Rayman: Revenge of the Dark

[Adsolution]

As long as the game has some rock music in it I'm satisfied. My fav music genre by far.

Innit? :')

If this means if I'm going to start listening to more Muse albums and all, it depends. Do they have more albums that don't sound as dark as Origin of Symmetry? I didn't like that album. I'm still more fond of Green Day's style.

The first three albums (Showbiz, Origin of Symmetry and Absolution) are quite dark. The fifth album, The Resistance is actually much lighter and almost rather poppy. But if you want rock, I think you'll love the fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations, so definitely check that one out. Absolution and BH&R are my favourite of their albums.

[Decidetto]

I have an idea for another music request!
How about a very slow, echo-y and degenerated version of the main melody of the Gemstone Temple theme (from 0:13 to 0:35 in this video) from Rayman M as the theme (or a side-theme) for the Gemstone Ruins?
That might seem a little more authentic than the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire remix that currently plays there, but should not necessarily replace it if you don't feel like it!

[Adsolution]

Good request! I might make something like that for the timed sequences. Since there are three mini-levels that fork off from the main room to be done in any order, a variation of this theme could be used for the areas that aren't the hub.

[Decidetto]

Whee! I'm so happy to be helping

Also, "mini-levels forking off from the main hub" sounds really interesting! Is it perhaps a bit like the optional "temple" part of the Sanctuary of Stone and Fire?

[Adsolution]

Not optional, since after you beat the three they open up the door in the hub to leave the temple. Think of it as something like the Cave of Bad Dreams, except without the linear portion at the beginning.

[Decidetto]

Yes, yes, I understand
I mentioned "optional" just to be really specific in describing the part of the level that I meant.

I think that maybe having one of those three challenges revolve around putting a magic sphere on its pedestal might be interesting, if you don't have everything planned out already, that is

[Shrooblord]

Not optional, since after you beat the three they open up the door in the hub to leave the temple. Think of it as something like the Cave of Bad Dreams, except without the linear portion at the beginning.

We have similar ideas. My Sanctuary of Life plays out similarly, with three places opening up one central area. You know, this inspires me to get back to writing again - I had lost my inspiration for a while - but now it is back. I thank you, good lady.

[Adsolution]

I decided not to include that request yet, because this soundtrack part was already stretching twenty minutes, longer than Part 29, making this the longest one yet. It's strange though, there are only six tracks in this one.

Tracks listing in this video:

1. "Valley of Illusion: Lilliehopper" - 0:00
2. "Valley of Illusion: Piranha Soup" - 1:47
3. "Temporal Palace: I am your Guardian" - 4:12
4. "The Crying Moor: Tears of a Nenuphur" - 8:13
5. "The Shadow Factory: The Silent Assassin" - 12:17
6. "The Darklands: Presuspension" - 16:56

The final Darklands track is the one heard at the end of the August update, during the short voice acting portion. Also, having just purchased Komplete 8, Tracks 1, 2, 4 and 5 are made with it, whereas tracks 3 and 6 were created before then.

In addition, if it wasn't already obvious, the second track is a take off of one of the Rayman 1 Dream Forest tracks.



If you want a highlight, my latest track that had two days worth of production put into it check out track five. Sounds a lot higher quality doesn't it? I still have a lot to learn though in the ways of Komplete 8 Ultimate!

[Haruka]

I do think the music sound more professional with the software you bought, this is going to promise!

[saerleiya]

I'm listening to the first part of it, and will listen the rest of it in 2 hours.

Well, it will be my first comments about the sounds u made for ROTD. Let's see what will happen

EDIT : I only listened it once. It was just awesome. My favourite songs are "I am your Guardian" because I love all what is linked to the Temporal Palace and "The Silent Assassin" where we can feel several improvements from Komplete Ultimate (It is harder than ever to find how many instruments and sounds you are using at the same time. From 15:30 to 16:55 I think I could hear at least 8 or 9 sounds at the same time but it was difficult to say exaclty how many...).

In presuspension at 19:20 I think the bell sound is strange in the ambiance : sorry but I felt like "interrupted" in my "musical contemplation" by this sound :/...

I will describe all what I think about it later ...

[saerleiya]

Crap...u drove me crazy RayFan...here is the result the side-effect of the third song :


I instantly thought about this situation.

[Decidetto]

I love how the harpsichord plays such an important part in all the Temporal Palace tracks (and how it always plays the same, typical little melody too).

EDIT: From 14:00 to 14:20, I hear a very familiar tune played by some bowed string instrument!

