Golden Sun - Isaac's battle theme

[@GongoQuelli]

This version cured cancer.

[@etherkazam]

Lol

[@Saturos02]

I transcribe them by ear and also (usually) write down sheet music in order to minimize rehearsal time! My policy is to only cover music from games that I've played, as the experience of the story and music in combination is so essential to one's personal perception of it. That being said, I'm a big fan of older RPGs, so I might try it out sometime =)

[@Red4350]

Hey i would really love to try to learn keyboards mainly so i can have fun playing some Golden Sun songs...would that heavily depend on the type of keyboard? or do most keyboards have universal sounds and it doesnt matter?

[@Saturos02]

@@Red4350 It depends. This synth has real instrument samples as well as primitive waveforms, and allows for a lot of parameter adjustment so you can tweak each sound to get what you want. I guess that's the case for most digital synths. I would suggest looking up demos of different models and see what clicks with you. You could of course just get a midi keyboard and play virtual instruments on a computer via usb. Even the free ones can sound really nice, but latency might be an issue.

[@Red4350]

@@Saturos02 ah i see " I would suggest looking up demos of different models and see what clicks with you." yeah thats sounds like a good idea i would try midi but my computer kinda sucks lol

[@Red4350]

@@Saturos02 is there anyway that you can recommend a newer synthesizer that would have the like whole "pan flute..ect ect" or is that a standard? cause i see the price for the Korg x50 on amazon and its like $900+...and since it came out in 2007 im guessing its a really good synthesizer

[@Saturos02]

@@Red4350 It is a decent all-round instrument, but not worth buying now I think. Any digital synth with a large soundbank is bound to include some different woodwinds, brass, bowed/plucked strings etc. The x50 inherited most sounds from the Triton series, but nowadays you can probably get better quality for a reasonable price. I'm not updated on this though, so I can't suggest anything in particular. Next buy for me is gonna be analog, but don't go there if you want real instrument sounds.

[@hmongstermoua_backup9947]

This is my first time actually having a favorite cover.

[@Uthuriel]

10 years old and still a banger... thank you.

[@wanderingmind2225]

I'm a bit late to this video, but what a solid burst of nostalgia and education (For musicians.). Not only is Golden Sun one of the best RPG's ever, but Motoi Sakuraba is an absolute genius. You are excellent for posting all these covers. Thank you. I hope you return to youtube.

[@IAmTheStein]

btw, your transcriptions are so comprehensive, I'm using them to teach myself how to transcribe as well

[@Quakecon-s9r]

Isaac casts RAGNAROK!!!!!!! 💛💛💛

[@chariethe]

Spot on as usual!

[@trikronika]

Holy shit, straight up goosebumps at the pan flute part. Props man, this is unlike everything I've heard before (besides the original) :D

[@tMatt5M]

Saturos02, you have no idea how much of a trip down memory lane hearing these covers are. Thank you so much!!!

[@WaywardSquire]

When I think of "Golden Sun", this is the song that comes to mind, it never gets old. Your rendition is great as always, keep it up! At this rate my "liked videos" playlist is going to be nothing but Saturos02!

[@ivan22519]

Epic! this is part of my childhood :)

[@blackmage0]

oh my god, just so good, i mean the music is just brilliant to start with but then you just play it perfectly on the piano and oh it just intensify the whole thing, well done :D

[@TechnoloJ]

Best cover on youtube! Hands down!

[@RyuuichiRSF]

I just loved how you used Saw Wave in the next repetition of the song instead of Pan Flute. Some people forget about that instrument change or even don't notice it at all.

[@GamingTranceSeer]

the overwelming sensation when the music resonates in my ears, I love this! =)

[@SchnookumsTheNightFury]

I listen to this with my headphones every day in my Graphic Design II class. No wonder my grades have been going up...

[@FlameUser64]

I remember reading somewhere that they ran out of tracks in this song (the GBA only allows 4 tracks simultaneously), so to add a 5th "instrument" they basically told the GBA's firmware to generate sounds. You know those beeping sounds your Windows desktop computer makes on startup even if there are no speakers plugged in? The way I understand it, it's roughly equivalent to using those to play music.

[@Schematist]

My ears love you!!!

[@mendfri]

But not the metronome :l

[@SchnookumsTheNightFury]

Endermender110 The metronome is great!!

[@HeartRavens]

My favourite battle theme... played by you! Thank you so much!! :D

[@zenonhermanodemai5244]

Inspirador, épico y majestuoso! Me gusta ;)

[@VincentStreak]

Too much awesome. I'm diggin the cross hand technique

[@MrXtacle]

Dude, this is so spot on! Great job

[@0p3nm1n3]

The world need a new version ❤️

[@sparkfx5874]

Once I get the equipment I'm going to start arranging and making videos of my favorite game soundtracks.

[@Mina_Angel]

that was simply awesome my hat is off to you good sir

[@HassanMohd]

This one's even better than the original!

[@bigbomb9000]

THIS IS SO AWESOME!!! i wish this theme was in the place of the one in-game!

[@Mercsin]

O...MA.....GAWD.....IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!

[@Derkeros]

Impressive, nice, fantastic. I want a piano like yours, please where i can get one? :)

[@whyvurn]

its called a keyboard

[@Derkeros]

Oh... a keyboard like yours, then.

[@TimGallois]

It's.. fantastic. You've earned a suscriber!

[@bltwithoutthebacon]

Love it, my friend!! :) I hope for some Fire Emblem sometime, maybe when you're finished with TLA. I can't wait for more.

[@SchnookumsTheNightFury]

This is so fantastic

[@Slamy4096]

Whoah ! This is good !! I also like your style of having multiple voices of keyboard simultaneously. I'm doing something similar but with more game soundtracks from the Amiga and with a different perspective.

