Advance wars is here!

The orange nation is under attack!

I am so happy to finally be able to share these wonderful news with you! I was part of the team that recorded the music for the reboot of Nintendo’s Advance Wars franchise, Advance Wars™ 1+2: Re-Boot Camp.

As a reboot, our main job was to recreate the music of the original games. A lot of time and effort went into achieving a balance between paying homage to the sonic profile of the classic Nintendo consoles; while trying to move the music forward and embracing the technological capabilities we enjoy today.

Under the direction of our fearless leader Maddie Lim (of Maddievision), a team of composers and musicians from a few different time zones spread around the world (all working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic) painstakingly recreated the original music, note for note. I was in charge of doing all the guitar tracks, plus a few other stringed instruments.

In addition, every C.O. (Commanding Officer) in the game will now have not one, but two theme songs. The original theme will be heard during regular gameplay. Each C.O.’s theme will both evolve dynamically and change into a new version once a power-up is activated!

It was the privilege of a lifetime to participate in this project. For the gamers out there, it is our hope you enjoy playing Advance Wars as much as we enjoyed making it.

BUY THE GAME HERE!

The Orbital Children

This is something super cool I got to be a part of. Vincent Diamante composed this beautiful theme for a new anime series on Netflix. And I got to play guitar on it!

The guitar part starts as a super chill and straightforward rhythmic pattern for the first half of the song. And then, it evolves into this constant, complicated and harmonically dense series of arpeggios. It took me a hot minute just to figure out how to play them cleanly on guitar!

Not gonna lie, it’s pretty cool to be watching a Netflix show and hear myself playing once the credits start rolling. The Orbital Children is now streaming!

WATCH “THE ORBITAL CHILDREN” HERE

 Where’s the Revolution?

“Cats on Mars is the songwriting project of composer, songwriter, and singer Tommy Pedrini (tommy.la) that fuses space-rock, marimba, J-pop, and video game influences to create deeply emotional music. Featuring evocative and narrative lyrics and surprising musical twists, Cats on Mars chronicles the journeys of everyday life, from life in Los Angeles to love in the stars.”

I have been a member of Cats on Mars for years. We did this album in late 2020 and I am glad we finally published some of this eclectic, quirky music.

I have embedded the album below, but if you wish to learn more about Cats on Mars, CLICK HERE.