As I already told you,
SlashBib
Location: Lille (France) Joined: Apr 08 2014 |
As I already told you, awesome theme =) |
Good luck everyone!
GameLark Remixes
Joined: Jun 26 2015 |
I'm really excited to hear what people come up with! Rare games have so many memorable melodies. |
Heh there are still some
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Heh there are still some really unusual games and songs from Rare. I've already picked one myself from one of my favorites. |
*Rareness intensifies*
Jaime From Hyrule
Jimbo Uribe Location: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Joined: Jun 21 2015 |
Too many good songs to choose, this is going to be interesting xD |
Haven't done Perfect Dark in
ShaKe Elite
Joined: Jun 15 2015 |
Haven't done Perfect Dark in a while! Think I'm gonna give Air Base a shot ;) |
ALRIGHTY! To kickstart this
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
ALRIGHTY! To kickstart this Rare Theme, I decided to do the lame thing and dig in my old covers for inspiration. I did Mining Melancholy from Donkey Kong Country 2, basically a 100% redo from an old demo I did a year and a half ago. Properly set my bass and guitars up so hopefully that shows in the slap bass section and groove-metal combo. Bit rushed since I have to work on a few other projects this month, but I just wanted a reason to make more music :). Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/swiggles1987/mining-melancholy-donkey-kong-country-2 |
Im not sure if im going to
Hekdar ThunderfistJoined: Jun 15 2015 |
Im not sure if im going to get this done in time but will give it a go any way. |
I'm kind of debating whether
ltdanslegsJoined: Apr 20 2015 |
I'm kind of debating whether or not to finish writing my cover of Bayou Boogie from DKC2, or do a little Rare NES Medley.. there's so much great music from David Wise on the NES games. I started fiddling with the medley idea yesterday.. taking a lot of work for some of the games that weren't very popular. |
That sounds awesome
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
That sounds awesome Itdanslegs, who knows maybe you can pull off both in one month :) |
Okay, here's my entry!!
ShaKe Elite
Joined: Jun 15 2015 |
Okay, here's my entry!! :D |
Huuuum i'll try to make a DKC
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Huuuum i'll try to make a DKC cover :D
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Taboo: The Sixth
Thecoolestnerdguy
Joined: May 27 2015 |
Taboo: The Sixth Sense...? Anyone...?
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" If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn't have hotdogs! " - UNIVERSE, Greg youtube.com/thecoolestnerdguy |
Excited to see what you all
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Excited to see what you all pick, particularly any songs from Rare games I haven't played or deep cuts.I also remixed and posted mine in the same Soundcloud link, the balance was driving me crazy. |
Is this still going on? cause
sharprainmusic
Location: Manchester, UK Joined: Jul 06 2015 |
Is this still going on? cause I has this https://soundcloud.com/steve-sharp-music/killer-instinct-main-theme-guit... |
Yes it is, and adding your
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Yes it is, and adding your sick cover to the mix! |
Ok swiggles I may sound a
Hekdar ThunderfistJoined: Jun 15 2015 |
Ok swiggles I may sound a little nooby here but where is this sound cloud mix your adding the songs too. I know it's not really a big deal but has confused me. Also what do you mean by "deep cuts"? |
I'm just adding the songs to
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
I'm just adding the songs to a bookmark for now, I'll do what Hashel did last time and try to collect them all for easy listening when it's the end of the month. Deep Cuts is just another word for songs that aren't super popular. |
Nice covers sharprainmusic
ltdanslegsJoined: Apr 20 2015 |
Nice covers sharprainmusic and skake elite. Perfect Dark man.. the music in that game is so good. Unless I change my mind, which I tend to do, I'm doing an NES mini-medley with music from Cobra Triangle, RC Pro Am, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Battletoads, and Time Lord. Might sneak one or two more in there if I'm having trouble with transitions. |
Thanks man! and that sounds
ShaKe Elite
Joined: Jun 15 2015 |
Thanks man! and that sounds like an awesome medley! |
Thank you itdansleg! Gladed
sharprainmusic
Location: Manchester, UK Joined: Jul 06 2015 |
Thank you itdansleg! Gladed you liked it!! |
Finished it just now, hope
ltdanslegsJoined: Apr 20 2015 |
Finished it just now, hope you guys like it. https://soundcloud.com/zhoffer/rare-ltd-nes-medley-1 Songs in order of appearance: Ending - Cobra Triangle Any comments or suggestions on mixing? Depending on what kind of speakers I listen to it on, the bass is kind of loud, but if I listen on my nice studio headphones, it's mixed in nicely. Looking for suggestions. EDIT: I re-uploaded after lowering the bass levels, hopefully making it a bit more cohesive. |
Epic Work! Love this medley
sharprainmusic
Location: Manchester, UK Joined: Jul 06 2015 |
Epic Work! Love this medley dude! |
Already finished arranging my cover ;)
DarkMetalLink
Joined: Jun 07 2015 |
Already finished arranging my cover ;) Now i'm gonna record it in the next few days! :D Good luck to everyone! all the entries so far have been just amazing! |
And i've picked the song i
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
And i've picked the song i will do :D
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
One cookie for ya' !
