Emdasche | Look Back: A Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Indie Rock Arrangement Album / Emdasche @Emdasche | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
PWYW DL with a minimum of zero :3 please consider supporting! emdasche.bandcamp.com/album/look-back-a-pok-mon-ruby-and-sapphire-indie-rock-arrangement-album
also streaming on spotify/itunes/etc., wherever u get ur music~
i'll be honest--i don't make a lot of money, and i'm trying my hardest to make music a living. any help is appreciated, thanks!
. . . surprise!! here's what i've been working on the past couple months. "look back" is meant to be a melancholic indie rock arrangement album of some choice pokemon ruby/sapphire/emerald tunes that mean the absolute world to me. i wanted to focus on creating a nostalgic mood thru a fresh lens to show how these songs make me feel as an introspective old person. hoenn is like a second home and the soundtrack has been with me through so much. i put my whole heart into this and hope it resonates with others~
i plan to release all these tunes individually on youtube throughout the next month or so just for extra promotion lol. at the end, i'll also drop a cut track from the album--i hope you'll look forward to it :)
special thanks to my friend @hyquo for listening to all of these one million times to bounce off his thoughts on the mix/arrangement, etc. wouldnt sound nearly as good without his input!! ly buddy :)
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~small blurbs abt each arrangement~
littleroot / route 101: inspired by cao dong. since it's leading the album, it had to represent the sort of emotional places the rest of the songs will go. it's mostly soft and intimate, but the climax feels like a scream. i think overall it has a soulful tone that tries to reach out to the listener. (i also updated the mix since it was last released!)
rival medley: inspired by akeboshi rockets. just wanted to go full ham and make an emotional, energetic, you-can-do-anything anime OP. :) i borrowed from may/brandan's encounter theme, their battle theme, and ever grande city. it's probably one of my favourites on the album. it feels like remembering a great friend whose kindness you'll always cherish.
fallarbor town / route 110: inspired by the pillows. it's a more paced type of energetic when compared to rival medley. i wanted this one to represent a sort of "cool, carefree" nostalgia--looking back with pride. in that vein, super proud of the main refrain. fallarbor town and route 110 both are underappreciated, so im really happy to represent them here.
route 113: inspired by kinokoteikoku and mass of the fermenting dregs. the first three songs had oomph to them, so i used the halfway point of the album to allow the listener to really chill out. the kind of song you want to hear when your nostalgic yearning leaves you feeling empty and lost. drown in the reverb with me~
shoal cave / abandoned ship: inspired by coalters of the deepers. the intent was to emulate the anguish of drowning in an ocean of your negative memories--a nostalgia that is tainted by anger, or fear. i think the abundance of phase effects and delay help make the track itself sound like an ocean wave. the climax is hopeful--i envisioned the listener clawing their way up to the surface despite it all.
surf / dive: inspired by my dead girlfriend. another contender for one of my favourites--it just came together kind of perfectly (funny, since it was almost scrapped multiple times). i would say it's curiously, cautiously hopeful--like you might be able to face the future someday, and that this idea might even be exciting, but not just yet. the interplay between the two songs was lots of fun to work with!
lilycove city: inspired by the pillows (again. sorry) and the great big sea. ultimately, this one represents a nostalgia for a place--specifically an island like newfoundland (where i'm from) and its musical culture (accordions/irish rock). an ode to your hometown with a sense of security to it. knowing you can be ok because of the good things you experienced there.
ending theme: inspired by toe. most of the album placed a focus on melody and progression, so i wanted this one to be all about the percussion (for the most part). it feels very "serious" and "final"--the intent with the distorion heavy parts is to anolog what it feels like processing grief. in other words, this one is: "it's time to let go of the nostalgia that protects you so you can live life with an open heart". the climax feels like you're sprinting towards the future.
