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Update 3/20/2015 - Redone intro with prominent harp

For the cello itself, I did my best with my first chair library to make it sound as expressive as possible. Yo Yo Link.

Full Moon Cello - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/2015 - Used new sample library for woodwinds.

Leave it to Link to disrupt their business with his pot smashing. I went with an instrumentation fit for chamber music, as this track takes place only indoors. The original version is extremely soft, and for people in a hurry, they might miss the nice melodic resolution in the second half. I took it another step further and added another section based on an inversion of the main piece. It took me some effort to get the harmony unique enough because it was sounding too much like "Kids Run Around the City Corner" from Final Fantasy VI, which as one of my favorite tracks in my favorite video game soundtrack, is permanently burned in my head. Anyway, I still need to work on balancing the instruments as they sound too blurred together no matter how I adjust them.

Peaceful Villagers - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/2015 - Re EQ'ed

The shopkeeper has a shifty look to him, and the music reflects his craftiness. Similarly, when the player tries to fool around by buying items he doesn't need or try to steal them, the mood becomes even more silly, so I tried to reflect that in my arrangement. Yes, I know there's a faster version of the song when the witch makes the magic powder for you, but I'm choosing to ignore it.

Shop - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/15 - Added an extra drum in the beginning.

Since the original version is just a faster version of the caves music, I gave myself more flexibility in arranging it. Again I mostly kept to the higher registers, but I used softer instruments to carry that feeling of wetness throughout. For the piano articulations I borrowed heavily from the piano piece, "Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este" by Franz Liszt, which roughly translates to "Water Games at Villa d'Este." I could never figure this stuff out on my own. That, combined with the other instruments allow me to portray various aspects of water: dripping water, water running down the walls, light splashes, ripples, footsteps on wet ground.

Angler's Tunnel - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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Update 3/20/15 - Fixed the drums in the end from becoming overblown

One of my favorite tracks from the soundtrack. I was always disappointed you could only listen to it one time only in a single playthrough. I noticed the tune that Link plays on the ocarina isn't even in Manbo's original performance. Yet the magic still works. My interpretation is that Manbo was teaching the beat and the spirit of the music, and as improvisation is a big part of Jazz, Link's unique melody also works. In my arrangement, I have a middle section where Manbo essentially instructs Link to solo and "try it out." I am not too familiar with Jazz orchestra, so this is my humble attempt at spicing up the track. The end portion gets a little hectic, so I'll try to clean it up in the future. 

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I am a developer as well as a self-taught composer. My style is creating narratives in music through the use of strong melodies and unique instrumentation.

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