Now that there's an insanely-accurate recreation of the Wii Shop Channel music (thanks to DonnieTheGuy) I've taken it upon myself to whip up a version where the melody is Update Day from Nirvana the Band the Show
I was wondering why a certain part at the beginning of Unsconsciense (0:06 mark) sounded familiar and it's because it kind of sounds like the tune at the beginning of the Wii Shop Channel music. Help 💀💀💀
Season 4 Episode 1
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Ripped by RHMan
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I feel one of the biggest challenges going forward with this blog is going to be keeping a balance between rips that are actively aiming to be outstanding and high effort, and rips that are just as effective in their simplicity. Its of course not wrong to celebrate these ambitious projects, but I want this blog to be kind of all-inclusive, representative of SiIva as a whole in a way. That being said, you'll have to forgive me if I ever run out of things to say on these simpler rips - the best thing I can often say is to simply admire the work for yourself!
This is thankfully not one of those cases, and works both as a super simple concept and execution alongside having plenty to say about it. Much like Mii Favorite Things, its building on the legacy of Wii Shop Channel rips spanning as far back as Season 1, whilst mounting several other legacies onto it. This was a time when a lot of people were genuinely getting nostalgic for both the Wii Shop Channel and Fallen Kingdom (or Viva va Vida if you prefer), and Steam Garden from Super Mario Odyssey and its musical connections to the latter track was still fresh in many's minds. Basically, it was this big hodgepodge of ideas bubbling in a lot of people's minds at the time, yet presented as just a pretty simple mashup.
And as I'll keep reiterating - what makes these kinds of rearrangements so special is that they're not automated in the least! Every lead instrument, backing track, harmony is always hand picked and tuned by the rippers, in this case to get a sound to be as similar to the Wii Shop Channel's theme as possible, althewhile sneaking in little musical cues from the Mii Maker theme in the background if you listen close. My favorite touch is one that the video's top commenter so cleverly spotted - this is explicitly a rearrangement of the Minecraft parody of the original song, Fallen Kingdom, due to a single pause's length not present in the original song. Its those kinds of brilliant details that make SiIva rips so distinct.
RHMan has contributed a metric ton of rips to the channel, and from my memory and experience he's always leaned toward these kinds of genuinely good arrangements or mashups. In looking up what his first ever rip was I was shocked to find Its Brotime was his first ever rip on the channel, as I distinctly remember how impressed I was listening to it for the first time. Much like todays rip its not just aiming to make two tracks work together for the sake of a joke, rather translating the jokey material into a genuinely great set of instruments to arrange another track with (or the other way around!).
Hi I'm Alex, I'm a cellist and I arrange VGM (Video Game Music) for orchestras and smaller acoustic ensembles to play! I've decided to make a masterpost with links to the PDFs since I do be posting about my writing whenever I get excited about it
I've uploaded the scores to patreon cause it's convenient and there aren't a lot of PDF hosting places I'm aware of that are like, reputable. But fr if you want the scores and you don't wanna patreon me just message and I'll send you them free. gratis. I don't gatekeep
My latest projects:
"Song of Giga Rosa" from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
"Moebius Battle" / "Moebius Battle M" from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Prior Work:
"Roaming The Wastes" from Xenoblade Chronicles 2
"Homecoming" from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
(Link coming as soon as I finish the harp part! It's basically done I swear)
Battle Medley from Octopath Traveller I
(Link will come once I can be bothered to finish the last 8 bars of guitar. idk im not a guitarist guitar is hard)
"Uncharted Worlds" from the Mass Effect series
Fable Trilogy Medley
Wii Shop Theme (Smooth Edition)
"Spider Dance" from Undertale
"Bergentrückung / ASGORE" from Undertale
"Sans / Papyrus" from Undertale
"Heartache" / Toriel's Theme from Undertale
Plus my two oldest that I won't link cause I want to revisit them someday, the Mii Channel Theme and Korobeiniki/Tetris Theme
Stuff that's in the pipeline:
Battle Medley from Xeno 1 (You Will Recall Our Names, Obstacle In Our Path and Mechanical Rhythm)