Drummer Duel - Rhythm Heaven [HD WIDESCREEN] - Gameplay Demonstration GENERIC 2021-06-25 | ...a little different from usual, huh?This is largely inspired by some works by Chloe (ChloeeChaan), though is also produced for separate, non-disclosable reasons. More specifically, I was inspired by the game reanimations seen in her "DANGANRONPA [2nd GIG]" custom remix video, which itself is based on an audio-only custom remix that I was required to produce some long time ago.So, here it is: Drummer Duel, from Rhythm Heaven (DS).There were many big hurdles along the way, from figuring out how to use the widescreen space, to redrawing many, many animation frames, to producing a modern design for an unused character. It doesn't help that even the used characters seem to be lacking official art.I also can't draw.This is primarily intended as a custom remix resource. It is currently only available for a select group of custom remixers, and will not become public until the end of the year (at the earliest).While I would love to go into more detail on the process behind production, I should save it for another time. Will there by more of these?Yes. That's a genuine "yes" from me.Not too many, but enough to suit the needs of... something I will not discuss at this current time, plus more if I want to.Oh, and of course, if you read these descriptions, you probably know that I leave a link to my Twitter page at the end of all of them. If you ever gave it a click within the past two weeks, you would've known about this project already. I don't really like using the website much, but it's a nice way to show off work-in-progress content.I may upload a new chiptune work soon. Probably at the usual time. A new arrangement is already prepared, except for, uh... the graphical element, which always sucks to make. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Game: Rhythm Heaven (DS)Rhythm Game: Drummer DuelOriginal Developers: Nintendo SPD, TNX Music RecordingsOriginal Publisher: NintendoIllustration, Animation, Video: GENERICSound Effects: RHRE DatabaseDrummer Duel "Tutorial" Music: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Final Boss - Polyrhythm Mania: Story Mode GENERIC 2023-04-30 | The Final Boss mode. Working on this was a real treat, from designing the character to procrastinating writing the scripts to actually writing the scripts to... etc.I won't say too much about it in this video description though. You can check it out yourself! It's fun, I assure you....anyway go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MODE: Final Boss - Polyrhythm Mania: Story ModeArtist: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
POLYDESK - Polyrhythm Mania: Story Mode GENERIC 2023-04-30 | The contract selection menu. It's very fun that the music is layered the way it is. This menu track and the title screen music are actually all one work! This allows the game to mix and match and the results are cool....anyway go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 00:00 Summer Intern00:54 Full-Time Employee01:48 Chief Techician ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ POLYDESK - Polyrhythm Mania: Story ModeArtist: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Welcome to Polyrhythm Inc.! - Polyrhythm Mania: Story Mode GENERIC 2023-04-30 | Polyrhythm Mania: Story Mode! This is the title theme for a real, fully functional story mode to a game that you can play here: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.devAnother fun project to work on, even if it came at the expense of pretty much everyone involved at some point. A long time in the making! With a campaign of over 40 levels (over half of which were made by Kievit), we can confidently call it something of an entire game all on its own.Being the sole music composer/arranger, I got to offer some creative directing for some key aspects, such as the Title Screen, Contract Menu and even the Final Boss. Though, I was very slow about it, which probably shouldn't come as a surprise at this point. Not sure how much it's been expressed to those whom it concerns, but I do apologise sincerely for that.Also, I'm fiddling with the chapters thing YouTube added a long time ago now.Anyway... go download the update! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 00:00 Internship00:54 Full-Time Employment ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Welcome to Polyrhythm Inc.! - Polyrhythm Mania: Story ModeArtist: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Solitaire Clear - Polyrhythm Mania GENERIC 2023-04-30 | I've sunk an unreasonable amount of time into Built to Scale: Solitaire...Go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Solitaire Clear - Polyrhythm ManiaArtist: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Game Over - Polyrhythm Mania GENERIC 2023-04-30 | My favourite of the three fanfares. The name "Game Over" might imply something more than a jingle, but I think the official Rhythm Heaven soundtracks refer to their equivalent fanfares as such.Go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Game Over - Polyrhythm ManiaArtist: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Level Clear - Polyrhythm Mania GENERIC 2023-04-30 | Not much to say about a jingle. I made another variation of this with an extra note at the end, but this one sounds more "complete", in a sense.Go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Level Clear - Polyrhythm ManiaArtist: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Boosted Tweezers. GENERIC 2023-04-30 | Boosted Tweezers.Download patch here (rev0): drive.google.com/file/d/1xWfDImmdnu3L3pCbw8aFmlUmjg9orNsl/view?usp=sharing
