Davester2296 | The Eternal Sky [A DOOM Short-Film & Music Video By DAR] | Slaughterfest2012 - MAP25 @DAR-Davester2296 | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
A tale of one young man's harrowing journey and first deployment as a UAC Space Marine. War is Hell, even more so when the enemy is Hell itself...
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Well this work has certainly been a journey! Hello all, I'm very proud to say that in spite of everything that happened at the start of the year, this Doom short-film has risen from the ashes!
Just as I mentioned in this upload's previous iteration, I want to give a shoutout to Gaia74, as it was his request during the "Subscriber Appreciation Event 2021" that wound up leading to this short-film/music-video! Also special thanks goes out to Vilison for drawing up the artwork based off the original thumbnail!
Also, I can't forget to also thank the talented spriters and modders in the Doom community. Without their wonderful work, we wouldn't have this video!
For commentary about the video-side of things, check further below.
Now, it's time to dig into this behemoth of a song!
"The Eternal Sky" now stands as my longest original song yet! I was pretty nervous about whether I could pull off composing a song to fit this video. To my surprise though, things went rather smoothly!
With "Sky" being in the name, it seemed only natural that I include the motif from my song "Sky". Sky has had a long history, dating back to my RISEN album (which is getting remade after this posts!). From there, it's seen a few revisits and variants, such as "Heofones Mist" on "HORIZONS" and "Taking Flight" from "On Impulse".
Just to tickle my own nostalgia, I wound up even using the same synth-piano as I had used on the original "Sky" from back in 2014! Never thought I'd go back to it, as I felt it sounded kind of dated compared to my usual pianos. However, I think it worked pretty nicely here!
Recording and riffing around on the guitar was a blast! That double-tapping at the end was intense, I wound up getting a blister from it!
As for bass, I had gotten halfway through recording it when I decided to scrap it. I just didn't quite like the tone I was getting. So instead I opted for a synth-bass, it just felt like it had the right "texture" to it.
I also really enjoyed coming up with the strings and the electric piano parts.
Speaking of piano, I hope you all got a grin out of my little nod/parody to E1M1's motif at 9:37. I just couldn't resist throwing it in there, especially considering the scene, with the Doom Slayer teleporting in and all. Then I follow that up with a bit from my song "Requies" from my Red Planet II album, and then I bring the Sky motif back in. Boy, I tell ya, I would've never imagined mashing together "Requies" and "Sky" like that.
Also, mix-wise, I decided to try something different. For my double-tracked rhythm-guitars, I decided to make the left-side more prominent, and kept the leads aimed to the right, since that's what I had done when making the MIDI.
There's a lot that I love from this track, but I'd probably write a novella's worth going over everything! So I'll end it here.
I hope you all are as happy as I am to see this short-film make its return! I also hope this new DAR-original tune got all you guys headbangin' out there! \m/ ~DAR
Archived commentary regarding the video's creation: theofficialdavester2296.wordpress.com/archived-commentary-for-the-eternal-sky-2021
DOWNLOADS (FLAC, OGG, MIDI): mega.nz/folder/EWMVnCpL#1haoTUNIlhPMYCB27lxySA
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Spritework by Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud, Sergeant_Mark_IV, Mike12, Captain Toenail, Das_M, David G., Gifty, DenisBelmondo, Nash, Alandol, Rogue Entertainment (for Strife)
Brutal DOOM: moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
Beautiful Doom: moddb.com/mods/beautiful-doom-6100
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A tale of one young man's harrowing journey and first deployment as a UAC Space Marine. War is Hell, even more so when the enemy is Hell itself...
--
Well this work has certainly been a journey! Hello all, I'm very proud to say that in spite of everything that happened at the start of the year, this Doom short-film has risen from the ashes!
Just as I mentioned in this upload's previous iteration, I want to give a shoutout to Gaia74, as it was his request during the "Subscriber Appreciation Event 2021" that wound up leading to this short-film/music-video! Also special thanks goes out to Vilison for drawing up the artwork based off the original thumbnail!
Also, I can't forget to also thank the talented spriters and modders in the Doom community. Without their wonderful work, we wouldn't have this video!
For commentary about the video-side of things, check further below.
