Davester2296 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat - Live to Forget [Cover by DAR] | 「 ENGLISH 」 @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
So, a bit of a detour here since I really REALLY wanted to try covering this song (plus, the new game is set to release later in April). Also quick disclaimer that these English lyrics may not be 100% 1-to-1 accurate to the original Russian version.
Shoutout and thanks goes out to "Игорюня Play" for suggesting that I do something from the STALKER series. Thanks also goes out to Vilison for lending me his ears and critique as I finished up the audio!
Work on this cover goes hand-in-hand with my recent and ongoing mixing-experiments. In particular, this was great practice for vocal mixing. This is probably the first time that I've mixed vocal tracks straight down the center in the stereo field. This was something I always had a hard time with, since I would treat vocals the way I treated my guitars: double-tracked, panned left and right (to varying degrees). While that approach didn't necessarily sound bad, it did have its shortcomings.
In short, better use of serial compression, reverb and stereo delay send/aux-channels was what I was lacking all this time! I'm very happy with how things wound up turning out!
I really love this track, its rather sorrowful and melancholic, yet also beautiful-sounding. I did my best to stay faithful to the mood of the original. I did change up a few things in the process though. Mainly, I had changed up the vocal harmonies, as well as some of the lyrics.
Speaking of which, I sure had a hell of a time cobbling together the English lyrics used in this cover. While there were a few translations already out there, none really musically fit the vocal melody. So, while referencing these fan-translations and machine-translations, I had to try and make things work musically, and thus had to reinterpret some lyrics. Now, I hardly know any Russian, but I tried my damnedest not to stray too far from what I thought the original meaning of the lyrics were.
Also, I must say, there's this small, silly satisfaction with rolling my R's and just overall singing with my best attempt at a kind of Russian / Eastern-European accent.
Lastly, messing around with the whole stylized lyric video was pretty novel and interesting for me. I quite enjoyed laying out all the lyrics, this is something I'd definitely do again for any possible future vocal covers!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed my rendition of Call of Pripyat's credits song! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: mediafire.com/file/w7hge8r068wgud4/STALKER+-+Live+to+Forget+[Cover+By+DAR]+[ENG].opus/file
CREDITS
English lyrics sourced and based off of prior translations from NX3, scripten, and chimeera:
youtu.be/waANSqM63To
lyricstranslate.com/en/live-forget-live-forget.html
Visuals from STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl, and STALKER Call of Pripyat.
Public domain photographs of Pripyat by Wendelin Jacober, Amort1939, C Colourin, and Jason Minshull.
Originally Composed by Firelake
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So, a bit of a detour here since I really REALLY wanted to try covering this song (plus, the new game is set to release later in April). Also quick disclaimer that these English lyrics may not be 100% 1-to-1 accurate to the original Russian version.
Shoutout and thanks goes out to "Игорюня Play" for suggesting that I do something from the STALKER series. Thanks also goes out to Vilison for lending me his ears and critique as I finished up the audio!
Work on this cover goes hand-in-hand with my recent and ongoing mixing-experiments. In particular, this was great practice for vocal mixing. This is probably the first time that I've mixed vocal tracks straight down the center in the stereo field. This was something I always had a hard time with, since I would treat vocals the way I treated my guitars: double-tracked, panned left and right (to varying degrees). While that approach didn't necessarily sound bad, it did have its shortcomings.
In short, better use of serial compression, reverb and stereo delay send/aux-channels was what I was lacking all this time! I'm very happy with how things wound up turning out!
I really love this track, its rather sorrowful and melancholic, yet also beautiful-sounding. I did my best to stay faithful to the mood of the original. I did change up a few things in the process though. Mainly, I had changed up the vocal harmonies, as well as some of the lyrics.
Speaking of which, I sure had a hell of a time cobbling together the English lyrics used in this cover. While there were a few translations already out there, none really musically fit the vocal melody. So, while referencing these fan-translations and machine-translations, I had to try and make things work musically, and thus had to reinterpret some lyrics. Now, I hardly know any Russian, but I tried my damnedest not to stray too far from what I thought the original meaning of the lyrics were.
