I recently challenged myself to make an expanded string quintet arrangement around the theme from the popular anime, DEATH NOTE. My son got me hooked on a couple other shows, namely Demon Slayer and Attack on Titan. Death Note will be the next show I binge watch :).

The theme has an interesting meter (alternating 13/8 and 14/8), and it's extremely stark and transparent: just a melody and a bassline. I tried to make the orchestration as colorful and interesting as possible, using only solo strings. It takes on a much different vibe from the original - almost sounds like something Stravinsky would write!

And then after sitting on the arrangement for a while, I couldn't resist but to add a subtle bass synth pulse, just to fill out the bottom end.

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L's theme by Hideki Taniuchi and Yoshihisa Hirano
Cover Arranged & Produced by Alex Davis

Intimate Solo Strings Bundle - L's Theme from Death Note

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Gear used: 
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 MK2,
Launchkey Mini 25 MK3,
Novation ReMOTE 61 SL MK1, 
Logic Pro 11, 
Arturia V collection X (love it), 
iZotope (mastering), 
Native Instruments KOMPLETE 14 collectors edition (my go to), 
Plugin Alliance,
ROLI,
SoundPaint,
Spitfire Audio,
UVI Falcon 3,
Vital.
Occasional AI use: Udio.com, Suno.com, Easy-Peasy.ai

Like to use (parts) of the songs? You're welcome ;-)
Contact me at tunes@sparla.com.

Intimate Solo Strings Bundle - L's Theme from Death Note

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