Guitar Lessons (Space Soccer Song) - Rhythm Heaven [HD WIDESCREEN] - Gameplay Demonstration GENERIC 2022-03-05 | Been a while, once again, though not as long as before. Not much new here - just another animation to pass the time while I work on... other animations... and other projects... and university...This one's probably my favourite of the Guitar Lessons. The final section is a bit repetitive, but at least it's fun. If anything, it's certainly a more interesting watch than the actual Space Soccer video I posted a couple weeks back.Like that video, though, I got some help from Luxury again, this time helping with the cool soccerball illustration in the background. Obviously, I couldn't reuse the widget from the last one, and I struggled with drawing good motion lines here, so they helped out with all that.Also, another huge thanks to Kievit for his work on the Guitar Lessons sound effects. This video demonstrates the sounds used by most of the lessons, which are comprised of singular notes forming chords instead of full strum samples. With all the preset chords available, they're definitely the most useful for custom remixes and such.Fireworks... I've made good progress! You might even catch a bit of that in a very cool custom remix video releasing sometime soon. Not mine, though - I don't make custom remixes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Game: Rhythm Heaven (DS)Rhythm Game: Guitar Lessons (Space Soccer Song)Original Developers: Nintendo SPD, TNX Music RecordingsOriginal Publisher: NintendoIllustration, Animation, Video: GENERICBG Illustration: LuxurySound Effects: GENERIC, KievitSpace Soccer "Tutorial" Music: GENERICLuxury (Discord): Luxury # 1998 (provided with permission)My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Space Soccer - Rhythm Heaven [HD WIDESCREEN] - Gameplay Demonstration GENERIC 2022-01-20 | ...it's been a while? I feel like I say that more often than I should. Anyway, here's another animation.A good friend of mine (who goes by "Luxury") helped me with finishing up this old project I started a long time ago. It's from so long ago, in fact, that it pre-dates my Drummer Duel animation as the first one I ever... attempted to make.If it wasn't obvious, I had clearly underestimated the difficulty of drawing the Space Kicker. Despite that, I had still managed to draw all of the assets (poorly) - it was my lack of experience with animation at the time that made this project too much for past me to complete.Eventually Luxury offered to help out with this sort of thing, so I brought up Space Soccer and sent over the files. The fine-tuning they provided added some much-needed polish to some of the frames, and the flame animation they drew looks fantastic. They also provided an alternative style for how the character's head looks, being more closely inspired by the original sprites, rather than whatever I was doing those many months ago.I... didn't end up using those, but whenever I choose to release these animations publicly, I will include their designs for that as an alternative version of sorts.These descriptions always get quite long - I do apologise. I've had a lot of things on my mind over these past few... months now. A lot has happened, for better and for worse, but luckily things are mostly looking up, so hopefully I can get back to uploading more regularly, and finishing other work that I need to get on with. There's always so much to do.Anyway, another big thanks to Luxury for dealing with my nonsense and helping out. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Game: Rhythm Heaven (DS)Rhythm Game: Space SoccerOriginal Developers: Nintendo SPD, TNX Music RecordingsOriginal Publisher: NintendoIllustration, Animation, Video: GENERICAdditional Edits and Illustration: LuxurySound Effects: RHRE DatabaseSpace Soccer "Tutorial" Music: GENERICLuxury (Discord): Luxury # 1998 (provided with permission)My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Guitar Lessons (Built to Scale Song) - Rhythm Heaven [HD WIDESCREEN] - Gameplay Demonstration GENERIC 2021-09-30 | Graphic design is my passion, what with that thumbnail and all.Another month, another animation. Still no Fireworks, but we'll get there at some point, hopefully. For now, here's one of my favourites. Sidetracked me for a variety of reasons, though I'd like to give special thanks to Kievit for showing me some cool stuff regarding SFX and unintentionally throwing me towards this instead of Rockers 2 as a result. We've made some pretty significant breakthroughs with the Guitar Lessons sounds, I think.Rockers was a tricky one. Aside from the inherent difficulties in recreating a DS game, I was also creating a work with existing, well, "competition". A few takes on this game have already been made, so my focus was more on making my own interpretation unique while still functional. It's most visible in the character designs, but I'm also quite happy with the layout and proportions. Some nice, broad camera sweeps, though sometimes it feels like the text boxes are taking a bit too much space.The last section is, of course, a reference to Built to Scale (DS). Felt like spicing it up a little (a bit of showing off can't hurt much). Apologies for mild(?) flashing lights though. