This was supposed to be one of those simple filler tracks that I add to round out the Deltarune arrangement album. As usual, I got too caught up and stuck with the arrangement that it took forever. In the first loop of the arrangement, I kept roughly the same instrumentation and really went for that marching band vibe. Ordinarily I would have just stopped there, but I felt that made the arrangement pointless over the original track. 

 

The trigger for the second loop that inspired me is the intro portion for Final Fantasy V's main theme. I just love how the hi-hat taps in and the arpeggio chords play from the harp. It really got me excited to go on the journey, and I thought it was pretty appropriate for Deltarune's beginning. I pretty much aped the opening completely here and just kept building off it. With some discipline, I'm gonna force myself to spend less time on future tracks.

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

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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 1 Orchestrated

DELTARUNE Chapter 1 Orchestrated - Beginning

Piano 4-2

Your Name in Minor Keys

Home - Undertale OST (guitar cover)

UPDATE: Download the sheet music and orchestral track here
https://www.patreon.com/posts/17545781

If enough people want sheet music, I might be compelled to make them. Anyway for my next Undertale track, I chose to arrange one of the more emotional pieces in the game. Even though I am a pianist, I am very cautious about using the piano in orchestrations because it can sound very cliche. The majority of piano arrangements I hear are simply the right hand playing the melody and the left hand doing either chords or arpeggios of the chords. Satisfying enough for the layman, but drives me crazy listening to them, and I'm guilty of doing that too. It takes a lot of work to make an arrangement that's dynamic and fun to play.

The original track consists of a piano playing solo, and then joined by instrumentals for the second half. The latter half is extremely repetitive: I counted a total of eight repititions of the same phrase. To make it more interesting, I decided to go with three playthroughs of the melody, with the orchestral portion considerably shortened.

First playthrough - I kept the solo piano part mostly unchained note-wise. In my performance, I added lots more dynamics and sustains to really bring out the soul of the melody. The orchestra part is also pretty straightforward.

Second playthrough - Here's where I really dissect the piece to better understand how the music fits in the game. The chords and harmonies used in the solo portion closely resembles impressionism era music from composers like Debussy. The way the melody seems to drift away and change its mind helps to enforce the idea of the protagonist's loneliness. Makes sense as this is the same melody used in the beginning of the game. The melody in the orchestral portion is more conventional, and the way it just comes in suddenly (just like in the original track) is a great way to stir the emotions of the listener. The encouragement from all the side characters is punctuated by the warm strings playing in harmony.

Third playthrough - I originally planned for an even longer and crazier solo piano cadenza, but it was sounding a bit too much of a departure from the original track. The way I have the piano get more fast and intense, is like how the protagonist responds to her prior defeat to flowey and subsequent encouragement from everyone else. Because she was a pacifist in her journey, she can rest assured her ultimate battle will not be fought alone. All these articulations I used are heavily derived from stuff by Chopin, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff.

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Original Song composed by toby fox
Arrangement and fan art by Jeremiah Sun

Undertale is available on Steam

Undertale Piano Concerto - An Ending

Cover Art: TsaoShin (http://tsaoshin.deviantart.com/art/Sans-579956243)

This is the first track for this weekend's orchestra cover marathon, I hope you all enjoy! If you'd like to know more about the orchestra cover marathon, click this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1kJqhmFwxI

Snowdin - Undertale Orchestra Cover

Piano cover and art by me.
Undertale OST belongs to Toby Fox!! (*^3^)/

Undertale - Reunited (Piano Cover)

Original melody by Toby Fox, orchestral arrangements by Osirois Music.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/ndhprVKeKWk
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fsEHSLJVeff3aasSOQMgC
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/osirois-music/1432754313
Bandcamp: Coming soon!

Deltarune - A Town Called Hometown (Orchestral Cover)

Original melody by Toby Fox, orchestral arrangements by Osirois Music.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/BJKzfdpCQDs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fsEHSLJVeff3aasSOQMgC
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/osirois-music/1432754313
Bandcamp: https://osiroismusic.bandcamp.com/

Legend

Deltarune - The Legend (Orchestral Cover)

Original melody by Toby Fox. Orchestral arrangements by Osirois Music.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/DGRGZr5sNSs
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3fsEHSLJVeff3aasSOQMgC
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/osirois-music/1432754313
Bandcamp: https://osiroismusic.bandcamp.com/track/waterfall-quiet-water-orchestral-cover

Undertale - Waterfall (Orchestral Cover)

Undertale - Fallen Down (Orchestra). Original melody by Toby Fox.
Arrangements by Osirois Music.

Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/osiroismusic
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/3fsEHSLJVeff3aasSOQMgC
iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/osiroi…music/1432754313
Bandcamp: osiroismusic.bandcamp.com

Undertale - Fallen Down (Orchestra)

Osirois Music

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