N°10 Overlord (nes) Theme

A few months late, but here his the 10th post. On a sidenote, since I restarted this blog, I managed to reach almost 400 views. It's not much but still way more than I expected. About 400 times more.

Back on music. Today's piece comes from an old strategy game, first released on Amiga and Atari, and later on NES. The game is called "Supremacy: Your Will Be Done" which,-let's be honest- is an awful title, and "Overlord" in the US.Yes, they basically managed to sum up the whole thing in one word. Why did they not think about it earlier ? I don't know.
Anyways, in 1993 the game was ported on the NES, and this version is known for not having lots of music, mainly the main title. But god, what a main title it is. Carried by a deep, powerful bassline (I know, this always comes back in this black. But I love poweful basslines.), that only a NES could produce, with a wavy, sweet melody on top of it, conveying an immense sadness, or maybe a kind of nostalgia, I'll let you decide.I never really played the game seriously, but in my opinion, it is one f the best 8bits theme, and it certainly lives to it.

Hope you'll enjoy

-Aliascent

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