Now, it's time to dig into this behemoth of a song!
"The Eternal Sky" now stands as my longest original song yet! I was pretty nervous about whether I could pull off composing a song to fit this video. To my surprise though, things went rather smoothly!
With "Sky" being in the name, it seemed only natural that I include the motif from my song "Sky". Sky has had a long history, dating back to my RISEN album (which is getting remade after this posts!). From there, it's seen a few revisits and variants, such as "Heofones Mist" on "HORIZONS" and "Taking Flight" from "On Impulse".
Just to tickle my own nostalgia, I wound up even using the same synth-piano as I had used on the original "Sky" from back in 2014! Never thought I'd go back to it, as I felt it sounded kind of dated compared to my usual pianos. However, I think it worked pretty nicely here!
Recording and riffing around on the guitar was a blast! That double-tapping at the end was intense, I wound up getting a blister from it!
As for bass, I had gotten halfway through recording it when I decided to scrap it. I just didn't quite like the tone I was getting. So instead I opted for a synth-bass, it just felt like it had the right "texture" to it.
I also really enjoyed coming up with the strings and the electric piano parts.
Speaking of piano, I hope you all got a grin out of my little nod/parody to E1M1's motif at 9:37. I just couldn't resist throwing it in there, especially considering the scene, with the Doom Slayer teleporting in and all. Then I follow that up with a bit from my song "Requies" from my Red Planet II album, and then I bring the Sky motif back in. Boy, I tell ya, I would've never imagined mashing together "Requies" and "Sky" like that.
Also, mix-wise, I decided to try something different. For my double-tracked rhythm-guitars, I decided to make the left-side more prominent, and kept the leads aimed to the right, since that's what I had done when making the MIDI.
There's a lot that I love from this track, but I'd probably write a novella's worth going over everything! So I'll end it here.
I hope you all are as happy as I am to see this short-film make its return! I also hope this new DAR-original tune got all you guys headbangin' out there! \m/ ~DAR
Archived commentary regarding the video's creation: theofficialdavester2296.wordpress.com/archived-commentary-for-the-eternal-sky-2021
DOWNLOADS (FLAC, OGG, MIDI): mega.nz/folder/EWMVnCpL#1haoTUNIlhPMYCB27lxySA
CREDITS:
Spritework by Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud, Sergeant_Mark_IV, Mike12, Captain Toenail, Das_M, David G., Gifty, DenisBelmondo, Nash, Alandol, Rogue Entertainment (for Strife)
Brutal DOOM: moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
Beautiful Doom: moddb.com/mods/beautiful-doom-6100
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![The Eternal Sky [A DOOM Short-Film & Music Video By DAR] | Slaughterfest2012 - MAP25](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UdzMd4tsnqE/hqdefault.jpg "The Eternal Sky [A DOOM Short-Film & Music Video By DAR] | Slaughterfest2012 - MAP25
A tale of one young mans harrowing journey and first deployment as a UAC Space Marine. War is Hell, even more so when the enemy is Hell itself...
Well this work has certainly been a journey! Hello all, Im very proud to say that in spite of everything that happened at the start of the year, this Doom short-film has risen from the ashes!
Just as I mentioned in this uploads previous iteration, I want to give a shoutout to Gaia74, as it was his request during the Subscriber Appreciation Event 2021 that wound up leading to this short-film/music-video! Also special thanks goes out to Vilison for drawing up the artwork based off the original thumbnail!
Also, I cant forget to also thank the talented spriters and modders in the Doom community. Without their wonderful work, we wouldnt have this video!
For commentary about the video-side of things, check further below.
Now, its time to dig into this behemoth of a song!
The Eternal Sky now stands as my longest original song yet! I was pretty nervous about whether I could pull off composing a song to fit this video. To my surprise though, things went rather smoothly!
With Sky being in the name, it seemed only natural that I include the motif from my song Sky. Sky has had a long history, dating back to my RISEN album (which is getting remade after this posts!). From there, its seen a few revisits and variants, such as Heofones Mist on HORIZONS and Taking Flight from On Impulse.
