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  names:
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catalog: N/A
categories:
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category: Game
classification: Arrangement, Vocal
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- link: artist/507
  names:
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- link: artist/57122
  names:
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- link: artist/77
  names:
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    ja: 植松伸夫
- link: artist/328
  names:
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    ja: 石川淳
- link: artist/121
  names:
    en: Hiroshi Kawaguchi
    ja: 川口博史
- link: artist/148
  names:
    en: Yuzo Koshiro
    ja: 古代祐三
- link: artist/511
  names:
    en: Mark Cooksey
- link: artist/11355
  names:
    en: Satoshi Murata
    ja: 村田智
- link: artist/39527
  names:
    en: Katsuhiko Suzuki
    ja: 鈴木勝彦
- link: artist/413
  names:
    en: Aki Hata
    ja: 畑亜貴
- link: artist/1587
  names:
    en: Norio Hanzawa
    ja: 半沢紀雄
- link: artist/692
  names:
    en: Hajime Wakai
    ja: 若井淑
- link: artist/190
  names:
    en: Koji Kondo
    ja: 近藤浩治
- link: artist/182
  names:
    en: Derek Duke
- link: artist/183
  names:
    en: Jason Hayes
- link: artist/184
  names:
    en: Glenn Stafford
- link: artist/181
  names:
    en: Tracy W. Bush
- link: artist/1301
  names:
    en: Tim Follin
- link: artist/690
  names:
    en: Kazumi Totaka
    ja: 戸高一生
- link: artist/1121
  names:
    en: Shinobu Tanaka
    ja: 田中しのぶ
- link: artist/1722
  names:
    en: Mahito Yokota
    ja: 横田真人
- link: artist/698
  names:
    en: Toru Minegishi
    ja: 峰岸透
- link: artist/16186
  names:
    en: Yasuaki Iwata
    ja: 岩田恭明
- link: artist/58
  names:
    en: Masanori Hikichi
    ja: 曳地正則
- link: artist/1484
  names:
    en: Masayuki Nagao
    ja: 長尾優進
- link: artist/364
  names:
    en: Keiichi Suzuki
    ja: 鈴木慶一
- link: artist/363
  names:
    en: Hirokazu Tanaka
    ja: 田中宏和
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  medium: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/98628/98628-1588808742.jpg
  name: Front
  thumb: https://media.vgm.io/albums/82/98628/98628-1588808742.jpg
discs:
- disc_length: '72:36'
  name: ''
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Skate Free or Die Hard
    track_length: '1:00'
  - names:
      English: The Northern Hemisphere is Melting, And We're All Going to Fucking
        Die
    track_length: '8:51'
  - names:
      English: Dear to the Heart
    track_length: '4:16'
  - names:
      English: Marxism
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      English: See You Space Harrier...
    track_length: '5:29'
  - names:
      English: Subspace
    track_length: '5:57'
  - names:
      English: Your Princess is in Another Castle
    track_length: '18:14'
  - names:
      English: Creep Colony
    track_length: '5:48'
  - names:
      English: Ken Grizzard and the Lizard Wizard Presents 'Kenagon Griffinity'
    track_length: '3:19'
  - names:
      English: Luigi's Beach House
    track_length: '3:50'
  - names:
      English: I'm Thinking (About Thos Beans)
    track_length: '3:38'
  - names:
      English: Smiles and Tears
    track_length: '7:50'
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  link: org/965
  names:
    en: Bandcamp
    ja: Bandcamp
    ja-latn: Bandcamp
  role: retailer
link: album/98628
lyricists:
- link: artist/15591
  names:
    en: Cory Johnson
media_format: Digital
meta:
  added_date: 2020-05-06T15:44
  edited_date: 2022-05-03T21:16
  fetched_date: 2026-06-05T01:09
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1350
name: Duels
names:
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  ja: Duels
  ja-latn: Duels
notes: 'This is a collection of tracks I''ve recorded through the year 2019 for Dwelling
  of Duels, a monthly video game music remix competition. A theme is picked each month
  and you have until the end of the month to arrange and record a cover based off
  of the theme. Songs are presented anonymously and voted on to choose a winner. Despite
  that, the competition aspect of it usually takes a backseat to improving your skills
  and interacting with others in the community.

  For various reasons, I was in a creative slump before 2019. It wasn''t that I didn''t
  have any ideas. It may have been that I had too many ideas and no focus. It could
  have also been general depression. But for whatever reason, I made a commitment
  to myself to enter this competition for the entire calendar year. I wasn''t sure
  at the start if I would release these as an album or not, but as I continued I was
  proud of how some of these tracks turned out. I didn''t care about winning, although
  I did a couple of times.

  I was also fairly hesitant to upload these here. This is more of a collection than
  an album. These are more snapshots of where I was and what I was doing throughout
  the year than they are a coherent concept. But a few of my friends thought they
  should be heard by more people, so here they are. Presented in chronological order,
  varying in genre and style, without regard to flow, structure, or even mastering.
  I hope you enjoy them.

  TRACK RUNDOWN: Title (Game)

  01: Skate Free or Die Hard (Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble)

  Recorded for "Brevity Month" in January 2019.

  Brevity Month is usually a "free month" theme where you can choose any song from
  any game, but your submission has to be one minute or less. It''s usually the default
  theme for January as it''s the month after MAGFest and most people in the community
  are recovering from that. The track used was from Level 1 - The Streets.

  02: The Northern Hemisphere is Melting, And We''re All Going to Fucking Die (Donkey
  Kong Country)

  Recorded for "Snow Month" in February 2019.

  The theme was any game music taken from a snow level. It did not specify I had to
  use icy or cold imagery or texture though. Source track used was Northern Hemispheres.

  03: Dear to the Heart (Final Fantasy 7)

  Recorded for "Uematsu Month" in March 2019.

