Sounds in Super Mario Odyssey Harmonize with the Background Music JalopesTL 2017-11-04 | For more game music-related content from me, check out:twitch.tv/jalopestltwitter.com/JalopesTLA really neat thing in Odyssey that I decided to over-analyze for fun.Not gonna lie, I got WAY too excited when I first picked up on this. Such a small thing, but the fact that they programmed it to work with every tune in the game for many different sound effects is really nuts.I'd love to know how they went about implementing this, or if there are other sound effects in the game I missed that do it. If anyone has any insight or other ideas, feel free to share!Not sure what the phrygian mode is? Check out this entry level video on modes from 8-Bit Music Theory (if you're interested in this kind of stuff in general, his channel has the best analyses of video game music you're gonna find on YouTube):youtube.com/watch?v=yS83fcFhG0E
Review - Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved (Demo OST) JalopesTL 2024-08-01 | STEAM LINK (Add us to your Wishlist!): store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"
Detective - Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved (Demo OST) JalopesTL 2024-08-01 | STEAM LINK (Add us to your Wishlist!): store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"
Crime Scene - Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved (Demo OST) JalopesTL 2024-08-01 | STEAM LINK (Add us to your Wishlist!): store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"
Title Screen - Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved (Demo OST) JalopesTL 2024-08-01 | STEAM LINK (Add us to your Wishlist!): store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"
Bartender - Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved (Demo OST) JalopesTL 2024-08-01 | STEAM LINK (Add us to your Wishlist!): store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (Demo Release Trailer) - New ADV Game/Visual Novel JalopesTL 2024-07-29 | STEAM LINK (Add us to your Wishlist!): store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"
Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (Official Steam Trailer) - New ADV Game/Visual Novel JalopesTL 2024-01-08 | STEAM WISHLIST LINK: store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved"Following the grisly murder of a man in an unassuming hotel, a woman vanishes without a trace while traveling on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you.Can you solve the mystery of the missing woman before the end of your trip abroad?"The first YouTube trailer for our new Detective Adventure Game/Visual Novel! It's heavily inspired by games like Famicom Detective Club, Hotel Dusk, Snatcher, and more classic Japanese ADV games.I've been developing this game with a small team for almost two years, hence the lack of regular uploads on my channel. We intend to release in 2024 - be sure to check us out on Steam and wishlist if interested!
Mother 3 - She Was Like A Sunflower (Solo Guitar) JalopesTL 2021-12-30 | A solo jazz guitar chord-melody of this exceptionally pretty tune from Mother 3!Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Shogo SakaiI learned this tune a while back, and I simply can't stop playing it - it just sits so nicely on the instrument, which isn't always the case when you try to adapt pieces for solo jazz guitar! Didn't have to leave much out from the original, which was a solo electric piano piece.
Earthbound/Mother - Snowman (Cool Cover) JalopesTL 2021-12-18 | My take on one of the great melodies in gaming, as an old-school rock tune.Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Hirokazu TanakaThe spirit of the Christmas season had me in the mood to cover something winter-related, and with all of the Mother 3 covers I've been doing lately, naturally this song came to mind pretty quick. Certainly one of THE great melodies in VGM, and it fit very naturally with the style I was going for.
The Beatles: Get Back - The Ultimate Review (feat. 8-bit Music Theory and Garrett Williamson) JalopesTL 2021-12-05 | Myself, 8-bit Music Theory, and Garrett Williamson discuss the new 3-part documentary series "The Beatles: Get Back", directed by Peter Jackson, now streaming on Disney+.
