Eric Ladish

My original jazz big band music is NOW AVAILABLE! Please enjoy my ECM-style, bossa nova power-ballad, "Another Lifetime." Purchase "Another Lifetime": https://www.ericltrombone.com/product-page/another-lifetime SUBSCRIBE for more new jazz music: https://youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- I feel that the program notes best summarize the meaning of this tune: "At its core, 'Another Lifetime' is a breakup song. I wrote this tune after a very serious long-term relationship I was in ended abruptly. While this chart is primarily about the bittersweetness of a romantic breakup, those feelings can also apply to the end of any kind of valuable interpersonal relationship. Whether it's a life partner or a close friend you've drifted apart from, there's almost always a fondness for the memories you created together that'll be missed--even if the end of that relationship is ultimately for the best. The memory of what things used to be often left me with the thought that in another lifetime, things might've worked out differently--hence the title." This is the first of 5 original charts I've had recorded by professional musicians, all of which are available for purchase on my website! I've been really excited about this project for a long time, and I'm very pleased to share the results of my work with the world. I will plan to upload one new original big band chart to YouTube per month - please stay tuned for more of my work! --------------------------------------------------- My name is Eric - and I play trombone! Here on my YouTube channel, I combine my love of music and video games by making jazz versions of video game songs on Mondays! Social Media: Website: https://www.ericltrombone.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricLTrombone Facebook: https://facebook.com/EricLTrombone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericltrombone/ Personnel: Alto Saxes: @FoolishFrankie Tenor Saxes: @downtownelijahbrown Bari Sax: @JDmusicwoodwinds Lead Trumpet: @casey-brefka Section Trumpet: Eric Ladish Flugelhorn Soloist: @jazzthatbrass3484 Trombones: Eric Ladish Guitar: @wolfman1405 Vibraphone: @RahulVanamali Piano: @DavidChihlas Bass: @AndyRu Drums: Joseph Heflin "Another Lifetime" (Medium-Advanced) was composed, arranged, and produced by Eric Ladish in 2023.

Yu never saw it coming... Wait, wrong game. Check out more Split Screen: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXi7kpotXeQWm9pYE2ZuGC2CHancuFKA SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://www.youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- "Specialist" is another one of those tunes that I have wanted to cover for YEARS, and the major thing that has held me back was trying to decide how important the saxophone solo from the INCREDIBLY well-known Dancing All Night version of this tune was. Considering that the band has two saxophone players, I came to the conclusion that not only that it was incredibly important, but that I had an opportunity to pit the saxophone players against one another in sax-to-sax combat... Or, you know, just play some music :) Another big/fun/stupid part of this arrangement was writing extended horn soli I wrote into the middle of the tune. There's like this REALLY subtle Latin flair to the Dancing All Night version of "Specialist," and in particular the last two chords of the A section made me think of Chick Corea's "Spain," which wound up being the impetus for what you heard almost everyone in the band play. I'm pretty sure everyone had to shed that a bit before recording (including me lol), but they CRUSHED it as per usual. Split Screen uploads will continue on a semi-regular-ish basis in addition to my other content on the channel - we're well into recording our album, and I've loved working with this crew! Excited to share what's next :) --------------------------------------------------- We are Split Screen! Split Screen is a VGM jazz fusion band dedicated to reimagining game music in new and innovative ways. #SplitScreenVGM is: @EricLTrombone - Trombone/Arrangement @khryswilliams - Trumpet @FoolishFrankie - Alto Saxophone @downtownelijahbrown - Tenor Saxophone @DSMusic394 - Piano @DavidChihlas - Synth @AndyRu - Bass @8bitMusicTheory - Drums Video Editing by @RoPanuganti "Specialist" was originally composed by Shoji Meguro for Persona 4, released in 2008. Our arrangement was based on the remix featured in Persona 4 Dancing All Night.

This video was NOT sponsored by Walmart. SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- Awhile ago, I took a poll that saw a pretty strong response to wanting to hear me write a video game shop theme! This track was inspired by the likes of "sans." from UNDERTALE, and the Ocarina of Time Shop Theme. I find that shop music also sort of reminds me of typical elevator music, with a slightly elevated sense of urgency. Let me know what kind of game music you'd like to hear me write next! I'm writing a lot more original music than I used to, and I'm open to suggestions as I develop my portfolio for game composition. --------------------------------------------------- My name's Eric, and I'm a composer, arranger, and producer with a deep passion for game music. Equipment: Audio Interface - Behringer UMC1820 Microphone - MXL R144 Ribbon Microphone Camera - Canon T3i DAW - Reaper Video Editing Software - Vegas Social Media: Website: https://www.ericltrombone.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricLTrombone Facebook: https://facebook.com/EricLTrombone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericltrombone/ #GameComposer #GameAudio #IndieGameDev

You goofed up, kid. SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- This is what I call a "tension theme" - a moment in the game where the antagonist has the upper hand on the player. Usually these are pretty high tension, and suggest something sinister afoot. Maybe the bad guy hasn't revealed himself to the main character yet, or they caught the player in a trap. Let me know what kind of game music you'd like to hear me write next! I'm writing a lot more original music than I used to, and I'm open to suggestions as I develop my portfolio for game composition. --------------------------------------------------- My name's Eric, and I'm a composer, arranger, and producer with a deep passion for game music. Equipment: Audio Interface - Behringer UMC1820 Microphone - MXL R144 Ribbon Microphone Camera - Canon T3i DAW - Reaper Video Editing Software - Vegas Social Media: Website: https://www.ericltrombone.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricLTrombone Facebook: https://facebook.com/EricLTrombone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericltrombone/

