ReMix:The Guardian Legend "Arboreality" 4:16
By about:blank
Arranging the music of one song...
"Dungeon: Area 3, 4"
Primary Game: The Guardian Legend (Broderbund , 1988, NES), music by Masatomo Miyamoto, Takeshi SantoPosted 2020-11-12, evaluated by the judges panel
It's been over four years since our last mix of NES VGM classic The Guardian Legend, and about:blank (Chris Bouchard) is here to fix that with an atmospheric, mutated downtempo/hip-hop instrumental take on "Dungeon: Area 3, 4":
"The Guardian Legend has been on my list of games to remix since I discovered this site by looking up the soundtrack on dial-up internet well over a decade ago. The forest corridor music is fairly upbeat, and I had always envisioned creating a fast-paced remix with frenetic keyboard solos, really loud snares, and so on. Once I actually sat down to make this, however, I ended up taking it in the opposite direction.
The result is a slower, atmospheric take on the original. I made chords out of one segment of the original lead melody (at about 0:20 in the original) to create a "chorus," (at about 1:04 in the remix). The part at 2:01 strays a bit from the source material, but builds into a solo that leads back to the original melody."
Very striking, shimmering, sample & hold style effects at play here - Chris can perhaps chime in with some production specifics, but at 1'05" the accompaniment starts folding space & appears to have a random, tempo-synced modulator of some ilk imparting quite a bit of motion. It ultimately gives things a more experimental feel than they would otherwise have had, but the vibe is still relatively chill & has some more traditional lo-fi & trap/hip-hop components. The ending cut off abruptly on the initial submission, but after Chris fixed that, judges were unanimous; prophetik music writes:
"oh, that's a nice vibe when everything comes in at 0:28. the crunchy synths are fun to hear. there's some significant subbass going on too which is also really smooth. i didn't feel like the background or bass competed with the leads, so that might be more speaker/headphone dependent. it is significant so bass-boosted headphones would probably bark a lot at that.
like jive i really like the digital glitchiness, and i think it adds a lot to listen to on subsequent listens. the drums are indeed fairly straightforward, it doesn't sound there's a lot of consistent change-up there but they're doing what's needed to keep it moving. i did really like at 2:45 when it really got big."
Some unusual production techniques built on a solid lo-fi/hip-hop foundation, and a good degree of dynamic contrast with the quieter nature intro/outro bookending some big drums, kinetic synths, & varied points of interest - really cool, creative take from Chris that mixes the familiar & the alien into a satisfying, exploratory groove. Enjoy!
Discussion
on 2024-04-08 11:29:15
This was a pleasant ride, a nice remix with plenty of ear candy thrown in to make it interesting. Great stuff!
on 2021-06-28 12:03:57
Nodding out to this. My headspace reflects it profoundly and fantastically
on 2021-01-14 16:55:07
Very nice. The flow is super smooth, and I love how mellow this sounds, while being quite groovy and even bombastic at times (those drums at 2:46 are sick, holy cow!). Definitely worth grabbing, not sure how I missed this one
on 2020-11-13 00:07:58
I love the attention to detail to the sound design here, but then taking steps to filter/degrade it afterward is super gutsy and even more commendable. Really great.
Sources Arranged (1 Song)
- Primary Game:
-
The Guardian Legend (Broderbund
, 1988,
NES)
Music by Masatomo Miyamoto,Takeshi Santo
- Songs:
- "Dungeon: Area 3, 4"
Tags (11)
- Genre:
- Downtempo,Glitch Hop
- Mood:
- Chill,Dark,Quirky
- Instrumentation:
- Electronic,Organ,Sound FX,Synth
- Additional:
- Effects > Glitching
Effects > Lo-Fi
File Information
- Name:
- Guardian_Legend_Arboreality_OC_ReMix.mp3
- Size:
- 7,740,924 bytes
- MD5:
- f180a99765f863879005652a1d9df326
- Bitrate:
- 239Kbps
- Duration:
- 4:16
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