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Xander Martin requested a WL4 cover of this from me. Unlike some of his past requests this one seemed easy enough to warrant actually following up on. So I took a stab at it. 

At first I was using WarioWare, inc. as my standard for which sounds I could use. Actual Flute and Pan Flute sounds would be open to me this way, and the choir as well. 
[30,2] was an absolute shoe-in for the chorused plucked string, so that was obviously the first thing I did. I also went to the trouble of making this with Sappy playback in mind, unlike some of my other recent WL4 covers. 

Because of these 2 things I'd been flip-flopping on the idea of going full Arabian Nights with this waarangement. Finding ways of limiting the # of sound channels and # of voices while keeping audio seamless put the idea of also limiting myself to base WL4 instruments (justl ike good old day) in mind. 

So, after the initial arrangement was finished, I basically halted production for a while. I finally took a drug holiday this week, and I may resume it tomorrow (not sure just yet).
But anyway, today I came back to work on it a little more, since I remembered not being satisfied with it where it was. I did a bunch of patch event changes, and spruced up the choir part (which is now strings). 
For a while I had the 1st Flute set to be the Soft Electric Piano, but ended up changing it to [113,2], the Arabian Nights shanai. I ended up leaving the echo as [5,2] though, because it sounded like an echo for just the flutier portion of [113,2]'s sound. This gives the illusion that the lead is a doubling.

Cursed Wathedral - Wario's Mystery Meat

[Intro]
Yeah!
Whoa!
Leap and dash!

[Verse 1]
As she enters through the mirror
There's a shimmer, a quiet whisper
She lands in the castle's shadow
Finds her path where no others follow
She climbs over the ancient rubble
Feels the power surge, a burst of trouble
So she leaps to the hidden chambers
Facing foes, they’re not just strangers

[Pre-Chorus]
Sybil, can you break free?
Oh, Sybil, can you see? Can you see the key?
Sybil, are you strong?
Oh, Sybil, it's been long, have you found where you belong?

[Chorus]
Sybil, can you break free?
Can you find the secrets that be?
There's a hint in the whisper
Then you dash, a spectral glimmer, Sybil
She explores the vast expanses
Finds the clues as she advances
Then she reaches into the secrets
Faces trials, she will defeat it

[Verse 2]
As the puzzles come together
In the halls of darkened leather
Every turn she takes, she’s learning
Mysteries keep the torches burning
And the castle’s heart is beating
Echoes of the past, retreating
With her power, rooms awaken
Shadows move, the foundations shaken

[Pre-Chorus]
Sybil, can you break free?
Oh, Sybil, can you see? Can you see the key?
Sybil, reach the tower
Oh, Sybil, find the power, in the final hour

[Chorus]
Sybil, can you break free?
Can you unlock the dreams that be?
Through the gate of shadows
She fights through, a spectral arrow, Sybil
She confronts the haunted stories
Battles through the fights and glories
Then she faces the highest steeple
Frees the dream, awakens people

[Bridge]
Whoa!
Yeah!
Whoa!
Yeah!
Leap!
Whoa!

[Chorus]
Sybil, can you break free? (Can you break through?)
Can you find the truth that’s due? (Can you see it?)
Through the mirror’s gleam (Can you feel it?)
She finds more than just a dream, Sybil (Whoa, yeah)
She came into this realm (She’s seeing it)
Found her place at the helm (She’s leading it)
And then she claims her crown (Take it)
She’s turned fate
Upside down, Sybil (Whoa!)

[Outro]
Whoa!
Yeah!
Dash through, dash through!
Whoa!
Yeah!

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Original composition by Tommy Tallarico.

Transcription and arrangement by Tony Grayson.

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