I think somewhat an original theme with an homage to OOT/LTTP/Zelda 1 for the overworld would be cool
^^ Has the Zelda 1 opening, OOT style changes, as well as Wind Waker's kind of epic feel
That's the cloudtop theme from MC DJ
, all he's done is use high quality samples. I really liked that arrangement of the overworld though, even when I played the game. Here's the original from the game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaCNc_lZwjkNow I've finished my exams and stuff I was going to get back into writing some music for this. However, I have no idea what style I should be aiming for. Which do you think would be better:
Full orchestration - like WW and TP
GBA style music - for example, Minish Cap quality sounds
I'd say GBA style myself, as it fits the graphics more. Then I've got the other problem - do I replicate the original OOT music exactly in the chosen style, or rearrange them while still keeping the main melodies?
What file format are you aiming for? Copying the scores exactly probably would be boring for you. However, I was thinking if you had the time, to maybe do originals and remixes. That way there would be the originals, and something creative by you. I'd have to agree with you on the GBA quality sound, probably the best way to go about it. Full orchestration would feel like overkill for the game.
Probably aiming for .ogg/.mp3. I don't want to do trackers since they're less flexible soundwise and FL doesn't natively support them, and IMO MIDI is not for listening to. I'd go with .ogg myself as it can produce higher quality at lower bitrates than mp3, and there are DLL's on the GMC for ogg playback and manipulation.
Probably could provide 4 versions of the music, an original, remixed, and midi versions of both for people who'd prefer to hear crappy audio
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Right, time to dig up my MC rom and rip the sounds.