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
One cookie for ya' !
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Yay Hashel, we're Mine song
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Yay Hashel, we're Mine song buddies! |
Yeaaaah ! "Life, life, life
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Yeaaaah !
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
So i've done this for the
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
So i've done this for the last Cover Challenge: https://hashel05.bandcamp.com/album/gametabs-cover-challenge-1-nintendo-64
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Please do, and that way it'll
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Please do, and that way it'll be easier to collect votes and stuff :) |
Here is my entry:
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Here is my entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIAVAky61sw
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Here's my entry!
DarkMetalLink
Joined: Jun 07 2015 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUrqKgu-VWY Here's my entry for this contest! Runway from Goldeneye007 :D i hope you guys like it! |
Yeah :D I'll make a bandcamp
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Yeah :D
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
The page is back :'D So,
Jaime From Hyrule
Jimbo Uribe Location: Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico Joined: Jun 21 2015 |
The page is back :'D |
I'm back from Ireland and
Hekdar ThunderfistJoined: Jun 15 2015 |
I'm back from Ireland and should have mine ready by Monday. Not sure if the video will be done by then but. It's ok just to enter with the audio right? |
Yes the audio only is fine :)
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Yes the audio only is fine :)
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Here's my entry for the
SlashBib
Location: Lille (France) Joined: Apr 08 2014 |
Here's my entry for the contest =) |
Ty Slashbib, nice enter btw
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Ty Slashbib, nice enter btw ;)
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Cool so my Battletoads Medley
Hekdar ThunderfistJoined: Jun 15 2015 |
Cool so my Battletoads Medley is now finished. Here is a link to the audio. Let me know your thoughts. |
I got it thank you :)
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
I got it thank you :)
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Hey ! The .wav file is
SlashBib
Location: Lille (France) Joined: Apr 08 2014 |
Hey ! |
OKAY, Voting Time begins NOW
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
OKAY, Voting Time begins NOW for the next 3 days. You can give your Top 3 songs here, or private-message me! You give 3 points for your favorite, 2 points for second place, and 1 point for third. Here are ALL the links, and remember not to vote for yourself! You can give a little detail to what you liked about your picks too! Hashel - Life in the Mines (Donkey Kong Country) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIAVAky61sw |
Wow 9 Entries, this is pretty
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Wow 9 Entries, this is pretty great turnout I think. Glad the theme wasn't too hard for you all, and I like how there's a good balance of SNES and N64. Here's my top 3 picks, though everyone did a fantastic job with the Rare music! 1. Slashbib's DKC Medley: Just a great mix, fantastic vibrato and intonation that really kept me going, and you blended a lot of these songs well too man. Very cool medley 2. Zhoffer's Rare LTD NES Medley: Didn't recognize any of the songs, but you made such a tight sounding medley I was rocking the whole time. 3. Hashel's Life in the Mines: Lots of soft textures, little electronic synths, and just a great choice for a more mellow and chill Donkey Kong song. I'll update scores after the next few votes. |
Here is the bandcamp: I'll
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
Here is the bandcamp: https://hashel05.bandcamp.com/album/gametabs-cover-challenge-2-rare-games
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Here's the download link
ltdanslegsJoined: Apr 20 2015 |
Here's the download link Hashel: https://www.dropbox.com/s/l3qiyp4ubxyd07f/Rare%20LTD%20Medley%20F.wav?dl=0 And I re-uploaded my medley, new link is https://soundcloud.com/zhoffer/rare-ltd-nes-medley-1 Just saw that you had the old link still, Swiggles. Had to mix it a bit better. |
I added your song to the
hashel
Location: Liège (Belgium) Joined: Mar 04 2008 |
I added your song to the bandcamp =)
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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel |
Hey guys! Great job everyone!
