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by jdharding
Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:15 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Here's a new one.

- 33bg: "Magic Tricks"

http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/33bg-magic-tricks
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:48 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Last one for today.

01bg: "Introduction"

I didn't stay very true to the original theme this time and changed some stuff.

Get it at:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/01bg-introduction
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Got four combat related themes finished.

- 10bg: "Danger"
- 11bg: "Combat"
- 12bg: "Flight"
- 18bg: "Hidden Danger"

I tried to stay true to the original songs without too much improvising.

Get them at:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/album/ultima-vii
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:16 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Here's a new one.

- 29bg: "Chamber Music"

Get it at:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/29bg-chamber-music
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:27 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Alright. The last of these songs have been tweaked and updated. This update includes: - Theme - Love Theme - Passion Play - The Beauty - Love, a Virtue - The Emps - The Wisps All available at: http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/album/ultima-vii I'll begin new work on the rest of the songs soon. There's 1...
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:49 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

One more quick one.

Redid this one using my newest library; LA Scoring Strings 2.0.

- Stones

I think it sounds pretty great with the new strings.

Still available at:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/album/ultima-vii
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:22 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Some more fixed/tweaked songs. - Market Place - Seedy Bar - Sea Shanty - Shrine of Honesty - Shrine of Compassion - Shrine of Valor - Shrine of Justice - Shrine of Sacrifice - Shrine of Honor - Shrine of Spirituality Changed the woodwinds in Sea Shanty to more appropriate instruments. All still avai...
by jdharding
Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:29 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Got the five instruments reverb and EQs tweaked and re-recorded. Normalized most of them to -8db except for the Musicbox, which I dropped down to -14db. The musicbox's sound is ear-piercing at higher volumes. Updated songs: - Musicbox - Xylophone - Harpsichord - Harp - Lute All still available at th...
by jdharding
Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:36 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Sorry. It costs nothing again. I was going through putting prices on stuff and messed up. Ultima 7 is a free album with free songs. Everything else costs a little $ now.
by jdharding
Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:16 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Here's a list of the songs that have so far been updated with reverb and EQ tweaks. They've all been normalized to be at the same volume level (-8db). - Bootup - Victory - Orchestral I - Orchestral II - Fight's End - Brittania Rule - Fanfare of Lord British - Dead Bodies - Fanfare - Fellowship Theme...
by jdharding
Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:10 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

I'm going back through the songs I've done thus far and tweaking them a bit because I'm not happy with how the reverb sounds. It's really drowning out the instruments and I piled it on pretty thickly. I'll eventually do more of these, but currently I'm very busy with other music projects. I've got a...
by jdharding
Tue Jan 14, 2014 2:24 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Okay, I fixed it. I did fix the note durations, but that wasn't the actual problem. The problem was some of the notes in the midi file are on top of each other. This causes note on/offs to be literally right next to each other, which causes problems in a lot of DAWs. When two note-ons or two note-of...
by jdharding
Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:39 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

I'll probably just fix the note durations myself.

The midi has a lot of note duration problems.
by jdharding
Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:43 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

One more for today.

23bg: "Brittania Rule"
- http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/23bg-brittania-rule
by jdharding
Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:36 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Alright, here's a couple more for you guys. Did these real quick.

53bg: "The Emps"
- http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/53bg-the-emps

54bg: "Beecave"
- http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/54bg-beecave
by jdharding
Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:52 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Updated all of the songs with new volume levels due to some songs being way louder than others. I'm hoping these volume levels work for everyone. The "Love Theme", "The Beauty", "Love, a Virtue", "Musicbox", and "The Wisps" themes did not need to be ...
by jdharding
Sun Jan 05, 2014 7:53 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

I'm thinking about doing a second soundtrack for Ultima 7 using my Yamaha MU100R. It's an XG synthesizer, but it's a hardware synth (not a soundcard or software), so it's slightly better quality than running one of those Yamaha softsynths. I notice the music actually sounds pretty decent on this syn...
by jdharding
Sat Dec 28, 2013 11:18 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Been a few days since I've worked on any of these songs, so I made 4 at the same time for today. Love Theme: https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/ultima-vii-love-theme-remix Love, a Virtue: https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/ultima-vii-love-a-virtue-remix The Beauty: https://soundcloud.com/jdhar...
by jdharding
Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:36 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Finished several fanfare style songs.

I did them all together because they use pretty much the same exact instruments.

Fanfare of Courage
Fanfare of Lord British
Fanfare
Fight's End
Orchestral I
Orchestral II
Victory

Download them at:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/album/ultima-vii
by jdharding
Tue Dec 24, 2013 2:51 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Seedy Bar's finished.

It plays in other parts of the game, but Seedy Bar is what the midi's called.

Listen to it here:
https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/u ... -bar-remix

Download it here:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/album/ultima-vii
by jdharding
Tue Dec 24, 2013 1:00 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

By the way, when using these new music files in the game, you may want to turn off digital audio looping 'cause very often the game will not switch to other themes until you enter a place that has a specific theme. I went into the tavern in Trinsic and had to listen to that same song for like 30 min...
by jdharding
Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:17 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

"Sea Shanty" theme finished.

Listen to it here:
https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/u ... anty-remix

Download in OGG format here:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/track/21bg-sea-shanty
by jdharding
Thu Dec 19, 2013 11:23 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Market Place theme finished.

I shortened the ending and beginning so it'll loop correctly. Or I'm hoping it will. I haven't tested it in-game yet.

Listen to it here:
https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/u ... lace-remix

Download it here:
http://jdharding.bandcamp.com/album/ultima-vii
by jdharding
Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:52 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Update: Added the 5 instrument sounds to the collection (harp, lute, musicbox, xylophone, and harpsichord). These were pretty quickly done and easy. Oddly enough, some of them sound almost the same as the original instruments. I tried to keep the volumes low so they wouldn't blast your eardrums. Get...
by jdharding
Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:01 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Another song here to add to the collection.

This is the title theme. I wanted to keep it creepy to sort of set the mood.

Theme:
https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/u ... heme-remix
by jdharding
Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:52 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Alright, I made the 7 virtue themes and added them to the Bandcamp page. Each one is slightly different from the others just like the original songs. Each one also has a different lead instrument for it. The harp and strings are a little loud on some of them. I kept the combined file there for anyon...
by jdharding
Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:43 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Update: I just tried this with my install of Exult and my GOG copy of Ultima 7 Complete and the OGG files downloaded off of Bandcamp work great. I've added the file names to the song titles on Bandcamp to make naming a little easier. I might go back and make all 7 of the virtue themes instead of one...
by jdharding
Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:28 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Here's another one. I combined the 7 virtue themes because each song sounds so identical, and I didn't want to make 7 of the same song, so I combined them into one. Shrines of Virtue: https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/ultima-vii-shrines-of-virtue OGG Files and Exult: To anyone wondering "Ho...
by jdharding
Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:19 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Yeah, it plays in various places.
by jdharding
Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:49 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Remember this creepy tune? This took a couple hours to remake. Used a combination of Project SAM Orchestra Essentials & Concert Harp, Miroslav Woodwinds & Choirs, Piano in Blue, and Sonic Reality chimes and drum samples. I used harps instead of guitars because harps sound creepier. Dead Bodi...
by jdharding
Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:08 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Another quick one.

It's labelled "Passion Play" but I think it plays in other areas of the game. It's also the one theme that gets stuck in my head.

Passion Play:
https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/u ... play-remix
by jdharding
Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:31 pm
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Re: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Did this one quickly. Took only 2 hours. I did this one first because it's the most memorable in the Ultima series.

Used LASS, iStrum, Miroslav Woodwinds, and Bass Legends.

Stones:
https://soundcloud.com/jdhardingmusic/u ... ones-remix
by jdharding
Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:18 am
Forum: Exult Discussion
Topic: Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack
Replies: 123
Views: 134768

Remaking the Ultima 7 soundtrack

Hello all, Newly registered user here, though I've been using Exult for many years now. I'm thinking about remaking the entire Ultima 7 soundtrack using a combination of Reason and Kontakt libraries. This undertaking would probably take me a year to finish due to the long process of working on each ...