The OneUps Volume 1

The OneUps Volume 1
Studio album by The OneUps
Released	June 28, 2005
Recorded	OneUp Studios, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2005
Genre	Video game music
Length	62:27
Label	OneUp Studios OUS-004
Producer	Mustin
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The OneUps chronology
Xenogears Light (2005) The OneUps Volume 1 (2005) The OneUps Volume 2 (2008)

The OneUps Volume 1 is a 2005 album of 17 songs, contemporary arrangements of the music from various video game soundtracks. A fan-made production, OneUp Studios nonetheless licensed the use of the original music arranged for the album. The album's catalog number is OUS-004. The band takes its name from the gaming term 1-up, which refers to the gaining of an extra "life" or chance to play--usually one of the more sought-after and difficult-to-obtain bonuses available in a game.

The album is The OneUps' first, the band having been in existence for over 3 years and in its fourth incarnation. Promotion for the album was primarily based out of OneUps Studios' website, and supplemented by various tour stops around the United States at video game entertainment events including Video Games Live and vgXpo, as well as regular performances at the Fayetteville-based restaurant, Teatro Scarpino.

Volume 2 followed with a September 2, 2008, released.

Track listing

1. "ToeJam Jammin'" (The OneUps) – 4:06
   • originally from ToeJam & Earl
2. "Koopa Beach'" (The OneUps) – 4:03
   • originally from Super Mario Kart
3. "Monkeys" (Mustin) – 2:59
   • originally from Mario Paint
4. "Isle Delfino" (Tim Yarbrough) – 3:06
   • originally from Super Mario Sunshine
5. "Andy Asteroids" (The OneUps) – 2:48
   • originally from Earthworm Jim
6. "Schala" (The OneUps) – 3:08
   • originally from Chrono Trigger
7. "City Lights" (Posu Yan) – 4:13
   • originally from Axelay
8. "Katamaritaino" (Mustin) – 4:50
   • originally from Katamari Damacy
9. "Koopa's Theme" (Mustin, The OneUps) – 3:19
   • originally from Super Mario 64
10. "Bomberman" (The OneUps) – 3:05
    • originally from Bomberman
11. "Town Medley" (William Reyes) – 4:36
    • originally from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
12. "Bossa De Link" (William Reyes) – 3:49
    • originally from The Legend of Zelda
13. "Aquatic Ambience" (The OneUps) – 4:25
    • originally from Donkey Kong Country
14. "Green Greens" (Anthony Lofton) – 4:47
    • originally from Kirby's Dream Land
15. "Michael" (The OneUps) – 2:54
    • originally from Maniac Mansion
16. "Paperboy" (The OneUps) – 6:19
    • originally from Paperboy
    • contains hidden track "What?" (Dale North & Mustin)
      • originally from Final Fantasy V

Demo samples of the album are free and available for download at the OneUp Studios website.

Personnel

The OneUps

• Jared Dunn – egg shakers, maracas, bongos, drums, arranger
• Greg Kennedy – violin, mandolin, fiddle, arranger
• Anthony Lofton ("Miller") – tenor sax, soprano sax, electric piano, arranger
• Tim Yarbrough – electric guitar, acoustic steel string guitar, arranger
• William Reyes – electric nylon string guitar, acoustic nylon string guitar, arranger
• Mustin – bass guitar, electric piano, güiro, piano, melodica, arranger, mixing, album design, producer

Collaborator

• Matthew Bridges ("Moose") – bass guitar
• Nick Busby – album design
• Wing Yun Man (of Wooti) – logo design
• Nathan McLeod ("Nate Cloud") – alto sax
• Rik Nicol (of Wooti) – logo design
• Dale North – arranger, mixing
• Rebekah Wood – vocals
• Posu Yan ("po!") – arranger

See also

• Video game music culture

External links and references

• The OneUps' homepage
• The OneUps' Myspace
• The OneUps' livejournal
• The OneUps discography at MusicBrainz
• The OneUps Volume 1 at MusicBrainz
• "One-upping the naysayers" Northwest Arkansas Times: Terry, Sarah K. (Jul. 29, 2005)
• OneUp Studios