Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This piece is part of Compose Man 3, a multi-artist collaboration hosted by Chips 'n' Cellos (twitter.com/ChipsNCellos) to arrange great classical pieces with a new age retro twist!
My decision to cover this piece emerged from a simple desire to see more modern classical representation in Compose Man's repertoire (look forward to my 4'33 cover for Compose Man 4!). Japura River was my first exposure to Glass's music, and its intoxicating looped rhythms made it both the perfect introduction to the composer's oeuvre and a perfect choice for Compose Man 3's endless stage theme. 'Traditional' endless stage themes have strong electronic music influences, so I paired the naturalistic sounds of the original with an intense, dynamic percussion track—almost every frame of the drum track is unique. For what it's worth, I also have it on good word that this is the only Capcom style piece out there with a hardware sweep.
The hardest part of creating this was remembering how many l's were in Philip Glass's name.
Module File: Module File (Song #1): drive.google.com/file/d/1eXipcbW8jDCK1S3xMCcxSZ0nvqhnFCnV/view?usp=share_link
This piece is part of Compose Man 3, a multi-artist collaboration hosted by Chips 'n' Cellos (twitter.com/ChipsNCellos) to arrange great classical pieces with a new age retro twist!
My decision to cover this piece emerged from a simple desire to see more modern classical representation in Compose Man's repertoire (look forward to my 4'33 cover for Compose Man 4!). Japura River was my first exposure to Glass's music, and its intoxicating looped rhythms made it both the perfect introduction to the composer's oeuvre and a perfect choice for Compose Man 3's endless stage theme. 'Traditional' endless stage themes have strong electronic music influences, so I paired the naturalistic sounds of the original with an intense, dynamic percussion track—almost every frame of the drum track is unique. For what it's worth, I also have it on good word that this is the only Capcom style piece out there with a hardware sweep.
The hardest part of creating this was remembering how many l's were in Philip Glass's name.
Module File: Module File (Song #1): drive.google.com/file/d/1eXipcbW8jDCK1S3xMCcxSZ0nvqhnFCnV/view?usp=share_link
