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Title: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: Peroxwhy?gen on March 18, 2012, 12:57:07 am

Hello All you GE:Sers


For the past couple days I have been working on a little project for my Audio Engineering classes, and guess what you Rare fanatics! Its a remake of the songs in GoldenEye 007 for the N64... String quarter style ooh yeah!


The songs that are complete


- Frigate  (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-fridget-string)
- Egyptian (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-egyptian-string)
- Archives X (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-archive-x-string)
- Statue (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-statue-string)
- Caverns
 (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-caverns-string)- Aztec (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-aztec-string)
- Bunker  (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldneye-007-bunker-1-string)
- Runway (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-runway-string)
- Surface 2 X (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-surface-2-x)
- Dam (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-dam-string)
- Archives (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-archives-string)
- Cradle X (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-cradle-x-string)
- Depot X (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-depot-x-string)
- Egyptian X (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-egyptian-x)
- Statue X (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-statue-x-string)
- Street X
 (http://soundcloud.com/jessehirmer/goldeneye-007-street-x-string)
I'll be looking forward to your opinions, Cheers!
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: Proxie on March 18, 2012, 04:45:29 am
I know these are only string based, but they just sound weird without the drums I'm used to, still a nice change though, Statue is my favorite out of all of them.
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: Rick Astley on March 18, 2012, 10:38:39 am
Surface X is good
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: namajnaG on March 18, 2012, 10:46:01 am
I loved most of them, Sounds different, Sure, But I like variety in music. Good work!
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: kraid on March 18, 2012, 11:10:12 am
You got the strings, now bring in the rest of the orchester.
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: jjmusicnotes on March 18, 2012, 01:18:03 pm
These are not bad transcriptions, but that's really all they are.  They are not arrangements for a string quartet.  I can tell you that a string quartet would be bored as hell playing this stuff - especially a good one.  Since you've taken out all of the other junk people are used to hearing - like the drums, you gotta compensate by making the string parts a little bit more interesting.

A fantastic example would be the album "Strung out on Ok Computer".  All fantastic arrangements and expressively and musically played.  You might also want to check out the Vitamin C quartet (though I don't like song selection or playing,) FuzzBox, and the Kronos Quartet.

Also, I couldn't really tell by your samples, but it sounded like you were using section patches instead of single instrument patches.

Good work so far and keep at it!
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: Peroxwhy?gen on March 18, 2012, 01:26:56 pm
Thanks for all the feedback! i really appreciate it. I thought the same thing when i was producing these, they sounded really different, but once most of it was said and done i thought it all sounded wonderful, but far from complete.

@Kraid Oh yeah! i would definitely want to redo all of these into a orchestration of awesomeness.



Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: RogerMooreSucks on October 03, 2015, 06:30:25 pm
They all truly sound GOD AWFUL!
Title: Re: GoldenEye String Quartet style
Post by: TriDefiance on October 05, 2015, 09:06:53 pm
It's definitely a start and I can't wait to see where you take this!