Blog — Chiptune

We're honoured that the mighty Paul Norman not only allowed us to do his stuff for orchestra, but came all the way from the US to see the concert in Hull and meet the fans. A true legend! What's not that well known is that he also gets around in his helicopter, rescuing characters from his games: (illustration by Steph Abbott from the forthcoming 8-Bit Symphony: Second Half CD booklet - support the Kickstarter!) Here's Paul critiquing your helicopter flying: Full soundtrack: Chris Abbott 2 · Super Huey - 8-Bit Symphony Pro: Second Half demo render     So, let's look at...

Getting started as a Remixer You want to remix C64 tunes yourself? Be aware that there are thousands of C64 remixes out there. Many of them cover the following games: Arkanoid Auf Wiedersehen Monty Comic Bakery Commando Cybernoid II Delta Giana Sisters Hawkeye Human Race International Karate The Last Ninja Last Ninja 2 Last Ninja 3 Lightforce Myth Parallax Sanxion Wizball Therefore unless you've got a really new idea, it's probably best to concentrate on something less established, because the Commodore 64 remix audience is quite accustomed to high quality remixes on a regular basis. Releasing your first tune is quite...