Super Metroid: Mother Brain Arrangement

[@TheNobleDemon]

My music crime for this arrangement was putting a guitar amp on a choir sample.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

What crime? It TOTALLY fits the intensity of the encounter.

[@mendfri]

Honestly that's super clever

[@weegeeh4ck3r64]

Wow, that would be AWESOME

[@Sp00pySparySpeletons]

The only crime here is that it doesn't have a million view.

[@GavTV29]

Then thank you for committing crimes

[@jhart6764]

First time I played I knew about the baby metroid's sacrifice. Knowing what would happen in the end I reflected on what that really means about this being the last Metroid. I didn't feel sad... I got mad that I couldn't stop mother brain. Samus took the final organism of a parasitic life to hopefully find a way to do good with it and mother brain instead used it for the destructive use they only see in it. Yet in the last moment the Metroid was healing Samus and giving her enough power to easily defeat mother brain and the remaining space pirates. It's not just a consuming parasite. It can heal, empower, and defend. It was more than the all consuming parasite the galactic federation feared and space pirate wanted to make into weapons.

[@arthurbarros5189]

When I was a Child, I tought Samus should've kept The Metroid for herself, he was attatched to her. Now that I read this, really, It would be a waste of its potential. Somehow, It was kinda a motherly thing to let The Metroid in Ceres for research and betterment of The Galaxy. That is what mothers dream about, isn't? "My Child is out there helping people".

[@jhart6764]

@@arthurbarros5189 Oh I can add another detail I considered about this thought. Both samus and that metroid are what remain of the Chozo. Making sure her family's legacy isn't just two weapons she want the metroid to be better than her than just being another killer in the galaxy. Maybe I'm reading into it to much, but that's how I saw it. I guess the metroid did prove that it's more than it's original creation.

[@jamesk1868]

@@jhart6764 Mother Brain was also created by the Chozo btw

[@Lessembarrassingman]

@@jhart6764 also now knowing that even a parasitic metroid can be used for good, it gives hope to how well samus will do now that shes 🅡🅔🅓🅐🅒🅣🅔🅓

[@garrettblack]

I swear to god there are actual SCREAMS mixed into the melody

[@TheNobleDemon]

There are!

[@garrettblack]

@@TheNobleDemon I knew I wasn't crazy!! omg that was a genious move well done 💜💜💜

[@carbonator779]

The thing about mother brain's theme is that while it's really intimidating and intense, after a while it gets a bit repetitive. In super Metroid this isn't an issue because the boss fight is relatively easy and is over quickly, but now you've made it really energetic and cool, and if mother brain was a proper boss fight that lasted as long as, say, Ridley, this is EXACTLY how I'd want it to sound

[@meatmobile]

I love the little 'flecks' of sound in the background. They sound like Mother Brain's attacks! Especially that wrist cannon.

[@mylesjlee]

Now THIS scared the sh*t out of me as a kid. Like... dying on purpose so it'd be over.

[@gumgrapes]

Ok I nominate this arrangement for "biggest improvement" Track just went from a 7 to an easy 9

[@milddiffuse]

I can't stand how dismissive everyone is of music with retro sound chips. I love listening to these hd retro music renditions, but I don't think this comes close to the intensity of the original sounds used back then.

[@locomotivo4644]

@@milddiffuse nah, it's just that the theme gets really repetitive after a bit. The arrangement of original theme itself is phenomenal, but it was rather too short

[@milddiffuse]

@@locomotivo4644 Well like somebody else has already pointed out the original fight is over really quick, so repetitiveness really isn't a problem in the actual game. But yeah, when you listen to the song by itself or if they made a longer fight out of it, then some extra juice like this surely needed. The original is still just more intense in my eyes.

[@sodasaintcommentaries4054]

This really drives home the sci-fi horror aspects of this fight. I remember playing Super for the first time and realizing that the Mother Brain not only wasn't dead, it had transformed itself into a horrendous abomination.

