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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]
Gather ye round, both young and old,
To hear the tale of a knight so bold.
In blue-clad armor, 'gainst dark he fights,
The stalwart hero, Shovel Knight.

[Verse 1]
Hark! What light through yonder darkness breaks?
It is the Knight, and Shovel is his mate.
Upon the fields of foes untold,
He swings his blade, brave and bold.

[Pre-Chorus]
With heart so fierce and courage keen,
Behold the hero on the scene.
'Gainst endless night and vile deceit,
He stands unyielded, foes to meet.

[Chorus]
Rise, O Knight of Shovel’s might,
Through shadowed veil and starless night.
By code of Shovelry, thine foes smite,
In valor’s name, pursue the right.

[Verse 2]
Yon Tower of Fate with grim delight,
Doth challenge thee to prove thy might.
The Order dark, in fierce array,
Beseech thee meet them in the fray.

[Pre-Chorus]
Thy shovel sharp, thy spirit sure,
Against the darkness, thou endure.
With every foe laid 'neath thy feet,
Thy quest continues, ne'er retreat.

[Chorus]
Rise, O Knight of Shovel’s might,
Through shadowed veil and starless night.
By code of Shovelry, thine foes smite,
In valor’s name, pursue the right.

[Bridge]
Wherefore art thou, beloved shade?
Thy spirit’s call shall not be swayed.
Together bound by fateful lore,
To brave the storm and peace restore.

[Verse 3]
Now hear the call, ye noble beast,
Charge forth in quest, from west to east.
With heart aflame and shovel sworn,
To vanquish evil, thus reborn.

[Pre-Chorus]
Through echoes of the battle cry,
'Neath moonlit sky, thy foes shall die.
With shield and blade, in unity,
March onward to thy destiny.

[Chorus]
Rise, O Knight of Shovel’s might,
Through shadowed veil and starless night.
By code of Shovelry, thine foes smite,
In valor’s name, pursue the right.

[Outro]
So sing we now of deeds so bold,
Of Shovel Knight, in blue enfold.
His legend etch in hallowed sprite,
Godspeed thee well, thou noble knight.

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Original composition by Tommy Tallarico.

Transcription and arrangement by Tony Grayson.

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