Pizza Tower ~ Tubular Trash Zone (YM2612 + SN76489 Arrangement)

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A Genesis-styled cover of Tubular Trash Zone, a level theme from Pizza Tower.

A few notes about the arrangement:

Although I would say all of Pizza Tower's music is great, this song in particular really stood out to me as one of my favorites. A great bass line, iconic samples, and distortion guitar solo are what cemented this one among my top picks.

A labor-intensive part of this arrangement was all the subtle and brief pitch bends! I had to use all the available pitch control commands (01xy, 02xy, 03xy, E1xy, E2xy, E5xy) in order to get them how I wanted. I also learned that they don't translate directly between FM and SN, meaning I had to do a whole new series of trial and error when applying them to the square waves :( Hopefully you like how it sounds and the effort was worth it!

I didn't realize it until I saw the actual track title, but it seems pretty obvious to me that the music is heavily inspired by Sonic and SEGA compositions. The word "Zone" is how Sonic describes each level theme, there's an emphasis on the bass line, and nearly all of the samples were used by Hideka Naganuma in the Jet Set Radio series. I don't think Sonic ever ran through a sewer, though... (never mind, totally forgot about Toxic Caves.)

If you are a fan of covers like this, feel free to check out my previous works! I like a variety of games, so there is a decent selection.

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

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