Megaman X - Sigma Stage (Cover)

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Merry Christmas to everybody!!!
And special shoutout to my mate Kevin Allen for this most exquisite wallpaper artwork.
Thank you so much mate!

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Call this a tribute to all the wonderful people who composed the
soundtrack to Mega Man X.
The first game still holds up as one of the most important gaming experiences of my life.
I tried to convey every feeling I got as a child while playing this stage.
You could say it's a dream of mine to recreate what I heard in my head in 1994 with real instruments.
Everything except the drums has been recorded completely and unaltered by my hands on guitar, bass and keyboard/synths, another goal that is dear to my heart and a very important factor in my releases. On top of that I respect the source material so much, I can't help but drown into somewhat unhealthy perfectionism. I guess that's why you all have to wait endlessly.... sorry guys!!

Very special thanks to:
Setsuo Yamamoto, Makoto Tomozawa, Yuki Iwai, Yuko Takehara and Toshihiko Horiyama

Anyways have fun....

...to be continued ;)

Gear I used:
Cubase Pro 10.5
Apollo Twin USB
Neural DSP Archetype Nolly
GOC Guitars Materia 8 (equipped with Fishman Fluence Abasi Pickups)
Cort A5 Bass
Roland A-800 Keyboard
Ernie Ball Strings
D'addario Strings

Arturia V Collection 8:
DX7 V (Bass)
Mini V3 (Strings)
Jup-8 (Synth)
Sonicprojects OP-X Pro-II (Synth)

Kontakt:
Session Horns (Brass)
GGD Metal (Drums)

[Gencoil]

This is more than a mere cover, it's a journey.

[Darkoriax]

Zero be like: “YO VILE, GUESS WHO GOT A BOMB FOR A HEART.”
“Wait wha—OH MY GOD!!”

[JDragon]

The nostalgia - Mega Man X is seriously one of the best games ever made.

[jclocks]

Vile intro right into the battle theme is PERFECTION

[slinktothepast]

With the 80's style of rock and the 90's intensity, both fused with a fictional vision of a future full of robotic life that coexisted with humans, Mega Man X had some unique soundtracks and visuals that still stand the test of time.

You managed to capture the soul of this era in gaming in ways that make my heart skip a beat <3

[AzarFirefly]

I consider Sigma Stage 1 in X1 to be the Magnum Opus of ALL Sigma Stages in the entire X series, musically speaking (and in general)
I consider Metalltool to be the Magnum Opus of music creators.
Given that my Birthday was Christmas Eve, I consider this to be both a Birthday AND a Christmas gift!

You absolutely nailed the very emotional and climactic feeling that this entire stage radiates, and you did so with absolute love and dedication. The hype of the last stages, the revenge on Vile for his beatdown on X at the beginning of the game, the emotional loss of Zero (for the first time), the trek through to the Bosspider, the start of the boss rush fights, all showing that NOTHING will stop us from taking this fight to Sigma, and ending this ONCE AND FOR ALL (for the first time).

[JohnnyWad]

I played this game so damn much as a kid. This stage was the one where it went from being just a fun badass game to personal. The soundtrack and the loss of Zero set me off big time.

[StoneMcKnuckle]

Man you packed a lotta shit into this. Awesome arrangement. I reaaaally like what you did with Zero's theme in this one in particular - I had a very similar idea back in the day but didn't have the skills to do it. Great job, and happy new year :>

[theyetti]

Remember how you felt when you finally got to this stage. I don't think it was easy for any of us, them we all know who we lost later...

Just noticed Zero's sacrifice in the pic. Great music, great visual. You covered it all.

[Opticon]

That feeling you had when you finally beat all the Mavericks....and then get into the Sigma Stage...makes you feel amazing...you are one step closer to your goal, X is one step closer to save the world

[eduardorz]

My God, what a beautiful melody, you even made me cry with emotion, yay!

[arkhen]

Straight into my "Instrumetal" playlist.

[lucascanuto]

8:26 It's a little-noticed part, just as in the game the lamentation can't last long, the fight continues, and the way the song ends exactly as it started really conveys that, incredible!

[ryannixon]

That transition to Zero's death theme was incredible

[marlonlom]

:: Timeline ::
00:00:00 - Sigma Stage 1
00:03:15 - Vile Theme
00:04:41 - Sigma Boss Theme
00:06:05 - Variable X
00:08:25 - Sigma Stage 1 (Ending as same as beggining 😄)

[krystoffersprague]

Merry Christmas from Metaltool to all with such a great remix, legendary track remastered by the Master!

[ShokudaikiriMitsutada]

NGL I almost cried when I saw Zero's death for the first time. I remember that it happened at my aunt's house. Her son had a SNES and I remember when I saw the MMX cartridge already inserted in the console. I wanted to enjoy this moment because my dad was already thinking about going back to our house, , so I tried my best to finish the game before we left. I had never gotten this far playing alone. This day was a special day because I was going out with my dad to buy my first GBA game (Pokémon Leaf Green). This brings back so many good memories that I spent with my father. This remix just took me back to that time when everything was simpler and fun. Thanks for all those remixes. I really appreciate it. Thanks for everything Bruno V!

[TheBfutgreg]

5:09 love that metallic percussive sound here, it's nearly identical in the OG MMX game, guess it was a sample of sorts? What the heck is that sound from?

It's probably an interesting rabbit hole to go down

[sr.metang]

I didn't get a Christmas present this year. Not that I mind too much now, because we all got something better -- this blessing of a track and piece of art.

Words can't describe how much soul and hard work I can sense from hearing this. It takes a real effort to rail off the same old habits, defaults, templates one could say, because this is nothing like any other track I've seen here before (it dismisses that usual "first loop cover, solo percussion, second loop completely remixed" Metalltool standard. I'm not complaining, I've liked every remix so far, either way or another. But this is so much great I think it has been your most ambicious track so far and I am in awe for that.

[tylerjshannon]

I've played this over and over. This is a masterpiece.

It's so good words cannot describe how good it is.