[@arthurbarros5189]

I remenber child me seeing Mother brain, and not fearing it. Then, somehow, I came to fear it years later, like, with 8 or something. I don't know, maybe I learnt how crazy and terrible that was. The music definitely helped. Following that, I have a really cool memory of my father shouting "Take this! Don't scare my son!" while blasting hyper beam on that biomechanical abomination.

the first hole minute was so outstanding and weird

[@GoldenGoofball]

This Is A HORRIFING IMPROVEMENT! Took me all of the 1st minute to regain my composure. Great Work!

[@superdiobox216]

Wow! The drum'n'bass beat at the mid is INSANE! nice one!

[@Futuretense101]

If this remix played at the start of a battle...I'd get scared real quick. Menacing, energized, and intimidating. Love it!

[@Zeztini]

Holy shit I love this. This is... horrifyingly good. I love the little ambiant screeches toward the end, gives this piece more atmosphere

[@Hex430]

This is AMAZING and I absolutely love your arrangements, I've gone through most of the zelda songs and just kinda sat there with tears listening to the ocarina of time title theme, when I saw metroid in there I was really surprised. Fantastic job, you made a huge nintendo fan extremely happy.

[@x-celsius5905]

This theme just really gives off that final boss vibe. It makes mother brain seem truly unkillable, and she is until the baby comes in and gives you the hyper beam.

[@ZionWings777]

Heavy and dark as the feelings we had on our first encounter with mother brain...

[@garrettblack]

I AM ROCKING OUT TO THIS

[@studhouser6969]

Much different than your usual fare! Always love Metroid stuff, especially from you! Great work!

[@Dilopho]

oh man, when the drums kick in it's so unexpected and AWESOME! Fantastic work, man!!

[@hunterswanson7787]

I liked before I heard the song because I know everything that comes out of this channel is top-notch quality I was DEFINITELY not disappointed, fantastic job as always :)

[@MiztahJay132]

holy shit this makes me want to lift like never before

[@josephlyne6590]

This feels so right

[@jhoelpaco3361]

Well done man. Well done. I loved it! I can see her and all her greatness in the music!

[@Wolf_Kann]

I'm glad this has been out for 9 MONTHS and there's still 0 dislikes

[@overlandlord5965]

That's you.

[@LukaAramabasic]

Jesus christ, this is amazing!

[@RogueNoiseZZ]

Oh hell yeah!

[@J_Ciner]

This sounds like something out of the GBA Sonic games, I love it

[@garrettblack]

Please Rise For The U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEM

[@arathertallglassofwater1864]

lmao what did he mean by this

[@agakath]

@@arathertallglassofwater1864 lol US = horrifying? just a hunch, who knows what's inside the op's head

[@chipreid873]

Sounds pretty damn scary but excellent.

[@Someone_Somewhere7]

I wonder if you can use this style of composition to make SA-X's battle theme? I see so little love being given to that theme and its kinda heartbreaking.

[@ivanorozco9673]

call me crazy but for some reason this arrangement of mother brain in terms of the guitar amp sounded more like it belongs in a silent hill game ost then a metroid game ost lol

[@maxoman8888]

yea not her best work unfortunately

[@STINKERMCGEE]

@@maxoman8888 really? Where's your ost remaster channel?

[@maxoman8888]

@@STINKERMCGEE don't need one to criticize music.

[@Olimario34]

that's you

[@maxoman8888]

I was hoping for a more orchestral sound since imo that’s really where you shine. not that the more electronic take is bad. But I’ve seen what you have been able to do with an orchestral sound, an example being the secret of manas danger you turned an already ferocious track into a grand and epic movie like track (also ur Zelda tracks are straight up masterpieces). Imo you do orchestra remixes incredibly well and I think this track could’ve really benefited from that touch of yours

[@sbeve4841]

No fucking way i just saw this notification

[@Apathesis0]

I never realized it before, but that 5 note melody sounds similar to a NIN track from The Fragile. Forgive me, the song escapes me.

[@Overmind5000]

the Spider Mastermind from DOOM called. They want to marry this track. Literally my first thought when the video started, and I love it.

[@arachnidath]

This sounds... DREADful.