Gargoyle's Quest (Gameboy) - EWI Mini Medley (Ft. Steven Morris)

[@Dalinos]

Hells' Field is one of the best pieces of music ever composed, IMO. As soon as you enter the Ghoul Realm, you see...a barren wasteland. Trees with no leaves. Red rivers of blood. Ghouls that want to kill you every step you take. Hence the name, Hell's Field. Yet the piece is...strangely calm, and soothing. Maybe to us Hell's Field looks like a barren wasteland, but for Firebrand, our protagonist, it is what he calls home. And in the end, that's all that matters. It is such a massive juxtaposition to show a barren wasteland, called Hells' Field, yet give it such a soothing, nearly angelic theme. The Japanese composers literally poured their hearts and souls into those tiny cartridges. Massive respect to those mad-lads.

[@Soundole]

Agreed!

[@real_Furryratchet]

I cannot agree more. This was so incredible for a GB game. I player it in 2011. The melody of hells field is so depressing, melancoly, jet beautiful

[@Koettnylle]

Madladies

[@LionmightOfficial]

Congrats on putting out the first quality cover of Gargoyle's Quest in KZbin!

[@Soundole]

+String Player Gamer Aw yiss :) Thanks heaps mate!

[@gigaganon]

+String Player Gamer hope you'll do one someday too! Anyway, awesome remix

[@harryforman3573]

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[@migueljauregui4153]

Best GB game and soundtrack for me, good memories ❤

[@Soundole]

Glad you enjoyed it mate!

[@enriqueabellanrodriguez7241]

I just found this video in the middle of 2024 and I couldn't be more in love with this video game and its beautiful soundtrack. My childhood was immensely happy with this video game. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you appreciated it! I'm humbled that people have continued to enjoy this medley years after I made it!

[@Mr_x_19922]

100% loved that game, it was so creepy for a 1990 game, and the music was brilliant

[@jamiel3902]

Gargoyle's Quest and Super Mario Land 2 have some of the most memorable songs on gameboy. Beautiful rendition.

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you appreciated it!

[@djblast3]

2020: can't get it out of my head.

[@oozzkansas1163]

This themes burned in my mind since i was playing as a child you just send me back, thank you for that!

[@Soundole]

I love hearing peoples' nostalgic connections to these tracks :)

[@Aranimda]

A long time ago, the Ghoul Realm barely escaped great peril. A large army of Destroyers came from a neighboring universe. The creatures of the Ghoul Realm were no match for the powerful Destroyers. Just when everyone had given up hope, a great fire swept over the Realm, wiping out the Destroyers' army. Several hundred years have passed and the Realm is threatened once again...

[@daitenshi9124]

I actually teared up at "Hell Field". This is gorgeous. ^^

[@pastelmoon8506]

I'm 17. I used to have an original Game Boy and I had Gargoyle's Quest and... Harvest Moon. I used to get so worked up because I could never get too far in Gargoyles Quest. I wonder how I would do if I tried playing it again.

[@antonio_carvalho]

What an incredible job you did! It's a perfect recreation of this classic. Thank you for sharing it with us!

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you appreciated it! :)

[@guybuddy1]

this is fucking awesome!! I think the composer of the original song is a genius...

[@Soundole]

Agreed, they're really cool tracks with lots of nods to the Ghosts and Goblins franchise!

[@darkvvulf]

I could listen to this version of the title screen song forever. I wish it was permanently looping in my brain.

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you appreciated it! :)

[@Schokioki]

Awesome! Thank you for bringing those memories back to me, my friend!

[@Soundole]

Glad you appreciated it, I love to hear peoples' nostalgic connections to this music!

[@Claidheambmor]

You have achieved maximum nerd points, and have made me very happy. Thank you!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Emilryfetten]

This works listening to while ppl downstairs arguing while drunk, makes time soothing :)

[@Soundole]

Hope everything is okay over there! Glad you found it soothing though!

[@sch117sch]

wonderful! i kept the game boy running until the battery died, when I got to the hell field stage just to listen to the song.

[@Soundole]

Cheers! I love hearing peoples' nostalgic connections to these tracks!

[@duskhorizon4791]

My favorite game on the gameboy, and favorite ost, great job! specially gameover tune, it so sad and beautiful at the same time... :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps! That's probably my favourite in this medley too :)

[@2wMaliman]

The sound of this instrument is entrancing. Hearing it playing some of my favorite tunes.. Blown away.

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you're appreciating them :)

[@gigidyyy]

Pun intended?? :p

[@AVPboy6754]

A true, work of art.

