transcribe it yourself - which is respectable.

But the composition itself is identical to the original, and that's the point I'm making.

You might have done more than that, as you claim, in your other videos (which I never listened to), so I hereby formally restrict my criticism to this particular score.

[DrellisSkiad]

@Tikeslar Although I don't have my terminology wrong; you are correct in that this demo version of the track on YouTube has no significantly discernible variation to the original theme. On the album there's a short hard reprise near the end of the track with coarser melody. Limited to this video your criticism is justified albeit I would use the term "cover" as it still contains no sampling of the source material to grant it remix status.

[zappazoey]

Yo dawg, we heard you like Balrog, so we put Balrogs in your Balrog so you can "HUZZAH!" while you "HUZZAH!"

[KayneArcheron]

I love the percussion build-up in this piece. starts out simple and clumsy, then builds into something big and terrifying... kinda like Balrog for the first half of the game.

[TearGrande]

HUZZAH! I'M A TOASTER-LUNCHBOX!"

Balrog totally Balrocks :P As does Cave Story :D

[Legoxela8]

@Honorarificus O RLY?

[Honorarificus]

@Legoxela8

Those are beta-Balrogs.

[dragon3658]

@zappazoey your from funnyjunk arnt you lol

[Infernape12341]

Dat bass.

[Darkus982]

just noticed 1:23 XD

[solidsaga13]

I actually happen to like this, along with Cave story... such love for video games put into a freegame! LONG LIVE STUDIO PIXEL!!

[garethmanEXE]

Isn't that party boy at the start

[jorix3]

@DrellisSkiad holy tits! a well worded, nicely explained exchange of opinions on youtube?!? AND NO SWEARING! I'm dreaming again aren't I

[Legoxela8]

if you look closer at balrog it shows tons of mini balrogs x3