DOOM | D64D2 - First Departure [Cover By DAR] - Intermission | {MUSIC PACK IN DESCRIPTION}

At long last, and once more, it is the end of an era for the channel. Just as I had done for the end of TNT, let's fondly look back on the entirety of the D64D2 Marathon!

I also tried to cram as many comments as I could into this one. Starting from the very first mention and suggestion to cover D64D2, and going all the way to the end! (well, minus the stat-screen, but that's releasing alongside this upload!)

This is arguably the prettiest song out of the whole soundtrack, and was why I decided to reserve this for the final song. Felt like this one was a great choice to be this marathon's "Legion of the Lost".

The original is an absolutely beautiful ballad, comprising of strings, piano, and bass. I tried to be as faithful to it as I could. I only changed a couple of notes, as well as added a few (for dramatic effect). As recording went on, I had gotten really into it, and things transformed into a nice rock ballad of sorts.

With my brain in "80's rock ballad"-mode, I decided to pursue this sound further. Originally, I intended to have more realistic strings, but then I decided to layer stuff together (with effects too) and created some synth strings.

I was also excited about recording the bass, however, when the time finally came, I decided to go with a synth bass to stick with the sound that I was going for.

Its been a long while since I last had sat down to record a song on the piano. I think its been a year ago already, back when I did Distant Worlds. Had to capture that human element and feel, something that's hard to do if you're just placing down MIDI notes.

Absolutely loved playing every bit of this song. Even the acoustic, which I had shed a LOT of sweat to record. No fans or AC while recording the audio for that (recording the video was thankfully a different story).

I'm also still totally on my whammy-bar kick, and given the circumstances and vibe of this track, I just HAD to open the solo with a harmonic dive.

I also changed things up for the drums quite a bit. The biggest thing being that big and beefy kick drum! Really wanted to have a nice solid thump (something I don't get to do too often since a lot of the times there's lots of double-kick shenanigans going on in a song).

Also want to give thanks and a shoutout to Niko, since I had wound up accidentally coming across his comment again over on my Endgame cover from DOOM 2. After re-reading that comment, I was inspired to throw in the bit at the end!

Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the cover! Welp, see you all again for this in another 4 years for Plutonia... Just kidding! ~DAR


.OGG Download: https://www.mediafire.com/file/yygkpm...[Cover+By+DAR].ogg/file

Originally Composed By CoTeCiO



D64D2 Marathon Pack: https://www.mediafire.com/file/05zwbw...

Doomworld Thread: https://www.doomworld.com/forum/topic...

DAR's DOOM Marathon Page: https://theofficialdavester2296.wordp...



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