[@palom2828]

Your interpretation is Master Class, it gives me chills, so carefully done! Thank you! The whole soundtrack is one of my most beloved - after FFVI maybe... ;-) So many memories and I love playing it even today. Every year it occurs to me: It's Gargoyle's Quest Time! Now that I finally know the composers I play that game "who composed which music?" and "Hell's Field" (and "Darkoan's Palace") is SO Yoko Shimomura!! While Stage 1 cries for familiarity to Ghosts'n Goblins! Your instrumentation, your feeling for the melodies and atmosphere is awesome! The best I found on the Internet. (I even made an own MIDI Piano Arrangement for VGMusic 23 years ago...quite stiff, not very good) Couldn't you... maybe... all 17 Tracks? And then we'll release it on vinyl! One side Original, one side your arrangements. Maybe a Double-10-inch? Just a wish... ^_^)

[@Soundole]

Thank you for the kind words! I'd be curious to hear which tracks Shimomura wrote specifically - I think the majority of her contributions are alongside a bunch of other composers, so exact authorship is always a little blurry! I've been surprised at how many people have such a strong nostalgic attachment to this game, so I definitely wouldn't be against exploring more of the soundtrack in the future! :)

[@derhkist]

This is AWESOME! one of the best GB soundtracks ever and a great cover for it :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate, glad you liked it!

[@Bhaldur88]

so good! I can still remember two things from that Game. 1: the epic music ❤ 2: it beat the sh** out of me back then when I played it as a kid 😂

[@Soundole]

It's definitely old-school tough!

[@rudyk5645]

Congrats for making a great orchestration with this only instrument! Love this medley

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it! :)

[@ggorgo]

I love this game so much since I was a kid, the music is fantastic and so is your cover!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate, I'm glad you liked it!

[@avalugg8964]

This is the kind of love this game deserves ;3;

[@Soundole]

Glad you appreciated it mate! :)

[@kostass290]

It was Christmas when I got my Game Boy, including this game. Beautiful childhood memories... Thank you!

[@Soundole]

I love hearing peoples' nostalgic connections to the music I cover :) Thanks for listening!

[@interruptingPreempt]

This is one of my favorites of yours. I didn't know this game existed, and now I wanna go play it!

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much! I'm always happy when I can introduce new works to people :)

[@bob20202020]

2:58 to 4:15, one of my favorite musical pieces ever. It's very Pergolesi. Well done.

[@Soundole]

I know what you mean, some pretty fierce classical chromaticism! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@hunterjacksonmedia]

Dude so crazy. I get these songs in my head from time to time and played these games many years ago...almost as if it was another lifetime...

[@Soundole]

+Hunter Jackson Yeah, I've been surprised at just how many people have a nostalgic connection to this!

[@pauldyson8098]

This is wonderful. Takes me back to my teens.

[@Soundole]

Glad you liked it mate! :)

[@jeanjean59ful]

The overworld theme has always been my favourite. You play beautifully.

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! Agreed, it's a cool track :)

[@loniriste]

Amazing, this video is the most beautiful tribute possible to Gargoyle's Quest.

[@Soundole]

Thank you, I'm glad you appreciated it!

[@JacksonParodi]

splendid work, mate. I like your use of texture in the first number. excellent usage of the instrument's huge range and that diminuendo at 2:17 is DELICIOUS

[@Soundole]

+Jackson Parodi Thanks heaps mate! I guess natural wind instrument dynamics are going to be one of the big things the EWI has over synths :)

[@JacksonParodi]

+Soundole VGM Covers I'd agree with you completely on that one. no doubt

[@renasenpai4033]

OMG I was addicted to thas Game when I was little :D Always played it until the Batteries of my Gameboy died! Thank you for bringing back old memories, and for this awesome Cover!

[@Soundole]

+Das Papu Thanks heaps mate! I'm glad you appreciated it :)

[@VG____]

This is awesome. Thanks for putting it together!

[@Soundole]

I'm glad you appreciated it! :)

[@oscy2000]

This is awesome. It got me right away. Keep up the good work man. Music is great

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you liked it!

[@Bajso84]

Quite an achievment! Thanks and Congratulations :) I played GQ as a kid and recently revisited the game on the Nintendo DS, and it still holds up. Its such a well crafted game. Everything from the story to the soundtrack to the gameplay. A charmingly atlernative take on the classical hero story.

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate! I always love hearing peoples' fond recollections from these games :)

[@joeladair1099]

Nice. I saw A guy perform the village theme on an accordion It fit the mood and setting, but the music got week in the middle, as if the guy was having trouble hitting the keys, or didn't know which keys were right. This is much better. This guy's good.

[@Soundole]

+Joel Adair Thanks mate! I appreciate it :)

[@joeladair1099]

You're welcome. :)

[@boy_genius]

finnaly, a cover of this games tunes. Such an underrated title, thanks alot man :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks! The soundtrack definitely has some cool stand out moments :)

[@Azel954]

I love the village theme

[@keyglyph]

Wow, that Hell Field track done up in your style is so beautiful, it almost hurts.

