Remixes and Tributes

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Song: Defiance – REMIXED

By Tanner ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

What better way to release some new music than this – a remix of one of my favorite rock themes. Video game battle themes have moved away from orchestral themes in recent years, opting instead to use a lot more guitars and drums…and thus we have the newly remixed Defiance. Soundfonts have been used to render the entire song and a new intro lends itself more to classic RPG boss battle themes. The end of the song has also been remixed, including more than 60 seconds of new material. This remix originally appeared in the TGP/TLA project of 2000-2001 but I’ve never released it online – until now!

Song: Alagaesia and Eragon – a piano tribute

By Tanner ⋅ July 17, 2008 ⋅ One comment

In honor of Chris Paolini and his first novel, I’ve written a piano tribute to my two favorite parts of his book: the world of Alagaesia and the protagonist Eragon. This piano piece begins and ends with an Alagaesian theme while the middle section is a tribute to Eragon…

Song: Faith (Love Remix)

By Tanner ⋅ June 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve played with many ideas for adding a melody to “Faith’s” original simple vi-IV-I-V (or i-VI-III-VII in natural minor) progression, but invariably none of them were epic enough to match the scope and majesty of the original arrangement. Eventually I settled on a couple ideas that I liked, so I decided to arrange the song in a more peaceful, quiet setting. Thus we get “Faith’s” Love Remix…

Song: DragonFyre’s White Knights Remix

By Tanner ⋅ June 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

DragonFyre was the second composer working on the score of the legendary TGP/TLA project. His music has a crazy ambient vibe to it (something foreign to my traditional line of composition) so I wanted to take one of his songs and rework it in classic Helland style. “White Knights” seemed the best choice as it was one of DragonFyre’s more thematic songs…

Song: Bloody Tears (Castlevania II Remix)

By Tanner ⋅ June 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Although I’ve never played any of the Castlevania games (shame on me), I’ve long been a fan of their stellar soundtracks. So it seemed appropriate to contribute a modernized remix in honor of a series of great, great music…