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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]
"Yo ho, yo ho, near the ocean's glow,
Gather 'round, mates, as the sea winds blow.
In Bikini Bottom, where the legends grow,
Join SpongeBob's crew, and let the tales flow!"

[Verse 1]
"He's ready, he's ready, for ventures untold,
Krusty Krab pizza, more precious than gold.
'Firmly grasp it in your hand,' bold,
'Mayonnaise? No instrument!' the story’s told."

[Chorus]
"Leedle leedle leedle lee, with the currents of the sea,
Wumbo, wumbo, mystery, in Bikini Bottom, we're all free."

[Verse 2]
"'I don’t need it,' he claims with a plea,
Yet screams, 'It’s vital, as vital can be!'
'Imagination,' the secret key,
From 'doorknob licks', we all must flee."

[Chorus]
"Leedle leedle leedle lee, with the currents of the sea,
Wumbo, wumbo, mystery, in Bikini Bottom, we're all free."

[Bridge]
"'It’s not just a boulder, it’s a rock!' see?
'Who you callin' Pinhead?' a challenge with glee.
Through stormy tales and waves, we spree,
With SpongeBob’s heart, wild and free."

[Chorus]
"Leedle leedle leedle lee, with the currents of the sea,
Wumbo, wumbo, mystery, in Bikini Bottom, we're all free."

[Outro]
"Under the waves, where we all agree,
Friends like treasure, forever be.
Patrick, Sandy, and SpongeBob, three,
In our ocean, forever we're free!"

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Original composition by Tommy Tallarico.

Transcription and arrangement by Tony Grayson.

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