Heya! This is a chiptune arrangement of "Battle on the Breachmaker", a Guild Wars 2 song by Lena Chappelle, with nods to the "Storm Top" track from the Super Adventure Box: Back to School OST, also written by Lena.
I mostly wrote this as a tribute to Super Adventure Box, a very fun game mode released around April every year in Guild Wars 2.
Some stats!
- Software used: FL Studio, Bleep, Magical 8-Bit, BiT BOX, Omnisphere, Vengeance, 3xOsc, DSK ChoirZ
- Time taken: 18 hours 10 minutes
- Number of channels (instruments): 28
- Number of playlist tracks: 57
- Number of automation clips: 106
Hope you enjoy.
Been a long while since I checked out your music! Hope you been doing well, Step.
I love the fast trill of an 8bit synth melody in the beginning. The sweet variety here is awesome, and oh my gosh the harp-like synth that begins in the middle of this track fits great! What a well composed and mixed 8-bit rendition of a game track!
Wow, SFJ! It's been such a long time! I JUST saw this review now.
I'm super glad you like it. I've been doing well myself, hope you've been alright too!
Came on here for the first time in a while and decided to check what you've been making. Glad you're making some music still man. Hope you're doing well!
I just noticed that you had this out. I guess I'm more than a bit late for it, huh? Anyways.. this is pretty incredible. I don't know how you keep taking my favorite songs from this game and making them better, but damn.. nice....
A VGM track from Step?! My life is complete. I love the cutesy effects and the sense of climax into :35. Personally, I thought the melodies during the refrain were a little underwhelming, or at the very least the climax oversold it. The mixing and mastering are great as always, though, and that creepy melody at 1:40 kills! Nice job with the sound design. I can't believe people would dare rip on 3xOsc after this. XD The crash (if you could call it a crash) at the end was also rather enjoyable. In fact, you did a great job playing with the Lo-fi throughout this piece. Always a pleasure hearing new tracks from you, Step. Looking forward to hearing more of your work! ;)
I'm very glad you've returned! I love this track and I look forward to hearing more from you. Despite your relative inactivity, I was still greatly inspired by your work, particularly "Becoming Independent".
You are free to copy, distribute and transmit this work under the following conditions:
*Please contact me if you would like to use this in a commercial project. We can discuss the details.
** Cover / remake of a third-party piece.
Excercise caution when using it, refer to author comments / contact the author for details.
Step 