Also, I must say, there's this small, silly satisfaction with rolling my R's and just overall singing with my best attempt at a kind of Russian / Eastern-European accent.
Lastly, messing around with the whole stylized lyric video was pretty novel and interesting for me. I quite enjoyed laying out all the lyrics, this is something I'd definitely do again for any possible future vocal covers!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed my rendition of Call of Pripyat's credits song! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: mediafire.com/file/w7hge8r068wgud4/STALKER+-+Live+to+Forget+[Cover+By+DAR]+[ENG].opus/file
CREDITS
English lyrics sourced and based off of prior translations from NX3, scripten, and chimeera:
youtu.be/waANSqM63To
lyricstranslate.com/en/live-forget-live-forget.html
Visuals from STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl, and STALKER Call of Pripyat.
Public domain photographs of Pripyat by Wendelin Jacober, Amort1939, C Colourin, and Jason Minshull.
Originally Composed by Firelake
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![S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat - Live to Forget [Cover by DAR] | 「 ENGLISH 」](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pP1CL9XmBcQ/hqdefault.jpg "S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat - Live to Forget [Cover by DAR] | 「 ENGLISH 」
So, a bit of a detour here since I really REALLY wanted to try covering this song (plus, the new game is set to release later in April). Also quick disclaimer that these English lyrics may not be 100% 1-to-1 accurate to the original Russian version.
Shoutout and thanks goes out to Игорюня Play for suggesting that I do something from the STALKER series. Thanks also goes out to Vilison for lending me his ears and critique as I finished up the audio!
Work on this cover goes hand-in-hand with my recent and ongoing mixing-experiments. In particular, this was great practice for vocal mixing. This is probably the first time that Ive mixed vocal tracks straight down the center in the stereo field. This was something I always had a hard time with, since I would treat vocals the way I treated my guitars: double-tracked, panned left and right (to varying degrees). While that approach didnt necessarily sound bad, it did have its shortcomings.
In short, better use of serial compression, reverb and stereo delay send/aux-channels was what I was lacking all this time! Im very happy with how things wound up turning out!
I really love this track, its rather sorrowful and melancholic, yet also beautiful-sounding. I did my best to stay faithful to the mood of the original. I did change up a few things in the process though. Mainly, I had changed up the vocal harmonies, as well as some of the lyrics.
Speaking of which, I sure had a hell of a time cobbling together the English lyrics used in this cover. While there were a few translations already out there, none really musically fit the vocal melody. So, while referencing these fan-translations and machine-translations, I had to try and make things work musically, and thus had to reinterpret some lyrics. Now, I hardly know any Russian, but I tried my damnedest not to stray too far from what I thought the original meaning of the lyrics were.
Also, I must say, theres this small, silly satisfaction with rolling my Rs and just overall singing with my best attempt at a kind of Russian / Eastern-European accent.
Lastly, messing around with the whole stylized lyric video was pretty novel and interesting for me. I quite enjoyed laying out all the lyrics, this is something Id definitely do again for any possible future vocal covers!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed my rendition of Call of Pripyats credits song! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/w7hge8r068wgud4/STALKER+-+Live+to+Forget+[Cover+By+DAR]+[ENG].opus/file
CREDITS
English lyrics sourced and based off of prior translations from NX3, scripten, and chimeera:
https://youtu.be/waANSqM63To
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/live-forget-live-forget.html
Visuals from STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl, and STALKER Call of Pripyat.
Public domain photographs of Pripyat by Wendelin Jacober, Amort1939, C Colourin, and Jason Minshull.
Originally Composed by Firelake
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![DAR - Solitude Of Mind (MIDI Ver.) [gzdoom.sf2 render]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pZ6eN5uLJ4w/hqdefault.jpg "DAR - Solitude Of Mind (MIDI Ver.) [gzdoom.sf2 render]
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As always, feel free to use these MIDIs in your maps/projects! Just make sure to credit me =).