Lost Sword Citadel - Original Gameboy OST JalopesTL 2021-10-01 | A short, five-song soundtrack I composed for Lost Sword Citadel, a game developed by some friends and I for GBJAM 9. The video features both gameplay footage and MIDI display of each composition.Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlI've always wanted to compose music for a Gameboy-style game, so I was thrilled when my friends and I all committed to making a game for GBJAM 9, a Gameboy-themed game jam. I absolutely love the Gameboy soundchip, and working within those limitations is an insanely fun challenge (as is writing a short game's worth of music in only a handful of days!) I'm pretty happy with the end result overall, so I compiled all of the tunes I wrote for the game into one "suite", which is this video. I hope you enjoy it!Here's a link to the game: gallowaygames.itch.io/lost-sword-citadel00:00 - Intro00:10 - Lost Sword Citadel (Title Screen theme)00:48 - Prologue01:26 - Adventure02:35 - Final Fight03:49 - Closing
HOT Beatles Takes (feat. 8-bit Music Theory and Garrett Williamson) JalopesTL 2021-08-02 | The second part of my discussion with 8-bit Music Theory and Garrett Williamson about The Beatles, where we give some of our spiciest opinions about the band.Follow me:https://linktr.ee/JalopesTLFollow 8-bit Music Theory:https://www.youtube.com/c/8bitMusicTh...twitter.com/8bitMusicTheoryFollow Garret Williamson:https://www.garrett-williamson-music....https://www.youtube.com/c/GarrettWill...twitter.com/gwillymusicAlan Pollack's Beatles Analyses: https://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/...All sheet music in this video was taken from "The Beatles - Complete Scores".TIME STAMPS:00:00 - Intro00:55 - Discussion Start01:33 - Paul and George learn a Jazz Chord (F7#9)02:41 - How The Beatles wrote memorable songs by necessity03:35 - Garrett's favorite Beatle04:24 - 8-bit's favorite Beatle05:42 - Joey's favorite Beatle08:00 - An ode to Ringo09:46 - How George competed with John and Paul as a songwriter10:28 - 8-bit's favorite Beatles album12:44 - Garrett's favorite Beatles album15:54 - Joey's "favorite" Beatles album (and least favorite Beatles song)18:09 - Garrett's least favorite Beatles songs20:35 - The painful pursuit of perfection in modern music recording23:45 - 8-bit's least favorite Beatles songs25:38 - How The Beatles' entire discography is immortalized in history
When Video Game Music Meets The Beatles (feat. 8-bit Music Theory and Garrett Williamson) JalopesTL 2021-07-25 | I'm joined by game music analysis YouTuber 8-bit Music Theory and game composer Garrett Williamson in a discussion about the intersection of The Beatles and Video Game Music. We discuss how the band's influence can be felt in the early days of game music, and what the songwriters and composers of today can learn from The Beatles.Follow me:https://linktr.ee/JalopesTLFollow 8-bit Music Theory:youtube.com/c/8bitMusicTheorytwitter.com/8bitMusicTheoryFollow Garret Williamson:garrett-williamson-music.comyoutube.com/c/GarrettWilliamsonMusictwitter.com/gwillymusicAlan Pollack's Beatles Analyses: https://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/awp-notes_on.shtmlAll sheet music in this video was taken from "The Beatles - Complete Scores".TIME STAMPS:00:00 - Intro01:51 - Discussion Start02:12 - 8-bit's VGM/Beatles influence04:37 - Garrett's VGM/Beatles influence06:36 - Joey's VGM/Beatles influence08:20 - Paul McCartney's Mozart realization09:33 - How The Beatles cultivated a harmonic language later used by game composers12:22 - Chromaticism in The Beatles and VGM13:28 - Influence of The Beatles on early game composers (Kondo, Uematsu, etc)14:44 - The ethos of "support the melody at all costs"16:16 - How the structure of VGM mirrors the structure of '60s pop17:34 - How The Beatles helped introduce complex melodies in contemporary pop music20:13 - When Koji Kondo met Paul McCartney21:03 - How recognizing similar patterns across different genres reinforces your musical knowledge21:46 - Beatles-esque chord progressions in the work of Nobuo Uematsu23:19 - How The Beatles made harmonic tools available for future composers24:25 - Everywhere I go I hear The Beatles (Amogus)25:23 - How The Beatles gave composers permission to experiment with diverse musical influences26:54 - How The Beatles used their powers for good, exposing a generation to highly sophisticated music in the mainstream30:29 - How Hey Jude invented Prog Rock31:50 - Genre fusion in the work of Nobuo Uematsu32:41 - How Koji Kondo defied conventions on the Super Nintendo34:40 - Why there is still value in younger generations studying the songwriting of The Beatles37:01 - Setting expectations melodically, and how there's more musical ideas in the Beatles catalog than you could ever steal in a lifetime39:37 - VGM as a gateway to the wider world of music history43:42 - How Yesterday inspired the Halo theme
