So, I am still figuring out how to best arrange the main tracks from Deltarune Chapter 2. Since the majority of setting is the Cyber City, I gotta evaluate if I should incorporate some synth with the orchestra or not. In the meantime, here's an orchestration of a track that has some distance from the cyber synth sound. The general flow and structure is very similar to An Ending from Undertale. You have this repeating motif played softly that gets more and more agitated, but when the lush harmony kicks in, it overwhelms the listener with emotions and warmth. Because of this it was easy enough for me to arrange this track in the same way…

OR DID I??????? My immediate observation from playing Chapter 2 was that it had a real sense of momentum. I was always moving forward, dodging cars, riding giant teacups, crashing into obstacles at high speed. Ralsei, Susie and also Noelle are so nice and encouraging to Kris, they liven up the mood so much. The game over screen shouldn't break my momentum, but instead propel me to get back quickly on my feet! And that's why, listening to the game over track, I thought to myself that an EPIC VERSION would still fit the spirit of the track. I generally don't like epic-fying a track for no reason, so if you guys notice me doing it more often for the "clicks" CALL ME OUT ON IT. It'll get stale fast.

I'm still practicing with Hollywood Orchestra OPUS Edition, while adding all that good Hans Zimmer drums and percussion. I still can't get the woodwinds to express as much as I'd like, but the overall balancing of instruments is a bit easier. In the first softer loop, I worked hard to avoid having the harmony hold long notes underneath the melody the way I did in An Ending. You'll also notice that I changed the baseline a lot compared to the original. Most of the track consists of the same three-note motif down the scale, so I pulled out all the stops to prevent it from sounding too repetitive.

For the epic percussive part, this time I limited myself to only a handful of drums that I used, because I wanted to break the habit of just piling it on. Listening back to my previous Undertale/Deltarune boss music, I cringe at how messy and aggressive all the drums sound. I remember reading an interview with Hans Zimmer where he said when playing drums, never hit it too hard, because the "slap" you get on the high register can clash with the overall sound. Thanks for the advice, Hans! I made sure to really just tap the notes on the keyboard, and with some general EQ and reverb tweaking, tried my best to make each instruments distinguishable while still filling out the space.

Deltarune Orchestrated will be available on iTunes/Spotify upon completion of the album.

MP3 and FLAC available for Patrons. ► https://www.patreon.com/thesecondnarrator

Arrangement by Jeremiah Sun
Original Theme by toby fox

DELTARUNE Chapter 1&2 is currently free to download on PC and the Nintendo Switch!

Deltarune Chapter 2 Orchestrated

DELTARUNE Chapter 2 Orchestrated - Faint Courage (Game Over)

Berdly's theme and its variation in his boss fight are an interesting contrast. Toby fox has the first note used as a pick-up to the 1st beat, while in the fight it is the down beat. It's a little disorienting to the listener being shifted slightly. If we consider the theme to be more in line with Berdly's personality, then the battle theme can be interpreted to be Berdly acting not completely in character, as he is manipulated by Queen. Queen's theme is very classical/baroque sounding, with a hint of carnival, and I thought it would be cool to have the Smart Race portion of the track start more action/cinematic, but slowly transition toward more classical style music.

The Berdly portion of the track is coincidentally waltz style again. Perfect, since I just arranged Empty Town, and I think I got the instruments to sound even more natural and expressive. That being said, I only spent 5% of total work time on Berdly, because Smart Race is crazy…

I usually slow the orchestra down when the original is a chiptune, because it's usually too fast, but in this case I wanted to challenge myself to make the orchestra play just as fast. I settled at a blistering 145 mph (I mean bpm lol), just slightly down from the original's 150bpm. And I still have instruments play 1/16 notes. It's absolute madness! I knew this was possible to pull off after hearing the boss music in Final Fantasy VII: Remake translated to orchestra with increased speed! As the first fight with Berdly takes place on bumper cars on a track, I had F-Zero GX in my mind the entire time arranging this.

