Remaster/Arrange: Bad Apple
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Bad Apple, or "BAD Apple!!" as ZUN likes to spell it
From Touhou 4 Lotus Land Story
Composed by ZUN
Remastered/Arranged by me
Yesterday, i felt like arranging Bad Apple, so i did.
It was quite random, i was just listening to an old arrange i made of Bad Apple in 2017 for something secret (you will find out eventually when said something is actually released...it's not up to me sadly).
But yes, while i was listening to my 2017 arrange of Bad Apple, i listened to Illusionary Sputnik Night from ZUN's music CD; Griomoire of Marisa, and i thought "hmmm...wouldn't it be cool if other old ZUN songs had those cool extended parts too?".
So, well, i figured it wouldn't be very hard to do, so i started working on it, it took around 11 hours.
For this arrange, i wanted to prioritize "remaster" for the first half, and "arrange" for the second half.
I really like the original song, but i have to admit that i am not very fond of the melody at 1:08, and thus, i also found it a little difficult to improve on.
Honestly, that part of the song is quite basic and even boring in my honest opinion, certainly not amongst my favourite melodies ZUN composed.
A lot of people would probably say "but Sylvy, it's the PC-98 era, he was still bad then", and to that i say...really? Some of my favourite ZUN songs are PC-98 songs, a lot of them have great composition.
Of course, i really love the rest of the original aside from that part, just a great Touhou song all around.
I tried making the song a bit longer by adding some new parts, messing with key changes, and adding a piano solo.
There's also some easter eggs hidden in the background melodies, pay close attention, and you might recognize them.
Also, i tried making this song more Marisa-ish than Reimu-ish.
There's 2 paths in Touhou 4: Lotus Land Story, it depends on which character you pick, the stage 1 theme will be different depending on which character you pick.
I always thought it would be kind of interesting to imagine what the music of Touhou 4 would sound like if each stage had like a "Reimu variation" and a "Marisa variation" of the music, this would definetely be the "Marisa variation" of Bad Apple.
I think if i ever made a "Reimu variation", it would sound a bit more eastern (the irony of that statement does not fly over my head), maybe with those cool saw instruments from her theme in Touhou 8...
This song was very easy and chill to work on, so i had fun, especially since i am working very hard on more difficult songs behind the scenes (i'm composing for 2 albums and 2 game OST's, consider joining/donating to my Patreon if you want to hear some of the songs early)
Also i drew Elly for the thumbnail, she's the stage 3 boss of Touhou 4 (this is not obvious for a surprising amount of people because of the popularity of the Astromo-something-i-forgot Records arrange of Bad Apple)
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If you've come this far, thank you, i'm glad you took the time to read this description, i wish an extra nice day to you!
(and if your day is bad, please do something about it, you know you can!)
This genuinely sounds like if ZUN had composed bad apple yesterday. That's how faithful to Touhou it is. There's no greater compliment that I could give.
You're legit right.
A : I love listening to Bad Apple
B : Which one? Game version, or the song version?
A : Yes
Wonderful :)
Play it betch
@@quynhyb stfu
@@harmonyesy7223
it’s a joke
New ringtone thx
Senpai gave me a heart aaaaa
I admire your profile picture
I'm going to do the same
Damn, I was just looking for ringtone when I saw your comment
Finally, someone made a Bad Apple X Bad Apple mix (see what I did there?). Nice!
SilvaGunner has one as well
@@unowenwashere2782 Can you show me the link?
@@unowenwashere2782 sauce please because us Gen Z’ers can’t be bothered to look up stuff for ourselves :3
@@momsaccount4033 oof but true
@@Nr_Symphony @JimmytheSarcasticKitty
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He is knowing for posting "rips" of game soundtracks. He includes the title of the game and song in, the version of the song (Ingame, Alpha, etc.) and a convincing thumbnail. Even the description seems standaed and cites the composer of the peice. But his "rips" are all shitposts, mixing them with other songs usually with a joke or theme in mind. Sure plenty of people do this, but it's usually ear rape. Siiva makes it a point in most of his videos to make them at least listenable. A lot of them while shitposty are unironically good.
I right away knew the exact video @Ralph M meant since I've heared most of Siiva's work.
This left me kind of wishing for a version of this song based on that one cover of Reincarnation that Zun did. On the second part of the "boring melody," there's a part where you hold for a second, then go into the melody. There, I almost wanted a pop, like a boom-boom left jab right jab sort of deal. I don't know, I'm weird.
Really nice take on Bad Apple, though. I couldn't help but notice you might've taken some inspiration from the famous version of the song. I wish I knew how to articulate where in the song I felt like you did that.
You make some really good stuff!
That note at 00:22 after the five-note ascension being higher than the one before it also something that's in the explosively famous remix but not the original BAD Apple!! I'm not quite sure why I feel that it's a bad fit but certain occurrences like the one at 00:28 where it's played twice in a row (albeit with a little flourish between) contribute to that feeling the most.