Mother 3 - Bon Voyage, Amigo (Rock Cover) JalopesTL 2021-07-07 | Tonda Gossa! A chill, rockin' cover of one of my favorite Mother 3 tunes.Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Shogo SakaiThe last Mother 3 cover I did was super fun to make, so why not one more? My take on "Mind of a Thief" was inspired by Paul McCartney, so it seemed only fair that for this, I'd turn my attention to another Beatle, George Harrison, whose 1979 self-titled album really informed a lot of the vibe I was going for here. Lots of acoustic guitars, lots of really warm tones, lots of groove. Biggest challenge for this one was, honestly, performing comfortably in my budget DCMC suit!The scene in which this song plays in Mother 3 is definitely among my favorite parts of the game - there's something so inherently sweet about it, and the tune is so beautifully structured and composed for it. Was extremely fun taking that structure and adapting it for the sort of pop/rock style I was trying to imitate.
Elden Ring, If It Were a Retro Pixel Art Game (Original Music and Art) JalopesTL 2021-06-27 | "I doubt you can even imagine it..."A retro demake of Elden Ring, featuring an animated pixel art title screen with original BGM.Available on Bandcamp: jalopestl.bandcamp.com/track/guided-by-gracePixel Art print available here: inprnt.com/gallery/adamferguson/tarnished-landsPixel Art by: Adam (twitter.com/adamfergusonart)Prism (twitter.com/GFLK_pik)Picto (twitter.com/PictoDev)Music by:Joey (twitter.com/JalopesTL)Visit galloway.neocities.org/elden.html to play around with the title screen yourself!
Mother 3 - Mind of a Thief (Folk/Rock Cover) JalopesTL 2021-06-19 | A beautiful track from Mother 3, reimagined as a guitar-driven folk rock tune.Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Shogo SakaiOriginal idea for this came from listening to the first track on Paul McCartney's 1971 album Ram, "Too Many People" - I absolutely loved the acoustic guitar sound and how it really drove the rhythm of the tune, and I wanted to see if I could do something similar with a video game song. This one from Mother 3 immediately came to mind. Merged a few arrangement ideas from the McCartney tune with the melody and harmony of "Mind of a Thief", and voila! Just needed to make a quick purchase of a Lucas shirt to seal the deal for the video.It's a relatively simple arrangement, but I'm really happy with the sound of this one. Was also the first time I played/recorded drums myself on a video, which was difficult but super satisfying. Still have a lot to learn and practice, but I'm getting there!
How Mother 3s OST Works JalopesTL 2021-06-14 | A breakdown of one of the best songs on the Mother 3 OST, "Mind of a Thief", and how it exemplifies why Mother 3's OST is so special.Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlMother 3 OST composed by: Shogo Sakai
Bowsers Fury - Scamper Shores (Swing/Jazz Cover) JalopesTL 2021-02-21 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Daisuke Matsuoka, James Phillipsen*Picked up Bowser's Fury on a whim last weekend and was completely blown away by the OST - there's so much phenomenal music packed into such a small, dense package! This tune stood out to me immediately as one I knew I wanted to play. Was a good excuse to play a little straight-ahead jazz with a nice guitar-centric, stripped down arrangement. Couldn't resist throwing in a homage to Ellington/Strayhorn by adding a little "Take The A Train" to the middle, too, since it fits like a glove. Here's a great, vintage recording of Wes Montgomery that served as inspiration:youtube.com/watch?v=CLOG7HOlSYcWas fun to try to make something in such a short time frame - it's a simple arrangement, but each part was pretty tough to get just right! I can think of areas to improve, but I'm pretty happy with this overall as a week-long project.*These are the composers according to Wikipedia, but I actually couldn't find any citation for that anywhere - not even in the game itself! Would love to know for certain who did all the music in this game, hopefully an OST is released at some point with proper credits.
