Ultima III: Exodus - A Peaceful Town (Flute / Clarinet / Piano Trio)

And now to dip waaaaaay into the archives and pull out something literally dozens of people on this website will remember playing!
A shame since the music in the game is really something special!
NES soundtrack composed by Tsugutoshi Goto
⭐️ Featuring special guest dpMusicman on Piano! ⭐️
(no personal music links.... hopefully one day this changes!)
Very happy that we are able to double dip with the year Soundole's Chillout contest and the monthly Pixel Mixers contest (CRPGs / Western RPGs) this time!
Our introduction to video games came from our older cousins' leaving a Nintendo at our nana's house, so we spent many hours being very bad at video games. Chris in particular played the heck out of Ultima Exodus as it was one of the few carts we could reliably get working, and didn't let a little thing like "what is going on" and "where do I go" stop her from creating new characters, leveling up on the goblins outside of town, and then picking fights with townspeople (oops) and never actually proceeding with the story proper. To the surprise of no one, this soundtrack still lives rent free in my brain [redacted] years later.
As to our rendition we were back to our usual tricks with the instrumentation and arrangement. NES tunes are always a trick to arrange to avoid simply replicating each of the channels - and whatever 8th/16th/32nd note running line that doesn't always translate well to live instruments, and to really lean into how to take those existing tracks and adapt for winds and piano.
There may or may not have been some Plan B's implemented for the video- wait I mean look at all those cute cats it's purrrfect and absolutely what we intended all along right 😻
Don't forget to peep some of that cheeky 198x dialogue!
Maybe I'll actually play this game as intended now too 🤔🤔🤔
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[@AllisonMartin]

THIS CAT FOOTAGE! I love it :) Wonderful playing from everyone, and the mix sounds very bright and clear, too!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thanks! and yes CAT FOOTAGE truly makes everything better!

[@VRonMediaMusic]

This is absolutely beautiful! The cats are having such a peaceful time, they're always purrfect! 😻

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

I am so glad the internet can provide me with footage of cutie cats 😻

[@TheCentralScrrrutinizer]

Mr. Tsugutoshi would be utterly proud. Excellent work, this is gorgeous.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thank you! This soundtrack really stuck with me since I played the game as a kid, so I really enjoyed getting to reimagine what it would sound like with live instruments!

[@fenris91]

Many thanks for keeping this game and its musical legacy alive inside everyone's hearts. Ultima was the rpg that made me love RPG's.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

It has such a rad soundtrack and is super underrated!

[@robertwilson7532]

Again, splendid audio, visual presentation. Also, nostalgic as I remember Albion and the Ultima series from days of yore. My journey through your uploads happily continues.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thank you - I'm glad you're enjoying the channel :)

[@JonasBombeke]

Ahhh, beautiful music and beautiful cats. What more could you want. Very well done!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

math checks out, thanks :D

[@monokalamos]

This was my favorite of the 64 submissions to this year's competition.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

wow!!! we're honored 😭😍

[@monokalamos]

I am one of the literal dozens 🙂

[@cookedchicory6742]

This is such a sweet rendition. The woodwinds tones are really nice. Well done. Also, I never played Ultima before the VII. 😁

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thank you! I actually never played any other Ultima games other than this one - I wasn't much of a PC gamer ever so I missed that boat 😅

[@Sean081799]

Beautiful arrangement and playing all around - and the kitties are always a treat.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thanks - I really like how this arrangement came out (and of course, NES RPG gameplay means more room for cat footage oh darn)

[@sonatina3]

I don’t know the original but I can tell immediately this is like the most peaceful town music! Also that you’ve done some wonderful arranging work for the instruments. Beautifully played and the visuals are lovely (of course there should be lots of cats, look how adorable they are.)

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thank you :) And I think most everyone doesn't know the original since it's pretty old and obscure. But on the plus side that gives us the chance to reimagine what it'd sound like with live instruments and not just Nintendo beepboops! and yes also cats (this is a reoccurring theme on this channel)

[@NicoMendozaMusic]

Beautifully done! The expressiveness on flute is so on point and the piano and clarinet support everything so seamlessly. What a full sound for a trio!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thanks - I approached this as "what would this tune sound like if it was designed for live instruments?" and definitely the sweet town has a flute lead!

[@SheaViolin]

Such a beautiful tone and feeling of space from the solo instruments, well done!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you 😊

[@LloydTheHammer]

This is really great sounding! This combination of instruments works really well for this type of arrangement and it all sounds really nice! Everyone did great here and keep it up! :) Also bonus points for the cute kitty haha.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you and yes yay for cat footage :D

[@SiolfortheJackal]

John is such a nerd. Lovely cover, guys. The ending was so good that I was sad that there was no more.