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❤ artist links ❤
❀ patreon ❀ patreon.com/emdasche
♫ find me on spotify, itunes and amazon music etc ♫
☀ twitter ☀ twitter.com/emdasche
♪ soundcloud ♪ soundcloud.com/emdasche
Video made with FL Studio ZGameEditor Visualizer plugin
#PokemonRemix #pokemon #IndieRock
PWYW DL with a minimum of zero :3 please consider supporting! emdasche.bandcamp.com/album/look-back-a-pok-mon-ruby-and-sapphire-indie-rock-arrangement-album
also streaming on spotify/itunes/etc., wherever u get ur music~
i'll be honest--i don't make a lot of money, and i'm trying my hardest to make music a living. any help is appreciated, thanks!
. . . surprise!! here's what i've been working on the past couple months. "look back" is meant to be a melancholic indie rock arrangement album of some choice pokemon ruby/sapphire/emerald tunes that mean the absolute world to me. i wanted to focus on creating a nostalgic mood thru a fresh lens to show how these songs make me feel as an introspective old person. hoenn is like a second home and the soundtrack has been with me through so much. i put my whole heart into this and hope it resonates with others~
i plan to release all these tunes individually on youtube throughout the next month or so just for extra promotion lol. at the end, i'll also drop a cut track from the album--i hope you'll look forward to it :)
special thanks to my friend @hyquo for listening to all of these one million times to bounce off his thoughts on the mix/arrangement, etc. wouldnt sound nearly as good without his input!! ly buddy :)
~~~~~~~~
~small blurbs abt each arrangement~
littleroot / route 101: inspired by cao dong. since it's leading the album, it had to represent the sort of emotional places the rest of the songs will go. it's mostly soft and intimate, but the climax feels like a scream. i think overall it has a soulful tone that tries to reach out to the listener. (i also updated the mix since it was last released!)
rival medley: inspired by akeboshi rockets. just wanted to go full ham and make an emotional, energetic, you-can-do-anything anime OP. :) i borrowed from may/brandan's encounter theme, their battle theme, and ever grande city. it's probably one of my favourites on the album. it feels like remembering a great friend whose kindness you'll always cherish.
fallarbor town / route 110: inspired by the pillows. it's a more paced type of energetic when compared to rival medley. i wanted this one to represent a sort of "cool, carefree" nostalgia--looking back with pride. in that vein, super proud of the main refrain. fallarbor town and route 110 both are underappreciated, so im really happy to represent them here.
route 113: inspired by kinokoteikoku and mass of the fermenting dregs. the first three songs had oomph to them, so i used the halfway point of the album to allow the listener to really chill out. the kind of song you want to hear when your nostalgic yearning leaves you feeling empty and lost. drown in the reverb with me~
shoal cave / abandoned ship: inspired by coalters of the deepers. the intent was to emulate the anguish of drowning in an ocean of your negative memories--a nostalgia that is tainted by anger, or fear. i think the abundance of phase effects and delay help make the track itself sound like an ocean wave. the climax is hopeful--i envisioned the listener clawing their way up to the surface despite it all.
surf / dive: inspired by my dead girlfriend. another contender for one of my favourites--it just came together kind of perfectly (funny, since it was almost scrapped multiple times). i would say it's curiously, cautiously hopeful--like you might be able to face the future someday, and that this idea might even be exciting, but not just yet. the interplay between the two songs was lots of fun to work with!
lilycove city: inspired by the pillows (again. sorry) and the great big sea. ultimately, this one represents a nostalgia for a place--specifically an island like newfoundland (where i'm from) and its musical culture (accordions/irish rock). an ode to your hometown with a sense of security to it. knowing you can be ok because of the good things you experienced there.
ending theme: inspired by toe. most of the album placed a focus on melody and progression, so i wanted this one to be all about the percussion (for the most part). it feels very "serious" and "final"--the intent with the distorion heavy parts is to anolog what it feels like processing grief. in other words, this one is: "it's time to let go of the nostalgia that protects you so you can live life with an open heart". the climax feels like you're sprinting towards the future.
~~~~~~~~~
❤ artist links ❤
❀ patreon ❀ patreon.com/emdasche
♫ find me on spotify, itunes and amazon music etc ♫
☀ twitter ☀ twitter.com/emdasche
♪ soundcloud ♪ soundcloud.com/emdasche
Video made with FL Studio ZGameEditor Visualizer plugin
#PokemonRemix #pokemon #IndieRock
