Sonic Completely Orchestrated (SCORCH)

[Larke12]

What is this?  http://larke12.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/sonic-completely-orchestrated/

Current games to reorchestrate:
 
Sonic The Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic The Hedgehog 2
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

Current Members/Contributors
 
Ryan "Larke" Hammett
 
Stephen Weber
 
Capt. Stupidity
 
 
(formally SREO, Sonic Reorchestrated)
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[Cassandra]

F-ZREO.  That is all there needs to be.

* Dan will slap people who don't get what F-ZREO would stand for.

[Larke12]

F-ZREO.  That is all there needs to be.

* Dan will slap people who don't get what F-ZREO would stand for.

Thanks for changing the topic. What I get out of that is F--- ZREO. If I as admin, I'd delete that post. XD You could have just voted. Back to SREO, if at all possible now.

[Cassandra]

That post contributed to the topic.  My thoughts on a Sonic REO are that I could take it or leave it, and that I'd much rather listen to an F-Zero REO.  Sonic has good music, but for me, most of it isn't that memorable.

Happy?  Because everything in this post should have been easy to infer from the previous one where I said "Who cares, do F-ZREO." 

[Stephen J. Weber]

Hmm? What's this?
http://podcast.zreomusic.com/reos/Sonic_Suite.m4a

[Larke12]

Now that is awesome! 1 post, not even 1 day and already a song. I love the Green Hill Zone song mixed together as if it's From start to the end of the Act 1 and into Act 2. Great ending too, lost all your lives Game Over.


EDIT: Comments on album art? I'm not a photoshop wiz, keep that in mind.

[Dreyfus2006]

Sorry, I chose "No" before I read your comment.  I thought you were talking about the newer stuff, which certainly has no need for re-orchestration.  Though some of the old stuff doesn't need it either, if Sonic Adventure counts as old stuff (tell me with a straight face that Lost World doesn't have the most awesome music ever in a Sonic game).

But some of the really old stuff would be very charming with re-orchestration.

[Larke12]

Sorry, I chose "No" before I read your comment.  I thought you were talking about the newer stuff, which certainly has no need for re-orchestration.  Though some of the old stuff doesn't need it either, if Sonic Adventure counts as old stuff (tell me with a straight face that Lost World doesn't have the most awesome music ever in a Sonic game).

But some of the really old stuff would be very charming with re-orchestration.

See if you like it: http://bit.ly/cbhVFC

EDIT: Google found me one song.[spoiler=reorch] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP9boP3zm5c#ws[/spoiler]

[Larke12]

Still looking for anyone who would like to help out. Any reorchestrators want to join? This is an open casting call. Just, no casting, post a song and you're essentially in.

[sbeast64]

Hey, I wouldn't mind helping out with a couple of songs. I am quite familiar with the music from Sonic 1 and 2, but not so much the others. I use Logic btw.

[Capt. Stupidity]

I am trying to work on some cover art. Here is what I have so far:
http://captainstupidity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sreo_cover_concept.jpg

I would also love to do some songs. Will work on it this weekend! I love all the songs from the old Sonic games and they are often overlooked.

[RDX]

You know, I hate to always be the asshole, but...

I can easily lead this project, but I'm looking for:

So basically what you're saying is that you'll lead the project, be the big man with his name on the label, but you wouldn't actually contribute to anything? I get that you'd like to see Sonic music orchestrated, but maybe you should've just made a post in the suggestion thread (Do we have one?) instead.

No offense or anything, I'm just saying. Why would anyone want to work under someone who knows less about music than they do? It would be pretty disorganized, I would imagine.

Anyway I don't think Sonic music is really appropriate for reorchestration, to be honest. Sonic is usually either jazz, funk, or a combination of the two (I'm no pro but I'm pretty sure Sonic 2 is mostly funk). Sonic CD, for example, is straight up Jazz Funk for the most part, and while Quartz Quadrant Good Future could sound cool, stuff like Stardust Speedway Bad Future would be almost completely impossible to orchestrate. Like, what would you do? Even the American version is crazy.

I dunno. It's doable, for certain, but I dunno how good it would sound in comparison to just a rearrange album with you having all the instruments of the world at your disposal. There's no reason to limit yourself to an orchestra, ZREO did that because Zelda music in general often has an orchestral style.

I think Sonic 1 could be reorchestrated pretty easy, you got the instrumentally ambiguous Green Hill Zone, the somber Marble Zone, Spring Yard wouldn't be so bad, Final Zone and Scrap Brain are both pretty epic, and Labyrinth is like Green Hill, so yeah go for that one. With Sonic 2 I'd recommend you don't neglect the bass, since the soundtrack was created by a Japanese bassist and the bassline is pretty much the heart of each track. And Sonic 3, I dunno about that one.

