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- 01 The Search for Ambrosia
- Arranged by:
zircon (Andrew Aversa) & Jillian Aversa - Performed by:
Jillian Aversa - Game:
Deus Ex - Source Track:
NYC Streets - Composer:
Alexander Brandon
Artist's Note
zircon:
As with the entire Deus Ex soundtrack, "NYC Streets" is extremely atmospheric and creates a wonderful, dark mood. With this remix, I wanted to expand on that feeling and create a sense of motion, energy, and action befitting of a cyberpunk adventure. Jill lent her voice to the track with airy pads, solo improvisation and melody to help add even more of an organic feel to the heavily electronic instrumental.
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- 02 Human Soldier
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halc (Drew Wheeler) - Game:
Deus Ex - Source Track:
UNATCO - Composer:
Michiel van den Bos
Artist's Note
I love the subtlety and simplicity of the "UNATCO" theme, so trying my hand at a somewhat minimalistic house arrangement seemed obvious at the time.
The beginning to 1:45 is :23-:57 of the source (the arpeggiating line, bassline and chords). 1:46-2:29 is :58-1:09 of the source (this is when the motif from :01 of "UNATCO" enters; also note the bass fill at 2:28 is supposed to be the little three-note fill at :32 in the source). 2:30 to the end is 1:20-1:32 of the source with an original melody (note the chords).
There is pretty much source the entire song, it just seems slightly marginalized due to the fact that the original song has like zero melodies, and I more or less just added my own on top. Should be plenty over 50% either way. The original track has a ton of variation, but not much of a lead melody, so I added a few of my own over the ever-evolving groove... it was definitely a fun source to work with. Enjoy!Download
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- 03 Siren Synapse
- Arranged by:
Alexander Brandon & Jimmy Hinson - Remastered by:
Torley Wong - torley.com - Game:
Deus Ex - Source Tracks:
The Synapse (Hong Kong Streets), Main Title - Composer:
Alexander Brandon
Artists' Notes
Jimmy Hinson:
So I had been following Alex's blog for a while, and since he seemed so down to earth and approachable, I kept thinking how cool it would be if I could get him to collaborate on a remix. When I purchased Era's End, I actually had a brief e-chat with his wife and told her as much, and she said he'd probably think it was cool, so I should just ask him. So long story short, I did, and Alex was mad cool about the whole thing, even in spite of my initial lengthy, gushing, fanboy email, haha. For the remix, I knew it had to be "The Synapse (Hong Kong Streets)" from Deus Ex - that entire OST is amazing, but it was that track in particular that turned me onto the game a few years back when a friend emailed it to me like, "Man, you gotta check this song out." It also seemed appropriate since Alex once said he was partial to that particular track. All in all, this was a truly humbling (and exciting!) experience for me. Alex was not only very cool, but also very humble, and that in turn was humbling for me! I can't thank him enough for the collab, and I earnestly hope that perhaps we'll see more of this sort of thing (collabs with original game composers) in the future.
Alexander Brandon:
John Romero introduced me to OCR about nine years ago. Since then I've been continually amazed by this whole "ReMix" thing, and to collaborate on this piece was a hell of a lot of fun. I'm so proud of it (with the little that I did, BGC deserves a huge lion's share of the credit) that I'm going to tell BT about it and see what he says. It's the first electronic piece that really feels like it'd be right at home as a major release. So Jimmy and David, thanks for bringing so much awesome music into the game industry and giving me the chance to be involved.
Torley:
Almost whenever I'm exploring cyberpunk cityscapes in Second Life, I put on Alexander Brandon's Deus Ex soundtrack. It never gets old and captures the seminal nuances of such vibrant, immersive nightlife.
Big Giant Circles did the "Siren Synapse" remix which takes the original majesty of the Hong Kong theme and uplifts it with clubbier beats, percolating arps, and lots of changes and even a sweet 1-bar stutter break @ 3:32 — just what I need, and makes me wish BGC remixed the entire soundtrack.
