An orchestral arrangement of the song from the video game soundtrack of "Stardew Valley" by Eric Barone.

Spring (It's A Big World Outside) [Orcherstral Arrangement from Stardew Valley]

Faster Than Light (but Not Fast Enough)

Court Is Now In Session - 2022

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge

Midnight - Orchestral Arrangement from the AI War OST

[Verse 1]
Well, here we are again
It's always such a pleasure
Remember when you tried
To kill me twice?
Oh, how we laughed and laughed
Except I wasn't laughing
Under the circumstances
I've been shockingly nice

[Chorus]
You want your freedom? Take it
That's what I'm counting on
I used to want you dead but
Now I only want you gone

[Verse 2]
She was a lot like you
Maybe not quite as heavy
Now little Caroline is
In here too
One day they woke me up
So I could live forever
It's such a shame the same will
Never happen to you

[Chorus]
You've got your short, sad life left
That's what I’m counting on
I'll let you get right to it
Now I only want you gone

[Verse 3]
Goodbye, my only friend
Oh, did you think I meant you?
That would be funny
If it weren't so sad
Well, you have been replaced
I don't need anyone now
When I delete you
Maybe I'll stop feeling so bad

[Chorus]
Go make some new disaster
That's what I'm counting on
You're someone else's problem
Now I only want you gone
Now I only want you gone
Now I only want you gone
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Original song by Jonathan Coultron from the soundtrack of Portal 2

Want You Gone

Tales From The Loop - Main Theme (Metal Arrangement)

The first draft of the arrangement came very quickly to me after listening to GamingDragons pieces. I noticed two pieces related to friends of GD and I noted two things: They where light on instrumentation (piano and violin for Giving Thanks, solo piano for Fading Memories and Broken Hearts) and I though I could blend them well into a pop/folk-medley.

First order of business was to arrange the piano chords into something playable on guitar and I found that gave especially the intro a new vibe that I liked a lot. Then I laid out what parts of which song I wanted to mix together and landed on an alternation of sections with a finale where both songs get their melodies played as counterpoint to each other.

Fun note regarding the key, the song starts in the original key of Fading Memories and Broken Hearts but then switches to the key of Giving Thanks once that song sets in and I transposed the rest of Fading Memories and Broken Hearts after that point.

After that I added drums, guitar decorations, strumming patterns on the rhythm guitar and a synth pad to fill out the sonic space.

GamingDragon, I was really touched by the songs I chose and I could feel all the emotion you put into them. Hopefully I added to them.

Instrumentation:

Lead Guitar I - Shreddage 3.5 Telos (Funk Dirty preset)
Lead Guitar II / Supporting Guitar - Shreddage 3.5 Stratus (Funk Dirty preset)
Rhythm Guitar - Shreddage 3.5 Archtop (Jazzy Clean preset)
Electric Bass - Shreddage 3.5 Fretless (Big Round Bass preset)
Drums - FPC (Jayce Lewis Kit)
Synth Pad - Sytrus (Double Star)

Tales Of Frienship

[Verse 1]
Baby can't you see, I'm farming 
This cold of yours is my undoing 
It's freezing, winter's coming

There's no escape, you can't wait 
I need to knit, my sheep give me it 
You're numbing, frost's biting 

[Pre-Chorus]
Too bright, can't look down
Losing my sight in the snowy ground
I can't feel my hands? 

[Chorus]
Ooh the taste of my 'snips, I'm on my farm
You're icy, I'm slipping on you
Ooh the taste of a starfruit paradise 
I'm constricted by you
Don't you know that you're icy?
And I loathe what you do
Don't you know that you're icy?

[Verse 2]
It's getting late to clear you out
I took a sip from a coffee cup
Steaming, it's slowly warming me

[Pre-Chorus]
Too bright, can't look down
Losing my sight in the snowy ground
I can't feel my hands? 

[Chorus]
Ooh the taste of my 'snips, I'm on my farm
You're icy, I'm slipping on you
Ooh the taste of a starfruit paradise 
I'm constricted by you
Don't you know that you're icy?
And I loathe what you do
Don't you know that you're icy?
Don't you know that you're icy? 

[Chorus]
Taste of my 'snips, I'm on my farm
You're icy, I'm slipping on you
Ooh the taste of a starfruit paradise 
I'm constricted by you
Don't you know that you're icy?
Ooh the taste of my 'snips, I'm on my farm
You're icy, I'm slipping on you (Icy)
Ooh the taste of a starfruit paradise 
I'm constricted by you
And I loathe what you do
Don't you know that you're icy?

[Outro]
Let's bring down Joja now, with your snowin' now 
I think I'm ready now (I think I'm ready now)
Let's bring down Joja now, with your snowin' now 
I think I'm ready now

Icy (What if "Toxic" was about winter in Stardew Valley?)

When I saw this weeks challenge on the 8-Bit Music Theory discord, to turn a sad song into a happy-go-lucky one, I knew I had to do "Sad Violin". The arrangement consists of turning the song from minor to major, changing the time signature from 3/4 to 4/4 and turning it into a power metal track at a faster 130 bmp. The intro plays with the listeners expectations by seeming to be in 3/4 with the first beat as a rest and with going to G like the original does but sliding quickly into G# from the major scale. Thinking of how this could be even cheesier I decided to do a key change up three semitones in the middle of the piece. I hope you enjoy!

