NostalJack! It's been awhile! I was really glad to see a new video from you in my subscription feed, and Gen 2 remixes are always a treat, especially from the guy who has a real penchant for them. Violet City is such a great pick, and I like the very concept here, of taking a guitar loop and using it as the core for an entirely different theme - this must have been a challenge, but you really pulled it off well! Right off the bat, I like how the piece starts out so bright and warm - it makes for such a beautiful intro, especially in tandem with the visuals. And when the bass and piano come in, it really starts to take form, hinting at the melody continually right before that familiar line at 1:14 - that really brought a smile to my face. 🙂 The melody variations here are so wonderful, and I can tell you must have had a great time with this arrangement. Although, as mentioned before, I'm sure it wasn't without its difficulties - for instance, the different chord progression of the guitar loop radically changes the way the melody is harmonized, but you've done a remarkable job with making it sound natural and resolute. You know I love those musical Easter eggs you put into your music, and you even gave a timestamp for it(!) but I can't for the life of me figure out what reference(s) is at 2:28... though that bittersweet descending chord progression definitely has an "end credits/journey's end" kind of feeling. It's driving me crazy that I can't pinpoint any of them, but they are really lovely, and I enjoy how they're woven so seamlessly into the arrangement. Once again, great work here, my friend! I hope you had a merry Christmas, and here's to an exciting 2024 - I have big hopes for our VGM community this year! 🌟
Equalyze! - thank you, as always! I’m so glad you enjoyed the soothing guitar sounds courtesy of our man Snivys! This was definitely fun to work on, I love having the challenge/restriction of fitting an iconic melody into a new harmonic progression. Always a treat! As for the Easter eggs, I think the reharm of the Violet City tune similarly makes these harder to pick out, since they too have been pulled a bit away from their original chord progressions. But it bounces back and forth between chunks of Violet City, and bits of Unwavering Emotion from BW, as well as Viridian Forest from GSC! 2024, here we come! Gonna be a great year! 🥂
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At 2:28 a couple of other Pokémon tunes sneak their way in… can you name them?? 👀
Incredible!!!
NostalJack! It's been awhile! I was really glad to see a new video from you in my subscription feed, and Gen 2 remixes are always a treat, especially from the guy who has a real penchant for them. Violet City is such a great pick, and I like the very concept here, of taking a guitar loop and using it as the core for an entirely different theme - this must have been a challenge, but you really pulled it off well!
Right off the bat, I like how the piece starts out so bright and warm - it makes for such a beautiful intro, especially in tandem with the visuals. And when the bass and piano come in, it really starts to take form, hinting at the melody continually right before that familiar line at 1:14 - that really brought a smile to my face. 🙂 The melody variations here are so wonderful, and I can tell you must have had a great time with this arrangement. Although, as mentioned before, I'm sure it wasn't without its difficulties - for instance, the different chord progression of the guitar loop radically changes the way the melody is harmonized, but you've done a remarkable job with making it sound natural and resolute.
You know I love those musical Easter eggs you put into your music, and you even gave a timestamp for it(!) but I can't for the life of me figure out what reference(s) is at 2:28... though that bittersweet descending chord progression definitely has an "end credits/journey's end" kind of feeling. It's driving me crazy that I can't pinpoint any of them, but they are really lovely, and I enjoy how they're woven so seamlessly into the arrangement.
Once again, great work here, my friend! I hope you had a merry Christmas, and here's to an exciting 2024 - I have big hopes for our VGM community this year! 🌟
Equalyze! - thank you, as always! I’m so glad you enjoyed the soothing guitar sounds courtesy of our man Snivys! This was definitely fun to work on, I love having the challenge/restriction of fitting an iconic melody into a new harmonic progression. Always a treat! As for the Easter eggs, I think the reharm of the Violet City tune similarly makes these harder to pick out, since they too have been pulled a bit away from their original chord progressions. But it bounces back and forth between chunks of Violet City, and bits of Unwavering Emotion from BW, as well as Viridian Forest from GSC!
2024, here we come! Gonna be a great year! 🥂
Absolutely incredibly, love this 👏🏻 Keep
It up my friend 🤩🎉
Thank you so much!! :) 🙏🏼
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heck. yeah. 🫶
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