FORGOTTEN ISLE - SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY || Prog Rock/Metal Cover

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Originally composed by: Koji Kondo
Arranged by: Triple B Music
Lead Guitars/Lead Synths/Rhythm Guitars/Bass Performed by: Triple B Music
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Phew... this one took me a while! I had had the idea for it for many many months, and started working on it proper right after my last video. It's been kind of on and off due to some other life things going on, but I still put loads of work into this, partially due to it's length. I had some concerns about making a single song cover this long, but in the end, I decided it was worth it since I feel like nothing can be cut to improve on it, plus I've always wanted to do a longer arrangement like this, and take the song to so many different places. Although the song has some pretty strange melody timings and particular harmony sections, it sits on a Bb chord the whole way through, so I took the opportunity to find some alternate chords in a couple sections that fit well with those melodies/harmonies. I also changed the key from the original Bb to E, except the last section where I returned it to the original key.
I noted this song's weird meter (11/8) since I first played Mario Odyssey, and thought it would be fun to turn it into a song that has a classic prog feel to it. In particular, I really wanted to channel Dream Theater in this cover. There's a few spots where I can hear echoes of certain songs, like the beginning when the all-cymbals drum part comes in, reminds me of the beginning of The Count of Tuscany; the shared rhythm/bass/organ riff at 0:45 reminds me of Barstool Warrior, and the little open string lick at 4:39 with the low B underneath reminds me of Outcry.
I have a feeling some viewers will shy away from watching this one because of the length, but there's a special place in my heart for anyone who listens to the end! Regardless, I'm really happy with the way this turned out and wouldn't change anything :) (in particular I like the bass sound I achieved with this, being on the louder/present side but not drowning anything else out)
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Instruments/Tunings used:
Ibanez GS205 Bass (Bb E A D G)
Sterling JP100 (E A D G B E)
Schecter Damien Elite 7-FR (A D A D G B E)
Taylor Acoustic (E A D G B E)
Squier Acoustic (E A D G B E - Nashville tuned)
M-Audio Keystation 88
Gear used:
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (3rd Gen) Audio Interface
Geekoto Studio Lights
Samsung Galaxy A70 (camera)
Geekoto AT24Pro Dreamer Tripod
Gruv Gear Fret Wraps
Software/Plugins Used:
Cubase 7 Artist
EZ Drummer 2 (Drumkit From Hell extension)
Halion Sonic SE
AmpliTube 4
IVG2 (Saturation)
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro
Pixlr

[@TripleBMusic]

Thanks so much if you listened all the way to the end!! It was tons of work and I'm happy with the result, and it always means a lot when people take the time to listen to the entire thing :) My uploads have been pretty sparse lately, and they will continue to be for the next little bit unfortunately. I'm dealing with moving in the next couple months, but I'll still try to have something out by the end of next month. It will also likely be a rare non VGM cover from me :o

[@donburk724]

Better be. Lol

[@AnimalisaKeys]

9 minutes of sweet, sweet ear candy? sign me up!

[@CRGuitarr]

I wasn’t even that irritated by the rhythms on this one! The song is such a journey. Hurts my brain to think of how much work it would have been

[@Klaymore]

Loved this area of the game and love what you did with the music!

[@vedomusic4437]

Cappies off!!🤘🏼🔥🤠 You really rocked this shit dude, I‘m flashed!! Thank you so much for an arrangement like this, Lost Kingdom was always my favourite theme, (besides Bowsers Kingdom) it must‘ve been soo many work to put all those parts together. Content like this deserves way more attention…

[@TripleBMusic]

Thank you so much!! 💜

[@Duhemsounds]

This is a beautiful chill cover, well done :)

[@donburk724]

Good one Brandon.😁. And yes, I watched til the end. Lol

[@CullenCraft]

Clean AF!

[@devbagsmusic]

Such a fun arrangement. Excellent work man! +1 sub

[@LinusKuehl]

Really nice cover!

[@NeonCowell]

This is immaculate

[@OttawaGuitarTrio]

Always listen to the end baby! This was a superb project man, congrats!! Arranging, production, playing, everything’s on point!

[@TripleBMusic]

Thanks a lot!

[@Orion26DML]

I’ve listened to this quite a few times now. Really well put together. I’ve listened to Progressive Rock my whole life so it is my wheelhouse. Even without that tho, it’s just good quality. Nice work. Deserves more views.

[@TripleBMusic]

Thank you so much!

[@superpixeltea]

This is sooo cool! Super impressive how well the gamelan style translates into prog rock, I love all the layers and harmonies and different variations you've included throughout the arrangement

[@TripleBMusic]

Thanks a lot!

[@Sumask21]

It's tunes like this that make me happy to be a prog fan, this cover really takes you on a journey! I can totally picture how you came up with this, when the ideas just come flooding out! So many amazing bits, but I especially loved the leads around 4:30 and 7:00 great keyboard and guitar tones! Also loved the thrash vibes around 5:10, definitely gives me Constant Motion/Count of Tuscany/Fall into the Light! I definitely hear tons of other DT influences like you mentioned, and it's awesome ❤️

[@TripleBMusic]

Thanks a lot!!

[@JonsConsciousLife]

That was epic AF

[@SiolfortheJackal]

I didn't notice the track length at first and thought it was over much earlier, then it kicked right back in haha. Really like that main proggy riff with the organ, sounds so good.

[@TripleBMusic]

Got 'em

[@TheYuke]

This was epic indeed! I'm kinda blown away thinking about how much work you've put into this. Favorite part was around 5:41 when those harmonies kicked in, it sounds sooo good!

[@TripleBMusic]

Thanks a lot man!

[@NivanSharma]

this is amazing man! I said it when we hung out last week, but the e major parts really remind me of Sum 41. It has that early 2000s rock of the singer singing about his high school crush or something. I loved it dude! you really took this song and went to the moon with it. I was also trying to head bang, but the time signatures and where you placed the the snares threw me off for a bit, but it was amazing regardless! great job once again dude!

[@TripleBMusic]

Thanks man! I'm not sure I hear the Sum 41 comparison but I'll take it haha. And yeah I wouldn't recommend trying to headbang to it lest you get a headache 😁

[@NivanSharma]

@@TripleBMusic it’s more so the tone of the guitar that I’m getting that vibe and just the e major key, not the cover itself. You make a good point haha

[@TripleBMusic]

Ahh okay well that kinda makes sense, lots of pop punk is in a major key, especially E haha

[@CullenCraft]

I keep coming back to this song tonight cuz it's stuck in my head... What is the time signature?? I cannot get my brain to wrap around it.

[@TripleBMusic]

It is mostly in 11/8