RWBY: The Triumph - Orchestral Metal Remix

A symphonic metal cover of the Volume 5 opening theme.

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Starting out with this one, the first thing I did was extend the intro, having the idea to do so early on. A bit later, I decided the opening riff could use some variation, and opted to add some movement in the extended portion, also introducing this to the B verses. After a bit of experimentation, I also opted to move the song from Jeff/4 to regular 4/4, as leaving it off-beat made the orchestra hits sound jank. For further arranging, I puzzled a bit on what to do with the strings, struggling somewhat to fit the mid-voices in between the vocal chords and guitar chords. But when it clicked, it felt into place without needing revision. The same can't be said for the solo, which went through numerous iterations until I got something I was happy with.

Time spent working on the track: 32 hours.

Credits:
Composed by Jeff Williams.
Artwork used in thumbnail by Ein Lee.

MIDI reference sequenced by 2pts, of Musescore:
https://musescore.com/user/8857781/sc...

Video made with FL Studio ZGameEditor Visualizer plugin
Effect author credits:
Electric - nimitz Twitter: @stormoid Adapted from https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ldlXRS
BufferBlender - Cynex
WormHoleEclipse, Blooming, TextDraw - Jph Wacheski http://jph_wacheski.itch.io/
Polar - Kjell, Dubswitcher

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