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I Miss You - EarthBound 2012 Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube (playlist)

sleepytimejesse:

To celebrate the music of the Mother series several artists have banded together to create the most nostalgic tribute to these games they could muster. Their music takes you on a journey beyond the end of Mother 2/EarthBound, meeting new characters and even a few new enemies.

sleepytimejesse:

Every download of this album also comes with a free copy of EarthBound.sf2, the EarthBound soundfont that was used in the creation of this album. This file contains 176 authentic SNES instruments meticulously ripped from the game's ROM.

Soundfont, album concept and art by sleepytimejesse.

sleepytimejesse: (november 2020 edit)

If you google "EarthBound Soundfont" you can find the tool we used to compose these songs for free : )

Megalo Strike Back Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube

Toby Fox: (portfolio commentary)

Created as an homage to the final battle of the Super Nintendo game EarthBound utilizing instruments from the game itself. A rockin' midi boss battle theme for an alien overlord.

Toby Fox: (tumblr commentary)

From the collaborative EarthBound fan-album I was a part of a while back.

Clearly callback to the final boss theme in the original game, in both instrumentation and structure. I’m not as good at writing dissonant, alien metal, so I took a more melodic approach, integrating the low-intensity NES section into the rest of the song instead of dropping it once the guitars kick in. The melodic section is a little bit inspired by Malcolm Brown’s Rex Duodecim Angelus.

I snuck in some warping, pitch-bended bass notes like the original did. See if you can hear them at 1:09-1:15. Another little musical detail that I’m proud of is that I managed to re-use the sample from the guitar solo that plays on the opening Gas Station screen of the game.

The name is clearly a shout-out to Mother 2’s original subtitle: “Gyiyg Strikes Back!” It’s also a reference to Megalovania, the other boss song I made using EarthBound instrumentation for a ROM Hack I created during my junior year of High School.

Checkerboard Memories Listen on: Bandcamp, YouTube

Toby Fox: (tumblr commentary)

There are a lot of chill songs in EarthBound with rolly-snare drum loops, chill chords, and poppy, droopy bass. Hospital definitely comes to mind, as does the Select Your File theme. This song is essentially a fusion of those two tracks to create something chill and faux-nostalgic. It’s always nice to make something that isn’t punching you in the face.