Yellow Wizard Needs Warmth Badly

Mellow cover of theme of the Erupting Fissure (a.k.a. Ice Fissure) from Gauntlet Legends (N64). Made for the #RMXJam

The initial inspiration for this cover came from when I did a simple conversion of the original track to MIDI. I expected the conversion to sound terrible, but it wasn't half bad; it somehow turned the epic fantasy feel of the original into something warmer and cozier.

Using that as inspiration, I dialed back the warmth and coziness a bit and came up with this cover: titled "Yellow Wizard Needs Warmth Badly". Part way through arranging this, I realized that I had put some Xenoblade Chronicles influence into it. I thought to myself "Guitar? Piano? In the cold? I feel like I'm in back on Valak Mountain."

Check out my other covers on my Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@vgmobscura

Tools and Equipment

DAW

• Cakewalk by Bandlab

Instruments and Samples

• Air Music Tech Xpand!2, Hybrid 3, Mini Grand
• Plugin Alliance DS Thorn
• Cakewalk Dimension Pro
  • Digital Sound Factory Proteus 2000, Studio Orchestra
  • MAZ mazzive injection - no. 1 Instruments
• Smooth Cold Wind - Looped - by Shut Up Ghost. Licensed by Pixabay.

Effects

• Air Music Tech AIR Reverb
• W. A. Production Venom
• Mastering the Mix ANIMATE, LEVELS
• iZotope Ozone Elements