Emperor's "An Elegy of Icaros" ORCHESTRAL REMAKE !!!

[Nick_Perrin]

Well, for those of you who are Emperor enthusiasts, you must know that the song "Inno a Satana" from Nightside Eclipse was remade as an orchestral version which was featured on the special edition of "Anthems."

I recently had the brilliant idea (inspired by just recently acquiring a good orchestral sampler pack, for those of you who don't know, it's essentially a programmable orchestra) to remake a metal song symphonically. I figured Emperor could have that done once again, and chose a song from a more recent album - "An Elegy of Icaros," from "IX Equilibrium."

In my opinion it is the best song on the album. And it will be quite an undertaking to complete and polish, but here is a nice little one-minute sample of the orchestral version for all the Emperor lovers to enjoy:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=146990

As you can hear it combines the original basis of the track while new original material is added (just like Inno a Satana's symphonic brother Opus a Satana). There are also 2 other tracks right below there that may be of interest to metalheads.
(Ignore the beatboxing - that was years ago! I'm much better now and have a less high-pitched voice!)

Enjoy and give me your thoughts! This is a work-in-progress that I hope to complete soon! Doing it all by ear is tough though....

 

[TylerTheNuke]

Is the Anthems one with a real orchestra? Thats really cool if it is.

 

[WNxScythe]

Don't think it is... it sounds really synthetic to me. A shame too, I'd love to hear Anthems played by a live orchestra

 

[Lyle]

Is the Anthems one with a real orchestra?

no

 

[Nick_Perrin]

Don't think it is... it sounds really synthetic to me. A shame too, I'd love to hear Anthems played by a live orchestra

Well, there isn't much I can do to make it sound less synthetic, but when you compare it too Emperor's orchestral remake of "Inno a Satana", this is a MUCH more realistic orchestral remake. And no, I am not making an orchestral version of any Anthems song, rather an IX Equilibrium song. You should check it out if you're into Emperor, pretty sweet song!

 

[WNxScythe]

Well, there isn't much I can do to make it sound less synthetic, but when you compare it too Emperor's orchestral remake of "Inno a Satana", this is a MUCH more realistic orchestral remake. And no, I am not making an orchestral version of any Anthems song, rather an IX Equilibrium song. You should check it out if you're into Emperor, pretty sweet song!

Wasn't talking about yours when I said it sounded synthetic, I meant Emperor''s remake.

 

[Nick_Perrin]

Wasn't talking about yours when I said it sounded synthetic, I meant Emperor''s remake.

Aah ok. That's good to know!

 

[Erik]

I figured Emperor could have that done once again

They did

"Thus March the Nightspirit" on the THORNS split

 

[Carcassian]

Aah ok. That's good to know!

Your version sounded very good, tbh. Some of the pitch shifting in the earlier segment sounded a bit weird though...

 

[Teh Grimace]

it combines the original basis of the track while new original material is added

do not add "original material" to emperor songs plz kthnx.

 

[Nick_Perrin]

Thanks for the comments guys. Wow, I didn't realise Thus Spake the Nightspirit was remade orchestrally! I have to find that track, I love the original.
And I'll definitely fix up that pitch shifting. I think I overdid it, now that I listen to the original song again.

do not add "original material" to emperor songs plz kthnx.

Well, unfortunately many parts of the song would sound pretty bare in an orchestral situation, so although it sounds good with a band and blastbeats constantly going, new material needs to be added in some parts. It's all about interpretation as well; If I were to simply copy the song note for note except switch the instruments to orchestral ones, it would not be worth listening to. It must take the melodic and arrangement basis of the song and put it in an appropriate orchestral style.
What do you think they did with Opus a Satana anyway? There is lots of interpretation and new stuff in there. I know, I'm not Emperor and it was Emperor who re-made it, but still the point stands.

Anyway my writing is pretty evil-sounding as it is so it'll fit the Emperor niche.

Stay tuned for when this track is COMPLETED!

 

[TylerTheNuke]

dang, got my hopes up for a second. Are there any instances of real orchestras playing Black metal?

 

[TylerTheNuke]

I liked your version so far, btw.

 

[Nick_Perrin]

I liked your version so far, btw.

Thank you and thank god! Black metal fans are by far some of the hardest to please. I hope my vision of this song in orchestral form will be appreciated... It will hardly stray far from the original anyway, in terms of musical themes.

 

[Carcassian]

Thanks for the comments guys. Wow, I didn't realise Thus Spake the Nightspirit was remade orchestrally! I have to find that track, I love the original.
!

If you find it, let me know. It's one of the few Emperor songs I actually make an effort to listen to. Thanks!

 

[Erik]

It's on "Thorns Vs. Emperor", which is otherwise a really crappy release that I own only because the limited edition comes with a second CD containing Thorns' "Trøndertun" and "Grymyrk" demos/rehearsals which are pretty awesome and important pieces of Norwegian BM history.

 

[Erik]

Just because I'm a jolly nice bloke, I ripped and encoded and uploaded it:

Thus March the Nightspirit

 

[Nick_Perrin]

Just because I'm a jolly nice bloke, I ripped and encoded and uploaded it.

Thank you.

I will repay you with an orchestral version of "An Elegy of Icaros."

 

[Carcassian]

Just because I'm a jolly nice bloke, I ripped and encoded and uploaded it:

Thus March the Nightspirit

Nice work mate