Jim McGrath/FrDougal9000 - To You (part 1?) [2024] Full Album
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Tracklist:
1. Dave Bubsy [0:00]
2. Love Blossoms [2:45]
3. Breakin' Out [5:06]
4. Percussive Nostalgia [8:01]
5. Serene Seaside [10:39]
6. Paint and Talent [12:37]
7. Seahorse (2024 ver.) [15:47]
8. Jellyfish (2024 ver.) [19:19]
9. Stealthy Stakeout [22:21]
10. Playing with Beats [25:08]
11. Smoothie Smoother [27:43]
12. Looking for a Reason [30:58]
13. Funk House [34:09]
14. to Dream of the Sea [38:18]
15. Mysteriouso [41:43]
16. Ouiet Cozy Town [45:32]
17. Fragments of Memories [49:17]
18. Talim Wonder [52:14]
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A collection of music made for the videos edited by my brother for the official YouTooz youtube channel. He asked me to make video game-sounding music, but was too busy to not provide any specific guidance, so I basically went all over the shop with what I ended up doing musically. Bunch of different genres, instrument soundfonts, and a mix of tracks made specifically for this album and reworking music I'd done previously.
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Worked on from:
November 2023 to April 2024
Cover art by Adrian "Aerro" Dalen - www.adriandalen.com
All tracks composed and arranged by Jim McGrath (FrDougal9000/Apollo Chungus)
Tracks made in:
GXSCC (track 1)
MuseScore 3 (tracks 2-9, 11, 15, 17-18)
MuseScore 4 (tracks 9 [saxophone], 10 [string quartet], 12, 13 [saxophone], 14, 16)
REAPER v6.42 (tracks 10-11 and 13 [drum samples and loops])
Chord Player (track 7 [piano]) - www.onemotion.com/chord-player/
Tracks mastered and mixed in:
REAPER v6.42
Soundfonts used for music:
MuseScore General(MuseScore 3's built-in soundfont)
Roland SC-88 (compiled and uploaded by Mr.Sanic) - musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/538
Roland SC-55 (converted into MIDI format by Trevor0402 on Doomworld) - www.doomworld.com/forum/topic/118828-trevor0402s-sc-55-soundfont/
Muse Sounds (a downloadable pack of high quality instruments for MuseScore 4)
Ultimate Genesis Soundfont (a collection of random instruments used in select SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis games) - musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/24
Random samples from Distorted Reality 2: Darkness and Light (collection of loops and samples, often used in many soundtracks in the late 90s/early 00s)
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More information can be found in the pages for each track, but here's a list of inspirations I can directly cite.
Track inspirations and notes:
1. Dave Bubsy
"Henry Kissinger", written by Eric Idle for the 1980 album "Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album" by Monty Python
3. Breakin' Out
"Each and Every One", written by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt for the 1984 album "Eden" by Everything but the Girl
6. Paint and Talent
"So Kawaii!!", composed by Kazumi Totaka, Kenta Nagata and/or Toru Minegishi for the 2000 video game "Mario Artist: Talent Studio"
7. Seahorse (2024 ver.) [originally appeared in the 2023 album "Fish Music"]
"The Spice of Life", written by Tracey Thorn for the 1984 album "Eden" by Everything but the Girl
"Flower Garden", composed by Koji Kondo for the 1995 video game "Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island"
8. Jellyfish (2024 ver.) [originally appeared in the 2023 album "Fish Music"]
"Theme 6", composed by James Hannigan(?) for the 2010 video game "Art Academy"
9. Stealthy Stakeout
"Day by Day - M1 T2", composed by Yuji Ohno for the 1977 TV series "Lupin III"
13. Funk Dance
directly samples "Rejoice (Club Mix)", originally written by Paul Oakenfold, Rob Davis and Mike Wyzgowski, and released in the 1995 single "Rejoice" by IKKO
"Work It Out", composed by Richard Jacques for the 1997 video game "Sonic R"
15. Mysteriouso
"The House of Edward", composed by Kenjiro Matsuo and Yuichi Nakamura for the 2005 video game "Another Code: Two Memories"
16. Quiet Cozy Town
"Ran", composed by Kenichi Ōkuma (RIP) for the 1994 video game "Urusei Yatsura: Dear My Friends"
17. Fragments of Memories
"Eternity ~Memories of Light and Waves~", composed by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi for the 2003 video game "Final Fantasy X-2"
"Lost in the Memory", composed by Shiro Sagisu for the 2021 movie "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time"
18. Talim Wonder
"Pacific Ocean" and "Expedition", composed by Nobumasa Takagi for the 1996 video game "Daikoukai Jidai III: Costa del Sol"
"Dragon Roost Island", composed by Kenta Nagata for the 2002 video game "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker"