So I did a 'cover' version of Life is Beautiful.

#1 Edited by nivi (106 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

You can listen to it here.
You can listen to more stuff I've made here.
I have uploaded the (200MB, Reason 5) project file here.

Performance, production and sampled instruments are cc by-nc.

#2 Posted by Mrskidders (1330 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@nivi: I would work out a way to embed it or put it on Youtube as I don't think ill be the only person who doesn't want to click that link. Then I can know its awesomeness!!

#3 Posted by WEGGLES (739 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@nivi:
Good job dude. Sounds awesome. Love all the chopped up voice samples.

@Mrskidders: It's a direct link to an MP3 file, what's the big deal?

#4 Posted by Gamer_152 (13341 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Very good stuff, I like it.

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#5 Posted by Bennyishere (1685 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

*Three thumbs up*

#6 Posted by Mrskidders (1330 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@WEGGLES: Last time I clicked a direct link it was a sound file of a woman screaming and speaking in tongues. The next day I woke up and I had shrunk a whole foot in height.

#7 Posted by Yummylee (18305 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@Gamer_152 said:

" Very good stuff, I like it. "

#8 Posted by FreakAche (2894 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

That's actually amazing!

#9 Posted by Kyreo (4594 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@nivi said:

" You can listen to it here. "

Jesus Christ this is REALLY good. Guys like you are the reason the GiantBomb community is as amazing as it is.

#10 Posted by ESREVER (2389 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

That was wonderful. I'm glad I wasn't disappointed at the end with some saying of Francis York Morgan.

Wonderful work!

#11 Edited by nivi (106 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Glad you guys like it :3. More of my stuff is available here.

#12 Posted by CH3BURASHKA (4034 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Started out slow, wasn't expecting much, but the middle blew me away. Get this shit up on OCR.

#13 Posted by markini6 (379 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

I don't even know th game or the song but well fucking done!

#14 Posted by Kyreo (4594 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@nivi: Oh and welcome to the forums of Giant Bomb!!

#15 Posted by MooseyMcMan (8664 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

I don't like it. Too many changes! Rarr, [insert angry old man who doesn't like change comment here!]

I guess it's okay, depending on one's taste in music. I like this cover better:

#16 Posted by MarkWahlberg (3981 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Man, the opening is a complete mis-direct on what kind of cover that is. Nice job.

#17 Posted by keyhunter (3207 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Common fruity loops sounds makes it sound like a keatonkeaton999 fun times mix. Or an OC remix.

#18 Posted by Beforet (2698 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

That was unexpected. Well done.

#19 Posted by HatKing (4436 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Hahah.... I like it.

#20 Posted by supermike6 (3503 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Brilliant! Makes me want to watch the ER again!

Must resist...

#21 Posted by Brackynews (3448 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@keyhunter: *cough* And when was the last time you heard an OCRemix to trash them so?

#22 Posted by SeriouslyNow (8532 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@nivi: Really awesome job. Love the granularized samples. Is that Ableton Live I detect?

#23 Posted by weegieanawrench (1504 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Nice job duder! I was caught off-guard by the awesomeness after the piano intro.

#24 Posted by Chuggsy (554 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

I love it! Great work man.

#25 Posted by nivi (106 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@SeriouslyNow: Naw, I just sliced the vocals up to half-syllable chunks and sequenced them like that.

#26 Posted by Chuggsy (554 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@weegieanawrench said:

" Nice job duder! I was caught off-guard by the awesomeness after the piano intro. "

I actually really like the intro a lot.

#27 Posted by Creamypies (3907 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

HAHA! I love it!

#28 Posted by Grissefar (2338 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@markini6 said:

" I don't even know th game or the song but well fucking done! "

What the hell wrong with you?

Oh that's a wonderful cover version. I like the little voice bits. It's more than a deliciously tasty crunch indeed.

#29 Posted by weegieanawrench (1504 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@Chuggsy: Ah, it didn't mean to say that the intro was bad. I meant that when it suddenly changed from piano to the 8-bit stuff, I didn't expect it. I though that song would have gone in a totally different direction is all.

#30 Posted by jos4 (97 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Wow, this is the best cover I've listened so far!! The sound bits are hilarious!
Can you upload it to Youtube, please? I want to to post it in other gaming boards!

#31 Posted by nivi (106 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@jos4: It's Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial, so while I don't get why you wouldn't just link to the mp3, you would be perfectly within your rights to upload it yourself, provided you link to my site on youtube and any other sites you post it on.

