ieptbarakat
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That was awesome! I hope he's interested in doing 'Final Fantasy VIII - The Extreme' at some point.
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Smooth McGroove covers One Winged Angel (Acapella)
- Thread starter GregLombardi
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Up there with Overworld from Super Mario World and Spark Mandrill from Mega Man X.
That's basically what the collegiate a cappella groups do for their recordings. And there's a huge difference between the approach that a cappella groups take in terms of their arranging for recording in-studio compared to live performances.
Anyway, I have to agree with everyone else - this is definitely one of his best videos to date.
Holy fuck, I forgot how good his Stickerbrush Symphony cover was.
He gets almost every nuance of the song, including the upward pitch bend at the beginning.
He gets almost every nuance of the song, including the upward pitch bend at the beginning.
LurkerPrime
Member
A breathtaking work of staggering genius. I didn't even know something like this was possible before that video, wow... Thanks for making this thread, OP.
When the OWA song is added to Loudr I'll purchase the albums in a heartbeat.
Edit: Derp. The song is already there on Loudr, I simply wasn't looking hard enough.
When the OWA song is added to Loudr I'll purchase the albums in a heartbeat.
Edit: Derp. The song is already there on Loudr, I simply wasn't looking hard enough.
22 heads * 7 min playing time = over 2 1/2 hours of pure singing, and that's assuming he hit it with the first try plus not accounting the arrangement and mixing work. Insane indeed.
LurkerPrime
Member
I love the gameplay footage in the center - it's a real nice touch. Plus all of the cat and eyebrow hijinks.
The song is great, and the video takes it onto another level.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I'm probably going to be alone in this but... I don't like it. 
I do enjoy his work usually, mind. And that cat is so adorable <3 But this one sounds way too auto-tuned, and his anglophone accent when pronouncing the Latin phrases absolutely grate. I cringed every time, it's really bad. Ruins the song for me, which is weird because I'm not usually that picky about pronunciation or accents, but this time it's so flagrant I just... gah.
I do enjoy his work usually, mind. And that cat is so adorable <3 But this one sounds way too auto-tuned, and his anglophone accent when pronouncing the Latin phrases absolutely grate. I cringed every time, it's really bad. Ruins the song for me, which is weird because I'm not usually that picky about pronunciation or accents, but this time it's so flagrant I just... gah.Goddamn son, that is excellent.
As long as we're still linking favorites, I fell in love with his Super Mario 64 Wing Cap, and if there's one thing I loved about Mario Kart 64 it was Koopa Troopa Beach. And man, he fucking nails Streets of Rage 2's Dreamer.
More great ones:
ALttP Dark World (from a year ago today!)
U.N. Owen Was Her
Muthafuckin Guile's Theme
As long as we're still linking favorites, I fell in love with his Super Mario 64 Wing Cap, and if there's one thing I loved about Mario Kart 64 it was Koopa Troopa Beach. And man, he fucking nails Streets of Rage 2's Dreamer.
More great ones:
ALttP Dark World (from a year ago today!)
U.N. Owen Was Her
Muthafuckin Guile's Theme
Holy shit at the streets of rage 2-dreamer.
johnsavage
Member
This is good stuff. I also love his Fire Emblem cover
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
I love that guy, gonna listen now!
mrmickfran
Member
Oh. My. God.
It's no wonder why there was such a big break between videos.
He MUST do Fight With Seymour.
It's no wonder why there was such a big break between videos.
He MUST do Fight With Seymour.
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
panama chief
Member
if you didnt post this, i wouldve.
GregLombardi
Member
I just realized...whenever he gets around to Dancing Mad, I will easily cry.
Easily the most difficult piece of gaming music to replicate though. I'm not even sure how he will do it, but it will be awesome to see him try.
Easily the most difficult piece of gaming music to replicate though. I'm not even sure how he will do it, but it will be awesome to see him try.
joffocakes
Member
Excellent; sounds intense. I don't remember the original so I guess I'll have a listen to that too once this ends.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
He looks almost exactly like my sister, just with a beard. And male.
Goro Majima
Kitty Genovese Member
He has the most laid back cat ever. I wish they were all like that.
Great music though.
Great music though.
dragonlife
Member
This is great, but his Latin pronunciations kind of bring it down a notch.
Still an amazing effort, obviously. I was wondering where he's been!
Still an amazing effort, obviously. I was wondering where he's been!
Gourmet Race is my favourite thing he's done. The kind of track it is suits his voice perfectly.
drotahorror
Member
Doubt I've ever heard the song or I don't remember it one since I only played a bit of FFVII but that was awesome.
Stormhammer
Member
Now it's time for Dancing Mad :3
One Winged Angel is a classic even outside of video games. I'm sure you heard it somewhere.
GregLombardi
Member
We can only ask so much.
Perhaps he'll fix it eventually. But I didn't even notice (the only foreign language I know is Spanish...wouldn't know how to hear Latin properly).
blackMamba1187
Member
Thanks for that!
The Xtortionist
Member
Insane effort put in here.
Stickerbush Symphony is still my favorite, but all of his stuff is great.
Stickerbush Symphony is still my favorite, but all of his stuff is great.
I dunno, I just try to imitate whatever language I hear to the best of my ability. I just think it's ignorant otherwise. Might not be the same for everyone though, and I understand that.
Pandora012
Member
Never heard of this guy, but this is awesome.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
Just amazing! Awesome stuff.
I enjoy his stream as well. He streams quite regularly.
I enjoy his stream as well. He streams quite regularly.
Oh god, that would be glorious
someguyinahat
Member
Alright, alright, I give up, I'm subscribing already!
Here's a quick rundown on Smooth's recording process if you're interested. He doesn't go into detail much, but it's a good starting point, I guess. Here's a Game Informer feature on him, which also covers a bit of the recording process.