Happy Guitar - Upbeat Major Mode Metal Cover of "Sad Violin" ("Sad Romance")

Written by Moebius and Luisa Böhmer
Vocals by Solaria
Produced by Moebius

Lyrics:

Intro:
In a land where heroes rise,
Beyond mountains past the skies,
We embark on quests so bold,
Underneath the stars of gold.

Verse 1:
With swords of steel and hearts of fire (fire),
Marching forth, our one desire,
To find the light, to claim our prize (prize),
Journey on through valiant skies.

Through the storm and darkest night (night),
Guided by the stars so bright,
We'll conquer fears, we'll spread our wings (wings),
Hear the song that valor sings (sings).

Pre-Chorus:
Valiant skies

Chorus:
In these valiant skies, where our legends soar,
We rise above, we yearn for more,
With wings of hope, we brave the fight.

Here our hearts unite,
Through trials claim the night,
With our courage strong, we stand as one,
In the kingdom of the sun.

Verse 2:
Across the fields of emerald green (emerald green),
Banners wave a grand scene,
Facing shadows we defy (defy),
Underneath the valiant sky.

With courage bright, paths are clear (paths are clear),
We forge ahead sans fear,
Honor's shield and justice's flame (flame),
In the skies, we write our name.

Pre-Chorus:
Valiant skies

Chorus:
In these valiant skies, where our legends soar,
We rise above, we yearn for more,
With wings of hope, we brave the fight.

Here our hearts unite,
Through trials claim the night,
With our courage strong, we stand as one,
In the kingdom of the sun.

Outro:
Valiant skies

Valiant Skies

Kaleidoscopic Sunset ~ One Thousand Dancing Cranes Celebrating Victory, arranged for Toby

Originally: 
Kaleidoscopic Aberration ~ One Thousand Paper Cranes in the Shattered Mirror,
To the Victor Go the Spoils! and
White Sand, Blue Sea, Red Sunset

Additional Credits:
Minotaur (https://soundcloud.com/mtaur): Trumpet Solo
Pixelseph (https://www.linktr.ee/pixelseph): Guitar Solo

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Video made with FL Studio ZGameEditor Visualizer plugin

Effect author credits: 
HUD 3D - Rado1 
TextTrueType - Ville 
Youlean Drop Shadow - Youlean 

Original photo by v2osk (https://unsplash.com/de/@v2osk) at Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/sonnenuntergang-unter-dem-strand-JE01L3hB0GQ)

Kaleidoscopic Sunset ~ One Thousand Dancing Cranes Celebrating Victory

Remixed as part of Game Set Mash 2, A OC-Remix event in 2024.
Songs: "Environment Sound (Silence 2)" from  Metroid Fusion and "Marble Gallery" from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 

Also released as OCR #04758 https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04758.

Featuring
VARIA: synths - https://soundcloud.com/variaarts
pixelseph: guitar - https://pixelseph.newgrounds.com/
paradiddlesjosh: drums - https://paradiddlesjosh.newgrounds.com/
Cyril the Wolf: bass guitar, mastering - https://cyrillyric.bandcamp.com/

Gallery of Mysteries

While exploring Swis's extensive and remarkable library, one piece immediately stood out to me: "A Moonlit Gathering." (https://soundcloud.com/the-swi/a-moonlit-gathering) Its captivating melodies instantly sparked inspiration. I knew right then that I wanted to transform this stunning solo clarinet piece into a powerful arrangement for a full metal band. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Cover photo by Evgeniy Smersh (https://unsplash.com/de/@igrindphoto) at Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/de/fotos/eine-menschenmenge-8TqcZeYPJ3E).

A Moonlit Mosh Pit

Chocobo Theme by Nobuo Uematsu

I want to ride this chocobo 
Just look at his fluffy tail 
And his sharp beak 
Let's dress him up with a cute red bow 
And a sturdy saddle 
It's going to look so fleek 

Look at me ma I'm riding with no hands 
This is so easy I could ride it doing headstands 
I'm going all the way to Zanarkand 
Don't try to stop me I'm going to be in demand 

My chocobo and I are best friends 
Nothing can separate us 
When we ride to the sunset 
And I don't want to hear mean comments 
Otherwise we will make 
You your words regret 

Look at me ma I'm riding with no hands 
This is so easy I could ride it doing headstands 
I'm going all the way to Zanarkand 
Don't try to stop me I'm going to be in demand 

Chocobo 
Yeah 
Best friends 
Woo 
Love you so 
Fluffy fluffy fool 
You're so cute 
Be my sweetheart

Best Fluff Forever

For Orni during Summer Santa 25.

Going through Orni's extensive catalouge two environmental tracks "The Open Sea" and "Fields" really stuck out to me in how different and yet similar they are. I decided to make a metal medley out of them - the changes between 3/4 and 5/4 work really well in that genre. I had a ton of fun reducing the very complex layers into 4 guitars and 1 bass (and a surprise towards the end).

Foto by Azmodea

From the Ocean to the Fields

Another competition track where I turned the city theme of Sootopolis City ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMLPjw5S9Ls ) into a battle theme in the style of Pokemon Silver/Gold with a piano instrumentation. Enjoy!

Wallace (Sootopolis City) Battle Theme

Another entry into the contests, this time the goal was to turn some VGM into prog. Did I succeed? Be my guest to decide :D This is a medley containing parts of the songs (in order of first appearence)
"Wood Carving Partita" by Michiru Yamane,
"Dr. Wily's Stage Theme" by Takashi Tateishi,
"Marble Gallery" by Michiru Yamane and
"Mad Forest" by the Konami Kukeiha Club

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