Your take on the 1:09 section is great, though, it has just the right punch!
Second part is not boring, it's my favourite, after intro though
@ 1:09, ZUN tends to do this a lot with his music and I absolutely love it! Like it's a sudden shift of pace. But, as for the original and famous cover of bad appple, it's music. Sylvy can make it however they want it to be.
Finally we have found it...
the “Good Apple”
The apple apple, or the bad bad. You choose
Apple Bad
I always love how you add extra random piano notes that sounds reaaallly good in most of your arranges
I still have that koishi arrange as my favourite for over months
Touhou : Return to Fantasy World
Playable Characters : Reimu, Marisa, Komachi
*Stage 5*
*Komachi's story*
??? : "Why, I didn't think someone like you would show up."
Komachi : "You very well know why I'm here. Your master have lived for a very long time and you know it. By the way, who are you ?"
Elly : "Ah, that's true, only the red and white shrine maiden and the monochrome witch would know me in your world."
Komachi : "Let's say we wouldn't care less about a lazy gatekeeper, we already have one in Gensokyo."
Elly : "Funny, coming from a lazy shinigami who caused quiet a commotion about the flower incident by doing almost nothing."
Komachi : "But today I'm not, and that's why I'll have to take the soul of your master."
*Spirit Battle ~ Perdition Crisis*
Elly : "And that's why you won't go any further. My nightmarish scythe will be the one that'll make you sleep eternally in this world of fantasy !"
If this was to be in a game, I would hope she would at least be stage 4. It’s too intimidating to be stage 3.
Komachi is windows's elly confirmed
This is a very good song
I haven’t yet played a touhou game, but I have listened to much of the music, both official and fan made, and this one is up at the top as one of my favorites
Good job mate :D
Thank you!
Why i just found this now?
It is so amazing that you used real elements that zun uses in his recent stage themes, it's so beautiful
Actually spectacular
sounds like something that would be on one of ZUN’s music albums, sounds great
It's like a mix of the original bad apple and the famous remix...wonderful. I can't imagine what would look like a stage setting with this song. Probably a stage 5.
@@Sylvysprit Thank YOU for your work ! Because of you, we can listen nice remix !
Sounds like what'd play during a boss battle against someone who's just defending what they love and is really just trying to garden
Elly is a mansion porter, kinda works
@@Star-hq1zs For Yuuka as well, so quite definitely
THIS ARRANGEMENT IS SO GOOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH AAAAAAAAA
My my... This feels so... So unique... Its got your very unique style along with a very nostalgic feeling. Certainly, one of the best arranges I've listened to...
Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece with us!
That’s ironic, considering that this is the version of bad Apple that eventually got memed
"this song is a good apple" -CG5
On the electro swing cover
finally, the real apple is back
God damn, that's some *REAL* ZUN power right here!
Obligatory "Good Apple" joke, that aside, this is an excellent arrangement, I really like it
truly a hidden jem...
the nostalgia, the epic, and the friends we made along the way~
This is so SA-ish, I love it
(also that effect at 0:07 has to be a nod to the Nomico ver.)
That piano solo at the end is delicious.
Both versions combined in harmony... It's beautiful!!
Certified banger. I have loved this ever since I first listened to it years ago. Thank you for making this.
Thank you for your comment! I'm glad you came back to listen to it again
@@Sylvysprit I will continue to for a long time to come.
This is awesome; I really love the use of ZUNpets!
This is awesome, I recently discovered your remixes (thanks to Despacitouhou) and I am already a fan. Keep up the good work!
Between this and the EoSD version that Melody-Man did, I have yet to hear a bad remix of the LLS version of Bad Apple!! I come back to this remix a lot. Exceptional work.
This is one the best versions I've ever heard!
This nails the feel of Moriya Arc "open-wide" stage themes really hard. Great as usual.
I keep coming back to this one. It's just such a jam and I love the drums, too. Just adds to the energy of the track so much.
Really good job.
I knew it would turn out amazing if you did an arrange.
Glad you did this, it sounds terrific. ♪
Awesome remastering! I like the use of the trumpets, though that's probably just bias since the Touhou trumpets are probably my favorite instrument ever. The rest is still great though.
Suena increíble :D💜
This rearrange made it sounded like a cowboyish theme with the Cowboy being a kid with a scythe on 1 hand and a gun on another while riding a horse and whistling this theme at the same time
Takes the good parts from both the PC98 and Nomico version, plus some new good stuff! Great job.
This was the first legitimate Touhou Bullet Hell I have ever beaten (and gotten the good ending on Normal or higher) listening to someone of such skill and mastery with remastering music go all out to recreate a song from this exact game only makes me even happier, great job on the remix and I can't wait to see more from you soon!
