Like the title says, we have four pieces of music in various states of production that will be coming soon to a planet near you. I had originally planned to release the finished version of the Metroid II Credits work in progress that I had posted on our Facebook page (“like” our Facebook page to get access to special content, like WIP), but due to some complications in arrangement and rendering, it won’t be ready for a while. It will be well worth the wait, though.
Metroid Reorchestrated will be getting a much needed boost in musical firepower next week in the form of East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra Platinum Edition. Since a long fancy name doesn’t really convey the pure awesomeness of this sample library, I have included a song from the demo page: Morning Adventure by Denny Schneidemesser. Click here for more demos.
In site news, the archive works now, but our commenting system is no longer working for some reason. We are currently looking into this issue and hope to have commenting functionality back online soon.
Do you like Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, or Goldeneye 007? Then you should check out Rare Reorchestrated! Rare Reorchestrated was created earlier this year to “reorchestrate and reimagine some of the best video game soundtracks that have ever existed.” RREO’s founder, Nick, is looking for arrangers and contributors to assist him, if you’re interested you can contact him at his facebook page.
Well I haven’t posted in quite a while but things are looking up for me and the team. I have just gotten word that I’ll have my computer in the next month or so. What are your most anticipated reorchestrated songs you want to hear that we haven’t done already?
Hello everyone, Gamemaster1379 (Matt) here. After years of struggling, I have finally been able to get an alternative ISP. I have been on an indefinite involuntary hiatus for some time due to the poor internet my previous ISP has provided. I’ll spare all you listeners a rant and keep it short and sweet by saying that I was incapable of uploading any kind of file (even blog posts were timing out and not submitting). I likely would have been better off connected to the internet by transferring data through wood. However, I am finally back and hope to do my part and contribute to MREO as much as possible
Hey guys! As promised, the full-length pieces heard in the teaser have been released for your aural enjoyment. They are: Entrance (Metroid), Brinstar (Metroid), and Lower Norfair Redux (Super Metroid). Enjoy!
I would say that Lower Norfair Redux is our first true redux as the jump in quality is almost palpable. There are two reasons for that leap: Garritan Personal Orchestra 4 and Reaper. Before I purchased GPO4 in October of 2010 I had been using the Garritan sounds included with Finale 2010 (most of which is downright awful) for all of my pieces. The first song to utilize the GPO4 library was the ending theme redux from Metroid. As you can hear, GPO4 is quite a step up from the Finale samples. Finale is a fantastic tool for putting notes on a page and arranging them, but it flounders when it comes to making the song sound just right. Reaper allows me to refine and master the music in a way that Finale could never do.
Our newest staff member, Draconic, was instrumental in helping Lower Norfair Redux reach its full potential; Draconic will be an invaluable part of the team as Musical Advisor.
From here on out, every piece we release will be of the same quality as Lower Norfair Redux, if not better. In the coming months we will be working to bring every piece released thus far to our new standard of quality. To meet that goal we will need the greatest people in the world to give us feedback: you, the fans. Your feedback is vital to our success, not only does it allow us to improve upon our pieces, but it tells us which direction we should go. Whether it is about the music, the website, or our facebook page, any and all feedback is welcome and greatly appreciated.
In other news, the download and listen pages will be completely up to date as of this post. Also, as you can see, there is a facebook like box on the right hand side of our site.
Hey guys! We don’t have a new song for you this month, but we will be releasing the three pieces heard in the teaser around April 12th or so. We have several surprises in store for you, so stay tuned!
Hey guys! We have something different for you today: a contest. The first person to correctly name all three pieces in the following teaser (encoded at 128kbps) will be given special preview access to all three pieces in the format/bit rate of their choice (mp3, wav, flac, etc.) as well as preview access to the finished version of a song currently in the works. Email Light_of_Aether or post a comment if you have the answer. Good luck!
[UPDATE] Congratulations to Kyle for getting all three pieces correct first!
Congratulations to our friends over at Zelda Reorchestrated for making their goal! The grand total pledged was $24,194, which is 134% of their $18,000 goal, with 506 backers. Head on over to Zelda Reorchesrated to hear a 10 minute preview of the epicness that is Twilight Symphony.
Hey everyone! I’ll be updating the layout of the site even more in the next few weeks or so. Our graphics team is hard at work developing the latest and greatest new designs for our new site. We are also halfway done with the Metroid album. That’s all the news I have at the moment so stay tuned.
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Posted on Saturday, May 28th, 2011 in News.
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