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Tweex Music Presents New Installment of Remix Under Review:
Frozen Landscape

T|M brings a new track to the ongoing series, Remix Under Review.  With the frosty weather outside, it’s only appropriate to feature the track Frozen Landscape which set out to convey a feeling of intense cold.  The remix comes from a song from Final Fantasy 7, called Buried in the Snow.  Here is the source tune:

And here is the Remix:

This track, like Final Panic, was created using Reason.  The majority of the synths and instruments used came from Reason’s default library.  However, when starting the track, I scoured the internet for some really nice and chill sounding samples to use.  That’s how I found the synth pad that is first heard at the very beginning of the track!

The concept of the piece was found in a previous remix done by Daniel ’sephfire’ Floyd called Snowfall on Forbidden Lands.  It is a fantastic piece of music that successfully gives off the chill/cold vibe.  By listening to Daniel’s track, I found some fantastic ideas for how to craft Frozen Landscape.  The percussion was the first place I started by getting a couple short 8-16 bar loops.  What I found was that the percussion, without any synths around it, sounded as though it could be either cold or hot.  It wasn’t until the cools pads and chilled bells were added that the snow feeling came in.

The toughest challenge came in trying to change the time signature from 3/4 to 4/4.  The source is very scarce in materiel and main melody line is very simple.  But by adding the gated synth, the down tempo bass line, and pulsing drums, the track filled itself out quite naturally.  The guitar was a fun addition that didn’t come into play until close to the end.  I was picking on my acoustic one day and just stumbled across the chords by accident.  After a little practice, I set up the mics, opened Pro Tools, and laid it down.  It was a great bridge section that helped break the track up a little bit.

I initially picked up the song to do because it was one of the unclaimed tracks on the OCR FF7 project Voices of the Lifestream.  When I sent the track to Andrew ‘zircon’ Aversa (the project coordinator), he was diggin’ the sound but had some suggestions.  Well, needless to say, his input really helped take the song to the next level.

Compositionally, Frozen Landscape is one of my best pieces.  The soundscape turned out perfectly and the arrangement worked excietionally well with the source material.  The track name was inspired by the main synth that is heard at the very beginning.  The name of the patch is Frozen Landscape and when I saw that, I knew that would be the name of the remix!  It’s a fantastic track that stands a long side over 40 other tracks on the FF7 VotL project.  Be sure to check it out.

That concludes this installment of Remix Under Review.  There are some very exciting projects going on here at Tweex Music, so check back soon to see (and hear) what’s new!

Tweex Music Presents Last Installment of Animation Short Series:

Boot Camp – Part 3

The final installment of the Boot Camp series is here!  As his final task, our army recruit attempts to tackle the infamous logs!  For our hero, this is his final struggle before he throws in the towel!

As before, the musical theme is the same, but the intensity continues to build up to this installment.  The big brass band calls the recruit home with a bold fanfare!

Enjoy the final episode of the Boot Camp series as animated by Daniel ’sephfire’ Floyd!  As always, the short can be found on the SFX PAGE and be sure to check back as new animation films will be posted soon!

Tweex Music Presents Part 2 of Animation Short Series:

Boot Camp – Part 2

Part 2 of the Boot Camp series is now available to see!  This week, he is foiled by the Tires!  As animated by Daniel ’sephfire’ Floyd, our army recruit’s agility and dexterity are just not up to the task as he fails once again.

The musical theme is the same as the previous episode, but the intensity of the track is building as his failures increase.  Be prepared for a full fanfare by the end of the series!

As always, the spot can be found on the SFX PAGE.

Enjoy the new installment of Boot Camp – Tires!