TRACKLIST:
0:00 A World Gone Mad
1:16 Hard Crash
5:29 Subterfuge
10:01 Rally Cry
12:09 Change Destiny
Recorded/non-MIDI Version of the EP: https://youtu.be/c2pdKAIlWwg
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![Cover Battlegrounds III - The Lightning Rounds [the songs have been decided!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pnGgIQl_FEs/hqdefault.jpg "Cover Battlegrounds III - The Lightning Rounds [the songs have been decided!]
Final Round Voting Results: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScfjXkXIQ12q6ot0NykuMYrlX5dKnqXeLdHUUC87pvl9ImKsQ/viewanalytics
After having only two votes (aside from myself) during the final round of voting, its time to settle things once more via deathmatch.
This time, Archie, Drew, and Mr. Bones go head-to-head in 5 fast rounds to determine the winning songs for CB III.
Special thanks go out to LegalShade and Ren for casting their votes in the final round!
~DAR
Cover Battlegrounds Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDPpmDLSimID_w4xHbzrMTRVBG3-AGTU3
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![FireLake - Dirge for the Planet [MIDI Cover By DAR] (GZDoom.sf2 Render)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pya1F6NeIEs/hqdefault.jpg "FireLake - Dirge for the Planet [MIDI Cover By DAR] (GZDoom.sf2 Render)
MIDI DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/0PUHTDqJ#R1Ygofof1vV7tO5kcoqPE4knaIaj_ydPLgzDE3Nww5w
Vocal Ver.: https://youtu.be/gPj74eKsC20
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![Gramoscope Music - Hellfire is Doom [Cover by DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q1t7WJl7mEA/hqdefault.jpg "Gramoscope Music - Hellfire is Doom [Cover by DAR]
Another entry in the Subscriber Appreciation Event! Shoutout this time goes out to Rooster Gold over in The Den of DAR.
Also, I meant to have this out much sooner, but I wasnt feeling too great for the past several days. Alls good now though, it was nothin that good hot soup and sleep couldnt fix!
So I wound up taking quite a few liberties with this one, as the original had absolutely no lead guitar parts. For the guitars in the beginning, I wound up changing the left part to play a fifth higher than the original (since I thought it made things sound cooler).
Also, I wound up sampling the original drum loop in the interest of time, and plus I liked how the original loop sounded (however, I did fiddle around with EQ and compression on it). I did however beef up my kick and other drums. Tried out another new plugin that I havent had the chance to properly test until now (quite happy with the results!).
I had to try and get back in a metal mindset for this one when doing leads. Dealing with these 3 power-chord type songs is tricky. While chug-chug-chugging on the first fret, bending, then chugging on the open string is really easy, the tricky part comes with playing something melodic over that. I wound up keeping things pretty simple with the leads. I threw in the rising and falling leads towards the end to add a bit more energy for that last stretch of the cover.
Other than that, I wound up making up a new part at 2:06. Rather than have the same riff repeat again, I decided to mix it up a little. Also, for the bass during that bit, I played up on the D-string which I think helped it stand out more, compared to the rest of the bass parts done an octave lower on the E-string.
Lastly, I had a bit of fun taking one of my favorite Sytrus synth presets and distorting it. I also couldnt resist the urge to throw in a TB-303-sounding synth as well. Its most prominent during the 2nd half of the first chorus. After that, I think it helps give a nice bite to the rhythm/bass sections sound.
Overall, I enjoyed working on this one, as it really made me think of something from back during the TNT marathon (not sure which specific songs, but it certainly has a bit of that vibe).
