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Title: Hello again
Post by: Daddy_Warhol on April 09, 2015, 04:21:44 pm
I'd like to release an album of my music from Earth Defense. I hope it'll help people stay excited for the project. What do people think? Also, I'm okay with the idea of other people using it, but I would like to okay each individual usage first, this is just so I can keep tabs on what happens to it and it may help me with inspiration with writing new tracks again.

Truth is I haven't really written anything since Earth Defense fizzled out around late 2011 and up until Battuta contacted me I was actually going to ebay all my musical instruments. That might surprise some people. Did you know I went to the same music school as Ed Sheeran? That surprised me as well. My sole musical output since 2012 was a guitar version of the Illusive Man theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtrVTDBh-Q0

For the record I have since begun training as a physicist and I graduate next year. I know lots about astrophysics now :)

--- Update 12/04/2015 ---

Thank you all for your kind comments. Judging from my sound cloud stats "Briefing E" is one of the most popular tracks, probably as a result of the recommendation it received. Which is surprising to me because it undoubtedly has the worst mix and I don't even remember writing it. But people seem to like it. Oh well. I have produced a new version of it: https://soundcloud.com/matthias-borgias/planet-of-the-melancholic-pixel-people-briefing-e
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: General Battuta on April 09, 2015, 04:32:56 pm
It would be an absolute ****ing shame for that amazing soundtrack to go unappreciated (and same goes for the creator!) I will happily support you in getting this music out there. I hope you don't stop writing music.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Daddy_Warhol on April 09, 2015, 04:48:08 pm
I'm thinking about putting it on sound cloud for people around here to conveniently listen to, then if they like it they can contact me and we go from there.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Phantom Hoover on April 09, 2015, 05:28:54 pm
There's a long and rich tradition of physicist musicians; it'd be a shame for you to be left out of the canon.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: EatThePath on April 09, 2015, 06:14:58 pm
I keep hearing that this music is awesome, and based on the linked music and other stuff on your youtube I'm inclined to believe it. I'm with Batts, keeping anything that good under wraps forever would be a shame.

SKULL FORCE ONE - My Hands are Lasers? Is there any more awesome title? Music's pretty good too, I bet I know some people who'll appreciate being linked to this.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on April 09, 2015, 07:54:48 pm
What do people think?
:yes:

Also, that Illusive Man remix sounds amazing.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Daddy_Warhol on April 09, 2015, 07:56:42 pm
https://soundcloud.com/matthias-borgias/sets/the-earth-defense-album-freespace-2-music

All done.

Skull Force One was my little experiment in "80s retrowave" (think Hotline Miami soundtrack,  good example: Perturbator - Vengeance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KZlggHqU7M). My Hands are Lasers needs to be paired with a good video however to have the right impact. There's got to be a few people here with an encyclopaedic knowledge of freaky Anime films who can point me in the right direction.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: General Battuta on April 09, 2015, 10:52:22 pm
Ungh that Briefing E is so good.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Droid803 on April 09, 2015, 11:03:25 pm
This stuff is awesome! Really captures that FS-style, but with its own flair.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Mammothtank on April 10, 2015, 12:08:18 am
Is is just me or does this really sound very Halo-esque? Also that Funeral Ambient sounds really familiar to me somehow. Other than that, this is really good.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Shivan Hunter on April 10, 2015, 12:21:41 am
This is amazing. I really hope this gets used in some campaigns, it fits FS very well and the quality is epic.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: qazwsx on April 10, 2015, 02:47:04 am
These are absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing these with the community Daddy_Warhol. I'm glad that other people have finally got the chance to appreciate your work. :)
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on April 10, 2015, 03:54:11 pm
Yep, these are pretty awesome alright.
*thumbs up*
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Leeko on April 10, 2015, 04:07:27 pm
this music is good music, thank you for sharing it with us
(http://i.imgur.com/T0gM8vN.gif)
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Hellstryker on April 11, 2015, 01:41:26 am
Do you have Skype? There's a project I'm working on that could seriously benefit from some tracks done by you.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: ScottFreeCapital on April 11, 2015, 05:35:17 pm
Just wanted to drop in on this thread and say: really great work. I listened to all the stuff on Soundcloud during work and it really got me into the flow as I imagine it would put players into the flow of flight.  :yes:
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Kobrar44 on April 11, 2015, 07:56:36 pm
Out of curiosity
What are the origins of the track from the first part? I am fairly certain it isn't on soundcloud.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: procdrone on April 12, 2015, 01:28:47 am
Always glad to hear new sound tracks for freespace! Those are of some high quality too.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: The Dagger on April 12, 2015, 02:40:28 pm
I was curious so I put on the first track as I worked on some stuff. It gave me chills.
Seriously, this is some damn good music and I thank you for it!  :yes:
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Nyctaeus on April 16, 2015, 05:20:28 pm
Out of curiosity
What are the origins of the track from the first part? I am fairly certain it isn't on soundcloud.
It's Earth Defence menu music. Daddy_Warhol wrote it too, but he didn't upload it on soundcloud.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: AV8R on April 17, 2015, 06:21:35 pm
Wow, that is some brilliant work. I perfectly captures the feel of the Freespace 2 franchise while being unique and elegantly ambient and ethereal - and a bit gritty when necessary. Great use of percussion took me back to the new Battlestar Galactica series at times.