Yoshis Story - Theme Medley (60s Cover) JalopesTL 2021-02-08 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Kazumi TotakaSSBM Arrangement by: Hirokazu AndoDrums by: twitch.tv/space_radio_This video is the result of what is, without a doubt, the most niche combination of interests I could have conceived: Kazumi Totaka's Yoshi music, and early '60s British pop/rock, in particular the band The Shadows. If you haven't heard of them, they were a massively popular pre-Beatles British rock band known for their extremely melodic instrumental tunes like "Apache", "Dance On", and "Foot Tapper". I got a bit obsessed with them last December, so I thought it'd be fun to do a video game cover as a sort of tribute. I landed on this Yoshi's Story medley (in particular, the version from Super Smash Bros. Melee) as a perfect tune to explore this idea with.Hope you guys enjoy it - was a lot harder to put together than it sounds! Hopefully my next video won't take quite as long to finish.
The Strangest Song in Links Awakening JalopesTL 2020-10-13 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestl_______________Additional Reading:Ryo Nagamatsu on Rearranging the Link’s Awakening OST - zelda.com/links-awakening/blog/music-composer-ryo-nagamatsuDeconstructing: The Eight Dungeons of Link’s Awakening, Jason Yu - http://jasonyu.me/links-awakening-dungeonsHow Link’s Awakening Rearranges a Soundtrack, 8-Bit Music Theory - youtube.com/watch?v=owkk5s4w1eQMotivic Development in Link’s Awakening, 8-Bit Music Theory - youtube.com/watch?v=A8d-PUuUJnAPokemon Red and Blue Score for Sound Chip, Mark Benis - youtube.com/watch?v=2WG9V6C1Aew______________Credits:Kyle Selheimer (Kflame210), Graphic Design - twitter.com/kflame210Prism, Pixel Art - twitter.com/GFLK_pikMickeyBurgs, Pokemon Game Capture - twitter.com/MickeyBurgs______________Orchestra footage from Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - youtube.com/watch?v=YrpWBgB6oz8Chamber group footage from Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - youtube.com/watch?v=YkGJmFjfx6Q______________My first attempt at a long-form analytical video, where I take a closer look at one of the more peculiar songs from the Link's Awakening soundtrack and what makes it stand out among the rest of the game's music. I examine the song in the context of both the original GB OST, as well as the re-arranged version on Nintendo Switch.______________A final note: there are a few tiny errors/enharmonic inconsistencies in my transcription in the end. Nothing too dramatic, but I did the initial transcription pretty quickly, so a few small things got past revisions. If there's one thing I'd definitely change, it's calling the last chord in the "dissonant alterations" of the string chords an A7b5. While it's true that the voicing has the 7th and b5 of that chord and an A in the bass, the lack of a 3rd makes A7b5 a pretty unconvincing choice of chord name. I think F9/A ultimately makes more sense, even though there's no F in the strings - later on, when the low brass part enters, it puts an F in the lower register, which recontextualizes the string chord as an F9... and that, conveniently, makes more sense as a chord that can functionally return to the home key of G major, being that bVII is a strong substitute for the V chord. Isn't music theory fun?!
Links Awakening - Ballad Of The Wind Fish (Bossa Cover) JalopesTL 2020-08-12 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa, Kazumi TotakaI've always wanted to arrange a song in the style of Tom Jobim - he's one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and I just love the lush arrangements on albums like "The Composer of Desafinado, Plays". I wrote some pseudo-bossa-style chord changes to this tune a few years ago, so I thought I'd try to do something with them.Link's Awakening is a top 5 game for me, and even though Ballad Of The Wind Fish has probably been covered thousands of times, I've never heard it done in this style. Such a strange and memorable melody.
