From 4ad0cd25c514e855db1de0477f402fb17d657f36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Makin Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:48:53 +0100 Subject: add additional megalovania commentary --- album/earthbound-halloween-hack.yaml | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) (limited to 'album/earthbound-halloween-hack.yaml') diff --git a/album/earthbound-halloween-hack.yaml b/album/earthbound-halloween-hack.yaml index a3a75994..351dabd1 100644 --- a/album/earthbound-halloween-hack.yaml +++ b/album/earthbound-halloween-hack.yaml @@ -230,6 +230,22 @@ Commentary: |- Toby Fox: ("THE MAKING OF RADIATION'S HALLOWEEN HACK", excerpt) also, the last boss music was a little inspired by [[track:gadobadorrer|brandish 2's]], see if you can catch the similarities + + Toby Fox: (["LIVE A LIVE: a conversation between Yoko Shimomura and Toby Fox"](https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/live-a-live-yoko-shimomura-toby-fox-pt-1), excerpts) + + So, let me explain… First of all, I was 15 years old, okay? I was working on a project, and I actually just wanted to use [[MEGALOMANIA]] in it... + + However, In order to do that, I would have to remake it. And so after a few minutes of trying to transcribe it, I thought "this is too hard, wouldn't it be easier to just make a new track?" So I tried to do so, inspired by MEGALOMANIA and [[track:gadobadorrer|another song]]. + + As for why it's called "MEGALOVANIA", the theme of the project was Halloween, so I thought adding "VANIA" so the end made sense… Transylvania = Vampire = Halloween... was my chain of thoughts. + + If I can talk about what makes MEGALOMANIA great for a second… Obviously the song itself is really cool, but the "secret sauce" that makes it really stand out isn't just the composition, it's the context within which it's used in the game. Because it always played at the end of the chapter, the player starts to get an almost Pavlovian-style response to it. No matter whether you're in a prehistoric world, the future, or ancient China, as soon as that track plays, your brain fully activates with "This is it... this is... the end...". + + Anyway, 15-year-old me wanted a track that also gave that feeling for my own project. Hence, the similar name... Or something. [...] + + [When] I had to listen to it again to remake it for UNDERTALE, it was a bit… Actually, I didn't really feel embarrassed at all. My younger self was trying his best! [...] + + Supposing I ever had to write a piece that would go "even further beyond"... Personally, I do not think I would use the name "GIGALOVANIA". --- Track: Game Over (Andonuts) Duration: '0:05' -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5