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Game: Rhythm Heaven (DS)Rhythm Game: Guitar Lessons (Built to Scale Song)Original Developers: Nintendo SPD, TNX Music RecordingsOriginal Publisher: NintendoIllustration, Animation, Video: GENERICSound Effects: GENERIC, KievitBuilt to Scale "Tutorial" Music: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Title Theme - Polyrhythm Mania (EXTENDED) GENERIC 2021-08-26 | Mostly just made this because I felt like it. People seem to really like music extensions, so I figured I may as well offer this to people (also to avoid the small possibility of someone else doing it "for me").This took ages to render though. I was going to comment on how some people do this regularly, but it's probably because they're doing it with something more powerful than a laptop....anyway, go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Title A - Polyrhythm ManiaArrangement: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Practice - Polyrhythm Mania GENERIC 2021-08-26 | It's fun making these. I have a couple now, and will continue to accumulate more as time goes on....anyway go play Polyrhythm Mania: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.dev ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Practice BGM - Polyrhythm ManiaArrangement: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Polyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Title Theme - Polyrhythm Mania GENERIC 2021-08-26 | Polyrhythm Mania! This is the title theme for a real, fully functional game that you can play here: https://polyrhythmmania.rhre.devIt was fun helping out with this game, from making silly levels to producing many key assets. Not only did I work on the music, but I also threw myself at the task of upscaling Polyrhythm's textures for the built-in HD texture pack as well! A little rough here and there, but that's expected of me. It's functional, and I'm happy with how this has all turned out.Special thanks to Chrislo27, the lead developer and sole programmer of Polyrhythm Mania, for dealing with my nonsense throughout.Check out Chrislo27's YouTube channel here: youtube.com/c/chrislo27 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Title A - Polyrhythm ManiaArrangement: GENERIC (GenericArrangements)Title Theme (DS Mix): youtu.be/uO3kd9Gm7rMTitle Theme (Wii Mix): youtu.be/t0nwU1jMr7APolyrhythm Mania OST: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt_3dgnFrUPwcA6SdTfi0RapEBdQV64v_My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Love Lab - Rhythm Heaven [HD WIDESCREEN] - Gameplay Demonstration GENERIC 2021-08-17 | Heterosexual game.Admittedly, there are a couple things here and there that bother me about this, but it takes well over an hour to render just once, and I am writing this while my immune system undergoes rigorous training (i.e. COVID vaccine, lol). Still can't draw either, of course. Couldn't even be bothered to draw table legs in the background!Unlike Drummer Duel, this only took exactly two weeks to complete (August 4th to August 18th), and with existing progress on Fireworks and Space Soccer, we could be seeing these uploads happening more frequently....as if, lol. In any case, the graphics and animations here won't be publicly available until the end of the year, just like with Drummer Duel. Any member of a certain private Discord server can request the assets, provided that I have actually prepared all of its parts properly by then. Otherwise, you can wait patiently for... the reason I am withholding these.Oh, and I do want to express once again that this is a reanimation, not a functional, playable game. There's no "Love Lab Mania" at this current time, nor would I attempt to falsely claim such a thing. "Gameplay Demonstration" is still an appropriate term, since it's a demonstration of what gameplay could look like, not that it is actual gameplay. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Game: Rhythm Heaven (DS)Rhythm Game: Love LabOriginal Developers: Nintendo SPD, TNX Music RecordingsOriginal Publisher: NintendoIllustration, Animation, Video: GENERICSound Effects: RHRE DatabaseLove Lab "Tutorial" Music: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Dancing the Stars Away ~ Starlight Disco [Space Dance ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2021-07-29 | Shader? I don't even know her... I still can't draw.Another long pause, but with fewer excuses. Oh well. Perhaps I should be making these descriptions less about my current circumstances though.I looked into a variety of genres to eventually come up with this. Funk, Gospel, R&B, Disco, Soul... A wide range of genres I usually don't spend a lot of time focusing on. Space Dance kinda felt like it leaned towards these anyway - just with a heavier rock and pop feeling - so it was a good choice for trying this out.I also figured that something with more popular characters on the front might attract a few more clicks or whatnot, contrast to something more barren like Polyrhythm (hasn't stopped me working on more Polyrhythm-related things though!). Still bad at art though, even after the Drummer Duel thing, so there's only so much I can really do with that strategy.See you again in like, several weeks or something. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Space Dance - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Boss 2: Nanotech Tango (Full Dance Suite) - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2020] Written for a non-existent videogame. A three part work replicating musical styles associated with dances, from the tango, to the waltz, to (what is probably a bastardisation of) the paso doble. Each part arranges one of the three earlier pieces, while also sharing and uniquely arranging a small motif. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Boss 2: Nanotech Tango (Full Dance Suite)Composer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