[@Soundole]

+keyglyph Thanks a lot! I love overworld themes, that might have turned out the best here :)

[@trusk5494]

Beautiful. Simply beautiful!

[@Soundole]

Thank you, I'm glad you think so! :)

[@CrownofSmoke]

Dude this is fucking awesome. The coolest replay of songs from me being in a car seat as a kid. Amazing job.

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@HollyGameShow]

Insert Firebrand manly walk here.

[@micolino83]

you're the man! great performance. thank you for bringing back my childhood

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it!

[@skillplusluckequalsthat]

I think this is the closest possible. Almost identical to original with quality! Well done, one of my favorite games on the gameboy :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks! I take pride in the accuracy of my transcriptions :)

[@willf.4465]

Gargoyle's Quest soundtrack is fantastic! I like to play some of those tracks on the guitar. You guys did a great job! Thanks!

[@Soundole]

+Wilder Fioramonte Thanks very much mate! It's certainly got some strong melodies :) You should upload your creations!

[@willf.4465]

+Soundole VGM Covers Right, man! I intend to do that someday. If that happens, I'll send you the link. Thanks :)

[@joeblack2216]

Incredible work and well done for that, Gargoyles Quest forever !!!

[@Soundole]

Thank you very much mate! :)

[@CaaaCaaam]

Such passion. Beautiful.

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! :)

[@nikosanastasiadis2637]

sweet sounds from the past when i was a kid.very nice.i like this

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate, glad you liked it! :)

[@donutdrums]

Woah! Awesome man! Nice to see you two working together again.

[@Soundole]

+DonutDrums Thanks mate! Yeah, working with Steven is always great :)

[@3DTinkering]

Molto bravo! Really nice and very well played! It reminds me of childhood, I bought this game in Philadelphia in the early 90s. Good times! Ciao!

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps mate! Sounds like it was a strong part of a lot of peoples' youth!

[@ganon_t99]

Firebrand should get more games. I really enjoy his series!! They are very fun platformers!

[@Soundole]

Seems like an under-utilised mascot in Capcom's stable :)

[@yves78]

The last level is insane music

[@querpmuerp]

Fantastic. Fits the mood perfectly.

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps mate! :)

[@Gamatov]

Very underrated track, nice performance and nice choice!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! :)

[@gabocarina96]

Sweet work there dude! :)

[@Soundole]

+gabocarina96 Thanks a lot mate!

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

Beautiful.

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@Adriano77]

Pas mal pas mal, ce jeu je les terminer pour la première fois j'avais même pas 9 ans

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate! It's been nice to hear how so many people have nostalgic memories attached to this game.

[@subversiveasset]

That intro part is definitely good music for october/halloween spookiness.

[@Soundole]

+subversiveasset Yep, it's got heaps of little built in references to the Ghosts 'n Goblins soundtrack, which is really cool :)

[@SurvivalSpheres]

It's actually dungeon synth at its finest. Splendid performance here!

[@colinm5548]

A real classic

[@Kungfuhouseplant]

Excellent stuff. I've always liked this soundtrack but thought the original renditions were kinda screechy, and this has fixed that. Very well done!

[@Soundole]

Thanks! I know what you mean - one of the things I aim to do with my covers is to occasionally take some of the edge off of the original sounds!

[@Olga-jt3qf]

Thank you for this vid!

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching! :)

[@colinm5548]

I revisited gq 2 on nes and played it through with emulation, the music is wonderful

[@Soundole]

Agreed!

[@LordPaddle]

fantastic cover of a great ost from a Capcom classic ! Wow, EWI...what a sound ! I discovered this instrument a long time ago in the film music of composer Maurice Jarre and Trevor Jones : he used it frequently in film like Dark City, From Hell, The Last Place on Earth, Desperate Measures, etc. +1 like ! Congratulations ! ;)

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate! I haven't heard of those, I'll need to keep an ear out! :)

[@AndinCamargos]

Great medley guys! This game seems amazing, i didnt know this version from GB! This reminds me when i played demons crest.

[@Soundole]

+andersongs87 Thanks heaps mate! Demon's Crest has a pretty stellar soundtrack too, I'll get around to it :)

[@matthu875]

👏👏👏👏👏Congrats. Impressive!!!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@exelmans8855]

TOUTE MON ENFANCE!

[@christopherpetts6599]

Beautiful!!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@MegaArcon]

This is so good!

