I feel like I don't talk about it enough on here, but I love SiIvaGunner's fusion collabs in just about all forms they've taken. Sure, I've expressed my preference for the older style of collab, with their chaotic and unpredictable, yet still cohesive, nature (File Select Fusion Collab is still one of my all-time favorite rips!). But that preference doesn't equate to any sort of dislike for the current style of Fusion Collabs, of songs being split cleanly into sections to allow each artist breathing room to do their own arrangement - I love these for their own reasons just the same, and am always giddy to see a new one release. To the shock of nobody whatsoever, Balcony Fusion Collab was an absolute shoe-in for a favorite rip of mine immediately upon listening to it for the first time.
By the start of Season 4 Episode 1, 0a lot of things had changed with the Fusion Collabs since they began in Season 1. They were, for a while, mainly used to denote big events and moments, like how Patched Plains Fusion Collab was one big fanfare for the start of the Christmas Comeback Crisis, or the aforementioned File Select Fusion Collab denoting the end of Season 1. We'd get more of them made for character birthdays, notably for the first birthday of SiIvaGunner mainstay character Wood Man, but eventually...I feel like the collaborations began to feel a lot more "personal" in style. With rips like Balcony Fusion Collab, it felt less like it was made to denote and celebrate some huge event, and more...just to give praise and love to one of the most important indie games ever made.
I've made no secret that I'm a huge Cave Story enjoyer, and how much the game's music and world mean to me. Those feelings have simmered overtime, but in 2019 it really was a burning love - and I was absolutely overjoyed to see the Season start off with such an incredible collaboration that seemed to be directly in touch with my feelings on the game. There's so many different styles, many of which intentionally not being based on any particular source material, which ironically makes them all fit together to the tune of Balcony so much more seamlessly...its hard to put into words, but I'm eternally going to be thankful for l4ureleye and all other collaborators for getting this video together. The sheer love for Cave Story, and the love for music as a whole, shines through here harder than ever.
Artists: Niko+, Monotonemonkey, Dooki51, Zoom Guy, New Guy, Scribblenaut19, Matsu Muhō, Scribble1k, NutellaFrenchToast, Harley201, The Duane, KnightOfGames, LarryInc64, vince94, Supahstar
SiIvagunner and crew made a lovely medley of the theme of Snowman in Mother, done in the style of several different games, musicians and genres.
@spaceauddity & @titleknown, I think you’d love this for various reasons. As well as anyone who likes the music of the Mother series and hearing game tunes done in very different styles.