Seaside Terraces - Magical Musette - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2020] Written for a non-existent videogame. Not much of a musette, to be fair, but instead focuses more on a sense of whimsy - of witnessing magic. Magic does not exist in the universe of this non-existent videogame, however, but the distinction between science and magic surely starts to blur with significant gaps in knowledge....that is hardly about the music, though. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Seaside Terraces - Magical MusetteComposer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
Little Amusement Park - Funfair Frolic - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2020] Written for a non-existent videogame. A very clear circus theme, from the marching style, to the calliope, to the numerous quotations of "Entry Of The Gladiators" as a significant motif throughout. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Little Amusement Park - Funfair FrolicComposer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
Artificial Sea - Crystal Corals - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2020] Written for a non-existent videogame. A simple, melodic piece which gains some driving percussion when above the water's surface. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Artificial Sea - Crystal CoralsComposer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
Synthetic Jungle - Rainforest Rag - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2020] Written for a non-existent videogame. The orchestration is simplistic to avoid distracting from the non-existent puzzles, in contrast to the previous piece (Tropical Vacation - Beach Bonanza). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Synthetic Jungle - Rainforest RagComposer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
Tropical Vacation - Beach Bonanza - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2019] Written for a non-existent videogame. The (somewhat) electronic-calypso style mimics that which is commonly found in various coastal locations in videogames. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Tropical Vacation - Beach BonanzaComposer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
Clockwork Clamour (1st MIX) - GENERIC GENERIC 2021-07-06 | Additional Information:[2021] Originally written for a university assessment, this arrangement primarily serves to showcase style and skills in melody-focused composition, motiving, orchestration and synergy in duet leads. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Music: Clockwork Clamour (1st MIX)Composer: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavMy compositions are free for personal use with appropriate credit, but permission will not be granted for any form of commercial use (i.e. as or within a purchasable product) without a contract.
CHIPTUNE: Remix 8 - Rhythm Tengoku [FamiTracker VRC6] GENERIC 2021-06-27 | Despite the extreme repetition, I actually enjoy this remix quite a lot. Mostly my Rhythm Tweezers bias, though. Some of these patterns are just really fun. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: VRC6Original Composition: "Remix 8" - Rhythm HeavenOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Polyrhythm Rag [Polyrhythm ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2021-05-18 | So much for that regular schedule. It's not much, but I hope I can get back into the swing of making these once most of my other priorities have cleared up.As a pianist, I enjoy fiddling around with pianos in DAWs to make them sound at least a little more realistic. Makes me wish I could just get better VSTs. Mixing piano when it's the main focus is something I'm less familiar with though, despite otherwise using the instrument in almost every piece of music I make.Also there's now text in the thumbnail. I feel like I should be doing that more often. This one kinda blocks the other potentially "attention-grabbing" elements, but luckily Polyrhythm doesn't offer much to work with, so very little of value is lost here. Really not sure how you market something like Polyrhythm anyway. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Polyrhythm - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Toss Boys - Rhythm Tengoku [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-05-09 | I started making this 4 hours ago.It's clear that I've been very preoccupied, haha. Everything from a new arrangement, to a new animation, university assessments, co-organising a 'custom remix' tournament, hosting and organising [...], and other sorts of time-consuming things. That's just life for you, though. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Toss Boys" - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Sneaky Spirits - Rhythm Tengoku [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-05-02 | Nah, definitely not pressed for time or anything.A lot of Rhythm Tengoku's music is quite simplistic, particularly in structure. Repetition is a good way to reduce the total size of music sequence data, but also works nicely for some potential rhythm game ideas, such as Sneaky Spirits. Later examples of similar concepts would end up doing much more with these repetitions though (see: Exhibition Match).To replicate this, I decided to make better use of the Frame Editor, for once. I usually just copy these things onto new frames, so I can uniquely edit each one. Here, there are only 5 frames for the Pulse, Triangle and Noise channels, and only 3 frames for the DPCM channel (which I exclusively use for tempo). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Sneaky Spirits" - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Monkey Watch - Rhythm Heaven Fever [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-04-25 | Monkeys. It's a very cute piece. Might make a proper arrange of it at some point. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Monkey Watch" - Rhythm Heaven FeverOriginal Composer: Masami YoneMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Tap Trial - Rhythm Tengoku [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-04-19 | I believe I'm an hour late with this one. The music was done a while ago, as usual, but I got a bit distracted at the time I usually make the video (i.e. the day before uploading).I've finally started using note releases instead of meticulously placing down volume values. While I do still appreciate the flexibility in dynamics of the latter, it's much less flexible for making small adjustments that should affect larger spans. Still had to meticulously adjust delay effects (Gxx) though, to emulate the swung rhythms of the percussion and bass.There's also that poll I posted earlier. Quite surprised at the turnout, and yes, I am indeed working on something related to it, but I'll leave everything else ambiguous for now. I hope to complete it soon. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Tap Trial" - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Spaceball - Rhythm Tengoku [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-04-11 | ...and I'm still making these videos last-minute. I've gotten enough of these up now to where I should get back to other videos. I have something cool I want to finish by the end of next week but realistically it should take quite a bit longer than that. Perhaps I should settle for making another arrangement instead, at least for now.I enjoyed writing the percussion of this one too, invoking yet more of my obvious influence from Tim Follin's works. It has Latin percussion and rhythms instead of typical western patterns, which made it very fun to work on.Also Japanese thumbnail because I prefer the pixel art, which is much cleaner than the 240p Megamix prologue. The font is also more snappy. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Spaceball" - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Micro-Row - Rhythm Heaven Fever [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-04-04 | It's time for fancy percussion. Not DPCM (I don't know how to use that) but using both the triangle for both bass and kicks/toms at the same time. Got inspired by some Follin music again.Getting used to having a stockpile of these things. Still not adjusted to making the videos ahead of time apparently. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Micro-Row" - Rhythm Heaven FeverOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂My Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Rhythm Rally 2 (Cosmic Rhythm Rally) - Rhythm Heaven [FamiTracker VRC6] GENERIC 2021-03-29 | Only one week and I'm already late. Mostly dealing with graphic settings, to remove the obnoxious screen-tearing that kept appearing while trying to record VRC6.Strangely, once I had my settings correct, there was still tearing on the first attempt, but not the second. A sign of madness is trying the same thing and expecting different results. A sign of true madness is having different results actually happen.Also, this is the first VRC6 upload. It's actually a slightly older cover for me, and thus not my finest work, but it's still good enough to have on the channel. I'm not hugely fond of writing for VRC6 over 2A03, and it's much easier to stockpile on good covers with the latter, which I have been throughout the past week....I hope the tiny little bit of flashing images at one point isn't too much for anyone. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: VRC6Original Composition: "Rhythm Rally 2" - Rhythm HeavenOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
the aforementioned channel update video GENERIC 2021-03-21 | Yep, it's that thing I mentioned and almost didn't follow-up on. This video's rather fast, and that's mostly because - as a somewhat slow reader myself - I usually pause the video to read things anyway.So this has to do with the new videos that I just uploaded, obviously. Very fun content for me, and I'm forcing myself to not care if it's not fun for you. Apologies, but I would like to get into the groove of doing my own thing. I hope some people may enjoy these works anyway, and even if not, there's still more high-effort content to be seen at some point. After all, I am responsible for Rhythm Remix somehow.That being said, it's unlikely I'll be able to provide a typical Rhythm Heaven arrangement for a while. University studies are quite time-consuming, and I have other projects to attend to. In the thumbnail I make gags about a large project, but perhaps it's not all just a joke...As a last point: I may monetise the chiptune stuff specifically, because it's really only meant for growing the channel. I could make bank (exaggeration) off of monetising Rhythm Remix but there's some moral issues involved with that to me. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BGM 01: "Retro Song of Flowers" - GENERICTwitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wavI... have nothing else to advertise here.