Just to tickle my own nostalgia, I wound up even using the same synth-piano as I had used on the original Sky from back in 2014! Never thought Id go back to it, as I felt it sounded kind of dated compared to my usual pianos. However, I think it worked pretty nicely here!
Recording and riffing around on the guitar was a blast! That double-tapping at the end was intense, I wound up getting a blister from it!
As for bass, I had gotten halfway through recording it when I decided to scrap it. I just didnt quite like the tone I was getting. So instead I opted for a synth-bass, it just felt like it had the right texture to it.
I also really enjoyed coming up with the strings and the electric piano parts.
Speaking of piano, I hope you all got a grin out of my little nod/parody to E1M1s motif at 9:37. I just couldnt resist throwing it in there, especially considering the scene, with the Doom Slayer teleporting in and all. Then I follow that up with a bit from my song Requies from my Red Planet II album, and then I bring the Sky motif back in. Boy, I tell ya, I wouldve never imagined mashing together Requies and Sky like that.
Also, mix-wise, I decided to try something different. For my double-tracked rhythm-guitars, I decided to make the left-side more prominent, and kept the leads aimed to the right, since thats what I had done when making the MIDI.
Theres a lot that I love from this track, but Id probably write a novellas worth going over everything! So Ill end it here.
I hope you all are as happy as I am to see this short-film make its return! I also hope this new DAR-original tune got all you guys headbangin out there! m/ ~DAR
Archived commentary regarding the videos creation: https://theofficialdavester2296.wordpress.com/archived-commentary-for-the-eternal-sky-2021/
DOWNLOADS (FLAC, OGG, MIDI): https://mega.nz/folder/EWMVnCpL#1haoTUNIlhPMYCB27lxySA
CREDITS:
Spritework by Adrian Carmack, Kevin Cloud, Sergeant_Mark_IV, Mike12, Captain Toenail, Das_M, David G., Gifty, DenisBelmondo, Nash, Alandol, Rogue Entertainment (for Strife)
Brutal DOOM: https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
Beautiful Doom: https://www.moddb.com/mods/beautiful-doom-6100
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![DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Massacre Machine [Cover By DAR] - MAP17](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ughi1p1VCCM/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | Plutonia MIDI Pack - Massacre Machine [Cover By DAR] - MAP17
Time for some good ol heavy metal m/!
Surprisingly, I actually had a little bit of a hard time recording this one. I wound up having to rely on the MIDI/VSTi bass running through my usual signal-chain (with some tweaks), since I just could not get a good take on my bass. The takes were just too sloppy-sounding, and more importantly, the tone just did not gel well with the mix either. Gave it a shot though at least!
Fortunately things fared better on the rhythm and lead guitars! Though, I feel that my fast leads are a bit sloppy at times. However, in the context of the full mix, with the right amount of blend from the reverb & delay sends/aux channels, it sounds nice. That said though, the leads may not be 1-to-1 with the original MIDI. But I still jammed out to it just fine while recording the gameplay footage, so it ought to be alright!
Despite having a tricky time with this one, I actually got it done fairly quickly. I wouldve had this out like a few days sooner, but I had some particularly stormy weather blowing over. After one too many interruptions from brown-outs over the years, I always just wait things out. Such is the way of things while trying to record during stormy season... that and apparently the power transformer either blew up or got damaged, so that was another day of waiting while the electric company got that replaced.
Anyways, hope you all enjoyed jamming along to the cover! ~DAR
.OGG DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/VGV0AIJB#mp-zKnAovZkYiOzxUMGut3e_OMCJIm110T4qc3tzT2w
Originally Composed By Lippeth
Final Doomer+: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=55061
Crouching DoomGuy sprite from Brutal DOOM: https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
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![DOOM | TNT Evilution - Horizon [MIDI Cover By DAR] - MAP20 | (GZDoom.sf2 Render)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UtdScoqz6Pk/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | TNT Evilution - Horizon [MIDI Cover By DAR] - MAP20 | (GZDoom.sf2 Render)
Merry Christmas and surprise everyone!
Shoutout to Unicorn for asking for a MIDI version of my cover of Horizon!
