Tim Follin - “Treasure Master (NES)” Full Soundtrack [Oscilloscope View]

[@pschiptunes64]

Ah yes, probably the first video that got me into chiptune as a whole. I found one of the soundtracks somewhere and instantly loved it.

[@f.k.b.16]

11:55 Wow that fade! I didn't even think that was possible. This Tim Follin dude made the NES sing! Literally!

[@Plasmariel]

I think the fading was made by Geoff though!

[@redpheonix1000]

Notice how the triangle channel actually plays for a shorter and shorter time to give it the illusion of going quieter! Quite a neat way to pull that off when the triangle channel has no volume control.

[@TakuikaNinja]

No one's talking about the cross-fade to the odd time signature part in the Microchip theme. I'm disappointed.

[@donavenhollow5709]

17/8 and honestly, the first time I've heard of this time signature was listening to the Microchip theme haha

[@TheGreatGario]

yeah, tbh I was really weirded out by that part but not very many people will catch onto just how nuts that is to simulate on NES hardware like that

[@TheGreatGario]

if you really want to break your brain on this take note of the fact that he's simulating two different tempos on the crossfade at the same time on what was effectively a tracker two different simultaneous tempos on a f'cking tracker *head explodes*

[@roilo8560]

@@TheGreatGario I don't think trackers were a thing back then

[@TheGreatGario]

@@roilo8560 Right, the word "effectively" does a little leg work glossing over that in my statement, there. ;)

[@flyinyoku3543]

7:30 The way he makes the top square wave echo with one channel is amazing. It's hard to believe this game came out in 1990(ish?).

[@pyronator3500]

You should see what he can do with only one channel (1bit) audio

[@alu2901]

​@@pyronator3500Like that one track he made in 1 channel that had drums, a main melody and a bass all on the 1 channel?

[@tcscomment]

IIRC this game came out in '92 for a MTV contest

[@forple8930]

wait what thanks again and even more thanks for going through trouble of fixing it lol

[@kronusaerospace8872]

9:18 Those drums are phenomenal! They sound so clear and rich

[@primateprime6000]

It's actually because the third channel, the bass triangle, is actually going up and down very quickly to make a loud 'click' sound. It gets played in sync with the actual drums to give them a bit more punch. You can tell by the way the third channel looks everytime there's a beat. Not many NES composers actually figured it out properly, but Jeroen Tel and Tim Follin are the more popular ones to make use of this method

[@NEStalgia]

@@primateprime6000 Yeah. I also saw this technique being used by Neil Baldwin and the sound programmers at Sunsoft (and we can't forget about Geoff Follin) Fun Fact: a songwriter known as "The Fat Man" also used the triangle channel interestingly

[@ManiacalForeigner]

@@primateprime6000 So it's basically the opposite of what Nobuyuki Shioda did on the Recca OST, where he set the triangle channel very low specifically to _avoid_ popping, but resulting in a characteristic "hiss" throughout.

[@ManiacalForeigner]

​@@NEStalgia Yes, that would be George Sanger, probably most well-known for The 7th Guest, Ultima Underworld, and Wing Commander.

[@FukiMakai]

Tim Follin The Treasure Quest (1991) SC Records 0:00 Gotcha! The travel begins 3:01 Pac-Man's World 6:13 Quest Over (this is the actual ending of the album except on this remaster's first issue) 7:24 Team Tim on the Moon 10:21 The Crazy Console 14:02 Solstice and a Half (The White Knight) 17:30 Oh, a Circus! I love circus! Written and performed (Nintendo 2A03 Workstation) by Tim Follin Sequencing by Tim Follin

[@benjaminzuniga4911]

Horrible comment

[@derpydino17]

This album also comes with a free game.

[@JemZard]

​@@benjaminzuniga4911 Horrible comment

[@SvordingUnique]

@@benjaminzuniga4911 Horrible comment

[@ИванШаров-т2д]

​@@benjaminzuniga4911 Horrible comment

[@Guibauski]

11:15 the madman actually did something like this. so awesome

[@wuphy]

bro really composed something in 17/8 for such a goofy game

[@TheGoggengames]

​@@wuphy Absolute mad lad

[@team56th]

Tim Follin, the man who did prog with FM synthesizer chips (2)

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

NES isn't even FM iirc

[@danmakuman]

I think the only time he touched an FM sound chip was with Time Trax for the Mega Drive.

[@FukiMakai]

@@danmakuman SNES was both wave and sample based.

[@DerpDerp3001]

The NES is PM.

[@camulodunon]

@@FukiMakai actually no, it is entirely sample based.

[@TheGoggengames]

I'm just here for my daily dose of Microchip music.

[@bentshaggyoil]

i mean who isnt

[@rotunda_]

Go to 10:21 for your dose of microchip

[@TheZmusicGroup]

A shame the Follin brothers only got to work on mediocre or plain bad games...

[@DrTune]

the games didn't really stand a chance against this music; almost anything's going to disappoint in comparison

[@astracrits4633]

...Except for Plok. Plok was actually pretty damn good.

[@ViddyOJames]

are you sure about that chief

[@Plasmariel]

@@gmeeer9165 say sike right now

[@pigfish99]

Plok and solstice are worth a look.

[@t3hSurge]

Instantly the greatest chiptune I’ve ever heard. What the fuck I am literally flabbergasted.

[@rl2905]

Love the "Changes" reference in the Microchip theme. Tune by the band YES.

[@Yukkuri_Yakumo]

I thought I was the only one hearing it lol

[@bananaman4563]

One of my favorite songs of all time, both Tim and Yes are truly incredible

[@rotunda_]

Holy shit i never noticed that until now! It's like a darker version of the intro, thanks for telling me this

[@SilentOnion]

3:12 looks so beautiful

[@Soloist1983]

Tim Follin re-imagined the Starsky & Hutch theme here, awesome nod to one of his favorite pieces!

