First Steps into Metropolis

The opening song on a soundtrack to a movie that doesn't exist. I've only had the balls to show my friends so far, so I figured I'd let you guys listen. Please don't be too brutal. (Unlike my first HiFi post, this isn't a sampling experiment.)

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posted by secret about box (8 comments total)

Totally excellent.
posted by Espy Gillespie at 10:55 AM on July 3, 2006

[this is good]
posted by quonsar at 12:28 PM on July 3, 2006

I dig it.
posted by blastrid at 1:34 PM on July 3, 2006

The bells (?) remind me of the Secret of Mana. For the record, that's some of the best video game music in my opinion, so take it as praise.
posted by Eideteker at 5:24 PM on July 3, 2006

Vibraphone, Eideteker. :-)

Glad you guys dig. There's more, but I don't want to show just yet.
posted by secret about box at 6:03 PM on July 3, 2006

Wait, did you mean the vibraphone at the beginning, or the progression that starts around 1:50? The progression is a modified organ.
posted by secret about box at 6:11 PM on July 3, 2006

I really like the keyboard riff that starts it off and lives under everything... that's really nice. IMO, it gets a tad too "synthy" (less organic-sounding) about 2/3 into it, but then it picks up again when you fill out the arrangement. A very nice soundscape.
posted by edlundart at 7:02 PM on July 3, 2006

Definitely the organ. Damn, I like this more and more every time.
posted by Eideteker at 4:45 PM on July 5, 2006