ReMix:Dungeonmans "Eye of the Beeholder" 3:55
By XPRTNovice
Arranging the music of one song...
"The Fortress Indomitable"
Primary Game: Dungeonmans (Adventurepro Games , 2014, WIN), music by zirconPosted 2015-01-16, evaluated by djpretzel
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOE!! We recently released an entire free OCRI album of Dungeonmans ReMixes, and one of the highlights would have to be the paradoxically-named XPRTNovice's own arrangement, who in turn explores the game's questionably-pluralized title with a bit of... comedic hair-band vocal rock radio drama? Something like that... I'm not just stringing together random words, I promise. Check out the lyrics/script :) The birthday boy writes:
"It was a blast to work on this game with Andy Aversa and company. I contributed trumpet to one of the tracks on the OST and was also the featured voice for all of the "death noises" in the game. I hope you enjoy this goofy ass remix. Live tenor sax and, yes, I am the humble Bon Jovi impersonator.
This one was a big challenge for me, as 1.) I'm not Bon Jovi and 2.) I'm really not even close to being Bon Jovi, guys. But when I heard the first couple of measures of zircon's "The Fortress Indomitable," I just couldn't stop hearing "Livin' on a Prayer" in the back of my head. So I decided I'd go for it. I had a lot of fun, and really appreciate zircon helping me out with the final mix/master. He really should change his handle to the Turd Polisher, because he keeps buffing up a lot of my Lincoln logs.
I do all the voices and the singing and the sax playing. Again, really sorry about that."
I think "zircon" is probably gonna sell more EDM than "Turd Polisher," but it's the type of thing I actually COULD be wrong about. Joe's actually a pretty amazing voice artist, and has been doing professional VO work quite successfully for a bit now. Really glad that's been working out for him so well, but you can easily see why when you listen to his stuff - he's a chameleon, can do tons of different voices/sounds, and has the personality for it, too. As for the inspiration... this struck me more as an AC/DC type of vocal, specifically, than Bon Jovi per se. Your mileage may vary! Larry writes:
"I remember listening to a metal WIP of Joe's a couple years ago, and he was going in the right direction but had a long way to go to get those \m/ chops up. He's not a rock god YET, but I'm dyin' over this XPRTly-awesome cheese. This one's a great spin on the original with some liberal arrangement flourishes and unique genre that certainly make it Joe's own flavor. The voice work alone shows off such crazy range that you can pay this man for voiceover gigs. [FUN FACT, I named the voices in the lyrics, so check out my silly (and inconsistent) character names for all the voices you hear!] Bottom line, whether it's music, voiceovers, Tough Mudder/ninja leaping/hipster physical fitness stuffs, OR nonsense, Joe does it all. What an epic tribute to Dungeonmans!"
Of course, messing with intentionally incorrect pluralization isn't unheard of - "The Wrong Mans" comes to mind. But this is the RIGHT mans, because it's Dungeonmans. Goofy fun & an ideal tribute to the game that specifically explores its title in a big, rockin' way.
Discussion
on 2015-12-08 15:24:25
Hahaha, I love the narration -- the lyrics are excellent as well. There's indeed a Bon Jovi vibe to this -- it's nice to see how versatile Joe can be. Production is very clean. Those solos were super sexy too~. A nice example of how you can make a great track with a silly theme ^^
on 2015-01-17 11:57:59
Hahaha, nice. Rocking guitars and kicking drums were pretty good as was that sax run-in which I wasn't expecting, but it went with everything extremely well. Love the humorous lyrics and vocals. Terrific music and a sweet comedic spin, definitely one of my favorite ReMixes off this album.
on 2015-01-16 16:07:20
This was one of my favorites mix on the albums. Oh gosh, it's starting to make me pluralize the wrongs word. :v)
Sources Arranged (1 Song)
- Primary Game:
-
Dungeonmans (Adventurepro Games
, 2014,
WIN)
Music by zircon
- Songs:
- "The Fortress Indomitable"
Tags (12)
- Genre:
- Rock
- Mood:
- Funny,Goofy
- Instrumentation:
- Brass,Electric Guitar,Saxophone,Singing,Synth,Vocals: Male,Vocals: Voice Acting
- Additional:
- Lyrics > Lyrics: Original
Production > Live Instruments
File Information
- Name:
- Dungeonmans_Eye_of_the_Beeholder_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 6,855,462 bytes
- MD5:
- 407e131acaf3e942a702d1809ebca1e5
- Bitrate:
- 229Kbps
- Duration:
- 3:55
Mousy guy:
So, I have a question. Why it is Dungeonmans? I mean, you know, that's kind of a weird word, right?
Voice from on high:
You pose an interesting question.
Mouser:
Oooh... wh-who are you, guy? Ah... where'd you come from?
Voice from above:
It's one that must be answered with a story...
Mouseman:
Wha-I mean, you could just tell me, you don't have to...
Sky God:
...told best by the wise man, Bon Jovi.
Squeaker:
Who? You brought... Bon Jovi... here? Are-are you playing drums? Who's playing drums?
Faux Jovi:
Yeaaaaaaaahhh!
I'm here, I'm down in the dungeon
Fresh out of school, come on and bring the 'tude
And I'll bring the Foom (the Foom)
I cut my teeth at the academy
Down here, I go tell off the Scrobold
What the hell is a Scrobold?
From lands untamed, a hero came
The tales of him, bringer of the light
Sailing through the night
And he said...
Dungeonman Uno:
I bring to you the iron will
of the Dungeonman
Meekman:
...ssss... it's "Dungeonmans"...
Dungeonman Dos:
I also bring you the iron will
of the Dungeonman
(of the Dungeonman)
Now there are two
of the Dungeonmans
(That's why there's an S)
Bon Zieja:
That's why there's an S
Exasperado:
Ah! Glad I figured that out.
There's two of them. So it's... it's plural, right?
Or... or wouldn't it be Dungeonmen? Oh, forget it.
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