EXCLUSIVE: Brave Wave’s GIANTS Album Reveals “Wily Stage 1 & Boss” Song and Video
🎧 Get Ready to Rock with Super Strikers’ “Wily Stage 1 & Boss” on Brave Wave Productions’ GIANTS Album!
Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of video game music like never before with Brave Wave Productions’ upcoming album, GIANTS. This exciting project brings together legendary composers and talented musicians from the VGM cover and remix scene for a 98-minute journey through some of the most iconic game soundtracks of all time.
We’re thrilled to premiere one of the album’s standout tracks, “Wily Stage 1 & Boss” by Super Strikers! This epic medley is built around RushJet1’s incredible VRC6 remix of the Mega Man theme, which was released independently in 2013. The track features a powerful combination of electric guitars and synthesizers that perfectly captures the dramatic and melancholic essence of the original game’s soundtrack.
According to album director Mohammed Taher of Brave Wave Music, “This medley manages to capture a fundamental mood that’s missing from a lot of Mega Man remixes: the profound drama and melancholy present in the series’ original trilogy.” We couldn’t agree more!
The track features an impressive lineup of musicians, including Dino Lionetti on keyboard, programming, Grant Henry on guitar, Steve Lakawicz on bass, and Kevin Ragone on drums. The video was created by Alex Lees of VPD Productions, with arrangements by Manami Matsumae, the composer of Mega Man 1 and 10, as well as Shovel Knight.
In an exclusive interview with Crunchyroll News, Mega Man director Akira Kitamura shared his thoughts on the track and the game’s soundtrack as a whole. According to Kitamura, “Collaborating with Manami Matsumae on the game’s soundtrack was a new experience for me. However, her compositions were both thoughtful and detailed, conveying a deep commitment to the game’s atmosphere, which filled me with immense joy.”
Kitamura also discussed how Mega Man’s music has spread through fan arrangements and remixes, stating, “The rise of social media has granted me the privilege of experiencing a wide array of fan arrangements and remixes of Mega Man’s music. I believe Mega Man stands out as a concept with unique content that has been rejuvenated through the spread of the internet. It’s heartwarming to witness individuals from across the globe share and relish in the nostalgia of their childhood memories, with fan arrangements playing a significant role in this.”
On working with Super Strikers on “Wily Stage 1 & Boss,” Kitamura added, “I felt it was an arrangement like no other. It resonates in the heart, combining sentimental guitars with melodies that capture not merely the outward allure but the very soul of the game’s narrative.”
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