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Tyrian 2000 played on KORG M1Rex

by Anders Enger Jensen

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In this instalment of game music done on old gear, it's time to tackle Tyrian 2000! A brilliant piece of game music from the famous @Alexander Brandon who made such classics as Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Deus Ex, Unreal and many others. This has also been featured on @LGR and it seems the majority out there favours the Adlib version to the MT-32/SC-55, so it was with a bit of trepidation I started working on this, trying to keep it up to standard with what people love about it out there.

Initially I set out to do the intro music too, but landed on just the "Tyrian - The Level" segment which seems to be the most recognised theme from the game. As with all the other songs in this series, I also opted for some extrapolation and added a little more parts and extended the song - the original is after all only 24 measures on endless repeat, which would have become a bit boring for 3.5 minutes.

All the sounds are from the KORG M1Rex, the expanded module version of the classic M1 keyboard. Everything was recorded part for part and bit for bit, which took a substantial amount of time when trying and failing as I went along. Some extra processing in form of EQ, compression, chorus, delay, and reverb were added. The M1Rex doesn't have a ride cymbal, or at least a proper one that could be used, so there is a little Roland TR-707 ride at the last rounds of the theme.

Big thanks to Alexander Brandon for his great work. Check out his channel (www.youtube.com/user/AlexCBrandon) and website Funky Rustic (www.funkyrustic.net).

And as always, thanks to my trusty Patreons and fans for your support.

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released February 3, 2021
Original composition: Alexander Brandon
Arranged and remixed by: Anders Enger Jensen

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Anders Enger Jensen Norway

Musician from Norway, mainly into electronic, synth pop, EDM and some symphonic rock/metal.

Been playing keyboards since 1986 and building up my own MIDI-based studio using a mix between old and new outboard gear, and various assorted software.
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