Mega Man 2 - Intro - With Lyrics by Man on the Internet

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So way back in the day, my next project after Chrono Trigger was going to be Mega Man the Musical. I'm shelving that for now until I'm a lot more confident in my music composition skills (because I'd like to do more than just write lyrics for it!), but in the meantime, here's a heavily modified version of what would have been the introductory number.

Rockman/Mega Man 2 by Capcom
Composed by Takeshi Tateishi

Chorus: Alex Beckham

Lyrics: Alex Beckham
Mix by Marc Gardner

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

[gamersread]

0:55 meanwhile in a parallel universe
“And it’s time to lock and roll”

[Rhyusfox]

"It's time to Rock and load."
Yeah, I can see blueberry head here actually using that bit of wordplay.

[ShnoodleMc]

Me: "Oh! Mega man, never really gotten into the series!"

*watches the song*

Me: "I have a sudden urge to watch lets plays of mega man"

[michaela.pempleton]

Brentalfloss: Finally, a worthy apponent. Our battle will be legendary!

Jokes aside, this was amazing! Hope you do more Megaman soon (most notably MM2 Wily Stage theme)

[aspookyghost]

I will be so happy if we someday get Mega Man the Musical, I absolutely love the series, and the musicals you've done so far have been fantastic. I also love the mega man songs you've already done so if this actually happened one day I'd be ecstatic.

[noise]

2012: Duane And Brando

2021-Present: This amazing song!

[Tnanananaaa]

I read the title out loud and couldn't help saying "Mega Man on the Internet" XD

Great job on revisiting this intro! :D

[ITzaMii_]

This sounds like the intro song to a Mega Man 2 movie.

[KingOfMumbles...]

We Are The Flames Lighting Up The City. The city itself lights up as if it's rooting for the blue bomber.

[whipdfn]

When Mega Man in his sequel: **Insert epic music**

[tonysonic]

That was incredible! Mega Man 2's intro is one of the best song in the series, and you've just made it even better.

[mercenarygundam]

Can't wait for X vs Zero. Eventually

[zaphhydro]

So something I just realized about the drawn portions of the video is that Napstachill (the artist, for those who don't read the description) had to draw that ENTIRE CITY. The song is great, but I feel like we seriously need to give props to Napstachill for what probably took a very long time to draw.

[symply_Sym]

Wintermelon is an excellent casting choice for Mega Man!

[mirkobonora]

Thanks for this song. It was epic and wonderful. The power to adapt, "I AM MEGAMAN", the science and progress reference... everything is so Mega fantastic.I hope for more megaman stuff. For exemple, "X vs Zero" from Megaman X series, or "Dr. Wily stage" from Megaman 2.
I LOVE MEGAMAN!!! HE IS MY MACHINE HERO!!!

[spidey]

Wow. This is amazing.
"With the power to adapt, and a blaster for a hand, I am the super fighting robot, I am Mega Man!" In one verse, you've perfectly summarized who Rock is.
1:14 - 1:49 perfectly establishes his world, too: Feverent study of science resulted in the breakthrough that was Proto Man and later the Robot Masters, which stood as symbols of a new future civilization to inspire _more_ technology.
As if that wasn't enough, they go over from 1:49 - 2:00 about why Rock fights: Wily's used the tech for evil, so Light's sent Mega Man out to prevent war.
"We reap the seeds we've sown, what we've designed!" I love the irony there. In shared ambition, Light invented perfect war machines for Wily to use, and Wily's genius led to the making of Proto and Mega Man, who oppose him greatly, to say the least. Didn't Wily invent that one gear system Mega weaponized lately?
And then there's the people's general outlook on "more tech equals better life" being turned upside-down.
"So astonishing, the promises they bring, for all mankind!" Of course, this is Mega Man, who fights for world peace for all robots and humans, so it's only fitting to see his optimism focus on the good he can bring to the table of technological terrors.
Edit: Just realized from 2:49 to 3:00 that Rock is singing in pitch and rhythm of Wily Castle's theme from this game's finale. Nice touch. It's especially apparent at the start and end of both phrases.

[CyanicCore]

This fit much more than I expected! Aid or not, you had a believable voice (that didn't sound ridiculous) for the main character, a narrator that fit the tone, and a chorus that the newer games would almost use! Question: With all your passion for the series, why is this intro being done now? The desc helps it make some sense, but you have so many out already..

[PabloComixYT]

I never played any Mega Man Games, but this cover is totes awesome!

[picoultimate]

This is making me look forward to when you finally do get around to making Mega Man the Musical. Of course, I won't rush you to do it. Good luck with what you do in the future!

[DarktheEagle]

Fantastic job on the song! I've listened to it about 5 or 6 times already XD

One thing I'd like to point out... Prodigal doesn't mean what you think it means. Prodigal means wastefully extravagant. The reason "Prodigal Son" is a term isn't because the son was a prodigy, it was because the son burned away his inheritance in luxury until he was left with nothing. If you want the adjective that describes a prodigy, it'd be "prodigious." Obviously, you're not gonna rerecord everything to fix that, nor would I ever ask you to. I know how much work goes into the audio editing for this stuff. Just a case of learning something new every day~