Wario Land 2 - Underwater Tunnels (Lo-Fi Cover) JalopesTL 2020-08-03 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Kozue IshikawaNeeded a change of pace after spending a few months squarely in classic rock/blues mode. Not sure what reminded me of this tune, but it was practically screaming for a mellow lo-fi jazz arrangement. It's all in that arpeggio part, and the serene and mysterious harmony. Never really attempted to make anything like this before, so it was super fun to experiment with!Wario Land 2 is a wonderful game with a wonderful score. Many of the songs from the soundtrack are rearrangements of the same basic theme, this one included, but it's done so creatively that each one transforms the theme into something totally unique. You could learn a lot about melodic development from studying it, I'd think.
I play EVERY Beatles guitar solo! JalopesTL 2020-07-26 | (vv TIME STAMPS IN DESCRIPTION BELOW! vv) One of the more ambitious projects I've ever attempted - The Beatles were a formative musical influence on me, and I believe there is much that can be learned from their music. I wanted to see what I might discover by recreating every main guitar solo section from each of their songs and arranging them in chronological order. Turns out quite a bit!*All music in this video was performed and created from scratch - no original Beatles recordings were used.*FOLLOW ME:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlAll parts were performed by me except for drums/percussion, which were performed by Evan Chisholm and Rich Degnars (whom this project would not have been possible without!) Evan plays on everything up through Revolver, as well as Hey Bulldog, All You Need Is Love, and most of Let It Be. Rich plays on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The White Album, and Abbey Road, as well as For You Blue off Let It Be.Also a huge shoutout to Brendan Sheehan and his dad for letting me borrow that amazing Rickenbacker 12 String, as well as Matt Casarino for his acoustic 12 string.(Knowing the landscape of music on YouTube, there is a distinct possibility that this video won't be around forever, so if you do happen to see it and enjoy it, please consider subscribing to the channel to get more content like this in the future!)*Thumbnail photo by MJ Mac Productions***TIME STAMPS:**00:00 - IntroPlease Please Me0:12 - I Saw Her Standing There0:41 - Boys1:09 - Baby It’s You1:33 - Twist and ShoutWith The Beatles2:00 - All My Loving2:13 - Don’t Bother Me2:31 - Till There Was You2:54 - Roll Over Beethoven3:20 - I Wanna Be Your ManA Hard Day’s Night (+Singles)3:40 - Long Tall Sally4:06 - I Call Your Name4:26 - Slow Down5:07 - Matchbox5:32 - A Hard Day’s Night5:52 - I Should Have Known Better6:15 - And I Love Her6:45 - Can’t Buy Me Love7:08 - You Can’t Do ThatBeatles For Sale (+Singles)7:38 - I Feel Fine7:53 - She’s A Woman8:16 - I’m A Loser8:36 - Baby’s In Black8:53 - I’ll Follow The Sun9:07 - Kansas City9:29 - Words Of Love10:11 - Honey Don’t10:50 - Every Little Thing11:09 - I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party11:33 - What You’re Doing11:54 - Everybody’s Trying To Be My BabyHelp (+Singles)12:18 - Bad Boy12:44 - I’m Down13:03 - The Night Before13:21 - You’re Gonna Lose That Girl13:43 - Act Naturally14:01 - You Like Me Too Much14:26 - I’ve Just Seen A FaceRubber Soul14:44 - Drive My Car15:09 - Nowhere Man15:32 - Michelle15:52 - What Goes On16:25 - Girl16:51 - If I Needed Someone17:15 - Run For Your LifeRevolver (+Singles)17:38 - Day Tripper18:09 - Taxman18:30 - I’m Only Sleeping18:50 - And Your Bird Can Sing19:11 - Tomorrow Never KnowsSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band19:37 - Fixing A Hole20:03 - Good Morning Good MorningMagical Mystery Tour20:34 - All You Need Is LoveYellow Submarine20:50 - Hey BulldogThe Beatles (The White Album)21:24 - Back In The USSR21:46 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps22:29 - Happiness Is A Warm Gun22:52 - Birthday23:06 - Yer Blues24:10 - Helter Skelter24:40 - Honey Pie24:57 - Savoy TruffleAbbey Road (+Singles)25:30 - Old Brown Shoe25:49 - Come Together26:08 - Something26:48 - Octopus’s Garden27:16 - I Want You28:05 - You Never Give Me Your Money28:52 - Polythene Pam29:34 - Carry That Weight29:51 - The EndLet It Be30:40 - Dig A Pony31:05 - Let It Be (single version)31:44 - I’ve Got A Feeling32:07 - One After 90932:34 - For You Blue33:03 - Get Back
Final Fantasy IX - Frontier Village Dali (Cover) JalopesTL 2020-04-07 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlComposed by: Nobuo UematsuMy original plan was for this to be finished two weeks after my last video... but unfortunately, life had other plans, and now it's been more like two months. The one silver lining is this: within all that time, I bought both a chromatic harmonica and an ocarina, two instruments I had never played before but thought would go great in this particular tune. Had to work some production magic to make my clumsy performances on them acceptable, but I'm pretty happy with the end result.FFIX is my favorite Final Fantasy, and Uematsu was really firing on all cylinders with the game's score. I'm sure I'll return to it someday.
