Working on the cover album has been super fun, and this songs was the 5th one I decided to work on! Making the little solo in one of the bridges was really cool to arrange. I might post about 3 more songs before the album comes out, too!

Aporia, Oh My! (Boss Battle) - Gimmick! FM Cover

Underwater theme for Skeleton Boomerang: Bone Voyage

(3/27/22, 9hrs, 12mins)

Subaqueous Synthwave (Underwater Stage)

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Go Straight

yk, one thing i've slowly come to internalize is that, once you share your art with the world, it's no longer just yours; it's for everyone.

sounds a bit stupid because realistically speaking i still am responsible for arranging and/or writing the songs that i release... but i think people should be free to interpret art however they like, bad or not. you can obviously tell whether or not people interpret a piece of art in bad faith, but i don't think that stops the fact that people are allowed to think what they do.

there have been times where i've tried to change people's minds on why i make specific stylistic choices, but i really should acknowledge that people will interpret it based on their own knowledge and experiences. i feel like i should bring this up because sometimes people don't necessarily see the true intent i want to convey or deliver in a song or my other artistic works, and that's probably for the best. maybe there simply isn't a definitive answer as to what something would truly mean, especially for something so abstract.

people should be allowed to create their own meaning out of the feelings they get from something, though obviously it would be much more appreciated if subjects were handled with more nuance and maturity. people can find their own happiness in their own ways. it's a hard concept to fully grasp, but when you actually slow down and look around... you'll realize that, _that_ minor form of self-expression is a very beautiful thing.

i wrote all that down because this song really just, reminded me about how a song as beautifully written as this one exists in our reality. i personally have never fully played through any pokemon game, so playing gold/ silver/ crystal is out of the question. gameplay just never clicked with me, sorry.

but the thing about this song... or , well, the heartgold/ soulsilver arrange of this song just reminded me of a lot of the beauty in life, despite my suffering.

it's hard for me to have a long-distance relationship, but i am just about as happy as my boyfriend is for us forming a meaningful bond together. his opinions may come off as wacky and kooky and he may be a bit absent-minded; but deep down, i know he really cares a lot about the things he talks about. i've told him many times how unbearable it was watching him squabble with other people about their own opinions, but i still love him regardless. there are times when we respectfully disagree on things so it isn't so grim as i've written it out to be.

i just wished that people would take video games as an art form much more seriously, and when i came to talk to him about it, he agrees with me but simply says he can't do a lot to help the situation; i very much understand that. sometimes we all just have different opinions on things and while that may warrant unwanted conflicts, that's _entirely fine_ .

i like to imagine national park as like, a place that people regularly go to in this universe (no i do not know what part of the pokemon world this is). i like to believe that we'd see different kinds of people here, thus the arrangement reflecting that fact added up with the commentary. you'd never know what you'd learn from other people. the more i appreciate people's perspectives, maybe the more happier i am. like with my boyfriend.

Song name: Pokémon Gold/ Silver/ Crystal - National Park [YM2608 Arrangement]
Written by Go Ichinose;
Arranged by John "Joy" Tay
Made with tildearrow's Furnace tracker

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hi danny

National Park [YM2608}

Eschatos - Stellar Light (Arrangement)

47 Bonin (Hard Oriental Stage)

Original from Mega Man Zero 2

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Departure (FM Arrangement)

Happy Beagle Friend
by ArcadeFant / written and performed by Heikki Antero Niemela, Heikki Niemelä

Happy Beagle Friend - Arcade Instrumental

An elegant rebellion enveloped in calm light, where defiance becomes beauty and every imperfection shines with purpose. The movement is unrestrained but deliberate, oscillating between restraint and liberation. What stands out does not break the order; gives it soul.

Ashen Bloom

Kafé Crème Allongé

I got a new laptop and I decided to make an arrangement of this song, pretty good song to be in an awful game.

Subaqueous Synthwave (Underwater Stage)

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