  This theme was any game music composed by Nobuo Uematsu. This was the first one
  I got first place on.

  04: Marxism (Kirby Super Star)

  Recorded for "Free Month" in April 2019.

  This was the boss battle theme for Marx in Kirby Super Star. For those that are
  really into remixes keeping their original time signatures, I recommend against
  counting and following along on this one.

  05: See You Space Harrier... (Space Harrier)

  Recorded for "Daemon9623 Month" in May 2019.

  This month wasn''t a competition. It was a tribute to a Sean Babbit (Daemon9623),
  a friend and member of the DoD/Shizz community who passed away in April 2019. Everyone
  was encouraged to submit good music in memory of him. And it had the largest turnout
  of any month in the past two years. Source used was the main theme.

  06: Subspace (Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen)

  Recorded for "Treasure Month" in June 2019.

  The theme this month was any music from any game published by Treasure Games. The
  game I chose was some Yu Yu Hakusho game that was never even released in the US.
  It was basically an excuse to sneak in a cover of the best anime opening theme ever
  made. Other than that, source used was the battle stage "Subspace 2".

  07: Your Princess is in Another Castle (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,
  et. al)

  Recorded for "ZeldaRedux Month" in July 2019.

  This is a giant medley encompassing various Hyrule Castle and Ganon themes across
  multiple Zelda games. This theme was called "ZeldaRedux" because it is the 2nd time
  in DoD history we''ve had a Zelda theme. I''ve been sitting on the idea of doing
  a long-form suite like this since before the release of my 2012 Zelda album. I''d
  like to do two more long form tracks to "complete the Triforce" one day. Also, this
  was the other time I made first place this year.

  08: Creep Colony (StarCraft)

  Recorded for "Free Month" in August 2019.

  This was my take on Zerg 2 from the StarCraft soundtrack. For the swarm.

  09: Ken Grizzard and the Lizard Wizard Presents ''Kenagon Griffinity'' (Ken Griffey
  Jr. Presents Major League Baseball)

  Recorded for "Tornado of Solos Month" in September 2019.

  If you have no idea what the hell is going on with this track, just know that this
  is a concept mash-up and that I''d recommend checking out the album "Nonagon Infinity"
  by the band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for better understanding of what
  I''m doing here. Also, I don''t make any claims of being a vocalist. The theme "Tornado
  of Solos" is where a single track from a single game is chosen and everybody has
  to do a cover of that track--focusing on peforming solos with their lead instrument.
  I was just on a big King Gizz kick that month when I decided to do this mash-up.
  It was probably the only way I''d have fun doing a track from a random sports game
  I''ve never played.

  10: Luigi''s Beach House (Luigi''s Mansion/Super Mario 3D World)

  Recorded for "Trick or Treat Month" in October 2019.

  The theme this month was to take a spooky song and make it fun or to make a fun
  song and make it spooky. I turned Luigi''s Mansion cartoony horror ambiance into
  surf rock. Sources used were Luigi''s Mansion main theme and the ghost house music
  from Super Mario 3D World.

  11: I''m Thinking (About Thos Beans) (Dr. Robotnik''s Mean Bean Machine)

  Recorded for "Master System Month" in November 2019.

  While this game was originally released for the Genesis/Mega Drive, it was ported
  to the Master System so it counted for the theme. Source used was the credit music.

  12: Smiles and Tears (Earthbound)

  Recorded for "1994 Month" in December 2019.

  The theme this month was to cover any game music from a game released in the year
  1994. 1994 has good games. 1994 also has Earthbound. I don''t know why I didn''t
  cover Smiles and Tears on my 2014 Earthbound album, but whatever I did it here.
  I have to give jmr credit for the Dilbert 3 sample used in the end. If not for that
  it would have been the original "I Miss You" or "Epstein Didn''t Kill Himself" or
  something else jarring and out of place.

  I''d like to thank my friends that encouraged me on this project, specifically Timothy,
  Jeff (jmr) and Mikhail (streifig). I''d like to thank the DoD and Shizz community
  for being super nice, welcoming and accommodating. I heavily encourage others to
  participate in Dwelling of Duels, whether that be as a listener or a performer.
  And, as usual, I''d like to thank you for listening. I hope to take the momentum
  of last year and put it towards a more focused concept on my next album, whether
  it''s a cover album or original music.

  Dwelling of Duels Website: dwellingofduels.net

  Cory Johnson on Dwelling of Duels: dwellingofduels.net/artists/cory-johnson/

  Dwelling of Duels Discord: discord.gg/RqRAMFY'
organizations:
- &id002
  names:
    en: Cory Johnson
    ja: Cory Johnson
    ja-latn: Cory Johnson
  role: publisher
- *id001
performers:
- link: artist/15591
  names:
    en: Cory Johnson
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platforms:
- Arcade
- Commodore 64
- NES (Famicom)
- Nintendo 3DS
- Nintendo Switch
- Nintendo Wii
- Nintendo Wii U
- PC
- Sega Master System (Mark III)
- Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)
- SNES (Super Famicom)
- Sony PlayStation
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    ja: ファイナルファンタジーVII
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- link: product/726
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    en: Kirby Super Star
    ja: 星のカービィ スーパーデラックス
    ja-latn: 'Hoshi no Kirby: Super Deluxe'
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    en: Space Harrier
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    en: Super Mario 3D World
    ja: スーパーマリオ3Dワールド
    ja-latn: Super Mario 3D World
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    en: Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
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    en: EarthBound
    ja: MOTHER2 ギーグの逆襲
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publish_format: Doujin/Indie
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '2020-01-09'
release_events: []
release_price:
  price: Name Your Price
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://coryvgm.com/album/duels
  name: Bandcamp
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votes: 0