CHIPTUNE: Fork Lifter - Rhythm Heaven Fever [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-03-21 | It's the Rhythm Heaven upload! I'm pretty much required to do these for now. Not that I mind, of course. I enjoy transcribing the music from this series, because there's quite a bit of depth to the orchestration, even here. The organ solo was particularly fun. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Fork Lifter" - Rhythm Heaven FeverOriginal Composer: Masami YoneTwitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
CHIPTUNE: Retro Song of Flowers [FamiTracker 2A03] GENERIC 2021-03-21 | Well, it's some music. It's also my music, because I figured that things related to my own channel as its own entity should also use its own music. Though, the thumbnail is rather aggressive, but I can change that at any time.If you're confused about the uh... symbol I've used to represent my own "series" here, well... stay confused, I guess. I can't say much on it at the moment, or for a long time, likely. While the original song here has some relation to the icon, the arrangement itself was made purely for "the aforementioned channel update video", and I'm not sure if that comment makes things more or less confusing. Probably neutral. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Module: 2A03Original Composition: "Retro Song of Flowers"Original Composer: GENERICTwitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Built to Scale (Wii) GENERIC 2021-01-25 | This a test of reanimating visual elements in a video editor, instead of recording from the game itself. It seems inefficient, but I imagine this can have some practical use. It's not the first time this has been done, I'm sure, but it's a first for me and it was a fun thing to fiddle with. I also have a limited sense of humour, and here it is in full force. The third segment is explicitly a reference to "Built to Scale but in 0x A presses". Music uploads hopefully coming back sometime soon, I'm not entirely sure.
Ping Pong Ska [Rhythm Rally ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2020-12-10 | This is probably not a great time to upload but I do want to have a regular schedule. There are some tracks you just listen to and go "yeah, it'd work in this genre" without question. This was one of them, obviously. I still went beyond just taking the original and making it ska with some transposed sections and a solo section very heavily influenced by some certain fighting game soundtracks... ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Rhythm Rally - Rhythm HeavenOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Detectives Chorus [Glee Club ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2020-11-27 | I'm not actually sure what this style is, but it was fun to write. Probably should've done more with the strings though. Apparently the optimal number of faces to put into a thumbnail is two, but for as much as I had the opportunity, I'd rather not butcher the poor characters' faces with my inability to produce visuals. The end result was still difficult to reach anyway, as simplistic and generally uninteresting as it is. Original Composition: Glee Club - Rhythm HeavenOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
March of Mechanical Stepswitchers [Lockstep ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2020-10-30 | Mixing electronic and marching band feels like a probably bad thing to do, especially when you throw in an organ for no reason. This is based on an earlier remix of this track I've done so there are a few weird things about it like that. Not a particularly unique or interesting arrangement this time, but I've been very busy so this is all I'll give right now. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Lockstep - Rhythm HeavenOriginal Composer: Masami YoneArrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Bossa, and Nova ~ Elevator [Bossa Nova ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2020-10-20 | My bass sample keeps clipping/distorting and the tips people have posted online about it didn't work for me, so I covered it up by reducing the audio quality in general so we can pretend it was intentional. Arranging Bossa Nova into bossa nova feels like a silly thing to do, but it feels different enough, and I just wanted to try out writing in fast bossa nova style. A first time for everything. No, I will not attempt a regular schedule at this moment in time. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Bossa Nova - Rhythm Heaven FeverOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Coffee Shop Dough [Working Dough ♪ Arrange] GENERIC 2020-10-10 | A bit more intense than you probably expected from the picture. I have limited art ability so this is all I could really do. Working Dough is a very straightforward and simple track, so adding more to it was a slight challenge, but one that seemed fun to take on. The thought of uploading content semi-regularly is very daunting, but I'll try doing it by securing the niche of "Rhythm Heaven arrangements on YouTube", so I don't have to compete with the top-level custom remixers who've honed their craft over months/years. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Working Dough/Working Dough 2 - Rhythm Heaven FeverOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERICMy Twitter: twitter.com/GENERIC_wav
