Anyone remember the Zoo of Zero Tolerance? No? Then, I guess you wouldn't remember Alexis Janson's killer three-part game, "Code Red". That's a shame because it had a really good soundtrack.

This, in particular, is an arrangement of the Credits theme, done in the style of Janson's "Zeux" series. Because I can.

It's a Portrait of Ruin-style rendition of "Ripe Seeds" from Castlevania II on the Game Boy.

It's like the other version, but mine has "Aquarius" in it, too. Just for fun.

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"Ripe Seeds" originally by Hidehiro Funauchi

"Aquarius" originally by Konami Kukeiha Club

Arrangement MIDI bases and background organs by Mars Jenkar

Portrait of Ruin version by Jo Li

Twice upon a time, I tried to make a good 2A03 version of this song.

I failed.

And now, in the year 2023… I tried again. And this time, I SUCCEEDED!!

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NOTE: This is a reupload because I forgot to change the tempo from the template I was using. THIS HAS BEEN REMEDIED, NOW.

It kind of leans toward the "remix" side of things since I decided not to bother trying to replicate the orchestra hits, but I think this is at least marginally more "passable" than the last two tries… not to mention other peoples' attempts at this same song in this same style. Seriously… this song kicked all our butts and I had to "cheat" to make it work.

Regardless, I'm happy with what I've made. I hope you like it, too!

I'll be honest. This was my attempt at making music in the style of Robert "Bobby" Prince's "Doom" and "Doom II" soundtracks. I think it's a little too "hopeful" for that style, but I liked what I ended up with, so here it is.

There's definitely some "Into Sandy's City" in there. But mostly, I drew inspiration from "Searcher" (or as I called it, "Cavern's Fury") from Dan Froelich's "Xargon" soundtrack. And I do mean that; I took JUST inspiration. For once, I didn't, like, lift whole sections of notes and reuse them.

I dunno. This is the first original piece of music I've done since… I forget. I'd like to think I've gotten better, but who knows…

It probably comes as no surprise that most of my Mega Man 2A03 arrangements have come from being dissatisfied with Mega Man Maker updates. This is no exception.

The original track used an overabundance of vibrato (or arpeggio…?), making it sound very grating. My version, however, mixes tracks in an intelligent way so that the gist of the original song is there without compromising the overall sound quality.

I'm actually really proud of this one. I hope other people enjoy it, too.

This track wasn't made out of spite, but out of necessity.

Specifically, I made it to use in one video for about 15 seconds.

I sure know how to use my time well.

Might and Magic V: The Darkside of XEEN - "Visitors from Beyond the Stars" v1.5

Originally by Takeshi Abo

This MIDI by Josephine Lithius

"So...I recently (as of 2008) ran World of XEEN using the Roland/GS setting instead of the Sound Blaster or Adlib setting for sound effects and music. Much to my astonishment, the song played when poking around the crashed escaped pods changed on me! I suddenly heard drums where there once was none! As such, I decided to redo this particular MIDI from scratch. Don't worry, though! The original version (now known as the 'Dramatic Arrangement') is still available right along side this one!"

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2022 Commentary:

"A lot of things have happened between the first version of this song and this latest. One such thing is that Xeen Music found a rarely-hear version of this song from the Macintosh release of the game. One thing led to another and bam, Mr. Takeshi Abo found the original song and shared it. He's awesome, like that.

Anyway, I felt it was high time to update this tune with the newfound bridge and some other tweaks. So, here it is!"

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MIDI Series #3, MIDI File #58

Originally composed on Sequenced on 2008, March 18

Revised to v1.5 on July 09, 2011 #2

Revised to v1.8 on January 28th, 2022 (!!)

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Originally composed and programmed by Takeshi Abo (http://valsound.com).

Music ©1993 Andrew Harrington (Xeen Music). Used with permission.

Original MT-version version: https://youtube.com/watch?v=IzJalC1pWMw

MORE INFO + ALBUM DOWNLOAD:

https://josephinelithius.bandcamp.com/album/mega-man-christmas-carol-the-leftover-cold-cuts

Once upon a time, I made music for Christmas-themed Mega Man games. During this tenure, I made some music that ended up not being used. This track, Track 6 of the album mentioned above, is one of those tracks.

It's come from exactly where you think it does.

This is another case of me not appreciating what was done to the music in Mega Man Maker and deciding to make my own version.

I mean, I have the tools and the ability, so why not~?

What if Epyx had obtained the rights to a home conversion of either the NES or the arcade version of Punch-Out!!? Well, if it had the "training montage" theme, it probably would've sounded something like this.

(Blame Strong Bad. He "made me" do it.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=IDUcMB68h64#t=254 )