Mega Beardo: A Mega Man 2 Guitar Tribute

by Mega Beardo

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onuma One of the best video game soundtracks, transformed into a guitar-driven album? Blows my effin' mind! Favorite track: Mecha Dragon.

Eliot Lash This is a really solid Mega Man 2 cover album. If you like old-school Mega Man games and juicy acoustic and electric guitars, this will be perfect for you. Favorite track: In the Year of 200X.

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Immediate download of 19-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. Individual tracks are available for free in the same formats.

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1.	In the Year of 200X 00:36	info	buy track
2.	Title Theme 00:45		buy track
3.	Password 01:37		buy track
4.	Stage Select 02:43		buy track
5.	Crash Man 02:53		buy track
6.	Flash Man 01:46		buy track
7.	Quick Man 02:24		buy track
8.	Metal Man 02:12		buy track
9.	Bubble Man 02:28		buy track
10.	Heat Man 02:23		buy track
11.	Wood Man 02:35		buy track
12.	Air Man 02:44		buy track
13.	Get Equipped 00:28		buy track
14.	Skull Castle 01:51		buy track
15.	Mecha Dragon 06:13		buy track
16.	Into the Buebeam Trap 01:24		buy track
17.	Holographic Alien 03:16		buy track
18.	The Long Walk 01:55		buy track
19.	Closing Credits 01:59		buy track

about

This tribute was created to portray the Mega Man 2 soundtrack as one single listening experience. Every track progresses into the next as if the game is being played inside of your head. Naturally, these songs were not originally intended to transition into each other. So, I had to write and/or rearrange these progressions in order to make this seamless listening experience possible. But each "new" part that I created was at least somewhat inspired by its respective original composition.

All in all, my goal was to allow the listener to experience playing the game from beginning to end with his or her ears alone. And you may notice that the album has been broken down into two different parts. I felt that the material exhibited a natural break in the overall mood and intensity once the Dr. Wily music takes over.

I am obviously not the first person to record guitar versions of the Mega Man 2 soundtrack. There are tons of great versions all over YouTube. I'm also not the first person to do this type of rearrangement for vintage video game soundtracks in general. There is a whole community of creative minds that take these nostalgic songs and put their own personal spin on them; my personal favorite would be Grant Henry over at Metroid Metal.

With that being said, I hope my version of Mega Man 2 is different enough to be a credible addition to an already overflowing appreciation for this music. And I hope everyone has as much fun listening to it as I had recording it. It truly was a pleasure. And as my boys in 8 bitz would say, "Stay up and play up!"

credits

released April 16, 2010

All guitars, bass, and programming performed and recorded between August 2009 and February 2010 by Ryan Postlethwait via the POD XT and a version of Sony Acid Pro 6.0 which threatened to completely crash at any given moment.

Mixed by Ryan Postlethwait and Terry Smith
Mastered by Terry Smith
Album Artwork by Brian Pickens

All Mega Man 2 compositions (c) Capcom

Mega Thanks go to Terry Smith, Brian Pickens, and Rob Marshall (not the film director) for their respective assistance in getting this project out to the people, and also to those who gave me feedback along the way.

Special Thanks go to Takashi Tateishi, Manami Matsumae and Yoshihiro Sakaguchi for actually writing the wonderful music for Mega Man 2. You were able to take an incredible game and allow it to ascend into legendary status. It really exhibits the power which music can possess, even for a silly little 8-bit video game from 1988.

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Mega Beardo Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

VIDEO GAMES + METAL

Specializing in original compositions and metal arrangements of retro video game music. Also guitarist for LonelyRollingStars, Viking Guitar Live, and Black Hole Zion.

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