MIDI DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/0W9UDb6T#lKuFdNCII2QinTLi8VmM1FXR5yULd6ErWYhjZ-4QP6U
I was working on some MIDI-related stuff over here, so it wasnt too out of my way to quickly put together a MIDI for this. I was actually a bit doubtful about how well my cover would translate back into a MIDI. Thankfully, it turned out pretty nice!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this little throwback. ~DAR
Originally Composed By Tom Mustaine
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![Final Fantasy XII - Eruyt Village [Jazzy Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VXTiVr9JqQw/hqdefault.jpg "Final Fantasy XII - Eruyt Village [Jazzy Cover By DAR]
Yay, more Final Fantasy! Big thanks goes out to all of you whom voted for it back during COVER BATTLEGROUNDS V. Your votes, along with Sephiroths brutal piledriver beatdown during Slaughtermania II has helped secure this FF cover! Also, shoutout to ren for including this track among a handful of other FF song suggestions!
Originally I was planning on covering FF8s Dont Be Afraid, however I decided to consult the Covers To-Do List once more. I was then VERY close to settling on Maybe Im a Lion until I received a nice handful of suggestions from ren. I went and listened through all the new suggestions several times and still hadnt yet made up my mind. Eventually, one day whilst I was listening to them all again, as soon as I heard Eruyt Villages theme, I was like This one, this is the one!. All my other FF covers so far have been heavy and more aggressive, so I figured that this might be a nice one to mix things up a little. That, and plus I was really feeling in the mood for something soothing and mellow.
So pretty jazzy huh? I actually didnt intend for this to become this jazzy-sounding sort of thing... actually, Im not sure what to really call it, its jazz-like but at the same time not what Id really call real jazz. I was stuck for a bit on this one, since I wasnt sure how to approach it. I was going to try and stay super faithful to the original instrumentation, with just the addition of my acoustic guitar. However, recording the acoustic has its complications...
By the way, my apologies for the hiss/background-noise in the acoustic parts. Im hoping to save up and finally buy a proper audio interface in the future (provided that the world and economy dont both implode next year!).
Anyhow, due to the noise, I always have to try and compensate for it by adding other elements to hopefully cover it up. So after recording and mixing the acoustic guitar tracks, I went and pulled out my Stratocaster. After recording some parts from the Strat, I subtly layered them on top of the acoustic parts. At this point, I was goofing around with chorus and even phaser and flanger! I then had the idea to play that chord you hear at the start and end of this cover. I thought it sounded really cool with the effects that I had set up. So I wound up adding these trippy-sounding strums throughout the rest of the track too. I also had some of the strums reversed, since I thought that sounded cool too.
So now, I was trying to decide on which flute sample I wanted to use to play the original flute part. However, nothing really sounded right, all of my flute samples just felt a bit too much... I felt like things were just so soothing-sounding that I needed to go a step further beyond the gentle flute. What could be smoother and more soothing than the flute?... The humble saxophone! At least thats what popped into my head at that particular moment in time. As soon as I loaded up my favorite saxophone, I fell in love with the sound. This is also when I decided Ah, the hell with it, Im just going to get jazzy and do my own thing with this.. Plus, I figured itd be great to have Mr. Bones on the saxophone again in a cover (the last time being in that Duke3D cover). Also, I had WAY too much fun cobbling together that Black Mage Bones sprite!
I also had fun making up the bass parts and playing them. In terms of playing and listening, this is probably one of my most laid-back sounding covers. However, behind the scenes, I had a whole lot going on. Layering and panning around several different instruments, and loads of reverb and other effects here and there.
Anyways, I dont want to ramble on forever, so the wall-of-text ends here. I really enjoyed putting together this surprisingly different (for me) cover, and I hope you all enjoy! ~DAR
**SIDENOTE: I actually have never played any of FF12. However, all I DO know about it was from what a good friend of mine told me many years ago about Eruyt Village and the Viera. To paraphrase it somewhat, Dude, DAR, just imagine! A village FULL of only *Bunny* girls!! ...ππ°πΆπ―π₯π΄ ππͺπ¬π¦ π©π¦π’π·π¦π―.