Thats Paradise - ♪ Piano Arrange ♪ - [Unused Track for Rhythm Remix] GENERIC 2020-10-01 | It's strange that I'm uploading an unused track as if it were stored in a game's files but never used, but in this case the track was intended to be the credits of Rhythm Remix, but was scrapped because it didn't suit the tone I wanted, and was slightly too long. Even just using the chorus would've been too dramatic. I had various plans after this one when I realised this, including a medley of all the minigame staff rolls, but ultimately I went with the credits theme of the very first game, which feels fitting, if less extravagant. Now the reason I chose "That's Paradise" at first is fairly amusing. I had spent an entire day from morning until evening working on the Airboarder section of the remix (yes, a whole 6 seconds). I had never modded a Rhythm Heaven game before (and didn't have access to the RHModding Discord server at the time) so I just used some knowledge I gained from a university course and a simple understanding of music sequencing to figure it out on my own, but Airboarder isn't that easy to work with. I spent the whole day figuring out what each sequence did until eventually completing the mod and feeling very, very satisfied (have you ever coded something on your own before? There's a wonderful feeling you can get from seeing something actually work correctly). The music must've broken something in my mind, so all the satisfaction I felt immediately converted into the desire to have That's Paradise as the credits. To represent that struggle of spending ages on very small things that add up to a very big work. ...and then I didn't use it. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Staff Credit ("That's Paradise") - Rhythm HeavenOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Piano Arrangement: GENERIC
Staff Credit (Rhythm Tengoku) - ♪ Arrange ♪ - [Staff Roll for Rhythm Remix] GENERIC 2020-10-01 | Yes I am going to keep adding music notes to the titles. Maybe the YouTube algorithm might pick it up. I wrote this in a hurry after realising that my initially-planned credits music was too dramatic and didn't provide an upbeat, fun vibe that I feel the credits of a Rhythm Heaven medley should have. I had fun working with this track on the credits, though it was one of the hardest things to complete in the whole project, next to the intro animation and a select few minigames. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composition: Staff Credit - Rhythm TengokuOriginal Composer: Tsunku♂Arrangement: GENERIC
Rhythm Remix [リズムリミックス] - ♪ BGM ♪ GENERIC 2020-10-01 | If you somehow found this first, please check out the full version (with visuals) here: youtube.com/watch?v=r6d608WXlqwI spent a week fiddling with the mixing because I have not and never will be satisfied with how it sounds. At least I'm more than satisfied with the actual arrangement itself. With this (and related materials) being uploaded, I'll finally be free of this project. I've spent far too long on it (transcribing and structuring the medley dates back as far as March 2019, with the video starting around May 2020), and I just want to move on to new projects. Maybe to not seem like a one-trick pony.That being said, none of the next couple of projects are going to be this ambitious because I really won't feel like producing another work that somehow matches the length of Nico Nico Douga Kumikyoku for a good while after this. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Original Composers: Tsunku♂, Masami Yone, Asuka Ito, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, Megumi InoueOriginal Medley: GENERICArrangement: GENERIC
Rhythm Remix [リズムリミックス] - Rhythm Heaven Series Medley GENERIC 2020-09-24 | It's time to mix things up! A mashup of every game in the series, with a few extras in store!Let's see how you handle the ultimate test of rhythm!(And no practice for you!)This was a very large project. I don't usually plan on producing projects of this scale, but the moment I realised that this concept had never been executed (as far as I can tell), I jumped on it as soon as I could. This video's also strangely bilingual outside of the credits and description, and we can chalk this up to Rhythm Tengoku not having an official English localisation, and thus for consistency it's all in Japanese. Once again, a big thank you to the creators of the series, and those who helped me work on the video. The credits from the video are repeated below:Original Medley: GENERICOriginal Compositions: Tsunku♂, Masami Yone, Asuka Ito, Shinji Ushiroda, Yumi Takahashi, Megumi InoueSFX Arrangement: GENERICSFX Extraction: GENERIC, RHRE SFX DatabaseAnimation, Video Production: GENERICGame Modification: Lvl100Feraligatr, Turtike, GENERICGameplay Recording: GENERIC, ChloeOther Gameplay Footage (Megamix): Zedamex, PaclutwoAdditional Thanks: ThatHiddenCharacter (advice/tips about the music) meuol (general video advice and attention) MF5K (localisation/naming advice) Rena (日本語) Rhythm Tengoku Silver (pre-existing fan translation of Rhythm Tengoku) my poor hard drive (i was inefficient with files so this project is 500GB+) ...and any others who helped along the way!The "Rhythm Heaven" franchise and its music is property of Tsunku♂ and Nintendo Co., Ltd."Rhythm Remix" is a derivative work and is not affiliated with Tsunku♂, Nintendo, J.P.Room Recordings or TNX Music Recordings.Most footage and assets are initially produced by or based on assets by the Rhythm Tengoku series staff. Thank you for watching!
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