Track 3: "Malicious Forces" ~ Fire Emblem 1  - GBA Arrangements
Channel: Xane
Date: 2019-05-25

Ah, the sound of misjudging the distance between your cleric and the enemy cavalry. The backbeat of this theme reminds me of the beating of hooves, so I tried to amplify that along with the tension that should accompany an enemy phase theme.

This is an arrangement project of the game Fire Emblem ~ Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light, released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System in 1990. The original tracks are made using the hardware limitations of the original device, limiting the compositions to chiptune sounds. Thus, I made it my mission to upgrade the sound and arrangement of the tracks to what I call the "enhanced GBA standard". This is made using the instruments found in the Game Boy Advance iterations of the same franchise, without restricting myself to any hardware limitations. This results in a rich sound which still hopefully sounds nostalgic to people like myself who grew up playing these games on the GBA.

Do you want to use this cover in your own projects? Feel free to do so without restrictions. However, I'd find it very interesting to see your finished work, so please message me about it!