Let Me Tell You a Story

Let Me Tell You a Story is the second album by American band Random Encounter released September 21, 2013. The album consists of 18 songs, contemporary rock arrangements of the music from various video game soundtracks. This represents a fan-made mix between video game covers and original songs inspired by video games. The album boasts many collaborations with artists within the video game music scene, beyond it, and even recordings made with the band's fans.

Let Me Tell You a Story
Studio album by
Random Encounter (band)
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2013
RecordedHome Studios in Orlando, Florida, Sarasota, Florida, Clearwater, Florida, Austin, Texas, San Francisco, California, New York City, On the Beaches of Lido Key & Bird Key, On a boat in the middle of the Sarasota Bay, The Gulf of Mexico, The Pirate Festival, Kilwin's Ice Cream, The Haven, Starke Lake Studios, and at A Comic Shop
GenreVideo game music
Length45:20
LabelShinRa Electric Records
ProducerRandom Encounter (band)

Promotion for the album was primarily based out of Random Encounter's website, Facebook, Kickstarter,[1] and was supplemented by various tour stops around the United States during their Winter east coast mini tour, as well as regular performances in their home city Orlando, Florida, and an album release show.

Track listing
  1. "The Day After" – 0:50
  2. "Swamp Witch" – 2:39
    • an original
  3. "Frog's Theme" – 1:59
  4. "Wind Scene" – 2:20
  5. "Not You" – 3:08
  6. "Purple Angel" – 5:02
    • a parody mashup of Purple Haze and One Winged Angel
  7. "Heart of Fire" – 2:05
  8. "Cave Story" – 2:14
  9. "Ocean King" – 2:47
    • an original
  10. "Serpent Trench" – 1:25
  11. "Katamari on the Rocks" – 3:17
  12. "Tal Tal Heights" – 1:52
  13. "Yoshi's Castle" – 1:59
  14. "Still More Fighting" – 2:54
  15. "Death of a Friend" – 3:38
  16. "Slam Shuffle (Zozo)" – 2:19
  17. "Another World" – 4:10
  18. "Wind Waker" – 3:36
  • The Physical copy of the album contains the hidden track "It Happened Late One Evening" from Secret of Mana.

The album is available for free listening and download on the Random Encounter website.

Personnel

Random Encounter (band)

“Guest artists”

  • Dr. Wily The NESkimos – Vocals
  • Phil Robertson – Drums
  • Under Polaris – Chiptune
  • Stemage of Metroid Metal – electric guitar
  • brentalfloss – vocals
  • Amanda Lepre – vocals
  • Helios – piano
  • Joseph Sanzo – trumpet
  • Mike Trebner – sitar
  • Travis Morgan – vocals
  • The Random Encounter Geek Easy Chorus – vocals

Reception

Let Me Tell You a Story has been given critical acclaim by Almost Nerdy,[2] Nerdy Show,[3] Destructoid.com.[4] and Russian magazine Mir Fantastiki[5]

See also

References
  1. "Fox News Special". YouTube. Retrieved September 15, 2013.
  2. "Almost Nerdy Album review". Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. "Nerdy Show Review". Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  4. "Destructoid review". September 16, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  5. "Random Encounter — Let Me Tell You a Story". mirf.ru (in Russian). November 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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