Even at this fast pace, I wanted to bring out the "classical/romantic" sound as I previously mentioned really show Queen's manipulation. I didn't really notice that her theme actually plays in the intro. I just thought it was just some flourish until I listened closely with my headphones. My unique approach here is that I arranged the orchestra section first without any percussion, like I was simply creating Mendelssohn-sounding music, but then later dropped in the percussion layer. Hope you enjoyed this technique because I am proud of how much nuance I put in the "performance." Different parts don't just play in harmonic chords, they have their own counterpoint melodies. I also probably did the most amount of "air conducting" to the music, just standing at my desk and waving my arms to feel each section come and go with the right emotion.

Deltarune Orchestrated will be available on iTunes/Spotify upon completion of the album.

MP3 and FLAC available for Patrons. ► https://www.patreon.com/thesecondnarrator

Arrangement by Jeremiah Sun
Original Theme by toby fox

DELTARUNE Chapter 1&2 is currently free to download on PC and the Nintendo Switch!

DELTARUNE Chapter 2 Orchestrated - Berdly & Smart Race

Arranged by insaneintherainmusic!

Featuring Alex Rochon as Spamton!

BIG SHOT Jazz Cover by Insaneintherainmusic

THIS IS NOT MINE
This track is by LazyGales
Youtube link to original video: https://youtu.be/DLqFWW2crHE

Battle Against A Rude Opponent - DELTATRAVELER OST (Not Mine Check Description)

This is a semi-original piece based on the Dark Meta Knight theme. It's meant to portray the battle against the first encounter with Dark Meta Knight in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, who was affectionately named "???." The thumbnail is something I put together using some of Star Abraham's artpieces.

"???" - False Meta Knight Battle (Fan-Made) Kirby and the Amazing Mirror

LightmetaS's Lyrics: 

Come with me,
Come with me, 
Come open your heart.
 
My hope is strong, open your heart.

Come with me,
Come with me, 
Come open your heart.

Come with me,

Open your heart. Just trust me. 

Can't stop now. 
_____

Desolo Zantas's Void Elfilis Endemy Lyrics:


Follow the Light



I'll be your light, holding your hand out of this chaos waking you from this, pain. 

My hope is strong, open your heart.

Come with me, let's be free, Harmony! 

Just trust me. 

Falling stars doesn't scare me, 
I have lots of friends that hold me up to help me save you, 
together we stand tall fighting the darkness that's within us all. 

We are not perfect at all but we believe in One for All and All for One
Can't stop. Push on, on 

Rage, Rage, Against the Dying Light.

_________


Featured: TNH Nebula, LightMetaS, Subversiveasset, VRonMediaMusic, TeamZ 

Album Artwork: @UXRABBIT

COSMOTIF - The Fecto Elfilis Medley

🔥 Latin Energy Remix  - Produced by Mak Yas

A high-energy blend of Reggaeton, Latin Pop, and Tropical House vibes. Pure instrumental fire designed to keep your energy up. Perfect for the gym, summer drives, or content creation.

🎧 The Vibe: Energetic, Rhythmic, Uplifting.

↻ Repost if you feel the energy! ♥ Like to save it to your library.

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Latin Energy Remix 7 - Morning Motivation

Cucumber Quest- Nightmare Knight(by Toby Fox)

Watch the animation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdEy9zLksKM&feature=youtu.be

(Enemies Ahead. You're gonna die!)
(SIGNED, LANCER)

If you expected me to not arrange a Deltarune track then you're mistaken!! This game really took me by surprise, as did Undertale when I went into it blind. It's very nostalgic going back to work on arrangements of Toby Fox's music and I'm happy to be able to share them with you! Please enjoy~

Audio produced in 0CC-Famitracker (.ftm provided in my $2 Patreon tier) 
Art by @soapdpzel https://twitter.com/soapdpzel

Deltarune - Field of Hopes and Dreams [8-bit; VRC6]

This was definitely a fun one, and it came pretty easily to me.

Rude Buster | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nightmare Knight ~ Toby Fox

Hello! A musician aiming to improve with every new track 

"Lumena-tan" artwork by azuumori @ https://twitter.com/azuumori

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