Topic: December 2014 Castlevania Dungeon MUSIC Contest

[Shiroi Koumori]

Contest Details

Duration: From now until December 31st
Deadline for submissions: December 25th (11:59 PM PST)
Judgement: by forum poll from December 26th to December 30th at midnight and Winners announced when the votes are all in.

Theme: Take a normal theme (hero theme, supportive character theme, stage theme, etc.) and transform it into a boss theme.
Prizes: Award medals for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.




Guidelines for Participants:
- any genre is acceptable
- no restrictions on software or live instruments
- no deadline extensions
- post your entries as links on this thread
- if you are using a combination of different themes, please indicate which one is the main theme on your post
- contestants may update their entries freely before the submission deadline.
- you may withdraw any entry at any time before the judgement begins.
- the winner chooses next month's theme (if he/she declines, the forum members shall decide on the theme)
- the winner can enter the following month, but his entry should be counted as bonus
- get your midis here: Castlevania MIDI Music Collection

Entries:
1st place (tie) Chernabogue: You'll Die at My Place (covering "I'll Sell at My Place", the Merchant's theme from Harmony of Dissonance). It's short, but go try remixing that fucking theme and we'll talk. Inspired by The Arcade's "Walking on the Edge" remix and by the LoS soundtracks. Features a laugh as requested by Dracula9 (even if I couldn't find the real one). Enjoy!

1st place (tie) Dracula9: Drew a little bit of inspiration from Carmilla's Fight.
Chosen theme is Forest of Monsters from SCVIV.
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v2lsiwxgcygbm78/CVIV_Remix_(Jungle_Fever).mp3

3rd place BairaagiVN: I did a boss battle-style remix of CV2's Silence of Daylight in Famitracker.
https://soundcloud.com/bairaagi/bairaagi-in-broad-daylight

2nd place BMC_War Machine: Hey guys  i just threw this together in about 30 mins, still has plenty to be done to it but just to give you the idea so far
Stalker - Followers of Darkness IV
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/154xg465353lecc/Stalker_-_Followers_of_Darkness_IV_preview_by_BMC_War_Machine.mp3
I wanted to take something that really wouldn't sound like a boss track at all for the challenge lol.  This is all the midi based parts that are being used (i'll probably add more later for some flair), the rest will be live instruments.
(mod: I think this is incomplete, but just added it anyway.)

[Chernabogue]

Oh yeah, let's do it!

[Dracula9]

Question, are medleys or snippets from other songs allowed so long as the one main theme has dominance?

[Chernabogue]

Question, are medleys or snippets from other songs allowed so long as the one main theme has dominance?

I'd say yes, as long as the "main" theme chosen for the arrangement has dominance. We should precise which "main" theme we decided to arrange to avoid confusion then.

[Shiroi Koumori]

I second Chern's comment.

Don't forget to write the main theme on your post with the link.

[Dracula9]

But of course.

[darkmanx_429]

Rewards are done! Thanks Donoffiro!

[Chernabogue]

They look great, thanks to him!

Starting to search for a good source to remix...

[uzo]

Now this could be badass. I REALLY hope someone picks Simon's Theme, cause I've wanted to hear a battle version of that for YEARS.

[Dracula9]

What about the KKC and Whiprush versions, uzo?

[uzo]

Just being a rock arrangement doesn't make it a boss theme automatically. They really need to set the right tone for a battle.

I wouldn't consider either of them to be a boss battle track.

[Dracula9]

KKC version, maybe not, but I could definitely see Whiprush as a final boss theme.

Still could use more than a guitar, though. I will agree with you there.

[Sindra]

I assume when you say "KKC version" you mean Dracula Battle, correct? Because if not....there you go.

[Dracula9]

Yes, the DBPS version.

[Chernabogue]

IIRC, the Perfect Battle albums were from Naoto Shibata, and not the KKC, right?