I'm like, rambling now. Does my post make sense anymore?

[Capt. Stupidity]

Okay, I finished a reorch of Flying Battery zone. It's an orchestral reorch. Not sure if you just wanted techno type reorchs, but anyway, here it is: Click here to listen to flying-battery-zone_-_act1_2.mp3

[Stephen J. Weber]

Sounds very good to me.

[Larke12]

Bump.

Okay, I finished a reorch of Flying Battery zone. It's an orchestral reorch. Not sure if you just wanted techno type reorchs, but anyway, here it is: Click here to listen to flying-battery-zone_-_act1_2.mp3

Amazing song. I'd love to hear more!

You know, I hate to always be the asshole, but...

I can easily lead this project, but I'm looking for:

So basically what you're saying is that you'll lead the project, be the big man with his name on the label, but you wouldn't actually contribute to anything? I get that you'd like to see Sonic music orchestrated, but maybe you should've just made a post in the suggestion thread (Do we have one?) instead.

No offense or anything, I'm just saying. Why would anyone want to work under someone who knows less about music than they do? It would be pretty disorganized, I would imagine.

Anyway I don't think Sonic music is really appropriate for reorchestration, to be honest. Sonic is usually either jazz, funk, or a combination of the two (I'm no pro but I'm pretty sure Sonic 2 is mostly funk). Sonic CD, for example, is straight up Jazz Funk for the most part, and while Quartz Quadrant Good Future could sound cool, stuff like Stardust Speedway Bad Future would be almost completely impossible to orchestrate. Like, what would you do? Even the American version is crazy.

I dunno. It's doable, for certain, but I dunno how good it would sound in comparison to just a rearrange album with you having all the instruments of the world at your disposal. There's no reason to limit yourself to an orchestra, ZREO did that because Zelda music in general often has an orchestral style.

I think Sonic 1 could be reorchestrated pretty easy, you got the instrumentally ambiguous Green Hill Zone, the somber Marble Zone, Spring Yard wouldn't be so bad, Final Zone and Scrap Brain are both pretty epic, and Labyrinth is like Green Hill, so yeah go for that one. With Sonic 2 I'd recommend you don't neglect the bass, since the soundtrack was created by a Japanese bassist and the bassline is pretty much the heart of each track. And Sonic 3, I dunno about that one.

I'm like, rambling now. Does my post make sense anymore?

I COMPLETELY understand what you are saying, but my turn to ramble.

It took me a couple weeks to decide how I would post this project. The reason I didn't post "Someone should do this!" or "Do we have one?" is because I didn't want it to get covered in dust and because I knew there wasn't one. I'm not here to take any credit, THE ONLY REASON I'm quote "leading" this project is so it DOES NOT DIE. All credit goes to the reorchestrator's and I'm simply here to make sure this project lives to see another day. It deserves as much.

[Capt. Stupidity]

Amazing song. I'd love to hear more!

Thanks! But, I am planning to redo this song and make it more close to the original (as far as instrumentation). I do have a new song: Starlight Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog!
Click here to listen to Sonic_the_Hedgehog_-_Starlight_Zone_-_ReOrch.mp3

[Larke12]

Thanks! But, I am planning to redo this song and make it more close to the original (as far as instrumentation). I do have a new song: Starlight Zone from Sonic the Hedgehog!
Click here to listen to Sonic_the_Hedgehog_-_Starlight_Zone_-_ReOrch.mp3

Sounds good to me. Loving the song to, it sounds like twinkling stars. Even though they don't make a sound. 

[zeldafreak07]

well, while back, me and my boyfriend made this version of chemical plant using his FL Studio. I think its a good piece of work. I remember we also did a boss theme, but we cant find it lol. what do you guys think?
http://www.peekatune.com/peekatune-upload-music/74-zeldafreak07/videos/video/227-Chemical+Plant

[Larke12]

well, while back, me and my boyfriend made this version of chemical plant using his FL Studio. I think its a good piece of work. I remember we also did a boss theme, but we cant find it lol. what do you guys think?
http://www.peekatune.com/peekatune-upload-music/74-zeldafreak07/videos/video/227-Chemical+Plant

Sounds amazing! Amazing is getting old, but what else can I say! Amazing is an awesome word. If you could, please PM me the MP3 (or file) of the song so I can tag it and put it up for download. Amazing-sauce?


Only complaint: It ends abruptly and seems short, but the length is fine where it's at.

[zeldafreak07]

well yeah i know, i can fix that..... we were going to add more but i guess we forgot about it. i found it while we were cleaning out some junk.