arrangers: []
catalog: N/A
categories:
- Game
category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Vocal
composers: []
covers:
- full: https://media.vgm.io/albums/52/150425/150425-5de0c27bb37f.jpg
  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/52/150425/150425-5de0c27bb37f.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/52/150425/150425-5de0c27bb37f.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '55:52'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: wily theme [from Mega Man 2]
    track_length: '9:50'
  - names:
      English: 'GFS Jukebox [from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]'
    track_length: '6:08'
  - names:
      English: 'Imp''s Resolve [from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]'
    track_length: '5:23'
  - names:
      English: La Danza Macabra del Tren de los Muertos [from Cuphead]
    track_length: '4:54'
  - names:
      English: Equinox [from Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire]
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: 'The Invincible, Fearless, Sensual, Mysterious, Enchanting, Vigorous,
        Diligent, Overwhelming, Gorgeous, Passionate, Terrifying, Beautiful, Powerful
        Celtic Warrior ZYAN [from Hollow Knight: Hidden Dreams]'
    track_length: '3:37'
  - names:
      English: 'Rib Eye Rodeo [from Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course]'
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: On the Shoulders of Giants [from Shadow of the Colossus]
    track_length: '4:34'
  - names:
      English: 'Chronicles of Light and Dark [from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to
        the Past]'
    track_length: '5:48'
  - names:
      English: It All Ends Here [from Super Smash Bros. Brawl]
    track_length: '7:58'
link: album/150425
lyricists: []
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2025-06-13T16:22
  edited_date: 2025-06-30T13:53
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T21:24
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 602
name: Prime Cuts
names:
  en: Prime Cuts
  ja: Prime Cuts
  ja-latn: Prime Cuts
notes: 'A collection of some of my several VGM covers I''ve worked on since 2021,
  covering mostly popular video games and songs in instrumental arrangements. Mostly
  featuring rock and metal styles, but adding a wide array of influences like jazz,
  folk, symphonic, country, among others.

  Most of this material was arranged and recorded originally for competing in Dwelling
  of Duels, with a few tracks being done by other communities like Pixel Mixers and
  GameGrooves.

  All tracks arranged, sequenced and mastered by TheManPF, all tracks mixed by TheManPF
  except track 7 mixed by evilsonic, lyrics by TheManPF (tracks 2 and 8)

  Album artwork by Marawis

  Performed by:

  TheManPF - electric guitar (all tracks), classical guitar (tracks 1, 5 and 6), add.
  keyboards (track 2 and 3), lead vocals (track 2), choir vocals (tracks 8 and 10)

  Zach Chapman - bass (all tracks), choir vocals (track 10)

  Ian Martyn - keyboards (tracks 4 and 7), lead vocals (track 7), low whistle, bouzouki
  and add. percussion (tracks 6 and 8), mandolin, irish tenor banjo and melodica (track
  6), choir vocals (track 8)

  Jay "Ronin Op F" Kim - violin (tracks 7, 8 and 10), choir vocals (track 8)

  Joe Newman - keyboards (track 2), alto sax, baritone sax, melodica and backing vocals
  (track 7)

  evilsonic - acoustic guitar (tracks 7 and 8), slide guitar (track 7), mandolin (track
  8)

  Gregory "Gamer of the Winds" Orosz - flute and alto sax (track 1)

  Ashanti "DakotaCityRag" Mills - tenor sax (track 1)

  Bao "Chocobao" Vuong - keyboards (track 1)

  Daniel Romberger - theremin (track 4)

  Andromeda - choir vocals (track 8)

  atomic - baritone ukelele (track 8)

  Chris "angrypolarbear" Doughty - keyboards and choir vocals (track 10)

  Jake Helland - acoustic guitar and classical guitar (track 10)

  -Track 1-

  My cover letter. TheManPF in his prime. If you want to experience what I''m about
  in a single song, this is it. Covering one of VGM''s most beloved classics, in every
  way I possibly can, throwing every influence I have, in a love letter to the videogame
  music community, while also throwing around other 20 VGM cameos, can you spot them
  all?

  Originally released in April 2023 through Dwelling of Duels, in a free themed competition
  where it earned 6th place out of 40 total tracks.

  Source: "Dr. Wily''s Castle 1" from Mega Man 2 (1988)

  Originally composed by Takashi Tateishi

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master, all guitars by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  Tenor sax by Ashanti "DakotaCityRag" Mills

  Alto sax and flute by Gregory "Gamer of the Winds" Orosz

  Keyboards by Bao "Chocobao" Vuong

  -Track 2-

  Samus is kicking back with a drink in a space bar while traveling in a lounge inside
  Galaxy Federation Space Cruise, she puts a coin in a Jukebox, and this is the first
  thing that plays.

  Originally released in February 2022 through Dwelling of Duels, in a competition
  themed around Metroid games, where it earned 3rd place out of 25 total tracks.

  Sources: "Title" and "Menu Select" from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004)

  Originally composed by Kenji Yamamoto

  Arrangement, lyrics, sequencing, mix, master, guitars, vocals and add. keyboards
  by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  Lead keyboards by Joe Newman

  -Track 3-

  One of the most impactful scenes from this game, after a dire situation, the Imp
  princess rises up and becomes determined to help the fateful hero save the world.

