Great song, was wondering who the original artist(s) for around 1:20 to 1:41 is/are? Would like to use it for a YouTube intro.
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Well, after a month of 2014, I hope we've all settled in and are looking back upon 2013 with a sort of fond wistfulness. For me, at least, 2013 was a year full of awesome music, and with music comes catchy tunes that just stick in your head and you can't get out. This song is basically a tribute to those epic melodies. To create it, I just jammed together a ton of tunes that I'd gotten from Newgrounds that had been stuck in my head at one time or another throughout the year. Can you name them all?
Note: It starts off with the Futurama theme song because the production for this song started when I realized how well the Futurama theme sounded with another song. I kept it in because I was lazy.
Note II: The production value isn't very high because I wanted to treat this more as a fun little side project rather than something I wanted to devote tons of time to. I'd like listeners to treat it as more of a game than a serious song.
Note III: All the artists whose tunes I've recycled are credited in the lyrics section of the file, for those who want to know the answers and who are worried about copyright issues.
Thanks for listening and enjoy!
LunacyEcho responds:
If you download the song, all the songs are listed in the lyrics section along with the times that they appear. If you want, I can also PM you with the people. I just don't want to spoil it for anyone else who might want to play the "game". :P
Thanks for commenting! I'm glad I could introduce people to more music!
Great job!
I love the way you used the bass (especially in the beginning), something at which I myself pretty much suck. For some reason the beginning of this piece reminds me of the Futurama intro/theme slightly. Parts of the composition aslo seem a bit similar to some Crash Bandicoot 2 songs, however I cannot name them. In general, for some reason I can't name, this makes me think about several retro games, which is also equivalent to WELL DONE!
I'm also fond of the way you switch the 'main' intruments, which are the ones that are responsible for the main melodies.
One cannot dislike that transition at 0:55-0:58 (as well as the melody after it). Which in turn brings me to compliment you one the ways you use several different sections in this song; one has no time to get bored, and must press the replay button. I can't comprehend how you managed to fit so many different styles into one piece and improved the arrangement by doing it o.O
As much as I like the ending, I can imagine the piece having been even greater if you would've made it into a loop! However, one cannot have everything :p
When it comes to the mixing and the use of different instruments, I don't feel confident enough to review those parts that much, since I need to find a better grasp of those elements myself. What I can say is that I personally don't find much if any flaw with them (that part at 2:26 might have emerged a bit suddenly from nowhere, but I still like it).
As we can conclude, overall: Really good job, keep it up!
LunacyEcho responds:
=> bass + Futurama =>
Thanks! Actually, the intro was based COMPLETELY off of the Futurama theme. Most of the melodies in this song are based off of the catchiest Newgrounds songs from 2013 (derp, 2013 and one from 2012), but the intro was what I came up with before I realized I was doing the gimmick and was too lazy to change it. So yeah, most of everything is based off of something else. General enough.
=> that transition =>
You'd be surprised at how many people dislike transitions such as those. I mean, I think they're great, but lots of people think that doing transitions like that is the "easy way out". Psh. How is completely ignoring the instrument buildup and going to a mini-melody that took about five seconds to create ANY EASIER than actually constructing upon the previously-used instruments to painstakingly make a coherent transition? Sheesh.
=> different styles =>
Glad you liked it! I'm a fan of many, MANY genres. The only musics I don't really listen to are stuff like traditional Scottish bagpipe marches or amateur Cajun zydeco or Enya. Anyways, I enjoy tons of genres and I enjoy medleys, combinations, and fusion. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out the kind of music I'd make. However, there are some *coughcoughjohnfncoughcough* who would say that it's too unorganized and that I should focus on a single style. Yeah, I get that, and I've been working on lots of stuff like that lately. But there are just times like these when I get a stroke of inspiration and if this is where it leads me, this is where it leads me. :P
=> loop =>
Hm. Never thought of that. Everyone seems to want loops these days. Maybe I'll make one. Soon.
=> mixing + 2:26 =>
Yeah, mixing isn't my strongest suit either. The part at 2:26 was supposed to be a "transition", but I was a bit pressed for time and wanted to get it done and upload it before I had to leave the sweet Internet for a day. It could've been better, but, eh. Some call it laziness. I prefer the term "minimalism".
Thanks a lot for reviewing this, LucidShadowDreamer! I'm definitely going to keep it up.
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