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover, and I hope you all look forward to the next! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/nqdx7unin4w1cnh/Gramoscope+Music+-+Hellfire+is+Doom+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed By Eddie Grey and Eric Varnell
https://gramoscopemusic.sourceaudio.com/#!details?id=32726982
ZGameEditor Background Visual FX credits:
Electric - nimitz Twitter: @stormoid Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ldlXRS
[FeedMe] [ItsFullOfStars] - Jph Wacheski http://jph_wacheski.itch.io/
ColorCyclePalette - cynex
Polar - K+OBV10U3_NINJA
Youlean Peak Shapes - Youlean
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![Original Sci-fi Series Annnouncement! Interview with Vilison [ PROJEKT YGGDRASIL ]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qO6OXdnYvXg/hqdefault.jpg "Original Sci-fi Series Annnouncement! Interview with Vilison [ PROJEKT YGGDRASIL ]
Sat down to talk with the creator of the upcoming Projekt Yggdrasil sci-fi universe.
For the past two years, Vilison and I have been working together very closely in order to bring this universe into reality! I had originally hopped on board as soley just an audio and music guy. However, Ive put on many different hats so far in my time with Vilisons Productions! Compiled together a wiki with all of the lore, wrote a couple scripts/screenplays, helped with frame/shot composition, and a bunch of other things.
I personally see a lot of potential in this universe. In the beginning, were aiming for a sci-fi horror series and focus, but there are so many stories and tales to tell.
Anyhow, Ill leave it at that for now. I hope you all enjoy the interview! Also hope you all look forward to what Vilisons Productions brings in the future!
LINKS:
Vilisons Personal Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Vilison
Vilisons Productions Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv0IHiSUMzSEvmP37vh5NcA
Vilisons Newgrounds: https://vilison.newgrounds.com/
Vilisons Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vilisonr
Vilisons Discord handle:
Vilison the Space Jarl
#7021
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![DOOM (PSX) - Credits & Demo [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r5hTiVBS890/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM (PSX) - Credits & Demo [Cover By DAR]
And thus concludes this little PSX Doom Mini-Marathon! Hope you all have enjoyed them. I think this is a nice tune to mellow out to for the conclusion of this mini-marathon.
Also shoutout and thanks goes out to Sraigius for being the one to originally suggest that I take on these PSX Doom covers once I had finished up D64D2! (also shoutout to him for suggesting I also squeeze in this song as well!)
So this one turned out a bit different from what I had originally set out to make. So, on the audio side of things, tonally, things here felt more dark, icy, and cool as opposed to the dark, warm, and murky vibe that I got from the original. I think my choice in synths and textures contributed to that, along with my choice to omit the claves and other miscellaneous percussion.
I wound up changing the bass a little, and quite like how it turned out. I had some muted power chords like the original, but I also threw in some strumming for good measure. I also couldnt resist recording (and making up) some clean leads with my Strat (rhythm was done with my Ibanez). I think those clean Strat bits that I recorded at the Neck+Middle pickup-position really further added to that cool and icy atmosphere that I had going in this cover.
As for the video, I had originally wanted to do something pretty fancy and more animated: a stylized monster credits sort of thing. In the interest of time, as well as the time constraints of getting everything to fit in the video, I wound up opting for moving still-shots of all these baddies that weve enjoyed blasting away all this time. I had also wanted to have all their variants shown as well, however I had issues finding Doom 3 sprites to use (which is also why D3Guy is missing from the end). Still, I tried including the monsters D64 and NuDoom versions where applicable. Also as a bit of a fun-fact, the order that they appear is the same order as the end/monster-credits!
Anyhow, with this wrapped up, its time to go nuts on the ~27 songs left to do for Plutonia! Things are going to get very active on the channel once again! Having MIDIs to work with again will certainly help (as opposed to the guess-work and transcribing that I did for a few of the PSX Doom tracks).
