Ninja Gaiden 2 (NES) - World Enslaved/Act 3-1 Theme (All Instrument Cover)
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- Here's a classic track amongst many from Ninja Gaiden 2 on the NES, World Enslaved, which is the theme song for Act 3-1 and Act 6-1. Ninja Gaiden 2 was released in 1990 late in the NES lifecycle, which might have contributed to the soundtrack being cut a notch higher than many NES games from the late 80s in terms of orchestration. Whatever the reason for the quality, this is a classic track from a soundtrack full of epic tunes!
The main them of this tune is an ambiguous quasi-chromatic melody consisting of notes C, C#, E, F, and F#, all played against a droning A in the bass. This brooding section is quite memorable, and contrasts with the equally memorable chorus type part which has a slippery lead melody played over some slightly dissonant 16th note trills, the latter of which translated surprisingly nicely to guitar.
For recording, bass was direct in, and drums were tracked with my usual mic configuration. I tried backing off the parallel compression on the drums a bit, which I think resulted in the drums breathing a little better, but mileage may vary! Guitars were all double tracked thru the fender cybertwin amp mic'd with an sm57. The lead melody parts were also doubled with keyboards using the Surge XT synthesizer.
This is a really cool, short sweet tune that gets right to the point with great melodies, sets a mood, and doesn't overstay its welcome!
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This was the level that was dark and would flash regularly? I don't think any other level in video games has ever caused me more eyestrain than this one. Thanks for the memories
Ha, I think there were couple of near blindness inducing parts on old videogames, including this classic level!
Dude, NG has so much awesome music, i love this.
Thanks! Ng1 and ng2 have particularly excellent soundtracks, so many great tunes!
@@thesosomusicianng3 has a great ost, too! I think just as good as 1 and 2. The intro music to ng3 is fiiiiire ua-cam.com/video/avpOgP2XLFY/v-deo.html
What a great instrumental version of this level
Super fun on keys too!
that stage 3.1 as kid was pretty hard for me! used to stay at the start of the stage just to listen this track!
Great track! I'm always a little torn as to which I liked better, Ninja Gaiden 1 or 2. Great soundtracks on both for sure!
chills, exceptional.
Cheers, thank you!
F yeah! Great song, great cover
Thanks! This song's really a banger, I'm surprised there aren't more covers of it out there!
@@thesosomusicianyeah, totally. This has gotta be my favorite cover of yours that you've done, can't stop listening
Awesome, thanks! I tried a few new things mix-wise on this one which I think the final result benefited from
lol was that american ninja?
It gives off Michael dudikoff vibes, but this is ninja 3: the domination which makes movies like the American ninja series seem like citizen kane! The golf course scene actually goes on, bananas!