[Rulez]

1. "Valley of Illusion: Lilliehopper" - well, I like this one, it sounds so mysterious and fun to listen to. I don't like how sometimes there is a sound that really sounds... hm, "biting". And I'm not saying it's a dissonance. It's as if you were to record a vibraphone using a crappy mobile phone, you would get sound like that. It's not as bad though, just... it's the only part/thing/place/cunt/sound I don't like. And boy, I really hear the difference between the old and new tracks, comparing this to the earlier soundtrack parts!
2. "Valley of Illusion: Piranha Soup" - uh huh, this one sounds nice and peaceful, and for whatever reason I find it kinda trippy. It's all echo-y, I like that, it sounds kinda eerie. 02:46 is when the nice stuff starts really. I have to say the drums sound magically nice there, you made a good choice on what to buy o3o.
3. "Temporal Palace: I am your Guardian" - I swear I love Temporal Palace and every single track. I like how all the tracks sound share a similar melody hidden in them. I somehow got chocolate on my socks now as I'm writing this.
4. "The Crying Moor: Tears of a Nenuphur" - maybe you mean nenuphar. I love this track, the beginning reminds me a lot of Tomb of the Ancients, and later it gets really beautiful. I love how it progresses, and the ending is really touching to me.
5. "The Shadow Factory: The Silent Assassin" - this reminds me of multiple things actually. I like it. Around 13:00 it gets really cool. Actually it reminds me of Jackson's They Don't Care About Us, but that's just a silly, nonsense comparison that popped up in my head somehow for no reason. Dear fuck of Christ, 14:00 is epic. Great progression. 16:00 seems very, VERY slightly dubsteppy to me but that's just the sound in the background being like "wuuum zooom wam zoom zuuumu wa wam" and near the very ending it reminds me of one of the Raymen, but not sure which. 2 or 3 or M, but dunno which one.
6. "The Darklands: Presuspension" - mhm, kinda cool. Don't have much to say. I still love one of the earlier Darklands tracks, the one that you've sent to me.

Sorry, I don't have much to say ^ and I'm kinda busy, especially with my bro's birthday. 'Tis isn't my favourite soundtrack part, but it's definitely one of the better ones, and I do believe the Komplete stuffz really sounds great! Regards

[TeensieKing]

As long as the game has some rock music in it I'm satisfied. My fav music genre by far.

Innit? :')

If this means if I'm going to start listening to more Muse albums and all, it depends. Do they have more albums that don't sound as dark as Origin of Symmetry? I didn't like that album. I'm still more fond of Green Day's style.

The first three albums (Showbiz, Origin of Symmetry and Absolution) are quite dark. The fifth album, The Resistance is actually much lighter and almost rather poppy. But if you want rock, I think you'll love the fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations, so definitely check that one out. Absolution and BH&R are my favourite of their albums.

Thanks I'm gonna check BH&R right now. Then The Resistance. Also when it comes to music, do you play in a band? If so, what instrument do you play?

[Adsolution]

Sae, I love your artwork! There's so much depth and feeling in them, just the way I like it.

@Rulez:
Thanks for the critique/overview (need more of those, Shrooblord, you there?). Yeah, I meant Nenuphar. It's funny how you're the third person who has corrected me on that. Also, that 'biting' sound on the 'marimba' might be because it isn't a marimba, it's an African balafon. It's supposed to have that rough 'biting' sound.

@TeensieKing:
I do, and I play piano, guitar, and I sing (I'm the frontperson). I've had it going for about a year, and before then I was the keyboardist for a different band. If you want to hear my favourite thing I've written earlier this year, here ya go: http://soundcloud.com/rayfan9876-absolu ... ounting-on

Since I just realised that my singing's a bit pitchy and lacking some power here, I'll probably be redoing it quite soon, in the next few days, then I'll reupload it.

The problem with that though is that I'll have to figure out how to do that thing I accidentally did directly before the whistling portion where it sort of rasps off. That was quite cool, and I can't seem to figure out how I did it.

[Rulez]

http://soundcloud.com/rayfan9876-absolu ... ounting-on

I love this!

[Adsolution]

(I edited my post right after you posted, under your section.)

[Rulez]

I have seen it, as I have started writing my post exactly after the moment you've edited yours. And yes, I got da cheelz from that "dreams" part, bro
If you remake it, dat wood be kol.

[TeensieKing]

@TeensieKing:
I do, and I play piano, guitar, and I sing (I'm the frontperson). I've had it going for about a year, and before then I was the keyboardist for a different band. If you want to hear my favourite thing I've written earlier this year, here ya go: http://soundcloud.com/rayfan9876-absolu ... ounting-on

OH MY GOD! That instrumental is awesome! I love it even more from 2:00 on

As a side note on Muse, Supermassive Black Hole <3

And I'll listen to the new RotD tracks later

[Shrooblord]

Shrooblord, you there?

