A SynthFont Project using the "Vintage Dreams Waves v2.sf2" sound font. I took an opposite approach from previous past projects to when I made the original MIDIs try to sound more like real orchestral instruments. This time, using the Vintage Dreams Waves sound font, I try to return that vintage feel to the old MIDIs/OPL3s with this high quality synth-heavy sound font. It was challenging on some percussion-heavy songs because there aren't many percussion instruments to choose from.
And the banks were all screwed up; none of these songs were a straight translation to this sound font--I had to select the instruments by hand for each MIDI track because the bank to the Vintage Dreams Waves sound font wasn't numbered correctly. For example, a square in the original MIDI would've translated to some annoying off-key bell--so everything had to be reassigned by ear and by hand.
Also, MOST of the MIDIs that were shorter, under the 3:30 mark, got extended, but in a way that made it sound like the song had an extra verse. Game10 is no longer the longest song, now Game15 is. And for Game20, which was really short, I extended it from the beginning and gave it a lead-in progressing intro.
Music from Descent 2, Credits Original Track: "Credits" by Dan Wentz Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
And that concludes all of the Vintage Dreams project I've been putting off for five years now. I'd like to make a new variation of each world (a Quartzon mix, Brimspark, Limefrost spiral) for each of the 4 songs, but I've been very busy lately. Got my CDL 3 years ago and drive trucks now, got engaged two years ago, and lost my father last year. Lots of changes. I simply don't have time to devote to Descent related stuff lately. I still pop Descent music on every now and then, of course. Y'all be good! Hopefully I get the D2 files done before 2030?
Music from Descent 2, Level 4: AHAYWEH Gate Original Track: "Game04" by Dan Wentz Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 2, Level 3: Wenl Mine Original Track: "Game03" by Dan Wentz Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 2, Level 2: Turnabout Bore Original Track: "Game02" by Dan Wentz Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 2, Level 1: AHAYWEH Gate Original Track: "Game01" by Dan Wentz Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Exit Theme Original Track: "Exit" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Credits Original Track: "Credits" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Ending Cutscene Original Track: "Endgame" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Briefing Original Track: "Briefing" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1 Title Screen/Descent Theme Original Track: "title" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Secret Level 3: Astoroid... something something... (can someone help? I forgot the name of the third secret level of D1. It was that really difficult one with the fusion hulks all over the place; briefing said it was overran with infected robots.) Original Track: "Game04" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Secret Level 2: Asteroid Storage Depot Original Track: "Game03" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
You've heard this before. It was the one I had for Level 3, but I reassigned it to Secret Level 2 (Song 29).
Music from Descent 1, Secret Level 1: Asteroid Secret Base Original Track: "Game02" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Level 27: Charon Volatile Mine Original Track: "Game05" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Notes: Had to borrow the helicopter and seashore tracks from another sound font file.
Music from Descent 1, Level 26: Pluto Military Base Original Track: "Game04" by Ken Allen, Brian Luzietti, Larry Peacock, Leslie Spitzer, Jim Torres, Tim Wiles Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont