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A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras (Live)

Time's End II: Majora's Mask

Oath to Order

I know, I know. This is about the 5th time I've remixed the boss pieces. I just haven't felt that I've captured the theme in all it's evil glory yet, so here's another try. This time  it stays quite true to the originals and utilises the new CineBrass album to give some epic brass crazyness.

We'll just have to see how happy I am with this one and whether I'll attack it again at a future date :)

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4, Cinesamples CineBrass, HollyWoodwinds, CineCrash & CineSnare, Audiobro LA Scoring Strings, Project Sam Symphobia, Symphobia 2, True Strike, Spitfire Percussion.

Flight of Robotnik - The boss theme orchestra

Flyleaf - believe in dreams

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As Link's Awakening album is stuck in limbo, it's time to move on to new tracks. Even though FFVI is my favorite in the series, including the soundtrack, I think the battle theme for FFVII is superior, and in a league of its own. Nobuo Uematsu went all out and redesigned the battle theme to underscore the upgraded visuals, the cinematic camera, and the intense fighting energy. This is the kind of music I would have trouble composing myself. There's no clear melodic progression, the phrasing is unpredictable, yet put together everything still sounds so catchy and iconic. I am simply in awe at how Uematsu came up with this.

I am very wary of arranging SquareEnix music, because they already do great arrangements with a live orchestra (Distant Worlds). However, I chose to take a crack at this one because I don't like the orchestrations floating around. The Advent Children piano solo is great, but leaves me still wanting the full arrangement. The version in the FF Battle Theme medley is too simple and short and not even complete, and the version at the end of Crisis Core is too cliche, with the awesome piccolo solo replaced with boring strings. Come on!

For my arrangement, I let the music it play out in three unique loops. Here's my process behind them.

I. Enhanced (Orchestrated)
The first loop is a straightforward sounding arrangement of the original version. This was particularly difficult for me to achieve, because when I recreated it using the same instruments and articulation, everything sounded too muddy. The snappiness of the brass section is gone, the piccolo is drowned out, and the strings sound so synthesized. To fix that, I started fading instruments out and only had them come in during the recognizable parts. Also, I used a lot of solo instruments. I tried out this measured tremolo technique for the strings and the flutes to really get that intense energy feeling of a battle scene. It's definitely one of my favorite parts.

II. Expanded
After satisfying the purists, it's time to go crazy with some insane phrasing. I felt that since the battle theme appears in the beginning of the game and all throughout the entire story progression, I should include instruments that represent other areas of the game world. The original version felt very military and only fits well in the context of Midgar and Shinra soldiers. I added the more eastern Taikos, woodblocks, and african drums as a means of recalling areas such as Wutai, Cosmo Canyon and generally the overworld monsters. Then I mixed up the instrumentation and have different combinations of them play each phrase. This adds to the fast paced nature of the battles and the infinite variety of attacks/party members/magic/monsters that comprise each encounter. Again, the use of solo instruments (instead of ensemble) makes each note clearer and enhances the "attack" of the notes. The climax piccolo section I've redone to sound like perfect limit break music. I could go on much more on this section as it probably took me 80% of the entire time spent on this orchestration.

III. Extended (Cool down)
Just like I did with Tal Tal Heights, I added a third section as a breather before looping back. If a battle were to last long enough that you reach this part of the music, that would mean the battle is probably more difficult, or filled with annoying enemies. Here I ease up on the instruments to represent the fighters either recovering from their wounds or strategizing how best to defeat the enemy.

In conclusion, modern soundtracks have traded catchy music for boring orchestrated atmospheric ambiance. Why can't we have both? This arrangement is my argument for more iconic NON-background music.

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Let The Battles Begin! (Fighting) Orchestrated - from Final Fantasy VII

This is an orchestrated version of Temple of Time from Zelda Ocarina of Time.  I'd never paid much attention to the Zelda music until recently. I wish I had gotten into it much earlier as there's so many good pieces of music hidden behind 8bit blips and blops.

Anyways - the choir. Meh, I am a bit of a perfectionist so I'm never ultimately happy, but they were a nightmare to work on with this. Hopefully they sound ok to everyone.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 4, Spitfire Albion, Symphonic Strings, British WoodWinds, Great British Brass, Harp & Percussion, Cinesamples VOXOs, CineSnare, Project SAM Symphobia 2 & True Strike, Tonehammer Requiem, My awful chorally voice. Private strings library.

