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09 May 2008 @ 12:56 pm
Stereo Static: Parasite Eve  
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Remember when I said I loved video game music? Here's another great example of that.

After playing Parasite Eve I decided I needed the soundtrack, composed by Yoko Shimomura, one of the greats in the field. At this point I don't remember what inspired me to make this track, but I enjoyed every second of it. It serves as an homage to the score, and the game, and its one of my favorite pieces of my own work (and I will readily hate my own stuff if it's warranted, let me tell you).

Stereo Static presents:
Parasite Event



This was a complex piece to put together. I used the main theme of the game as the main theme of the piece and supplemented it with a handful of the other themes. Most of the percussion are right from the original tracks, although I did supplement these with a few loops.

The arrangement of this piece didn't come to me as intuitively as most of the others. Somewhere around the 3:25 mark I started to have a little trouble matching up the pieces of the soundtrack that I wanted to use with my original compositional ideas. I experimented for a while before I hit upon something that I liked, and finished the piece.

Aside from that, I didn't have any real issues with this one; it was relatively straight forward work.

As usually, comments and critiques are welcome and encouraged. Enjoy
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David[info]whowantscookies on May 9th, 2008 09:09 pm (UTC)
Been listening to it lately. Very good so far.

Also, I have the official P.E. remix soundtrack I can give to you if you haven't heard it before.
Closet Optimist: happy[info]namfle on May 10th, 2008 07:07 am (UTC)
Thank you! I'm glad you approve. ;)

And I would love you for ever if you got me those remixes. :)

-elf-
unseelie_fae[info]unseelie_fae on May 9th, 2008 09:31 pm (UTC)
Drew does music too - we have his whole DJ set up (2 turntables, mixer, sampler thingy, etc.) set up in the living room. It's pretty spiffy. I should send you some of his work. It's...interesting.

I like his 2nd album better than his first, personally, and am dying to hear his newest, which he just finished. (He doesn't work when I'm in the house - he says I'm too much of a distraction.)

On a totally nifty note, he will be using one of the squiddies I drew when I was bored at the old job as part of the cover art. :):):)
Closet Optimist[info]namfle on May 10th, 2008 07:09 am (UTC)
"Interesting" is often used as a description to avoid saying anything bad. Are you sure I want to hear his stuff? heheh

Is he published anywhere? Let me know if he takes commissioned work; I have a project in the works that will require other artists.

-elf-
unseelie_fae[info]unseelie_fae on May 13th, 2008 05:14 pm (UTC)
No, it's really good. Not always quite my thing, but pretty fascinating to know that he builds track after track by just layering bits and bobs from here and there.

What do you mean, his writing? yes, he's been published a few times. What's cooking?
Closet Optimist[info]namfle on May 13th, 2008 09:59 pm (UTC)
Current project idea involves the creation of a soundtrack featuring "various artists."

I send email later.

-elf-
unseelie_fae[info]unseelie_fae on May 14th, 2008 12:38 pm (UTC)
Cool - send the info, I'll pass it along.