Stow-on-Side from Pokémon SwSh, but actually it's from PMD Explorers [Soundfont Remix]
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- An arrangement of the music that plays in the town of Stow on Side in the games Pokemon Sword and Shield, in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers soundfont.
Ah, Stow-on-Side, the town whose music gives off intense PMD vibes. It's mainly because of the use of the 1-2-5 interval in the melody, which is used in PMD's main theme. It might also be the D section, which reminds me of "Run Away, Fugitives" from PMD1. Or it's the flute throughout the piece... essentially, this is just a PMD piece. They must've placed it in the wrong game and didn't notice!!!
For this video, I decided on maximising the PMD potential of this piece by using the PMD2 soundfont, and also adding some PMD references into it. I also added in a drumset so that it sounds more like the generic, pumped-up dungeon theme.
For the graphics, I used a thing called Sonic Candle which generates a waveform visualiser from an mp3/wav. I took a lot of inspiration from MOdern NOise's ( • Battle! Gym Leader - P... ) 8-bit arrangements using a music tracker. Since I'm not very competent with them, I used Musescore instead (as I normally do), and arranged the piece by ear. Then, I converted each instrument's audio and coloured them roughly according to parts, save for a few sections where the melody switches places. The editing was done in Hitfilm Express. It took a few hours, and mostly involved shifting the waveforms around. I liked doing these sorts of things ever since the National Day video I did in August. I'm definitely going to do more!
The original was composed by Minako Adachi and Go Ichinose.
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I refuse to believe this is not from pmd. I absolutely refuse.
It's because of the flute isn't it?
I immediately got PMD vibes when I first listened to this song. I'm glad others feel the same. Also, nice use of the mallet percussion where that stringed instrument in the melody would be.
Yeah, now that you mention it, the flute is absolutely very PMD.
I was thinking of using the guitar sound and doing the tremolo guitar thing the original had, but midi tremolo sounds crappy as hell. That vibraphone sample is also used in a lot of memorable PMD tracks (off the top of my head, the menu theme uses it for its melody).
you might be thinking of the Super Mystery dungeon Pan flute, because it's exactly the same one used in stow-on-side. it's from EastWest Ra, and it's even used in Sun and Moon for Seafolk Village.
@@morganfreeman8289 Is it the same one used for Sun and Moon MT LANAKILA?
it also sounds like its from M&L BIS witch has a similar soundfront cause this what most music in midlife DS games sounded like
Piling on the medieval feeling that Stow-On-Side already has!!! Love this!
In 0:32 you can purely feel pmd vibes.
Vibraphone + flute = instant PMD apparently!
I am from the galar region and so proud of your performence 🏴 ❤
This could totally be a theme for a mystery dungeon. Maybe for northern dessert of quicksand cave.
I got the same feeling. The wind instruments gave it that rustic feel. Pmd also loves using flutes like this a lot.
This feels right at home with PMD
This sounds like it is from PMD2. It's the flutes.
Those. Darn. Flutes.
I love it.
This is beautiful!
Same here. I wanted to make something like this for a bit, but I thought nobody had ripped a version that paired to GM instruments. But oh hey, actually someone did that already!
I dont know if that phrase is theoretically correct lol but yeah it's used in the main PMD theme, time gear, sky tower... a lot of things. I think its more like a sus4 sound in the melody.
(And yeah, key changes are fun!)
@@FiveNineSquared Oh gosh, same here! The soundfont pack was very elusive for me. I've had a PMD1 .sf2 for forever but the PMD2 one seemed lost to time until I just, found it.
I noticed I've ended up using the same sort of rhythm and intervals for a lot of the songs I am composing in Famitracker for my eventual game Shifted. I guess it can be a composer-habit. (I'm really bad at musical terms if you can't tell; I am completely not-musically-trained. I simply feel music and melodies and then compose and work with them. It's all feelings, no brain, typically!)
@@CharemTheShadox To be frank, I also rarely use any music theory if I'm composing something, and it's definitely very hard to come up with different things to write for each piece of music you create (for me I almost always use this chromatic-down-sorta chord progression ruclips.net/video/gYIFpSAZ_9E/видео.html ).
