After some time away, I finally have some new music coming. I see a bunch of creators on all media getting burned out and quitting altogether. I don’t want to become one of them, so I try and take breaks when needed. Thanks for being patient with me. 🙏
Hoping to have something new for y’all soon! 🎶
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25-minute video by Nukeledge walking through the wave of A.I. slop VGM “remixes”
youtu.be/D1-7DPkNAh0
We’ll stay over here with real music created by real musicians.
A.I. music doesn’t involve real skill or development.
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Here is a remix I created for a project that was sadly never completed. This is the title theme from Wolverine on NES. It’s a tribute to the amazing work of Geoff Follin and a reminder of some of the great tunes he gave us before his passing. Jam on in the afterlife my dude. youtu.be/dKZTGhA2bcQ
I don’t love sending users from here to FB, but it’s a longer post that I wanted to share. Happy New Year everyone!
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I’ve closed the book on “Reflections.” I’m going to take a few weeks to enjoy the holiday season with friends and family. And then, hopefully, figure out what’s next. 🤞
Thanks as always for being awesome!
Thanks man!
I’m excited to announce that the songs in “Reflections” are now available on major streaming platforms as a complete album!
As well, the entire playlist of music/ videos is currently available on YouTube.
Please enjoy, and thank you for joining me in this journey!
Greetings, friends! I’ve completed my final piano cover for “Reflections” and it’s from a song I’ve loved since I was a kid - the title screen for METROID. The video is a celebration of my lifelong love of gaming. Enjoy! youtu.be/zXiCBLG6EQw
This is from my piano arrangement of “Fond Memories” from Secret of Mana. The full video can be found on my YouTube channel, and the music is now available on all major streaming platforms. Enjoy!
Greetings you beautiful people! I have a new piano cover to share this weekend - the theme of Dali Village from Final Fantasy IX. It’s a gorgeous theme and I shared a bittersweet story and video as part of the piece. Please enjoy, and have a great weekend! youtu.be/5F0cZCzUM54
In addition to an old poster Christmas List I found recently, I also came across this old gem that I drew on oak tag over several days in excitement for the Super NES and of course Super Mario World. I was absolutely OBSESSED with that game when it came out. Still one of my all-time faves ☺️
I’m so glad my brother never threw this out and gave it back to me a few years ago (and prompted a flood of amazing gaming memories as soon as I saw it again for the first time in years). What an amazing, magical time 🤩
Happy Birthday to one of my all-time musical inspirations. She has filled my ears and my soul with incredible music for so much of my life. I’m so grateful for her contributions to the gaming world 🙏
🎂 For Yoko Shimomura's 58th birthday, we posted @mkvaff.bsky.social's solo piano arrangement that he made both in her honor as well as for the family that inspired him to make music.
A beautiful rendition of Guile's theme, SHARE IT! :-)
🎹 ocremix.org/remix/OCR04926
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Recent comment: "This A.I. music is as fake as 🏈 🦇." In this case, this is human-made. (3 of our judges panel are also involved as collaborators on it: jnWake, pixelseph, and paradiddlesjosh.) We explicitly do NOT accept any music made with generative A.I. There are tools out there that help identify genAI music. If music involving genAI is ever unknowingly let on, it will be removed if it's discovered. We're 100% against genAI music and are a community geared toward authentic creativity and artistic development. You don't get that by doing text prompts.
25 years in, we are NOT allowing genAI music onto OC ReMix, full stop.
We're 100% against genAI music and are a community geared toward authentic creativity and artistic development. You don't get that by doing text prompts.
ocremix.org/remix/OCR04918
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Greetings, Friends!
I’m on the road currently, but I wanted to share my recent cover of “Fond Memories” from Secret of Mana. It’s a gorgeous track from a soundtrack that I haven’t covered in such a long time.
Enjoy!
They really are.
It’s rainy and windy outside the window, and I’m listening to what *may* be the final version of the last song on my latest project.
There’s still a lot more to do, but I’m relieved, proud, and grateful to be at this point. 🙏
For anyone that wants some weird video game music, check out The Vodoú Queen's arrangements! :-)
Creativity in spades, check her out!
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ATTN: We are on Discord!
We talk about VIDEO GAME MUSIC there, and you can too!
OR talk about something else nerdy, see how that goes over. :-)
discord.gg/ocremix
Happy Friday beautiful people! I come to you with a piano cover of a song from the Street Fighter series I’ve never attempted yet - Guile’s Theme. It’s such a perfect original theme I’ve been afraid to cover it for the longest time. Hope you enjoy, and have a fantastic weekend!
youtu.be/czGLtDRMZcQ
We don’t want AI slop.
Stop sending us AI slop.
Stop wasting our time with AI slop.
It doesn’t sound good.
It’s antithetical to our core values.
You didn’t even make it.
Knock it off.
Happy Friday, friends! I come to you with the latest cover in my “Reflections” project - the beautiful Tifa’s Theme from Final Fantasy VII. The video provides a trip down memory lane to where I grew up.
Enjoy! And have a great weekend!
youtu.be/0U30-v71hC4
All I want for my birthday is world peace and some reposts on my newly updated reel :)
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You’ve had a rough week. You deserve a soothing new piano arragement of Mega Man 3 music to relax your body and calm your soul. Lucky for you, it’s right here!
Have a great weekend! 😉
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Thank you so much, and Thanks for listening for so long! 🙏☺️
Few things prove that I’m a broken adult human in 2025 like the fact that it’s the addition of MarioPaint on Nintendo’s online service that’s making me suddenly consider buying a Switch 2.
I wonder how many of my every day decisions stem from “please bring me back to 1992.” 🥲😩
Greetings, friends! I have a new piano cover to share this week - this time from the insanely beautiful Octopath Traveler 2 soundtrack. Please enjoy!
youtu.be/Ceq6NmVTGSQ
Happy Friday! Here’s my latest piano arrangement - “Dear Friends” from Final Fantasy V, and the video features footage from my workplace from many years ago. Please enjoy 🎶🎵
youtu.be/6wvI4PyZilg
New Music Friday! And it’s from Kirby and the Forgotten Land! The track is adorable and the video features the furry friends who have made my life more cuddly and awesome through the years. Enjoy!
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