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/qw0pl6g3hml9g4q/Final+Fantasy+XII+-+Eruyt+Village+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed by: Hitoshi Sakimoto [ ε΄ε
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![Final Fantasy VII - One Winged Angel [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WgRXffmPVMg/hqdefault.jpg "Final Fantasy VII - One Winged Angel [Cover By DAR]
Shoutout to the following people for nominating this particular song!:[ Gaia 74, Megalith, DeXiaZ, John Arable, and Asrielfan ]
As always, many thanks also goes out to all of you whom participated in the previous COVER BATTLEGROUNDS! Thanks to your votes, as well as Tifas surprise victory against Reimu during SlaughterMania I, this channel is graced once again with an opportunity to cover a Final Fantasy song!
Truth be told, I was pretty nervous about this one. As cool as that short bit from my FF7 Medley sounded, I had absolutely no idea how I would even begin to cover this song from start to finish! So, with only that little teaser as my guide and foundation, I set off to start recording and experimenting!
I figured Id just have everything kick off right from the start. After opening with the short bit from the medley, I started chugging away on the guitar, still unsure of where I would go with this. The only thing that I was sure of was that I really wanted to try my best at keeping that ominous and sinister atmosphere of the original. Wait... ominous AND sinister?... At that point, something happened, the DOOM switch in my brain flipped on. I knew exactly where I wanted to go with this now!
My nervousness and uncertainty from before was totally gone, and I was quickly laying down tracks for all the parts I needed. I tried to keep things pretty faithful to the original, however, I did change up some things.
One thing in particular that Im really happy about is how the new part during the chorus turned out! I made this new part sound more uplifting and heroic, which makes for a nice contrast to the rest of the cover (in my opinion). What really surprised me though is how the lead melody playing during that part is the same as the leads during the previous part (the Sephiroth! bit, you know the one). The reason I find that surprising is that by just changing up the progression and backing, it managed to convey a totally different atmosphere! In the first part of the chorus, the leads give this haunting feeling of dread and doom. Then in the new part, it manages to sound hopeful and triumphant!
Another thing Ive added to this is my own little interpretation of the breakdown bit from the Advent Children version of the song. I was almost going to cut this whole part out, I wasnt sure how well itd work in the cover thus far. In the end, I think it made for a nice bridge between the earlier parts and the final part of the cover. Now, Im totally aware that the guitar solo isnt at all accurate. At that point I just really wanted to jam and do my own thing. Also heres a fun fact: my solo was such a spur of the moment sort of thing, that I COULD NOT play it back properly after recording it. I could remember some of it, but for the most part I had forgotten how to play my own solo! Hopefully my fumbling through that part in the video isnt too obvious...
Anyways, I really had a blast putting this all together, hope you all enjoy the cover too! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/w4t6y12xuxlv1d3/Final+Fantasy+7+-+One+Winged+Angel+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Originally Composed By: Nobuo Uematsu (ζ€ζΎ 伸倫)
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![Undertale - Heartache [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wls-NBCP32c/hqdefault.jpg "Undertale - Heartache [Cover By DAR]
Shoutout to both ren and Gunner Gorman for suggesting and nominating this particular song! Also my many thanks goes out to everyone whom voted for Undertale in COVER BATTLEGROUNDS VI! Undertale-Guys epic comeback during the last Slaughtermania was truly a sight to behold.
I was actually pretty nervous about this one, since I wasnt sure how I would approach this track. All I knew was that I definitely wanted to stay true to the mood of the original. There have been plenty of great rock/metal, orchestral, and electronic renditions made from this track, however none (that I know of) that try to combine all three elements.
I wanted to have heavy guitars, but I didnt want them sounding too dark or aggressive. I wanted to include some symphonies, choirs, and french horns in order to accentuate the very grand sort of feeling that this song has. I also wanted to have some synths thrown into the mix here as well.
With the guitars, its funny, I think this was one of the rare times where tuning to Drop A# wasnt too bad. I usually always worry about my strings flopping and flapping around like metal noodles when I tune that low. To my surprise, I had a great time chugging out the rhythm parts, and I especially enjoyed playing the leads!
As for the orchestral part, I specifically really enjoyed throwing in those french horns! One of my favorite parts was where I had some french horns kind of team up with the lead guitar for a brief moment at 0:33. I feel like the horns, string sections, and choir all helped bring out this grand and epic flavor for the cover! It almost sounds like some big battle scene out of an anime, or something.
