SUPPORT / DONATE: https://theofficialdavester2296.wordpress.com/ -- The DOOM Marathon continues! This week, I decided to cover, "E1M9 - Hiding The Secrets" from the secret level. I've been really looking forward to doing this one, so I had a lot of fun! I decided to change the drums and make them more "energetic" than the original. Then there's the little improvised outro that plays for the last minute of the song. This track is one of my absolute favorites from Knee-Deep In The Dead! Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
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Alternate version of "Rally Cry" without the speech, for those wanting the full instrumental experience (or to imagine a grand speech of their own!). ~DAR
0:00 Rally Cry (Instrumental Ver.)
2:10 Change Destiny
Normal Version w-Speech: https://youtu.be/Urj-ukrXy6Q
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For today's cover, I visited a song from one of my favorite strategy games of all time (even if it is horribly unforgiving at times)! I've always really enjoyed the Intercept/Dogfight theme that plays when you send your interceptors after a UFO.
I had fun putting this one together, and I also had a bit of fun "animating" the little fighter jet sequences. I also decided to add the original "Battlescape1" track at the very end, it just sounded right to have that ambiance there at the end. Also, I don't know if its just me, but I sort of almost get a Duke Nukem vibe from this rendition.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
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Originally Composed By: John Broomhall
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Another entry into the Subscriber Appreciation Event of 2021! Big shoutout and many thanks goes out to Megalith for requesting this rockin' track!
I really had a blast playing this one! As always, I tried to stick close to the original. I did make some new additions though, such as a different tapping part to accompany the original melody during the chorus (0:16). I really love how this turned out, the leads during that bit just feel really dazzling (to me anyways).
I also threw in some new leads after the chorus (0:31). At one point, I was actually going to cut it, but decided against it since it sounded weird to have the tapped leads fade after the chorus. Also, its rather subtle, but in this bit I also had some clean and funky Strat chords playing!
As for the solos... man, this was SO rock n' roll \m/! Double tapping, bends, and just flashy! I really had a lot of fun recording these solos! I was actually kind of worried at first whether I'd be able to pull it off or not.
Also, the main tapping bit that you hear from the start of the cover was pretty tricky. It took me a little bit to finally get it right.
Anyhow, as for other changes/additions that I've made... Oh yeah, when the bass and rhythm guitars first kick in (0:09), I changed things up slightly. I literally just added two more notes since this change sounded even more rock n roll!
I also changed up the way I played the very end of the 2nd solo. I thought that this little harmony sounded cool and somewhat fitting since the song is nearing its end.
That and the addition of an outro/ending, I also added my usual gongs and misc percussion for dramatic effect.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy my rendition of this really jammin' tune! ~DAR
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Originally Composed By Teruo Konishi (小西 輝男)
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So, here we are, you guys. Today is a joyous, yet somewhat sad kind of day, bittersweet I guess you could say. The end of my third DOOM Marathon. Let us all take a fond look back at the "journey" up to this point, from the announcement to this cover =).
This one is definitely one of my absolute favorites in the soundtrack! After beating map01 and upon entering the intermission screen, I was just in awe right from the first beat of the song. I absolutely knew I needed to save this one for the grand finale.
I was also quite nervous working on this one, since I know I'm not the only one that really loves this track! Throughout the whole marathon I kept thinking about this one, and wasn't sure how I would handle covering it. Though, after completing all the tracks that came before it, I was finally in the right sort of mindset to work on this one.
As I worked on this, I really wanted to focus on that bittersweet feeling I had mentioned earlier. I wanted to capture the melancholic sound the original had, yet I also wanted to add this powerful, hopeful emotion to it.
Originally, I was thinking of using some guitars, and having a "heavy" finish, but using guitars for this one just didn't quite sound right to me. I guess once you go full orchestral, there's no going back, huh?
I really, really enjoyed playing the piano for this one. I followed along with the original for the first minute, then when things started to kick in, I just sort of went with the flow and improvised the melody from thereon out.
I'm also quite proud of the way this one sounds. I think this is probably my most "movie-soundtrack-sounding" work I've ever done yet!
I also enjoyed putting the video together. I decided to do what I had done for the DOOM 2 Marathon finale, editing together all the previous covers from the marathon. Except this time, I decided to do something a bit different, since this channel has more than doubled in size since those days. I included a lot of your lovely comments posted throughout this marathon! There's a lot of new faces to go alongside with the old now. My apologies if your comment didn't make it into the video, I tried fitting as many as I could.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy this finale! I'll be focusing mainly on some non-Doom stuff for the rest of this month, before I take on the very large, "Plutonia MIDI Pack"!
So, until next time! ~DAR
P.S: Happy 4th of July to my fellow American viewers/subscribers! Hope y'all have a good BBQ and good day today =).
MP3 DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/file/1ga1yd2aoqimaf6/DOOM%20TNT%20Evilution%20-%20Legion%20of%20the%20Lost%20%5BCover%20By%20DAR%5D.mp3
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Next DOOM Cover: "Plutonia MIDI Pack - Trigger": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BXZ34OSdwk
Previous DOOM Cover: "TNT Evilution - Into the Beast's Belly": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ixTSEbOKqA
DAR's TNT Marathon Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDPpmDLSimIDNC35oWwMxxcUNpYRAN1Pa
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-Originally Composed By: TeamTNT, Leo "L.A" Sieben
-Doomguy sprites taken from BrutalDoom: https://www.moddb.com/mods/brutal-doom
-FINAL DOOMER +: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=55061&sid=9d38755e52f2335199416cd06e4c0073
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Shoutout to Raees and the Wolfenstein Rising project (links down below)!
So this one came about after Raees had asked if I could try making a more "hyped up" and/or "punchier" version of "Plodding".
I wound up bumping up the tempo from ~92bpm to 104bpm in order to liven things up a little bit. I tried to be as faithful as I could when it came to the instrumentation (at least as much as one could within the confines of General MIDI samples).
For the first loop, I kept things very close to the original, with only a few minor additions and adjustments. Starting on the 2nd loop, I decided to spruce things up a bit with a new piano part. Sounded nice and felt pretty in line with the piano parts I've made up for the WR soundtrack so far. Then on the 3rd and final loop, I decided to get all jazzy with the horns!
Always nice to make more things for Wolfenstein Rising, and also nice to finally do something from the Mac soundtrack of Wolf3D! Anyways, hope you all enjoy this new addition to the Wolfenstein Rising Soundtrack! ~DAR
HD Version: https://youtu.be/3KPNCeUs3JI
MIDI DOWNLOAD: https://mega.nz/file/UbMjGB4T#UkID4RXA_znHy0TbuBdZZ8igcsyw-XobiY1VxX5Dt-4
Originally Composed By Brian Luzietti
Wolfenstein Rising links -
ZDoom Thread: https://forum.zdoom.org/viewtopic.php?t=70658
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Another entry in the Subscriber Appreciation Event! Shoutout this time goes out to Rooster Gold over in The Den of DAR.
Also, I meant to have this out much sooner, but I wasn't feeling too great for the past several days. All's good now though, it was nothin' that good hot soup and sleep couldn't fix!
So I wound up taking quite a few liberties with this one, as the original had absolutely no lead guitar parts. For the guitars in the beginning, I wound up changing the left part to play a fifth higher than the original (since I thought it made things sound cooler).
Also, I wound up sampling the original drum loop in the interest of time, and plus I liked how the original loop sounded (however, I did fiddle around with EQ and compression on it). I did however beef up my kick and other drums. Tried out another new plugin that I haven't had the chance to properly test until now (quite happy with the results!).
I had to try and get back in a "metal" mindset for this one when doing leads. Dealing with these 3 power-chord type songs is tricky. While chug-chug-chugging on the first fret, bending, then chugging on the open string is really easy, the tricky part comes with playing something melodic over that. I wound up keeping things pretty simple with the leads. I threw in the rising and falling leads towards the end to add a bit more energy for that last stretch of the cover.
Other than that, I wound up making up a new part at 2:06. Rather than have the same riff repeat again, I decided to mix it up a little. Also, for the bass during that bit, I played up on the D-string which I think helped it stand out more, compared to the rest of the bass parts done an octave lower on the E-string.
