Life Force/Salamander (NES) Medley - All Themes (Rock/Metal Guitar Covers w/ Clip Movie)

This song took forever to track/edit/and mix because I wanted to get it right the first time with little to no regrets. I took some liberties with an intro to the game and I also composed all the transitions between levels so hopefully they are up to par with the actual composition of the original soundtrack. I think I spent 8 months earnestly working on it because we moved houses and I went through some definite changes and dramatic life events in that time, which impacted the timeline I had on completion. That being said, I finally have found a comfortable method to record while we are currently living in a tiny apartment and waiting for our new house to be completed. Hopefully I can produce some music videos quicker until I set up my new office.


This soundtrack is so incredibly underrated. The game itself was awesome as well, but what made the game was the awesome music you listened to while blasting aliens and spaceships. That and co-op mode for double the awesome. This game is and has always been one of my very favorite games of all time. This was tied in my book with the original Contra because it was almost the same gameplay and approach. Think i was 8 when I first played this and it's stuck with me for almost 30 years. I did my best with all the tracking. No I can't play the bass up to the speed of the recording but I wanted it to sound authentic from the game so it took some creative editing. I'm putting that out there. My buddy Carlos joined me for a guitar lead towards the end of the song too so credit goes to him for the sweet widdly-woos.





It would be awesome to say I wrote these tunes, but alas, I did not. The original score was composed by Miki Higashino (and depending on how accurate Wikipedia is possibly Hidenori Maezawa, Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, and Atsushi Fujio who all worked for Konami back when this game was released for the NES in 1986. I am simply paying homage to these musical geniuses in my own weird way. This "DERIVATIVE WORK" (look it up) is also covered under the current copyright laws and as long as I don't sell my work for money, I won't get a cease and desist letter from the copyright owner. Otherwise I gotta go pay for some licenses down at the ol' Harry Fox agency.





I mostly do video game covers, but here's a list of other stuff I've uploaded just to mix it up a little. And yes I'll do more song songs in the future. You should see my list of tunes I plan to cover. It's massive:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTu7w... - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Level 6 - Outside the Castle and Potion Theme Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKcE5​... - EMF - Unbelievable (90's Pop Music) - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1mys​... - Dr. Mario (NES/Gameboy/N64/Etc.) Music - 'Chill Theme' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp5Xf​... - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Level 3 - Fire Caves' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMTVj​... - The Binding of Isaac: WOTL (Multiple Platform) Music - 'Serenity' - Clean Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie




   • Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'The...  ​ - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'The Big Tree' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



   • Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Cav...  ​ - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Caves' - Rock/Metal Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



   • Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Ins...  ​ - Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - 'Inside the Tree' - Mellow/Psychedelic Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



   • Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - Leve...  ​ - Metal Wizards & Warriors (NES) Music - Level 1 - Forest of Elrond Guitar Cover w/ Clip Movie



   • Final Fantasy VII (PS1) - Sending a D...  ​ - Final Fantasy VII Guitar Cover - Sending a Dream into the Universe/Cid's Theme w/ Clip movie




   • 1943 - The Battle for Midway (NES) Mu...  ​ - 1943 - The Battle for Midway (NES) Music - Mission Theme 1 Metal Cover and Clip Movie



   • Me Vs. Metroid (NES) Music - Brinstar...  ​ - Me Vs. Metroid (An atmospheric, rock ballad, jam of some kind)



   • Wizards & Warriors (NES) - Main Title...  ​ - Wizards & Warriors Main Theme ------ the rest will follow when i get around to it.




   • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Q...  ​ - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Forest Interlude Orchestrated Marimba Groove Cover




   • The Legend of Zelda - Main Theme (yet...  ​ - The Legend of Zelda (yet another metal cover)








   • Jackal (NES) Medley - All Themes (Roc...   - Jackal (NES) Medley - All Themes (Rock/Metal Guitar Covers w/ Clip Movie)








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