  Originally released in June 2021 through Dwelling of Duels, in a competition themed
  around VGLeadSheets, where it earned 4th place out of 18 total tracks.

  Source: "Midna''s Lament" from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)

  Originally composed by Toru Minegishi

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master and guitars by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  -Track 4-

  One of my favorite tracks from this game, we hear Cuphead and Mugman battle the
  wacky ghosts in a frantic, dark, bouncy and reggeaton-esque rendition of the Train
  of the Dead''s theme.

  Originally released in January 2023 through Pixel Mixers, track 6 from the album
  The Great Tale of the Little Ones Vol. 3.

  Source: "Railroad Wrath" from Cuphead (2017)

  Originally composed by Kristofer Maddigan

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master and guitars by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  Keyboards by Ian Martyn

  Theremin by Daniel Romberger

  -Track 5-

  I was asked to record an arrangement of Zinnia''s theme (also known as Higana in
  Japan, from the Equinox flower) 3 days before deadline, and this is what I came
  up with. A simpler song where I can showcase my modest guitar skills.

  Originally arranged and recorded for a livestream invitation, then subsequently
  uploaded to Youtube and submitted to Dwelling of Duels as an alternate entry in
  April 2022.

  Source: "The Heirs to Eternity" from Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (2014)

  Originally composed by Shota Kageyama

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master and guitars by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  -Track 6-

  The mighty warrior ZOTE gets combined with the heroes of this track ZACH and IAN
  into the all-powerful ZYAN, in a showcase of this fantastic theme from Hollow Knight
  in a more folksy, celtic kind of way.

  Originally released in November 2021 through Dwelling of Duels, in a competition
  themed around Crowdfunded games, where it earned 8th place out of 22 total tracks.

  Source: "Truth, Beauty and Hatred" from Hollow Knight: Hidden Dreams (2017)

  Originally composed by Christopher Larkin

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master, electric guitar and classical guitar by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  Add. percussion, bouzouki, irish tenor banjo, melodica, low whistle and mandolin
  by Ian Martyn

  -Track 7-

  With the help of the wildest cowboys in the west, we created the group "Insane Cup
  Posse", to honor the tale of Esther Winchester, with the energy turned up to 12.

  Originally released in June 2023 through Dwelling of Duels, in a competition themed
  around Wild West themes, where it earned 1st place out of 25 total tracks.

  Source: "High-Noon Hoopla" from Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (2022)

  Originally composed by Kristofer Maddigan

  Arrangement, sequencing, master and electric guitar by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  Mix, acoustic guitar and slide guitar by Mike "evilsonic" Doyle

  Violin by Jay "Ronin Op F" Kim

  Vocals (yodeling) and keyboards by Ian Martyn

  Alto sax, baritone sax, melodica and backing vocals (yodeling) by Joe Newman

  -Track 8-

  In my second band team-up, all-folk/celtic extraordinaires Na Daoine Laghairt briefly
  put me on their shoulders to channel out the highs of this magnificent soundtrack
  from Team Ico.

  Originally released in May 2023 through Dwelling of Duels, in a competition themed
  around Playstation 2 games, where it earned 7th place out of 23 total tracks.

  Sources: "Prologue ~To the Ancient Land~", "The Farthest Land", "Demise of the Ritual"
  and "The End of the Battle" from Shadow of the Colossus (2005)

  Originally composed by Kow Otani

  Arrangement, lyrics, sequencing, mix, master, electric guitar and choir vocals by
  TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  Band: Na Daoine Laghairt

  Acoustic guitar and mandolin by Mike "evilsonic" Doyle

  Violin and choir vocals by Jay "Ronin Op F" Kim

  Add. percussion, bouzouki, low whistle and choir vocals by Ian Martyn

  Baritone ukelele by atomic

  Choir vocals by Andromeda

  -Track 9-

  A journey taken through two contrasting dungeons from A Link to the Past, where
  we can hear the battling clashes of light and dark forces.

  Originally arranged and recorded for GameGrooves'' "Quick Fire Cover Challenge"
  with a theme surrounding Zelda dungeon themes.

  Sources: "Sanctuary Dungeon" and "Dark World Dungeon" from The Legend of Zelda:
  A Link to the Past (1991)

  Originally composed by Koji Kondo

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master and guitars by TheManPF

  Bass by Zach Chapman

  -Track 10-

  For the final showdown, it can only end in one way, in a last match-up to the death
  at the edge of the cosmos, with the support of the magnificent trio of Dog Food
  for Bananas.

  Originally released in December 2024 through Dwelling of Duels, in a competition
  themed around Super Smash Bros. games, where it earned 2nd place out of 28 total
  tracks.

  Source: "Final Destination" from Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)

  Originally composed by Takahiro Nishi and Nobuo Uematsu

  Arrangement, sequencing, mix, master, electric guitar and choir vocals by TheManPF

  Bass and choir vocals by Zach Chapman

  Keyboards and choir vocals by Chris "angrypolarbear" Doughty

  Violin by Jay "Ronin Op F" Kim

  Acoustic guitar and classical guitar by Jake Helland'
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  role: publisher
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platforms:
- Microsoft Xbox One
- NES (Famicom)
- Nintendo 3DS
- Nintendo GameCube
- Nintendo Wii
- PC
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation 2
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publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '2025-06-13'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Name Your Price
reprints: []
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votes: 0