Im gonna aim for 2 or 3 a week, like I had done when wrapping up the D64D2 Marathon! I hope you all look forward to my adventures in finishing the Plutonia Marathon! ~DAR
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/MacjSSAD#az_TX6xYQZzJTWg8yKS_kwas-ZhRJuiqk6l7I7Js-gY
Originally Composed By Aubrey Hodges
Extra Graphics & Sprites ripped from:
Beautiful Doom
https://www.moddb.com/mods/beautiful-doom-6100
Brutal Doom
https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
Brutal Doom 64
https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom-64
D3MOD.WAD
https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/cd426c7e78e0ac72a260eda0b32ba01979c65108
Doom 4 Doom (D4D)
https://www.moddb.com/mods/d4d-doom4-for-doom
D4D Add-ons v2.1.2
https://www.moddb.com/mods/d4d-doom4-for-doom/addons/phobos867s-add-ons-for-d4d
Doom 64 for Doom II (D64D2)
https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/megawads/d64d2
Lazarus 3 Arena
https://www.moddb.com/mods/lazarus-mod/news/lazarus-3-arena-pc-just-install-and-play
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Aubreys Dilemma [Cover By DAR] | MAP30](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rDrP9gexRw8/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Aubreys Dilemma [Cover By DAR] | MAP30
MamaDemon scrambles to get her interior decor in order! Can she ready the furniture before Doomguy arrives for the final showdown later on?! With the help of some unsuspecting UAC Marines, she just might. Find out, on todays episode of DAR makes some noises!
Goofing around aside, it IS time to make some noises again, as weve got another ambient tune in the soundtrack.
To be honest, when playing through the WAD, the MIDI was so quiet that I never actually properly heard this one until I started messing with it. That, and apparently the really really low rumble part goes on for like 6 minutes after the string bits are done.
Speaking of which, I decided to omit the strings for this one. I felt like the strings made things feel a bit too musical, whereas going full synth allowed full focus on just texture and atmosphere.
Layered myself a lot of synths, and even got to play around with Pendulate (a really novel and free synth!). My favorite Sine - Spooky Deep patch returns once more, but this time with a bunch of effects thrown on to it.
For fun, I even threw in some classic Doom sound effects as well. Of course, they went through a lot of processing though. Stretched, pitch-shifted, and ran through filters, and reverbs. Made for more spookiness there in the 2nd half of the audio.
As for the video, filming on location was kind of difficult. Though I suppose I am lucky that D64D2s take on D64s MAP28 included three new areas. I didnt quite to get the full slasher flick feel that I was hoping for in this small level/video. However, I think it manages to be spooky enough. Also had to give our boys some night-vision as two of the three new areas are rather dark. (now thats something D3guy could have totally used!)
Anyways, weve got one more ambient tune left in the soundtrack up next, D64s Blood Red Shadows. After that, weve got the big climactic finish (Dream, Dream Eternal), a nice send-off (the intermission/text-screen theme), and then the wrap-up party (the stats screen theme from D64!). Hope you all enjoyed the spooky noises, and hope you all look forward to the last few songs! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ytqpl93zl62xm26/D64D2+-+Aubreys+Dilemma+(MAP30)+[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file
Originally Composed By Dildomaster666
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![Touhou - Bad Apple!! [Rap Rock Cover By DAR] | 「 JP/ENG 」🍎](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rEU69Mf463g/hqdefault.jpg "Touhou - Bad Apple!! [Rap Rock Cover By DAR] | 「 JP/ENG 」🍎
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Feat. Robo-DAR and MC Gangsta Weeb... So since this song has been covered by just about everyone, I really wanted give it my all on this one. This is REALLY different from what I normally do around here on the channel.
Anyhow, Id like to thank everyone whom voted for Touhou during the previous COVER BATTLEGROUNDS. That match between Reimu and Cammy during Slaughtermania III was nuts! Also, shoutout to Niko for nominating this track way back (since Cover Battlegrounds II, I think). I also want to give my friend Jodnafl a shoutout as well, because I remembered that he had actually suggested I cover this even longer ago.
For the longest time, I had always intended to cover the original version from Touhou 4 LLS. However, I wound up stopping myself after recording the bass and rhythm guitar parts for that. I figured that my first Bad Apple cover HAD to be the one that everyone knows from the one video.