You rang?

1. I recognise the melody, but from where? Did you reuse a theme from a previous showcasing video? I like the second instrument to come in; it's got a glass-like didgeridoo sound to it. It sounds like SteamPipe, am I not mistaken?
It's a nice and quiet tune, one alike the first of Rayman Origins' Desert of Dijiridoos themes. The wind-like gust coming in next is very eerie indeed. It adds some sort of serene and mysterious feel to it, even though the melody is still lighthearted. This sounds like a tune that fits well in an intro setting, not something to be used all the time, but more of an entrance theme that introduces the world at first glance.
2. Already as soon as the first few notes play it becomes clear what this is based off; well done. I don't really like the decay of the 'choir' instrument that debuts at 2:13. The sound should wear on longer between the switching between notes. It kind of cuts of as it is now. However, the sound is nicely replicated to resemble R1's samples. This is a very relaxing and 'open' tune. It gives the feeling of big forest clearings where nothing much of threatening sorts happens.
3. The others are right about the recurring theme. It's a real nice touch. The metallophone to appear after 4:31 makes it a spooky melody, almost sad even, though the title suggests it should be courageous. This confuses, but intrigues me. The clock only adds to this atmosphere - it's empty, lonely, scary and dangerous, but most of all, entrancing. Later, when the strings come in, the melody becomes slightly more heart-warming. Suddenly it's not all that scary anymore. And then with that single beat on 5:44, all doubts are cast aside - here is your guardian. He will keep you safe. The phasing synth sound (no idea what that is, but it sounds great) at 6:20 was a nice touch. That perculiar reversed sound that starts playing in the background from 6:38 and has slowly faded out again ten seconds later is puzzling and gripping for some reason. It's a good sound. I have to say that this track is very professional. I'm thinking back to the times I played the original Blinx game in the Temporal World. The music isn't alike at all, but that same sense of time and space that excites an unknown place inside me is revived by this and the images that come to mind when listening to it.
4. This starts out almost as horror. It's dark, dreary and has got that hint of fairytale mystery to it that I know only from traditional songs like Scarborough Fair. I instantly think of a dark, swampy lake or a lonely cemetery. At 9:56, when the strings kick in, the sadness of the tune comes through as being the most important aspect, though it keeps that layer of unknown wonder to it, like a fog is clouding the view. The creepy breathing noises that come in at 10:48 - are they you or another synth effect? - feel like gusts of wind pass through my every bone, or like a ghoul has appeared and is now tapping on my shoulder. At 11:37, when the male choir comes in, that cemetery feel is what dominates my experience. Very atmospheric. I can't wait to sit behind my screen getting chills from the music alone, combined with what environment you must be building for it!
5. It doesn't feel stealthy, as the title would suggest, but rather like you know there's something around the corner, but when you get there, it's gone, or that there's something in the corner of your eye, but when you look, it disappears. The sudden drop at 13:06 really aides this feeling. The clapping sound resembles the pitter-patter of some critter behind you of unknown origin. The hisses in 13:36 make me think a little of light machinery. Then suddenly the drama strikes at 14:00 - is this the swift strike of the assassin's blade? It creates the feeling of a big area or maybe of a big loss - it could be either, really. I like the 'phased cymbals' like in for example 14:48. I can hear the beeping of machines, faintly in the background. The 15:23 strings are a great countermelody. The big role that synth plays in this track adds a lot to the artificial feeling a factory should give off. The heavy beat also reminds of stamping machinery, though only faintly and in context.
6. It starts out as an empty, expansive stretch of wasteland, destruction as far as the eye can see. For a background track it's quite 'out there' - is it an ambience track? Either way it creates an atmosphere of deserted, deathly darkness. I would say it's slightly trippy sometimes, but it's not that exactly, it's more like the background static you would hear in another dimension, or so all sci-fi creators would have you believe. It's odd, chilling and not mysterious per se, but unknown for sure.

Great job on the soundtrack! It's more varied than most others. I liked reviewing this one. Keep it coming!

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Also, since you were wondering about how you made that rasping sound in Counting on You - it's a nice tune by the way, I like the piano near the end - I can replicate the sound by first trying to push out air from my throat but then blocking it. From there, try to feel (not with your hands - with your throat) where your larynx is positioned. This is where the rasp comes from, though it will hurt your throat if you try it too often (I can only imagine). Also, I can accomplish the same thing by putting on my 'yelling voice' but then not actually yelling, if you know what I mean. Use the same type of producing sound, but keep the volume lower. That's all the help I can give you to try and recreate the sound you made.