Undertale: Can You Really Call This a Hotel | The Hard Modes
35Our jazz arrangement of “Can You Call This a Hotel, I Didn't Receive a Mint on My Pillow or Anything” (Undertale) by Toby Fox is the second in our ‘LAN Sessions’ series, the whole of which is now available for purchase and streaming in album form (https://album.link/thmlansessions)!
This tune is great in and of itself, but what's really exciting about this release is that it's our first official video featuring an arrangement of our trumpeter, Brandon Walsh! A note from Brandon:
"I remember being in a hotel on a work trip right before the pandemic started working on a tune for The Hard Modes between meetings. I didn’t realize that would be the last time I was traveling for more than a year what with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting things down. The bones of “Can You Really Call This a Hotel” show up several times in the Toby Fox’s score for Undertale. There’s a later, less frantic version of it that dials up the lounge music vibe. But the whole thing is a reworked version of the very first piece on the OST – “Once Upon a Time.” It’s a tune that changes several times over the course of the game. And this vibe – frantic movement while being stuck in place – seems like about as good a soundtrack for being largely stuck inside for a year as any. Stay determined, friends.
Stay determined, friends."
Once you're done grooving to this tune, you can hear some more unpolished versions of Brandon's other work on our page (our first live go at "Zombie Panic" and a performance of "Fire Eyes" at Free Play).
- Greg
___________________
Follow us:
📻 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7dIPdnOLvs4AJzQdbrJW9i?si=tmYFKOY4RfqLCCCLMBpKcg
🐦 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thehardmodes
📸 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thehardmodes
🤖 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thehardmodes
🌊 Web: http://www.thehardmodes.com
____________________
The Hard Modes are:
Greg Weaver - Saxophones
Brandon Walsh - Trumpet, Arrangement
Gabe Planas - Keys
Andre La Velle - Bass
Pat Hayes - Drums
Audio Engineering - Andre La Velle
Video Editing - Greg Weaver
Undertale is ©Toby Fox
____________________
The Hard Modes is a combo based in Charlottesville, VA, that approaches its collision of jazz and VGM with nonstop, controller-bashing fury.
The Modes focus on the art of the Limit Break. They arrange around the improvisational moment, using modern jazz harmonic and rhythmic twists to push themselves to the max and turn VGM classics - and a healthy smattering of deep cuts - on their heads in a way where “Uematsu meets Mingus.”
Their goal is to unearth the natural pairing of jazz and VGM, bringing fans of each genre together in ways they may not suspect. They believe that by utilizing their own individual interpretations of the jazz language through improv they are able to forge closer bonds with the game music that we all love, creating a unique personal experience for their listeners.
Other Videos By The Hard Modes
Other Statistics
Undertale Statistics For The Hard Modes
At present, The Hard Modes has 403 views spread across 1 video for Undertale, and less than an hour worth of Undertale videos were uploaded to his channel. This makes up 2.93% of the content that The Hard Modes has uploaded to YouTube.