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A few months ago, my 12-year-old son introduced me to the epic anime, Demon Slayer, and I immediately fell in love. The artistry... the storytelling, it sucked me right in! I created this arrangement as an homage to this amazing anime, and I orchestrated using Embertone's Intimate Strings, and Walker Concert D Piano. Thanks for listening!

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Tanjirou Kamado No Uta by Go Shiina, featuring Nami Nakagawa
Cover Arranged & Produced by Alex Davis

Intimate Solo Strings Bundle - Demon Slayer - Tanjirou Kamado No Uta

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

Works highlighting Embertone's Fischer Viola

Fischer Viola - Memories of Home - by Alex Davis (YouTube Edit)

A demo of Embertone's excellent "Friedlander Violin".  You can find the full review here: http://www.designingmusicnow.com/2016/08/15/solo-strings-review-series-review-friedlander-violin-embertone/

©2016 Lawson Madlener

Ein glücklicher kleiner Volkstanz

Virtualized by Jonathan Churchill.

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