Oh also, I decided to extend the intro a little bit. I threw in some timpani/kettle-drums and made a little choir bit to add to the dramatic atmosphere. I also had the intro play at a slightly slower tempo, this was done to help give the rest of the song a stronger impact when everything finally kicks in at 0:28.
As for synths, one that I particularly liked adding in was a synth that plays the original songs bass parts. This synth patch really added to and complimented the songs rhythm, in my opinion.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover, and I hope its been worth the long wait (2+ years?)! ~DAR
.OPUS DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/03a5oh7l0x2huxo/Undertale Heartache_%255BCover_By_DAR%255D.opus/file
Previous Undertale Cover - Undertale - Hopes and Dreams + His Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD49hk1C674
Originally Composed By Toby Fox
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![Staind - Something to Remind You [Cover By DAR]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XH-V6pRGA4k/hqdefault.jpg "Staind - Something to Remind You [Cover By DAR]
...Just one more song, a little cover to remind you when Im no wait a minute, thats not how that goes!
On a serious note though, man, this is such a somber and hauntingly beautiful song.
I have such a soft spot for tunes like this, I just cant help but feel compelled to cover them!
Ive been continuing my re-listening of Stainds catalog for the past month, and I had gotten around to listening to their self-titled album (from back in 2011) for the first time. Great album, and I recommend giving it a listen m/! This track had been the closer for that album.
As I listened to the song, I could hear strings and other little elements playing in my head. I also wanted to try and expand upon the potential for this push and pull sort of energy and pacing that this song has.
I start off with the clean guitar and the vocals, just like the original. However, when the chorus comes, I take that opportunity to elevate things by bringing in the cellos and double bass. I also automated a high pass filter on the piano. Having the brightness of the piano right at the start of the chorus didnt feel right, so I gradually brought it in instead.
Continuing in upping things, once I put a bit of rock in my voice for the The road is long part, I decide to continue elevating. I decide to bring in the violas and violins to sweeten things.
When the chorus ends, I pull things back, and have a couple of acoustics playing the lead from the original. One acoustic plays the original part, while the other one plays the same thing an octave lower (to get that fake 12-string sort of sound). Also layered in a kantele to add a little extra shimmer and brightness to the acoustics.
I let the cello keep going, while I eventually fade out the double bass. I wanted that to impart this lingering feeling of brooding from the chorus. Eventually I bring things back down to just clean guitars and vocals. However thats only for a brief moment, as I begin ramping things up with the strings once more.
I really loved how the strings turned out! It was tricky working on this, because I didnt want to go overboard with adding things. I also wanted to try recording my violin, but a solo violin like that just didnt have quite the right texture for this situation. I think I managed to strike a good balance in staying true to the original, but giving it that extra little oomph that tickles ya in the feels.
Anyhow, things build up and then you have the tension before the final chorus kicks in. Oh, also, another thing I did was add a half measure before the first chorus comes in. Then for the 2nd chorus, I gave things a whole measure before it kicked in. Rather than just flowing normally into the choruses like the original, I wanted to have that pause, and let the clean guitar part sustain for a tad bit longer. Made it feel more dramatic to me.
Now, the final chorus, man this was really fun, rocking out to this bit. I also got to come up with a bass part, and riffed a little on the rhythm guitar. I also came up with leads that sing along with the vocals. Then had the leads smoothly transition into the solo from the original. Also came up with and sang a backing harmony part too.
After the climax of the track here, we bring things back down and close out with just the clean guitars and vocals.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this surprise cover! I promise this time for real, that Im going to get the MIDIs for Cyclic Divide out SOON, and get back to the Plutonia marathon! Its just that this song was one of those tunes that I couldnt leave alone or get out of my head! ~DAR
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Originally Composed By Staind (Aaron Lewis, Johnny April, Jon Wysocki, Mike Mushok)
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![DOOM | D64D2 - Sanity Slip [Cover By DAR] - MAP17](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YNHTgfGiXE0/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM | D64D2 - Sanity Slip [Cover By DAR] - MAP17
Man, its a month too early to be getting this spooky!
