Dance Theatre

Route 11

Argorok boss music

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Update 3/20/15 - used new sample library for the woodwinds, readjusted the levels of the instruments to sound more balanced and for the secondary rhythms to be clearer

The Animal Village is a cheerful, innocent village along the edge of the island. The resident animals are like children that only concern themselves with fun and the angelic voice of Marin. In adapting the original version, I wanted to keep my arrangement playful and optimistic. I treated it like each animal played an instrument, and would have jam sessions in the open field when Marin comes to visit. The various woodwind, strings and percussion instruments would all do their own thing, and hopefully still sound harmonious.

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

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Update 3/20/15 - Re EQ'ed

I had to control myself here lengthwise, as the dream shrine in the game is only four screens large, and the player only needs to come here once. In keeping with the tone of the original, I kept the instruments mostly in the higher registers. I also experimented with various reverbs and panning automations to move the instruments around in the physical space of the chamber. This leaves the listener a bit disoriented. For maximum effect, listen to this piece with headphones!

Dream Shrine - 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. 

Ocarina Song 2 - Manbo's Mambo - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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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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Ocarina Song 2 - Manbo's Mambo - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Orchestral Arrangement

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