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much! :)

[@ガウー-h7d]

海外のスゴいKZbinrかと思ったらそうでもなかったw 割りとマイナーなゲームだと思うんどけど海外の方に隠れた名曲を演奏してもらえるのはすごい嬉しい あと、その楽器なんだ…

[@Soundole]

I've been surprised by how many people are familiar with this game - it's not one that I grew up with, but clearly a lot of people have nostalgic memories of it!

[@kinofritze]

absolute fantastic

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate!

[@PianoKad]

Thanks for the memories ! :)

[@Soundole]

Thanks for listening! :)

[@Calamaistr]

If i ever see you walk around irl im going to hug you like a long lost friend.

[@Calamaistr]

Youve actually inspired me to sometime make a proper hifi orchestral version of this soundtrack hehe

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'll take that hug :) Link me through if you do end up making it!

[@demiray8286]

liked at first minute. great work.

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate! :)

[@dimensioo-o3442]

Great music, congrats !

[@Soundole]

Thanks so much mate!

[@joevidrio8688]

Awesome 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻😊

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@paumic6366]

Fantastic!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@philipraymondsmith]

You can really hear the Ghosts and Goblins influences.

[@Soundole]

+Philip Smith Yep! They worked in some of the motivic passages and cadences, which I think was a really clever nod to the earlier compositions.

[@strikeforcethrash7463]

I love it !!

[@Soundole]

Thanks, glad to hear it! :)

[@ncahuashi]

超级好听！一直喜欢这个游戏的BGM，很意外能听到你的演奏，太棒了！

[@Soundole]

Thank you! Glad you like it! :)

[@brogamer1847]

Great job!!!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@EasyGuitarNow]

beautiful !!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@ExtraLivesMusic]

SUCH A GOOD GAME

[@ExtraLivesMusic]

Okay, this is now my favorite video of yours.

[@Soundole]

I'm so glad you like it! I thought this video would get barely any views back when I made it, but a surprising amount of people have a strong connection to this game!

[@ExtraLivesMusic]

The few. The proud. The Firebrand.

[@MegaMercury13]

well done !

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much! :)

[@2ero2nin3]

love it, thx😊

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@vickjr7260]

wow awwesome!!

[@Soundole]

Thanks heaps!

[@malahamavet]

it's funny how that instrument sounds midi but it's real 😂 good played!

[@Soundole]

Thank you! :)

[@Sadik78]

You are awesome

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate! :)

[@Anakunus]

Wonderful! I like. I just wish that one day, you would make a similar medley of the rest of the game's compositions.

[@Soundole]

Thanks a lot! I certainly wouldn't be against returning to this soundtrack in the future :)

[@finnmarr-heenan2397]

+Soundole VGM Covers please do it

[@ahums16]

Among other Gameboy/Color games, tried this one out for the first time recently, as well, can't get passed the first level boss, when I can even reach him haha!

[@Soundole]

Haha, I know right, it's pretty brutal!

[@ahums16]

Soundole VGM Covers Yes! But at least so far it feels fair. Brutal, unforgiving, but still fair, if you die you know YOU failed. At least compared to the NES Ghosts n' Goblins. I saw the Angry Video Game Nerd's review of it. . . o-o" Dark Souls went by a different name in the 80's, haha! [Which I've never actually played XP]

[@Soundole]

That's a good point. Consistent mechanics make a world of difference!

[@ahums16]

Soundole VGM Covers Exactly! As soon as you feel the game's cheating you, it's not fun anymore. [I'd even, from what I've seen, go so far as to say the original Ghosts N' Goblins crosses that line]. Even though it thoroughly beats me every time, I keep coming back for more in Gargoyle's Quest. Also helps too the music's pretty good, haha!

[@ensimon]

bravo!

[@Soundole]

+Ensimon Thanks mate!

[@cgyh68748]

¡muy buena!

[@Soundole]

Cheers mate! :)

[@douglashudson4706]

This is really, really nice. Did you ever do the ending/credits theme?

[@Soundole]

Thank you! This is my only video covering pieces from this soundtrack so far, but I wouldn't be against exploring more of it in the future!

[@Eichwiesel]

Bach would be proud!

[@Soundole]

Thanks very much mate!

[@MetalHead972]

wow nice!!! :D

[@Soundole]

Thanks mate!

[@brickmasterkfallgau586]

can you make a video of golden sun music?

[@Soundole]

I'm sure I'll get around to it eventually!

[@BeatgamesVGMtribute]

Incredible as it sounds good that your instrument. It's kind of midi clarinet? Great work as always.

[@Soundole]

+Beatgames VGM tribute (Alexandre) Thanks heaps mate :) Something like that, it can do midi but it also has an on board synthesizer with mono jack out, which is how I tend to use it.

[@BeatgamesVGMtribute]

+Soundole VGM Covers Cool, I really like! (Y)