[@SyRose901]

He went on to even compose for a Starsky & Hutch game! I don't know the exact details, but it is not chip music, that's for damn sure. A lot of his magic was already lost there, like the wacky time sigs and the prog rock influence. Probably due to him using a 88-button keyboard instead of the 256 you effectively have when composing for a soundchip like the NES's.

[@donaldthompson7766]

Sounds like a prog rock album

[@LeoGallo51]

I know it has nothing to do with it, but could someone recommend me some album similar to Genesis, Yes or Rick Wakeman?

[@donaldthompson7766]

@@LeoGallo51 Stefan Zauner's Prisms is pretty good.

[@BigDrahma]

@@LeoGallo51 Wobbler - Rites at Dawn is really good. Sounds like Fragile-era Yes. Their album Dwellers of the Deep is good too.

[@LeoGallo51]

@@donaldthompson7766 thanks is a pretty good album

[@LeoGallo51]

@@BigDrahma i love their music, I already have _from silence to somewhere_ and i bought _dwellers of the deep_ at day one! Thanks for your advice, i will try to listen to the other album you mentioned as well!

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

11:15 Who even THINKS of making a kick ass song in 17/8 time. Honestly?

[@derpydino17]

Especially on a freaking NES! This man was a god among video game composers.

[@artman40]

Who even thinks of crossfading into a 17/8 time?

[@rl2905]

It's a quote from a tune called "Changes" by the band YES.

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

@@rl2905 correct!

[@DMARtunes]

the bird effect on w4 / forest is cool.

[@Cta7]

I dug through my watch history like a racoon digs through trash to find this ost. Remnants of the title theme were stuck in my head and I HAD to find which Follin song it belonged to.

[@_ponkachonka]

this is probably my favourite NES OST so far...

[@shorterrecording]

This is unreal.

[@TheGoggengames]

Tim Follin is unreal. The man is a myth and a legend among video game music composers.

[@SmaIlHum]

i swear tim was making these songs based soully just on the game cover art

[@GingerNingerGames]

Not gonna lie, the title screen track just erased the blues I was feeling today

[@lazytomakeaname4676]

The moon sounds like your in the future

[@multiplexor9426]

Так вот кто делал музыку к этой игре! Я постоянно, заходя в эту игру на своей Dendy (клон японской Famicom) любуюсь музыкой, и ничем другим в этой игре.

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

А в его другие игры играл? Pictionary, Terminator 2, Solstice - классики.

[@RedTsarOldChannel-INACTIVE]

@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire Terminator 2 was made entirely by his brother Geoff though.

[@josheldridge8546]

Absolutely. The game was hot garbage, but the music? Exceptional.

[@cursed_cats5710]

This sounds like Plok but NES version

[@joaonitro5149]

Same composer.

[@cursed_cats5710]

@@joaonitro5149 ik

[@lotepamera9271]

World Complete sounds like Tim's other song Venge Thicket from Plok There's also the motif from the Time Trax main menu music in the Microchip music

[@myh6274]

I didnt came here for the prize, i came here for the music.

[@ArmyVeteranGamer]

6:14 sounds a bit like Plok!

[@Astro0328]

you will not believe who made the plok ost

[@Fehlfarbenblind]

The 1st Track is actually very Tom Scott inspired😂

[@ManiacalForeigner]

Not gonna lie, the World 6 theme would make for a beautiful waltz if someone were to orchestrate it.

[@DerpDerp3001]

Time to play it on my calliope (circus organ).

[@Stickboi]

world 4/forest sounds like a sequal to solstices title theme

[@rl2905]

Tim made the NES sound chip beg for death.

[@JuniperAbaddon]

iirc, wasn't the time signature in microchip 17/16 or something maniacal like that?

[@spyghetti4206]

Yeah, it mimics the time signature at the beginning and end of "Changes" by Yes - 4/4 into 3/4 into 4/4 into 2 runs of 3/4

[@roknindo]

@@spyghetti4206 Ahhhh THAT's what it is. I was struggling hard to figure the one out, that makes total sense.

[@soundfx68]

1st track is Inspired by the Starsky & Hutch theme

[@superhs]

A little late to this, but ironically, Tim Follin also ended up composing for a Starsky & Hutch game.

[@Plasmariel]

10:21 the Microchip stage sounds a bit like Time Trax's title theme

[@JemZard]

Same composer, btw.

[@Plasmariel]

@@JemZard Yes I am profoundly knowledgeable about the Follins' discography if you have any questions

[@SilentOnion]

how do you separate the "channels"(?) like that?

[@acrouzet]

I use nsfplay’s channel mask and wav recording features

[@SilentOnion]

@@acrouzet hmm nsfplay is only for nsf files aka nes music? would you happen to know if there was something i could use psf (ps1) music files and separate those channels?

[@acrouzet]

No, sorry.

[@SilentOnion]

@@acrouzet thanks for response anyway :D

[@SilentOnion]

okay by digging around the interwebs i found this program called "Audio Overload" which can play many types of files including PSF and it can mute specific channels and convert it to WAV :D

[@drewtekulve3407]

The first few bars of World 4 sounds like Song of Storms from Zelda

[@chrisB_OG]

almost symphony level... did Tim ever write a symphony?

[@bitchlasagna4720]

what was wrong with the last video?

[@bitchlasagna4720]

@Ozaleto oh, thanks

[@cemstrumental]

@@bitchlasagna4720 'To the guy, who invented '0', thanks for nothing!'