Lord_Bif
Location: Paris Joined: Mar 02 2015 |
Hey guys! Great job everyone! I didn't play any Rare game, so my vote is only about feeling^^ 1: SwigglesRP - Mining Melancholy (Donkey Kong Country 2) : I love what you did with this one, and I'm fond of your mix here! And The guitar tone is awesome, brutal but clear at the same time, I love it! 2: Hashel05 - Life in the Mines (Dokey Kong Country) : You're always full of great ideas for your choices of songs and for the arrangements, and I really enjoyed the sounds you put in this one (woodblocks for the win) 3: Itdanslegs - NES Medley (Rare Games) : So many great ideas in this one! I loved the prog part and the wahwah section in particular! The choice was hard for this vote, everybody did a great job, I'm sorry I can't choose more^^'
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Video game theme covers: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAe-WMrDelXvw9ik2MpwBHQ |
Well ... first apologize for
andersongs87
Joined: Oct 07 2014 |
Well ... first apologize for not participating in this ... I had many personal problems que redbourn my time ... but I'm already stabilizing. My vote goes .... 1st Slashbib - Awesome Medley. I watched about 4 or 5 times. PS: swiggles did an professional job, amazing song! ... Would be in my top 3, but I Decided not vote to let the points to someone else, since he can not win this competition. Swiggles is our master, there is no way to compete with him. = P
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Just update: Slashbib:
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014 |
Just update: And thanks, again this round I think we got even better covers from returning vets, Rare music is always melodic and fun :) |
SwigglesRP
Joined: Dec 19 2014
Thanks so much for voting me winner last month guys! I truly was not in a very music-making mood until I got inspired by all you guys asking me to try out. So now I copied the rules from last time, and I picked a new theme!
1) Concept
Each month a theme will be decided (by the winner of the previous challenge) and people will make 1 cover based on this theme. At the end of the month anyone on gametabs will be allowed to vote for the best cover. At the end i'll make a .zip file with all the entries, a cover with simple colors, title and logo + credit file with links to all of your youtube/soundcloud channels.
2) Rules to enter
NEW RECORDING ONLY! The song you are using MUST be put online AFTER the start of the challenge.
No length restriction.
No style or instrument restriction, it could be a guitar cover, piano cover, remix with VST, orchestral arrangement etc.
Only open for Gametabs members !
And of course your cover must fits the theme =)
3) Rules about the vote
During the last 4-5 days of the month anyone can vote (Gametabs members only), you can vote even if you didn't entered.
How to vote? You can give points to 3 songs, 1 points, 2 points and 3 points for you favorite. At the end of the vote the cover with the more points will win. You can vote on the forum or on Private Message with the organizer (me, for this time).
4) What do i win? *NEW*
The winner will chose the theme of the next challenge and his video/soundcloud will be posted on the Gametabs FB page to give you extra views =). IN ADDITION, just because a lot of you mentioned this last contest about production, I'd like to offer a Mastering on any future cover to the winner if he/she would like.
5) Other rules
The organizer can enter to his own contest but if he ever wins, that will be the 2nd who will be the organizer of the next challenge. So this way it avoids the same person to organize over and over again!
The songs you are using for the Cover challenge can be used for the Gametabs main albums too!
You can't vote for yourself.
It's not a problem if 2 people cover the same song.
THE THEME IS... RARE games! Rare Ltd is a video game company from Britain that created a tremendous amount of hit video games from the NES all the way to the Xbox 360. Just to list their most famous games, often composed by the famous Grant Kirkhope:
Banjo-Kazooie
Battletoads
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Killer Instinct
Perfect Dark
Viva Pinata
Wizards & Warriors
Goldeneye 007
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong Country series AND Donkey Kong 64
There are plenty more, and TONS of songs from each. If you're having trouble thinking of a song you can also PM me for suggestions. Now get to work and start making some sweet tunes!