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, Level 2: Turnabout Bore Original Track: "Game02" by Dan Wentz Rearranged By: DJ Hearseman (formerly Texace12, formerly formerly Alieo) via SynthFont
Music from Descent 1, Level 19: Oberon Mine Track: "Game19" 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 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
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, 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, 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, Level 10: Mars Orbital Station Original Track: "Game10" 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 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, 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, Level 3: Lunar Military Base 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
Had some time and came back to finish this project off. Pardon the loss of Descent font in image; that was 2-3 computers ago.
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, Level 9: Mars Military Dig/Mars Colony (PC/PSX level titles; I forget which used which.) Original Track: "Game09" 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 5: Venus Nickel-Iron Mine 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
Arrangement of tracks 1-5 in this project were supposed to emulate the PC shareware version of the old OPL3 files. After Level 22, Songs 1-5 repeat in Levels 23-27, and that's where you'll hear the full version OPL3 emulations of these variations. I also do different takes for the repeated Secret Levels sequences of Game02 through Game04 in #s 28-30.
Music from Descent 1, Level 25: Pluto Outpost 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
Music from Descent 1, Level 4: Venus Atmospheric Lab 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