Revenge Of Shinobi - Chinatown Theme Orchestral Cover

A number of years back, I attempted a few covers of songs from my favourite video games, including this one. My cover of this partticular tune was one I was never completely happy with, and as I've learned quite a lot in the meantime, I decided it was time for a revisit. I've tried to maintain the same spirit as the original piece, whilst updating it to a more contemporary action orchestral sound. Hope you enjoy!
Originally composed by the legendary Yuzo Koshiro, from the Sega Megadrive (nay Genesis) game 'Revenge Of Shinobi'. Performed by McDylbot.
I don't own the copyright to the music here, just paying homage to one of my favourite pieces of game music. Copyright owned by Sega Enterprises (I think).

[@shinx2k6]

You have honoured all Shinobi's

[@Velasca]

Beautifully done. I've loved Chinatown since the 1990s and this is one of the better versions imo.

[@McDylbot]

Velasca - Thank you very much. It's one from my childhood that stuck with me all these years, so working on this brought back a lot of great memories. Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@sacolele2]

​@@McDylbot❤😢 saudade

[@Nice_Places]

Amazing! We need a Revenge of Shinobi movie! We already have the soundtrack.

[@oman4me]

This epic never die!

[@twincityking84]

I’ve rated and liked a previous version of this song. This one literally has me hyped up :) anyways rated again

[@McDylbot]

Mark Solis Thanks very much! :-)

[@MustafaKulle]

Perfect.

[@duedecimal6622]

wow! beautiful beautiful work!!!

[@gaona6342]

I'm salute to those Japanese making this music with some chinese elements ~

[@thiagoaraujo3516]

beautiful work

[@doxasound7247]

Oh, man... the nostalgia!

[@McDylbot]

Doxa Sound - Haha! Old school! :-)

[@toddellis8088]

fuckin sick dude, great job with this.

[@tadeudimas6489]

EPIC!!!!!!!!!!

[@dafrog491]

"Ooh!"

[@krishollow]

Neat

[@xChris_Kentx]

This is just as great as your Golden Axe one.

[@McDylbot]

Thank you very much! :-)

[@xChris_Kentx]

@@McDylbot You're welcome and keep up the great work!

[@stephenmcinerney9457]

Interesting, the part at @2:20 sounds like Ramin Djawadi/'Driving With the Top Down'. The best bit starts at @0:56 IMO. Personally I prefer a strong contrast between synth sound vs traditional Chinese instruments, sort of call-and-response, like the Sega original. Good job

[@McDylbot]

Thanks for having a listen! Yeah, there's a few things I'd change with this one if I went back and re-mixed it to better accentuate certain parts of the arrangement (as well as layer some additional percussion). Still, it was a relatively early dabble in the genre for me (both in terms of arrangement and mixing). I much appreciate the feedback. All the best. :-)

[@Blue21-m6j]

Riding with this in Ghost of Tsushima 2:15

[@josemarujo1272]

Lindo 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@servan8986]

Increíble!!

[@Decrypter1990]

Maravilhoso!

[@DarknessXxMaster]

Nice

[@menartd2618]

I came for the thumbnail.

[@carlosrocha666]

Thanks a lot Mcdylbot...this theme was also with me for a long time...listening to a rich version like that is a true realisation. Do you used reaper software to make it? Can you open the softwares you use for the strings and brass sythesization? The horn sounds are simply amazing!

[@McDylbot]

Thank you for checking it out, I'm really glad you enjoyed my take on the track. :-) In regards to your question, this particular track was arranged and mixed in Cubase, although I'm in the process of moving over to PreSonus Studio One. The strings and horns are both from Kontakt sample libraries produced by Cinesamples (Cinestrings and Cinebrass, respectively). They're a bit on the expensive side, but the quality is fantastic. :-)

[@Onkarr]

⚔️

[@fazendoanimacao3308]

meu Deus❤

[@arnaupedescollsole7262]

Years ago a legend was bron :)

[@arnaupedescollsole7262]

born*

[@McDylbot]

Bron was a bit of a (unrelated) legend though! :-)