Guild Wars 2

Hi there :)

As the Super Adventure Box has once more been removed from the game, I had to find another way to get my daily dose of 8bit-super-fun-content. Inspired by DusK and his approach to turn the SAB-Soundtrack into metal, I began working on a “Super Adventure Symphony”-Collection.

And as it is kind of stupid to just listen to my compositions myself, I wanted to share those tracks with you – especially the SAB-lovers amongst you ;)

This is what I got so far:

Hillbilly Hoedown (w2-1)
https://soundcloud.com/pxlsounds/hillbilly-hoedown-pixelsounds

Dark Woods (w1-2)
https://soundcloud.com/pxlsounds/dark-woods-pixelsounds-edit

Warp Worm (in w1-2)
https://soundcloud.com/pxlsounds/warp-worm

I would love to hear some feedback and, if you should like the tracks, you can always request your favorite SAB-songs – I will do my very best to turn them into an orchestrated score or full-band-version :)

So long!

Dark Woods is very good.
- I’d like to hear the part around 48 seconds more piano or mezzo piano before building up to a forte around 58 seconds in. After the build up I’d say that you should crank up for the melody so it shines through. It’s important for the melody to be noticeable. It blends too much with the rest at times, I’d say.
- Otherwise not really much to comment on. Exquisite arrangement.

Thanks for the compliment and the advice, I will redo that area as soon as possible. In the meantime, all of you who are interested can listen to my latest arrangement:

Kingdom Of Fungus (w1-3)
https://soundcloud.com/pxlsounds/kingdom-of-fungus-pixelsounds

Looking forward to “Storm Top” and “Wizard of Storms”.
- As for Kingdom of Fungus, very nice arrangement. I’d say a little less legato from the strings around 16 seconds in (it’s more of personal preference. Not exactly staccato, but a little less legato on those I think would suit it better, or rather: that’s how I personally would’ve done it). Otherwise it’s a very nice arrangement. Very dark and with a bit of “rock” to it.
- I think I’ll try using them when playing through the SAB next time it’s available. It’s nice to see how they work with the scenes (although 8bit music suits the 8bit scene better, I’d like to see how your music affects the experience). Keep up the good work.

Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing!

I inspired someone to do VGM arrangements? Day: Made.

These are freakin’ fantastic, btw.