Lastly, I had a bit of fun taking one of my favorite Sytrus synth presets and distorting it. I also couldn't resist the urge to throw in a TB-303-sounding synth as well. Its most prominent during the 2nd half of the first chorus. After that, I think it helps give a nice "bite" to the rhythm/bass section's sound.
Overall, I enjoyed working on this one, as it really made me think of something from back during the TNT marathon (not sure which specific songs, but it certainly has a bit of that vibe).
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover, and I hope you all look forward to the next! ~DAR
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Originally Composed By Eddie Grey and Eric Varnell
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Electric - nimitz Twitter: @stormoid Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ldlXRS
[FeedMe] [ItsFullOfStars] - Jph Wacheski http://jph_wacheski.itch.io/
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Polar - K+OBV10U3_NINJA
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Originally, I had tried adding in guitar parts but it just didn't carry the same kind of mood. So instead, I figured I would try making this like a, "modernized" version of the original. I stuck very close to the original, with some small additions and changes like the bells and the choir (and the drums). I also changed the key, so it's a bit higher in pitch than the original. Anyways, I hope you all enjoy the cover! ~DAR
MP3 DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/download/4vl3oyd0bk5ja2j/DOOM+-+E1M7+Demons+On+The+Prey+[Cover+By+Davester2296Covers].mp3
Previous DOOM Cover: "E1M6 - On The Hunt": https://youtu.be/OktOxSJOHBs
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I really liked the mood and atmosphere of this track while working on it. Very ominous, and with a sense of urgency creeping in as the pace gradually quickens.
So, I wanted to try and be as faithful as I could to the original. I had thought about possibly adding some guitar parts, but decided against it, since it wouldn't quite fit the overall mood and tone of the song. I mainly made small changes and additions, such as subtle conga drums and some tam-tams. I also switched out the string part at 0:32 and 2:13 and instead used a combination of at least 3 or 4 different synths. One synth in particular to give this almost "howling wind" kind of effect. I really wanted to make it feel just a bit more ominous and eerie than the original!
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy! ~DAR
MP3 DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/file/dtuf9h7c93p27ut/DOOM%20TNT%20Evilution%20-%20Agony%20Rhapsody%20%5BCover%20By%20DAR%5D.mp3
Next DOOM Cover: "TNT Evilution - Soldier of Chaos": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNXe_OfNJRU
Previous DOOM Cover: "TNT Evilution - More": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KFaTwM3yuQ
Originally Composed By: Jonathan El-Bizri
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So, this is certainly a lot different from what I've usually been doing! Quite a nice song for a big, beautiful (and brutal) MAP01 from Hellcore 2.0.
Many thanks goes out to Gaia 74 for bringing this track (and Hellcore) to my attention!
Man, I can't remember the last time I went so synth heavy. Then again, it probably wasn't even to this extent!
When I first heard this track, I just envisioned this really 80's-sci-fi sounding kind of thing. So I immediately jumped at the opportunity to finally use a particular plugin that I've had sitting around.
I've also always wanted to sort of try my hand at that whole "synthwave" or "retrowave" thing (or whatever its called, basically trying to imitate 80's synth music).
However, when I originally started, I wound up doing things at a much faster tempo. By the time I finished and loaded up DOOM to record the level, I heard the midi again, and then realized my mistake!
I wound up really liking both versions though. So that's why I uploaded the faster version as well.
I had a lot of fun playing around with different synth sounds, as well as trying out some cymbals I don't normally use.
I also thought of including a little bit more guitar, but it just didn't feel quite right. So I saved the inclusion of the guitars for the part towards the end.
Anyways, hope you all enjoy this one! ~DAR
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Next DOOM Cover: "Back To Saturn X - Entering": https://youtu.be/Dlj20IENXPk
Previous DOOM Cover: "D64D2 - Blackness Ahead": https://youtu.be/2chZIQ5EuV0
Originally Composed By: Edwin van Veldhoven
Hellcore 2.0: https://www.doomworld.com/idgames/levels/doom2/Ports/g-i/hc20
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