Doom songs transposed from minor to major

[lazygecko]

Because why not

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/66640537/phoboslabhappy.mid
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/66640537/containmentareahappy.mid
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/66640537/towerofbabelhappy.mid
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/66640537/wastetunnelshappy.mid
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/66640537/thepithappy.mid

I tried doing some others like E2M1 but it was pretty difficult since it relied on a lot of pitch bend for intervals, and those aren't quite as easy as just changing a few notes around. I managed to edit the pitch bends in Containment Area though since those were just simple, repeated bends changed from 1 to 2 semitones.

[baja blast rd.]

Happy Waste Tunnels should be the theme song if there's ever a '70s Doom sitcom.

[DooM_RO]

Happy Tower of Babel is what Baby Cyberdemons listen to.

[Ledillman]

Happy doom! hell yeah, i'm loving them :p

[schwerpunk]

Really well done. I don't know how much work was involved in converting these, but it's a great idea, and completely changes the tone of the midis.

I wonder how a Doom designed with these themes in mind would look!

[actinide2k9]

This is great, especially the tower of babel one! Laughed my ass off in real life haha

[Rayziik]

These are hilarious. Great job! You should do some of the faster tracks like E1M1 or D_AMPIE, if you're up for it :D

[WesleyB]

Someone should do a pyroland-style texture wad that includes these beautiful butcheries of original songs.

[fraggle]

This is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[Danfun64]

phoboslabhappy sounds like it would work for a penultimate level, as in "though the tide is against you, your victory is inevitable".

containmentareahappy...lol...reminds me of an afternoon drive :P

towerofbabelhappy...no...just no xD

wastetunnelhappy sounds like it could be triumphant ending music...at least in the beginning :P

thepithappy...see towerofbabelhappy :P

[DooM_RO]

Moar like Tower of Babbel.

[Gez]

Phobos Lab manages to still be kinda creepy, even if a bit uplifting.

This reminds me of the flipped Doom midis.

[DooM_RO]

Gez said:

Phobos Lab manages to still be kinda creepy, even if a bit uplifting.

This reminds me of the flipped Doom midis.

We need flipped Doom midis in major.

[Ribbiks]

I love shit like this. serious-business rock/metal in major keys is some form of comedic genius.

related viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjjXeq7DK8E

https://youtu.be/tNLHOTn81Cw?t=4m25s

[Scottland89]

Just listened to them. Waste Tunnels and Tower of babel are my favourites! Would love to hear others like them.

[lazygecko]

Ribbiks said:

I love shit like this. serious-business rock/metal in major keys is some form of comedic genius.

related viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjjXeq7DK8E

https://youtu.be/tNLHOTn81Cw?t=4m25s

[Netherstorm]

Brilliant.

[Snakes]

Phoboslabhappy, for some weird reason, feels like a first draft of the Cure's 'Funeral Party' - that's probably just me though.

Thanks for sharing this... and the happy containment area squeals are killing me.

[Tosi]

The beginning to the Cannibal Corpse one sounds like the intro to a pop-punk song about eating pizza and skateboarding.

[Varis Alpha]

haha, these are pretty great. for some reason, the Waste Tunnels one has a different drumkit than what it had originally, but it oddly fits with it. Tower of Babel is really great to listen to. someone should make a mod and use it in there. :p

[Doomkid]

E3M1, when inverted, sounds very very happy, almost like something from a Mario game.. I'd love to hear that turned minor. I love how many possibilities there are with MIDI!

On a slightly related note, has anyone discovered a program that allows you to play midi in reverse? I wonder what some of those Doom tunes would sound like played note-for-note backwards. Or backwards, inverted, and converted to major. Good lord man.

EDIT: The link to MIDIflipper doesnt seem to work in that thread Gez, and (mind blowingly enough) it doesn't look like it's been uploaded to /idgames as a utility?! Does anyone know where I can find a copy?

[40oz]

Hahaha thanks for doing this. I always wonder how music would sound if they were switched from major to minor and vice versa by humming it. Its pretty funny.

[an_mutt]

Into Sandy's Happy City is incredible. I love all of these!

Ribbiks said:

I love shit like this. serious-business rock/metal in major keys is some form of comedic genius.

related viewing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjjXeq7DK8E

https://youtu.be/tNLHOTn81Cw?t=4m25s

I really thought you were gonna link to something like this:

[NoXion]

Could you make more?

[kb1]

Did you use a tool/algorithm, or just modify by ear?

[gaspe]

nice. But while listening to these songs, especially containmentareahappy and thepithappy, I keep hearing the original songs in my head and the happy versions just feel wrong.

[lazygecko]

kb1 said:

Did you use a tool/algorithm, or just modify by ear?

I just realigned the relevant notes on the scale. For example if E Minor is E-F#-G-A-B-C-D#, and E Major is E-F#-G#-A-B-C#-D#, then I just move the notes in G to G# and so forth.

[roadworx]

the only ones that sounded "happy" were the tower of babel and the waste tunnels
the others still sounded very foreboding

[Fonze]

Hahaha that's sweet! I kept looking at rdwpa's and DooM_RO's comments as I listened to those songs and I couldn't help but laugh. Great job with these :) I can't wait to hear more.

I'm really looking forward to some TNT tracks, if you ever get around to doing them.

*Edit*
I never realized that many of the Doom songs were the harmonic minor scale. That's interesting.

[Doomkid]

I have to ask again because I'm too dam curious, do any of you have a link to MIDIflipper? I really want to hear these happy versions flipped, so they'll be sad again, yet completely different. My ears require it!