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Musical Discoveries in Touhou Fandom

Drunken_Flower said:
ngl but im unreasonably afraid listening to that one video
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You are right to be afraid, and I respect your restraint.

Time for that GET IN THE RING I've been holding back on! I wouldn't say these are my favorites (they might be up there), but I think they're a good representation of the circle's work.

Four different videos, and all of them are gone. I might as well just make a new feature on the subject, which is what I will do when I've finished fixing the rest of the thread.
 
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On 2/14/2021 at 1:12 PM, Ken Hisuag said:
You are right to be afraid, and I respect your restraint.

Time for that GET IN THE RING I've been holding back on! I wouldn't say these are my favorites (they might be up there), but I think they're a good representation of the circle's work.



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Talking about GET IN THE RING now, huh? Yeah, they're a good circle. Although Ken mentioned he was fond of their fun rock arrangements, I was actually more familiar with their more serious and h e a v y stuff, so it's cool to see to that more fun side which is also really good. Anyway, here's some stuff I know from them.


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Starting off with my favourite song from them, which I found last month. When I originally found this I wanted to post it to musical descoveries, but then I decided I wanted to save it for a remix tournament. But now since we're talking about get in the ring, I think I might as well show it here. This song heavy, yet so... emotional. I don't know how to describe. I just love it.




 
Festival Blaze was one of the first GET IN THE RING arrangements I found (this exact video, actually), and it did a good job at catching my attention and keeping me on the lookout for more; maybe it's just me, but imaginative Broken Moon arrangements seem difficult to come by. I posted Over the Rainbow here back around Christmas time as a piano-focused arrangement; it certainly stands out from the circle's typical projects, and showcases the diversity of skillset they have.

Rebirth, on the other hand, is a new one to me. Another thing I love about this circle is their approach to medleys, in that they blend the varying motifs into a single seamless work. This is the kind of medley I prefer (as opposed to having individual motifs transitioning into each other one at a time).
This is probably my second favorite remix from GET IN THE RING; I almost submitted for RT4 it instead of LWCO.

This is actually two different medleys, but the one leads into the other:
 
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Drunken_Flower said:
and my rock stuff
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I really like that Crest piece; I'm surprised I don't come across more swing rock, whatever genre that may be considered part of. I'm still not up for sceam-vocals, though.

Your Valentine's Day comment made me think of a piece I found the day before. There's been a "new" channel reposting a bunch of stuff from an older account (at least I think that's what happened), so I've been getting a bunch of their posts in the daily feed. This particular arrangement seems fitting, if a bit more upbeat than normal.
 
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Drunken_Flower said:
also quick retour to the rock
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Great arrangement of quality metal with the contextual acoustic intro and outro re-enforcing its impact. Wish the instrumental track was on Youtube.

Ironically, also from that album: YouTube + /watch?v=JxjiCCnALEw
I've intentionally broken the link because the video is gone, but I figured I'd preserve the original address. A pointless effort, but unlikely to hurt anything.

Feels like I haven't posted much orchestra for a bit, so now seems as good a time as any.
First, an oriental folk orchestra remix of Broken Moon which, for once, doesn't sound like it could have been Oriental Memory of Forgathering Dream.

Second, a standard orchestral arrangement of Sleeping Terror. I appreciate the patient buildup of this one culminating in a wonderfully foreboding epicness.

Third, a good-ole Melodic Taste take on Necrofantasia that I can't remember bookmarking but must have at some point. Good blend of instrumentation and variation of harmony typical of Melodic Taste.
 
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@Ken Hisuag This... is not the first time you've posted music from ssbbmaster... correct? I'm sure I've come across them before, yet I don't remember ever exploring their channel, so I can only think that it must have been because you posted their music here before. Anyway, what's my point? Thank you for posting this one. Not only is that arrangement amazing, but through the intrigue of the recommended videos that appear at the end, I have now ventured into the rabbit hole and started exploring their videos (I hadn't even realised that they made the arrangements themself!), and found not only some of my new favourite orchestral arrangements, but even some really good non-orchestral stuff. You wouldn't expect it from such a small channel. Will be following this arranger from now on.

 
hey
guess what game is booming? (to like 5 people)

so yeah
ya know aint very fond of chiptune
well yes, that partially right.
to put it in words, if if it meant to be a chiptune alone, then no
it has different feel to it if it made especially for a game ost
ya know what i mean? wording 100


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some people say that this game is dead
but no, it actually being worked on
with latest update last year (0.50e) and pre-release few months ago (0.55 beta or something, still work in progress, not final)
yes this still alive and i spent like 40 hrs in

also i dunno anything about megaman but this game cool
if you wanna check it out then https://github.com/SHNecro/ShanghaiJAR

i recommend lower your volume
this bops fast




 
@buskerdog Glad to hear it! I suggest checking out the collaboration circle The 11th Hour as well.

@Drunken_Flower Not familiar with the game, and the soundfonts are a bit rough, but it's a really good arrangement. There's a combination of themes mixed with some original composition to tie everything together, and it comes out perfectly. I'll have to look more into this.

I randomly came across this acoustic arrangement of Tomboyish Girl that uses a kalimba!

While this was an original arrangement, the performer has done quite a few rearrangements of a circle called Sensitive Heart. So I looked them up, and found a variety of uniquely instrumented synth-focused remixes. Good stuff.

 
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I'd like to take this moment to highlight Eban, simply because I follow his work and seeing some of it here reminded me of some stuff I have from him. While he does do remixes, I personally prefer his original pieces.


Additionally, a light oriental folk Pure Furies. There's a patience to this piece that I appreciate; it always feels like it's about to blow up, but instead it continues simmering gently. The climax comes quietly, with a deceptive intensity that communicates high emotions without imparting them. A very intriguing effect, to say the least.
 
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I have realized that I showed off a bunch of fan music albums in the boxart thread, and didn't think to feature some of the music here. So I'm remedying that.


 
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Now time to hope that I don't accidentally repost something.

It didn't happen often recently that I just casually looked for new music to listen to. Mostly sticked to what I already knew. Probably due to being lazy  :SatoriStare:
Leaving the details out and making a somewhat long story short, I found some touhou synthwave music.


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I'm in the mood to post some ambient-leaning remixes today. I don't come across these genres too often, though I hesitate to say they are rare. I may do an active search for lofi at some point, since I really appreciate the one here.
{Another broken link, with little hope of tracking it down.}




I hadn't seen that synthwave remix before, and I really appreciate its posting. After Stranger Things came out, most synthwave remixes I've come across have been extremely simplistic and disappointing. This is the kind of arrangement I'd expect the genre capable of, contrasting a patient melody with a steady formulaic beat. I should look more into Violet Delta; they're on Bandcamp, but for some reason I haven't really paid attention to them.

BTW, CarrotWine has removed all his Touhou stuff from Bandcamp (hence the Charisma Lash uploads). Don't know if this matters to anyone other than me, but just in case . . .
 
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I'm sure I have something for this occasion.

. . .

Ah, yes! Perfect!


For once, I'm not sure if this has been posted here before. But it's worth bringing up regardless.
 
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