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

John may know more about Ultima than me (very low bar given how I played this as a 7 year old) but I'm the one with the sword so hahaha nerd. I tend to run out of ideas that aren't just "repeat what we already did lmao" by the 2-3 minute mark so oops

[@Lowtoves]

Lovely cats and even lovelier playing!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you~

[@soundsandstuff]

Wow wow, what a beautiful arrangement and music video performance by you three! The flute, clarinet, and piano blend for an elegant summery song. Complete with video easter eggs, I saw that the character names in your party are the good buoys and girls! Not to mention the amazing cats in nature clips, and also your donut sisters' matching dress outfits are so fashionable! Altogether bravo!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

YES you're the first person to notice the party names 😻

[@soundsandstuff]

@@WarpWhistlesMusic haha, cookn' over powered party!

[@Duhemsounds]

This is a very lovely cover, beautiful rendition

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you! it's a song few people would have heard before but it's very pretty and translated well from Nintendo 8 bit to live instruments :)

[@Harpsibored]

Omg this is SO beautiful!!!!!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you! I love this OST sooooo much, so many gems on there!

[@SchneiderSouza]

Beatiful!!!! This warmed my heart

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

💕 thank you!

[@tsori8717]

beautiful arrangement and performances!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you 🥰

[@rosemaryerickson478]

This is a nice surprise!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

We had hoped to film outside last weekend but it was too hot so instead I used stock photographs and videos of cats so really I think this was the better outcome!

[@Tremendouz]

Great smooth dootery as always!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you!

[@Tiggsvoice]

Great arrangement! And the cat footage is PERFECTION

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thank you and yes the cat guest stars are all purrrrfect 😻

[@Tiggsvoice]

@@WarpWhistlesMusic I love them

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

If only my baby girls were outdoor cats but alas that's why stock footage exists 😍

[@Soundole]

I think the original track is a little bit odd in comparison to other town themes - some parts of it feel like structural non-sequiters to me. But your arrangement makes sense of it, and turns it into a really satisfying piece of chamber music! I also really liked your video production - it felt like a nice balance of chroma-keyed shots, game footage, and cute cats (which is something of a signature for your channel now!) Thanks for being part of this competition again! :)

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Thank you - I definitely felt like the original just needed a little more *something* to be complete and just repeating some of the figures did a lot to round it out. Hilariously, the green screen and the cats were BOTH not the original plan but I can't say I'm disappointed in the end result 😻 I'm so glad we got to participate again - we'll be back for 2023 that's for certain!

[@psycosulu]

Love the instrument combo, hope you do well in the Soundole contest :D

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

thanks - I wonder if we have a type when it comes to instrumentation 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@JaronDavis]

Such a peaceful and gorgeous cover!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

aaaaa awesome! thanks for subscribing, we try to get at least one new cover out a month (thought they usually aren't this obscure haha!)

[@JaronDavis]

@@WarpWhistlesMusic I look forward to hearing them! And that's about my cadence as well, these days. :) Or at least...that's what I'm trying to get back to. ;)

[@vilangel78]

Hermosos recuerdos con mi estimada Nintendo 8 bit 🥲

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Nintendo tiene una música tan hermosa y memorable 🥰

[@vilangel78]

@@WarpWhistlesMusic La verdad, es que llevas razón... Yo siempre he tenido videoconsolas Nintendo, desde los tiempos de la NES. Algo que siempre me gustó, es el especial empeño que ponen a la hora de crear melodías memorables... Saludos desde España 🇪🇦🇪🇺

[@SoulinSadness]

Nice music, nice green screen, nice dresses! DPmusicman! Hop on the socials - we want you!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Nice comment 😍 Originally we were going to record with a flower garden/park but bad rain storms changed that plan but I still wanted the pretty dresses!

[@ChromaticApparatus]

Fantastic performance 👏 such a polished sound! Also, who finished the main quest immediately anyway? 😉The best RPGs are the ones where you can wander off course and discover/make your own fun, haha! Great job you three!

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

You over estimate 8 year old me's ability to play video games hahahaha Thank you!

[@emazur8394]

The overworld theme from the same game was my favorite but this is a fine arrangement of the town theme. But if you've got an interest in obscure 80s music to bring back to life, try the "Song of Life" (flute) from the the Ghosbusters cartoon episode called "Ragnarok and Roll" kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWGUg4GGfcdrn6s Actually there are 2 flute themes in that episode and the other is also good. I just wish they were longer and more drawn out

[@WarpWhistlesMusic]

Ah I love the overworld! And the castle theme too those are my favorites. Maybe one day I'll get around to one of those I'll check the link! One day we may branch out from video game covers :)