Today we battle... FOR JUSTICE!!! SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- I've played quite a few JRPGs in my day, and if there's one thing I've learned from all of them it's that a battle theme can take many different forms! Whether it's the epic, orchestral sounds of a Final Fantasy title, the powerful rock or fusion of a Persona title, or the bleeps and bloops of older Pokemon titles, almost all of them have one thing in common - driving intensity! In writing this battle theme, I chose to lean a little more into the orchestra/rock hybrid sound, in favor of something you might hear in Shin Megami Tensei, Xenoblade, and certain flavors of Final Fantasy. (I 100% bought a cheap horn on eBay specifically because I wanted horns in this composition... But now I have a horn for future projects too!) --------------------------------------------------- My name's Eric, and I'm a composer, arranger, and producer with a deep passion for game music. Equipment: Audio Interface - Behringer UMC1820 Microphone - MXL R144 Ribbon Microphone Camera - Canon T3i DAW - Reaper Video Editing Software - Vegas Social Media: Website: https://www.ericltrombone.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricLTrombone Facebook: https://facebook.com/EricLTrombone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericltrombone/ #Composer #GameMusic #GameComposer

"Chaos... Control!!" Check out more Split Screen: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCXi7kpotXeQWm9pYE2ZuGC2CHancuFKA SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- Sonic Adventure & Sonic Adventure 2 were some of my favorite games to play on the GameCube, so I knew revisiting this theme with what's been one of my favorite groups of musicians to work with so far would be an exceptionally fun time. When I began writing the arrangement though, I struggled to decide who I would ask to join the band to sing this tune... ...is what I would say if I didn't know the inimitable @charlesritzmusic! I've been friends with Charles for nearly 7 years (isn't that wild???), and he's my first and best friend in the video game music cover community. We met shortly after I began my YouTube channel in 2016, and the rest is history - countless collaborations over the years, late Discord hangs dreaming about the future, even recording and performing together. In addition to being an incredible friend, Charles is also the video game music cover community's resident Sonic expert (in my eyes) and I couldn't have imagined having anyone else join forces with the band for this tune! While it may not look like it, things are beginning to rev up for Split Screen! We're well into recording & production for our album, which we currently plan to release early in 2024. We may not have new Split Screen videos as often as other content on my channel, but rest assured - we're cooking. Keep your eyes glued to the TV for our next video (that's a pretty big hint). --------------------------------------------------- We are Split Screen! Split Screen is a VGM jazz fusion band dedicated to reimagining game music in new and innovative ways. #SplitScreenVGM is: @EricLTrombone - Trombone/Arrangement/BG Vox @charlesritzmusic - Lead Vocal/BG Vox/EWI/Vocal Arrangement @khryswilliams - Trumpet @FoolishFrankie - Tenor Saxophone @downtownelijahbrown - Alto Saxophone @DSMusic394 - Piano @DavidChihlas - Electric Piano @AndyRu - Bass @8bitMusicTheory - Drums Video editing by @RoPanuganti Vocal Recording Engineered by Cameron Reichert "Live and Learn" was originally composed by Jun Senoue for "Sonic Adventure 2" in 2001.

Sometimes, the vibe is just right! SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://www.youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- New original music out again this week! I won't be doing this every week, but I've been writing a lot more recently and am just really excited about sharing new stuff. The prompt for this one was simply "busy city theme" - I used the image you can see on my computer monitor in the keyboard takes as the sort of inspiration for this music that you hear, to give you an idea of where this came from! I'm thinking the next original you guys hear will either be a tension theme or a battle theme - I'm currently cooking one of each of those and let me tell you, they are COOL. Next week Split Screen returns by paying homage to a certain Dreamcast era Sonic game - and inviting a special guest on to help us do so! --------------------------------------------------- My name's Eric, and I'm a composer, arranger, and producer with a deep passion for game music. Equipment: Audio Interface - Behringer UMC1820 Camera - Canon T3i DAW - Reaper Video Editing Software - Vegas (If you want to know about a specific instrument, ask!) Social Media: Website: https://www.ericltrombone.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricLTrombone Facebook: https://facebook.com/EricLTrombone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericltrombone/

The Fool is Joker. His secret is that he's a Phantom Thief. End of discussion. SUBSCRIBE for more video game music: https://youtube.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Patreon for exclusive content! https://patreon.com/ericltrombone SUPPORT my channel on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/ericltrombone --------------------------------------------------- Hey! It's been a long time since I've done one of these from start to finish by myself. I'm excited to share that I've been writing a lot more original music recently, both to establish myself as someone capable of writing music for games, and to establish myself a composer/arranger for jazz big band. Currently, it's my goal to upload an original composition to my YouTube channel every other week, so expect more content soon! (My band, Split Screen isn't going anywhere - all of this will be in addition to VGM covers with the band!) As you may have been able to guess, the assignment I gave myself in writing this tune was to write as though I was hired to write a real-world activity theme for Persona 5 (the project file was titled "Persona Vibes" before I came up with a proper title LOL). I leaned a bit heavily into the "Beneath the Mask" aesthetic... was it too much? Let me know in the comments! --------------------------------------------------- My name's Eric, and I'm a composer, arranger, and producer with a deep passion for game music. Equipment: Audio Interface - Behringer UMC1820 Microphone - MXL R144 Ribbon Microphone Camera - Canon T3i DAW - Reaper Video Editing Software - Vegas Social Media: Website: https://www.ericltrombone.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricLTrombone Facebook: https://facebook.com/EricLTrombone/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/ericltrombone/