From there, I laid out the synth bass, and tracked the rhythm guitar parts as well. I debated whether to play the melody with my guitar, or to have it sung. I spent some time looking into alternatives to Vocaloid, like UTAU. Then I became overwhelmed by the sheer number of user-made voicebanks available for UTAU. So then I played with the idea of maybe making my own voicebank. Eventually I said oh the hell with it and in the interest of time, I decided to just sing it myself.
The rap wasnt originally part of the plan, as Im not really into rap. However, when counterbalanced with melodic vocals, I can usually dig it. So, just for fun, while screwing around during practice takes, I started switching back and forth between rapping and singing. At some point, I started thinking that maybe a Rap-Rock cover would be neat, and as far as I could tell, I dont think Ive heard anyone cover the song like this.
Robo-DAR also wasnt part of the plan either. I had all my sung vocals recorded, but I needed them to sound more electronic. I threw on some chorus and other effects, but I needed it to go even further. So, in my quest to achieve this, I dared to step into pitch-correction territory (ugh, I STILL feel dirty for going there). To my surprise, it actually worked out.
Also, I originally only intended to do the Japanese lyrics, but I wound up also mixing in the English translation throughout. I feel like it adds some more variety to the song, and might help english-speaking folks (hopefully) not feel totally lost. I also wound up replacing the original bridge part. I was planning to do that bit in Japanese, but by that point in recording, I just could NOT confidently pronounce and sing that bit right. So instead, it became the part at 3:38. On another note, I hope I didnt butcher the Japanese pronunciations too badly here in this cover. My Japanese is probably only marginally better than my Wolfenstein-German.
Lastly, in regards to vocals: the outro. I wanted it to sound more gentle and delicate, and I honestly didnt think I could pull it off. I put on my best gently-talking-to-a-small-cute-animal-voice, and I recorded the outro and then gave it the pitch-correction treatment.
Now for the video... I love how it came out, but damn did I hate myself while recording it all. Dont get me wrong, it was fun at first, but then I quickly remembered how out-of-shape I was! Ive been sore all week, you could almost say working on this cover has been a *carousel of agony* (hah!).
As I had decided very early on that I would follow the silhouette-style of the original video, I needed to try and really exaggerate my movements (so soooore). While recording, I honestly felt like a total dork bouncing around, kicking my legs out, and waving my arms around. Never ever have I danced before, I just tried my best to emulate things Ive seen over the years. Through the power of video editing, it went from looking really dorky to looking actually kinda neat (in my opinion anyway).
It was definitely real fun and interesting working with this visual style. Particularly the way I had to approach transitioning between different parts.
Anyways. I hope you all enjoy my take on this song! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/veq0jyx7lqun527/Touhou+-+Bad+Apple+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Instr. Version: https://youtu.be/wL Zlu9_4U
Originally Composed By ZUN
Remixed version and lyrics by Alstroemeria Records
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Zephyr Zone Infiltration Method [Cover By DAR] - MAP08](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rRMZHZKkmUo/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Zephyr Zone Infiltration Method [Cover By DAR] - MAP08
At last, a track written by one of the other composers involved in the project! I really liked this one, it has such a tense atmosphere, buildup, and payoff. Im really looking forward to covering more of Viscra Maelstroms other compositions later in this marathon!
I decided to go more synth-heavy for this one, but I still managed to throw in some good ol power chords halfway through. I was also going to have a lead guitar part, but I wound up scrapping it since it didnt quite sit right in the mix. Some of the new lead parts did manage to still make it into the cover though. I decided to use a piano for one of the new parts that I had in mind, and I think it came out sounding pretty nice!
Aside from the rhythm guitar and the new piano part, Ive tried to keep things faithful to the original.
Also on the topic of the mix, I decided to try doing things differently for this one. In my opinion, I think I went really nuts with all the reverbs here. Im usually more tame with my use of reverb as of late, but this time I just sort of decided to slap reverbs around haphazardly!