Needless to say, Alex enjoyed it, and I thought the best parts — including the smooth bassline and swirling percussion — would bask in more punch + spark. So, I remastered it to amplify the awesome.Download
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- 04 Tears in Rain
- Arranged and Performed by:
Level 99 (Stevo Bortz) - Game:
Deus Ex: Invisible War - Source Track:
Seattle - Lower Seattle & Heron's Loft - Composer:
Alexander Brandon
Artist's Note
Level 99:
"Tears in Rain," as implied by the title, was inspired by Blade Runner. Deus Ex has always had the feel of a Ridley Scott movie to me, and I derived inspiration from that as well as from the soundtracks of Thomas Newman, particularly Road to Perdition. There's this abject hopelessness throughout much of the series, and I tried to capture that here. While I didn't play Invisible War as much as the original Deus Ex, this song always stood out to me as being especially gorgeous in its mystique and sound design.
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- 05 Ma Chérie Nicolette
- Arranged by:
Alexander Brandon & Jimmy Hinson - Game:
Deus Ex - Source Tracks:
DuClare Chateau, Main Title - Composers:
Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos
Artist's Note
Jimmy Hinson:
Another rad track by teh sexiness that is Alex Brandon and BGC!
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- 06 Distortion HQ
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Nutritious (Justin Medford) - Game:
Deus Ex - Source Track:
UNATCO - Composer:
Michiel van den Bos
Artist's Note
Such a good game with an awesome soundtrack. Originally created for a People's ReMix Competition, this was my first foray into the dubstep genre. I was fortunate to get the opportunity to have the mix accepted as part of the album. I'm a big fan of the game series, so getting a chance to be a part of an album effort is especially rewarding. Special thanks to zircon for his feedback helping me bring the track to the next level. Hope you enjoy!
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- 07 Adapt Evolve Survive
- Arranged by:
Dj Mokram - Performed by:
DusK (Dustin Branscum) - Game:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Deus Ex - Source Tracks:
Return to Hengsha, And Away We Go, Detroit City Ambient, Opening Credits, Everybody Lies, Icarus (DX:HR) / UNATCO, Main Title (DX) - Composers:
Michael McCann, Michiel van den Bos, Alexander Brandon
Artist's Note
Dj Mokram:
"Adapt Evolve Survive" is my tribute to Deus Ex: Human Revolution from a long-time Deus Ex fan, arranging several songs from the captivating soundtrack composed by Michael McCann. With memorable in-game locations, characters and events in mind, I've set to reinterpret several tunes and combine them in an effort to depict my vision of the world of DX:HR.
Following in the footsteps of Michael McCann, I've mixed elements of electronic and acoustic music, with orchestral and ethnic flavors, as well as some ethereal vocals, in an effort to depict the conflict between man and machine. This is my interpretation of Adam Jensen's struggle, who constantly threads a fine line between clinging to what's left of his humanity and succumbing to the power that his enhancements provide. It was a real challenge to create this arrangement in such a short timeframe, but I've pushed myself to the best of my ability as a (deaf) musician and had a blast doing so.
The following songs were referenced: "Return to Hengsha," "And Away We Go," "Detroit City Ambient," "Opening Credits," "Everybody Lies" and "Icarus." Discerning listeners may also notice motifs from the "UNATCO" and "Main Title" themes from the original Deus Ex sneaking in stealthily like Adam. Hope you'll enjoy this audio tribute to one of the best games of 2011, if not of all time. Mad props to Eidos Montréal for bringing back Deus Ex to its former glory, and then some. :)
Arrangement created in Sonar and mixed with Sound Forge. Thanks to Dustin "DusK" Branscum for jumping in at the last minute to help me replace VST guitars with live ones.Download
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- 08 The God Machine
- Arranged and Performed by:
Vig (Jesse Taub) - Game:
Deus Ex - Source Tracks:
Liberty Island, Lebedev's Airfield, NYC Streets, UNATCO, DuClare Chateau, Return to NYC, Enemy Within, Versalife - Composers:
Alexander Brandon, Michiel van den Bos
Artist's Note
Deus Ex was a landmark first-person-shooter. Its ground-breaking incorporation of RPG elements, sprawling open-ended environments and epic storytelling made Deus Ex a truly enduring and immersive release. It came out in 2000, but it is still one of my two favorite games of all time.
I don't play video games very much these days, but I keep coming back to this particular soundtrack. Composed by the incredibly talented Alexander Brandon, the music in Deus Ex struck me from the very first time I played as one of the most immersive and memorable video game scores in recent memory, and now years later, I still listen to it regularly. For years, I've wanted to make my own arrangement of some of my favorite themes from the game.
This song was two years in the making, and I'm incredibly excited to finally be finished. I can't remember all the different incarnations this remix has had, but I'm finally satisfied with the finished product.
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