[@Lymerine473]

Holy fucking shit, awesome job.

[@ArnyUnderCover]

Awesome song and amazing skills! Great job!

[@felipesantamaria9497]

Great job man ! Really good !

[@telechubbies7]

This is so f***in amazing

[@rafaellum]

Are you telling me the lead synth was always detuned on purpose? That must be why I never can seem to be able to play it on the piano D:

[@enciclopediamusicalilustra4250]

The music in golden sun games series sometimes seems to be using Microtonality, that is to say, we are actually listening notes divided into even smaller notes. If a piano octave is divided into 12 keys, you would need to divide it into 24 in order to play either this song or some other songs that are using this microtonality, such as the synth heard in colosso battle theme and the saturos battle theme

[@IronReef77]

Vicious! I was starting to learn how to play piano/Keyboard but I have to currently finish my last semester and focus but I swear after May I'm getting right back to it

[@rookiewarrior6419]

Hot damn, that’s almost spot on.

[@AveryAce2]

Just realized you're using a Korg X50. I've watched this video dozens of times and never saw it before. Amazing

[@Red4350]

hey if i wanted to try to play some of these songs do i need to specifically buy a korg x50? google is saying that its a 61 key synthesizer ...could i buy any 50 or 60+ key synthesizer and it would come with those sounds?

[@yana_2_6_0]

"...And that's why I wanna go to piano class, Mom!"

[@AveryAce2]

This is Godly 🙇‍♂️

[@kikai1187]

素晴らしい演奏だ！

[@BMS9000]

Could you do the overworld theme next? Oh yeah and FANTASTIC video!!!

[@tomapple64]

yeah now that you said that there was a hi-hat sound in the original i finally noticed it, but yea its a bit louder :)

[@jldriver02]

Well, you've earned yourself a subscriber. :)

[@its_nukatron]

Maaaaaan, now I have the biggest urge to find a copy and re-play this game.

[@Xantic88]

LoL I told him to play this song, now I love him

[@JoyconJames]

this is fucking amazing!!! O_O this game brought me so much joy on long car rides

[@SurrealNights]

These covers are amazing. Have you learned all these by ear or have you used sheet music? Also have you considered recording the music from Star Ocean: the Second Story? It's Sakuraba and very similar in style to GS's soundtrack.

[@pufinwave8934]

que hermoso hermano

[@KelericK]

OH SI! Muchas gracias por deleitarme con tal música que tantos buenos recuerdos me está dando :D Un trabajo genial! Mi enhorabuena! ¿Sabes dónde puedo conseguir las partituras?

[@WilliamShinal]

Damn, this theme kicked ass...

[@stephanosdunamis]

wow thats friggin badass

[@madmanuel18]

Awesome again :) Could you do the briggs/moapa battle theme from golden sun the lost age?

[@LordBlackTiger666]

Just very good ! :D

[@darkwalkervisiondominguez1691]

Omg this is perfect Tanks to cure my life

[@puqpetmaster]

FUCK YEAH!! MY FAVOURITE THEME! THX BRO!

[@AveryAce2]

Lit af

[@MrJoBilly]

arms crossed, nice

[@Deviltriggerfounder]

DAYUM SON

[@Morrilou]

excellent. keep on it.

[@asboll]

amazing :DD

[@rafael3919]

💪💪💪💪

[@locherflorian1414]

Smooth McGroove :)

[@hidenseek14]

Cool!

[@ZoSo_x]

daaaang bro

[@yana_2_6_0]

Holy Crap...

[@yarthmax]

FUCKING AWESOME!!

[@SuperSonicStress]

can you upload a video of just the bassline?? lol.

[@skrear9295]

golden sun should atleast have an anime or something if they dont get in smash

[@Tomouryu]

I'm still hoping they do a 4 sometime.

[@UnIosingRanger]

Jesus

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

dat bass line

[@sunjzip]

2019n

[@MrEpicTelos]

You should try to play this with a real piano, this is awesome

[@raedenjay]

Which piece did you find had that most difficult bass?

[@rygesa]

wow this version is about as awesome as Smooth Mcgroove's with less than 1/40th the views

[@seanhayes1611]

what kinda of synth/format are you using for all these? love them by the way golden sun music has had a big impact on me

[@gTOu92cuh2bqNXYjVHb]

Bass tab plz *-*

[@somecuriosities]

+Saturos02 I love your cover - but what is with the clicking sound in part of the video?

[@SchnookumsTheNightFury]

Some Curiosities It's supposed to imitate the little tapping sound that's in the OST Isaac's battle theme.

[@somecuriosities]

Huh, never realised that. Thought the tapping sound on the OST was just interference from my GBA loudspeakers.

[@AZero887]

What kind of key bored did you use? I'd like to be able to have the pan flute to play around with

[@tomapple64]

Whats that tapping sound? O.o

[@ZeroCha0s]

I demand the sheet, no BUTs

[@jacoblajoie1781]

Ahh the metronome ruins it for me..

[@1337fox2]

I can't unhear it. In any of the videos. I didn't hear it until I read your comment. But no hate towards you though. Just that darn tick-tick.

[@SeafoamSmiles]

For any future viewers of these comments, I believe the sound they are referring to is actually light tapping on drum symbols, which exists in the original track as well.

[@SchnookumsTheNightFury]

Jacob LaJoie Are you kidding?! I love the metronome!

[@FirebladeXXL]

fuck this bass is fast

[@thegoodgeneral]

I think it's just you.

[@jldriver02]

WHO'S THE DOUCHE WHO DISLIKED?!

[@JeroenBaxexm]

Great. Bad drums though