最高です！。
I’ve never heard Bad Apple before, but if it’s anything close to the quality of this I’m gonna be a huge fan. This was just absolutely phenomenal. Keep up the good work
pray you listened to the original and not that one remix
Lillith Kagari lol may I ask what one remix?
@@randomperson1997 the remix that has ~50M views maybe? xd
@@abarette_*~75
This is one of the best arranges ive heard lol
Thank you!
epic music
Most overplayed Toho song, but I couldn't mind less, this really manages to sound great and might actually be the best and most energetic version of Bad Apple i heard.
Edit: Ahhhh DAT tom fill at 2:57
Simply beautifully done!
Very nice work once again! Sylvy doesn't disappoint. ^^
Am i dreaming?
Is this a dream?
This is to good to be true
Thanks!
woah, this is much better than i thought it would be. mind blowing
This sounds like a good apple to me.
Nice arrangement bro👍
And Elly would be proud of you
Thank you!
pretty cool
Thank you!!
Omg basic? I love that medley at 1:08
Now this is good stuff
Thank you very much.
This sounds like if you combined Bad Apple with Battle Against a True Hero from Undertale.
Beautiful.
This is absolutely great! Good job! ;)
Hi! I know this song is old, just wanted to make you know this song really made me feel good while playing drums, thanks for the awesome work!
Really like this one !
Fantastic job! I really like what you've done with this.
It's uncanny how much this sounds like an actual Touhou theme.
I hate to break it to you but that's because the original is also from Touhou
@Sylvysprit Yes, I meant the instruments lmao. Sounds straight out of EoSD
So nice
Holy shit it's the super ledgehop girl
Anyway good arrange
Ooh, I like the extra dips and offshoot harmonies. Key changes was awesome. Nice work Sylvysprit!
well executed, and beautiful
Way better than this strange sounding remix MMD has outright destroyed
This honestly make me wish ZUN would do a remake of the PC-98 games one day with the modern bells and whistles of the newer games, where, even if they WERE bad (As if), we still had the originals version of the games on emulators or, for those who were lucky, the original copies
This is some good stuff👌
This is amazing! You did a really good job! However, I'm not too much of a fan of the Romantique Tp. Everything else sounds amazing though, as always!
-also that ending piano is so hecking god like-
3 years late but thank you for giving me something that's not from richaadeb who milked this song
AMAZING
You did her right by making this.
Awesome
dang this is good. i need to start doing stuff like this
I love Bad Apple!
すげぇ……ガチ原曲や……
Oh yea, so its gonna be more of a subtle remi-
0:09
WHAT THE FUCK, YO THIS SHIT'S GOOD
Good
3:28 I love those parts
this feels as if lotus land story was on windows
Wow it be a good song for a final boss character to be honest like a battle against a legendary pokemon or an undertale boss battle I think if I made a game mix of both undertale and pokemon this song be the final boss fight theme in genocide run
gOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
Interesting work ! It sounds good, and the added parts fit in. Just not too fond of the little change in the melody, as I feel the original gave it a bit more nuance, but besides that, it's nice
You are the new DBU for me.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
*B a d A p p l e 2* was released?
its hard finding remix of original i always see the namco version remix but i want origina too
I hate that the amazing original became forgotten theme of Touhou, despite being sometimes called theme of Touhou.
Most people that enter Fantasy Fandom know that Bad Apple and are shocked when they hear original and are "this isn't Bad Apple that I know"
honestly I'm just waiting for someone to call the original an 16-bit remix. because i know they will. people can be so ignorant. while the remix did introduce a lot of people to touhou, myself included, the fact that so many people consider it "the og song" and all this other bull is just... eck
sorry if my writings shit, it's 3:00 am.
>when they hear original and are "this isn't Bad Apple that I know"
And that's only what makes it even better imo
You people are so goddamn immature. People hate Touhou fans because of you guys. You gatekeep music that should be for everyone and try to be all hipster and act like you’re hot shit because you don’t like popular things.
Nice
Woah
This hsould have been called Bad Apple X Bad Apple. So (Bad Apple)^2 = Worse Apples
broooo what are you uing to visualize your notes? it looks sickkkkk
@@Sylvysprit thanksss
@@Sylvysprit i love the song btw listened to it like ten times
유튜브 알고리즘
왜 이제야 추천해준거야
Were you playing the game in the background?
@@Sylvysprit This level is easier than EoSD Normal tho
@@Sylvysprit I didnt mean that you suck. Its just that I see that you have difficulties on touhou even though I see you 1cc alot of them yet I havent even 1cc'd any
メモ
ピッチを-0.25すると、めっちゃ体験版っぽくなる
what vsts do you use? :D
Undertale battle OST be like:
@@Lucas-to1ws ooo didn't know that
yalls can call me crazy but this sounds like it would be a fanmade undertale bossfight song
nah