Naifuzan vs keihan - Video Game Battle - Guitars101

Naifuzan · 06-06-2005, 04:08 PM

So. This is the ultimate video game challenge!
I'm going up against keihan with a piece from castlevania 1 from NES.
I hope you can dig it.

**keihan** · 06-06-2005, 04:36 PM

Wow , man That rocks Naif!

I was thinking about doing the more rockin' Zelda2 Temple scene but opted for the main Zelda theme we are all familiar with. This entire theme was screwy since it shifts from major to minor throughout and much of it is mixolydian which I'm not all too familiar with so I played it out.

Here goes

Gonna need a lot of luck after listening to yours, Naif

**KC_ArtRocker** · 06-06-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Naifuzan

So. This is the ultimate video game challenge!
I'm going up against keihan with a piece from castlevania 1 from NES.
I hope you can dig it.

Hey that was great Naifuzan. I did dig it. That soudned like a lot of work to figure out the differnt parts and to get them all recorded. This was really fun stuff!

**KC_ArtRocker** · 06-06-2005, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by keihan

Wow , man That rocks Naif!

I was thinking about doing the more rockin' Zelda2 Temple scene but opted for the main Zelda theme we are all familiar with. This entire theme was screwy since it shifts from major to minor throughout and much of it is mixolydian which I'm not all too familiar with so I played it out.

Here goes

Gonna need a lot of luck after listening to yours, Naif

I like this one as well. I am not familiar with either of these tunes, as I am video game illiterate, but this is great stuff. I really love the Irish/gallantry vibe. Your tone is perfect for getting that feel. Not sure yet who gets my vote as I liked qualities of both.

Beka4MikE · 06-06-2005, 04:59 PM

nice job guys

theupsguy · 06-06-2005, 05:42 PM

Nice job Naifuzan!!!

Naifuzan · 06-07-2005, 03:06 AM

What a cool zelda jam keihan!

Great stuff, good luck in the battle!

And thanks for your comments guys!

chris guitar · 06-07-2005, 04:37 AM

i went with keihan on this one. i dont reconise either track though. well done guys

**Fateswebb** · 06-07-2005, 05:02 AM

BOTH are AWESOME

thanks guys!!!!

FatesWebb

Rythameen · 06-07-2005, 05:06 AM

Way too much time on your hands, the both of you.

Seriously, a lot of work from each, after repeated listenings............I went with Naif.

**keihan** · 06-07-2005, 06:05 AM

Thanks everyone for listening

...and special thanks to Naif for setting up this challenge, it was fun and inspiring and I got a chance to take on something a little different for me.

All things considered, after hammering out this tune in just a couple days, I found that I really like it quite a lot. A friend of mine whom is a classical/jazz pianist heard it and said, if I considered working out a more professional score of it, he would do a professional backing track on his synthesizer and add more professional sounding instruments using Band in a Box and Cubase. I think I will take him up on that offer

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Thanks again everyone

**keihan** · 06-07-2005, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Rythameen

Way too much time on your hands, the both of you. Seriously, a lot of work from each, after repeated listenings............I went with Naif.

LOL! Thanks Ryth.

I can't speak for Naif, but I didn't spend a whole lot of time on this.

I wish I would have had some more time, but it was kind of a record for me to hammer it out in such a short period hehe

I spent last Friday and Saturday just kinda listening to the midi of the tune over and over (whenever I had a chance) just so that I could get a bit of a feel for it. It is an odd little score. It changes, mid-section in many places, from major to minor and then back again... during one such change is where I used the harmonic trem dives and swells to embellish on the eerie minor key change.

Anyhow, I recorded it in sections over the course of yesterday (on my breaks). I would hammer out a few measures, record it and then come back later and hammer out a few more til it was finished.

Near the end I threw in a little tapping (Vito Bratta style). I had a nice tapping piece that I wrote, utilizing the main melody line, but since this was such a short piece, I opted to leave it out so as not to hog it up with too much tapping (becomes tasteless after awhile like long shredding leads).

Anyhow, I hope to work on this one a little more with a new backing track. I also have another one in mind which I wish to work over soon, but I'll leave that for a later surprise

Naifuzan · 06-07-2005, 07:49 AM

I didnt spend that much time on mine either. At least not as much as I should to smoothen out some stuff and maybe come up with a better arrangement.
But I love doing these video game covers. I think its great practice in arranging, mixing and producing songs.

**keihan** · 06-07-2005, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Naifuzan

....I love doing these video game covers. I think its great practice in arranging, mixing and producing songs.

I agree totally. Doing this tune got me a little more familiar with the Mixolydian mode as well

guitar_kid · 06-07-2005, 12:00 PM

Man this is cool battle. I noticed that in some parts in both of your songs you had a very lil timing slip up but hard to notice. I really liked both and loved the tone of the zelda theme but I am going to go with Naif.