Also you're making a game? Didn't know that. I've tried using Famitracker before but I never got far with it because the interface was a bit tedious to use :p
@@FiveNineSquared (I forgot to respond to this ahhh RUclips's comment layout is so baaaad)
I'm not sure where my style goes, but I seem to like to build a semi-neutral intro and beginning-section into a very strong payoff melody. And yes indeed, I'm working on something in RPG Maker that's inspired by a game called 'Changed' on Steam. My project is called 'Shifted' and I hope to also sell it on Steam eventually~
Famitracker's limitations make it kinda comfortable for me, tbh. It CAN be a bit tedious but having a limited set of channels really helps me focus. Here - this is the latest song I've composed for my game: puu.sh/Fq0Kz/c6d6013e35.mp3 ('Locked in Ice')
this fits right in with PMD2's music. I love this
This should have a billion views. You took one of the best things from swoshi and combined it with some of the greatest Pokemon games ever (and with a pinch of nostalgia)
Thank you!! Still, it was inevitable that someone was gonna make a crossover between this track and pmd lol
I was really hoping you'll make a version of this track since it's one of the best in SwSh! Great piece as usual! :)
100% agree, anything sounding remotely PMD is an instant favourite :p -- thanks!
This is by far my favorite song from the games, I love browsing music remixes and this is truly amazing, thank you :)
This is amazing!!! Do you happen to still have the midi or mscz file?!? Id love to try this with the Live HQ soundfront!
I cannot. I cannot actually believe how amazing this is.
I love this so much. And honestly, you are so talented. If I didn’t know it was from swsh, I genuinely would have thought pmd instantly🥰😭
It’s beautiful😭
Thank you very much hahaha
I don't get it though, this _is_ from PMD I don't know why so many people are saying otherwise
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Hey this is GORGEOUS. Most remixes I hear using the PMD soundfont can't quite get the vibe of the games right, but this one absolutely nails it. There aren't nearly enough videos using the PMD soundfont with this level of quality out there.
Thank you so much! But the reason why the PMD vibes are strong in this one is owed a lot to the original composition being very PMD-esque already. So yeah, can't put all the praise on myself but thanks again!
Very impressive! But where did you find the original soundfont?
Thank you! I got it from the MD subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/MysteryDungeon/comments/b6wz35/pok%C3%A9mon_mystery_dungeon_soundfont/ejo1u2m/
I got the biggest grin as soon as it started playing, holy crap this is amazing!!!! PMD has the best sound font and it fits Stow-on-Side so well!!
Thank you! Happy you like it so much haha
Man I love PMD’s soundfont, for such a limited console, it’s so good
This sounds great!
I love this. What I loved about the original was it reminded me of the old school midi songs you’d find in classic games. You putting this in this sound font makes it even more enjoyable. Great cover.
Thank you! I don't really hear similarities tbh (maybe the pan flute?) but I guess this arrangement sounds vaguely like a Runescape track
Damn. Was just gonna put this on while I draw but I ended up listening to the first loop in stunned silence. Amazing...
THERE'S A PITCH SHIFT AT THE END?!?! 😍😱❤❤❤❤❤
Key changes babyy
dude , i love your stuff ok
Thank you, ok? :p
@@FiveNineSquared Yes
Awesome, I haven't played much of any PMD game but the DS soundfont feel of this piece is just so great
I LOVE YOU THIS IS AMAZING OMGGGG
This sounds amazing using the PMD soundfont! I love it
This would be perfect for my fanmade town area, Outskirt Village. It's on the Sand Continent. 😊
im headcanoning that this is the theme of the graveler in the team charm special episode
this is absolutely amazing
Omg, I love this so much! :D
Omg this is just perfect!!!
this is incredible!
The nostalgia 😭😭😭
I love this kind of remix great job : )
Same here; thanks!
I really wanna hear something like this but for sootopolis
Sootopolis really is a banger... I'll consider but don't quote me on that :p
I love this music!
This seems to have become on of your most-viewed videos!
Rightfully so, but I love all the other content you create just as much!
I'm thankful for having found your channel through this video tho~
I'm currently trying to get behind the soundfont myself, figuring out of how to make it truly sound "PMD", just started out making music in general so it can be a bit frustrating at times to not get your thoughts translated to the DAW, hehe.