#32 Posted by jos4 (97 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

@nivi said:

" @jos4: It's Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial, so while I don't get why you wouldn't just link to the mp3, you would be perfectly within your rights to upload it yourself, provided you link to my site on youtube and any other sites you post it on. "

Ah, ok then, I didn't know that! Well I could upload it to Youtube including some video remix involving Michael Tillotson and all, but I'm quite busy to do such thing.
Anyways, I'll just post the link to the mp3 file, thank you very much!

#33 Posted by Tordah (2394 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

That was totally not what I was expected, but it was surprisingly good.

#34 Posted by Dany (7882 posts) - 2 years, 7 months ago

Thats the only life to me thats beautiful,

also great job on the cover, takes awhile to get in but well done

#35 Posted by Crescendo1897 (114 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

A plus!

#36 Posted by Morka (145 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

Dayum! Just dayum!

#37 Posted by Lord_Punch (131 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

Fun remix! Good job.

#38 Posted by SpikeSpiegel (6729 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

I got chills. Great work!

#39 Edited by cjmabry (485 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

@nivi:
Awesome cover, or, remix man. What'd you use? Fruity Loops? I need to take the time to learn it.

I'm trying to figure out how you did the voice-work. Cut it into syllable chunks, right, but then what? Put each in it's own pattern? Idk. Great job though.

#40 Edited by Kyreo (4594 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

@cjmabry said:

" @nivi: Awesome cover, or, remix man. What'd you use? Fruity Loops? I need to take the time to learn it. I'm trying to figure out how you did the voice-work. Cut it into syllable chunks, right, but then what? Put each in it's own pattern? Idk. Great job though. "

No with that you can just record your vocals over a metronome with something like Audacity then add the music file you got from FL to the project in audacity or whatever and save it from there.

#41 Edited by EthanML (395 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

This is fantastic, awesome work dude. My avatar approves.

#42 Posted by cjmabry (485 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

@Kyreo said:

" @cjmabry said:
" @nivi: Awesome cover, or, remix man. What'd you use? Fruity Loops? I need to take the time to learn it. I'm trying to figure out how you did the voice-work. Cut it into syllable chunks, right, but then what? Put each in it's own pattern? Idk. Great job though. "
No with that you can just record your vocals over a metronome with something like Audacity then add the music file you got from FL to the project in audacity or whatever and save it from there. "

Thanks, but what about stuff like voice clips of characters. just cut them up and place them in patterns in FL?

#43 Posted by Kyreo (4594 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

@cjmabry said:

" @Kyreo said:
" @cjmabry said:
" @nivi: Awesome cover, or, remix man. What'd you use? Fruity Loops? I need to take the time to learn it. I'm trying to figure out how you did the voice-work. Cut it into syllable chunks, right, but then what? Put each in it's own pattern? Idk. Great job though. "
No with that you can just record your vocals over a metronome with something like Audacity then add the music file you got from FL to the project in audacity or whatever and save it from there. "
Thanks, but what about stuff like voice clips of characters. just cut them up and place them in patterns in FL? "

Oh... yeah. With that kinda stuff, yes. I mean... you can go to his site and ask him there. But that's how I would do it. I'm sure he did it the same way.

Here's his site.

http://www.musicfortheblind.co.uk/

#44 Posted by President_Barackbar (3193 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

I could so see the guy with the piano on the ground floor of a Macy's somewhere doing this.

#45 Posted by Mikewrestler5 (601 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

I liked the beginning.

#46 Posted by Noodles (539 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

@nivi said:

" You can listen to it here. "

Dude. Awesome.

#47 Posted by RedEyesBlueBunny (1005 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

it's super smexy, well done ^^

#48 Posted by GlenTennis (3129 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

Great. Excellent. Great.

#49 Edited by stephengotlost (703 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

I'm actually trying to learn this on guitar right now :)
I can't whistle the tune anymore though due to dental apparatuses :(

EDIT: Dude, this is insane!!!

#50 Posted by Vitor (2673 posts) - 2 years, 5 months ago

@Grissefar said:

" @markini6 said:
" I don't even know th game or the song but well fucking done! "
What the hell wrong with you? Oh that's a wonderful cover version. I like the little voice bits. It's more than a deliciously tasty crunch indeed. "

Same here - want to play through the game before watching the ER as it's proven so terribly divisive and I don't want my opinions shaped too much beforehand. Never experienced the song in it's original setting but still loved this remix.

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