Ghost Trick - Missile, A Courageous Little Animal (Cover) JalopesTL 2020-01-24 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlFollow Evan:instagram.com/sirlordsirJalopesTL - Guitars/Bass/SynthsDirtiestM - Steel DrumEvan (@sirlordsir) - DrumsComposed by: Masakazu SugimoriWhen a viewer suggested in one of my livestreams that I cover a song from Ghost Trick, this was the first one that came to mind as a good possibility; not only is it the theme song for one of the all time great video game characters, but it fits really nicely with the instrumentation I was looking to experiment with (guitar, steel drum courtesy of DirtiestM, and some basic synth overlays).Thanks for listening :)
Final Fantasy VIII - My Mind (Cover) JalopesTL 2020-01-18 | Follow me:twitter.com/JalopesTLtwitch.tv/jalopestlHello! For the longest time, I've wanted to experiment with doing covers of video game tunes on YouTube, ever since first discovering people doing it in the late 2000s. Now, over a decade later, I've finally finished one (well, one with video, at least)!This was a challenge to myself to see if I could learn, record, and upload a whole cover in one night. No rearranging or improvisation, just as accurate to the original as possible. I have a more complex cover of another song in the works, but I hope you enjoy this short one in the meantime!More about the song - for some reason, this tune really stuck out to me every time it played during FF8. I think it's the clean electric guitar, which I think is a sort of unusual choice for a PS1-era OST. Also just a very pretty melody, obviously - probably my favorite rendition of "Eyes On Me" in the game.Thanks for listening!
Super Mario Odyssey wins Best Sound Design at the DICE Awards! JalopesTL 2018-02-24 | For more game music-related content from me, check out:twitch.tv/jalopestltwitter.com/JalopesTL
Super Mario Odyssey - New Donk City (Cover, Guitar/Steel Drum) JalopesTL 2017-10-23 | Quick and dirty recording of the New Donk City theme from Mario Odyssey.
So What (A Short Jazz Student Film) JalopesTL 2016-09-03 | A small college jazz ensemble prepares to play their last concert of the semester. It's shaping up to be a great show; that is, if the freshman guitar player can calm his rapidly escalating nerves.
Kermits Blues - University of Delaware Jazz 1 JalopesTL 2016-05-12 | Tune I wrote and arranged played for the first time.
Pokemon Trading Card Game - Club Leader Duel (Guitar Cover) JalopesTL 2012-05-04 | I covered this on an old account a while back, but I was always really dissatisfied with it so I did it a bit better here. I was still a bit too lazy to learn a few parts but eh.
Chrono Cross - Home Guldove (Full Band Cover) JalopesTL 2012-01-01 | Been wanting to cover this for a long time, but I didn't have the appropriate equipment... now that I have a POD HD, I finally could! Now I just need to get a camera so I can make the video itself a bit more interesting.Other than programmed drums, each instrument was recorded separately. There are three tracks - rhythm, lead, and bass. Didn't make any tabs or sheet music, just learned it and recorded it in as few takes as possible.