I dug through this comment section and you suggested certain instruments to make it sound more like PMD, I also figured that certain instruments only sound familiar if you shift them entire octaves.
I know you're currently busy with other content, but do you think you could someday stream your workflow? I think it would help a tremendous amount to see you arrange something in real time, and regardless of that would be content I'd love to watch!
Thanks! I never tried streaming before (and I don't know if my crappy laptop can handle it haha), but I've thought about doing something like an arranging video before. (But I don't have a very interesting/methodological way of arranging tbh...)
With regards to the soundfont though, I think the instruments will sound good at the octaves you'd expect. I didn't consider it much as I was writing the arrangement.
@@FiveNineSquared I see~
It would still be immensely interesting to get a glimpse behind the scenes someday!
Also, were there any audio effects like reverb used in the production of this song or just the pure soundfont?
There was a bit of reverb added through the native synthesiser in Musescore. I don't think the soundfont has much reverb on its own
Hello! Im trying my hand at making music in musescore with the PMD2 soundfont. I'm having trouble organizing the soundfont and finding the instruments I want to use. Any suggestions? Thanks.
There's a version of the soundfont someone on Reddit compiled where all the patches are labelled according to general MIDI. Using that should be easier for ya: www.reddit.com/r/MysteryDungeon/comments/b6wz35/pok%C3%A9mon_mystery_dungeon_soundfont/ejo1u2m/
And if you're looking for instrument choices, default to having the flute and/or vibraphone somewhere in the there. Instant PMD.
let's try listing all pmd references I can find in one listen.
time gear theme
gates opening, run away (both are part of the original)
sky tower
pokemon square
"pmd 2 theme" (cause the melody has so many songs - primal dialga, fogbound lake, sacrifice... call it whatever you want)
ragged mountain
boss battle
then there are countless elements that just sound like pmd with no specific song. for example the bass lines, the tremolos/trills, the 0:33 section (kinda in the nightmare, but not the only reason ).
I'm a bit curious where you're hearing the Gates theme... You basically got most of my references though, i might have unintentionally wrote in a bit of Ragged Mountain in there somehow, idk at this point lol all my original compos sound straight off a mystery dungeon game
The 0:33 section was _sorta_ inspired by the nightmare music, like Growing Anxiety - I used the same vibraphone sample
@@FiveNineSquared gates theme is the 4 notes in the melody starting at around 0:42 - it is not that obvious. But at 2:52 you actually used the gates rythm (repeating the first note twice). At 3:06 the run up is very much like ragged mountain.
@@Linkchu ah, the melody in those two parts arent just used in GTI though, for me i associate that with PMD in general since it's been a motif used since Rescue Team.
And i was guessing that that was the part sounded like Ragged Mountain. It's the 3:2 polyrhythm that's used in the piece.
what about friend area swamp at the beginning?
AHHHH THIS IS SO GOOD DEAR LORD!!
I dunno how hard it was to make, but would it be possible to do more Covers, using the PMD2 Soundfont? o.o
At this point, I'm willing to do more (!), but I want to finish some other stuff I've had in mind first
@@FiveNineSquared Oh sure, dont worry x)
Just that i dont think ive ever seen someone Remix stuff with the PMD2 Soundfont, and even then, not at this level of skill!
This music caught me off guard man while playing Pokemon Shield . IT feels like it came form Breath of the wild Rito Village. So Beautiful
0:14 Incroyaaaaaaable
3:28 😯😯😯😯
This sounds accurate if this theme was in pmd I could definitely see it
Are you going to make more of these kind of songs? I really like it
I do still want to make more of these, but it does take quite a while and I have other stuff I wanna write first. I'll probably do a few more in future though... No promises...!
Woaw 😍.
this kicks so much ass. now im wondering how the slumbering weald would sound in this style
thanks! and oooh, that's another piece in the soundtrack I really like. I might try that out eventually :D
Robang59² already done by someone else! found it: ruclips.net/video/W7lFfmf5E2k/видео.html
Wh-?! After all this time only 5.7k views? Defuq
ahahah, it's still one of the most viewed videos on this channel though!
AYEEE
This is Actually good even though I don't know about Pokemon SwSh I like it Great job oωo 👍
am i the only one who thinks stow on side music sounds like ymca
can this be used in fangames?