Zelda OoT - Temple of Time Orchestrated

Estoy bien, con mi Dios (C)

CG Am
1. De paz inundada mi senda esté
Am
D7
Gsus-G
O cúbrala un mar de alicción,
Cualquiera que sea mi suerte, diré:
C
Gsus-G
"Estoy bien, tengo paz, ¡Gloria a Dios!"

CORO
G
Estoy bien, - hermanas (sostenido)
G
(Sí, muy bien - hermanos)
F Dm7
Con mi Dios - hermanas (sostenido)
(Con mi Dios' hermanos)
(Todos)
F
Gsus-G
C
Estoy bien, estoy bien, con mi Dios.

2. Ya venga la prueba o me tiente Satán, No amengua mi fe ni mi amor;
Pues Cristo comprende mis luchas, mi afán, Y su sangre obrará en mi favor.

3. Feliz yo me siento al saber que Jesús Libróme del yugo opresor;
Quitó mi pecado, clavólo en la cruz:;
Gloria demos al buen Salvador.

4. La fe tornaráse en feliz realidad
Al irse la niebla veloz, Desciende Jesús con su gran majestad,
¡Aleluya, estoy bien con mi Dios!


🌹🎻🌺🎶🌱🌷🌻🌹🎻

Estoy bien con mi Dios-🌹🌺-It is well with my soul 🌹🎻

This is an orchestrated version of Song of Storms from Zelda Ocarina of Time.  I'd never paid much attention to the Zelda music until recently. I wish I had gotten into it much earlier as there's so many good pieces of music hidden behind 8bit blips and blops.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Spitfire Albion, Symphonic Strings, British WoodWinds, Great British Brass, Harp & Percussion, Cinesamples CineOrch, HollyWoodwinds, VOXOs, Project SAM Symphobia & True Strike, Tonehammer Liberis, VSL Orchestral Cube Pro, Private Orchestral library.

Zelda OoT - Song of Storms Orchestra

echale latino music estyles. girl in a coma - while my guitar gently weeps. october 29, 2011.

http://blackheart.com/adventuresincoverland/

girl in a coma - while my guitar gently weeps (pearl park amphitheater 10/29/11)

Bows3r, Great Koopa King from Super Mario Galaxy

Bowser, Great Koopa King - Super Mario Galaxy

Original Music By - Koji Kondo - Nintendo EAD

Orchestral Arrangement By - ClefferNotes

Here is an orchestration of the well known Final Hours theme which appeared in Zelda: Majora's Mask. I decided to give this orchestration a dramatic emotional feel to reflect the sombre mood of the original track. Enjoy!

- Software Used -

Logic Pro X, Kontakt
Spitfire Audio: Soft Piano, Felt Piano, HZ01, Chamber Strings, eDNA Earth, Albion 1, One, 2, 3, V, Harp, Symphonic Brass, Symphonic Strings

Heavyocity: Gravity, Vocalise

Zelda: Majora's Mask- Final Hours - Orchestra / Epic Orchestral

Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Menu 1

An orchestration of Bloody Tears from the Castlevania series of games. This started as a test of something I'm working on and then progressed into a sort-of-full piece.

Used:
FL Studio 10, Kontakt 5, Cinesamples Piano in Blue, CineSnares, VOXOs, HollyWoodwinds, CineBrass & CineBrass Pro, Sample Modelling French Horn & Tuba, Spitfire Albion, Harp, Great British Brass, British Woods & Percussion, 8dio Requiem Pro, Sonokinetic Vivace, EWQL Symphonic Choirs, Various private orchestral libraries

Castlevania - Bloody Tears Orchestra

Super Smash Bros. King Dedede's Theme

Flyleaf - All Around Me (Acoustic)

I've been tinkering with music since I was a kid, composing tunes for fun. Nowadays, I mainly write orchestral scores for video games. Alongside this, with an extensive career in the games industry as a tools programmer I've now focused my skills on developing next-generation sample libraries and music software.

Zelda OoT - Temple of Time Orchestrated

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