I also wound up layering like four different snare drums together... Well, more like three layered together, while the 4th one was brought in later when the piano part starts playing.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/x47zzetu2e80tlz/D64D2 Zephyr_Zone_Infiltration_Method_%5BCover_By_DAR%5D.ogg/file
Next DOOM Cover: D64D2 - The Dark City: https://youtu.be/Zh4bDO0CzOE
Previous DOOM Cover: D64D2 - On The Edge: https://youtu.be/oxT1sBgst04
Originally Composed by: Viscra Maelstrom
DOOM 64 for DOOM 2: https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/92901-doom-64-for-doom-ii-idgames-link-is-up/
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![DARs Halloween 2019 [Holiday Special Extraordinaire!]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sOyewdPAOyk/hqdefault.jpg "DARs Halloween 2019 [Holiday Special Extraordinaire!]
Man, this is probably the DUMBEST thing Ive made yet on the channel... and I loved every second of it!! Happy Halloween everybody!
Ive been wanting to do a holiday special for a long time now. I didnt get to do one last year because car fun happened around then. Then the year before that, I was busy completing the first RED PLANET album.
I thought of doing a Silent Hill cover or a horror movie parody, but I wasnt sure if Id be able to finish either in time. Then I started thinking, Why dont I just do the Spooky Scary Skeletons song?. I felt like being silly and the song itself was fairly short, so I thought Sure, why the hell not?.
I decided to do a silly fake-stage sort of setup. I also put on my best frontman/singer act as well. Doing every cheesy thing I could think of, like pointing to the crowd, the wave, jumping and dancing around, etc. It was honestly really exhausting, but man it was stupid fun just goofing off like this!
Anyways, I hope you all get a laugh out of this, and once again, Happy Halloween =)! ~DAR
(Video dedicated to this channels very own resident spooky skeleton: Mr. Bones)
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/dx4zuzl4g9hgcx0/Andrew_Gold Spooky_Scary_Skeletons_%5BCover_By_DAR%5D.ogg/file
OGG (Instrumental) DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/196t6d17zpvgelo/Andrew_Gold Spooky_Scary_Skeletons_%5BInstr_ver%5D_%5BCover_By_DAR%5D.ogg/file
CREDITS:
Originally Composed By: Andrew Gold
Sprites taken and/or edited from DOOM 2, Heretic, and Hexen
Sarcophagus Scene taken from Map01 of ZBlood: https://www.wad-archive.com/wad/ZBlooD
Other sprites:
Daggerfall Skeleton: https://realm667.com/index.php/en/beastiary-mainmenu-136-69621/other-style/1830-daggerfall-skeleton#preview
Diablo Skeleton with Sword and Shield: https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/diablodiablohellfire/sheet/68657/
Golden Axe Skeleton: https://www.spriters-resource.com/genesis_32x_scd/goldenaxe/sheet/59641/
HoMM2 Skeleton: https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/heroesofmightandmagic2/sheet/29409/
HoMM3 Skeleton Warrior: https://www.spriters-resource.com/pc_computer/heroes3/sheet/44972/
Shining Force Skeleton: https://www.spriters-resource.com/genesis_32x_scd/shiningforcecdsegacd/sheet/15132/
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Plutocrat [Cover By DAR] - MAP09](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sa06jOkp2mU/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Plutocrat [Cover By DAR] - MAP09
Had fun using the retro-style synths again in this one. Also tried to keep things close to the original. Only change of course being the DAR-style guitar outro.
Speaking of which, part of the melody (same melody as one of the synths before the solo), was actually taken from the timpani notes in the MIDI. Originally, I was going to keep it as a kettle drum, but wound up changing it to one of my favorite synth sounds. Loved the way it sounded, and so I included it in the solo!
Anyhow, gonna keep the description short this time around. Hope you all enjoy this addition to the Plutonia MIDI Pack marathon! ~DAR
OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/RDd3TTBT#b0ueRRy6gLooNhNuR3wEOt9Wu6svJ7RsJZB8sBZZt7Q
Originally Composed By Bucket
Final Doomer +:
https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
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