Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I absolutely adore what they did with the Johto Rival theme from the Pokémon Johto Journeys anime and I wanted to do something similar here for the Kanto rival! While there is no special battle music in the generation 1 video games, I did my best to think about what could have been created for them.
It was an inspiring move to actually turn the "Rival Appears!" track from Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal into a battle theme for the anime and it lends itself so well to it. The strings, the trumpets, the guitars. There is something about the sound from the anime versions that were composed - truly amazing.
Replacing the usual strings and trumpets with some synths and more percussive elements, I tried to blend what happens throughout the game where you fight your rival at many different points. Professor Oak's lab, Pokemon Tower, before the Pokemon league. When will he finally admit defeat?
I hope that you enjoy this one - let me know what you think in the comments below as always!
All the best.
#electronicmusic #pokemon #lmms
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I absolutely adore what they did with the Johto Rival theme from the Pokémon Johto Journeys anime and I wanted to do something similar here for the Kanto rival! While there is no special battle music in the generation 1 video games, I did my best to think about what could have been created for them.
It was an inspiring move to actually turn the "Rival Appears!" track from Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal into a battle theme for the anime and it lends itself so well to it. The strings, the trumpets, the guitars. There is something about the sound from the anime versions that were composed - truly amazing.
Replacing the usual strings and trumpets with some synths and more percussive elements, I tried to blend what happens throughout the game where you fight your rival at many different points. Professor Oak's lab, Pokemon Tower, before the Pokemon league. When will he finally admit defeat?
I hope that you enjoy this one - let me know what you think in the comments below as always!
All the best.
#electronicmusic #pokemon #lmms
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![Phantasy Star IV - The End of the Millennium [intro sequence] (FamiTracker 8-bit)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vhoOVxewf2k/mqdefault.jpg "Phantasy Star IV - The End of the Millennium [intro sequence] (FamiTracker 8-bit)
Before I start, I do hope that you enjoy my relatively new attempts at making something a little more interesting in the background while FamiTracker is running and the music is playing. In the end, it probably just looks like a weird representation of my face spinning wildly for no apparent reason but I do hope to extend on this in orders of magnitude to improve the viewing experience if you do happen to come across these. Maybe some nice animated textures and different backgrounds perhaps.
Returning to the music itself, I adore the grungy style from the Sega Genesis and especially so with the incredible Phantasy Star IV OST. I never actually played a lot of the game itself - I think I played up until and including the first boss and then stopped for some reason. I believe that it was included on the Sega Mega Drive Collection for the Xbox 360 but its not on the list of backwardly compatible titles for the Xbox One it seems.
Its very much that old-school RPG where you control a team that is likely attempting to stop a threat that may take over the world and/or destroy it entirely. I dont know the premise of Phantasy Star IV and would not want to spoil it for any players who may want to try it but the JRPGs of this era tended to stay relatively stereotypical.
It was fun transcribing this song that plays during the intro of the game down to 4 channels and it translates really well. Its likely down to the simple melody but it is incredibly catchy for the two minutes that it plays.
I hope you enjoy this rendition and as always, let me know what you think in the comments below!
All the best.
#famitracker #8bit #chiptune
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