Metroid: Zero Mission ~ Brinstar Theme (YM2612 + SN76489 Arrangement)

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A Genesis-styled cover of Metroid: Zero Mission's Brinstar theme.

A few notes about the arrangement:

With the announcement of Metroid Dread, I picked myself up a copy of Metroid: Zero Mission to acquaint myself in preparation. I found myself really enjoying the game's versions of iconic Metroid tunes, so I thought I'd give the most well-known theme, Brinstar, a shot.

I dedicated the three square wave channels to supporting chords, and learned a bit about how to structure chords. One quirk that I found a bit annoying and tried my best to fix was some instruments making a popping sound if their notes are spaced close together. My workaround was to dedicate more channels to the same instrument, so that one note can end on one channel before the next begins on an adjacent channel. You can see this for the bass and leads throughout the tracker.


If you have any suggestions or tips about the composition please let me know, I'm looking to improve!

Gameplay footage of Metroid: Zero Mission by naswinger:    • Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA) [Hard Mod...  

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