I really love the creepy atmosphere in this one, especially those haunting celestas. I kept the song structure the same, and most other things for that matter. I just made some small changes to kinda boost that spooky factor in the song. The biggest change I did with this was cutting back on the percussion from the original. I decided to substitute and throw in some conga drums as well as some other miscellaneous percussion instruments that felt creepy. Also threw in the usual creepy wind effect that Im very fond of, as well as loads of flangers and reverbs on several tracks in the project.
Anyways, hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
OPUS DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/file/rlq32q3q3vsv3e3/D64D2+-+Sanity+Slip+(MAP17)+[Cover+By+DAR].opus/file
Previous D64D2 Cover: Painful Dreams [MAP14]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4DysxCLVc
Originally Composed By Viscra Maelstrom
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![DOOM TurboCharged ARCADE! - Rusted [Cover By DAR] - End of Level](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yahkt2ksLWw/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM TurboCharged ARCADE! - Rusted [Cover By DAR] - End of Level
So, I wound up taking A LOT of creative liberties here with this one (as the original was only an 8-second loop). Shoutout to 634x023336 for requesting this track in the Subscriber Appreciation Event, and for also pointing me towards this rather silly WAD (and its sequel!).
Going into this one, I really felt like some bendy, discordant-sounding notes would be fitting for this track. I just kind of went with my gut and played and made up stuff that felt right to me. Also, to break up the action a bit, I threw in that western/southern sounding part at 1:30.
Anyways, hope you all enjoy this entry to the channels 2021 Subscriber Appreciation Event! ~DAR
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TurboCharged ARCADE!: https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/s-u/turbodem
Originally Composed By: Xaser
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![DOOM 64 | D64D2 - Stats Screen [Cover By DAR] - End Of Level](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YxAHx92dzY8/hqdefault.jpg "DOOM 64 | D64D2 - Stats Screen [Cover By DAR] - End Of Level
Been a long, long time since I got to parody the end-of-level screen (last time being since the DOOM 2 Marathon). This time around though, were 100% clear!
Quick trivia on the Time stats: So, of course weve got the length of this cover, and then underneath that is the total playtime of this marathon.
Now, for sound. With this one, I wanted to try and get things as close as I could. I played and covered this one really straight. The ambience is different of course, and I added more cymbal/piatti crashes, for dramatic effect. Also, for the first time ever, I used one of those orch. hit sounds (those like dramatic orchestral stabs/hits). Layered them under those crash cymbals to further add to the dramatic sound.
In theme of the whole epic orchestral/movie feel of this track, I just HAD to also throw in some choirs to give a little extra oomph alongside those heroic-sounding french horns.
I couldnt quite tell what the quiet synth-harp was doing over on the right, but I still tried to re-create it as best as I could.
I wound up layering quite a few things here, in particular there were lots of string layers. Speaking of strings, the spooky ambience bit was made from a free sample of some glissando strings. Ran that sucker through some effects and thought it sounded pretty cool. I also layered some very gentle and quiet synths underneath these strings. Used some EQ to roll off everything above 2khz or 3khz for those synths, and then ran it through some reverb to sit it further back in the mix.
A couple of other things that I can think of that I did differently: One thing being the snare drum. The original had a bit more going for it, but I couldnt quite replicate it. I wasnt all too happy with my usual choices for a snare sound, so I wound up eventually settling on what I used here. Now, not being able to quite replicate the rhythm of the original snare, I actually wound up just drumming it out on my keyboard... no not that keyboard, my computer keyboard. I hit the record button to start recording MIDI, and drummed things out like that.
The other thing that I did (which is really subtle), is I actually delayed a part by little bit. Its the part that hits at 0:42. In the original, that part begins a bit sooner, but I really wanted to dwell slightly longer on those sustaining strings.
Originally, I was going to double-track the guitars, however, I had to exercise a bit of restraint. In order to make room for elements occupying the right side of the stereo field, I only had the guitar on the left side (same as the original too).
Anyways, hope you all enjoy the cover! If you like this one, youll also probably power-nod along to my rendition of the 20th anniversary version too. ~DAR
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Originally Composed By Aubrey Hodges
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