Your own remix of "Briefing E" was well done - by have each instrument stand out on its own a little more and upping the tempo it took a good arrangement and made it really good.

Shame you don't want to keep persuing music - you're quite a talent. But music's loss will be physics' gain, I suppose.

All the best to you and thanks for posting - at least we can all keep enjoying the fruits of your labor.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: WorldsDawn on April 28, 2015, 12:40:15 pm
Eargasm!!! :O
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: lukaszk159 on May 15, 2015, 04:22:11 pm
Good old days when we all work together on ED :)  This music is (and will be good) becouse even the time could not kill them, so nothing will ;)

I remember that we use one soundtrack to other Teaser/ Trailer but it is not on the soundcloud.
Is this wos yours or from "Daddy"?
I don't remember name of soundtrack, but the trailer it wos so creepy with that music.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: bonusbartus on June 09, 2015, 04:21:47 am
They All sound awesome, I especially like "Red Sky" and "Seeker"
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: General Battuta on June 15, 2015, 10:13:39 am
Update: music still extremely dope
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: StarSlayer on June 15, 2015, 02:19:25 pm
Update: music still extremely dope

I concur with the Battman, tracks confirmed dope.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Danimal on September 12, 2015, 06:25:15 pm
Um.... I'm way late to this party but,
Amazing work!! Very impressed and inspired in the first 15 seconds of listening. Do not... ebay... your stuff!!!

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Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic."

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Dan
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: dargoth11 on October 22, 2015, 07:17:44 pm
Good old days when we all work together on ED :)  This music is (and will be good) becouse even the time could not kill them, so nothing will ;)

I remember that we use one soundtrack to other Teaser/ Trailer but it is not on the soundcloud. -- Color mine
Is this wos yours or from "Daddy"?
I don't remember name of soundtrack, but the trailer it wos so creepy with that music.

Any chance that the track used in the trailer be made available for download/sale ... it too, is Dope.

Dargoth
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Firesteel on October 27, 2015, 06:14:08 pm
Late to the party, but excellent work! I understand balancing side projects with life can be difficult (my own plans for working with FRED have stalled), but I certainly encourage you to keep dabbling in music if you enjoy it.
Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Daddy_Warhol on November 12, 2015, 05:58:36 am
Good old days when we all work together on ED :)  This music is (and will be good) becouse even the time could not kill them, so nothing will ;)

I remember that we use one soundtrack to other Teaser/ Trailer but it is not on the soundcloud. -- Color mine
Is this wos yours or from "Daddy"?
I don't remember name of soundtrack, but the trailer it wos so creepy with that music.

Any chance that the track used in the trailer be made available for download/sale ... it too, is Dope.

Dargoth

Can you show me the trailer in particular you meant? Was it the one made with weird detuned church bells? I still have all the old files buried on my iTunes, so I bet I can soon find it.

Title: Re: Hello again
Post by: Daddy_Warhol on November 12, 2015, 06:20:37 am
Have uploaded a miscellany of tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/matthias-borgias/sets/edf-misc