Saturday, August 1, 2009

8-Bit Catherine's Freedom (Riven), and Misc. Stuff

A few months ago, I put together a sequel to my 8-Bit Myst Theme: 8-Bit Catherine's Freedom, from Riven! I've kept it secret... until I polished it a little bit. Here it is:

8-Bit Catherine's Freedom - Riven (right click to download, or listen to it in your browser below)


Of course, the most important thing is that Robyn Miller wrote the original, and it's copyright Cyan World, Inc. Remember that.

I created it much like I did the 8-Bit Myst Theme, using Cubase and several VST plugins (see the 8-Bit Myst post for details). It should nearly be a note-by-note recreation, made to sound like it was on an original NES. That means it's NOT a remix; I have a feeling it'd be way more awesome if it was, and that may be one of my upcoming projects. But until then, I hope you enjoy this. :)

In other news, on Wednesday, I got back from visiting nomad, Ed, GS, BroBro (GS' brother), and Odo in Minnesota at nomad's house. It was AWESOME. Someone should be posting pictures soon. I made pancakes. and biscuits.

Also, I have a full time job now at Princeton Theological Seminary, as an analyst in the IT Department. I'll be helping people over the phone, but also streamline the department a bit; come up with ideas to improve flow, help restructure the ticket system. That's the fun stuff. It's not my ideal job, but it is perfect right now. Why?

I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have gotten this job, because it will work around my school schedule, and allow me to save up a good amount of money for college and beyond. Additionally, it's something that requires some skill, so it makes me feel useful. It may not be something I want to do with the rest of my life, but it's something I need right now. My plan for my life is on track... now I just need to keep up the courage.

-TW :)